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Future Land Use Element Policy 1.15 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.15 states that the commercial land use designation is intended for uses such as retail and wholesale trade, offices, business and personal services, residential treatment centers, limited residential uses, and other similar type uses. In addition. that policy states that all commercial uses must be located within an existing or future urban service area. Since the subject property is located within a commercial/industrial node within the county's urban service area, and provides for limited residential uses where commercial uses transition into higher density single-family uses, the request is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 1.15. Future Land Use Element Objective 11 Future Land Use Element Objective 11 states that action will be taken by Indian River County to encourage redevelopment in at least three blighted areas, those being Gifford. Wabasso, and Oslo. The subject site is located in the center of the Gifford area. and the proposed PD rezoning would accommodate redevelopment of an existing abandoned motel. Accommodating redevelopment of the abandoned motel site implements Objective 11. While the referenced policy and objective are particularly applicable to this request, other comprehensive plan policies and objectives also have relevance. For that reason, staff evaluated the subject request for consistency with all plan policies and objectives. Based upon that analysis, staff determined that the request is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Compatibility with the Surrounding Area Staffs position is that granting the request to rezone the subject property to PD will result in a development that will be compatible with surrounding areas. Since the properties to the north and south are zoned residential and developed as single-family residences. and the property to the west has an existing single-family residential use, the request is consistent with the surrounding zoning districts and existing land uses. For this reason, it is staff s opinion that the requested PD rezoning would be compatible with the surrounding area. • Environmental Impacts and Concurrency These issues are analyzed later, in the PD plan analysis section of this report. PD PLAN ANALYSIS: The conceptual and preliminary PD plan/plat indicates that three (3) townhouse units will be created from the existing motel. Each townhouse unit will be located on an individual lot and will include a porch, shed, and two parking spaces. 1. Size of Site: 0.52 acres or 22,696 sq. ft. 2. Zoning Classification: Current: CL, Limited Commercial Proposed: PD, Planned Development (up to 6 units/acre) 3. Land Use Designation: C/I. Commercial/Industrial 4. Proposed Density: 5.77 units/acre SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 6K 1 15 PG 078 78 -31-