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, jug 18 �� ROOK 83 F"acE604 such a way as to preserve the internal consistency of the plan pursuant to Section 163.3177(2)F.S." Amendments must also show consistency with the overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future Land Use Map, which includes agricultural, residential, recreational, conservation, and commercial and industrial land uses and their densities. The goals, objectives and policies are the most important parts of the Comprehensive Plan. Policies are the actions which the county will take in order to direct the community's development. Specifically, policies are the courses of action or ways in which programs and activities are conducted to achieve an identified goal or objective. While all comprehensive plan policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing plan - amendment requests. A review of this amendment request with the Future Land Use Element reveals that approximately 700 acres of land are currently developed with commercial/ industrial land in the county. According to the plan, approximately 3,000 acres of land will be needed for commercial/industrial uses in the future. Since more than 5,000 -acres in the county are designated for commercial or industrial uses, a surplus of 2,000 acres of Commercial/ Industrial designated land exists in the county. For this reason a change in the land use designation of. the subject property from commercial/ industrial to multi -family will not adversely affect the supply of commercial/ industrial designated land in the county. There will still be an ample supply of commercial/industrial land. -Policy 13.3 Policy 13.3 of the Future Land Use Element allows the approval of plan amendments only upon a showing that one of the following criteria has been met: O The proposed amendment will correct an oversight in the approved plan C The proposed amendment will correct a mistake in the approved plan C The proposed amendment is warranted based on a substantial change in circumstances affecting the subject property. The staff feels that the proposed amendment is consistent with policy 13.3 because of a change in- circumstances related to the subject property. In this case, the subject property is a part of a much larger tract of land to be used for multiple -family development and polo fields. In order for the applicant to pursue this development, he needs the land use changed to allow multiple - family uses. Since the applicant has recently acquired several discrete parcels and must now unify the land use and zoning into one that is appropriate for his desired development, this constitutes a change in circumstances affecting the property and - warrants a land use amendment. Residential development of this area would also facilitate the development of non -residentially designated land along Old Dixie Highway and U.S.#1 to the east. CONCLUSION Staff has reviewed the proposed amendment and has found no major incompatibility between the proposed use and surrounding uses. Since no major environmental issues have been identified relating to the site, the subject property could be developed residentially with no significant adverse environmental impacts. It has been - 10=