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Additionally, policy 1.10 specifically states that policy 5.8 should require the clustering of residential lots to limit the impact of development on agricultural lands. For these reasons, the proposed amendment is not consistent with future land use element objective 6 and policies 1.9, 1.10 and 6.2. Future Land Use Element Objective 3 and Policy 3.1 This objective and policy deal with maintaining an adopted level of service for the provision of public services and infrastructure. The costs of providing such services are greatly influenced by development patterns. Spread out, low-density development patterns generally increase the per unit cost of providing public services, while more compact or clustered development patterns usually cost less per unit to serve. Therefore, allowing more spread out development in agricultural areas, as permitted by the proposed amendment, will have an adverse impact on the provision of services such as roads, police and fire protection, emergency medical services, and others. For that reason, the proposed amendment is not consistent with future land use element objective 3 and policy 3.1. The proposed amendment is not consistent with the future land use element goal; objectives 1, 3 and 6; and policies 1.9, 1.10, 3.1, 6.2, and 14.3. It encourages the conversion of agricultural land to residential uses, allows suburban sprawl, increases the costs of urban services, increases compatibility problems, and is difficult to implement. Staff does not support the request. Based on the analysis, staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners deny this request to amend Future Land Use Element Policy 5.8. Community Development Director Robert Keating reviewed the Comp Plan amendment process, advising that this is the first public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners on this land use amendment request. If the Board approves the transmittal of this application to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) in Tallahassee for their 60 -day review, a second and final public hearing will be scheduled to consider any comments made by the DCA and whether to adopt an ordinance amending the Comp Plan by redesignating the land use. If the Board denies the transmittal of an application to the DCA, the application process will come to an end. Director Keating explained that Policy 5.8 limits lots to one acre in maximum size and limits buildings to one per 5, 10 or 20 -acre parcel. This Policy also states that the buildings must be clustered together to prevent urban sprawl. Clustering is done to protect open spaces, to preserve agricultural uses, and to enhance compact development. The requested amendment would (1) apply only to larger equestrian projects, (2) not restrict lot size to a MAY 189 1999 -45- BOOK FP1`r