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integrates commercial and residential uses with the adjacent IRSC campus and guarantees appropriate shared infrastructure improvements. The Board now needs to direct staff to proceed with a County -initiated comprehensive plan text amendment to Policy 5.6. ANALYSIS • Commercial Nodes Generally The Future Land Use Element (FLUE) of the County's Comprehensive plan established various commercial/industrial (C/1) nodes at appropriate locations throughout the county. Most nodes are centered around major roadway intersections such as CR512/CR510, US 1/37' Street (Medical Node), and SR60/I-95. Each of those nodes as well as many others, is less than 50% developed and has sufficient vacant acreage to accommodate future conventional commercial/industrial. development. The SR60/58th Avenue node, which extends from the 43rd Avenue/Vero Beach limits boundary on the east to 66`h Avenue on the West, is a heavily developed commercial area that includes the Indian River Mall and multiple shopping centers, and is situated adjacent to the Indian River State College (IRSC) Mueller Campus. The ±140 acre campus includes the Indian River Charter High School, Brackett Public Library, the Richardson Center, and various classroom and administration buildings, yet the western two-thirds of the campus with instructional and associated facilities is currently undeveloped and has significant frontage on SR60 (620') and 66th Avenue (1,200'). In the future, IRSC intends to develop the western two-thirds of the campus and desires direct access to the campus from SR60 and 66th Avenue. Although IRSC is not subject to the County's land use regulations, the college has coordinated with the County to ensure that campus development is generally consistent with the County's comprehensive plan. SR60/58TH Avenue Node The SR60/58th Avenue node is uniquely regulated in the County's comprehensive plan by a "cap" on the node acreage, set at a total of 308.48 acres. That 308.48 acre cap allows for an intensive regional commercial shopping area that is balanced with surrounding residential uses and SR60 infrastructure capacity. Currently, the SR60/581h Avenue node is 90.9% (280.43 acres) "built -out" with commercial sites consisting of buildings, parking areas, stormwater areas, and open space areas. Many of those sites, including Indian River Mall and a number of shopping centers, can be in -filled with additional big box and out -parcel development. The remaining 28.05 acres of non-commercial acreage within the node (vacant or remaining residential) can be developed as conventional commercial development. Mixed Use In addition to the conventional commercial development (new development, infill development, and re -development) allowed within the 308.48 acre SR60/586'Avenue node, mixed use residential and commercial development is allowed on certain sites adjacent to the node, subject to PD (Planned Development) special mixed use criteria and PD rezoning and conceptual plan approval from the Board. To date, one PD mixed use project has been approved adjacent to the node. That project, M:1AGEN'DA1Cuaent Yea620161Request for Authorization to Wtiate a Comp Plan Text Amend to Mixed Use Policy 5.6 - 111516BCC.doex 2 120