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impact fee study assessed park needs. That study established a LOS standard of 6.61 acres per 1,000 permanent residents plus weighted seasonal population for unincorporated Indian River County. That This standard should be is based on the total park acreage within the unincorporated portions of the county and the functional permanent population plus weighted seasonal population of the unincorporated county. This 6.61 standard will be used for concurrency reviews. applic-atietts7 and the 5 acres/1,000 people LOS standard for urban/regional parks would set the interim countywide LOS standard at 1 acres/1,000 people. Based on population projections, that standard, if retained, would ensure that remain in place. These districts and information pertaining to them, should be used for planning purposes only, not for concurrency review. For example, if a district's existing LOS is Tess than the adopted countywide LOS, then that district is in need of additional parkland. Development may To determine the best location for now parks within a district with an established need, the county should consider the coverage (service) arca or average travel time radius of existing parks within the district. Areas within the Urban Service Ar a that arc not covered should be considered for new parks. facilities needed at those parks. These techniques should apply to both the undeveloped portions of existing parks and to new parks. These techniques should include a review of demographic of nearby facilities, and a general survey. BeffelirRitwean-d-Lralie-Par-ks all indications are that the population of the county will continue to grow at a rapid pace. For example, the University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research projects that the t ! nearly 58% population increase in 25 years; and acres of such land is classified as parkland. Of those 356 acres, 192 acres are beachfront parks, and 161 acres are riverfront or lakefront parks. When considering these facts, it becomes clear that the county's actual LOS for beach, river and lake parks eventually will drop below any county adopted LOS standard for those types of parks. Therefore, maintaining LOS standards for beach, river and lake parks is not practical or beneficial. Page 41 of the Recreation and Open Space Element Supplement # Ordinance # 2005 Adopted 2005 Exhibit A