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Based upon a review and comparison of the CL, Limited Commercial, and CG, General Commercial rezoning criteria in Future Land Use Element Policy 1.43, the subject property appears to meet the CG, General Commercial criteria. As shown in the preceding table, the subject property appears to meet all four criteria to be rezoned to CG, while the subject property appears to only meet two out of four criteria for CL zoning. While the referenced policies are particularly applicable to this request, other Comprehensive Plan policies and objectives also have relevance. For. that reason, staff evaluated the subject request for consistency with all applicable plan policies and objectives. Based upon that analysis, staff determined that the request is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Consistency with the County Land Development Resulations Rezoning requests must be consistent with all applicable sections of the County Land Development Regulations (LDRs), including Section 902.12(3) standards of review. A copy of those standards are included as Attachment 5 to this report. With this rezoning request, staff determined that the request is consistent with the LDRs, including the review standards listed in Section 902.12(3). Compatibility with the Surrounding Area Located along U.S. Highway 1, the subject property abuts commercial/industrial designated land to the north, northeast, west and south. Generally, sites such as the subject property that front on major roads may be appropriate for any one of several different commercial zoning districts, including CL, CG and CH. Like the subject property, land to the north (across 73rd Street), south (across 71' Street), and east (across U.S. Highway 1) is zoned CL, Limited Commercial. The requested CG zoning will not be incompatible with those CL zoned properties. Although the CL and CG districts allow some of the same uses, the CG district is generally more oriented towards general retail and highway commercial uses than the CL district. Because general retail and highway commercial uses need frontage on or near major roads, lots with frontage on U.S. Highway 1 are particularly appropriate for CG zoning. Additional design and use protections from the "Other Corridor regulations" will also apply to the subject site. Those regulations are found in Section 911.22 of the County's Land Development Regulations. With respect to design requirements, the special corridor regulations will provide for such things as shielding of any outdoor lighting fixtures, additional vegetation plantings, and various aesthetic improvements. Although the 1/3rd acre CL zoned property north of the subject property and across 73rd street contains a single family residence, that structure is separated from the subject property by 73rd Street and is a nonconforming use that eventually will be replaced by uses that are allowed in the CL zoning district. While the properties west of the subject property are zoned IG, the combined right-of-ways for Old Dixie Highway and the F.E.C. railroad provide 166 feet of separation between the subject property and those IG properties. 8 217