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Community Development Director Bob Keating commented that a number of staff are <br />here today who have done all the m -house work on this matter over the past few years, just <br />in case there are questions in their particular area. This is a workshop meeting primarily to <br />get questions and suggestions in order to make the adoption hearing on March 10th a little <br />easier. As required by state law, in 1996 an Evaluation And Appraisal Report (EAR) was <br />prepared. Most of 1997 was spent incorporating the changes in the EAR and making <br />revisions to the Comprehensive Plan. These changes were presented to the Board in <br />November and submitted to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) which has <br />responded with their Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report (ORC). DCA's <br />ORC report in this instance has been very complimentary, with very minor objections. Staff <br />must now respond to the report and incorporate the changes into the final document which <br />will be presented for final adoption on March 10'h, 1998. There are 3 major issues to <br />discuss: (1) the ORC report; (2) the Comp Plan map; and (3) the new concept of allowing <br />development outside urban service area known as Traditional Neighborhood Design <br />Communities (TND). <br />Director Keating continued that none of the DCA objections will be difficult to deal <br />with. The County's Future Land Use Map allows for enough development to accommodate <br />more than 4 times the projected growth, with the higher densities mainly contiguous to the <br />City of Vero Beach and the SR -60 corridor. The TND is one of the newer concepts in <br />planning which has become prominent over the last 10 to 15 years as an alternative to the <br />traditional development patterns seen in the last 40 years. It makes a lot of sense as it is <br />designed to achieve a lot of objectives: compact and mixed development, reduction in the <br />number of vehicle trips, promoting a sense of community and neighborhood, and <br />incorporating public open spaces. Staff has spent a lot of time with one developer who had <br />property both outside and inside the urban service area. This has led to the development of <br />Objective 18. This objective is not restrictive or a mandate, but provides more opportunities <br />for development. If the Board wishes more information regarding TNDs, additional <br />workshops could be scheduled. <br />FEBRUARY 24, 1998 <br />-53-;1 <br />