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mow 93 FA&L,62 - Future Land Use Element Policy 1.22 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.22 prohibits node expansion closer than 1} miles to an existing node. Under the proposed remedial amendments, the nearest node to the subject node would continue to be more than 1} miles from the subject node. Therefore, the proposed remedial amendments are consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 1.22. - Future Land Use Element Policy 1.23 Policy 1.23 of the Future Land Use Element states that no node should be considered for expansion unless 70% of the land area (less rights-of-way) is developed or approved for development with non-agricultural and non-residential uses, or otherwise warranted by the proposed development. The intent of this policy is to establish specific criteria for node expansion. Without such criteria, decisions are often arbitrary and inconsistent. The 70% standard then is a measure of whether a node needs to be expanded. In compiling the county's Data Source for Commercial and Industrial Development, staff undertook an analysis todetermine the percentage developed or approved. for development .of each node. Staff proceeded with this analysis by compiling a list of all parcels in each node, obtaining the acreage of each parcel from the Property Appraiser's tax maps, and aggregating these acreage amounts. Using this method, staff determined that the total size of the subject node is 166 acres. Once the total node acreage was established, the next step was to determine the percent developed with non-agricultural and non- residential uses. Again, the staff used the Property Appraiser's information to do this. Based upon tax and use codes, staff determined which parcels were developed or approved for development with non-agricultural and non-residential uses, and then calculated the acreage of these parcels. Using this method, staff determined that the total non -agriculturally and non -residentially developed or approved to be developed acreage in the node was 77 acres. Based upon this analysis, staff determined that the total non - agriculturally and non -residentially developed land in the node constitutes approximately 46% of the node acreage. This is less than the 70% standard set by Future Land Use Element Policy 1.23. This policy, however, states that a node that is less than 70% developed may be expanded if otherwise warranted. Policy 1.23 specifically states that otherwise warranted may include certain conditions. One such condition is as follows: Expansion of a node is necessary to accommodate a use (such as a regional mall) which has a substantial land area requirement and no alternative suitable sites are available in existing nodes. The purpose of the request is to accommodate a regional mall. Existing nodes, however, contain no alternative sites with a sufficient amount of land in a suitable configuration for a regional =11 facility. Therefore, the proposed node expansion meets the above condition and is "otherwise warranted" as defined in Future Land Use -:Element._.Policy 1.23. For this reason, the proposed remedial amendments are consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 1.23. 54 October 25, 1994 M M M