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Recreation A review of county recreation facilities and the projected demand that would result from the most intense development that could occur on the subject property under the proposed land use designation indicates that the adopted level of service would be maintained. The following table illustrates the additional park demand associated with the proposed development of the property and the existing surplus park acreage. PARK INFORMATION LOS (Acres per 1,000 Population) Project Demand (Acres) Surplus Park Acreage 4.0 1 4.968 1.164 Concurrency Summary Based upon the analysis conducted, staff has determined that all concurrency -mandated facilities, including drainage, roads, solid waste, recreation, water, and wastewater, have adequate capacity to accommodate the most intense use of the subject property under the proposed land use amendment. Therefore, the concurrency test has been satisfied for the subject request. Comprehensive Plan amendment and rezoning requests are reviewed for consistency with all 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." Amendments and rezonings must also show consistency with the overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future Land Use Map, which includes agricultural, residential, recreational, conservation, and commercial and industrial land uses and their densities. The goals, objectives and policies are the most important parts of the comprehensive plan. Policies are statements in the plan that 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—including plan amendment and rezoning decisions. While all comprehensive plan policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing plan amendment and rezoning requests. Of particular applicability for this request are the following objective and policies: Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3 The most important policy to consider in evaluating a plan amendment request for consistency with the county's Comprehensive Plan is Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. This policy requires that at least one of four criteria be met in order to approve a land use amendment request. These criteria are: • the proposed amendment will correct a mistake in the approved plan; • the proposed amendment will correct an oversight in the approved plan; • the proposed amendment involves a swap or reconfiguration of land uses at separate sites, and that swap or reconfiguration will not increase the overall land use density or intensity depicted on the Future Land Use Map; or • the proposed amendment is warranted based on a substantial change in circumstances affecting the subject property. November 7, 2000 80 BK 1 15 PG 787