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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 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 1.11 and 1.12 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.12 states that the L-2, Low - Density Residential -2, land use designation is intended for residential uses with densities up to 6 units/acre. In addition, Future Land Use Element Policy 1.11 states that these residential 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 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 6 units/acre permitted by the L-2 designation, the proposed request is consistent with Policies 1.11 and 1.12. - 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 Vero Beach Municipal Airport, Dodgertown, the SR 60/I-95 Commercial/Industrial Node, and the SR 60/58th Avenue Commercial/ 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 -6 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. 51 January 21, 1997