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Introduction During the past few years, an area bordered by Plumosa Avenue, Anchor Road and Lemon Lane has had difficulty attracting new commercial and industrial infill development due to the existing residential uses within the area. Some of the residential properties have transitioned to commercial or industrial use. Some with site plan approval, many without site plan approvals. Additionally, staff has found many of the Future Land Use (FLU) and zoning designations of properties to be incompatible. This has required applicants to go through additional administrative processes and obtain Planning and Zoning Commission approval for modifications to site plan requirements. Staff realized that a re-evaluation of the growth trends for the properties located west of US Hwy. 17-92 was needed. The City has the authority to conduct Small Area Studies (SAS) to identify strategies for physically and functionally redeveloping areas with the intent of making these areas more economically viable and livable. Through the City's SAS process, goals, objectives, and policies may be adopted that will affect the character, quality and density/intensity of development and redevelopment in an area. The West Casselberry SAS has been initiated with the intent of improving the economic viability and livability of the area. A Conceptual Plan for the area was developed, and will be used to determine future land use, zoning and other applicable design standards and policies. The study area contains approximately 419 acres, and comprises that part of the City and select Seminole County properties west of US HWY 17-92 and north of Lemon Lane. A portion of the City's Community Redevelopment District (CRD) is also part of the study area. Both area boundaries can be seen in Figure 1 and 1 A. The study area is easily split into the north and south sub-areas. The dividing line is Plumosa Avenue. The north sub-area, comprising 213 acres, is a homogenous residential area with a commercial fringe along US Hwy 17-92. The south sub-area, comprising 206 acres, is a mixture of residential, industrial, and commercial land uses. The purpose of the SAS is to guide redevelopment of the area to ensure a desirable urban form that enhances commercial and residential redevelopment opportunities and preserves the residential character of existing neighborhoods. This goal will be obtained through citizen input and the development of a conceptual plan for the area. The conceptual plan will include: 1. Appropriate Future Land Use (FLU) and zoning designations; 2. Development and redevelopment goals and objectives for the area; 3. The means to achieve goals and objectives, such as design guidelines and ULDR amendments; and 4. The Community Redevelopment District (CRD) 2003 study results. Socio-Economic and Land Use Data The social, economic and development patterns of the area were ascertained in order to get a clear understanding of the issues that face the WSAS. Social attributes included population and ownership patterns. Directly related to these indicators were economic attributes of income, and housing costs. Land use patterns, including actual use and lot size, were also reviewed to compare existing uses on a property to their related Future Land Use (FLU) and zoning designations. 1