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compliance via the County's development review process (e.g. conventional subdivision or planned development). Item B — Whether or not the proposed amendment is consistent with all the elements of the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan. The elements of the Comprehensive Plan contain goals, objectives, and policies that direct the community's development. Policies are statements in the plan that identify courses of action and provide the basis for all County land decisions. While all comprehensive plan policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing rezoning requests. Of applicability for this request are the following objectives and policies: Future Land Use Element Objective 1 states that the county will have a compact land use pattern, which reduces urban sprawl. By allowing the site to be developed in a manner that is consistent with the site's land use designation, the request allows a more compact land use pattern within the urban service area and reduces the chances that urban sprawl will occur. For these reasons the request is consistent with Objective 1. Future Land Use Element Policy 1.12 states that development in low-density residential areas shall be limited to the following: Single-family residential uses • up to 6 units per acre in L-2 designated areas. • residential uses with densities up to 6 units per acre Future Land Use Element Polic1.13 states that these residential land uses must be located within the urban service area. Since the subject property is located within an area designated as L-2 on the County's Future Land Use map, is located within the County's urban service area, and the proposed RS -3 zoning district would permit residential uses no greater than 3 units per acre, the proposed request is consistent with Policies 1.12 and 1.13. Future Land Use Element Policy 1.43 provides criteria that the Board of County Commissioners may use to determine whether a proposed zoning district is appropriate for a particular site. Policy 1.43 is satisfied for single-family development if the development is adjacent to other single- family areas and separated from major commercial or industrial areas. The subject property is adjacent to other single-family areas and is separated from major commercial or industrial areas. Therefore, the requested rezoning is consistent with Policy 1.43. Future Land Use Element Objective 7: Protection of Natural Resources Policies 7.1 - 7-3. The first three policies of objective seven regulate areas prone to flooding within the 100 -year floodplain in a manner that is consistent with that established by the National Flood insurance. 3 155