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• a mistake in the approved plan; • an oversight in the approved plan; or • a substantial change in circumstances affecting the subject property. Based upon its analysis, staff feels that the proposed land use amendment meets policy 13.3's third criterion. On February 13, 1990, when the current comprehensive plan was adopted, the subject property was in private ownership. At that time the site was correctly designated as L-2. Since then, the site has been purchased for conservation purposes by the county. The acquisition of the site by a public body constitutes a substantial change in circumstances affecting the subject property and meets the third criterion of Future Land Use Element Policy 13.3. Therefore, the proposed amendment is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 13.3. - Future Land Use Element Policy 1.4 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.4 states that the Conservation land use designations are applied to lands which play a vital or essential role in the normal functioning of ecosystems, or meri' preservation as vestiges of once common county ecosystems. As important part of the Scrub Habitat ecosystem, the subject prope meets both of these criteria. For this reason, the reques' consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 1.4. - Future Land Use Element Policy 1.5 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.5 limits the C-1 land designation to publicly owned land with conservation and recreational uses. Since the site is publicly owned, and uses w. be limited to conservation_ and recreation, the property is eligib for the C-1 land use designation. For this reason, the request consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 1.5. As part of the staff analysis, all policies in the comprehensive plan were considered. Based upon this analysis, staff determined that the proposed land use designation amendment is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Potential Impact on Environmental Ouality The site's existing land use designations offer limited environmental protections. Residential development on the subject property would be required to preserve only 15 percent of the site, or 16.65 acres. In contrast, under the proposed amendment the entire site would be preserved, and development would be limited to conservation and compatible passive recreational uses. Although the site is publicly owned and could be developed as a public park under the existing land use designations and zoning districts, the proposed amendment provides the site with additional protection from development. By prohibiting most types of development on the site, the proposed request will ensure that the environmental quality of the site will be preserved. For these reasons, the proposed amendment is anticipated to positively impact the environmental quality of the subject property. Rezoning Requirements As noted in the Description and Conditions section of this staff report, state law requires that the Board of County Commissioners hold two public hearings prior to approving county initiated rezonings of more than ten acres. Although normally applied to ensure public participation when a county initiates the rezoning of privately owned land, this requirement also applies to county initiated rezonings of publicly owned land. The March 18, 1997 Board of County Commissioners meeting will meet state requirements for one of the public hearings. The second public hearing then must be held at least 10 days after the first hearing. Additionally, state law requires that at least one of the public hearings be held after 5:00 p.m. on a weekday, unless four Commissioners vote to conduct that hearing at another time of day. In this case, several factors indicate that holding the second rezoning public hearing at 9:05 a.m. at a regular Board of County Commissioners meeting would be sufficient to ensure public participation. Those factors include the following: • although the state requirement for two public hearings is normally intended for rezonings of privately owned land, the subject property in this case is publicly owned; and MARCH 189 1997 47 aoox 100PAGE 920