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MWIMN'� BOOK 89 PA"F 896 Based on its analysis, staf f believes that alternative 5 is not feasible. Expanding the USA to include areas where service is programmed to be available by 1998 or 2010,, or redesignating land added to the USA to a designation other than Rural will increase the county's residential allocation ratio above that stipulated in the Indian River County/DCA agreement. USA and density reductions in some areas to compensate for USA expansion and density increases in other areas are not feasible due to existing development patterns. Conclusion For economic and engineering reasons, utility lines needed to serve several of the county's commercial/industrial nodes must run along the boundary of, or outside of, the USA. To make efficient use of these lines, it is necessary for the lands adjacent to these lines to be incorporated within the USA and to have their density increased to at least 1 unit/acre. Consequently, the USA must be expanded and land must be redesignated in order to ensure that utility provision is economical and efficient. Alternatives 3 and 4 are compatible with the surrounding areap consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the comprehensive plan, and meet all applicable concurrency criteria. In fact# both alternatives serve to implement Future Land Use Policy 1.37. The subject property is located in an area deemed suitable for rural uses, and the request has met all applicable criteria. Alternative 3, howeverl retains the most agriculturally designated land and has the lowest residential allocation ratio.* For these reasons, staff supports Alternative 3. Recommendation Based on its analysis,, staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve transmittal to the Department of Community Af fairs of Alternative 3, a land use amendment enlarging the USA by approximately 2280 acres to include areas depicted on Attachment 8; and redesignating the areas depicted on Attachment 8 from AG -1 to R. Community Development Director Bob Keating explained that since the Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Commission made its recommendation, staff did more analyses, studied the aerial photographs, and determined that the agriculturally designated area in the Oslo Road corridor has characteristics which are unlike the other areas, and staff is recommending that the Oslo Road corridor be excluded from this request. Staff also concluded that increases in density were substantial and that scaling back the amount of land would be more compatible with State objectives as well as the County's plan, so staff changed the distance in the 16th Street corridor to a quarter mile from the roadway. These changes reduce the total acreage from 3200 to 2280 acres. Chairman Bird led discussion regarding the change in land use designations. He is aware that citrus grove owners are concerned about whether they will be assessed for the water and sewer lines even though they do not need those services. They also are asking 22 -ql