PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION (P&Z)

Charles E. Rednour-District 1 Jonathan Day-District 4 Maria Caldarone-District 3 Brad Emmons-District 5

Todd Brognano-Member at Large, Vice Chairman Jordan Benson Stewart - Member at Large

Shawn Frost - Non-voting liaison School Board

Alan S. Polackwich, Sr.-District 2, Chairman

The Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 7:00 p.m. on THURSDAY, February 11, 2016, in the County Commission Chambers of the County Administration Building, 1801 2Jfh Street, Vero Beach.

TIIE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SHALL ADJOURN NO LATER TIIAN 11 :00 P.M. UNLESS THE MEETING IS EXTENDED OR CONTINUED TO A TIME CERTAIN BY A COMMISSION VOTE.

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AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A. January 14, 2016

ITEM ON CONSENT

A. Adams Accessory Single-Family Dwelling: Request for administrative permit use approval for an accessory single-family dwelling unit. Heidi Adams', Owner. Kepp Construction, LLC, Agent. Located at 1196 29th A venue. Zoning: RS-6 (Residential Single-Family up to 6 units/acre). Land Use Designation: L-2 (Low­Density Residential 2 up to 6 units/acre). (AA-16-03-29 / 2015120019-75918) [ Quasi-Judicial]

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ITEMS NOT ON CONSENT

A. The Reserve at Vero Beach: Request to modify two approval conditions for The Reserve at Vero Beach Preliminary PD Plan. SR 60 Vero, LLC, Owner. Bruce Barkett, Esq., Agent. Located between SR 60 on the north and College Lane on the south,just east of Sixty Oaks PD. Zoning Classification: PDMXD (Planned Development Mixed Use District). Land Use Designation: M-1, Medium Density (up to 8 units per acre). [Quasi-Judicial]

COMMISSIONERS MATTERS

PLANNING MATTERS

A. Planning Information Package

ATTORNEY'S MATTERS

ADJOURNMENT

Except for those matters specifically exempted under the State Statute and Local Ordinance, The Commission shall provide an opportunity for public comment prior to the undertaking by the Commission of any action on the agenda, including those matters on Consent Agenda or matters added to the agenda at the meeting.

ANYONE WHO MAY WISH TO APPEAL ANY DECISION, WHICH MAY BE MADE AT THIS MEETING, WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE ON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED.

ANYONE WHO NEEDS A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR THIS MEETING MUST CONTACT THE COUNTY'S AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) COORDINATOR AT 772-226-1223, AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.

Meeting may be broadcast live on Comcast Cable Channel 27 - may be rebroadcast continuously Saturday 7 :00 p.m. until Sunda momin 7:00 a.m. Meetin broadcast same as above on Comcast Broadband, Channel 27 in Sebastian.

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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

There was a meeting of the Indian River County (IRC) Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the County Administration Building, 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, Florida. You may hear an audio of the meeting; review the meeting agenda, backup material and the minutes on the Indian River County website www.ircgov.com/Boards/PZC/2015.

Present were members: Charles Rednour, District 1 Appointee; Chairman Alan Polackwich Sr., District 2 Appointee; Maria Caldarone, District 3 Appointee; Dr. Jonathan Day, District 4 Appointee; Brad Emmons, District 5 Appointee; Jordan Stewart and Todd Brognano, Members-at-Large.

Shawn Frost, non-voting School Board Liaison, was absent.

Also present was IRC staff: Bill DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney; Stan Boling, Community Development Director; Ryan Sweeney, Senior Planner of Community Development; William Schutt, Senior Economic Development Planner; John McCoy, Chief of Current Development; and Lisa Carlson, Recording Secretary.

Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. and all stood for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman

Mr. DeBraal explained that a Chairman and Vice Chairman are elected at the first meeting every January and opened the floor for nominations.

ON MOTION BY Mr. Brognano, SECONDED BY Mr. Stewart, the members voted unanimously (7-0) to re-elect Mr. Polackwich as Chairman.

ON MOTION BY Dr. Day, SECONDED BY Mr. Stewart, the members voted unanimously (7-0) to re-elect Mr. Brognano as Vice Chairman.

Additions and Deletions to the Agenda

There were none.

PZC/Unapproved 1 January 14, 2016

Approval of Minutes

ON MOTION BY Dr. Day, SECONDED BY Mr. Stewart, the members voted unanimously (7-0) to approve the minutes of the meeting of December 10, 2015, as presented.

Items Not on Consent

Chairman Polackwich read the following into the record:

A. The Willows: Request for major site plan and preliminary plat approval for a 92-unit single-family residential development to be known as The Willows. Willows Development, LLC, Owner. Schulke, Bittle & Stoddard, LLC, Agent. Located at the northeast corner of 74th Avenue and 15th

Street. Zoning: RM-8 (Residential Multi-Family up to 8 units/acre). Land Use Designation: M-1 (Medium Density-1 Residential up to 8 units/acre). Density: 4. 76 units/acre. [Quasi-Judicial]

Chairman Polackwich asked the Commissioners to reveal any ex-parte communication with the applicant or any conflict that would not allow them to make an unbi~sed decision. The members stated that they had not had any ex­parte communication.

The secretary administered the testimonial oath to those present who wished to speak at tonight's meeting on this matter.

Mr. Ryan Sweeney, Senior Planner of Community Development, reviewed information regarding the proposed site plan and gave a PowerPoint presentation, copies of which are on file in the Commission Office. He recommended that the board approve the site plan and preliminary plat approval request with the conditions listed in the staff report.

Chuck Mechling, representative for the Applicant, summarized the proposed site plan and answered questions regarding buffer areas.

ON MOTION BY Mr. Brognano, SECONDED BY Dr. Rednour, the members voted unanimously (7-0) to approve staff recommendations on this Quasi­Judicial matter.

PZC/U nap proved 2 January 14, 2016

Chairman Polackwich read the following into the record:

B. Sistler Non-Commercial Kennel: Request for administrative permit use approval for a non-commercial kennel to keep up to nine hens, three roosters and two turkeys. William Sistler, Sr. And Brenda Sistler, Owners. William Sistler, Jr., Agent. Located at 6556 51 st Avenue. Zoning RS-3 (Residential Single Family up to 3 units/acre). Land Use Designation: L-1 (Low Density 1 - Residential up to 3 units/acre). [Quasi-Judicial]

Chairman Polackwich asked the Commissioners to reveal any ex-parte communication with the applicant or any conflict that would not allow them to make an unbiased decision. The members stated that they had not had any ex­parte communication.

The secretary administered the testimonial oath to those present who wished to speak at tonight's meeting on this matter.

Mr. Ryan Sweeney reviewed information regarding the proposed administrative permit and gave a PowerPoint presentation, copies of which are on file in the Commission Office. He recommended that the board approve the administrative permit with the conditions listed in the staff report that prohibits roosters on the Subject Property.

William Sistler Jr., representative for the Applicant, assured the Board that there have been no complaints regarding his roosters in the three years that he's had them and went on to say that sound testing showed the roosters to be on the low side of the decibels allowed. He stated that his roosters have been trained to crow only at daybreak, midafternoon, and at nightfall.

Mr. Boling discussed the fact that in this situation, "noisy" not only refers to decibel levels but also to the type of noise itself, the times it occurs and the frequency. He continued, stating that roosters have always been considered noisy and that nuisance rooster noise was actually the impetus for the regulations.

ON MOTION BY Mr. Emmons, SECONDED BY Mr. Brognano, the members voted unanimously (7-0) to approve staff recommendations on this Quasi­Judicial matter.

PZC/Unapproved 3 January 14, 2016

Public Hearing

Chairman Polackwich read the following into the record:

A. MPM Seven, LP Request to Rezone +/- 15.18 acres from CL (Limited Commercial) and RMH-6 (Mobile Home Residential District) to CH (Heavy Commercial). [Quasi-Judicial]

Chairman Polackwich asked the Commissioners to reveal any ex-parte communication with the applicant or any conflict that would not allow them to make an unbiased decision. He disclosed that he did drive around the area in question and looked up the county zoning map on the internet. The other members stated that they had not had any ex-parte communication.

The secretary administered the testimonial oath to those present who wished to speak at tonight's meeting on this matter.

Mr. William Schutt, Senior Economic Development Planner, reviewed information regarding the proposed rezoning and gave a PowerPoint presentation, copies of which are on file in the Commission Office. He recommended that the board approve the rezoning request with the conditions listed in the staff report.

Chairman Polackwich reviewed the portion of the agenda package regarding the purposes of various zoning districts and expressed his struggle with approving heavy commercial zoning near what appears to be predominately residential areas, especially when CH is intended primarily to serve businesses rather than residents.

Mr. Boling responded that the pattern in the seven-mile stretch between Vero Beach and Sebastian along US Highway One and Old Dixie Highway is a strip pattern with a mix of CL, CG, CH and residential districts. He added that the subject property has CH to the south and east and Old Dixie/FEC/IL to the west.

Wesley Mills of Mills, Short & Associates, representative for the Applicant, assured the board that any future development projects would be compliant with landscape buffering requirements.

John Woods, resident of Hobart Landing subdivision which is across the street from the Subject Property, voiced concerns regarding environmental impact, specifically drainage issues. Staff took Mr. Woods' contact information and will notify him if and when a site plan application is filed for the Subject Property.

PZC/U nap proved 4 January 14, 2016

Bill Brehm, owner of Palm Paradise Mobile Home Park, which is directly adjacent to the Subject Property, pleaded with the Board to deny the rezoning request. He stated that his property is inhabited by senior citizens and has recently undergone many improvements. He maintained that if the rezoning proposal passes, the potential noise, light and gas pollution would be damaging to the health and welfare of his residents. He suggested that at the least, the RMH-6 zoned property that is part of the request be rezoned to CL rather than CH.

Glenn Burr, President of Hobart Landing Homeowners Association, voiced his concerns regarding the rezoning and stated that the community is hopeful that the board will deny the rezoning request.

Mr. Brad Emmons asked Mr. Boling if the mobile home park were conforming and designated residential, would staff recommend CH zoning next to it. Mr. Boling responded that staff would not recommend CH in that scenario.

Chairman Polackwich closed the public hearing and opened discussion, primarily regarding the areas surrounding the Subject Property and their predominant uses.

ON MOTION BY Ms. Caldarone, SECONDED BY Mr. Rednour, the members voted (6-1) to deny staff recommendations on this Quasi-Judicial matter. Mr. Stewart was the dissenting vote.

Commissioner's Matters

There were none.

Planning Matters

Mr. Boling advised that there would be no need for a January 28 meeting and that he expected the next meeting to be on February 11.

Attorney's Matters

There were none.

Adiournment

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

PZC/Unapproved 5 January 14, 2016

Chairman Alan Polackwich Date

Lisa Carlson, Recording Secretary Date

PZC/Unapproved 6 January 14, 2016

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM

TO: The Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission

DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE:

Stan Boling, AICP; ommunity Development Director

THROUGH: John W. McCoy, AICP; Chief, Current D~~~ent

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FROM: Ryan Sweeney; Senior Planner, Current Development ~

DATE: January 28, 2016

SUBJECT: Heidi Adams' Request for Administrative Permit Use Approval for an Accessory Single-Family Dwelling Unit [AA-16-03-29 / 2015120019-75918]

It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission at its regular meeting of February 11, 2016.

DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS

Kepp Construction, LLC, on behalf of Heidi Adams, has submitted an application for administrative permit use approval for an accessory single-family dwelling unit. The subject site is located at 1196 29th Avenue and is zoned RS-6, Residential Single-Family (up to 6 units/acre). Currently, there is an existing principal single-family residence and a detached garage on the subject site.

The Indian River County Land Development Regulations (IRC LDRs) contain specific land use criteria for granting administrative permit use approval for an accessory single-family dwelling unit located on the same parcel as a principal single-family residence. In the RS-6 zoning district, an accessory single-family dwelling unit is allowed as an administrative permit use, subject to all applicable specific land use criteria, and Planning and Zoning Commission approval. Pursuant to the provisions of section 971.04, Planning and Zoning Commission approval is required for the requested accessory single-family dwelling unit.

For this project, staffhas granted an administrative site plan approval (AA-16-03-29), subject to the Planning and Zoning Commission granting administrative permit use approval. The Planning and Zoning Commission is now to consider the request and is to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the request.

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ANALYSIS

1. Zoning Classification: RS-6, Residential Single-Family (up to 6 units/acre)

2. Land Use Designation: L-2, Low-Density Residential-2 (up to 6 units/acre)

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Minimum Lot Size:

Building Area:

Required: Existing:

7,000 sq. ft. 43,767 sq. ft.

Existing Principal Dwelling Unit: Proposed Accessory Dwelling Unit: principal unit)

2,030 sq. ft. 653 sq. ft. (32.2% of the

Note: Existing and proposed square footages are based on heated/cooled living area.

Off-Street Parking: Required: Provided:

3 spaces 3 spaces

Note: The site has a large circular driveway, and the principal dwelling has an attached two­car garage.

6. Utilities: The site is currently served by County water and has an existing septic system. County wastewater services are not available to the site at this time. The Health Department has determined that either a new septic system (separate from the septic system that serves the existing principal residence) must be permitted and constructed for the accessory dwelling, or the existing septic system will need to be modified ( enlarged) to serve the accessory dwelling. The applicant will be required to obtain a Department of Health permit for the new or modified septic system, prior to the issuance of a building permit.

7. Specific Land Use Criteria for Accessory Dwelling Unit {971.41(10)]:

Below, the County's specific land use criteria for an accessory single-family dwelling unit are listed, along with information verifying that the subject application complies with each criterion.

a. Accessory dwelling units shall be located only on lots which satisfy the minimum lot size requirement of the applicable zoning district.

NOTE: As stated in item 3 of this staff report, the subject lot exceeds the minimum lot size requirement for the RS-6 zoning district.

b. The accessory dwelling unit shall be clearly incidental to the principal dwelling and shall only be developed in conjunction with or after development of the principal dwelling unit.

NOTE: The accessory dwelling unit is incidental to the principal dwelling unit and is being developed after construction of the existing principal dwelling unit.

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c. Not more than one (J) accessory dwelling unit shall be established in conjunction with a principal dwelling unit.

NOTE: Only one accessory dwelling unit is proposed.

d. No accessory dwelling unit shall be established in conjunction with a multi-family dwelling unit.

NOTE: The accessory dwelling unit is being established in conjunction with an existing single-family residence.

e. The heated/cooled gross floor area of the accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed thirty­three (3 3) percent of the heated/cooled gross floor area of the principal structure or seven hundred fifty (750) gross square feet of heated/cooled area. The accessory dwelling unit shall be no smaller than three hundred (300) gross square feet of heated/cooled area.

NOTE: The proposed unit meets these criteria. The accessory dwelling unit's heated/cooled gross floor area will be 32.2% of the heated/cooled gross floor area of the principal residence, will be less than 750 gross square feet, and greater than 300 gross square feet.

f. No accessory dwelling unit shall have a doorway entrance visible from the same street as the principal dwelling unit.

NOTE: The doorway entrance for the proposed accessory dwelling unit will face to the north, and will not be visible from 29th A venue.

g. Detached accessory dwelling units shall be located no farther than seventy-five (7 5) feet in distance from the principal dwelling unit from the closest point of the principal dwelling unit to the closest point of the accessory dwelling unit.

NOTE: The accessory dwelling unit will be located approximately 32 feet from the principal dwelling unit.

h. Excluding converted garage accessory dwelling units, the accessory dwelling unit shall be designed so that the exterior facade material is similar in appearance to the facade of the existing principal structure.

NOTE: The accessory dwelling unit has been designed so that the exterior facade material is similar in appearance to the facade of the existing principal structure.

i. One (1) off-street parking space shall be provided for the accessory dwelling unit in addition to spaces required for the principal dwelling unit.

NOTE: The additional off-street parking space for the accessory dwelling unit will be provided within the existing circular driveway.

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j. The accessory dwelling unit shall be serviced by centralized water and wastewater, or meet the Department of Health 's well and septic tank and drain.field requirements. Modification, expansion or installation of well and/or septic tank facilities to serve the accessory dwelling unit shall be designed in a manner that does not render any adjacent vacant properties "unbuildahle "for development when well and/or septic tank facilities would be required to service development on those adjacent properties.

NOTE: The accessory dwelling unit will be serviced by County water and either a new septic system (separate from the septic system that serves the existing principal residence), or through modifications (enlargements) to the existing septic system. These utility provisions will meet Health Department standards and will be designed in a manner that does not render any adjacent parcels "unbuildable" with respect to well and septic requirements.

k. No accessory dwelling unit shall be sold separately from the principal dwelling unit. The accessory dwelling unit and the principal dwelling unit shall be located on a single lot or parcel or on a combination of lots or parcels unified under a recorded unity of title document.

NOTE: The existing principal dwelling unit and proposed accessory dwelling unit are located on a single lot.

l. Prior to the granting of an administrative permit approval, the applicant shall obtain an initial concurrency certificate from the planning division. Traffic impact fees and applicable utilities impact fees must be paid prior to issuance of a concurrency certificate.

NOTE: With a condition that the applicant must obtain an initial/final concurrency certificate prior to site plan release, the applicant will meet applicable concurrency and associated impact fee requirements.

All of the above specific land use criteria applicable to this site plan application have been satisfied.

RECOMMENDATION

Based on the analysis provided, staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission grant administrative permit use approval for the requested accessory single-family dwelling unit, with the following condition:

1. The applicant shall obtain an initial/final concurrency certificate, prior to site plan release.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Application 2. Location Map 3. Site Plan 4. Floorplan

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Application Fee- $200.00 ($75.00 for Fence/Wan Items)

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Ten ( J 0) Copies of the Plan

Project Description Letter (If Necessary)

One ( 1) aerial of site with project overlaid showing surrounding 200 feet

One (1) Copy of the Owner's Deed

Letter of Authoriution from Property Owner if owner is not applicant

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ADVISORY NOTE: If a building expansion or change to a more intense use is proposed, then concurrency may be required. Concurrency involves a two (2) week application process and payment of impact fees. Check with the reviewing current development planner to find out if concurrency is required. For projects requiring concummcy, no building pennit can be issued until the appJicant obtains a conCWTency certificate.

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Approved By:, ________ ~Denied By: _________ _ Date of Action: ____ _

Comments: ________________________________ _

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TO: The Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission

DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE:

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FROM: John W. McCoy, AICP T\Jt/\\ Senior Planner, Current Development

DATE: February 1, 2016

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SUBJECT: SR 60 Vero LLC's Request to Modify Two Approval Conditions for The Reserve at Vero Beach Preliminary PD Plan [PD-14-06-04 / 98010178]

It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission at its regular meeting of February 11, 2016.

BACKGROUND AND CONDITIONS:

The Reserve at Vero Beach PD is a mixed use planned development that approved 3 commercial parcels and 159 multi-family units. The subject site is located between SR 60 on the north and College Lane on the south, just east of Sixty Oaks PD. The project is currently under construction, which includes a Chick-Fil-A, multi-family buildings, and site improvements.

At its regular meeting of September 11, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) granted conditional preliminary PD plan approval subject to the Board of County Commissioners approval of the rezoning and conceptual PD. Subsequently, on October 14, 2014, the Board granted approval. The preliminary PD plan approval contained a number of conditions. The applicant is now seeking to modify two conditions of the preliminary PD plan approval.

The applicant seeks to modify conditions related to the provision of off-site sidewalks along College Lane and the provision of a west bound right turn lane on College Lane at the project's south entrance. Generally, the applicant is seeking to modify the terms for construction of the College Lane sidewalk and the timing for the construction of the west bound right turn lane on College Lane. The PZC is now consider the requested condition modifications.

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ANALYSIS:

• Off-site College Lane Sidewalk

The off-site sidewalk along College Lane will fill in a segment between the existing Century Town Center site and 58th Avenue. Condition 3.f of the preliminary PD plan approval read as follows:

"Install the off-site sidewalk segments along College Lane between the project site and 58th

Avenue, (Prior to the first residential C. 0.)"

After PD plan approval, during development of the construction plans for the off-site sidewalk, it was determined that there are a couple of constraints for the easternmost portion of the sidewalk segment adjacent to the Ruby Tuesdafs parcel at the intersection of College Lane and 58th

A venue. At that location within the right-of-way, the sidewalk in its initially proposed location would conflict with utility poles and equipment boxes. In order to work around those facilities, an easement or additional right-of-way is needed from the Ruby Tuesday's parcel to shift the sidewalk to the north. Since this portion of the sidewalk is subject to right-of-way acquisition that is the responsibility of the county, the applicant is asking to escrow the cost of constructing that short sidewalk segment if the County cannot acquire the easement or additional right-of-way in time for the applicant to construct the sidewalk.

If the modification to the condition is approved, the applicant will be responsible for constructing the entire sidewalk segment from the Century Town Center site to 58th Avenue, or construct most of the sidewalk and escrow for future construction of the constrained segment on the Ruby Tuesday's parcel if the additional right-of-way or easement has not been obtained by the County in time. Given the physical conflicts and right-of-way constraints, staff supports the requested condition modification.

• Right Tum Lane at College Lane/Project Entrance

The westbound right turn lane at the project's southern driveway entrance is a site related improvement that will serve the project's College Lane driveway. Condition 3.d of the preliminary PD plan approval reads as follows:

"Prior to issuance of the first certificate of occupancy (C. 0.) the applicant shall install a west bound right-turn lane on College Lane at the project's entrance."

As project construction has progressed, it appears that the first building that will be completed and need a certificate of occupancy (C.O.) will be the Chick-Fil-A building on SR 60, and not one of the residential buildings that will benefit from the College Lane entrance and associated tum lane improvements. Based on the progress of actual construction, the first residential building will be completed several months after the Chick-Fil-A is completed. In the interim, Chick-Fil-A will have alternate access to College Lane via the public north/south driveway located on the adjacent Century Town Center site. The applicant is seeking to modify condition 3d to require the tum lane to be constructed prior to issuance of the first residential C.O. The applicant has supplied traffic data, acceptable to Traffic Engineering, which documents that the College Lane tum lane is not required for the Chick-Fil-A and other commercial lots on SR 60. Staff has reviewed and agrees with the modification to condition 3d as requested.

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RECOMMENDATION:

Based on the analysis performed, staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission modify the preliminary PD plan approval conditions 3f and 3d for The Reserve at Vero Beach PD as follows:

Prior to the first residential Certificate of Occupancy (C.O.), the applicant shall:

1. Install the complete off-site sidewalk segments along College Lane between the Century Town Center site and 5 8th A venue or escrow with the County 125% the cost of the construction of the sidewalk portion constrained by insufficient right-of-way or easement area. [Replaces original condition 3f]

2. Install the west bound right tum lane on College Lane at the project's south entrance, and obtain Public Work's approval of the tum lane construction. [Replaces original condition 3d]

All other original preliminary PD plan approval conditions to remain.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Request Letter Approval Letter with Conditions Location Map Site Plan with Exhibits

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John McCoy, Chief Community Development Indian River County 1801 27'h Street Vero Beach, FL 32960

RE: SR 60 Vero LLC

Collins, Brown, Barkett,

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ATTORNJ;YS AT LAW

788 BEACHLANCI BOULINARCI, V&:RO BEACH, l"LORIDA 32983

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TELEPHONE: 772•231-4343

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February l, 2016

Dear John: This will confinn our discussion this morning:

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SR 60 Vero, LLC, hereby requests that it be put on the February 11 P&Z agenda for the following items:

1. To modify Condition 3.f. as stated in your October 21 PD approval letter. Condition 3.f. requires the developer to ''install the offsite sidewalk segments along College Lane between the project site and 58th Avenue (prior to the first residential C.O.)"

As you know, there are two utility poles and other electrical equipment at the NW comer of 58th Ave. and College Lane which would interfere with the proposed sidewalk. The County would need to obtain right-of-way from the owner of Ruby Tuesday's to complete that segment of the sidewalk. Kimley Horn has prepared a sketch and legal description of the required right­of-way on the Ruby Tuesday property. (See Attachment).

Accordingly, the developer asks the county to modify Condition 3.f. to require the developer to install the subject offsite sidewalk to the point where it reaches the parcel shown on the attached exhibit. The developer will post a bond or other security to cover the cost of construction for the remainder of the sidewalk .

Please recall that at a meeting in Stan's office on Sept. 4, 2015, attended by all relevant parties, including Mr. Szpyrka, yourself, Mr. DeBraal and Mr. Boling, this was the solution we all agreed to.

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John McCoy, Chief February 1, 2016 Page2

2. SR 60 Vero, LLC hereby requests one additional modification to the conditions of PD approval as stated in your October 21, 2014 letter: Condition 3 .d. requires construction of the west bound right turn lane on College Lane prior to issuance of the first certificate of occupancy. SR 60 Vero, LLC requests that this condition he modified to require construction of this tum lane prior issuance of the first residential C.O., which would coincide with condition 3.f., concerning the sidewalk..

The reason for this requested modification is that the first C.O. expected will be for one of the commercial parcels on State Road 60, and that CO is needed before the tum lane can be completed. The College Lane turn lane will primarily serve the residential portion of this mixed use PD, and will not be significant for the commercial sites. The project's traffic engineer, Rhonda Pieper-Schmitz, has coordinated with the traffic department to address this issue.

In all likelihood, even if the tum lane were completed, it would not be used at this time because of all of the construction still going on for the residential phase of this PD, between College Lane and the commercial lots on SR 60: the developer would discourage the public from driving through this large construction site, especially when there is better traffic circulation through the Town Center site.

Please add these requests to the February 11 P&Z agenda, and let me know if I can provide any additional information at this time.

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Bruce Barkett For the Finn

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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

1801 27th Street, Vero Beach FL 32960 772-226-1237 / 772-978-1806 fax

www.ircgov.com

October 21, 2014

James G. Vitter, P.E. Kimley-Hom & Associates, Inc. 445 24th S1reet Suite 200 Vero Beach FL 32960

RE: SR 60 Vero, LLC's Request to Re-mne Approximately 19.99 Acrea from RM-8 to PDMXD and to Obtain Concurrent Conceptual PD Plan & Preliminary PD Plan/Plat Approval [PD-14-06-04 / 98010178-72229]

Dear Mr. Vitter:

At its regular meeting of October 14, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners approved the PD rezoning request and granted conceptual PD plan approval for the project referenced above. That action made the September 11, 2014 Planning & Zoning Commission approval of the associated request for Preliminary PD Plan/Plat approval valid. Those actions approved the development of 159 multi-family residential units and 3 commercial out parcels along SR60 totaling approximately 4.60 acres of commercial area, with the following conditions:

1. Prior t.o PD plan release, the applicant shall obtain staff approval of the final architectural elevations for all proposed structures.

2. Prior to PD plan release, the applicant shall submit copies of the following jurisdictional agency permits to planning staff:

a. Indian River County Initial/Final Concurrency for Phase 1 b. Indian River County Land Development Permit or Waiver c. Indian River County Land Clearing Permit d. Indian River County Tree Removal Permit e. Indian River County Utility Construction Permit f. Indian River County Right-of-way Permit g. Indian River County Stonnwater Type "B,, Permit h. SJRWMD Environmental Resource Permit Modification

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i. DEP Water/Wastewater j. DEP Notice of Intent - Generic Permit for Storm.water Discharge from

Construction Activities that Disturb Five or More _"\cres of Land k. FOOT SR 60 Driveway Connection Penn.it 1. FDOT SR 60 Drainage Connection Permit m. FDOT Utility Permit for Water and Sewer Construction n. IRFWCD Drainage Connection Permit

3. Prior to the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy (C.O.) the applicant shall:

a. Install all required on-site mitigation trees. b. Complete all landscape and opaque feature improvements along the project

site's entire west property line, as depicted on the approYed conceptual PD plan.

c. Construct a sidewalk along the overall site's entire College Lane frontage and repair the site's SR 60 sidewalk if so required by Public ·Works.

d. Install the west bound right twn lane on College Lane at the project's entrance, install the east bound right-turn lane on SR 60 at the project's entrance, and obtain Public Work's approval of tum lane construction.

e. Install or escrow for construction of the proposed transit stop/shelter along the project's SR 60 frontage.

f. Install the off-site sidewalk segments along College Lane between the project site and 58th Avenue (Prior to the first residential C.O.).

4. The Reserve at Vero Beach project site shall revert to its original RM-8 zoning if project construction has not commenced within 7 years of the approval of the conceptual PD plan and PDMXD rez.oning.

5. Any fast food restaurant with a drive through is restricted to the easternmost and middle commercial parcels (commercial Lots 2 and 3).

6. Construction on commercial Lot 2 shall not commence until construction has started on 25% (40 units) of the project's total number of residential units.

7. Site plan approval is required for development of Lots 1 and 3.

The next step in the process is for the applicant to apply for and obtain a land development permit (LDP) or waiver from the Public Works department.

Please be advised that preliminary PD plan/plat approval shall terminate and become null and void without notice if construction has not commenced by October 14, 2019. Construction shall be considered abandoned and preliminary plat approval may be terminated if a good faith effort to proceed with the completion of the project has not occurred for a continuous period of 6 months.

If you require any additional information please contact me at 772-226-123 5.

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::(J.W.M~ John W. McCoy, AICP Chief, Current Development

cc: Stan Boling, AICP (via e-mail) Sasan Rohani, AICP (via e-mail) Kelly McKinley (via e-mail) Chris Mora (via e-mail) Chris Kafer, P.E. (via e-mail) David Hays, P.E. (via e-mail) David Schryver (via e-mail) Todd Tardif (via e-mail) Environmental Health (via e-mail) Lt. Peggy Parmenter (via e-mail) Roland DeBlois, AICP (via e-mail) Jesse Roland (via e-mail) Jeanne Bresett (via e-mail) Brian Freeman (via e-mail) Manny Cabo (via e-mail) Stephen Cohen ( via e-mail) Roberta Howser (US Mail) Jody Owens (via e-mail) SR60 Task Force (via e-mail)

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For this meeting's packet, the following articles are provided:

(1) "Florida citrus: Packed up and shipped north, but for how much longer?", Tampa Bay Times, January 21, 2016, Katie Metler.

(2) "Editorial: Fighting greening with greenback", The Ledger, January 27, 2016.

(3) "Lean times force citrus department staff, program cuts", The Ledger, January 20, 2016, Kevin Bouffard.

( 4) "Alternative Crops Gaining More Attention In Florida", Growing Produce, February 1, 2016, Paul Rusnak.

(5) "Satellites show Florida beaches becoming darker, and that's good for sea turtles", Phys.org, January 28, 2016.

(6) "U.S. private space companies plan surge in launches this year", Froggyweb.com, February 3, 2016, Irene Klotz.

(7) "Foreclosures, delinquent mortgages decline", Sun Sentinel, February 1, 2016.

(8) "County commission to discuss sea level rise issue", Keys News, January 25, 2016, Timothy O'Hare.

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Florida citrus: Packed up and shipped north, b ut for how much longer? Katia Mettler, Times Staff Writer

Thursday, January 21, 2016 11 :42am

Citrus is as synonymous with F1orida as beaches and smi.:5htrn.:. Take a drive down the back roads, where

Ohi fiorida still reigns, and you'll see where it comes

to lifo.

N~xt stop: packing houses, which are in full produdion mode during the winter, washing and

,,orting and boxing up our bounty to be shipped toward the frigid lips ofNortherners craving a sip of

the south.

Kumquat Growers, located outside Dade City, is in

the final days of preparation for next weekend's Kumquat Festival, a daylong celebration of the tiny,

often perplexing fruit that is eaten peel and all.

"Everybody is doing their thing," said co-owner Margie Neuhofer. "We have three hectic days

cuming up.''

But looming over the industry's busy season is a dim

reality: F1orida citrus is dying.

1\°~uhofer said the kumquat season usually lasts into :\.pril, but the diminished crop this year has her worried they won't last that long. First, she said,

they'll stop all wholesale. Keeping fruit in the gift

shop is top priority.

"We don't know where we're going to wind up," she said.

'i""!1e dP-cline, a result of destructive hurricanes, devastating disease and harsh economics, has plagued the industry for

mor<) than a decade.

During the 2014-15 growing season, Florida produced its smallest orange crop in 52 years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. TI1e overall acreage of planted orange groves in F1orida, the top U.S. grower, has dropped to

the lowest level since at least 1966.

wl!ally, groves - and the Old Florida they represent - have faded as well. Densely populated Pinellas County, which

<levot1od 15,000 acres ofland to citrus cultivation in the 1950s, now has no commercial groves.

in &pite of the industry's stumbles, citrus remains an integral- ifless defining - element of Florida's allure.

TI1e fruits themselves are our ambassadors. After they're picked, those kumquats, tangelos, tangerines, oranges and ;,r.::pcfruits go all over the world: Canada, Japan, Belgium, South Korea and many other countries.

Florida Kumquats feed Chinese New Year celebrations in New York and add flavor to a specialty beer at a brewery in, of all places, Alaska.

Hut as it turns out, the biggest consumers of Florida fresh citrus are Floridians themselves, followed by a string of Northern states including New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and, for some reason, Georgia.

University of Florida Emeritus Professor Tom Spreen, who studies the economics of Florida's citrus industry, said groves that specialize in gift fruit have an advantage because buyers are willing to pay a higher price for an aesthetically pleasing package.

"They can be real selective on size to make their fruit all uniform," he said.

nm Burchenal, the 87-year-old owner ofCee Bee's Citrus in Odessa, said business has been humming since the holidays. His 300-acre grove produces citrus to be sold on the property, at local produce stands and through gift shipments across the country.

iloyett's Citrus Attraction in Brooksville, which operates as a grove, packing house and kitschy tourist destination, does the same, shipping individual packages to buyers as far north as Alaska.

"Citrus is a winter thing," said Boyett's owner Kathy Oleson. Last week, she said, the grove "was bustling, it was busy."

Though the industry itselfis waning, oranges still decorate Florida license plates and cups of citrus juice continue to greet visitors at the state's welcome centers.

"it's one of those instant identifiers," said David Dodd, vice president of visitor services for Visit Florida, the state's tourism marketing agency.

That's by design.

Fvr 69 years, Florida has been giving away those cups of free juice to sun-thirsty travelers. More than once, Dodd said he has heard visitors offer some version of this tale: "When I came here as a little boy on vacation, I knew we were in Florida because of the sunshine and the citrus."

"It's a rite of passage," Dodd said. "You see generations coming in."

On a\-erage, about 35,761 gallons of citrus juice are passed out to travelers each year, enough to fill six swimming pools .

. \n extenJcd benefit of the Welcome to Florida juice tradition is that it conditions tastebuds to associate citrus with vacation, which means those dreaming of warm beaches can settle for fruit instead, a consolation prize for hibernating Spring Breakers but a win for a beleaguered industry.

Citrus Shipping from Florida

Where does Florida .. ship its citrus in the U.S.?

As it turns out, the greatest consumers of Florida fresh citrus during the 2014-15 growing season were

Floridians themselves, followed by a string of northern states including New York, New Jersey, Illinois and

Pennsylvania, plus, for some reason, Georgia. We're not talking juice jugs here, but the citrus shipped

whole, skin and all, across the country. Most Florida citrus goes straight up, to the Midwest and Northeast.

8elli!:!s in the west are mostlv filled with citrus from California and Texas.

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Where in the world does Fl.orida's citrus go?"

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Canada: 1.5 million cartons

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Internat ional Market for Florida Citrus: Canada, Japan, Belgium, South Korea, The Netherlands, Taiwan,

?uerto Rico, China, Finland, France, Sweden, Germany, Singapore, Norway

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How do local counties stack up in Florida citrus production?

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Times staffer Josie Hollingsworth built the graphics for this report. Contact Katie Mettler at kmettler@tampabay.com or (d13) 226-3446. Follow @kemettler.

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OUR VIEWPOINT: FLORIDA'S CITRUS INDUSTRY

Editorial: Fighting greening with greenbacks

Published: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 12:01 a.m.

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson visited Lakeland on Monday and was treated to a

demonstration of the latest tool that citrus growers hope will impede the spread of

the deadly citrus greening disease. Highlighting the show was a high-tech laser system that injects antibiotics directly into the leaves of citrus trees, thus allowing

the remedy to penetrate the plant more quickly - scientists estimate perhaps 40

times faster - than a typical topical spray.

The new technology, however, is hindered by old problem. As Ed Etxeberria, a plant

physiologist at the Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred, told the senator, "I don't think every grower could buy this. My impression is this machine

would be very expensive."

While Nelson promised more federal money to combat greening was on the way,

through a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant of $6.8 million to the center that was expected to be announced this week, we think beleaguered growers could more

immediately benefit from a combination of old-school approaches.

Nelson figures prominently in one part. Last month the Democratic senator

proposed a bill that would allow growers to immediately claim a tax break for the

cost of planting new trees. Under current law, those costs can't be claimed until the grove starts producing income, which usually takes about four years. Nelson's bill is

similar to one proposed by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, a Sarasota Republican, who has been joined by many in the Florida House delegation, including some Democrats

as well as GOP Reps. Dennis Ross of Lakeland and Tom Rooney of Okeechobee,

whose district includes much of southern Polk County.

The industry blames the decade-old greening epidemic for wiping out 28 percent of

the state's overall grove acreage, from 641,400 acres in 2005 to 460,641 acres today. Nelson told The Ledger last month that Florida may not have a citrus industry much

longer if growers don't get busy planting trees. He's right. Scientists have made

excellent strides to treat, and perhaps prevent, greening, but Florida's depleted crop

cannot recover without more trees.

The senator's initiative can help with that, but it has a complement that would make

it more vital.

State Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam promised back in November to unveil a plan to help eradicate abandoned citrus groves, which he has characterized

as "reservoirs of infection." That recently came about as part of the $22 million anti­

greening package that Putnam seeks in the 2017 state budget.

Within that is a new wrinkle to incentivize landowners to remove trees from

decaying groves.

Florida hosts an estimated 130,000 acres of abandoned commercial groves, which

are those that have been unattended for at least two years, or have been repurposed

for another agriculture use, such as hosting livestock or planting pine trees.

Citrus industry leaders say the cost of clearing all that land could run as much as $60

million.

Putnam intends to launch this program with a $1 million ante in the new budget. And he has found an ally.

Two weeks ago state Sen. Bill Galvano, a Bradenton Republican, amended a larger agriculture bill with a provision creating the Grove Removal or Vector Elimination

(GROVE) Program. Under that, landowners would clear their abandoned groves and then request reimbursement from the Agriculture Department. The state would pay

grove owners up to So percent of their costs, capped at $125,000 a year.

State officials and the industry have targeted these forsaken lands for years. Back in

2009, the department hoped to get action by allowing landowners to retain the property tax break for agricultural land by approving clearing diseased trees as a

permitted farming activity. "We have got to get abandoned property owners to begin

killing trees," Mike Sparks, executive vice president and CEO of Florida Citrus

Mutual, the industry's trade group, wrote to his members back then. "We can't have safe harbors for (greening) and canker dotting the Florida citrus landscape."

That program, though, obviously wasn't enough. Putnam and Galvano, though, have

the right idea, although it might benefit from a boost in Putnam's proposed seed

amount.

Ultimately, the proposals by Nelson and Putnam are running parallel tracks toward the same goal: a healthier citrus industry, both physically and financially. And

financial incentives are likely the best route there. If only Washington and

Tallahassee could somehow synchronize these efforts, the citrus industry would

bounce back more quickly than many now anticipate. That may be too much to hope for, but each plan deserves support. So, we call on lawmakers from Florida's citrus

belt in both capitals to continue to press the case that we need to do all we can to

rescue our growers.

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Lean times force citrus department staff, program cuts By ¥:·:·!i. :-~.st'/n.:4 The Ledger Published: W,,dnesday, January 20, 2016 at 6: 15 p.m.

BARTOW -Three months after becoming its permanent executive director, Shannon Shepp unveiled a leaner, if not quite meaner, Florida Department of Citrus.

The re-organization, which the Florida Citrus Commission unanimously approved at

its Wednesday meeting, included salary increases for three top Citrus Department

officials.

David Steele received a 13 percent increase to an annual salary of $130,000 after Shepp appointed him deputy executive director and chief marketing officer at the

Dec. 16 meeting. Previously the director of public relations, Steele now takes charge

of the entire Citrus Department marketing program, including setting strategy and

programs.

Christine Marion got a 9 percent raise to $112,000 a year after her promotion last

month to deputy executive director and chief financial officer. In that position, Marion, formerly the comptroller, will take over the department's administration in

her absence, Shepp said.

Samantha Lane was promoted to Steele's position, now called director of public

relations and branding, at an annual salary of $95,000, a 46 percent increase from her previous salary as a public relations manager. Most of the Citrus Department's

marketing program involves public relations in print and social media after declining

revenues forced it to abandon 50 years of TV ads in 2014.

Despite the increases, the salaries represent less money than past executives received in comparable positions over the years, said Shepp, who also acknowledged

Citrus Department salaries have been higher than other state agencies.

''The goal was to align us closer with the salary structure in other state agencies,"

Shepp told The Ledger. "It gives us the ability to remain nimble in these uncertain

times."

Even after the salary hikes, total salaries at the Citrus Department have declined by

$985,000, or 22 percent, since the 2012-13 season, Marion told the commission. The number of full-time positions has declined to 43 employees from 51 people over that

time while executive salaries declined by $220,000.

The Citrus Department mission is to market the state's citrus products, primarily

orange juice. Its revenue comes mostly from a tax on commercial citrus growers

based on their annual harvest.

The department needed the higher salaries in the past to attract marketing

professionals from the private sector, Shepp said, but those salaries cannot be

justified in the current environment. That referred to a declining tax base as the fatal

bacterial disease citrus greening continues to diminish Florida's citrus harvest.

The Citrus Commission also approved program and budget cuts stemming from the

latest reduction in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's projected 2015-16 Florida

harvest. The current budget stands at $29.9 million, less than half the department's budget of a decade ago and $3 million less than the beginning of its fiscal year in

July.

Retail marketing programs took the biggest cut at $1.4 million, which includes dropping store coupons and cash incentives for restaurant servers for increasing

orange juice sales, Marion said. It also dropped fresh orange promotions.

Public relations programs took a $456,000 cut; administration dropped $450,000;

scientific research fell $300,000 by delaying or dropping planned research projects; and international marketing in Europe, Canada and Japan was trimmed by

$180,000.

Commissioner Marty McKenna, a Lake Wales grower, expressed the concern that

some programs would be rendered ineffective by further cuts in the current budget or next year's. He suggested the department might need to restructure its priorities.

The Citrus Commission in July appointed Shepp, then a deputy executive director, to the interim executive director following the resignation of Doug Ackerman, who was

arrested and charged that month on a drunken driving charge. It appointed her

permanently in October at a retroactive annual salary of $156,000, or 18 percent less than Ackerman's salary.

- Kevin Bouffard can be reached at kevin.bouffard@theledger.com or at 863-401-

6980. Read more on Florida citrus on his Facebook page, Florida Citrus Witness,

http://bit.ly/baxWuU.

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Alternative Crops Gaining More Attention In Florida l Growing Produce

Alternative Crops Gaining ~,~ore Atter1tion In Florida Posted By: Paul Rusnak I February 1,

2016

Hops

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As more traditional crops in Florida are challenged by pests

and diseases, increasing costs, and foreign competition,

growers are looking for alternatives to diversify their

operations. During the 2015 Florida Ag E.i-f.po, Dr. Zhanao

Deng, a Professor of Ornamental Plant Breeding and

Genetics, presented his research regarding the potential of

growing pomegranates, blackberries, and hops in the state.

Pomegranates

Deng told attendees that pomegranates have several market

advantages. They have grown in popularity due to their health

benefits. And, there is very little production of the fruit in the

Southeast. California is the major growing region with 30,000

acres.

Researchers are testing different varieties to see which ones

might fit Florida's climate and soils best. The biggest challenge

to overcome will be the crop's susceptibility to a number of

diseases in the state's subtropical environment. Leaf spots

and blights can cause severe early defoliation, fruit rot, drop,

and mummification.

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Alternative Crops Gaining More Attention In Florida I Growing Produce some of which, researchers hope will be more suitable to

Florida's climate and therefore a viable commercial venture in

the future.

Blac~berrias Finding the best varieties with low chilling requirements (100 to

300 hours) will be key to future success. The majority of

commercial blackberry varieties were developed by the

University of Arkansas and have high chilling requirements.

New breeding lines are being developed for Florida's warmer

winters. "Blackberries are becoming popular and profitable,"

Deng said. "With proper cultivars, growers can harvest and sell

the fruit in May and June and/or November and December.

This will provide growers with a new market."

A number of U-Pick farms already are having success growing

the crop in the state.

Hops

The popularity of microbreweries is creating demand for the

crop because brewmasters want to promote the "buy local"

angle of their beers.

The biggest challenges to producing hops in Florida are

related to climate and daylight requirements. Most are grown

in Oregon and Washington where daylight hours are longer.

Deng said research is the early stages to determine the

viability of growing hops in the state.

Special thanks to DuPont Crop Pn:;t(~ctfon for sponsoring

special coverage of the Florida Ag Expo.

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Newly published research that started as a high school science project confirms that the density of sea turtle nests on Florida beaches is reduced where artificial lights along the coast deter nesting females.

But the data also show that the network of sea turtle-friendly lighting ordinances along Florida's coast seems to be working.

"It's a success story. Florida's coastlines are getting darker, and that's a good thing not just for sea turtles but for other organisms," said UCF biology professor John Weishampel, co-author of

his father suggested exploring how sea turtle nests have fared since cities began adopting restrictions on coastal lighting that can disorient nesting mothers.

First, they gathered data on the intensity of artificial light at night that was collected by the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program from 1992 to 2012. Then they compared it to the extensive data on nesting sea turtles collected by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for the same period.

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the study published last week in the journal Because Florida's human population increased by Remote Sensing in Ecology and ConseNation. "It more than 40 percent during that period - adding shows we affect turtles' nesting, but at the same about 5.5 million people - researchers expected to time we've been successful at reducing that effect." find that artificial light levels had increased, too.

The research started last year with Weishampel's son Zachary. The high school student had experience analyzing satellite imagery from an earlier project. He was looking for an idea for the science fair that would let him use that skill when

But, assisted by UCF graduate student Wan-Hwa Cheng, they found that nighttime light levels had decreased for more than two-thirds of the 368 one­kilometer (.62-mile) sections of Florida beach that were examined. Some 14 percent had increased, and the rest hadn't changed.

"Sea turtle populations are doing pretty well in Florida, and it may be due in part to our coastal management," Weishampel said. "The satellite serves as a kind of policeman in the sky to see what's going on with these lighting ordinances."

About 90 percent of sea turtle nesting in the continental United States occurs in Florida, led by three main species: loggerheads, green turtles and leatherbacks. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service classifies green turtles and leatherbacks as endangered, and loggerheads as threatened.

Previous research has shown that sea turtles are impacted by artificial light. And because sea turtles are so long-lived and spend only a fraction of their lives ashore, they had little time to adapt to manmade lights. That's prompted regulations meant to reduce the amount of light near nesting beaches by mandating the type of bulbs used and requiring fixtures to be shielded and directed downward.

In some areas - such as around Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island and Sanibel Island - the researchers found that light levels had decreased dramatically since 1992. Others, including Wabasso Beach and Jupiter Island, had increased.

The density of turtle nests is reduced where artificial light is brightest, and higher where it's dark, researchers found. They also concluded that turtles aren't impacted by beach lighting alone. Data showed that light from distant urban areas, known as "skyglow" - even from cities as far as 60 miles away - can influence a female turtle's nesting location.

An earlier study in Israel used satellite data to gauge artificial light's impact on loggerhead and green turtle nesting in the Mediterranean Sea. But the data on which it relied were not as robust as Florida's vast nesting database. At most, the density of nests in the Israeli study was fewer than 10 per kilometer of beach. By comparison, several monitored Florida beaches have more than 700 loggerhead, 100 green and 10 leatherback nests per kilometer.

In Florida, sea turtle nesting has been increasing

for all three species. The UCF research suggests that artificial lighting may not be critically impairing those turtle populations, and light mitigation policies are working.

At the same time, the adult females are only half the equation. Turtle hatchlings are lured away from the sea by artificial light, and that impact on nesting may not be felt for decades.

Even so, Weishampel said the research shows satellite-derived data can be used to determine what areas need more effective management of artificial light. It's also a useful tool to monitor more remote areas for conservation purposes.

Provided by University of Central Florida

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U.S. private space companies plan surge in launches this year

Wednesday, February 03, 2016 1 :SO p.m. CST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. private space companies Space Exploration

Technologies and United Launch Alliance, a partnership of Lockheed Martin and BoeingN>,

have scheduled more than 30 launches from Florida this year, up from 18 last year,

according to company and Air Force officials.

The jump in planned launches reflects increasing demand for commercial communications

and imaging satellites, as well as business from the U.S. military, International Space

Station cargo ships and a NASA asteroid sample return mission. SpaceX and ULA fly from

pads at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, just south of NASA's spaceport.

"We want to be able to fly every week, for sure, if not multiple times in a week," SpaceX

President Gwynne Shotwell said at a webcast commercial space conference in Washington

D.C. on Wednesday.

The launch rate is expected to continue to climb as new companies, including

Amazon.com (http://Amazon.com) founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, enters the market later

this decade. The launch services industry generated global revenues of $5.9 billion in

2014, according to a report last year by the Satellite Industry Association.

The first launch from Florida this year is slated for Friday when a United Launch Alliance

Atlas 5 rocket blasts off to put a Boeing-built Global Positioning System satellite into orbit

for the Air Force.

"The last time we saw 30-plus launches would have been back in the 1960s," said business

strategist Dale Ketcham with the state-backed Space Florida economic development

agency.

The missions include an air-launched Pegasus rocket, owned by Orbital ATK, which will

carry a NASA Earth sciences satellite.

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SpaceX and United Launch Alliance also have launch pads at Vandenberg Air Force Base in

California. Orbital ATK is preparing its revamped Antares rocket for launch this year from

the Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. Antares has been grounded since an

October 2014 accident.

Florida is working to expand its aerospace business from launches to manufacturing and

ultimately into research and development, Ketcham said.

The state is vying to land a satellite manufacturing facility for startup OneWeb LLC, based

in Britain's Channel Islands, which intends to fly a constellation of 720 small satellites to

provide broadband Internet services worldwide.

(Reporting by Irene Klotz; Editing by Bill Trott and Cynthia Osterman)

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Foreclosures, delinquent mortgages decline

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~() roperty foreclosures and delinquent mortgages are down across South Florida, according to a

Jr:. report that provides more evidence of the improving housing market.

The foreclosure rate in tnj:,;;,~·,l / n,_;_n :; fell by 2.01 percent in November compared with the year before

- the biggest drop in the tri-count:y area, according to CoreLogic, an information and analytics

company based in Irvine, Calif.

Some 2.55 percent of mortgages in L1T•' ,,;_i·,1 l\n,,.~,t:.- were in foreclosure, down from 4.56 percent a year

earlier, CoreLogic said.

P ', , :~.--1•·l .. ·, 1.;1: :;- had the region's lowest foreclosure rate at 1.95 percent, down from 3.49 percent the

year before. Miami-Dade's foreclosure rate dropped from 4.80 percent to 3.12 percent.

All three counties saw more improvement than the nation as a whole, but foreclosures remained

substantially higher here. The foreclosure rate nationally fell from 1.49 percent to 1.17 percent.

The number of loans at least 90 days delinquent also improved in South Florida and across the country.

i ;:'•,.m a1 (I :'; ff,, ,1y's delinquency rate fell from 9.50 percent of all mortgages to 6.29 percent; l':; tn. BPt,:·h

C· J. PI i's dropped from 7.54 percent to 4.75 percent and Miami-Dade's declined from 10.67 percent to

7.25 percent.

Nationwide, 3.25 percent of all loans were delinquent in November, d°'vn from 4.14 percent the year

before.

The CoreLogic report buttresses a release last month from Realty'Trac, a real estate listing firm in Irvine

that said new foreclosure cases have declined.

RealtyTrac said 865 new foreclosures were filed in December, down 37 percent from December 2014.

Today's buyers are benefiting from a stronger economy, and lenders are using stricter underwriting

standards to weed out troubled borrowers, analysts say. Property values are on the rise, restoring equity

and confidence among homeowners.

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County corr•mission to discuss sea level rise issue Monday, January 25, 2016

BY TIMOTHY O'HARA Citizen Staff tohara@keysnews.com

The Monroe County Commission will meet Tuesday to further plan and prepare for an issue that could make living in the Florida Keys more difficult in some areas, if not impossible in others, in the future.

The commission will discuss the topic of sea level rise and global climate change and how to prepare for it.

The County Commission will meet all day Tuesday to discuss sea level rise predictions and mitigation efforts in the Florida Keys and how the county can reduce its own carbon footprint in effort to minimize the causes of sea level rise. The commission will meet at 10 a.m. at the Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas Highway.

The low-lying Florida Keys is one of the most vulnerable communities in the country when it comes to sea level rise, ranking third, behind two coastal towns in North Carolina, according to a University of Georgia study. As much as 36 percent of the population in the Keys could be displaced by rising seas by 2060 if no changes are made to current infrastructure, the study states.

From the destruction of property to impacts on the water supply, sea level rise has been identified as one of the biggest issues facing South Florida in the future. This fall's king tides gave Keys residents and visitors a taste of what the future could hold.

The Florida Keys has experienced nearly 9 inches of sea-level rise in the past 100 years. County-contracted climate change experts predict from 3 to 7 inches of sea-level rise by 2030, and 9 to 24 inches of sea-level rise by 2060.

"I can honestly say that the Keys are the most unique and vulnerable community I have worked with," said County sea level rise consultant and attorney Erin Deady, who has worked a dozen other Florida counties and cities on sea level rise and sustainability projects. "These decisions are not going to be easy and you are going to have to approach them differently in different parts of the Keys. The decisions made in the Upper Keys are going to be different than in the Lower Keys."

The county has embarked on several initiatives in the past several years to prepare for sea level rise, such as raise roads and county facilities such as fire stations to lift them out of flood zones.

Following the fall king tides, the county has embarked on pilot programs in Key Largo and Big

Pine Key to mitigate flooding from tidal influences, county sustainability coordinator Rhonda Haag said.

At the same time, it has reduced its energy consumption by roughly 20 percent in recent years and plans to reduce it another 20 percent, Haag said.

"We have to remain to be in the forefront in the planning and preparing because we are an island community," Haag said.

tohara@keysnews.com

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