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commercial uses. In addition, this policy states that all industrial uses must be located within an existing or future urban service area. Since the =subject property is located within a commercial/ industrial node within the county's urban service area, the proposed request is consistent with Future Land Use Policy 1.17. - Future Land Use Policy 4.3 Future Land Use Policy 4.3 states that activity centers, such as industrial centers, shall be located within commercial and industrial nodes to ensure efficient utilization of the transportation network. Since the subject property is within a commercial/ industrial node, the proposed request is consistent with Future Land Use Policy 4.3. - Economic Development Policies 1.1, 1.4, and 1.5 These policies state that the county shall: • encourage the expansion of attraction of new industries "high tech" industries. existing businesses and the and businesses, including clean • promote the growth of businesses which provide skilled and semi -skilled jobs with salaries higher than minimum wages. • focus its industrial expansion efforts on attracting and expanding clean, small-scale light manufacturing and assembly concerns. Granting this request would increase the number of industrial sites within the county. Presently, there is only one area within this node that is near four major roads, platted, has water and wastewater service available, and is industrially zoned. This is the Pine Tree Industrial Park which is 100% occupied and adjacent to the shbject property. Rezoning the subject property to IL would implement Economic Development Policies 1.1, 1.4, and 1.5 by creating industrially zoned property with the necessary amenities to attract well paying, small-scale, clean, high-tech, light manufacturing industries. Therefore, the proposed request is consistent with Economic Development Policies 1.1, 1.4, and 1.5. Potential Impact on Environmental Quality It is staff's position that the proposed rezoning would have no adverse impacts on environmental quality. Since each existing lot on the subject property is under 5 acres in size, county native upland preservation requirements do not apply. Removal of .protected trees on site, however, will be subject to the county's tree protection ordinance criteria. In addition, any jurisdictional wetland identified on site will be subject to applicable regulatory permits prior to alteration. Given these factors, staff has determined that the proposed IL zoning will not result in any additional environmental impacts than would occur with the existing CH zoning of the property. Conclusion The requested zoning is compatible with the surrounding area, consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the comprehensive plan, and meets all applicable concurrency criteria. The subject property is located in an area deemed suitable for industrial uses, and the request has met all applicable criteria. For these reasons, staff supports the request. 15 .SAN 5 1993 8MK ^r 4