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attachment #3 ) . Much of the project is complete or under construction, although less than one half of the total number of DRI- approved residential units have been built to date. GHA Grand Harbor Ltd. , the developer of the Grand Harbor DRI (Development of Regional Impact) project, has filed a Notice of Proposed Change (NOPC ) to amend the project Development Order ( D . 0 ) . The proposed changes would extend certain project completion dates and modify certain traffic conditions in accordance with the results of a recently approved re- analysis of project traffic impacts . The proposed changes have been reviewed by county staff, the state (DCA and FDOT) , and the Regional Planning Council (TCRPC) . The applicant has addressed comments from all reviewing agencies and county staff. The state requirements of FS 380 . 06 govern DRIs and classify D . O . amendment requests into two categories . One category is known as "substantial deviations ", which is the category applied to proposed major changes . The other category is for proposed changes that do not constitute a substantial deviation. These types of requests are considered minor amendments . Pursuant to FS 380 . 06, the county may determine that the request does not constitute a substantial deviation . It should be noted that, in staff' s opinion, the request does not constitute a substantial deviation . If such a determination is made by the Board of County Commissioners, then the request will be treated as a proposed change or " minor amendment " . As a minor amendment, a change in an approved D . O . can be made by the Board of County Commissioners without a formal vote and recommendation from the Regional Planning Council. At its regular meeting of August 23 , 2001 , the Planning and Zoning Commission considered Grand Harbor's request, as required under special county DRI regulations [reference LDR section 916 . 05 ( 1 ) ] . By a 5 -0 vote, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the Board determine that the request does not constitute a substantial deviation and adopt a resolution that approves the request ( see attachment #4) . Such a resolution has been prepared and is attached (see attachment #5 ) . The Board of County Commissioners is now to consider the request and make a determination as to whether the request does or does not constitute a substantial deviation and approve, approve with conditions, or deny the proposed D . O . amendment . ANAi. Y : The recently approved traffic re- analysis provides the technical justification for approving the proposed changes . Several factors have mitigated project traffic impacts ; these include : off-site traffic improvements that have been constructed over the last 16 years , less intense project development than originally proposed, a slower project build-out rate than originally proposed, and non- substantial background traffic growth rates in the general area of the project. To ensure continued and adequate mitigation of project traffic impacts , the amendment proposes to retain and add traffic monitoring conditions to safeguard against adverse future traffic impacts from the project. September 11 , 2001 31 n , eo r 1 Y . _