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Eligible receiving sites are New Town projects, Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND) projects, and projects within the Urban Service Area which are located on land suited for high density. Receiving sites within the Urban Service Area shall be within or adjacent to a commercial/industrial node; shall be designated L-2, M-1, or M-2; and shall not be located within the Coastal High Hazard Area. Individual sending and receiving sites shall be approved through the PD rezoning process. With the exception of New Towns, transferred density shall not increase a receiving site's density by more than 20% of its base density. In cases where transferred density is being used in conjunction with other density bonuses (e.g. TND, affordable housing), the combined density bonus may exceed 20% of the base density. POLICY 6.9: By 2011, the County shall adopt development regulations allowing small- scale biofuels processing plants as accessory agricultural uses in areas designated AG -2 and AG -3. The equipment, processing areas, and transport facilities of accessory biofuel- processing plants shall occupy no more than 20 acres or 10% of a site, whichever is less. Such facilities shall be subject to staff -level site plan approval and shall be located at least 300' away from nearby residential uses. Larger scale biofuel processing plants shall be allowed in areas designated AG -1, AG -2, and AG -3 if approved through the special exception process. Director Keating explained that the next policy had originally required vehicular interconnectivity for new development projects unless there were physical constraints. He said that based on the P&Z's recommendation, the policy had been revised to require only bicycle/pedestrian interconnectivity. OBJECTIVE 4 Efficient Mix of Uses to Reduce Traffic Demand and Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2030, Indian River County will have a land use pattern that maintains the number of daily automobile trips per capita and the length of trips on County roadways at or within 10% of 2005 levels. Those levels were 4.53 daily automobile trips per capita and 18.94 minutes per trip. POLICY 4.5: Where proposed development projects abut undeveloped or developed property, the County shall require that such development be designed to accommodate bicycle/ pedestrian interconnections at a future date when the undeveloped property is developed. Commissioner Wheeler stressed the importance of having the vehicular interconnectivity in the various developments. 10 April 19, 2010