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Comprehensive Plan Conservation Element <br />➢ not allowing native dune vegetation oceanward of the county's DSSL to be trimmed <br />more than four (4) feet above the existing grade; <br />Polio: The county will apply the following criteria when reviewing the lighting plans for <br />beachfront development proposals in the unincorporated county: <br />➢ Outdoor lighting shall be held to the minimum necessary for security and <br />convenience; <br />➢ Floodlights shall be prohibited; <br />➢ Wall -mounted light fixtures shall be fitted with hoods and low wattage bulbs; <br />➢ Low profile luminaries or shields shall be required for pole -mounted lighting; <br />➢ Tinted of filmed glass shall be used in windows and glass doors fronting the ocean on <br />single and multi -family structures; and, <br />➢ Shielding requirements for pole -mounted fixtures and security lighting may be <br />reduced if low pressure sodium bulbs are installed as an alternative to mercury vapor <br />and high pressure sodium bulbs. <br />Policy 7.9: By 2015, the county, in cooperation with the USFWS, the City of Sebastian, City <br />of Fellsmere, Indian River County School Board, and other appropriate agencies, will adopt a <br />county -wide Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for the endangered Florida scrub jay. Cost - <br />share funding for the countywide HCP will be sought from participating municipalities and <br />agencies, and county mitigation funds will be used to fund the County's share of costs. <br />Poligy 7.10: By 2011, the county will establish one or more state certified recipient sites for <br />relocation of displaced gopher tortoises to county -owned conservation land. In establishing <br />gopher tortoise recipient site(s), the county will collect fees from developers relocating <br />gopher tortoises to county lands, with the fees to be used to fund management of such sites <br />for gopher tortoises. In establishing recipient site(s), the county will identify and reserve <br />certain receiving areas for county government projects. <br />Policy 7.11: The county shall take actions recommended by the Committee for a Sustainable <br />Treasure Coast to sustain quality natural systems in Indian River County, including use of <br />land acquisition, development cluster requirements conservation easements, transfer of <br />development rights and mitigation banks to conserve natural systems. <br />Community Development Department Indian River County 135 <br />