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site. However, because the most intense use of the property would be the same with either zoning district, changing the property's zoning from CL to CG would not create additional impacts on any concurrency facilities. In this case, a detailed concurrency analysis will be done in conjunction with site development. That concurrency analysis will address facility service levels and demand. Compatibility with the Surrounding Area Staff's position is that both the CL and the CG zoning districts are appropriate for land within the Oslo Road/27th Avenue commercial/industrial node. Applying either of those zoning districts to the subject property would result in development compatible with surrounding property. In fact, since adjacent land to the west is zoned CG, the request is for a continuation of an existing zoning district pattern. The principal impacts of development on the subject property would be on abutting RS -3 zoned land to the north. In terms of traffic generated, hours of operation, noise, and overall intensity of use, the impacts of development under the requested CG district would be anticipated to be somewhat greater than the impacts of development under the existing CL district. There are, however, several circumstances which would serve to mitigate the potential impacts associated with this request. Those circumstances are listed below. • Required front and rear yard setbacks ensure some separation. • Development of the site will require the installation and maintenance of buffers and landscaping. The site is large enough to accommodate required buffers. Additionally, abutting residentially designated parcels are large enough to easily buffer "themselves" from commercial development on the subject property. 0 All commercial development is required to undergo site plan review. Through this process, potential impacts will be minimized with site design. • The large overlap of uses permitted under both the proposed CG zoning district and the existing CL zoning district reduces the chances that granting this request will result in an increase in impacts on the surrounding area. For these reasons, the proposed rezoning is anticipated to result in development that is compatible with surrounding property. Consistency with Comprehensive Plan Rezoning requests are reviewed for consistency with all policies of the comprehensive plan. Rezonings must also be consistent with the overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future Land Use Map, which include agriculture, residential, recreation, conservation, and commercial and industrial land uses and their densities. Commercial and industrial land uses are located in nodes throughout the unincorporated areas of Indian River County. 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 39 January 21, 1997 n UU, o