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BOOK 88 F,icE 509 It should be noted that, if the PD rezoning request is approved, the approved conceptual PD plan will be included as an actual exhibit to the ordinance that approves the rezoning request (see attachment #8). Additional items which are controlled by the conceptual plan include tree preservation, landscaping, and the type of main entrance sign. All of these controls ensure a degree of aesthetic control of the site that will be guaranteed through the conceptual plan. REZONING ANALYSIS Existing Zoning and Land Use Pattern: The site is located near the intersection of two principal arterials (SR 60 and 58th Avenue) and has direct access to both roads. Presently, the western one third of the site is zoned CG, (General Commercial), while the -eastern two thirds of the site is zoned CL (Limited Commercial). There is an existing single family house with several accessory structures on the western tract of land. The property to the west of the subject site is zoned CG (General Commercial) and is occupied by a restaurant and office with the remainder of the tract being vacant. The property to the east of the subject site is zoned CL (limited commercial) and is presently vacant. Across S.R. 60 to the north of the subject site, there are several single family subdivisions zoned RS -6 and the Ryanwood Shopping Center which is zoned CL. To the south is therMain Relief Canal (300' right-of-way) with residentially zoned (RS -2) property to the south of the Main Relief Canal. The Main,Relief Canal provides a physical barrier and buffer for the subject properties to the south and is owned, maintained and controlled by the Indian River Farms Water Control District (IRFWCD). The Main Relief Canal is approximately 100' wide (top of bank to top of bank) and centered in a 300' wide right-of-way. The 100' of right-of-way south of the canal has recently been cleared in conjunction with the City of Vero Beach power line extension. The 100' of right-of-way north of -the canal is heavily wooded and provides a good buffer. Even though this existing wooded buffer presently exists, the wooded portion of the right-of-way could be cleared in the future by the Indian River Farms Water Control District. Regardless of whether or not the northern portion of the right-of-way is cleared, the 300' main relief canal right-of-way will still provide a substantial physical barrier and buffer for the property to the south. As indicated, the subject property has two different zoning designations. This zoning pattern is the result of the natural and man-made features proximate to the site. Two characteristics in particular, those being S.R. 60 and the Main Relief Canal, affected zoning designations in the area. Since the Main Relief Canal runs at an angle, the canal intersects S.R. 60 at a point several hundred feet west of 43rd Avenue. This has created an unusual property configuration, with the property to the south of and adjacent to S.R. 60 narrowing from King's Highway to the S.R. 60/Main Relief Canal intersection point. Since this configuration produces property which has S.R. 60 frontage but only limited depth in the area near the road/canal intersection, a CL zoning district was applied to this area to encourage less intense uses on the narrow properties. Conversely, a CG zoning district was applied to the western portion of the property to reflect its capacity to accommodate larger, more intense uses. 30