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6-3 ® .�9 B00,K Zic South of the subject property, S.R. 60 provides approximately 136 feet of separation. Additional separation is provided by the special 75 foot wide S.R. 60 setback. Development on the subject property will be required to meet this setback, as noted in the DRI Development Order. Most land abutting the south side of S.R. 60, opposite the subject property, also must meet this requirement. Finally, the DRI Development Order requires the proposed development to provide a type "C" buffer with a three foot opaque feature along all S.R. 60 frontage. Since land to the east is 'currently within the commercial/ industrial node and is zoned CG, granting the subject request would result in the continuation of an existing land use and zoning pattern. Therefore, there would be no negative impacts on adjacent land to the east associated with the subject request. For these reasons, the proposed amendment is compatible with surrounding areas. Potential Impact on Environmental Quality The policies of Conservation Element Objective 5 and provisions of chapter 928 of the county's land development regulations (LDR's) provide regulatory protection of wetlands, to ensure "no net loss" of the natural function of wetlands. Any proposed alteration of wetlands on site (as applicable) will require federal, state, and county permitting, including appropriate mitigation. Additionally, the DRI Development Order requires the preservation of an 8.7 acre mixed hardwood wetland. Provisions of the DRI Development Order will actually enhance the quality of this wetland by requiring the following: 1. the enhancement of the hydroperiod as described in the Indian River Mall Application for Development Approval; 2. the removal of all invasive exotic species and the maintenance of the wetland in such a condition; 3. the plugging and abandoning of the Floridan aquifer well located in this wetland; and 4. the establishment and maintenance of a buffer zone of native upland edge vegetation around all preserved and created wetlands. Conservation Element Policy 6.12 and section 929.05 of the LDR's call for the preservation of at least 15% (10% of one contiguous "clump") of native upland plant community on site. Conservation Element Policy 7.2 and LDR section 929.09 require a developer to conduct an environmental survey for endangered and potentially endangered fauna and flora, and to coordinate with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect any identified species to the extent feasible. These Comprehensive Plan policies and LDR provisions provide upland habitat regulatory protection, particularly relating to the endangered hand fern documented on site. The protection of native upland habitat and endangered species is also addressed in the DRI Development Order. In addition to satisfying "normal" federal, state, and county regulations, the Developer will be required to: 1. preserve and maintain the 4.7 acre cabbage palm hammock containing the endangered fern colony; 32 July 19, 1994