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retention areas. Any proposed development for the site must meet the requirements of the county, the drainage district, and St. John's River Water Management District. Solid waste for the county is disposed_ at the county landfill in the southern portion of the county. Collection is by private hauler. The life of the existing landfill, with planned ex- pansions, exceeds the planning period horizon of 2010. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS In this section, an analysis of the reasonableness of the appli- cation will be presented. The analysis will include a description of the current and future land uses of the site and surrounding areas, potential impacts on the transportation and utility sys- tems, and any significant adverse impacts on environmental quali- ty. The analysis will also assess the request for consistency with the policies and objectives of the new comprehensive plan. The analysis will examine the request and identify the impacts to the surrounding property, the infrastructure, and the environment as well as other impacts which could be expected to occur if the request is granted. In addition, the requested change will be reviewed in terms of the impact the land use change would have on the other elements of the comprehensive plan. Since this request involves a DRI, the analysis must consider the more detailed information available in the DRI application for Development Approval (ADA) and the proposed DRI development order (D.O.). In the past, staff has applied a 3 part test to evaluate the merit of comprehensive plan amendments. According to this test, an amendment could be approved if it meets one of the following: 1) to correct an oversight, 2) to correct a mistake, 3) to accommodate changes affecting the subject property. This analysis will evaluate the request based upon these criteria. 1. Development Potential The starting point for the analysis is the development potential of the parcel under the current and proposed land use desig- nations. This development potential will.be used throughout the analysis to identify' the impacts on the various man-made and natural systems. The current M-1, land use designation permits up to eight dwelling units per acre. Assuming' the density provisions were maximized, the current development potential of the 156 acre parcel would be 1248 units. The development potential for commercial property is not as easily determined; however,. assuming development at the .maximum allowed in the CG district,- the site would permit a building envelope of 2,718,000 square feet (40%). This maximum lot coverage would be reduced to ensure that the necessary parking, loading,_ access, open space and drainage requirements are met. The DRI, as proposed by the DeBartolo Corporation, includes slightly over 1.1 million square feet of commercial development. Since the subject parcel is the proposed site for a regional shopping facility and because of the scope of such a facility, a DRI review is being conducted along with the land use and rezoning amendment analysis. The DRI Application for Development Approval (ADA) and the staff review of the application have addressed the potential impacts of the.proposed project as well as site specific issues and required improvements.