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EOOK Fb:GE,q .�. The goals, objectives and policies are the most important parts of the comprehensive plan. Policies are statements in the plan which identify 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—including plan amendment and rezoning decisions. While all comprehensive plan objectives and policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing plan amendment and rezoning requests. Of particular applicability for this request are the following policies and objectives. - Future Land Use Element Policy 143 In evaluating a land use amendment request, the most important consideration is Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. This policy requires that one of four criteria be met in order to approve a land use amendment request. These criteria are: • The proposed amendment will correct a mistake in the approved plan; • The proposed amendment will correct an oversight in the approved plan; • The proposed amendment is wan -anted based on a substantial change in circumstances affecting the subject property; or • The proposed amendment involves a swap or reconfiguration of land use designations at separate sites and, that swap or reconfiguration will not increase the overall land use density or intensity depicted on the Future Land Use Map. The proposed land use amendment meets the policy's fourth criterion. As specifically cited in the policy, the proposed amendment involves a swap or reconfiguration of land use designations at separate sites (Subject Properties 1 and 2), and that swap or reconfiguration will not increase the overall land use density or intensity depicted on the Future Land Use Map. For those reasons, the proposed amendment meets the fourth criterion of Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3 and is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. - Future Land Use Element Policies 13, 3.2, 33, 3.4, 7.1, and 7.5; Stormwater Management Sub -Element Policies 1.1 and 1.2; and Capital Improvement Element Policies 33 and 3.5 Each of these policies regulates development in flood prone areas. These policies are relevant because the subject properties are within an "AE" 100 year floodplain, with a minimum base flood elevation requirement of eight feet NGVD. Future Land Use Element Policies 1.3, 3.3, and 3.4 require the county to set standards and procedures regarding the development of land in flood prone areas, and to incorporate those standards and procedures into the county's land development regulations. Future Land Use Element Policy 3.2 specifically states, that regardless of land use designation or zoning district, no development shall be permitted to exceed established levels of service. Future Land Use Element Policy 7.1 requires development to be consistent with regulations established by the National Flood Insurance Program, and Future Land Use Element Policy 7.5 specifically states that stormwater runoff from new development shall not negatively impact adjacent properties or receiving surface waterbody quality. Stormwater Management Sub -Element Policy 1.1 and Capital Improvements Element Policy 3.5 set the drainage level of service standard for the county. These policies state that for a 25 year/24 hour storm, post development runoff shall not exceed pre -development runoff unless a maximum discharge rate has been adopted for the applicable drainage basin and the discharge does not exceed that rate. An additional requirement is found in Stormwater Management Sub -Element Policy 1.2 which requires all new buildings to have the lowest habitable floor elevation no lower than the elevation of the 100 -year flood elevation as shown on FEMA maps or as defined in a more detailed study. Finally, Capital Improvements Element Policy 3.3 requires that the infrastructure necessary to meet the adopted level of service be in place concurrent with the impacts of new development. All of these policies have been incorporated into the county's land development regulations, particularly chapter 930, Stormwater Management and Flood Protection. Development of each subject property must be consistent with each of the referenced plan policies and land development regulations. For these reasons, development of the subject properties under either the existing or proposed land use designations and zoning districts would not degrade the floodplain or its storage capacity. Therefore, the proposed amendment is consistent with these policies. JULY 79 1998 • -22— •