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approximately 3.5 acre -parcel that extends north to 18th Street. To meet the dimensional requirements of the PRO district (a maximum depth of 300 feet measured from the adjacent road), the request involves splitting the parcel with a district boundary. The purpose of this request is to secure the necessary zoning to develop the property with professional office uses. On January 13, 1994, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-2 to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve this request to rezone the subject property to PRO. Existing Land Use Pattern Both the 3.5 acre parcel containing the subject property and the property to the west consist of vacant land zoned RM -10, Multiple - Family Residential District (up to 10 units/acre). To the south, across 17th Street, is the Rockridge Subdivision of single-family homes, also zoned RM -10. Since the subject property's east boundary is the border between the City of Vero Beach and unincorporated Indian River County, the property to the east of the subject property is within the Vero Beach city limits. This property is zoned POI, Professional Office and Institutional District, on the city's zoning map, and consists of vacant land. Some mixing of uses is permitted in the POI district. As the name implies, professional and business offices are permitted, as are nursing homes, Adult Congregate Living Facilities, and single- family, but not multiple -family, residences. Beauty and barber shops are the only retail uses permitted in the POI district. North of the 3.5 acre parcel containing the subject property, 18th Street forms a border between the City of Vero Beach and unincorporated Indian River County. Therefore, land north of the site, across 18th Street, is also within the Vero Beach city limits. This land is zoned RM -10, Medium and High Density Multiple -Family District, on the city's zoning map, and contains the Oak Park Terrace Condominiums. As with the County's RM -10 district, the City of Vero Beach's RM -10 district allows single - and multiple -family residential development with densities up to 10 units/acre. Future Land Use Pattern The subject property and properties to the north, south, and west are designated M-2, Medium -Density Residential -2, on the county future land use map. The M-2 designation permits residential uses with densities up to 10 units/acre. Land abutting the subject property's east boundary is within the City of Vero Beach. This land is designated RM, Residential Medium, on the city's future land use map. The RM designation permits residential uses with a density range of 5 to 12 units/acre. Environment The property is not designated as environmentally important or environmentally sensitive on the comprehensive plan. Although a few native oaks exist on the site, the parcel is dominated by Australian pine and Brazilian pepper trees; both of these are considered invasive exotic species. For this reason, the site has little native habitat value. According to Flood Insurance Rating Maps, the subject property is within an "AE" 100 year floodplain, with a minimum base flood elevation. requirement of 6 feet NGVD (National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929). Utilities and Services The site is within the Urban Service Area of the county. Water lines extend to the site from the South County Reverse Osmosis Plant, and wastewater lines extend to the site from the City of Vero Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant. 31 MAR 8 1994 BOOK 91 F�co�