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can be gained from 12'h Street SE, a local paved road. From the east, access can be gained by boat (W from the Indian River Lagoon. ANALYSIS In this section, an analysis of the reasonableness of the application will be presented. This section will include the following: • an analysis of the proposed amendments impact on public facilities; • an analysis of the proposed amendments compatibility with surrounding areas; • an analysis of the proposed amendments consistency with the comprehensive plan; and • an analysis of the proposed amendments potential impact on environmental quality. Concurrency of Public Facilities The subject property is located within the County's Urban Service Area,an area deemed suited for urban scale development. Within the Urban Service Area, the comprehensive plan establishes standards for: Transportation,Potable Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste, Stormwater Management, and Recreation. The adequate provision of these services is necessary to ensure the continued quality of life enjoyed by the community. To ensure that the minimum acceptable standards for these (W services and facilities are maintained, the comprehensive plan requires that new development be reviewed for concurrency determination. For land use designation amendment requests,this review is undertaken as part of the conditional concurrency determination application process. As per the Concurrency Management Chapter of the County's Land Development Regulations, projects which do not increase land use density or intensity are exempt from concurrency requirements. For the subject request, about 70 acres with various land use designations will be redesignated to C-1,a designation allowing zero density.That represents an overall decrease in land use density and intensity.Thus,this land use amendment request is exempt from concurrency review. It is important to note that adoption of the proposed land use amendment will not impact any public facilities or services. Compatibility with the Surrounding Area Under the requested C-1 land use designation, there will be no development on the subject properties, except for minor facilities associated with passive recreation activities. For that reason, the subject request will enhance compatibility between the subject site and surrounding land uses.In terms of traffic,noise,and aesthetics,the impacts associated with uses allowed under the proposed C-1 land use designation will be significantly less than those that would occur with development under the existing land use designations. In fact, the passive recreational uses allowed under the (W requested zoning district will serve as an amenity for nearby residential uses. 5 501