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i I Future Land Use Element Policies 1 .6 and 1 .41 Future Land Use Element Policy 1 .6 limits the C- 1 land use designation to publicly owned land with conservation and/or limited passive recreational uses. Since the Con- 1 zoning district is also limited to publicly owned land with conservation and/or limited passive recreational uses, the Con- 1 zoning district is consistent with, and allowed on, C4 designated land. In fact, Future Land Use Element Policy 1 .41 specifically establishes that G1 designated land can only be zoned Con- 1 . To ensure that the subject properties are not rezoned to Con4 until the land use amendment redesignating the subject properties to C4 is in effect, the rezoning ordinance contains a special provision. That provision establishes that the rezoning ordinance cannot become effective until the sites have been redesignated to C- 1 . For these reasons, the request is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policies 1 .6 and 1 .41 . As part of the staff analysis, all policies in the comprehensive plan were considered. Based upon that analysis, staff determined that the proposed rezoning is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Potential Impact on FnAronmental Quality The sites ' existing zoning districts offer only limited environmental protections. Development of residentially zoned land would be required to preserve only 10 or 15 percent of the upland habitat of the sites. Being exempt from the upland preservation requirement, agricultural development of agriculturally zoned land could result in the removal of all upland habitat on site. In contrast, under the proposed zoning district, the entire area of each site will be preserved, and development will be limited to conservation and compatible passive recreational uses. Although the sites are publicly owned and could be developed as public parks under the existing zoning districts, the proposed zoning district provides the sites with additional protection from development. By prohibiting most types of development on the sites, the proposed request will ensure that the environmental quality of the sites will be preserved. For these reasons, the proposed rezoning is anticipated to positively impact the environmental quality of the subject properties . CONCLUSION Based on the analysis, staff has determined that the proposed rezoning is consistent with the comprehensive plan, compatible with all surrounding land uses, and will cause no adverse impacts on the provision of public services. The proposed changes will ensure the preservation of environmentally sensitive and important habitat. For these reasons, staff supports the request. 12F. COMMFNDATTON Based on the analysis, staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend that the Board of County Commissioners rezone the subject properties to Con4 by adopting the attached rezoning ordinance. DECEMBER 59 2000 g 1 6 PG 280 - 38 =