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site plan review process will require that buffers be established along the subject property's perimeter to ensure compatibility between development on the property and Greenbner. Also, the site plan review process will ensure that activity areas on the site are located such that noise, light, and other impacts will not affect Greenbrier. Given the location of the subject property, access to any development project constricted on the property will be through 78th Avenue, a road shared with the Greenbrier subdivision and located along Greenbrier's eastern edge. When the subject property is developed, additional right of way will be required for 78th Avenue to bring it up to the 60 foot local road standard. This additional right of way will increase the separation distance between Greenbrier and new development on the subject property. Also, access to the subject property from 78th Avenue will be restricted to the northernmost point of the subject property s 78`h Avenue frontage, thereby limiting the southern extent of multi -family traffic on 78th Avenue. With some of the site already zoned for multiple -family uses, this request is primarily for a density increase (consistent with the comprehensive plan). Since the density increase meets the concurrency test and is consistent with the site's future land use designation, the request is not anticipated to negatively impact surrounding areas. For these reasons, staff feels the requested zoning district would be compatible with adjacent residential development. Approximately half of the subject property has been cleared. Since the subject property currently contains no environmentally important land, such as wetlands or sensitive uplands, development of the site is anticipated to have little or no impact on environmental quality For this reason, no adverse environmental impacts associated with this request are anticipated. CONCLUSION Based on the analysis, staff has detennined that the requested zoning district is compatible with surrounding areas, is consistent with the comprehensive plan, meets all concurrency critena, will have no negative impacts on environmental quality, and meets all applicable rezoning criteria Most importantly, the subject property is located in an area deemed suited for medium -density multiple -family residential uses. For these reasons, staff supports the request. RECOMMENDATION Based on the analysis, the Planning and Zoning Commission and staff recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve this request to rezone the subject property to RM -8 by approving the attached ordinance. ATTACHMENTS 1. Summary Page 2. Rezoning Application 3. Minutes of the March 28, 2002 meeting of the Planning and Zoning Connnission 4. Ordinance April 23, 2002