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As per section 910.07(2) of the Concurrency Management Chapter of the County's Land Development Regulations, projects which do not increase density or intensity of use are exempt from concurrency requirements. This rezoning request is exempt from concurrency review because the requested zoning would not increase the use intensity of the site. In this case, a detailed concurrency analysis will be done in conjunction with any new development or changes of use on site. That concurrency analysis will address facility service levels and demand Staff feels that the proposed rezoning will increase the compatibility of development on the subject property with surrounding uses. With residentially designated land to the north, south, and east, residential development is anticipated to dominate this area of the county. Additionally, past experience indicates that many incompatibilities occur where commercial and residential uses abut. By decreasing the length of the CG/RM-6 border, the proposed rezoning decreases the likelihood of incompatibilities occurring. For these reasons, development of the subject property under the requested RM -6 district would be compatible with surrounding areas. 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; those uses 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 that 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 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 Future Land Use Element Policies 1.3, 1.13 and 1.14. - Future Land Use Element Policy 1.3 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.3 states that the county shall maintain its zoning districts to ensure the implementation of the comprehensive plan. The subject request would change the zoning of the subject property from a district that does not implement the comprehensive plan to a district that does implement the comprehensive plan. For that reason, the subject request implements Future Land Use Element Policy 1.3. - Future Land Use Element Policies 1.13 and 1.14 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.13 states that the M-1, Medium -Density Residential -1, land use designation is intended for residential uses with densities up to eight units/acre. In addition, that policy states.that those residential uses must be located within an existing or future urban service area. Future Land Use Element Policy 1.14 specifically allows both single- and multiple -family residential development with densities up to eight units/acre within the M-1 land use category. July 13, 1999 UFA 0 .1 r� BOOK .BUJ PAGE 7uq