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There are two scenarios under which Subject Property 2 could be residentially developed. The first scenario would require Planned Development approval which gives the Board of County Commissioners more flexibility in setting approval standards. Under this scenario, the Board could require additional buffering of the property. The other, and more likely, scan Subject Property 2 with one of parcels. At 43 and 180 acres, large enough to buffer themselves industrial use. trio involves the combination of .he adjacent residentially zoned respectively, these parcels are from the impacts of the existing Presently, the applicant has no plans to develop Subject Property 2. Due to its configuration, the only commercial or industrial use feasible on Subject Property 2 is the expansion of the existing packing house contained on the overall 15 acre parcel. Since the applicant has no intention to expand the packing house, Subject Property 2's greatest value and most efficient use is as a residentially designated tract that can be combined with adjacent residentially designated land. For these reasons,, the proposed amendment will not increase potential incompatibilities associated with development of Subject Property 2. 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 land development regulations, the "comprehensive plan may only be amended in such a way as to preserve the internal consistency of the plan pursuant to Section 163.3177(2)F.S." Amendments must also show consistency 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. 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 objectives and policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing plan amendment requests. Of particular applicability for this request are the following policies. - Future Land Use Element 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. Future Land Use Element Policy i3.3 is especially important when evaluating land use amendment requests to increase density or intensity. Compared to such requests, amendments that do not increase density or intensity warrant a lower level of scrutiny. 52