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Recreation <br />Concurrency for recreation is not applicable <br />the request is for co ercial development, and <br />service apply only toresidential development, <br />Compatibility with th <br />Environmental Quality <br />for this request as <br />recreation levels of <br />a Surrounding_Areas and Potential Impact on <br />Compatibility with surrounding land uses is an important issue with _ <br />respect to this property. The adjacent properties to the west and <br />north are vacant properties and designated for residential <br />development. The property across Oslo Road, southwest of the <br />property, contains some single-family homes; however, it is zoned <br />for RM -6, Multiple -Family Residential, up to 6 units/acre and is <br />separated from the subject property by Oslo Road. <br />Even though the land on two sides of the subject property is <br />designated residential, that does not result in incompatibility. <br />Recognizing that a commercial\residential interface must occur at <br />some point, the subject property provides a good point of <br />transition. With thei adjacent residential property undeveloped, <br />these sites can accomodate multi -family uses, uses which are not. <br />incompatible with commercial development. Since commercial <br />development undergoes site plan review, specific buffering and <br />compatibility will be addressed at that time and provide additional <br />compatibility.. <br />As indicated in the description and conditions section of. this <br />-staff report, the subject property has no environmentally sensitive <br />characteristics. subject <br />the county's adopted environmental <br />protection regulations, the property could be developed as either <br />commercial or residential without significant adverse impacts. <br />Based upon the analysis performed on the subject property, staff <br />feels that the requested commercial land.use designation would be <br />compatible with the surrounding area. <br />Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan <br />Land use amendment requests are reviewed for consistency with all <br />policies of the comprehensive plan. As per Section 800.07(1) of <br />the County Code, the "Comprehensive Plan may only be amended in <br />such a way as to preserve the internal consistency of the plan <br />pursuant to Section X63.3177 (2)F.S." Amendments must also show <br />consistency with the overall designation of land uses as depicted <br />on the Future Land. Use Map, which includes agricultural, <br />residential, recreational, conservation, and commercial and <br />industrial land uses and their densities. Commercial and <br />industrial land uses are located in nodes throughout the <br />unincorporated areas of Indian River County. <br />The goals, objectives and policies are the most important parts of <br />the Comprehensive Plan. Policies are the actions which the county <br />will take in order to direct the community's development. <br />Specifically, policies are the courses of action or ways in which <br />programs and activiti s are conducted to achieve an identified goal <br />or objective. While all comprehensive plan policies are important, <br />some have more applicability than others in reviewing plan <br />amendment requests. <br />- Policy 13.3 - <br />One of the most impor ant policies <br />amendment requests is Future Land 1 <br />13.3 allows the approval of plan <br />that one of the following criteria <br />147 <br />of the plan in relation to plan <br />fse Element Policy 13.3. Policy <br />amendments only upon a showing <br />has been met: <br />- <br />