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Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3 <br />In evaluating a future land use element text amendment request, the most important consideration is <br />I Ir T —1 <br />approve a iana use <br />uires <br />Those criteria are: <br />one of four criteria be met in order <br />0 The proposed amendment will correct a mistake in the approved plan; <br />0 The proposed amendment will correct an oversight in the approved plan; <br />The proposed amendment is warranted based on a substantial change in circumstances <br />affecting the subject property; or <br />• The proposed amendment involves a swap or reconfiguration of land use designations at <br />separate sites, and that swap or reconfiguration will not increase the overall land use density <br />or intensity depicted on the Future Land Use Map. <br />use amendment meets <br />property was purchased for conservation <br />criterion. In this <br />As such, the acquisition of the subject property by <br />the county constitutes a substantial change in circumstances affecting the subject property and meets <br />141W the third criterion of Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. Therefore, the proposed amendment is <br />consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. <br />Future Land Use Element Policies 1.5 and 1.6 <br />Future Land Use Element Policy 1.5 states that the conservation land use designations are applied to <br />those areas which are vital or essential to the non -nal functions of ecosystems and have been <br />identified in the Conservation Element as meriting preservation. Future Land Use Element Policy <br />1.6 limits the use of C-1 designated land to conservation and passive recreational uses. As a publicly <br />owned site containing wetlands and/or native upland habitat, the subject property meets those <br />criteria. For that reason, the request is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policies 1.5 and 1.6. <br />s in <br />com <br />M <br />were <br />Based <br />upon that analysis, staff determined that the proposed land use designation amendment is consistent <br />with the comprehensive plan. <br />Staff has determined that the proposed amendment is consistent with the comprehensive plan, <br />compatible with all surrounding land uses, and will cause no adverse impacts on the provision of <br />153 <br />SmeadSoft Reprint Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 11:56:39 - BCC:1826, Attachment Id 1, Page 155 <br />