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Board of County Commissioners <br />Meeting Minutes — Final March 3, 2020 <br />10.A.2. 20-1341 <br />providing for codification, severability, repeal of conflicting provisions, and an <br />effective date. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Adams, Vice Chairman Flescher, Commissioner Zorc, Commissioner <br />O'Bryan, and Commissioner Solari <br />Consideration of Alternative Land Development Regulation (LDR) Amendment <br />Proposals to Define, Regulate and Establish Criteria for Off-site Accessory <br />Landscaping Services in Agricultural Zoning Districts <br />Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt staff's <br />proposed alternative (2nd Alternative") LDR amendment, requiring that off-site <br />accessory landscaping services in agricultural zoning districts be subject to <br />certain criteria specified in the amendment and be subject to PZC approval as <br />an Administrative Permit use, as recommended by the AAC and the PZC. <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Stolze/Caribbean Exemption Affidavit <br />Stolze/Caribbean Site Plan Sketch <br />BCC 3/5/2019 Meeting Minutes <br />Staff Report for BCC 6/18/2019 Meeting <br />BCC 6/18/2019 Meeting Minutes <br />Hendrix Proposed LDR Amendment (incl AO Letter) <br />Simmons/Campbell Proposed LDR Amendment <br />AAC Meeting Minutes (10/30/2019 and 12/11/2019) <br />PZC 1/23/2020 Meeting Minutes <br />Staff Proposed "2nd Alternative" LDR Amendment <br />Director of Planning Roland DeBlois utilized PowerPoint slides to present the <br />proposed Land Development Regulation (LDR) Amendments related to off-site <br />accessory landscaping services on agriculturally zoned (A-1) land. <br />Background was presented, beginning with the March 5, 2019 Commission <br />meeting wherein residents expressed concerns regarding Caribbean Lawn and <br />Landscaping's business model, which they felt violated existing zoning <br />regulations. The Board directed staff to reassess zoning requirements to better <br />balance the needs of agriculture and commercial business. <br />The issue returned at the June 18, 2019 Commission meeting, where staff <br />presented a proposed LDR amendment (1st Alternative) defining allowable <br />accessory services on A-1 zoned land; the Board directed the Agriculture <br />Advisory Committee (AAC) to review the proposal and return with <br />recommendations. The presentation continued pursuant to AAC discussions. <br />Director DeBlois then provided details of staff's refined LDR proposal (2nd <br />Alternative), which would allow off-site accessory landscaping businesses <br />Indian River County Florida Page 8 <br />