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REZONING ANALYSIS: L. Existing Zoning and Land Use Pattern The subject project site consists of approximately 19.99 acres located on the south side of SR 60. The site was previously cleared based on a previous site plan approval, with groupings of native trees and a conservation area remaining. To the north of the subject site, directly across SR 60 is Lowes home improvement store. The Lowes site is zoned CG, General Commercial and has an RC, Regional Commercial land use designation. To the south, across College Lane is property owned by Indian River State Collage (IRSC), which includes the Indian River Charter High School Campus as well as IRSC facilities. Those properties are zoned RM - 6, Residential Multi -Family (up to 6 units/acre) and have an M-1 Medium Density (up to 8 units/acre) land use designation. To the west of the subject site is Sixty Oaks planned development, which is an attached single family residential planned development containing 60 lots. The Sixty Oaks site is zoned RM -6, Residential Multi - Family (up to 6 units/acre). To the east of the subject site is the Century Town Center shopping center and Olive Garden restaurant which are zoned CG, General Commercial and have a C/I Commercial/Industrial land use designation. Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan Rezoning requests are reviewed for consistency with the policies of the comprehensive plan and must also be consistent with the overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future Land Use Map. Those include agricultural, residential, recreational, conservation, and commercial and industrial land uses and residential densities. Commercial and industrial land uses are located in nodes throughout the unincorporated areas of Indian River County. The goals, objectives and policies are the most important parts of the comprehensive plan. Policies are statements in the plan that identify the actions that 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. While all comprehensive plan policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing rezoning requests. Of particular applicability for this request are the following policies and objectives. Land Use Policy 1.4: Indian River County's land development regulations shall, through various means, ensure that adjacent land uses are compatible. Those means shall include, but not be limited to, use of the following: • vegetative buffers; • setbacks; • open space; • physical separation; • regulation of lighting; • regulation of hours of operation; and • regulation of access. F:\Community Development\CurDev\BCC\2014 BCC\Thereserveatverobeach(PD-14-06-04).doc 4 169