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Zoning District Differences <br />As noted in the county's land development regulations, the CG <br />zoning district is intended to accommodate general retail sales and <br />selected service activities. The OCR zoning district, however, is <br />oriented to less intense uses. According to county regulations, <br />the OCR zoning district is designed for office, commercial, and <br />residential development that is compatible with nearby <br />neighborhoods. Permitted uses Within the OCR zoning district <br />include professional offices and residences. Moat retail, service, <br />and other intense commercial uses are prohibited. <br />The difference between the CG and OCR zoning districts is best <br />illustrated by the respective purpose statements of the two <br />districts. These purpose statements, found in the land development <br />regulations, are as follows: <br />• CG, General Commercial District, is intended to provide areas <br />for. the development of general retail sales and selected <br />service activities. The CG district is not intended to <br />Provide for heavy commercial activities, such as commercial <br />service uses, heavy repair services nor industrial uses. <br />OCR, Office, Commercial, Residential District, is intended to <br />provide areas for the development of restricted office, <br />commercial, and residential activities in a manner which will <br />be compatible with surrounding neighborhoods. The OCR <br />district is further intended to provide land use controls for <br />ensuring the separation of potentially incompatible <br />activities, such as intense commercial uses, from established <br />residential areas. <br />ANALYSIS <br />In this section, an analysis of the reasonableness of the <br />application will be presented. The analysis will include a <br />description of: <br />• concurrency of public facilities; <br />• compatibility with the surrounding area; <br />• consistency with the comprehensive plan; and <br />• potential impact on environmental quality. <br />Concurrency of Public Facilities <br />This site is located within the county Urban Service Area, an area <br />deemed suited for urban scale development. The comprehensive plan <br />establishes standards for: .Transportation, Potable Water, <br />Wastewater, Solid Waste, Drainage and Recreation (Future Land Use <br />Policy 3.1). The adequate provision of these services is necessary <br />to ensure the continued quality of life enjoyed by the community. <br />The comprehensive plan also requires that new development be <br />reviewed to ensure that the minimum acceptable standards for these <br />services and facilities are maintained. <br />Policy 3.2 of the Future Land Use Element states that no <br />development shall be approved.. unless it is consistent with the <br />concurrency management system component of the Capital Improvements <br />Element. For rezoning requests, conditional concurrency review is <br />required. <br />Conditional concurrency review examines the available capacity of <br />each facility with respect to a proposed project. Since rezoning <br />requests are not projects, county regulations call for the <br />concurrency review to be based upon the most intense use of the <br />subject property based upon the requested zoning district. For <br />commercial rezoning requests, the most intense use (according to <br />AUGUST 15, 1995 15 na 95 onE d"2 <br />