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Future Land Use Element Policy 2.2 Future Land Use Element Policy 2.2 states that the county shall encourage and direct growth into the urban service area through zoning and LDRs. Since the proposed rezoning would allow and encourage more development on the subject property, and the subject property is within the urban service area, the request implements Future Land Use Element Policy 2.2. Future Land Use Element Objective 4 Future Land Use Element Objective 4 states that the county will reduce the number and length of trips on county roads. The site is located near several employment centers, including the Vero Beach Municipal Airport, Dodgertown, and the SR 60/58th Avenue commercial/industrial node. That node is one of the county's largest employment centers. Most people who work in that node live in moderately -priced, low to medium density housing. The RM -6 zoning district is intended for such housing. Therefore, the proposed rezoning will increase the opportunity for people who work in that node to live near their job, thus reducing the length of their tnps to and from work. For this reason, the request implements Future Land Use Element Objective 4. Trans 1 ortation Element Ob'ective 11 and Polic 11.1 Transportation Element Objective 11 and Policy 11.1 state that the county will increase densities in the urbanized area and along major transportation corridors in order to facilitate future mass transit provision. Since the proposed rezoning will increase the allowed density along and near several major transportation corridors this request implements Transportation Element Objective 11 and Policy 11.1 Consistency Summary As part of its consistency analysis, staff compared the proposed request to all the objectives and policies in the plan and found no conflicts. Therefore, staff's position is that the request is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Compatibility with the Surrounding Area Staff's position is that the requested zoning districts are appropriate for the site and that development under those zoning districts would be compatible with surrounding land uses. Because land directly east of the northern parcel of the subject property, on the east side of 66`h Avenue, is zoned RS -3, the request is for a continuation of an existing single-family residential zoning pattern. The proposal is also for a continuation of an existing multiple -family residential zoning pattem along 26`h Street. That is because the request is also to rezone the southern parcel of the subject property to RM -6. In fact, multiple -family and mobile home zoning and development are already prominent along both sides of 26`h Street, west of 58th Avenue. Consistent with the comprehensive plan, the proposed rezoning implements an incremental transition in zoning districts and the land use intensity of theirpenuitted uses This transition is accomplished by placing multiple -family districts between single-family districts and commercial/industrial districts or major roads. Located near the SR 60/58`h Avenue commercial/industrial node (which includes the Indian River Mall), the southern parcel of the subject property is particularly well suited to meet the demand for multiple -family housing generated by development within that node. In effect, the proposed rezoning would increase the opportunity for people to live near their place of employment. March 5, 2002 72 '.373