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Compatibility with the Surrounding Area Subject Property 1 The following factors indicate that commercial/industrial development on Subject Property I would be compatible with surrounding areas. • Adjacent land on the north is designated C/I; therefore, the request is for the continuation of the existing zoning panem from the north. • The residentially designated property to the east and south is under the same ownership as Subject Property 1. • County land development regulations somewhat mitigate potential impacts through site design and by requiring commercial/industrial development to provide vegetative buffers. • At approximately 31 acres in size, the residentially designated property to the east and south is large enough to provide additional buffers from Subject Property 1, if necessary. • Property to the west is designated M-1 (up to 8 units/acre), one of the county's most intense residential land use designations. That property, which is zoned RM -6, Multiple -Family Residential District (up to 6 units/acre), is currently vacant. Generally, multiple -family development is more dense than single-family development and has more flexibility, in terms of site design that could mitigate impacts from adjacent commercial/industrial development, than single-family development. For those reasons, multiple -family projects are more compatible with commercial/industrial uses than single- family projects, and the RM -6 zoning district is an appropriate district for residential land that abuts commercial/industrial uses. • At approximately 21 acres in size, the residentially designated property to the west is large enough to provide additional buffers from Subject Property 1, if necessary. Subject Property 2 Currently, Subject Property 2 is a stormwater management tract that is unlikely to be developed. At some time in the future, however, the stormwater management characteristics of the site could be altered or moved, allowing development of the site. If that happened, the following factors indicate that residential development on Subject Property 2 would be compatible with surrounding areas. • Adjacent land to the south is residentially designated, therefore, the request is for the continuation of the existing zoning pattern from south. • Adjacent C/I designated land on the north, east, and west is zoned MED, and consists of primarily of medical offices. In terms of aesthetics, noise, traffic, and hours of operation, medical offices have less impact on surrounding areas than most other commercial land uses. Due to the medical orientation of the subject node, the types of uses surrounding Subject Property 2 are not likely to change. • Adjacent C/I designated land on the west and north is under the same ownership as Subject Property 2. • At 8.21 acres in size, and 270 feet to 310 feet wide, Subject Property 2 has sufficient size to provide additional buffers, if necessary. • County land development regulations somewhat mitigate potential impacts through site design and by requiring new commercial/industrial development on surrounding property to provide vegetative buffers. December 7, 1999 63 BOOK iI FAG 5''