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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 1.13 and 1.14 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.13 states that medium density residential uses shall be located within the Urban Service Area. In addition, Future Land Use Element Policy 1.14 states that the M-1, Medium -Density Residential -1, land use designation is intended for residential uses with densities up to 8 units/acre. Since the subject property is located within the county's Urban Service Area, is located within an area designated as M-1 on the county's Future Land Use Map, and the proposed zoning district would permit residential uses no greater than the 8 units/acre permitted by the M-1 designation, the proposed request is consistent with Policies 1.13 and 1.14. Future Land Use Element Policy 1.43 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.43 provides criteria that the Board of County Commissioners may use to determine whether or not a proposed zoning district is appropriate for a particular site. Below is a table listing the specific rezoning criteria from Policy 1.43 for multiple zoning districts and staff determinations of how the criteria are met. Please note that the Subject Properties are currently zoned RM -6 which is a multiple family zoning district. Table 1 .Proposed Residential Multiple Family Zoning District Review Criteria Meets Comments Criteria? 1. Adjacent to other multiple -family Yes The subject site proposed to be rezoned is adjacent to areas multiple family districts to the west. 2. Adjacent to employment centers No The subject site proposed to be rezoned is not directly adjacent to an employment center, however, the subject site is within close proximity to the regional mall, State Road 60, and Indian River State College 3. Along Arterial and collector roads, Yes The subject site proposed to be rezoned is along a particularly to buffer single family areas collector road and would act as a buffer to single family areas to the south from more intense development along State Road 60 4. Adjacent to commercial uses, No The subject site proposed to be rezoned is not directly particularly to buffer single family areas. adjacent to commercial uses. However, the Central Assembly of God religious institution is adjacent to the subject site, the SR 60 corridor is to the north and single famil homes are to the southwest. 5. Not abutting single family areas on all Yes The subject site proposed to be rezoned is not abutting sides single family areas on all sides. 25