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Fr- I Boc-�. 11J rAGE T-32 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. Tlds rezoning request is exempt from concurrency review because the requested zoning would not increase the use intensity of the site. By changing the zoning of the subject property from MED to OCR, residential uses not currently allowed would be permitted on the site. However, because the most intense use of the property would be the same with either zoning district, changing the property's zoning from MED to OCR would not create additional impacts on any concurrency facilities. When new development is proposed for the subject property, a more detailed concurrency analysis will be conducted during the development approval process. Compatibility is not a major concern regarding this request. Located between existing MED and RS - 3 zoning districts, the subject property is well -situated to act as a transition area between commercial and residential development. The principal impacts of development of the subject property will be on the residential area abutting the site on the southwest. Compared to the site's existing MED zoning, the proposed OCR zoning district is less intense. In terms of noise, hours of operation, and traffic generated, the impacts of OCR type development are less than the impacts of MED type development. Consequently, development under the OCR district would generally have fewer impacts than development under MED zoning. For that reason, the proposed OCR zoning of the site would be compatible with the adjacent residential uses. 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 pans 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 decisions. While all comprehensive plan policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing rezoning requests. Of particular applicability for this request is the following policy. Future Land Use Element Policy 1.15 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.15 states that the commercial land use designation is intended for uses such as retail and wholesale trade, offices, business and personal services, residential treatment centers, limited residential uses, and other similar type uses. In addition, that policy states that all commercial uses must be located within an existing or future urban service area. Since the subject property is located within a commercial/industrial node within the county's urban service area, the request is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 1.15. June 20, 2000 44