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Utilities and Services The site is within the Urban Service Area o county Water Plant. extend to the site from theY Wastewater lines extend to the site from the City of Vero Beach Wastewater Plant. Transportation System The property abuts Old Dixie Highway to the east, 9th Street to the north, and 8th Street to the south. Old Dixie Highway is classified as a collector road on the future roadway thoroughfare plan map. This segment of Old Dixie Highway is a two-lane paved road with approximately 80 feet of existing public road right-of- way. Old Dixie Highway is programmed for expansion to four lanes and 100 feet of public road right-of-way by 1995. Eighth Street is classified as a collector road on the future roadway thoroughfare plan map. This segment of 8th Street is a two-lane paved road with approximately 80 feet of existing public road right-of-way. Ninth Street is a two-lane paved local road with approximately 60 feet of existing public road right-of-way. The northern -most property also abuts 10th Avenue which is a two- lane unpaved local road with approximately 70 feet of existing public road right-of-way. _ ANALYSIS In this section, an analysis of the reasonableness of the application will be presented. The analysis will address • concurrency of public facilities; • consistency with the comprehensive plan; • compatibility with the surrounding area; • potential impact on environmental quality; • appropriateness of the C/I land use designation; and • DCA objections. This section will also discuss the Board of County Commissioners' alternatives. Concurrency of Public Facilities This site is located within the county Urban Service Area, an area deemed suited for urban scale development. -The Comprehensive Plan establishes standards for: Transportation, Potable Water, Wastewater-, Solid Waste, Drainage and Recreation (Future Land Use Policy 3.1). The adequate provision of these services is necessary to ensure the continued quality of life enjoyed by the community. The Comprehensive Plan and Land -Development Regulations also require that new development be reviewed to ensure that the minimum acceptable standards for these- services and facilities are maintained. Policy 3.2 of the Future Land Use Element states that no development -shall be approved unless it is consistent with the concurrency management system component of the Capital Improvements Element. For Comprehensive Plan amendment and rezoning requests, conditional concurrency review is required. Conditional concurrency review examines the available capacity of each facility with respect to a proposed project. Since Comprehensive Plan amendment and rezoning requests are not projects, county regulations call for the concurrency review to be 17 L.._MAY 251993 NOOK 89 Facc'f s