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Comprehensive Plan Housing Element POLICY 5.3: The county shall offer more flexible petition paving requirements for neighborhoods where at least 50 percent of residents are very low and low income households. OBJECTIVE 6 SPECIAL HOUSING NEEDS By 2020, The County will have sufficient lands in residential areas to accommodate group homes and care facilities and will have at least 1,215 beds in group homes and care facilities. POLICY 6.1: Indian River County shall require group homes and care facilities applicants to obtain appropriate permits from the State Department of Children and Families. POLICY 6.2: The county shall provide demographic and technical information to private and non- profit sponsors willing to develop group and foster care facilities for county residents. POLICY 6.3: The county shall enact regulations requiring that all foster and group home developments include barrier -free design features. POLICY 6.4: The county shall maintain its land development regulations that allow group homes and foster care facilities in all residential districts. Group homes must obtain a valid license from the Department of Children and Families and meet all the requirements of Ch. 419, F.S. POLICY 6.5: The county shall provide supporting infrastructure and public facilities needed for development of group homes, foster care facilities, and residential care facilities. OBJECTIVE 7 FARMWORKER HOUSING Through 2015, Indian River County will preserve the existing farmworker housing stock and ensure that there will be no net loss in the number of farmworker housing units within the county (in 2009, farmworker camps in the county had a 414 person capacity). POLICY 7.1: The county shall provide assistance to private agricultural businesses to secure funding for construction and/or rehabilitation of farmworker housing. The county's assistance will include, but not be limited to, providing information regarding rural and farmworker housing needs, ensuring the availability of lands with sufficient density and adequate infrastructure to support farmworker housing developments, and providing funding assistance for farmworker housing development. POLICY 7.2: The county shall require permanent housing for farmworker households be located in areas which contain infrastructure necessary for safe and sanitary habitation and in proximity of other public services and facilities. 54 Community Development Department Indian River County