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parks for which LOS standards are set are left to the discretion of the local government. Therefore, Indian River County has the option of consolidating beach, river, and lake park acreage with other park categories, rather than adopting a separate LOS standard for beach, river and lake parks. Parkland Needs/Surpluses Figure 10.5 depicts the service areas for county neighborhood, community, and urban district parks. Those service areas were derived from national standards and modified to reflect general characteristics of the county. The map shows that most of the unincorporated urban areas of the county are within the service area of a community park. There are is, however, two one exceptions. The first is the Vero Lake Estates area in the north part of the county, near I 95. The other That exception is the area located near or along the. SR 60 corridor between 43rd Avenue and 1-95. Beth of those areas have This area has experienced faster than anticipated growth since plan adoption. According to the data compiled as part of the 2005 impact fee study, there is sufficient parkland to accommodate the current population for the unincorporated county at a level of service standard of 6.61 acres of parkland per 1,000 permanent population plus weighted seasonal population. As impact fees are collected and the county's population grows, new parkland and recreation facilities must be provided to meet future park and recreation needs. A possible solution to the parkland needs problem in the area of Vero Lakes Estates involves Program, purchased an approximately 7,100 acre tract known as the Coraci/Sebastian Creek Property. Approximately 2,100 of those acres are located in southern Brevard County, while approximately 5,000 of those acres are in the north part of Indian River County. Although most of the located on the north side of CR 512, across from Vero Lake Estates. • • South County, Unincorporated in the south district, particularly along the SR 60 Corridor. The following information was used to calculate the future 1. Projected functional population for the unincorporated parts of the south district in 2020: 84,820 2. LOS Standard: 4 acres/1,000 pcople 3. South district park acreage needed to moot LOS standard in 2020: 340 d. Existing south district park acreage: 234 Page 42 of the Recreation and Open Space Element Supplement # Ordinance # 2005 Adopted 2005 Exhibit A