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their trips to and from work. For this reason, the proposed amendment implements Future Land Use Element objective 4. Future Land Use Element Policy 4.1 Future Land Use Element Policy 4.1'states that land use categories shall be designated in a manner which- concentrates urban uses, thereby discouraging urban sprawl. By increasing the density of land currently within the urban service area, as opposed to expanding the urban service area, the proposed amendment concentrates growth in the area designated for urban uses. For this reason, the proposed amendment is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 4.1. - 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 amendment 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. - Economic Development Element Policies 8.1 and 8.5 Economic Development Element Policies 8.1 and 8.5 address the use of incentives, including increased densities, to reduce the cost per housing unit and to encourage the provision of affordable housing. By allowing increased density on the subject property, the request would implement Economic Development Element Policies 8.1 and 8.5. -- - Mass Transit Element Policy 1.2 Mass Transit Element Policy 1.2 states that the county will, through the future land use element, provide higher densities along. major transportation corridors in order to facilitate future mass transit provision. Since the proposed amendment will increase the allowed density along and near several major transportation corridors, this request is consistent with Mass Transit Element Policy 1.2. As part of its consistency analysis, staff compared the proposed request to all the objectives and policies in the plan and found no conflicts. Therefore, staff's position is that the proposed amendment is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Comnatibility with the Surrounding Area Staff's position is that granting the request to redesignate the ±15.2 acre L-1 designated tract to M-1 would result in development which is appropriate for the site and that such development would be compatible with surrounding areas. Because the area is located near an urban center of the county, with convenient access to employment and shopping,,_the area is particularly suited for medium -density development. Since land on three sides of that tract is designated M-1, the request is for the continuation of an existing land use designation pattern. Similarly, granting the proposed rezoning would result in development that is appropriate for the site and that is compatible with surrounding areas. Since land on three sides of the 30.3 acre tract proposed for rezoning is currently zoned and used for mobile home development, the request is also for a continuation of an existing zoning pattern. The primary impacts of development on the site would be on future residences on the abutting L-1 designated area to the north. That land is currently zoned A-1 and consists of citrus groves on 10 and 20 acre parcels. Two factors, however, work to mitigate impacts of development on the subject property. The first involves the county's Land Development Regulations. Section 911.09(6)(e)2 states that, where a mobile home park abuts a residential use of lower density or a non-residential use, a forty -foot setback with a type "B" buffer and a six-foot opaque feature shall be provided by the mobile home park. The second factor involves the size of the parcels north of the subject property. At 10 and 20 acres in size, they are large enough to provide additional buffering, if necessary. Another important issue for this request involves the compatibility of mobile home park development on the subject property with the existing agricultural use of abutting property to the north. MARCH 18, 1997 79 BOOK 100 PAGE19162