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West of the subject site, across 58t° Avenue and south of 51 Street SW, the property is all in citrus and zoned A-1. North of 51 Street SW, there is a plant nursery and Emmanuel Baptist Church, both of which are zoned A-1. There is a t 10 acre parcel and a 25.7 acre parcel located between the project site and the 58' Avenue/9th Street SW intersection. Those parcels are zoned A-1. As is standard for PDs, the development will have a minimum 25' setback from all perimeter property lines. There will be some perimeter buffering including agricultural buffers where the project is adjacent to active agricultural operations. • Future Land Use Map Pattern The subject property has an L-1 land use plan designation as do the properties to the north, east, and south. The property to the west, across 58* Avenue, is outside the urban service area and has an AG - 1 land use designation (Agricultural 1, up to 1 unit per 5 acres). The 10 acre and 25.7 acre parcels lying between the southwest comer of the project and 58* Avenue also have an L-1 land use designation. • 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. Consistency with goals, objectives, and policies is also essential. 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 Policies 5.3 and 5.4 Policy 5.3: Indian River county zoning districts shall permit a variety of residential building and development styles. Policy 5.4: Indian River County LDRs shall contain a special Planned Development (PD) zoning district. That district shall be designated as an overlay on the County Zoning Atlas. The PD zoning district is intended to provide for the development of projects which require flexibility in order to maximize open space and conserve natural features, provide alternative designs, incorporate recreational facilities, and incorporate a mix of uses. The proposed PD is consistent with these policies in that the PD plan proposes a variety of residential product types in a design that exceeds open space minimums and buffers project perimeters. Future Land Use Element Policies 1.11 and 1.12 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.12 states that the L-1, Low Density Residential 1, land use designation is intended for residential uses with densities up to 3 units/acre. In addition, Future Land Use Element Policy 1.11 states that these residential uses must be located within an existing or future urban service area. January 11, 2000 33