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Bou 97 fr�k61 i Planning and Zoning Commission felt that the three year "lag" period was too long and that a one year "lag" period was more reasonable. On November 21, 1995, the Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 to transmit the proposed amendment request, containing a two year "lag" period, to DCA for their review. Consistent with state regulations, DCA reviewed the proposed amendment and prepared an Objections, Recommendations and Comments (ORC) Report. The ORC Report, which planning staff received on February 16, 1996, did not contain any objections to the proposed amendment. The Board of County Commissioners is now to decide whether or not to adopt the requested amendment. DESCRIPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS BY ELEMENT Ing this section, the proposed amendments to be discussed. The purpose is to identify the plan needing amendment and to present amendment requests. Traffic Circulation Element each plan element will the various portions of justification for the Since the 1990 adoption of the current comprehensive plan, Vero Beach and the densely developed area surrounding it have been designated "urban" by the Census, and a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has 'been established. Consisting of representatives from each local government in the county, the MPO is the primary transportation planning agency for the county. On June 14, 1995, after substantial public participation, the MPO adopted a 2020 Long Range Transportation Plan. That plan is based on the latest and best available data. While working on the transportation element of the county's Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR), county staff -discovered several minor inconsistencies between the MPO plan and the county comprehensive plan. Consistency between these plans facilitates their implementation and administration. Additionally, state and federal regulations require such consistency. To ensure consistency between the comprehensive plan and the MPO plan, this amendment request was initiated. The Traffic Circulation Element amendment consists of adding new Table 4.7.4, which consists of improvements scheduled for 1996-2010 in the MPO plan, and new Policy 1.5 which adopts Table 4.7.4 and gives that table priority where it conflicts with other tables in the element. In the future, all tables in the Traffic Circulation Element will be updated and revised. This will be done in conjunction with plan amendments associated with the county's comprehensive plan Evaluation and Appraisal Report. prVrVccd aaua,ivau�.a v t./ v aa. .r::ffic Circulation Element will also update Figure 4.5.2, the Existing Roadway Functional Classification Map, and Figure 4.13.21 the Future Roadway Functional Classification Map. The proposed amendments to these maps involve changing the functional classification of the portion of S.R. 60 between I-95 and 100th Avenue from Rural Principal Arterial to Urban Principal Arterial. This change will reflect the urbanized area designation established after the 1990 census. 72 March 19, 1996