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Martin p to 100000 Sq. N/A Over 100,000 Sq. N/a County. new Bross floor Tarea; Ft. of new gross Equates to floor area 0000-300,000 sq. ft. new impervious surface. Saint Lucie Up to 24,999 Sq. Ft. 12 weeks 257000 Sq. Ft. 13 weeks minimum "under the roof'; minimum and up Equates to 40.000- 75,000 sq. ft. new impervious surface. Sarasota All projects for 16-24 weeks All projects for 48 weeks County permitted uses (no conditional uses threshold) As evidenced by the above chart, thresholds for staff level approval vary among jurisdictions. Smaller jurisdictions, with less buildable space, have lower thresholds for staff level approval of site plans. Jurisdictions with more buildable space have higher thresholds for staff level approval, thereby enabling staff to more quickly approve larger projects. As the table illustrates, the proposed increase in thresholds for staff -level approval would result in Indian River County's thresholds being higher than St. Lucie's, but lower than thresholds in Brevard, Collier, Sarasota and Martin Counties. Brevard, Collier, and Sarasota Counties have no size limit thresholds on what staff can approve as long as the proposed use is a permitted use in the zoning district where the site is located. Martin County has a higher numeric threshold than the proposed 150,000 square feet impervious surface threshold for Indian River County. In comparison with other jurisdictions, it appears that the proposed LDR amendment would speed up approval timeframes for certain non-residential projects while preserving PZC oversight of larger non-residential projects. Proposed LDR Amendment The attached proposed LDR amendment reflects the direction given by the Economic Development Public/Private task force at its August 16`h meeting. As structured, this amendment would represent a fifteen -fold increase from the existing 10,000 sq. ft. threshold to a new 150,000 sq. ft. threshold. Generally, an industrial project consisting of 150,000 sq. ft. of new impervious area would contain up to 60,000 to 75,000 sq. ft. of new building area. It should be noted, however, that the proposed amendment would not apply to just industrial projects; instead, it would apply to all non-residential projects having permitted uses. The amendment would not affect the review and approval process for special exception uses or administrative permit uses that require PZC review, per Chapter 971 regulations. The table below shows PZC site plan activity from January 2000 to August 9, 2001. In the first row, all residential and non-residential projects that were reviewed by PZC during that period are listed by category: permitted uses (non-residential and residential), administrative permit uses, special exception uses, and Planned Development rezonings. The second row shows the number of projects that would have been reviewed by PZC in the January 2000 -August 9, 2001 period if the proposed amendment had been in effect. OCTOBER 23, 2001 -59-