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The goals , objectives and policies are the most important parts of the comprehensive plan . Policies are statements in the plan which identify the actions which the county will take in order to direct the community ' s development. As courses of action committed to by the county , policies provide the basis for all county land development decisions . While all comprehensive plan policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing rezoning requests . Of particular applicability for this request are the following objective and policies . Future Land Use Element Policies 1 . 13 and 1 . 14 Future Land Use Element Policy 1 . 14 states that the M - 1 , Medium- Density Residential - 1 , land use designation is intended for residential uses with densities up to 8 units/acre . In addition , Future Land Use Element Policy 1 . 13 states that these residential uses must be located within the urban service area. Since the subject property is located within an area designated as M - 1 on the county ' s future land use plan map and is located within the county ' s urban service area, and the proposed zoning district would allow residential uses no sreater than the 8 units/acre permitted by the M - I designation , the proposed request is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policies 1 . 13 and 1 . 14 . 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 within the SR 60 Corridor and the City of Vero Beach . Many people who work in those employment centers live in moderately - priced, multiple- family housing . The RM - 8 zoning district is intended for such uses . Therefore , the proposed rezoning will provide the opportunity for people who work in those areas to live near their jobs , thus reducing the length of their trips to and from work . For this reason , the request implements Future Land Use Element Objective 4 . As part of its consistency analysis , staff compared the proposed request to all the applicable objectives and policies in the plan and found no conflicts . Therefore , the request is consistent with the comprehensive plan . Compatibility with the Surrounding Area Compatibility is not anticipated to be a major problem for multiple - family development on the subject property . The following factors indicate that the subject property is a logical location for multiple - family development : • The site ' s future land use designation ( M - 1 ) allows densities up to 8 units/acre . • Multiple - family and mobile home development is an established pattern in this part of the county . • Multiple - family or mobile home zoning districts exist on three sides of the subject property . • The site is close to several employment centers and to the SR 60 Corridor . SEPTEMBER 18 , 2001 BK 4 ) b J - 51 -