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currently limited to four times per calendar year. For that reason,the county accepts standard plan (W amendment applications only during the four window months of January,April,July,and October. That process ensures that all requests submitted during each window month are processed concurrently. Overall,the procedures for reviewing a comprehensive plan amendment involve several steps. First, the Planning and Zoning Commission,as the Local Planning Agency, conducts a public hearing to review the request. The Commission has the option to recommend approval or denial of the Comprehensive Plan amendment request to the Board of County Commissioners. Following the Planning and Zoning Commission action, the Board of County Commissioners conducts two public hearings. The first of those hearings is for a preliminary decision on the amendment request. At that hearing,the Board determines whether or not the amendment warrants transmittal to state and regional review agencies for their consideration. If the Comprehensive Plan amendment is transmitted,state and regional review agencies will review the amendment as it pertains to each agency's focus area. Review agencies will then send their comments directly to the county and the State Land Planning Agency. Subsequent to staff and/or the applicant addressing any issues that were raised by the review agencies,a second and final Board of County Commissioners public hearing is conducted. If the Board approves the request, the approved amendment is submitted to the State Land Planning Agency and to the other review agencies that provided comments. The amendment becomes effective 31 days after the State Land Planning Agency determines that the amendment package is complete,unless a challenge is filed by an affected party. On June 13,2013,the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the Board transmit the proposed amendment to the State and Regional Review Agencies. This public hearing is the second step in the comprehensive plan amendment process. At this time, the Board of County Commissioners must decide whether or not to transmit the proposed amendment to State and Regional Review Agencies. Existing Land Use Pattern Comprised of four contiguous parcels totaling ± 70 acres, the ORCA Diamond Tract consists of approximately 61 acres of estuarine wetlands and submerged bottomlands,and approximately 9 acres of transitional wetlands. Those transitional wetlands are situated on the western portion of the site. The subject property is located south of Oslo Road(9th Street SE),north of 12th Street SE,and west of the Indian River Lagoon. Currently,two of the four parcels that comprise the ORCA Diamond Tract are zoned RS-1,Single- Family Residential District,while the two remaining parcels have split zoning:RS-1,Single-Family Residential District (up to 1 unit /acre), and RS-6, Single-Family Residential District (up to 6 units/acre).North of subject property,across Oslo Road,is undeveloped land consisting of estuarine (W 3 499