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BOOK 91 PAGE934 MAR Transportation System The property abuts 17th Street which is classified as an urban principal arterial road on the future roadway thoroughfare plan map. This segment of 17th Street is a four -lane paved road with approximately 100 feet of existing public road right-of-way. Currently, 17th Street is not programmed for expansion. The Professional Office District The PRO district is designed to encourage the development of vacant land and the redevelopment of blighted and declining residential areas along major thoroughfares in selected areas of the county. The PRO district serves as a transitional district between commercial and residential districts. According to the Land Development Regulations (LDRs), the PRO district shall be limited in size so as not to create or significantly extend strip commercial development. Specifically, the regulations state that PRO districts shall have a minimum size of five acres and a maximum size of 25 acres. However, the district may be reduced to 2.5 acres if it meets all of the following criteria: • The parcel(s) abuts a commercial node; and • The parcel(s) is located within a substantially developed area; and • The parcel(s) is located in an area dominated by nonresidential uses. The PRO district is one of only two commercial zoning districts (the CN, Neighborhood Commercial District, is the other) allowed in areas with residential land use designations. Therefore, the PRO district is intended to be compatible with residential uses. As the name suggests, the PRO district is limited almost exclusively to professional offices. These uses generally produce less noise, traffic, and lights and fewer impacts than commercial uses. Besides offices, uses allowed within the PRO district include single- and multiple -family residential, places of worship, bed and breakfasts, post offices, libraries, and child care and adult care facilities. ANALYSIS In this section, an analysis of the reasonableness of the application will be presented. The analysis will include a description of: • concurrency of public facilities; • compatibility with the surrounding area; • consistency with the comprehensive plan; • potential impact on environmental quality; • appropriateness of the PRO district for the subject property; and • specific requirements of the PRO district. 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. 32