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BOOK 99 Pn,4009 It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission at its regular -Weting of December 3, 1996. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND BACKGROUND: Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. has submitted an application for special exception use and major site plan approval to construct an expansion of the existing south county wastewater treatment plant. The subject property is zoned RS -6, Residential Single Family (up to 6 units/acre) and RM -6, Residential Multi -Family (up to 6 units/acre), and is located at the northeast corner of 25th Street S.W. and 6th Avenue S.W., and 100' north of the St. Lucie County line (see attachment #2). Regional and sub -regional wastewater treatment plants are considered a major utility use which requires special exception use approval in the RS -6 zoning district. The proposed expansion requires special exception use approval since it will result in a facility area increase of more than 10%. The applicant proposes to expand the existing .85 million gallon per day (mgpd) plant to a four ( 4 ) mgpd plant. The first phase will expand the facility to 2 mgpd and will include a loop road which will ring all future improvements. A second phase will expand the plant to 4 mgpd. Pursuant to Section 971.05 of the LDRs (land development regulations), the Board of County Commissioners is to consider the appropriateness of the requested use based on the submitted site plan and suitability of the site for that use. The Board may approve, approve with conditions or deny the special exception use. The County may attach any conditions and safeguards necessary to mitigate impacts and to ensure compatibility of the use with the surrounding area. Planning and Zoning Commission Action At its regular meeting of October 24, 1996, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to grant conditional major site plan approval, subject to the Board of County Commissioners action on the special exception use request. The Commission also voted unanimously to recommend that the Board grant special exception use approval with the condition presented in staff's report to the Commission, and an additional condition added by the Commission during its consideration of the request. The additional condition was in response to input received at the Commission meeting from Bob Swift developer of Indian River Club, a golf course community adjacent to the treatment plant site. Mr. Swift expressed concerns with tree preservation and the buffer along the northeast side of the plant, where the expansion would clear existing vegetation between the Indian River Club golf course and the existing utility plant facilities. In response to those concerns, the Commission recommended that county utilities accommodate additional buffering and tree preservation to the most reasonable extent possible, including a minor re -design of the facility expansion. ANALYSIS: 1. Size of Overall Site: 25.09 acres or 1,092,920 sq. ft. 2. Zoning Classifications: RS -6, Residential Single Family (up to 6 units per acre) and RM -6, Residential Multi -Family (up to 6 units per acre) 3. Land Use Designation: L-2, Low Density 2 (up to 6 units per acre) 33 DECEMBER 3, 1996