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tig 2 41994 <br />3. Land Use Designation: <br />`I <br />4. Existing Zoning Classification: <br />Ruc�K 92, Facr 471 <br />C/I, Commercial/ Industrial <br />MED, Medical District <br />5. Proposed Zoning Classification: OCR, Office, Commercial, <br />Residential <br />6. Most Intense Use under Proposed Zoning Classification: <br />173,600 sq. ft. of Retail Commercial (Shopping Center in <br />the 5th Edition ITE Manual). <br />As per section -910.07(2) of the Concurrency Management Chapter of <br />the County's LDRs, projects which do not increase density or <br />intensity of use are exempt from concurrency requirements. This <br />rezoning request is exempt from concurrency review because the <br />requested zoning would not increase the use intensity of the site. <br />By changing the zoning of the subject property from MED to OCR, <br />some uses currently allowed will become prohibited, while other <br />uses not currently allowed will be permitted on the site. However, <br />because the most intense use of the property would be the same with <br />either zoning district, changing the property's zoning from MED to <br />OCR will not create additional impacts on any concurrency <br />facilities. <br />When new development is proposed <br />detailed concurrency analysis <br />development approval process. <br />for the subject property, a more <br />will be conducted during the <br />Compatibility with the Surrounding Area <br />Staff's position is that the proposed rezoning will not create any <br />compatibility problems with the surrounding areas. The impacts of <br />the wide variety of offices allowed in the OCR district are no <br />greater than the impacts of the medical offices allowed in the MED <br />district. Similarly, the impacts of the limited retail permitted <br />in each district are nearly the same. In terms of impacts on <br />surrounding areas, the difference between the MED and OCR districts <br />is negligible. For this reason, the proposed zoning district is <br />not anticipated to create compatibility problems. <br />Consistency with Comprehensive Plan <br />Rezoning requests are reviewed for consistency with all policies of <br />the comprehensive plan. Rezonings must also be consistent with the <br />overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future Land Use <br />Map, which include agriculture, residential, recreation, <br />conservation, and commercial and industrial land uses and their <br />densities: Commercial and industrial land uses are located in <br />nodes throughout the unincorporated areas of Indian River County. <br />The goals, objectives and policies are the most important parts of <br />the comprehensive plan. Policies are statements in the plan which <br />identify the actions which the county will take in order to direct <br />the community's development. As courses of action committed to by <br />the county, policies provide the basis for all county land <br />development decisions. While all comprehensive plan policies are <br />important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing <br />rezoning requests. Of particular applicability for this request <br />are the following policies and objectives. <br />26 <br />