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BOOK 99 PAGE 711 The existing Lundberg Road alignment is dangerous because of its close proximity to the 58th Avenue bridge over the Main Relief Canal. For that reason, Lundberg Road will be moved to along the north boundary of the subject property. Moving Lundberg Road to that location will resolve the safety issue. Additionally, relocating Lundberg Road to the subject property's north boundary would have significant negative impacts on residential development on the site. Those impacts are primarily related to the mixing of commercial and residential traffic, and to the provision of buffers where commercial and residential uses abut. Such buffers are not required where a road separates commercial and residential uses. Therefore, the relocation of Lundberg Road to the north boundary of the subject property constitutes a substantial change in circumstances affecting the site. For that reason, the request meets the third criterion of Future Land Use Element Policy 13.3 and is consistent with the comprehensive plan. - Future Land Use Element Policy 1.23 Policy 1.23 of the Future Land Use Element states that no node should be considered for expansion unless 70°s of the land area (less rights-of-way) is developed, or approved for development, with non-agricultural and non-residential uses, unless otherwise warranted. The intent of Future Land Use Policy 1.23 is to establish specific criteria for node expansion. Without such criteria, decisions are often arbitrary and inconsistent. The 70% standard, then, is a measure of whether a node needs to be expanded. According to the County's Commercial/ Industrial Data Source the subject node is 72.5% developed. Therefore, the node can be considered for expansion, and the proposed amendment is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 1.23. - Future Land Use Element Policy 1.20 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.20 states that node size shall be based on population and other demand characteristics within the general market area of the node. The fact that the subject node is already 72.5k developed and is the fastest developing node in the county demonstrates that there is demand for additional land in that node. For those reasons, the request is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 1.20. - Future Land Use Element Policy 1.21 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.21 states that commercial/ industrial nodes are intended to provide for efficient use of land, roads, and other public facilities while eliminating strip development. In contrast to land fronting on SR 60, the subject property is one of the few sites adjacent to the subject node that could accommodate commercial uses without resulting in a strip development pattern. With nearly 1,300 feet of depth, but less than 300 feet of frontage along 58th Avenue, the shape of the site is similar to a right triangle since the site is widest (nearly 700 feet) at the point furthest from 58th Avenue. For those reasons and because the Main Relief Canal is a logical node boundary, commercial use of the site will not result in a strip development pattern. Therefore, the request is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 1.21. - Future Land Use Element Policy 1.24 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.24 states that any property redesignated commercial through a land use plan amendment shall revert to its former designation if construction on the site has not commenced within a two year period, unless such timeframe is modified by the Board of County Commissioners as part of a development agreement. This policy decreases land speculation, and helps ensure that demand for additional C/I designated land is present before requests to expand nodes are approved. This policy also allows for the correction of nodes mistakenly expanded in the absence of demand for more C/I designated land. NOVEMBER 12, 1996 46