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- Future Land Use Policy 1.11 <br />Future Land Use Policy 1.11 states that the L-1, Low -Density <br />Residential -1 land use designation is intended for residential uses <br />with densities up to three units/acre. In addition, that policy <br />states that these residential uses must be located within an <br />existing or future urban service area. <br />Since the subject property is located within an area designated as <br />L-1 on the county's future land use plan map and is located within <br />the county's urban service area, and the applicant proposes to <br />develop the property with residential uses no denser than three <br />units/acre, the proposed request is consistent with Policy 1.11. <br />While policy 1.11 is particularly applicable to this request, other <br />comprehensive plan policies also have relevance. For that reason, <br />staff evaluated the subject request for consistency with all plan <br />policies. Based upon that analysis, staff determined that the <br />request is consistent with the comprehensive plan. <br />Compatibility with the Surrounding Area <br />It is staff's position that granting the request to rezone the <br />subject property to RS -3 will result in development which will be <br />compatible with surrounding areas. Since the subject property is <br />bordered by RS -3 zoned land, the request is for a continuation of <br />an existing zoning pattern. <br />The most likely location of potential incompatibilities associated <br />with this request is the boundary where the proposed RS -3 district <br />abuts the A-1 district along the north border of the subject <br />property. The 90 foot wide strip west of the subject property will <br />probably be used for access only. If the ten acre parcel is split <br />at the zoning district boundary as intended by the applicant, both <br />lots would be large enough to accommodate adequate buffers if <br />either property owner deemed them necessary. Such buffers would be <br />required to create a subdivision on the subject property. <br />For these reasons, staff feels that the requested RS -3 zoning would <br />be compatible with the surrounding area. <br />Potential Impact on Environmental Quality <br />Since this parcel is less than five acres in size, the county's <br />10/15% native upland plant community set aside requirement does not <br />apply. If the parcel is platted for a subdivision, the <br />conservation of protected trees would be reviewed in conjunction <br />with the subdivision approval process. In contrast to clear <br />cutting typically associated with agricultural operations, a <br />residential subdivision developer has the design option of <br />preserving significant oak trees. <br />Agricultural operations are exempt from county land clearing and <br />tree removal permits, thus potentially allowing the removal of all <br />trees on a site. Under the proposed zoning, however, the subject <br />property, as a single-family lot over one acre in size, would be <br />subject to the County's Tree Protection Ordinance. For these <br />reasons, the proposed rezoning from A-1 to RS -3 would not increase <br />the potential for adverse environmental impacts associated with <br />site development and may actually benefit the site. <br />31 <br />L_ OV - 91993 <br />BOOK 90 F'AGf.976 <br />