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Concurrency Summary <br />Based upon the analysis conducted, staff has deterriiined that all concurrency -mandated facilities, <br />including stotniwater management, roads, solid waste, recreation, water, and wastewater, have <br />adequate capacity to accommodate the most intense use of the subject property under the proposed <br />zoning district. Therefore, the concurrency test has been satisfied for the subject request. <br />Consistency with Comprehensive Plan <br />Rezoning requests are reviewed for consistency with all policies of the comprehensive plan. <br />Rezonings must also be consistent with the overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future <br />Land Use Map, which include agriculture, residential, recreation, conservation, and commercial and <br />industrial land uses and their densities. Commercial and industrial land uses are located in nodes <br />throughout the unincorporated areas of Indian River County <br />The goals, objectives and policies are the most important parts of the comprehensive plan. Policies <br />are statements in the plan which identify the actions which the county will take in order to direct the <br />community's development. As courses of action committed to by the county, policies provide the <br />basis for all county land development decisions. While all comprehensive plan policies are <br />important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing rezoning requests. Of particular <br />applicability for this request are the following objectives and policies. <br />Future Land Use Element Objective 1 <br />Future Land Use Element Objective 1 states that the county will have a compact land use pattern <br />which reduces urban sprawl. By allowing the site to be developed in a manner that is consistent with <br />the site's land use designation, the request allows a more compact land use pattern within the urban <br />service area and reduces the chances urban sprawl will occur. For these reasons, the request is <br />consistent with Future Land Use Element Objective 1. <br />Future Land Use Element Policies 1.13 and 1.14 <br />Future Land Use Element Policy 1.14 states that the M-1, Medium -Density Residential -1, land use <br />designation is intended for residential uses with densities up to 8 units/acre. In addition, Future Land <br />Use Element Policy 1.13 states that these residential uses must be located within the urban service <br />area. <br />Since the subject property is located within an area designated as M-1 on the county's future land <br />use plan map and is located within the county's urban service area, and the proposed zoning district <br />would allow residential uses no greater than the 8 units/acre permitted by the M-1 designation, the <br />proposed request is consistent with Policies 1.13 and 1.14. <br />Future Land Use Element Policy 2.2 <br />Future Land Use Element Policy 2.2 states that the county shall encourage and direct growth into <br />the urban service area through zoning and LDRs. Since the proposed rezoning would allow and <br />encourage more development on the subject property and the subject property is within the urban <br />service area, the request implements Future Land Use Element Policy 2.2. <br />Future Land Use Element Objective 4 <br />Future Land Use Element Objective 4 states that the county will reduce the number and length of <br />trips on county roads. <br />March 5, 2002 <br />60 <br />BKI <br />