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TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator D ON HEAD CONCURRENCE: Robert M. Keating, AICP -Community Development hector / A. A THROUGH: Stan Boling, AICD Planning Director FROM: John W. McCoy, AICPX" Senior Planner, Current9evelopment DATE: June 29, 1999 SUBJECT: Christ Presbyterian Church's Request for Conceptual Plan and Special Exception Use Approval for a Place of Worship Itis requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of July 6, 1999. Merrill and Pastor Architects has submitted an application on behalf of the Christ Presbyterian Church for conceptual plan and special exception use approval to construct a place of worship and accessory buildings. No school or day care use is being proposed or considered at this time. The site is zoned RM -6, a zoning district which requires special exception use approval for a place of worship. 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 If the conceptual plan and special exception use request is approved, then the applicant will need to submit an application for major (final) site plan approval in order for the project to proceed. That major (final) site plan application will be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission to ensure compliance with the LDRs and consistency with the approved conceptual plan and any conditions attached thereto. At its regular meeting of June 10, 1999, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously (6 - 0) to recommend approval of the application with the approval conditions recommended at the end of this report. As part of the public hearing, area residents brought up their concerns about traffic in the general area Staff noted that improvements to the US #1/CR 510 intersection that are now underway should resolve some of the concerns. These improvements should be completed by late summer/early fall. Also, area residents had several concerns relating to the use of sr Street. Time concerns related to truck traffic, speeding, traffic volume and the US #1 / gr Street intersection. In response to those expressed concerns staff will post "no truck" signs on gr Street Also, staff will conduct a speed limit study to determine if the speed limit can be lowered MPO staff will also recommend that the FDOT conduct a signalizadon study for the US #1 / it Street intersection after the US #1/CR 510 improvements are complete. In regard to traffic and the proposed church, it was noted that traffic impacts from the church should be less than a multi -family project that could be developed on the site as a permitted use. JULY 69 1999 -57- BOOK PAGE