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• The County Urban Service Area directs urban scale development into suitable areas. The comprehensive plan establishes standards for: Transportation, Potable Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste, Stormwater Management, 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. To ensure that the minimum acceptable standards for these services and facilities are maintained, the comprehensive plan requires that new, development be reviewed. For rezoning requests, this review is undertaken as part of the conditional concurrency determination application process. As per section 910.07(2) of the Concurrency Management Chapter of the County's Land Development Regulations, projects which do not increase land use density or intensity are exempt from concurrency requirements. If the subject request is granted, ±6,529 acres with a development potential of more than 2,000 units will be rezoned to Con -1. Since Con -1 zoned property has a zero density, the proposed rezoning will result in a decrease of more than 2,000 units in the overall development potential of the subject properties. Because of that overall decrease in land use intensity of more than 2,000 units, this rezoning request is exempt from concurrency review. It is important to note that adoption of the proposed rezoning will not impact any public facilities or services. Under the requested Con -1 zoning district, there will be no development on the subject properties except for minor facilities associated with passive recreation activities. For that reason, the subject request will enhance compatibility between the sites and surrounding land uses. In contrast to the more than2,000 units allowed under the existing zoning districts, development under the requested zoning districts will be limited to conservation uses and passive recreational uses. In terms of traffic, noise, and aesthetics, the impacts associated with uses allowed under the proposed Con -1 zoning district will be significantly less than those that would occur with development under the existing zoning districts. In fact, the passive recreational uses allowed under the requested zoning district will serve as an amenity for nearby residential uses. For these reasons, staff has determined that the request is compatible with the surrounding area. Rezoning requests are reviewed for consistency with all policies of the comprehensive plan. Rezonings must also be consistent with the overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future Land Use Map, which include agriculture, residential, recreation, 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 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 rezoning decisions. While all comprehensive plan objectives and policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing rezoning requests. Of particular applicability for this request are Future Land Use Element Policies 1.3 and 1.6. July 13, 1999 25 BOOK l PAGE �7