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Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element POLICY 8.2: The county shall review all proposed land development projects in order to ensure consistency between those projects and with the goals, objectives and policies of this plan, and the county shall require coordination of traffic circulation plans and improvements with land use and infrastructure plans before development approval. POLICY 8.3: The county will, as much as possible, protect the character of existing neighborhoods from the intrusion of major thoroughfares (i.e. minor and principal arterials). The criteria used to determine whether major thoroughfares will be allowed to intrude in existing neighborhoods are whether there are problems maintaining level of service standards on the applicable roadways, whether there are safety problems, whether there is right-of-way availability, and whether there are viable alternatives to intruding into an existing neighborhood. In areas where minor and principal arterial roadways intrude into existing neighborhoods, the county may provide buffers such as concrete walls, landscaped buffers, berms, and other similar buffers alongside the roadway(s). The county will also review the feasibility of relocating roadways when intrusion is proposed. POLICY 8.4: The county shall establish land use guidelines for development in exclusive public transit corridors to ensure accessibility to public transit, in the event such corridors are established. POLICY 8.5: The county shall encourage connectivity between all new residential and commercial developments except where such connectivity strategies are impeded by physical or safety constraints. Where there are concerns for nuisance impacts such as cut -through traffic, the county may provide buffering, traffic calming, or other appropriate treatments. OBJECTIVE 9 ADEQUATE INTERMODAL FACILITIES Through 2030, all future county aviation and intermodal facility expansion will be developed in a manner consistent with existing and future land use. POLICY 9.1: The county will continue to implement and enforce its airport zoning regulations. These regulations address height, noise, emergency, clear zone and land requirements. POLICY 9.2: The county will ensure adequate access to the three public use airports, passenger rail station, transit transfer points, and other intermodal facilities by making the roadway and transit improvements identified in this element. POLICY 9.3: County staff will support the City of Vero Beach in its effort to establish scheduled commuter airline or air taxi service. Community Development Department Indian River County 134