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q r S�j �. <br />BOOK �,�„�, PAGt 5 <br />William Stewart, 3355 Ocean Drive, spoke as attorney for the hospital and advised <br />that this amendment application was supported by both the Indian River Memorial Hospital <br />and the hospital district. He hoped the Board would transmit the application to the <br />Department of Community Affairs. He explained that Health Systems of Indian River <br />County is a not-for-profit corporation and is essentially a subsidiary of the hospital. The <br />entity in control is Indian River Memorial Hospital, Inc. The reason Health Systems has <br />been established is to try to separate some of the functions, the health care (the hospital), <br />the fund raising (the Foundation), and other activities (Health Systems) such as the possible <br />development of a medical office building. <br />It was determined that no one else wished to be heard and the Chairman closed the <br />public hearing. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Adams, SECONDED <br />BY Commissioner Tippin, to adopt the resolution. <br />Under discussion, Commissioner Ginn saw this proposed action as an intrusion of <br />commercial industrial (C/I) into residential property and also felt that the swap was not really <br />a swap because one of the properties consisted of stormwater lakes and would be very <br />difficult to develop. <br />Director Keating thought it was important to note that a commercial piece could be <br />developed and, if the adjacent property is residential, that development could have its soft <br />improvements (e.g. for stormwater or buffers or landscaping) on the residential portion. It <br />could not have parking or other hard improvements. The request is consistent with the <br />Comprehensive Plan and the County's present policies. It is an extension to the north of the <br />commercial. Staff has been talking to the owner of the property to the east of Subject <br />December 7, 1999 <br />0 0 <br />