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F7 SAY 25 1993 BOOK 89 ,r 695 - Recreation Recreation concurrency requirements apply only to residential development. Therefore, this comprehensive plan amendment/rezoning request is not required to satisfy recreation concurrency requirements. Based on the analysis conducted, staff has determined that all concurrency -mandated facilities, including drainage, roads, solid waste, water, and wastewater have adequate capacity to accommodate the most intense use of the subject property under the proposed land use designation. With the execution of the referenced ` developer.,s agreements for water and wastewater, the concurrency test has been satisfied for the subject request. Consistency with Comprehensive Plan Land use amendment requests are reviewed for consistency with all policies of the Comprehensive Plan. As per section 800.07(1) of the County Code, the "Comprehensive Plan may be amended only in such a way as to preserve the internal consistency -of the plan pursuant to Section 163.3177(2)p.S." Amendments must also show consistency with the overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future Land Use Maps_ which includes agricultural, residential, recreational, conservation, and commercial and industrial land.uses and their densities. The goals, objectives and policies are the most important parts of the Comprehensive Plan. Policies are statements in the plan which identify 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 --including plan amendment decisions. While all Comprehensive Plan policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing plan amendment requests. Of particular applicability for this request are Future Land Use Element Policies 13.3, 1.23, and 1.24. - Future Land Use Policy 13.3 In evaluating a land use amendment request, the most important consideration is Future Land Use Element Policy 13.3. This policy requires that one of three criteria be met in order to approve a land use amendment request. These criteria are: a mistake in the approved plan; an oversight in the approved plan; or - a substantial change in circumstances affecting the subject property. Based upon its analysis, the staff feels that the proposed land use amendment meets the criteria as stated above. On February 13, 1990, when the current Comprehensive Plan was approved, the plan assigned commercial uses to commercial nodes. These nodes were designated various sizes to reflect commercial demand within the general market area of the node. Additionally, these nodes were established in certain areas to incorporate lands deemed suitable for commercial development. While the subject Property was considered in the aggregate with other properties and was not included in the original node, a case could be made that there was no mistake nor oversight in the Comprehensive Plan. In fact staff's original position was that no mistake or oversight had occurred. Based upon Planning and Zoning Commission input, staff now feels that the current land use designation of the subject property does reflect a mistake or oversight. The specific mistake or oversight reflects the failure to consider the small size of the subject property and the constraints of developing a 84