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The Board reviewed a Memorandum of November 10, 1998: TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator DMSION HEAD CONCURRENCE: Robert M. Keating, AI Community Development Di or A. P) . THROUGH: Stan Boling, AICP Planning Director, Current Development FROM: John McCoy, AICP /do YA Senior Planner, Current Development DATE: November 10, 1998 SUBJECT: Indian River Land Trust Inc.'s Request for Special Exception Use Approval for McKee Botanical Garden It is requested that the data herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of November 17, 1999. Kimley Horn and Associates Inc., on behalf of Indian River Land Trost Inc., has submitted an application for major site plan and special exception use approval to construct and create a botanical garden at the southeast comer of U S 1 and Indian River Boulevard. The property is split zoned with a portion zoned OCR (Office, Commercial, Residential) and a portion zoned RM -10 (Residential Multi -family up to 10 units/acre). Botanical gardens are classified as civic and cultural facilities, a use which requires special exception approval in the RM -10 zoning district Therefore, such approval is required for this project. The applicant is proposing three phases of construction. The first phase will consist of 8 new buildings which include an officeladlumur<aative building, a ticket booth, gi8/book shop, and accessory buildings. Parking, landscaping and stormwater management improvements will be included as part of the first phase. The second phase will include a cafe, classrooms, and an open air pavilion. The third phase will include greenhouses and shade houses, conversion of the administrative/office building into a library, and construction of a new administ rativeloffice building. At its regular meeting of October 22, 1998, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously (6-0) to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners grant special exception use approval, subject to the conditions in their report. Also, the Planning and Zoning Commission granted major site plan approval subject to Board of County Commissioners approval of the special exception use request (see attachment #7). Therefore, the Planning and Zoning Commission's site plan approval will become effective upon Board of County Commissioners approval of the special exception use request. The Board of County Commissioners is now 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. NOVEMBER 17, 1998 -41- BOOK PAGE