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Staff's position is that this land use amendment request does not meet any ofthe criteria ofFuture Land Use Element Policy 14.3. In June of 1991, the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan was adopted. That plan assigned an agricultural land use designation to the subject property. The AG -1 land use designation was assigned for the following reasons: • The predominant land use in the south part ofthe county, west of 58`s Avenue, was agricultural; and • Based on population proj ections, an oversupply o f urb an designated land, both residential and commercialmdustrial, existed in the county; therefore, there was no need to designate additional urban land. During the 1996 to 1998 time period, the county conducted an Evaluation and Appraisal of the plan adopted in 1991. That evaluation and appraisal affirmed the above circumstances. Based on the development characteristics listed above the property's land use designation assigned in 1991 was correct then, was affirmed in the county's Evaluation and Appraisal Report, and still is correct today. Since no substantial changes affecting the subject property have occurred since June 1991, the proposed amendment does not meet anyofthe criteria identified above. Therefore, the request is not consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 14.3. Future Land Use Element Objective 1 and Policy 4.1; Transportation Element Objective 11 and Policy 11.1; and Housing Element Policy 1.2 These Objectives and Policies state that Indian River County will have an efficient and compact land use pattern which encourages infill development within the existing urban service area and reduces urban sprawl. Urban sprawl refers to scattered, untimely, poorly planned urban development that occurs in urban fringe and rural areas and frequently invades land important for environmental protection, natural resource protection, and agricultural production. This Comprehensive Plan amendment request would allow the sprawling type of development described in the previous paragraph. Since the subject site is far from existing urban centers, it is likely that urban density residential development on the site would generate more frequent and longer automobile trips than urban density residential development within the existing urban service area. For these reasons, the request does not promote an efficient and compact land use pattern, therefore, the request is not consistent with Future Land Use Element Objective 1 and Policy 4.1; Transportation Element Objective 11 and Policy 11.1; and Housing Element Policy 1.2 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.1 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.1 requires Indian River County to adopt a Future Land Use Map This map illustrates the land use designation pattern for the entire county. According to the Future Land Use Map, approximately 33,292 acres of Indian River County are designated for residential land uses. Using the map with its assigned densities along with projections of the county's population allows for the calculation of a Residential Allocation Ratio (RAR). An RAR compares the number ofresidential units allowed by the Future Land Use Map during a certain time period to the number ofresidential units needed during that time period. Along with historic land use patterns and other factors, an RAR can be a useful JULY 16, 2002 -70-