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2,000 feet east of 82m Avenue, the subject property extends along the south side of 261° Street. The purpose of this request is to secure the zoning necessary to develop the site at a higher residential density in order to accommodate expansion of Indian River Estates. On September 11, 1997, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve this request to rezone the subject property to RM -8. The subject property, the adjacent property on the west, the property to the north, and the property to the south are zoned A-1. Citrus groves exist on the subject property as well as on land to the west and south of the subject property. Citrus groves also exist to the north of the subject property, across 2e Street. Bordering the subject property on the east is the Indian River Estates development. Zoned RM -8, Multiple -Family Residential District (up to 8 unitslacre), Indian River Estates was approved as a total care facility. The subject property and properties to the south, east, and west are designated M-1, Medium -Density Residential -1, on the county future land use map. The M-1 designation permits residential uses with densities up to 8 unitslacre. To the north of the subject property, land is outside of the Urban Service Area and designated AG -1, Agricultural -1. The AG -1 designation permits agricultural uses and residential uses with densities up to 1 unW5 acres. The subject property is not designated as environmentally important nor environmentally sensitive by the comprehensive plan. No wetlands or native upland plant communities exist on site. According to Flood Insurance Rating Maps, the subject property does not contain any flood hazard areas. The site is within the Urban Service Area of the county. Wastewater lines extend to within a quarter mile of the site from the West Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Potable water lines extend to within a quarter mile of the site from the South County Reverse Osmosis Plant The site is bounded on the north by 261 Street Classified as a collector road on the future roadway thoroughfare plan map, this segment of 261 Street is a two lane unpaved road with approximately 30 feet of public road right-of-way. No improvements are scheduled for this segment of 26th Street. In this section, an analysis of the reasonableness of the rezoning request will be presented. Specifically, this section will include: • an analysis of the request's impact on public facilities; • an analysis of the request's consistency with the county's comprehensive plan; • an analysis of the request's compatibility with the surrounding area; and • an analysis of the request's potential impact on environmental quality. This site is located within the county Urban Service Area, an area deemed suited for urban scale development The Comprehensive Plan establishes standards for: Transportation, Potable Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste, Drainage and Recreation (Future Land Use Policy 3.1). The adequate provision of these services is necessary to ensure the continued quality of life enjoyed by the community. The Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations (LDRs) require that new development be reviewed to ensure that the minimum acceptable standards for these services and facilities are maintained. Policy 3.2 of the Future Land Use Element states that no development shall be approved unless it is consistent with the concurrency management system component of the Capital Improvements Element For rezoning requests, conditional concurrency review is required. OCTOBER 21, 1997 9 BOOK 103 PAGE.19