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I i Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes —Final December 15, 2020 Attachments: Staff Report Summary Page Rezoning Application i Draft Minutes of 11/12/2020 P&Z meeting Table of Uses for Commercial Zoning Districts Table of Uses for CRVP Zoning Districts FLU to Zoning District Comparison - Table 2.14 Section 902.12(3) - Standards of Review Ordinance i Chairman Flescher introduced the parties for the proceeding as being Indian River County; and applicant The Kern Group of Florida, Inc. Each Commissioner, as requested by the Chairman, disclosed ex parte communications, site visits, or independent investigations. The Commissioners also affirmed that they have an: open mind and can base their decisions on the evidence presented and the applicable law. The Deputy Clerk administered the Oath to all persons who wished to speak at the hearing. Bill Schutt, Chief of Long Range Planning, presented the request to rezone +/-38.85 acres from General Commercial to Commercial Recreational Vehicle (RV) Park District, located south of the Vero Beach Outlets Mall. In his PowerPoint Presentation, Chief Schutt described the subject property, the surrounding uses, and pointed out the unusual shape of the property. He explained the County in 1998 approved a Future Land Use Map designation change and rezoning south of the Vero Beach Outlets Mall to accommodate a planned Phase II expansion of the outlet mall under a Development of Regional Impact order. He confirmed the . requested rezoning to Commercial Recreational Vehicle Park District met all applicable County criteria to be rezoned.. Vice Chairman O'Bryan !sought and received information from staff on whether the County would be able to reserve right-of-way on 16th Street in order to connect to the project site in the future. Public Works Director Richard Szpyrka replied that all the property in the area was under one ownership, and the owners preferred to keep the roads private that connect to 16th Street from 94th Avenue to 98th Avenue because the road goes through an airstrip. Vice Chairman O'Bryan;and Commissioner Earman expressed their concerns that the only access to the RV Park would be through the Vero Beach Outlets Mall and agreed that a second access point would be needed in the future. Jodah Bittle, Engineer with Schulke, Bittle & Stoddard, spoke of an existing recorded easement from State Road 60 to the subject property and mentioned that the existing developer also planned to purchase 240 acres to the west of the RV Park and would have another access point from the RV Park to 12th Street. Commissioner Adams commented that the access setup through 94th Avenue was i , Indian River County Florida Page 9