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_I <br />NOV 11 <br />PUOK F GES <br />The goals, objectives and policies are the most important parts of <br />the Comprehensive Plan. Policies are statements in the plan which. <br />identify the actions which the county will take in order to direct <br />the community's development. As courses of action committed to by <br />the county, policies provide', the basis for all county land <br />development- related decisions. While all comprehensive plan <br />policies are important, some halve more applicability than others in <br />reviewing plan amendment requests. of particular applicability for <br />this request is Future Land Use Policy 1.15. <br />Future Land Use Policyl1.15 <br />Future Land Use Policy 1.15 states that the Commercial land use <br />designation is intended for uses such as retail and wholesale <br />trade, offices, businesses and personal services, residential <br />treatment centers, limited residential uses, and other similar type <br />uses. In addition, that policy states that all commercial uses <br />must be located within an existing or future Urban Service Area. <br />Since the subject property is located within a commercial/ <br />industrial node within the county's urban service area and the <br />applicant proposes to develop the property with commercial uses as <br />allowed .within the Commercial land use designation, the proposed <br />request is consistent with policy 1.15 and the commercial/ <br />industrial corridor policy. <br />While policy 1.15 is particularly applicable to this request, other -- <br />comprehensive plan policies also have relevance. For that reason, <br />staff evaluated the subject request for consistency with all plan <br />policies. Based upon that analysis, staff determined that the <br />request is consistent with the comprehensive plan. <br />Potential Impact on Environmental Quality <br />In that the subject property] has already been converted from <br />undeveloped land to citrus, no significant environmental impact is <br />anticipated as a result of this rezoning. <br />Compatibility with the Surrounding Area <br />Compatibility is not a major concern for this property. The <br />subject property is centrally located within a commercial/ <br />industrial node. Property to the east of the subject property has <br />already been zoned for light industrial development. While the <br />subject property and adjacent surrounding properties are <br />undeveloped, vacant parcels orlare in active citrus development, <br />the requested zoning for the subject property would be compatible <br />with the commercial zoning northwest of the subject property and <br />the commercial/industrial node land use designation of all <br />surrounding properties. The subject property will be buffered from <br />the more intense industrial development to the east by the county's <br />strict. buffering and landscape requirements found in the Land <br />Development Regulations. <br />Based upon the analysis performed, staff. feels that the requested <br />commercial zoning would be compatible with the surrounding area. <br />Conclusion <br />The rezoning is compatible with the surrounding area, consistent <br />with the goals, objectives and policies of the comprehensive plan, <br />and meets all applicable concurrency criteria. The subject <br />property is located in an area deemed suitable for commercial uses <br />of various -types and has meth all applicable criteria. Staff <br />support the'subject request. <br />M <br />