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M node pursuant to future land .use policy 1.26 would commercial zoning of the site be allowed. Since the Board of County Commissioners terminated neighborhood node approval for the subject property on November 19, 1991, the property must be rezoned to a residential zoning category to be consistent with policy 1.14. Future Land Use Policy 1.24 Future Land Use Policy 1.24 states that commercial and industrial land use designations approved in response to a land use plan amendment request by an applicant shall revert to their former designation if construction on the site has not commenced within a two year period, unless such timeframe is modified by the Board of County Commissioners, as part of a development agreement. The intent of policy 1.24 is the same as the eighteen month construction timeframe incorporated in the CN district requirements. In each case the intent is to discourage speculation, while providing for necessary commercial development. In this instance, the subject property has been designated for neighborhood commercial development for over six years, no development exists on the site and no approved site plans to develop the property exist. This indicates a lack of commitment on the part of the property owner to proceed with site development. During that time, the neighborhood node located across S.R. 60 from the subject site has been developed and occupied. Because of the lack of development activity on this property, the Board of County Commissioners voted on November 19, 1991, to terminate the property's neighborhood commercial node designation. It is staff's position that rezoning the site from CN to RM -8 would be consistent with the CN guidelines contained in Chapter 911 of the LDRs and with Future Land Use Policy 1.24. Future Land Use Policy 10.1 Future Land Use Policy 10.1 states that the county's Land Development Regulations (LDRs) shall include .amortization procedures to ensure that those existing land uses which are non- conforming with the Comprehensive Plan are gradually eliminated. _ Staff feels that the proposed rezoning is consistent with policy 10.1. As established, the existing CN zoning of the subject property fails to meet the CN zoning district's minimum separation distance between the site and other neighborhood commercial and commercial nodes. For that reason, rezoning the site to residential would preclude reestablishment of a neighborhood node on the subject property. In addition, the proposed rezoning to residential would eliminate an existing non -conforming zoning designation, consistent with policy 10.1. Finally, it should be noted that no interest has been expressed recently in developing neighborhood commercial uses on either the subject property or in the surrounding area. The last such development interest involved the Seald Sweet site which has now been developed and occupied. Potential Impact on Environmental Quality In that the subject property has already been cleared for development and contains an existing paved driveway and wall, no significant environmental impact is anticipated as a result of this rezoning. Compatibility with the Surrounding Area Compatibility is not a major concern for this property. The .subject property is located centrally within the M-1 land use designation, so the RM -8 rezoning request would be consistent with 31 MAR H M2