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western boundary. Additionally, planning staff would recommend a type "B" buffer with a six foot opaque feature along the site's west boundary for any PD proposal for the site. That is consistent with the buffer requirements where commercial zoning districts abut single-family uses. For those reasons, development of the subject property under the proposed land use designation will be compatible with surrounding areas. Consistency with Comprehensive Plan Land use amendment 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) FS." Amendments 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 which identify 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 objectives and policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing plan amendment requests. Of particular applicability for this request are the following policies. Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3 In evaluating a land use amendment request, the most important consideration is Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. This policy requires that 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 is warranted based on a substantial change in circumstances affecting the subject property; or • The proposed amendment involves a swap or reconfiguration of land use designations 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. The proposed land use amendment meets the policy's second criterion. Because this property was publicly owned when the land use map was originally prepared, the property should have been designated PUB at that time. For that reason, the proposed amendment meets the second criterion of Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3 and is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. Future Land Use Element Policy 1.28 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.28 states that the PUB, Public Facilities, land use designation shall be applied to land used for public facilities and services. Since the use of the subject property will be limited to public facilities and services, the request is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 1.28. January 15, 2002 50 170