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• • <br />Compatibility with the Surrounding Area <br />Staff's position is that granting the request to rezone the subject property to RS -3 will result in <br />development which will be compatible with surrounding areas. <br />Because single-family zoning districts border the subject property on the north and west, the request <br />is for the continuation of an existing zoning pattern. In fact, staff anticipates that, eventually, single- <br />farruly residential development will also occur on the tract to the east of the subject property. <br />Conflicts are also unlikely with the agricultural zoned land to the south, across 4' Street, since, in <br />terms of actual use, that land is more residential than agricultural. <br />For these reasons, staff feels that the requested RS -3 zoning would be compatible with development <br />in the surrounding area. <br />Potential Impact on Environmental Quality <br />The subject property does not contain any wetlands or native upland habitat. As a previously cleared <br />site, the subject property is not environmentally significant nor environmentally important. <br />Consequently, the proposed rezoning will nut have any significant impacts on important <br />environmental resources. <br />CONCLUSION <br />Based on the analysis, staff has determined that the requested zoning district is compatible with <br />surrounding areas, is consistent with the comprehensive plan, meets all concurrency critilia, will <br />have no negative impacts on environmental quality, and meets all applicable rezoning criteria. Most <br />importantly, the subject property is located in an area deemed suited for low-density single-family <br />residential uses. For these reasons, staff supports the request. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Based on the analysis, staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend that the Board <br />of County Commissioners approve this request to rezone the subject property from A-1 to RS -3 by <br />adopting the attached ordinance. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />1. Summary Pag*e <br />2. Rezoning Application <br />3. Approved Minutes of the November 8, 2001, Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting <br />4. Rezoning Ordinance <br />Chairman Stanbridge asked if there were any questions; there were none. <br />The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in <br />this matter. There being none, she closed the public hearing. <br />April 23, 2002 <br />39 <br />15 <br />