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.... 7. Recreation Area and Pedestrian Improvements: The proposed project satisfies the PD ordinance recreation area requirements as follows: Required Recreation Area: 1.20 acres Provided Recreation Area: 1.50 acres (includes recreation tract and pedestrian systems) The PD plan proposes an internal pedestrian system consisting of a 4' wide sidewalk along one side of the project's internal roadways. Those pedestrian improvements will also provide access to the project's lakes, which will function as passive park green areas. As proposed, the recreation/landscape tracts will all be served by the project's internal pedestrian system, and the internal sidewalk system will connect to an external public sidewalk to be constructed along 53rd Street. That external public sidewalk will be constructed by the applicant along the project's 53rd Street right-of-way from the project entry to the west project boundary. Improvements to the main recreation tract,which may be used for passive or active recreational uses, will require a future site plan administrative approval. 8. Surrounding Land Use and Zoning: North: North Relief Canal, Grove/Residential PD being rezoned to RS-3) South: 53rd Street, Vacant/RM-6 East: River Club Golf Course, Residential, Commercial Marina/RM-6, CG West: Vacant, Retail / CG ,'"Now 9. Traffic Circulation: The site will be accessed from 53rd Street through a private, north/south roadway that generally aligns with Indian River Boulevard. That north/south road will extend to the north property line of The Reserve and is designed to accommodate a future bridge connection over the North Relief Canal and provide access to residentially zoned property to the north that is presently owned by the applicant. Thus, the plan accommodates a future, private north/south road that could run from Indian River Blvd to 63rd Street. In addition,the applicant has agreed to grant access rights via The Reserve final plat to residentially zoned properties to the north,thereby allowing future traffic from those properties to travel on The Reserve's north/south road if and when a bridge over the North Relief Canal is constructed. As proposed,two internal roads will loop to the east and west of The Reserve's north/south road and provide access to the individual lots. Traffic Engineering has reviewed and approved the internal circulation plan. Recently, the applicant submitted a traffic study for the proposed development and remaining development within the Grand Harbor DRI. Based on the results of that study, Traffic Engineering and the applicant agreed that a traffic signal is needed at the intersection of Indian River Boulevard and 53rd Street, at the project entrance. Currently, Traffic Engineering and the applicant are negotiating a developer's agreement that will establish the parameters of providing the referenced signal improvements. Prior to issuance of a land development permit(LDP),the applicant must enter into a developer's agreement to provide for the traffic signal and maintenance. F:Tommunity Deve1opment\CurDevABCC\2013 BCC\TheReserveCa)G11.doc 3 194