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• Pursuant to County LDR section 916.05(1), the Planning and Zoning Commission considered this request. At its July 25, 2002 meeting the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend that the Board determine that the request does not constitute a substantial deviation and approve the request by adopting the attached resolution (see attachments #4 & 6). ANALYSIS: Grand Harbor's request proposes to add "The Reserve" site to the overall Grand Harbor development. County staff and reviewing agencies have verified that there are no environmentally sensitive areas on the site and that no adverse environmental impacts are anticipated as a result of developing the site as proposed. The 77.8 acre site, located on the north side of 53r1 Street immediately west of Grand Harbor's River Club golf course, is being added without increasing the total number of units already approved for the existing Grand Harbor development. If approved, the proposed change will allow up to 130 units on "The Reserve' site and will decrease the total maximum number of units allowed within the portion of Grand Harbor located east of Indian River Boulevard by 130 units. Because the total number of overall units will not change, and because the overall total project area will increase (from + 870 acres to + 948 acres), the overall project density will actually decrease. The NOPC also conceptually depicts a change to the 53`d Street/Indian River Boulevard intersection, whereby access into "The Reserve" and to the River Club and harbor areas to the east will be via a new private roadway segment that will connect to the 53rd Street/Indian River Boulevard intersection. While these changes will be reviewed in detail by county staff during the development review process for "The Reserve", county staff has worked with the applicant to include in the D.O. a condition relating to 53`d Street right-of-way dedication, 53`d Street changes, and 53`° Street/Indian River Boulevard intersection changes. Because those changes will result solely from the applicant's development project, the recommended D.O. condition states that the developer will dedicate 53`d Street right-of-way and pay all costs relating to changes to 53`d Street and the 53`d Street/Indian River Boulevard intersection. The condition includes monitoring of the intersection for traffic control (e.g. signal) warrants and requires the developer to pay for any traffic control devices required. This condition is contained in proposed D.O. condition 53(b), which is incorporated into the proposed approving resolution [see attachment #6]. With this condition, staff is satisfied that all applicable right-of-way and traffic issues are adequately addressed within the D.O. Subsequent to approval of the D.O. changes, details regarding ri ght-of- way dedication, traffic design, and traffic control devices will be finalized through the county's development review process. • Determination: Not a Substantial Deviation Request As previously stated, no increase in the total number of units for the overall project is proposed and no adverse environmental impacts are anticipated as a result of the proposed change. In addition, the proposed change contains a condition that adequately addresses right-of-way and traffic issues associated with the proposed change. No part of the proposed D.O. change constitutes a substantial deviation as set forth in FS 380 06. Thus, the request should be considered to not constitute a substantial deviation. • Effects of the Amendment If adopted, the proposed amendment would add "The Reserve" site to the overall Grand Harbor D.R I. project area and allow for traffic changes to the area around the 53rd Street/Indian River Boulevard intersection, subject to condition 53(b) as previously described. Adoption of the D.O. amendment will allow the developer to go through the county's development review process for development of ' The Reserve" site. August 13, 2002 29