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2. remove exotic vegetation from the hammock; 3. enhance the existing hydrology of the hammock; 4. prepare a habitat management plan for the hammock; 5. provide a dense landscaped buffer of 100 percent native vegetation between the preserve area and any development on adjacent parcels; 6. cease all activities and notify the County and the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council if any additional plant or animal species of regional concern is determined to be living on or significantly dependent on the subject property. In such cases, appropriate protection shall be provided by the developer before work resumes; - 7. preserve the Simpson's Stopper stand containing the "Champion Tree"; and 8. remove all Melaleuca, Brazilian pepper, and Australian pine, from any area of development on the site. There shall be no planting of these species on the site. The herein described Conservation Element Policies and LDR provisions apply to the subject property under either the existing or proposed future land use designations and zoning. An exception is the portion of the subject property presently zoned A-1 (which includes the cabbage palm hammock that supports the endangered "hand adder's tongue fern" colony). Since agricultural operations are largely exempt from county environmental regulations, these areas would actually be subject to more county environmental regulatory control if rezoned to a commercial designation. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT SUMMARY: Conservation Element Policies and County Land Development Regulations provide sufficient protection to ensure that the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment and rezoning would have no substantial adverse impact on environmental quality. The rezoning of A-1 zoned property to commercial zoning would provide more county environmental regulatory control. The DRI Development order contains several provisions that enhance and ensure the preservation of wetlands, native uplands, and endangered species. Consistency with Comprehensive Plan Land use amendment requests are reviewed for consistency with all policies of the Comprehensive Plan. As per section &00.07(1) of the County Code, 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 the action 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 33 July 19, 1994