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Although the county declined to try to purchase the 81 s[ Street right -of --way when the golf course project was reviewed, the referenced portion of 81St Street remains on the Thoroughfare Plan Map. While the existing lack ofright-of-way and se this portion of 81' Street will never be buiveral other factors discussed in this report indicate that It, the applicant has chosen to apply to remove the referenced portion of 81' Street from the county's long range plans. This section will present an analysis of the reasonableness of the proposed amendment, followed by a discussion of the consistency of the proposed amendment with the comprehensive plan. ANALYSIS OF REASONABLENESS OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT Currently, there is no right -of --way for 81- Street between Old Dixie Highway and 581" Avenue and no plans, long term or short term, to acquire that right -of --way. These facts alone do not justify deleting a road segment from the Thoroughfare Plan Map, particularly a segment that is within the urban service area. In fact, the established grid system of roads significantly benefits the county by providing more than one route to most destinations. For that reason, the grid system, generally. reduces congestion, aids hurricane evacuation, and should be preserved. There are, however, other factors that indicate that the referenced segment could be deleted without adverse impacts. The first factor is that 81" Street does not have a railroad crossing. Because permission for a new railroad crossing is nearly impossible to obtain, 81" Street will probably never have one. For that reason, the segment of 81' Street between Old Dixie Highway and 58" Avenue is not now, and likely will never be, connected. Furthermore, both CR 510, half a mile to the north, and 77" Street, half a mile to the south, are Thoroughfare Plan Roads with railroad crossings. As a result, the adjacent segments of the grid system are intact in each direction. In other words, nearly all trips on 81 St Street will be diverted to CR 510 or 77" Street at either 5811 Avenue or Old Dixie Highway, regardless of whether or not the segment is deleted from the Thoroughfare Plan Map. For that reason, removing the referenced portion of 81 n Street is unlikely to impact service levels of other county roads or hurricane evacuation times. Therefore, the proposed amendment is reasonable. CONSISTENCY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Staff reviews each comprehensive plan amendment request for consisten Policies of the comprehensive plan. cy with all applicable As per Section 800.07(1) of the county code, the "comprehensive plan may only be amended in such a way as to preserve the internal consistency of the plan pursuant to Section 163.3177(2) F.S." 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—including plan amendment decisions. While all comprehensive plan policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing Plan amendment requests. Of Particular applicability to this proposed amendment are the following policies. November 7, 2000 88 _I