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Community Development Director Robert Keating reviewed the Comp Plan amendment process, advising that this is the first public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners on this amendment request. If the Board approves the transmittal of this application to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) in Tallahassee for their 60 -day review, a second and final public hearing will be scheduled to consider any comments made by the DCA and whether to adopt an ordinance amending the Comp Plan. If the Board denies the transmittal of an application to the DCA, the application process will come to an end. Director Keating noted that the Planning & Zoning Commission concurred with staff that the request should be denied. The property to the east is Walker's Glen West, to the north is property in the City of Vero Beach, to the south is Ryanwood, and on the west is property zoned M-1, Rivera Estates, a City of Vero Beach electric substation, and a church Commercial redesignation would increase the usage and would be inconsistent with Policy 14.3 and the transportation element in Policy 11.1. He noted there is already a lot of vacant commercial development in that area. Attorney Michael O'Haire, representing the applicant, believed that this application is consistent with the node policy. C/I nodes are subject to increase in size and this one is 80% built -out. The 20 acres west of Home Depot is under contract for development. Staff had requested a limitation to the size of the node recently and the Board had rejected that request. On the west side of the property is 58'' Avenue, a 4 -lane highway. West of the highway is a church and an electric substation. On the north side is 26'b Street. On the south is Ryanwood. This property is bordered on only one side by residential property. 561 Square is the street on the west and then there is a 10 -foot right-of-way, and then his client's JULY 119 2000 -117- OK 114 PG 133