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With the execution of the developer's agreements as referenced in <br />the water and wastewater sections, the concurrency test has been <br />satisfied for the subject request. <br />Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan <br />Rezoning requests are reviewed for consistency with all policies of <br />the comprehensive plan. Rezoning requests must also be consistent <br />with the overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future <br />Land Use Map; these uses include agricultural, residential, <br />recreation, conservation, and commercial and industrial land uses <br />and their densities. Commercial and industrial land uses are <br />located in nodes throughout the unincorporated areas of Indian <br />River County. <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 have more applicability than others in <br />reviewing rezoning requests. Of particular applicability for this <br />request are Future Land Use Policy 1.13, Future Land Use Policy <br />1..14 and Drainage Policy 8.1. <br />- Future Land Use Policy 1.13 <br />Future Land Use Policy 1.13 states that the M-1, Medium -Density <br />Residential - 1 land use designation is intended for urban scale <br />development and intensities. In addition, that policy states that <br />these residential uses must be located within an existing or Future <br />Urban Service Area (USA). Since all three parcels of the subject <br />property are located within an area designated as -M-1 on the <br />county's future land use plan - map and are located within the <br />county's urban service area, the proposed request is consistent <br />with Policy 1.13. <br />Future Land Use Policy 1.14 <br />Future Land Use Policy 1.14 is particularly applicable to this <br />request. While policy 1.14 sets a maximum density of 8 units/acre <br />for land designated as M-1 on the land use plan map, this policy <br />does not preclude establishment of a lower density zoning within M- <br />1 areas. In fact, Section 911.03 of the County's land development <br />regulations identifies a number of zoning districts which may be <br />applied to land within the M-1 land use designation. These zoning <br />districts range from RS -3 as the least intensive to RM -8 as the <br />most intensive, and include all zoning districts between RS -3 and <br />RM -8. <br />By allowing for the establishment of a range of zoning districts <br />with varying density limitations within the M-1 land use <br />designation, the comprehensive plan recognized that all properties <br />designated as M-1 are not the same and that the maximum density <br />specified by the M-1 designation should not be allowed by right for <br />all properties designated as M-1. Of particular concern during <br />plan preparation were the issues of transitional densities where <br />different land use designations abut and lower densities for <br />47 <br />BAR J0 1992 <br />BOOK Cmc 1AUE 63 <br />LOS <br />Project <br />(Acres per <br />Demand <br />Surplus <br />Park Type <br />1000 population) <br />Acres <br />Acreage. <br />Urban District <br />5.0 <br />1.92 <br />220.84 <br />Community (South) <br />1.25 <br />0.48 <br />12.365 <br />Beach <br />1.5 <br />0.57 <br />76.65 <br />River <br />1.5 <br />0.57 <br />37.64 <br />With the execution of the developer's agreements as referenced in <br />the water and wastewater sections, the concurrency test has been <br />satisfied for the subject request. <br />Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan <br />Rezoning requests are reviewed for consistency with all policies of <br />the comprehensive plan. Rezoning requests must also be consistent <br />with the overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future <br />Land Use Map; these uses include agricultural, residential, <br />recreation, conservation, and commercial and industrial land uses <br />and their densities. Commercial and industrial land uses are <br />located in nodes throughout the unincorporated areas of Indian <br />River County. <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 have more applicability than others in <br />reviewing rezoning requests. Of particular applicability for this <br />request are Future Land Use Policy 1.13, Future Land Use Policy <br />1..14 and Drainage Policy 8.1. <br />- Future Land Use Policy 1.13 <br />Future Land Use Policy 1.13 states that the M-1, Medium -Density <br />Residential - 1 land use designation is intended for urban scale <br />development and intensities. In addition, that policy states that <br />these residential uses must be located within an existing or Future <br />Urban Service Area (USA). Since all three parcels of the subject <br />property are located within an area designated as -M-1 on the <br />county's future land use plan - map and are located within the <br />county's urban service area, the proposed request is consistent <br />with Policy 1.13. <br />Future Land Use Policy 1.14 <br />Future Land Use Policy 1.14 is particularly applicable to this <br />request. While policy 1.14 sets a maximum density of 8 units/acre <br />for land designated as M-1 on the land use plan map, this policy <br />does not preclude establishment of a lower density zoning within M- <br />1 areas. In fact, Section 911.03 of the County's land development <br />regulations identifies a number of zoning districts which may be <br />applied to land within the M-1 land use designation. These zoning <br />districts range from RS -3 as the least intensive to RM -8 as the <br />most intensive, and include all zoning districts between RS -3 and <br />RM -8. <br />By allowing for the establishment of a range of zoning districts <br />with varying density limitations within the M-1 land use <br />designation, the comprehensive plan recognized that all properties <br />designated as M-1 are not the same and that the maximum density <br />specified by the M-1 designation should not be allowed by right for <br />all properties designated as M-1. Of particular concern during <br />plan preparation were the issues of transitional densities where <br />different land use designations abut and lower densities for <br />47 <br />BAR J0 1992 <br />BOOK Cmc 1AUE 63 <br />