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F, <br />DEC 14 1993 <br />BOOK 91 PAGE <br />294 -7 <br />Staff's analysis of existing LDRs is that certai.p._types of <br />agriculturally -related commercial and industrial uses (e.g. <br />packinghousing, farm equipment sales, feed stores) are already <br />allowed in agricultural areas as special exception- uses (see <br />attachment #8). Such uses are allowed where the Board of County <br />Commissioners makes a finding that it is more logical for such <br />businesses or industries to be located closer to agricultural <br />resources rather than in existing commercially or industrially <br />designated areas. In staff's opinion, allowing fishing -related <br />commercial services to be located close to fishing resources is <br />logical under certain circumstances and is similar to existing LDR <br />allowances for development of agricultural businesses and <br />agricultural industries in remote areas. <br />-Other Jurisdictions' Treatment of Rural Commercial Uses <br />Staff surveyed several other local governments in central and south <br />Florida to determine how they regulate RV campgrounds, fish camps, <br />and related uses in agricultural and rural areas. Unlike Indian <br />River County's situation, where a new fishing resource has been <br />recently opened -up to the public, other jurisdictions seemed to <br />have relied upon rural commercial patterns that developed prior to <br />zoning and land use planning (such as the Blue Cypress fish camp in <br />Indian River County). Other jurisdictions have already zoned and <br />designated fish camp type uses around their historical and existing <br />fishing resources, based upon existing land use patterns. <br />Therefore, county planning staff concludes that most other <br />jurisdictions have not dealt with "new", popular sports fishing <br />resources such as the St. Johns marsh. It appears that other local <br />governments have allowed rural commercial uses by commercially <br />zoning existing, rurally located fish camp and bait and tackle shop <br />sites. <br />When surveyed local governments were asked how a request to locate <br />a new bait and tackle shop/boat storage facility on an <br />agriculturally designated property would be processed, they <br />responded as follows: <br />1. Brevard, Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, and Polk counties <br />indicated that rezoning from an agricultural district to a <br />commercial or leisure recreation district would be required. <br />2. Osceola, St. Lucie, and Volusia counties indicated that <br />conditional or special exception use approval would be <br />required but that no rezoning action would be necessary. <br />-Summary_ - <br />In planning staff's opinion, allowing certain types of commercial <br />uses in remote areas via the special exception use process is <br />logical and justifiable. As an example, the current LDRs allow for <br />agricultural businesses and industries as special exception uses to <br />be located -in remote areas zoned agricultural. "*The proposed LDR <br />amendment contains criteria to ensure adequate buffering, open <br />space, and review (procedurally) for project proposals. <br />Furthermore, the required findings by the Board of County <br />Commissioners provide safeguards that a project proposal would be <br />=plated to recreational fishing and would be properly located. <br />22 <br />