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s ® � Besides the oversight, there has also been a change in circumstances affecting the subject property. This change relates to the fact that demand for commercial land in this part of the county has increased significantly. Of particular importance to this request is that the U.S. #1/.Vero Beach City Limits to 8th Street Commercial/Industrial Node is already more than two-thirds developed. This increase in demand for commercial land in this part of the county represents a change in circumstances affecting the subject property. Therefore, the subject request is consistent with policy 13.3. - Future Land Use Policy 1.15 Future Land Use Policy 1.15 states that all commercial land use designations must be located within the Urban Service Area. Since the subject property is located within the Urban Service Area, the subject request is consistent with Future Land Use Policy 1.15. - Future Land Use Policy 1.19 Future Land Use Policy 1.19 states that commercial land uses shall be located along roads and at intersections with functional classifications appropriate for -the level of activity. The subject property is located along a collector road and at the intersection of two collector roads. Since collector roads are designed to be appropriate for commercial uses, the subject request is consistent with Future Land Use Policy 1.19. - Future Land Use Policy 1.21 Future Land Use Policy 1.21 also applies to this request. This policy states that node boundaries are designed to eliminate commercial strip development and urban sprawl, and to provide for maximum use of transportation and public facilities. Staff's position is that the proposed amendment will not create a strip development pattern. Staff's position is based on several factors which indicate that 8th Street, rather than 9th Street, is the most logical southern border for the commercially designated land west of Old Dixie Highway. First, 8th Street has a higher functional classification and a wider right-of-way than 9th Street. Second, most of the land south of 8th Street and west of Orsi Dixie Highway has already been platted for residential lots. For these reasons, the proposed redesignation will not result in commercial strip development on the west side of Old Dixie Highway. Instead, this plan amendment will provide a more logical node boundary. Because this node boundary will have been specifically recognized by the Board of County Commissioners as the commercial land use limit in this area, the subject amendment, if approved, will provide more protection from future urban sprawl. Given these circumstances, staff feels that the subject request is consistent with Future Land Use Policy 1.21. - Future Land Use Policy 1.23 Future Land Use Policy 1.23 allows for the expansion of commercial/ industrial nodes that meet certain criteria. Among these criteria it the requirement that 70% of the total land area (less rights-of- way) be developed with, or approved for development of, non- residential and non-agricultural uses. 25 19�� BOOK 89 PAGE 696 MAY