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M M M <br />-Recreation <br />A review of county recreation facilities and projected demand as a <br />result of this proposed amendment indicates that adopted levels of <br />service will be maintained. The table below identifies the amount <br />of additional park space that would be needed for the proposed land <br />use amendment and the existing surplus acreage by park type. This <br />indicates that the surplus acreage of park exceeds the project <br />demand of additional park space; therefore the park concurrency <br />test is met. <br />ParkesLOS <br />(Acrea a/1000 Po <br />Pro ect Demand Surplus <br />Acreage <br />Urban District <br />5.00 <br />.2 <br />195 <br />Community(South) <br />1.25 <br />.019 <br />9 <br />Beach <br />1.50.06 <br />70 <br />River <br />1.50 <br />.06 <br />30 <br />Concurrency for drainage, roads, solid waste, and parks has been <br />met for the proposed land use amendment. Since water and <br />wastewater lines are not available, the applicant has a signed a <br />developer's agreement to ensure that these facilities are provided. <br />This is consistent with Future Land Use Policy 2.7, which requires <br />development projects to maintain established levels of service. <br />Compatibility with Surrounding Area <br />Compatibility is not a major concern for this property. Although <br />the proposed request is to change the property's land use <br />designation from agricultural to rural, it is anticipated that <br />residential development on the subject site will maintain <br />compatibility with surrounding areas in two ways. The first will <br />be through buffering. Land Development Regulation Section 911.04 <br />requires that projects designated for development at one unit per <br />acre adjacent to agricultural areas provide a minimum fifty (50) <br />foot setback. This type of buffering would minimize the effect of <br />higher density areas upon surrounding agricultural properties. The <br />second means of ensuring compatibility will be through landscaping. <br />At the time of development review, the site will be required to <br />meet the county's landscaping requirements and to provide adequate <br />buffering between residential development and adjacent <br />agriculturally designated properties. <br />While any expansion of the urban service area and redesignation of <br />agricultural lands prompts concern of a domino effect, that concern <br />seems unwarranted in this case. As explained in the comprehensive <br />plan consistency section of this staff report, the reasons <br />supporting the proposed change are narrowly based and affect few <br />other parcels. <br />From a land use compatibility perspective, the proposed changes <br />seem reasonable. While the county's land use plan generally <br />establishes a pattern of gradual density reduction from east to. <br />West, there are areas where that pattern does not exist. In this <br />case, the land use designation for properties east of 58th Avenue <br />is 3 units/acre, while the density for lands west of 58th is 1 <br />unit/5 acres. With the proposed change, a more gradual density <br />difference would be achieved by instituting -a 1 unit/acre density <br />between the 3 units/acre on the east and the one unit/5 acres on <br />the west. Although a perfect density transition is not necessary <br />in all areas, it is staff's position that the proposed change will <br />enhance compatibility in this situation. <br />Based upon <br />feels that <br />compatible <br />, <br />the analysis performed on the subject property, staff <br />the requested rural land use designation would be <br />with the surrounding area. <br />73 <br />mo <br />FY /rff—� ��)M ° o {yy _ <br />mo _ <br />.. V � F,ij J dR.Ei <br />