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The goals, objectives, and policies are the most important parts of the comprehensive plan. <br />Policies are statements in the plan that identify the actions that the County will take in order to <br />direct the community's development. As courses of action committed to by the County, policies <br />provide the basis for all County land development decisions. While all comprehensive plan <br />policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing rezoning requests. <br />Of particular applicability for this request are Future Land Use Element Policies 1. 17, 1.18, and <br />1.43. <br />Future Land Use Element Policies 1.17 and 1.18 <br />Future Land Use Element Policy 1.17 states that all commercial/industrial uses must be located <br />within the County's Urban Service Area. Future Land Use Element Policy 1.18 states that the <br />commercial/industrial land use designation allows uses, subject to applicable zoning district <br />regulations, that include business and personal services, retail, office, and storage/warehousing <br />uses. <br />Since the subject property is located within the County's Urban Service Area and the requested <br />IG, district is intended for uses permitted within the commercial/industrial land use designation, <br />the request is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policies 1.17 and 1.18. <br />Future Land Use Element Policy 1.43 <br />Future Land Use Element Policy 1.43 provides criteria that the Board of County Commissioners <br />may use to determine whether or not a proposed zoning district is appropriate for a particular <br />site. Below are tables listing the specific rezoning criteria from Policy 1.43, the IG zoning, <br />district and staff determinations of how the criteria have been met. <br />Table 1 <br />SUBJECT PROPERTY #1 <br />Proposed General Industrial IG) Zoning District <br />Review Criteria <br />Meets <br />Comments <br />Criteria? <br />1. Along arterial roads and major <br />Yes <br />The subject properties abut 53rd Street to the north <br />intersections <br />which is an Urban Principal Arterial roadway. Nearby <br />to the east, 53`d Street intersects with U.S.-1 and Old <br />Dixie Highway. <br />2. Along railroad tracks <br />Yes <br />Subject Properties are within 700 feet of the railroad <br />tracks. <br />3. Near industrial areas <br />Yes <br />The CEMEX facility north of the subject properties; <br />to the east is Titan; both zoned IG, General Industrial. <br />4. Separated from residential <br />Yes <br />The subject property is over 1/4 mile away from <br />development by a major roadway or <br />Waterway Village (the nearest residential <br />intervening property <br />development). <br />5. Separated from retail and office areas <br />Yes <br />There are no retail or office areas adjacent to the <br />subject property. Retail uses are east of the FEC <br />Railway and Old Dixie Highway. <br />4 <br />218 <br />