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may be amended only in such a way as to preserve the internal consistency of the plan. The goals, objectives and policies are the most important parts of the comprehensive plan. Policies are statements in the plan that identify the actions which the county will take in order to direct the community's development. As courses of action committed to by the county, policies provide the basis for all county land development decisions. While all comprehensive plan policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing plan amendment requests. Of particular applicability for this amendment request is the following policy: • Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3 The most important policy to consider in evaluating a plan amendment request for consistency with the county's comprehensive plan is future land use element policy 14.3. This policy requires that at least one of four criteria be met in order to approve a comprehensive plan amendment request. Those criteria are: ■ a mistake in the approved plan; ■ an oversight in the approved plan; ■ a substantial change in circumstances affecting the subject property; or ■ a swap or a reconfiguration of land uses at separate sites. In this case, the proposed amendment to the CIE meets the third criterion ofpolicy 14.3 ofthe future land use element. Since the CIE was last revised, some capital improvements have been completed, others have been added, revenue projections have changed, and priorities have been modified. Those circumstances warrant the amendment. • Capital Improvements Element Policies 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.10, and 1.11 Capital improvements element policies 1. 1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.10 and 1.11 require the County to maintain and implement a capital improvements program which is evaluated and updated periodically. Those policies also describe how the county will evaluate and prioritize capital improvements. By updating the capital improvements program in accordance with those requirements, the proposed amendment is consistent with those policies. • Capital Improvements Element Policy 1.9 Capital improvements element policy 1.9 states that the county shall include all capital expenditures in excess of $100,000 in its schedule of improvements. Since the proposed CIE update amendment identifies all capital expenditures in excess of $100,000, the proposed amendment is consistent with capital improvements element policy 1.9. While the referenced policies are particularly applicable to this request, other comprehensive plan policies and objectives also have relevance. For that reason, staff evaluated the proposed amendment for consistency with all applicable plan policies and objectives. Based upon that no 211