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The goals, objectives and policies are the most important parts of the comprehensive plan. Policies are statements in the plan which 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 rezoning requests. Of particular applicability for this request are the following objectives and policies. - Future Land Use Element Objective 1 Future Land Use Element Objective 1 states that the county will have a compact land use pattern which reduces urban sprawl. By increasing the density of land currently within the urban service area, as opposed to expanding the urban service area, the county can efficiently support growth without creating urban sprawl or sacrificing compactness. For these reasons, the request is consistent with Future Land Use Element Objective 1. Future Land Use Element Policies 1.13 and 1.14 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.14 states that the M-1, Medium - Density Residential -1, land use designation is intended for residential uses with densities up to 8 units/acre. In addition, Future Land Use Element Policy 1.13 states than these residential uses must be located within the urban service area. Since the subject property is located within an area designated as M-1 on the county's future land use plan map and is located within the county's urban service area, and the proposed zoning district would permit residential uses no greater than the 8 units/acre permitted by the M-1 designation, the proposed request is consistent with Policies 1.13 and 1.14. - Future Land Use Element Objective 4 Future Land Use Element Objective 4 states that the county will reduce the number and length of trips on county roads by implementing a land use pattern which places residential areas near commercial and employment areas. The -site is located near several employment centers, including the SR 60/I-95 Commercial/Industrial Node, and the SR 60/58th Avenue Corimercial/Industrial Node. Those nodes are two of the county's largest employment centers. Most people who work in those nodes live in moderately -priced, low to medium -density housing. The RM -8 zoning district is intended for such uses: Therefore, the proposed rezoning will increase the opportunity for people who work in those nodes to live near their job, thus reducing the length of their trips to and from work. For this reason, the request implements Future Land Use Element Objective 4. - Future Land Use Element Policies 2.5 and 4.4 Future Land Use Element Policies 2.5 and 4.4 state that the county will encourage and direct growth into the urban service area and areas near urban centers. Since the proposed rezoning would allow and encourage more development on the subject property, and the subject property is within the urban service area and near an urban center, the request implements Future Land Use Element Policies 2.5 and 4.4. 26 BOOK I " PAGE'132 January 21, 1997