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$qloK 96 r:,fr 645 Uses. The plan prohibits some uses which, by their nature and appearance, are often unenclosed, unaesthetic and inappropriate within an aesthetically enhanced plan area. Prohibited uses include: • automobile/motorized vehicles display, sales, or rentals; • mobile home display, sales, or rentals; • boat display, sales, or rentals; • drive-in theaters; • recycling centers; • transmission towers; • flea markets; • transient merchant uses; and • temporary sales events that require temporary use permits and are conducted outside of enclosed buildings. The plan also mandates that some allowable uses meet certain building orientation and screening requirements. •Public Sector Responsibilities For the Wabasso Corridor Plan to be successful, Indian River County must participate in corridor development. Accordingly, the plan calls for the county to take several actions within the corridor area. These actions generally pertain to the provision and maintenance of infrastructure, facilitation of traffic flow, code enforcement, and the appearance and use of public property. ANALYSIS After consulting with members of the development community, staff determined that the only requirements of the plan that would increase development costs were the enhanced landscaping requirements. Those costs, however, were only a small percentage of overall site development costs for new development projects. Generally, the provisions of the plan would protect and enhance the character and attractiveness of Wabasso. Through landscaping and building design, the plan would visually define Wabasso by ensuring that new development would' not result in stark, "box -like" buildings and by providing for a well landscaped roadway corridor in the Wabasso area. Two landscaping provisions included in the plan do not directly apply to the US 1 or CR 510 frontages of sites. These provisions would require extra understory trees along a non-residential development site's local road frontage and along any buffer strip required between a non-residential development site and an adjacent residential area. Because these provisions' would enhance appearance and buffering, staff is generally supportive of such efforts. However, it is also staff's opinion that these enhancements have countywide implications and should be considered for any non-residential/residential buffer strip and for any local road in a commercial (not necessarily industrial) area. Staff agrees with the task force that some uses have characteristics that make them inherently inconsistent with the plan's vision statement. Generally, large facilities that include outdoor storage and sales, such as boat and car dealerships, are difficult to shield with landscaping. The task force did consider that several of the plan's prohibited uses could take place indoors. In that case, the uses would be considered general retail and would be allowed. Planning staff supports the Wabasso Corridor Plan. Implementation of the plan will, for little additional cost, work to enhance the attractiveness of, visually define, and protect the special character of the Wabasso area. RECOMMENDATION Staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend that the Board of County Commissioners formally adopt the Wabasso Corridor Plan. Tom Lowe, 9080 US #1, planning director of the Wabasso Corridor Task Force, advised that the Plan encompasses the development and preservation of green areas. The Task Force held NOVEMBER 21, 1995 42