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potentially incompatible land uses. Urban services such as water and sewer are to be provided on a project by project basis. The intent of the County plan is to place priority for the provision of urban services to those areas that are or will be principally residential. The intent of the urban service area is to assure that a full range of urban services are provided to new developments and to further assure that state, regional, and local government growth management objectives are met in a timely and efficient manner. Furthermore, this policy is intended to prevent urban sprawl, leap frog development and development which due to its location, would increase the cost of service provision to the public. Council policy encourages urban infill and maximizing the use of existing urban facilities and infrastructure. The objectives provided in the twofold test of access and lack of incompatible adjacent uses do have merit. However, questions relating to leap frog development as well as concerns of infill have not been addressed. It would appear that the question that needs to be answered in this regard is how will these two nodes along with their proposed expansions ultimately tie into the developing coastal areas. of the County. Until such a time as this larger question is answered, approval of development on these parcels would not be consistent with Council policy. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS In this section, an analysis of the reasonableness of the appli- cation will be presented. The analysis will include a descrip- tion of the current and future land uses of the site and sur- rounding areas, potential impacts on the transportation and utility systems, and any significant adverse impacts on environ- mental quality. Existing Land Use Pattern The subject property is undeveloped, and is surrounded by undeveloped property to the north, south, east and west. The subject property is currently zoned A-1, Agricultural District (up to 1 unit/5 acres). The surrounding property on all sides is also zoned A-1. Future Land Use Pattern The current land use designation for the subject property is AG, Agricultural (allowing up to 1 unit/5 acres). The property to the south and east lies within the current boundaries of the commercial/industrial node, while property north and west is designated AG, Agricultural (allowing up to 1 unit/5 acres). The Regional Planning Council has through the State Department of Community Affairs expressed concern that the change of land use of this parcel could lead to leap frog development and not utilize public facilities and infrastructure to their fullest. Although the Council did not formally object to this proposed amendment, it indicated that the proposed amendment was not consistent with its urban service area policy. Basically, this policy requires that any new urban type development be located within an urban service area that is, or will concurrent with development be, provided with the full range of urban services. According to the Regional Planning Council's policies, develop- ment at interstate interchanges should be limited to uses necessary to serve the interstate, i.e. gas stations, motels, restaurants, and other similar uses. Unless the interchange is within an urban service area, major employment or residential 58 MAR 15 1988 BOOK 71 EE 227