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Like the redesignation of the nearby 15 acres, the expansion of 58' Avenue does not substantially affect the subject property. Since that expansion is programmed to extend from 26`" Street to 9'h Street, SW (Oslo Road), the subject property is not uniquely affected Unlike most parcels within that corridor, however, the subject property did receive some additional benefit associated with the 58" Avenue widening project. That benefit was that, in conjunction with the 58'" Avenue project, the county moved College Lane several hundred feet north College Lane was previously located near the subject property within the Main Canal right-of-way. For those reasons, the referenced changes do not substantially affect the site. Because the proposed amendment does not meet any of the criteria identified above, the request is not consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. Future Land Use Element Objective 1 and Policy 4.1; and Housing Element Policy 1.2 This objective and these policies state that Indian River County will have an efficient and compact land use pattern which encourages infill development within the existing urban service area and reduces urban sprawl. Urban sprawl refers to scattered, untimely, poorly planned urban development that occurs in urban fringe and rural areas and frequently invades land important for environmental protection, natural resource protection, and agricultural production. This Comprehensive Plan amendment will allow the inefficient type of development described in the previous paragraph. An M-1 land use designation will permit up to 246 residential units on the subject property. Rather than infill within the existing urban service area, the proposed amendment will establish urban intensity development in an area adjacent to citrus groves and residences on 10 - acre wooded tracts. For these reasons, the request does not promote an efficient and compact land use pattern and therefore, the request is not consistent with Future Land Use Element Objective 1 and Policy 4.1; and Housing Element Policy 1.2. Future Land Use Element Policy 1.1 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.1 requires Indian River County to adopt a Future Land Use Map. This map illustrates the land use designation pattern for the entire county. Approximately 33,292 acres of Indian River County are designated for residential land uses according to the Future Land Use Map. Using the map with its assigned densities along with projections of the county's population allows for the calculation of a Residential Allocation Ratio (RAR). A RAR compares the number of residential units allowed by the Future Land Use Map during a certain time period to the number of residential units needed during that time period. Along with historic land use patters and other factors, an RAR can be a useful tool to determine the county's residential land use needs. Comparing the expected need with the existing acreage of residentially designated land, Indian River County has an RAR of t3.5. A 3.5 RAR indicates that the county currently has three and a half times the amount of residentially designated land needed to accommodate the county's population in 2020. Another way to interpret a 3.5 RAR is in terms of how long the county's supply of residentially designated land is anticipated to last. Given that a 1.0 RAR is anticipated to last 20 years (from 2000 to 2020), a 3.5 RAR indicates that the county has approximately a 70 year supply of residentially designated land. JULY 119 2000 -128- BK114PG144