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As per section 910. 07(2) of the Concurrency Management Chapter of the County' s Land Development Regulations, projects which do not increase land use density or intensity are exempt from concurrency requirements. For the subject request, ± 1 , 799 .4 acres of A- 1 zoned land, ±6,909 acres of A-2 zoned land, and ±20 acres of RS-3 zoned land, with a total development potential of ± 1 , 1 l l units will be replaced with ±8 ,713 .4 acres of Con4 zoned land. Since Con- 1 zoned property has zero density, the proposed rezoning will result in a decrease of ± 1 , 111 units in the overall development potential of the subject properties. Because of that overall decrease in land use intensity of ± 1 , 1 l l units, this rezoning request is exempt from concurrency review . It is important to note that adoption of the proposed rezoning will not impact any public facilities or services. romp2tibility with the Surrounding Area Under the requested Con4 zoning district, there will be no development on the subject properties except for minor facilities associated with passive recreation activities . For that reason, the subject request will enhance compatibility between the sites and surrounding land uses. In contrast to the ± 1 , 1 l l units allowed under the sites ' existing zoning districts, development under the requested zoning district will be limited to conservation uses and passive recreational uses. In terms of traffic, noise, and aesthetics, the impacts associated with uses allowed under the proposed Con- 1 zoning district will be significantly less than those that would occur with development under the existing zoning districts. In fact, the passive recreational uses allowed under the requested zoning district will serve as an amenity for nearby residential uses. Additionally, because Subject Properties 1 , 2, and 3 are located adjacent to existing conservation areas, the request works to enhance the environmental quality of those areas . For these reasons, staff has determined that the proposed rezoning is compatible with the surrounding area. 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 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 rezoning decisions. While all comprehensive plan objectives and policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing rezoning requests. Of particular applicability for this request are the following policies. DECEMBER 59 2000 6K 1 16 PG 279 - 37 -