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Compatibility with the Surrounding Area According to county land use policy,sites such as the Orchid Quay,LLC property that front on major roads like US #1 and are a part of a larger project may be appropriate for several zoning districts. Since the subject property is part of a larger generally vacant tract of land to the east and north owned by the same owner, and since land to the west and southwest of the subject property are separated from the subject site by a local road (46th Avenue) and arterial road (US# 1), and since land to the southwest is currently designated C/I and zoned commercial,and since the land to the south is zoned commercial and multi-family and is separated from the subject site by a local road(82"d Street),there will be no compatibility problems between uses on those properties and the uses allowed under the requested OCR zoning of the subject property. Uses under the OCR zoning district will be compatible with both commercial and residential uses. Given the subject property's location and relation to adjacent uses,it is staff s position that rezoning the subject property to OCR will create no incompatibilities with neighboring properties. For those reasons, staff feels that the proposed rezoning will be compatible with surrounding properties. Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan Rezoning requests are reviewed for consistency with all appropriate policies of the comprehensive plan. Rezoning must also show consistency with the overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future Land Use Map, which includes agricultural, residential, recreational, conservation, and commercial and industrial land uses and their densities. The goals,objectives and policies are the most important parts of the comprehensive plan. Policies are statements in the plan which identify actions which the county will take in order to direct the community's development. As courses of action committed to by the county, policies provide the basis for all county land development related decisions--including rezoning decisions such as the County's consideration of the subject request. While all comprehensive plan objectives and policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing this rezoning request. Of particular applicability for this request are the following policies. Future Land Use Element Policy 1.17 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.17 states that the Commercial/Industrial land use designation should be within the Urban Service Area and in areas that are suitable for urban scale development. Since the subject property is located within the Urban Service Area and since the proposed rezoning would allow commercial and residential development on the subject property, the proposed amendment is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 1.17. Future Land Use Element Policy 1.22 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.22 states that nodes shall have a designated size based on the intended use, service area population, existing land use pattern and other demand characteristics. 7 150