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Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3 In evaluating a land use amendment portion of the request, the most important consideration is Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. That policy requires that one of four criteria be met in order to approve a land use amendment request. These criteria are: • The proposed amendment will correct a mistake in the approved plan; • The proposed amendment will correct an oversight in the approved plan; • The proposed amendment is warranted based on a substantial change in circumstances affecting the subject property; or • The proposed amendment involves a swap or reconfiguration of land use designations at separate sites and,that swap or reconfiguration will not increase the overall land use density or intensity depicted on the Future Land Use Map. In this case, the proposed land use plan amendment meets the policy's fourth criterion. As specifically cited in that policy,the proposed amendment involves a swap or reconfiguration of land use designations at separate sites,and that swap or reconfiguration will not increase the overall land use density or intensity depicted on the Future Land Use Map. For those reasons, the proposed amendment meets the fourth criterion of Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. Because the proposed amendment meets the policy's fourth criterion, the proposed amendment is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. Other Objectives and Policies While Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3 applies only to comprehensive plan amendments,other objectives and policies apply to both plan amendments and rezonings. For that reason,the proposed plan amendment and rezoning were evaluated with respect to all plan objectives and policies. The following objectives and policies apply to both the proposed plan amendment and the proposed rezoning. Future Land Use Element Objective I Future Land Use Element Objective 1 states that the county will have a compact and energy efficient land use pattern. By allowing the site to be developed in a manner that is consistent with the site's land use designation, the request serves to create a more compact land use pattern within the urban service area. For that reason,the request is consistent with Future Land Use Element Objective 1. Future Land Use Element Policy 1.11 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.11 states that the Low-Density Residential land use designation is intended for areas suitable for urban and suburban scale development. In addition,Future Land Use Element Policy 1.11 states that those residential uses must be located within the urban service area. 12 161