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Along the north side of S.R. 60 and surrounded by the subject property is a small area with commercial and residential zoning. Four lots in Wallace Acres subdivision with S.R. 60 frontage are zoned RM -6; the remaining 8 lots have RS -6 zoning. West of Wallace Acres is a 2 acre parcel zoned CL, Limited Commercial District, containing a small appliance store. West of the subject property, across 66th Avenue is Vista Plantation. This development is zoned RM -4, Multiple -Family Residential District (up to 4 units/acre) and contains on-site recreation facilities including a golf course along the project perimeter. A small neighborhood commercial center is located at the corner of S.R. 60 and 66th Avenue. Other than the adjacent S.R. 60 and 58th Avenue node, which is the node proposed for expansion, the closest commercial /industrial .node - to the subject parcel is the S.R. 60 and I-95 node, which begins approximately 2 miles west of the subject parcel at 82nd Avenue. Two small neighborhood commercial nodes are in proximity to the subject parcel, one at S.R..60 and 66th.Avenue, the other at S.R. 60 and 74th Avenue. Future Land Use Pattern The subject property and properties to the north, south, and west are designated M-1, Medium -Density Residential -1, on the county future land use map. The M-1 designation permits residential uses with densities up to eight units/acre. East of the subject property is the 166 acre S.R. 60 and 58th Avenue Commercial/ Industrial Node. This node encompasses the four corners of the intersection and extends along the south side of S.R. 60 east to the Vero Beach city limits at 43rd Avenue. A few.propertiesalong the north side of S.R. 60, near 43rd,*Avenue, are also included in the node. Environment The subject property does not contain "environmentally important" uplands (coastal hammock or xeric scrub), as designated by the Conservation Element of the Comprehensive Plan. Moreover, the property does not fall within a 100 year flood zone. There are, however, several examples of endangered or potentially endangered vegetation on the subject property, including the recognized "champion tree" Simpson Stopper cluster, and a cabbage palm hammock which supports an endangered -"hand adder's tongue fern" colony. Soils on the subject property are generally of the Winder -Riviera - Manatee type which are wet, poorly drained soils. The constraints of building on these soils include the -use of fill to change the soil conditions and raise the elevation above the water table and the use of engineering and building techniques to compensate for the wet soils. Specific identification and protection of isolated and individual resources are addressed in the DRI and will be addressed in more detail in the site plan approval process. An approximately 26.5 acre wetland system exists along much of the subject property's north bo-rder. While included in the DRI project area, this wetland slough system is not part of the subject amendment request and will remain residentially designated. October 25, 1994 3 9 BOOK � PACE 0