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criteria. Furthermore, it is reasonable to assume that the proposal would start a 'domino effect" by encouraging the owners of similarly situated land to apply for comprehensive plan amendments. Alternative 2: Staf#'S Transitional Area Proposal As drafted, this proposal would add significantly more land to the urban service area than Altemaaive 1. That fact, however, is balanced by the recognition that if the Clontz property is redesignated, then eventually entire corridors along roads that serve as urban service area boundaries will be redesignated. Rather than spending several years constantly processing plan amendment requ:sts from each of those property owners, Alternative 2 proposes one large plan amendment. Additionally, this proposal is structured to achieve the following four objectives: • Provide relief far Mr. Clontz; • Provide relief for owners of agriculturally designated land located adjacent to fast growing areas; • Limit the conversion of agricultural/rural land to urban land; and • Limit incompatibilities. To those ends, this proposal incorporates Mr. O'Haire's idea of a new land use designation, but v;ith significant revisions. This alternative proposes the creation of a new T, Transitional Resideniial, land use designation. The T designation would apply only to land that meets all of the following criteria: • the site is currently outside the USA; • the site is within a quarter mile of an arterial road that currently serves as an urban service area boundary, and contains both water and sewer lines (these characteristics indicate t zat the site is in a fast growing area with urban services currently available); • the site is located south of SR 60 and east of I-95 (this fast growing area has been the focus of previous meetings). The proposal includes expanding the urban service area to include T designated land. Prope:t} meeting the T criteria would be redesignated and the urban service area would be expanded ihrau gh a county initiated land use amendment. After the land use amendment becomes effective, T designated land would be eligible to be rezoned to only one zoning district: a new TRAN 3, Transitional Residential, zoning district. At the land owner's discretion, T designated land may remain zoned A4, or be rezoned to TRAN-3. Except for certain regulations discussed in this staff report, the new TRAN-3 zoning district would mirror the existing RS -3 zoning district. The maximum density within the T land use designation would be three units/acre, generally the same density designation as nearby land already within the urban service area. That is an urb:uz density, and is appropriate for land within the urban service area. The proposal includes the following three provisions to mitigate and reduce potential impacts betvveen residential and agricultural uses: • Residential projects on T designated land must provide a 300 foot wide (or up to 25% cif project area width, whichever is less}, Type A buffer where the project abuts, or is across right-o&way from, an agricultural land use designation. The Type A buffer is the county's densest vegetative buffer. This setback and buffer will somewhat mitigate agricultural impacts such as noise, odor, and spray drift. • Caribbean Fruit Fly hast plants will be prohibited on T designated land. • Buyers of platted lots in residential projects on T designated land must be notified of the Florida Right to Fatm Act, and that active agricultural operations occur nearby. December 121 2000 1 Q9 BK 1 16 E'G 4 3 �