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M In addition, Director Keating advised that drafts of the EAR have been taken to respective committees for review. . He complimented the Planning and Zoning Commission for having done a great job in giving staff a lot of direction. Director Keating reviewed the objectives and achievements and reported that some objectives are changing, so just a little* tweaking needs to be done. Director Keating highlighted a few of the important points in some of the elements. He pointed out that the projected population increase has been less than projected in 1989. Growth occurred where anticipated and the county stayed consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Director Keating advised that several proposed changes to the map of the land use element have been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The first is that the urban service area should not be expanded. Experience has proven that 1 unit per acre in the rural areas is not developing, so staff has recommended increasing that to 3 units per acre which is easier to develop and creates the type of dwelling unit people can afford. Staff thinks this is an appropriate change as it minimizes urban sprawl. Other staff proposals/ recommendations include expanding the medical node to the north; slightly expanding to the I-95 at 74th Avenue node; and capping the SR-60/Kings Highway node at 315 acres. Staff also proposes a policy in the Oslo Road area (between I-95/74th Avenue node and Kings Highway) to provide an incentive for traditional neighborhood design, or compact development, and allow development outside the urban service area in a controlled neighborhood -type development pattern. Staff feels this can be done by providing incentives, higher density allowance for some commercial development that's both internally -oriented and oriented towards Oslo Road. Staff feels this will relate to some of the demand they see coming there and also be a good compact development. Director Keating also advised that the State has recently changed the definition of "coastal high hazard area" which affects the land use element, coastal management element, and capital improvements element. Director Keating advised that with reference to the transportation element, progress has been made and level of service standards have been maintained. Some changes to the transportation element include safety objectives, new targets for transit, and revising the transportation element to be consistent with the MPO's long-range plan. 31 BOOK �'! �� 4 August 27, 1996