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Property to the east of Subject Property 1 is owned by applicant and contains a portion of the CEMEX, cement facility. No incompatibilities are anticipated between this property and the property to the east as Subject Property 1 is intended to be incorporated as part of the CEMEX operation. Subject Properties 2 and 3 are also owned by applicant. With respect to the 53rd Street Road frontage, development of the 3 subject properties will be required to comply with the County's "Other Corridor Regulations". Those regulations are found in Section 911.22 of the County's LDRs. With respect to design requirements, the special corridor regulations will provide for such things as shielding of any outdoor lighting fixtures, additional vegetation plantings, and various aesthetic improvements. Land to the north of the rezoning request is a portion of the Hawk's Nest Golf Course. That Golf Course is separated from Subject Properties 1- 3 by the North Relief Canal, which is located within a 250 -foot right-of-way. This canal right-of-way also separates the proposed CG property (nearest property included inrezoning request) from the Indian River County Utilities Department Rapid Infiltration Basin (located to the northwest), which is a permitted wastewater discharge site, and is used when deemed necessary by Utilities. Given the existing C/I Future Land Use designation of each of the subject properties and properties to the south, the existence of 53rd Street to the south, the existence of Lateral H canal to the west, the existence of the North Relief Canal to the north, and the conservation area to the west and the related separation distances; staff feels the proposed IG, CH, and CG zoning districts for the subject properties are appropriate. Meeting Between the Applicant and Hawk's Nest Golf Course On January 9, 2020, the applicant and their representative (Bruce Barkett) met with representatives from Hawk's Nest Golf Course which is located north of the subject properties. E-mails provided by Mr. Barkett dated January 10, 2020 and January 27, 2020 (Attachments 9 and 10) indicate that the applicant and representatives from Hawk's Nest Golf Course exchanged information and discussed concerns about noise, visible structures and what, if any expansion plans are currently planned for the existing CEMEX facility. Also at that meeting, there was a discussion about the approved Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection:(FDEP) held by CEMEX. That permit includes authorization to fill in the southern half of the existing sand mine lake and maintain the northern half of the lake and vegetation (closest to Hawk's Nest Golf Course). While not specifically discussed in the emails, any future expansion of the existing useand any proposed new use for the subject properties will need to meet County site design requirements, including buffering between the Hawk's Nest Golf Course and subject properties. While site design factors are important with development, site design issues are not part of a rezoning request, and should not be part of a rezoning action. 88