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Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element Directly affecting the timing and location of future development is the county's official Future Land Use Map, which graphically portrays the maximum land use densities/intensities for the county by the year 2020. As shown on the Future Land Use Map, allowable residential land use densities in some areas are as high as ten units to the acre in the urban service area and as low as one unit per twenty acres outside the urban service area. Commercial/industrial land use areas are depicted on the Future Land Use Map along the US #1 Corridor and in nodal areas located along major transportation routes and intersections. A schedule of capital improvements (Appendix A thru D) is important to ensure that improvements to existing facilities and construction of new facilities are completed as needed. By establishing specific criteria for prioritizing projects and by scheduling projects based on projected need and available revenue, the schedule of capital improvements will ensure existing resources are properly allocated. This scheduling effort will also ensure that appropriate areas will be served by needed facilities, thus maintaining adopted levels of service. In addition to the components of this element, the county coordinates with the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) and the various state agencies, such as the Florida Department of Transportation, when these agencies program facility or service improvements within Indian River County. The continuation of this coordination will ensure that the plans of state agencies and the SJRWMD will be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the timing and location of capital improvements as identified in the CIE. Needs Assessment Based on public facility requirements identified in the other comprehensive plan elements, this needs assessment identifies the capital improvements required to provide sufficient infrastructure to meet proposed levels of service for existing and new development. For purposes of the CIE, a capital improvement is a substantial facility (land, building or major equipment) that costs at least $25,000 and may be paid for in phases. Table 6.7 identifies capital improvement needs through fiscal year 2010/11 for conservation & aquifer recharge, emergency services, general services, law enforcement & corrections, recreation and open space, stormwater management, sanitary sewer and potable water, solid waste, and -transportation, and public schools. Appendix A provides a detailed list of projects and estimated costs for each of the comprehensive plan elements as well as adopted capital improvements of County departments, with the exception of the Public School Facilities Element, which is found in Appendix D. Detailed capital improvement schedules, which list each improvement project, are provided in each applicable Comprehensive Plan Element or within individual master plans for the respective governmental service. Community Development Department Indian River County 28