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• request, that review is undertaken as part of the conditional concurrency determination application process. According to county concurrency regulations, projects which do not increase land use density or intensity are exempt from concurrency requirements. In this case, the subject request is to swap the land use designations and zoning of two properties that are the same size. Consequently, no change in land use density or intensity will result. Therefore, the subject land use amendment and rezoning request is exempt from concurrency review. It is important to note that adoption of the proposed land use amendment will not have any additional impact on any public facilities or services As with all projects, a detailed concurrency analysis will be done in conjunction with review of an application for site development. That concurrency analysis will address facility service levels and demand based on a specific development plan. Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan Land use amendment requests are reviewed for consistency with all policies of the comprehensive plan. Per the county code, the comprehensive plan may be amended only in such a way as to preserve the internal consistency of the plan. Amendments must also show consistency with the overall designation of land uses as depicted on the Future Land Use Map. The goals, objectives and policies are the most important parts of the comprehensive plan. Policies are statements in the plan that identify 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 related decisions, including plan amendment decisions. While all comprehensive plan objectives and policies are important, some have more applicability than others in reviewing plan amendment requests Of particular applicability for this request are the following objectives and policies. Future Land Use Element Policy 1.24 With respect to C/I node expansion land use amendment requests, the most important policy is Future Land Use Element Policy 1 24. That policy states that a Commercial/Industrial node cannot be expanded unless that node is 70 percent developed or unless otherwise warranted. One of the otherwise warranted situations involves a swap of land use designations. In this case, the subject property is part of the US# 1 57th Street to 49th Street, Commercial/Industrial node. According to the County's Commercial/Industrial node data book, this node is 44% developed. Even though this node is not 70% developed, the subject request meets Policy 1.24 because it involves a swap of land use designations that will not result in an increase in C/I designated acreage. Future Land Use Element Policy 1.43 Policy 1 43 states that not every zoning district allowed in a land use designation is appropriate for 411) every site within that land use designation. The policy also provides criteria for evaluating the 5 • 151