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JUN I U991 BOOK 83 F°.uC s through sufficient data and analysis at the project application phase. Impacts on Other Plan Elements -Any change in the land use element of the comprehensive plan has the potential tq affect other plan elements. For that reason any proposed plan change must be evaluated in relation to the other plan elements. In this case the proposed amendment was reviewed for consistency with all other plan elements. This review found that the. proposed amendment was consistent with other plan elements. However, three elements, the traffic circulation element, the infrastructure element, and the conservation element, warrant special consideration. - Traffic Circulation Element Establishment of a mixed use designation which allows development of self-sufficient communities will have a positive effect on the county's traffic network. As mentioned above, large lot development could lead to a ranchette type development pattern. Such a land use pattern, creating 5, 10, or 20 acre lots with no provision ,for other daily necessities such as work, shopping, recreation and other needs, would add substantial trips to county roadways. Due to the remote location of agricultural designated lands, the length of these trips generally exceeds the average trip length in the county. - Creation of self sufficient communities based on criteria established as part of attachment "A" will reduce both the,number of trips and trip length. A mixed use project will capture most of the trips internally and will not have a negative effect on the County's roadways. - - Infrastructure Element The proposed mixed use designation has been structured to minimize impacts on the county's -infrastructure system. With the minimum size requirement for a mixed use designation, it -is anticipated that public services and facilities will be provided on-site. These criteria ensure that no adverse impacts to the county's infrastructure will occur. - Conservation Element The mixed use land use designation will maximize the use of open space by requiring residential and non-residential activities to be clustered. Together with land use changes proposed through the remedial actions plan amendment, the proposed mixed use designation will eliminate the potential for ranchette type of development in the agricultural areas. With the mixed use designation, not only will the opportunity exist to create self-sufficient communities in the. agricultural areas, but there will be an added incentive to preserve natural areas and provide working open space which could be used for ftgricultural uses and recreational uses. . While Policy 6.12 of the Conservation Element exempts agricultural operations from setting aside native plant communities, a mixed use planned development project will minimize environmental impacts by requiring preservation of environmentally sensitive and environmentally important lands. Through the planned development process which is required of any project in the mixed use designation, the county has more control to ensure maximum protection of environmentally sensitive and environmentally Important lands, while allowing for mixed use projects in the agricultural areas. Through the provisions established as part of the mixed use land• use designation, Objective 6 and Policies 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 of the 76 M M