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boundaries of the C-2 Future Land Use Designation must be determined by environmental survey with areas identified as estuarine wetlands remaining as C-2 and any upland area designated the same as contiguous adjacent upland property. With the property currently under consideration, contiguous area includes REC, Recreation, and L-1, Low -Density Residential -1 (up to 3 units/acre). Since REC, Recreation is a land use designation for public parks, and the property is in private ownership, the land use designation for the upland portion of the site is L-1, Low -Density Residential -1 (up to 3 units/acre). Since RS -3 zoning is allowed in the L-1 land use designation, the proposed zoning is consistent with the Future Land Use Map. Other than the Future Land Use Map, the goals, objectives, and policies are the most important parts of the comprehensive plan. Policies are statements in the plan that identify the 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 decisions. While all comprehensive plan policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing rezoning requests. Of particular applicability for this request are the following objectives and policies: Future Land Use Element Objective 1 Future Land Use Element Objective 1 states that the county will have a compact land use pattern which reduces urban sprawl. By allowing the site to be developed in a manner that is consistent with the site's land use designation, the request allows a more compact land use pattern within the urban service area and reduces the chances that urban sprawl will occur. For these reasons, the request is consistent with Future Land Use Element Objective 1. Future Land Use Element Policies 1.11 and 1.12 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.11 states that these residential uses must be located within the urban service area. In addition, Future Land Use Element Policy 1.12 states that the L-1, Low - Density Residential -1, land use designation is intended for residential uses with densities up to 3 units/acre. Since the subject property is located within the county's urban service area, is located within an area designated as L-1 on the county's Future Land Use Map, and the proposed zoning district for the uplands would permit residential uses no greater than the 3 units/acre permitted by the L-1 designation, the proposed request is consistent with Policies 1.11 and 1.12. • Future Land Use Element Policy 2.2 Future Land Use Element Policy 2.2 states that the county shall encourage and direct growth into the urban service area through zoning and LDRs. Since the proposed rezoning would allow and encourage more development on the subject property and the subject property is within the urban service area, the request implements Future Land Use Element Policy 2.2. Future Land Use Element Policies 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.5 states that the conservation land use designations shall be applied to those areas which contain or possess lands with qualities or features that play a vital or 190