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• It has been demonstrated that arts and cultural activities can positively impact the county in the following areas: — • enhanced quality of life; • increased tourism revenue; • strengthened economy; and • increased achievement in schools. For these reasons, the proposed amendment is reasonable. CONSISTENCY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Staff reviews each comprehensive plan amendment request for consistency with all applicable policies of the comprehensive plan. 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. Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3, however, is applicable to all plan amendment requests. For that reason, this section will begin with a discussion of how each proposed amendment is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. Following that discussion, there will be a section detailing how each -proposed amendment is consistent with the rest of the comprehensive plan. Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3 In evaluating any comprehensive plan text amendment request, the most important consideration is Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. This policy requires that at least one of three criteria be met in order to approve a comprehensive plan text amendment. These criteria are: • the proposed amendment corrects a mistake in the approved plan; • the proposed amendment corrects an oversight in the approved plan; or • the proposed amendment is warranted based on a substantial change in circumstances. The following table identifies which of Policy 14.3's criteria applies to each proposed amendment November 7, 2000 107 BK 1 15 PG 8 14 •