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7- <br />1 <br />node, there are a number of land use/zoning inconsistencies. It is <br />proposed that the zoning of these parcels be changed to make their <br />zoning consistent with the county's established land use <br />designations. It is important to note that the net acreage of <br />commercial/ industrial land in the county will not be significantly <br />affected. <br />Also, some parcels within commercial/industrial nodes having <br />residential zoning are proposed to be rezoned to a commercial or <br />industrial zoning district compatible to their surrounding areas. <br />- The North Barrier Island Area <br />As a result of hurricane evacuation concerns, recent development <br />trends, and DCA density concerns, the county reduced the density of <br />some lands on the north barrier island. Specifically, the county's <br />land use map changed areas on the north barrier island that had <br />been designated 6 units/acre to L-1, three units per acre. Those <br />areas must now be rezoned from RM -6 and RS -6 to RS -3 and RM -3. <br />ANALYSIS <br />In this section, an analysis of the reasonableness of the <br />application will be presented. The analysis will include a <br />description of: <br />C Concurrency of public facilities <br />o Potential impact on Agricultural lands and environmental <br />quality <br />C Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan <br />o Compatibility with the surrounding area <br />Concurrency of Public Facilities <br />The comprehensive plan establishes standards for: Transportation, <br />Potable Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste, Drainage and Recreation <br />(Future Land Use Policy 3.1). The adequate provision of these <br />services is necessary to ensure the continued quality of life <br />enjoyed by the community. For that reason, the comprehensive plan <br />requires that new development be reviewed to ensure that the <br />minimum level of service standards for these services and <br />facilities are maintained. <br />Future Land Use Policy 3.2 states that no development shall be <br />approved unless it is consistent with the concurrency management <br />system. Section 910.07 of the County's Land Development <br />regulations requires a conditional concurrency review for land use <br />amendment requests. Conditional concurrency review examines the <br />available capacity of each facility with respect to a proposed <br />project. Since comprehensive plan amendments and rezoning requests <br />are not projects, county regulations call for the concurrency <br />review to be based upon the most intense use of the subject <br />property based upon the requested district or land use designation. <br />For residential rezoning requests, the most intense use (according <br />to the county's LDRs) is the maximum number of units that could be <br />built on the site, given the size of the property and the maximum <br />density under the proposed zoning of the property. For <br />commercial/industrial rezoning requests, the most intense use is <br />retail commercial with 10,000 square feet of gross floor area per <br />acre of land proposed for rezoning. <br />As per section 910.07(2) of the Concurrency Management chapter of <br />the county's Land Development Regulations (LDRs), projects which do <br />not increase density or intensity of use are exempt from <br />concurrency. This provision is particularly applicable to this <br />county initiated administrative rezoning request since four out of <br />the five major areas of change involve a reduction in density. <br />This represents a decrease in intensity. Therefore, the proposed <br />rezonings are exempt from the county's concurrency requirements. <br />7 <br />