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applicability than others in reviewing plan amendment and rezoning requests . Of particularapplicabilityforthisrequestarethefollowingpolicies . Future Land Use Element Policy 14 .3 In evaluating a land use amendment request, the most important consideration is Future Land Use Element Policy 14 . 3 . This 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 ; 0 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 densityorintensitydepictedontheFutureLandUseMap . In this case , the proposed amendment meets the policy ' s fourth criterion. As specifically cited in the 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 orintensitydepictedontheFutureLandUseMap . 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 . Future Land Use Element Policies 1 . 13 and 1 . 14 Future Land Use Element Policies 1 . 13 and 1 . 14 state that the M- 1 , Medium -Density Residential - 1 , land use designation should be within the urban service area and is intended for urban and suburban scale residential development with densities up to 8 units/acre - Already containing residential development, and located within the urban service area near existingmediumdensityresidentialdevelopment, Subject Property 2 is appropriate for residential development with a density of up to 8 units/acre . The proposed amendment would allow that type of medium density residential development on Subject Property 2 . Therefore , the proposed amendment is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policies 1 . 13 and 1 . 14 . Future Land Use Element Policy 1 . 15 Future Land Use Element Policy 1 . 15 states that the Commercial/Industrial land use designation should be within the urban service area, in areas that are suitable for urban scale development and intensities . Located at the intersection of two major roads within the urban service area, Subject Property 1 is appropriate for commercial uses . The proposed amendment would allow commercial development on Subject Property 1 . Therefore , the proposed amendment is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 1 . 15 . October 16 , 2001 74 t 1 4J