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BOOS 106 Dbu 50 REZONING ANALYSIS• *Existing Zoning and Land Use Pattern The site is presently an existing vacant tract of land with native vegetation consisting mostly of pines and palmettos. To the north is SR 60 and commercially zoned property which was recently developed as the Citrus Ridge Post Office facility. The property immediately to the east of the post office was recently rezoned from CL to PD to accommodate a commercial development project which will include fuel sales, a fast food restaurant, office uses, and a mini storage facility. South of the site is a mobile home park which is zoned RMH-8 and has an M-1 land use designation. This is the property that would be most affected by development of the site, since it is the only adjacent residentially developed property. The rezoning should actually improve compatibility with the mobile home park over the potential uses allowed in the CG zoning district. Not only is the proposed use is a low traffic volume, low noise generator, but the conceptual plan provides for a 200' setback to the nearest parking lot area. This is substantially different from standard CG development, because most CG uses could be located within 20' of the south property line. East of the subject site, there is a large area of commercially zoned property with a single family home located close to SR 60. West of the subject site is a commercial building which was recently converted to an Ethan Allen store. The store and associated improvements occupy about the northern 1/s of the site, with the remainder of the commercial parcel still undeveloped. *Future Land Use Map Pattern The subject property has a Commercial/Industrial land use designation, as do the properties to the north, east, and west. The property to the south is designated M-1, Medium Density (up to 8 units/acre), a.designation that is appropriate adjacent to C/I designated lands. The proposed PD rezoning of the subject property is consistent with the county's Future Land Use Map. Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan Rezoning requests are reviewed for consistency with the policies of the comprehensive plan and must also be consistent with the overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future Land Use Map. These include agricultural, residential, recreational, 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 related 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 policies and objectives. Future Land Use Policy 1.21 states that node configuration shall provide for the most efficient use of land and of transportation and other public facilities and services, while eliminating sprawl and strip development. The rezoning will facilitate development of property internal to an existing commercial node thereby implementing policy 1.21. June 9, 1998 42