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designation indicates that the adopted level of service would be maintained . The following table illustrates the additional park demand associated with the proposed development of the property and the existing surplus park acreage . PARK INFORMATION LOS ( Acres per 1 , 000 Population ) Project Demand (Acres ) Surplus Park Acreage 4 . 0 4 . 5264 11164 Concurrency Summary Based on the analysis conducted , staff has determined that all concurrency-mandated facilities , including stormwater management, roads , solid waste , water, wastewater, and parks have adequate capacity to accommodate the most intense use of the subject property under the proposed land use designation . Consistency with Comprehensive Plan Comprehensive Plan amendment requests are reviewed for consistency with all policies of the Comprehensive Plan . As per section 800 . 07 ( 1 ) of the County Code , the "Comprehensive Plan may only be amended in such a way as to preserve the internal consistency of the plan pursuant to Section 163 . 3177 (2) , F. S . " Amendments must also show consistency with the overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future Land Use Map , which includes agricultural , residential , recreational , conservation , and commercial and industrial land uses and their densities . The goals , objectives and policies are the most important parts, of the comprehensive plan . Policies are statements in the plan that identify the actions which the county will take in order to direct the community ' s development. As courses of action committed to by the county , policies provide the basis for all county land development decisions --including plan amendment decisions . While all comprehensive plan policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing plan amendment requests . Of particular applicability for this request is the following policy : Future Land Use Element Policy 14 .3 The most important policy to consider in evaluating a plan amendment request for consistency with the county ' s Comprehensive Plan is Future Land Use Element Policy 14 . 3 . This policy requires that at least 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 involves a swap or reconfiguration of land uses 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 ; or the proposed amendment is warranted based on a substantial change in circumstances affecting the subject property . In this instance , the proposed amendment meets Future Land Use Element Policy 14. 3 's second criterion . That criterion states that the proposed amendment will correct an oversight in the approved plan . In this case , the oversight was that certain lands were excluded from the urban service area and given an agricultural land use designation despite the fact that certain characteristics October 16 , 2001 124 k r