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room cleaning. Such facilities may also provide other services,such as transportation for routine social and medical appointments, and counseling. Conservation Areas - Real property supporting a natural area or areas protected via the filing of a conservation easement, whereby such areas are preserved in viable condition with intact canopy, understory, and groundcover, as applicable. Conservation areas are generally established in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 928, Wetlands and Deepwater Habitat Protection, and Chapter 929, Upland Habitat Protection. Such areas include freshwater and estuarine wetlands, and upland plant communities such as coastal strand, hardwood hammocks, xeric -scrub, coastal/tropical hammocks, pine flatwoods, and dry prairies. Conservation areas are allowed as credit toward other county land development regulations such as landscape, buffer, and open space requirements, and minimum yard setback requirements. Certain activities, such as passive recreation, may be allowed in conservation areas provided the activities are not detrimental to the health of the ecological system. Conservation Easement - An easement granting a right or interest in real property that is appropriate to retaining land or water areas predominately in their natural, scenic, open, or wooded condition; retaining such areas as suitable habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife; or maintaining existing land uses. Consistent with the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan - A determination that the land uses, densities or intensities and other aspects of development permitted by a development order are compatible with and further the goals, objectives, policies, land uses, and densities or intensities in the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan. Constrained Facility - A roadway segment on the Concurrency Determination Network that is currently backlogged or projected to be backlogged due to the inability to expand the facility because of environmental concerns, inability to economically obtain required right-of-way, or community policies about the extent of road widening considered to be acceptable without undue degradation of neighborhood character. Construction - The building of or substantial improvement to any structure or the clearing, filling, or excavation of any land. It shall also mean any alterations in the size or use of any existing structure or the appearance of any land. When appropriate to the context, "construction" refers to the act of construction or the result of construction. Construction (Start of) - Any on-site activity including land clearing, earth moving, or the erection of structures. "Start of construction" includes substantial improvement, and means the date the building permit was issued, provided the actual start of constructing, repair, reconstruction, placement, or other improvement was within one hundred eighty (180) days of the permit 23