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r � � Consistency with Comprehensive Plan Rezoning requests are reviewed for consistency with all policies of the comprehensive plan. Rezoning requests must also be consistent with the overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future Land Use Map, which includes agricultural, residential, recreational, conservation, and commercial and industrial land uses and their densities. Commercial and industrial land uses are located in nodes throughout the unincorporated areas of Indian River County. The goals, objectives and policies are the most important parts of the comprehensive plan. Policies are statements in the plan which identify the actions which the county will take in order to direct the community's development. As courses of action committed to by the county, policies provide the basis for all county land development related decisions. While all comprehensive plan policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing rezoning requests. Of particular applicability for this request are Future Land Use Element Policies 1.11, 1.12 and 10.1: - Future Land Use Element Policies 1.11 and 1.12 Future -Land Use Policies 1.11 and 1.12 state that the L-21 Low - Density Residential - 2 land use --designation is intended for residential -uses up to 6 units/acre. In addition, these policies state that these residential uses must be located within an existing or future urban service area. Since the subject property is located within an area designated as L-2 on the county's future land use plan map and is located within the county's urban service area and the applicants propose to rezone the property to a residential use not greater than 6 units/ acre, the proposed request is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policies 1.11 and 1.12. - Future Land Use Element Policy 10.1 Future Land Use Element Policy 10.1 states that non -conforming land uses shall be gradually eliminated. Both the subject parcels are less than the minimum five acres required in the A-1 zoning district. Rezoning the subject property to the requested RM -6 district will eliminate this non -conformity. Since the subject request eliminates this non -conformity, it not only is consistent with, but -implements, Future Land Use Element Policy --10.1. While Future Land Use Element Policies 1.11, 1.12 and 10.1 are particularly applicable to this request, other comprehensive plan policies also have relevance. For that reason, staff evaluated the subject request for consistency with all plan policies. Based upon that analysis, staff determined that the request is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Compatibility -with the Surrounding Area --- It is staff's position that granting the request to rezone the subject property to RM -6 will result in development which will be compatible with surrounding areas. While the agricultural zoning of the subject property was appropriate in the past, this designation no longer fits. Until recently much of the north barrier island was characterized by agricultural uses, mostly citrus groves. In the past few years, however, many of the groves have been replaced with development projects. 31 APR 13 1993 BOOK pmF3w.