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Comprehensive Plan Conservation Element Policy 5.4: In recognition of the many natural functions and values of estuarine wetlands, and in recognition of the need to protect these resources from incompatible land uses for the sake of the public interest, all estuarine wetlands habitats shall be deemed environmentally -sensitive and designated C-2, Estuarine Wetlands Conservation, on the comprehensive plan future land use map. Policy 5 5 • The county shall continue to accept fee -in -lieu payments as a last alternative for mitigation of wetlands alteration when on-site mitigation is not practicable, and only in cases where the affected wetland is a small, isolated, disturbed wetland with minimal functional value. Funds obtained from fee -in -lieu payments will be earmarked for acquisition, restoration, or management of similar wetlands elsewhere in the county. Policy 5.6: The county shall continue to coordinate with jurisdictional regulatory agencies pertaining to wetlands by providing comments to such agencies in a timely fashion, regarding agency dredge and fill permit applications and other wetland alteration projects proposed in Indian River County. Policy 5.7: Development densities for environmentally sensitive wetlands and shallow water habitats shall be limited to a maximum density of one (1) unit per 40 gross acres, with a development density transfer credit of one (1) unit per gross acre. Policy 5.8: Consistent with Policy 8.1 of the Coastal Management Element, Indian River County will participate in the Indian River Lagoon "Blueways" Conservation and Recreation Lands (CARL) project to acquire important undeveloped estuarine wetlands bordering the IRL by providing local funding assistance, and by providing "in-kind" services, such as identifying environmentally -sensitive parcels. OBJECTIVE 6 Upland Vegetation Communities Sufficient upland vegetative communities to sustain viable populations of all native plant and animal species and representative stands of each habitat type in Indian River County will be preserved. Using 1990 conservation land acreage as a baseline, Indian River County shall, by 2010, preserve a minimum of 1,000 additional acres of upland native plant communities through the establishment of conservation easements and/or fee simple acquisition in partnership with other government agencies. Policy 6 1* The county shall continue to assist regional, state and federal agencies in the establishment of regional preserves for sand pine/xeric scrub, tropical/coastal hammock, and coastal strand, pine flatwood, and dry prairie vegetative communities by identifying lands eligible for acquisition, and by providing local cost -share funding. These preserves Indian River County Conservation Element Page 99 Supplement # _ Ordinance #2005- Adopted 2005 Exhibit A Page ¥