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M Consistent with state regulations-, DCA reviewed the proposed amendment and prepazed an<Objections., Recommendations and Comments (ORC) Report.. The county received that report on October 11, 1993. In that ORC report, DCA noted that a Corridor Planning and Design Report (CPDR) had not been completed. DCA's position was that the results of the CPDR were needed to support the justification for the Citrus Highway as well as the selection of a particular route. For that reason, the county withdrew.the proposed Citrus Highway amendment. With the recent completion of the CPDR, staff has again initiated a request to incorporate the Citrus Highway into the county's comprehensive plan. The CPDR determined that the project is justified and feasible. That report recommends 82nd Avenue as the -best -alignment alignment for the Citrus Highway in Indian River County. ° Existing Conditions Presently, 82nd Avenue is a two-lane road classified as an urban minor arterial on the future roadway thoroughfare plan map. From the St. Lucie County line to 9th Street S.W. (Oslo Road), 82nd Avenue has approximately 60 feet of public road right-of-way. South of Oslo Road, 82nd Avenue is not built, except for the southern 2800 feet along the eastern boundary of the Fly In Ranches Subdivision. Eighty-second Avenue is paved from Oslo Road to 26th Street, and unpaved north of 26th Street. From Oslo Road to S.R. 60, 82nd Avenue has approximately 80 feet of public road right -of- way. From S.R. 60 to 69th Street, 82nd Avenue -has approximately 30 feet of public road right-of-way. From 69th Street to C.R. 510, 82nd Avenue has no public road right-of-way, although there is some canal right-of-way that is used for public access. This segment of 82nd Avenue is programmed for expansion to 80 feet of public road right-of-way by 2010. Land uses surrounding 82nd Avenue consist mostly of agriculturally zoned citrus groves and vacant land. However, 82nd Avenue runs through, or along the border of, some residentially designated areas in the southern part of the county. Additionally, 82nd Avenue passes through commercial/ industrial nodes on 9th Street S.W. (Oslo Road) and S.R. 60. A small percentage of the vacant land bordering 82nd Avenue may contain environmentally valuable scrub or pine forest. ANALYSIS Following a discussion of the consistency of the proposed amendments with the comprehensive plan, this section will present an analysis of the reasonableness of each of the proposed amendments. Finally, this section will address the ORC Report's comment. CONSISTENCY WITH THE IYE PLAN As part of staff's analysis, 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." The goals, objectives and policies are the most important parts of the comprehensive plan. Policies are statements in the plan which identify the actions which the county will take in order to direct the community's development. As courses of action committed to by 35 October 24, 1995 Bou : 96 PnE419