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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 objectives and policies. Future Land Use Element Objective 1 Future Land Use Element Objective 1 states that the county will have a compact land use pattern which reduces urban sprawl By allowing the site to be developed in a manner that is consistent with the site's land use designation, the request allows a more compact land use pattern within the urban service area and reduces the chances that urban sprawl will occur. For these reasons, the request is consistent with Future Land Use Element Objective 1. Future Land Use Element Policy 1.13 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.13 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 Map and is located within the county's urban service area, and the proposed zoning districts would permit residential uses no greater than the 8 units/acre permitted by the M-1 designation, the proposed request is consistent with Policy 1.13. Future Land Use Element Policy 2.2 Future Land Use Element Policy 2.2 states that the county shall encourage and direct growth into the urban service area through zoning and LDRs. Since the proposed rezoning would allow and encourage more development on the subject property, and the subject property is within the urban service area the request implements Future Land Use Element Policy 2 2 Transportation Element Obi ective 11 and Policy 11.1 Transportation Element Objective 11 and Policy 11.1 state that the county will increase densities in the urbanized area and along major transportation corridors in order to facilitate future mass transit provision. Since the proposed rezoning will increase the allowed density along and near several major transportation corridors, this request implements Transportation Element Objective 11 and Policy 11.1. Consistency Summary As part of its consistency analysis, staff compared the proposed request to all applicable objectives and policies in the plan and found no conflicts. Therefore, staffs position is that the request is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Compatibility with the Surrounding Area Staff's position is that the requested zoning district is appropriate for the site and that development under this zoning. district would be compatible with surrounding land uses Because land directly east and west of the subject property is zoned RM -8, the request is for a continuation of an existing multiple -family residential zoning pattern. Also, the property is large enough to provide buffering for future single-family development adjacent to the property. September 3, 2002