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• The proposed amendment involves a swap or reconfiguration of land use designations at <br /> separate sites,and that swap or reconfiguration will not increase the overall land use density <br /> or intensity depicted on the Future Land Use Map. <br /> The proposed land use amendment meets the policy's third criterion. In this case, the subject <br /> property was purchased for conservation purposes.As such,the acquisition of the subject property by <br /> the county constitutes a substantial change in circumstances affecting the subject property and meets <br /> the third criterion of Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. Therefore,the proposed amendment is <br /> consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. <br /> Future Land Use Element Policies 1.5 and 1.6 <br /> Future Land Use Element Policy 1.5 states that the conservation land use designations are applied to <br /> those areas which are vital or essential to the normal functions of ecosystems and have been <br /> identified in the Conservation Element as meriting preservation. Future Land Use Element Policy <br /> 1.6 limits the use of C-1 designated land to conservation and passive recreational uses.As a publicly <br /> owned site containing wetlands and/or native upland habitat, the subject property meets those <br /> criteria.For that reason,the request is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policies 1.5 and 1.6. <br /> As part of the analysis, all applicable policies in the comprehensive plan were considered. Based <br /> upon that analysis,staff determined that the proposed land use designation amendment is consistent <br /> with the comprehensive plan. <br /> CONCLUSION <br /> Staff has determined that the proposed amendment is consistent with the comprehensive plan, <br /> compatible with all surrounding land uses, and will cause no adverse impacts on the provision of <br /> public services. The proposed changes ensure that environmentally sensitive and important habitat <br /> will be preserved. For those reasons, staff supports the request. <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> Based on the analysis,staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend that the Board of <br /> County Commissioners adopt the attached resolution for transmittal of the proposed future land use <br /> map amendment to State and Regional Review Agencies and announce its intention to hold and <br /> advertise a final public hearing at the adoption stage of the plan amendment process. <br /> (W 7 <br /> 503 <br />