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BOOK 107 FAH 402 The Board reviewed a Memorandum of October 20, 1998: TO: James E. Chandler, County Administrator D ON HEAD CONCURRENCE: Robert M. Keating, AIC Community Development L-reci/ A6 THROUGH: Stan Boling, AICP Planning Director FROM: John W. McCoy, AICP e o M Senior Planner, Current Development DATE: October 20, 1998 SUBJECT: First Church of God of Vero Beach Inc.'s Request for Special Exception Approval for a Primary and Secondary School Facility It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of October 27, 1998. Kimley Horn & Associates, Inc. has submitted an application for major site plan, administrative permit and special exception use approval on behalf of the First Church of God for a place of worship, day care and primary and secondary school. The subject 36.4 acre property is a former citrus grove, and is located at the southwest corner of 58m Avenue and Ir Street and is zoned A-1 (Agricultural). within the A-1 district, places of worship are permitted uses, day cares are administrative permit uses, and educational facilities are special exception uses. The applicant is proposing to construct a multi-purpose worship center, sanctuary, educational buildings, recreational amenities, and supporting infrastructure. The first phase of development will consist of the multi-purpose worship center, paiiang, landscape, and stormwater improvements and is projected to start construction by the end of the year. The second phase will include the sanctuary and the paving of some parking initially installed as grass/stabilized spaces, and is scheduled to commence construction in 2002. The last phase will include the educational buildings and recreation improvements, and is projected to start construction in 2008. At buildout, the school is projected to have an enrollment of 575 students in grades K through 12. The Board of County Commissioners is to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the special exception use request. Pursuant to Section 971.05 of the LDRs, the Board of County Commissioners is to consider the appropriateness of the requested use for the subject site and surrounding area 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 August 27, 1998, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5 to 1 to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve the special exception use with an additional condition prohibiting lighting of any recreational fields without future Planning and Zoning Commission consideration and approval. The staff has added this condition to the recommendation which appears at the end of this report. At its August 27" meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission also approved the aspects of the project that do not require special exception use approval, namely, the request for major site plan approval for a place of worship and administrative permit approval for a day care facility. OCTOBER 27, 1998 -20-