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Future Land Use Policy 4.3 <br />Future Land Use Policy 4.3 states that activity centers such as <br />commercial, office, and industrial centers shall be located within <br />commercial and industrial nodes and corridors to ensure efficient <br />utilization of the transportation network. <br />This proposal is within a commercial node, centrally located, and <br />has access on two principal arterials. Therefore, the rezoning <br />proposal is consistent with Future Land Use Policy 4.3. <br />Economic Development Policy 1.1 <br />Economic Development Policy 1.1 states that the county shall <br />encourage the expansion of existing businesses and attraction of <br />new industries and businesses. <br />This proposal would provide for expansion of an existing and a new <br />business in the county. Therefore, the rezoning proposal is <br />consistent with Economic Development Policy 1.1. <br />Economic Development Policy 1.4 <br />Economic Development Policy 1.4 states that the county shall <br />promote the growth of businesses which provide skilled and semi- <br />skilled jobs with salaries higher than minimum wages. <br />This development would provide both skilled and semi -skilled jobs <br />that would be higher than the minimum wage. Therefore, the <br />proposed rezoning would be consistent with Economic Development <br />Policy '1.4 . <br />Overall Economic Development Plan Objective 2.0 <br />Overall Economic Development Plan objective 2 states that by <br />January 1, 1996, the county will have an unemployment rate that has <br />decreased -to around the middle third (1/3) of Florida counties as <br />published by the Florida Department of Labor and Employment <br />Security. <br />This development will provide additional jobs in the community and <br />help Indian River County meet the stated objective. <br />Overall Economic Development Plan Objective*2.4 <br />Overall Economic Development Plan objective 2.4 states that the <br />Indian River County Council of 100 shall identify areas of the <br />county providing summer employment opportunities and make this <br />information available to agricultural related businesses and <br />employees. <br />This proposal will make additional employment opportunities <br />available in the summer, thereby helping the county provide steady <br />year round employment. <br />•Compatibility with the Surrounding Area: <br />It is the staff's position that granting the PD rezoning request <br />would ensure a greater degree of compatibility with the surrounding <br />areas than the minimum development standards that would be applied <br />to a normal CL/CG zoned development. As indicated above, the <br />increased buffering and building setback standards proposed as part <br />of the PD zoning district exceed the CL and CG standards. The <br />Board of County Commissioners does have the ability through the PD <br />process to require additional conditions or restrictions to ensure <br />compatibility with the surrounding area. <br />33 <br />R� �9 Ba®K c� �acF <br />