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REZONING ANALYSIS: Existing Zoning and Land Use Pattern Located between 451' Street and 44`s Place, east of 30 Court, the subject site presently contains an abandoned 6 room motel building. To the north of 451' Street and to the south of 44' Place, the zoning is RM -10, and the land use designation is M-2 (Medium Density 2). These areas currently consist of single-family residences. East of the subject site is an existing commercial building in a CL zoning district with a C/I land use designation. To the west of the site are single-family residential dwellings within the CL zoning district and the C/I land use designation. These structures appear to be legal, nonconforming uses in the CL zoning district. Although the properties to the east and west are zoned for commercial development, the existing land use pattern surrounding the subject site is largely single-family residential, with the exception of the property immediately east of the site. Therefore, the proposed PD rezoning for residential use is consistent with the existing pattern of development of the surrounding properties. In regard to compatibility through buffering, a 10' wide Type "D" buffer is required along the south property line where RM -10 zoned property exists to the south of 44' Place. The Type "D" buffer is not required along the north property line, since the RM -10 zoned property to the north is separated from the site by 70' of existing 451 Street right-of-way and 30' of existing Indian River Farms Water Control District canal right-of-way. The Type "D" buffer along the south property line and the conversion of the motel building to single-family townhouse units should ensure that the proposed development is compatible with adjacent properties. • Future Land Use Map Pattern The subject property has a C/I land use designation, as do the properties to the east and west. The properties to the north of 45' Street and the south of 44' Place have an M-2 residential land use designation. The proposed rezoning of the subject property is consistent with the county's future land use map. 0 Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan 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 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 and objective. SEPPE� ��, 6 7 0 -30- n -I