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(3) Standards of Review <br />In reviewing the application of a proposed amendment to the <br />text of the Land Development Regulations or an application for <br />a proposed amendment to the official zoning atlas, the Board <br />of County Commissioners and the Planning and Zoning Commission <br />shall consider: <br />(a) Whether or not the proposed amendment is in conflict with <br />any applicable portion of the Land Development <br />Regulations; <br />(b) Whether or not the proposed amendment is consistent with <br />all elements of the Indian River County Comprehensive <br />Plan; <br />(c) Whether or not the proposed amendment is consistent with <br />existing and proposed land uses; <br />(d) Whether or not the proposed amendment is in compliance <br />with the adopted county thoroughfare plan; <br />(e) Whether or not the proposed amendment would generate <br />traffic which would decrease the service levels on <br />roadways below level adopted in the Comprehensive Plan; <br />(f) Whether or not there have been changed conditions which <br />would warrant an amendment; <br />(g) Whether or not the proposed amendment would decrease the <br />level of service established in the Comprehensive Plan <br />for Sanitary Sewer, Potable Water, Solid Waste, Drainage, <br />and Recreation; <br />(h) Whether or not the proposed amendment would result in <br />significant adverse impacts on the natural environment; <br />(i) Whether or not the proposed amendment would result in an <br />orderly and logical development pattern, specifically <br />identifying any negative effects on such pattern; <br />(j) Whether or not the proposed amendment would be in <br />conflict with the public interest, and is in harmony with <br />the purpose and intent of the Land Development <br />Regulations; as well as <br />(k) Any other matters that may be deemed appropriate by the <br />Planning and Zoning Commission or the Board of County <br />Commissioners in review and consideration of the proposed <br />amendment such as police protection, fire protection, and <br />emergency medical services. <br />NOTE: Some of these items of consideration may be deemed as <br />inapplicable in the review and approval of Land Development <br />Regulation amendment requests. <br />(4) Amendment Procedures <br />(a) Application and content. All applications (other than <br />Board of County Commissioners initiated amendments) for <br />changes and amendments shall contain all the information <br />required of this section and shall be in a form <br />prescribed by the Community Development Department and <br />approved by the Board of County Commissioners. The <br />103 <br />