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Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element <br />recommended improvements may include signalization improvements, channelization <br />measures, turn lane restrictions, and other strategies. <br />POLICY 1.9: The county will collect traffic count data on all thoroughfare roads on an <br />annual basis. These data will be utilized to develop an annual report on the Level of <br />Service provided on major area roads. These findings will then be used to identify <br />improvement needs and associated costs required to maintain the Levels of Service <br />identified in Policy 1.1. <br />POLICY 1.10: The county will, through its land development regulations, establish <br />design standards providing, at minimum, for the following: <br />Adequate storage and turning bays; <br />° Spacing and design of median openings and curb cuts; <br />° Provision of service roads; <br />Driveway access and spacing; and <br />Traffic operations. <br />POLICY 1.11: The county will, through its land development regulations, continue to <br />require that all development projects provide a sufficient number of parking spaces for <br />both motorized and non -motorized vehicles. Sufficient will be based upon information <br />from parking studies regarding demand by use category. The county will periodically <br />review its off-street parking requirements, identifying minimum spaces per land use <br />category, delineating space size, providing for shared parking, setting internal circulation <br />standards, and addressing other parking characteristics. <br />POLICY 1.12: The county hereby adopts the 2030 Cost Feasible Plan projects list <br />(Table 4.9.3) and, in so doing, acknowledges the MPO Long Range Transportation Plan <br />as the means of maintaining level of service and mobility in the county. <br />OBJECTIVE 2 SAFETY <br />For the period from 2009 to 2030, crash and fatality rates per vehicle mile traveled will be <br />reduced at least by 1% each year. <br />POLICY 2.1: The county will maintain an accurate crash database. <br />POLICY 2.2: The county will on an ongoing basis review crash records to determine if <br />intersection, operational, or other improvements, including bike/ped improvements, are <br />necessary to enhance safety and will program necessary improvements. <br />POLICY 2.3: In conjunction with the Indian River County School District, the MPO, and <br />municipalities in Indian River County, the county will assess pedestrian access conditions <br />at schools and participate in the Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) grant program. <br />Community Development Department Indian River County 127 <br />