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PAGE 30 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale only during the months January, April, July, and October with the exception of DRI-related amendments and small-scale amendments. Policy 14.2: Applications requesting amendments to the Comprehensive Plan or Future Land Use Map shall be evaluated to consider the following: • consistency with the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the comprehensive plan; • impacts on public facilities and services; • environmental impacts; • compatibility with surrounding areas; and • other timely issues. No Change Policy 14.3: Indian River County shall approve plan amendments only upon a showing that one of the following criteria has been met: • The proposed amendment will correct an oversight in the approved plan. • The proposed amendment will correct a mistake in the approved plan. • The proposed amendment is warranted based on a substantial change in circumstances. For Future Land Use Map amendments, the change in circumstances must affect the subject property. • For Future Land Use Map amendments, the proposed amendment involves a swap or reconfiguration of land use designations at separate sites and, that that swap or reconfiguration will not increase the overall land use density or intensity depicted on the Future Land Use Map. No Change Policy 14.4: The county shall require applications to amend the comprehensive plan to include a written statement discussing the following: • The proposed amendment’s consistency with all the goals, objectives, and policies of the comprehensive plan; • The proposed amendment’s impact on public facilities and services; • The proposed amendment’s environmental impacts; and • For Future Land Use Map amendments, the proposed amendment’s compatibility with surrounding areas. No Change Policy 14.5: The county may utilize the small-scale development amendment process, as described in section 163.3187(1)(c)2., FS, only for Future Land Use Designation Amendment requests that meet all of the following criteria: 1. the applicant requests in writing that the proposed amendment be processed as a small-scale development amendment; 2. the requirements of 163.3187(1)(c)2., FS, as amended, are satisfied; 3. the subject property does not contain any environmentally sensitive land as defined in Conservation Element Policy 5.4, or any environmentally important land as defined in Conservation Element Policy 6.11; 4. the subject property is located within the existing urban service area; 5. the proposed amendment does not expand the existing urban service area; 6. the proposed amendment does not expand the SR 60/58th Avenue commercial/industrial node; and 7. the proposed amendment does not create a new commercial/industrial node. Revise Represents FS Standards for small scale amendments; not necessary but good guiding and informing policy; can just cite specific FS as opposed to listing out all criteria. Objective 15 Indian River County will have land development regulations that are consistent with the protection of private property rights. No Change Policy 15.1: Consistent with Chapters 125 and 163, Florida Statutes, Indian River County shall give adequate public notice to landowners of any application to change the land use designation or zoning of their land. No Change Policy 15.2: Indian River County will regulate the use of land only for valid public purposes in a reasonable manner, in accordance with due process. No Change