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8m 97 FArF 616 Consistency with Other Comprehensive Plan Policies and Objectives While Future Land Use Element Policy 13.3 is of special relevance to all comprehensive plan amendments, other objectives and policies are also applicable. - Transportation Element Transportation Element Policy 8.1 specifically states that the county recognizes that the county will be designated "urban" and that an MPO will be established. Policy 8.1 -also states that the county will work for a coordinated transition to MPO status. Additionally; Economic Development Element Objective 9 states that the county will facilitate coordination and cooperation among governmental jurisdiction and agencies. By eliminating inconsistencies between the comprehensive plan and the MPO plan, the proposed amendment implements Transportation Element Policy 8.1 and Economic Development Element Objective 9. - Capital Improvements Element The proposed amendment increases the county's flexibility for determining when facility infrastructure capacity can be considered available. For that reason, the proposed amendment is consistent with several plan policies that require the maintenance of minimum LOS. Those policies include Capital Improvements Element Objective 3 and Policy 3.5, and Traffic Circulation Element Policies 1.1 and 2.1. While the referenced objectives and policies, including Future Land Use Element Policy 13.3, are particularly applicable to this request, other comprehensive plan policies and objectives also have relevance. For that reason, staff evaluated the subject request for consistency with all plan policies and objectives. .Based upon that analysis, staff determined that the proposed -changes to the Traffic Circulation and Capital Improvements Elements are consistent with the comprehensive plan. ANALYSIS OF REASONABLENESS OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS Traffic Circulation Element The proposed changes to the Traffic Circulation Element will incorporate the latest and best available data into the comprehensive plan. They will also cause the plan to more accurately reflect current conditions and programmed improvements. The proposed amendments ensure that the county plan will be consistent with the MPO's long range plan. Since all state and federal highway improvement expenditures must be approved by the iaJ.J. %A iuv, Laic 1GV is the county's primary transportation planning agency. By giving priority, when conflicts occur, to new table 4.7.4, which is consistent with the MPO plan, the new Policy 1.5 will ensure that the comprehensive plan is consistent with the MPO plan. With the adoption of the EAR recommended comprehensive plan amendments, all of the tables in the transportation element will be consistent with each other and with the MPO plan. Capital Improvements Element The proposed capital improvements element amendment would have a number of implications for the county. While the added concurrency provisions would provide the county more flexibility in approving development projects where adequate road capacity to accommodate the impacts of new development projects does not presently exist, the result would be more congestion and roadways operating below 76 March 19, 1996