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Comprehensive Plan <br />OBJECTIVE 9 Commercial Uses of Natural Resources <br />Conservation Element <br />Through 2025, the county will provide opportunities for the commercial use of natural <br />resources. Notwithstanding, there will be no adverse environmental impacts in Indian River <br />County attributed to the commercial use of natural resources. <br />Policy 9.1: The county, through LDR Chapter 934, shall regulate and issue permits for all <br />proposed excavation/mining projects in the unincorporated county. County regulations for <br />excavation/ mining projects shall include: <br />➢ a requirement that pollution prevention plans addressing wind and water erosion be <br />depicted on mining site plans and approved by County engineering staff prior to <br />Planning and Zoning Commission review; <br />➢ a requirement that baseline water quality data be collected at project outfall points; <br />➢ a requirement that applicants monitor discharge at outfall points to ensure no increase <br />in levels of turbidity at outfall points; and <br />➢ a requirement of comprehensive dust control plans as part of mining site plans. <br />Policy 9.2: As set forth in the policies under Objective 2 of the Coastal Management <br />Element, Objective 2 of the Conservation Element, and Objective 7 of the Stormwater <br />Management Sub -element, the county shall undertake measures, such as establishing Water <br />Quality Level of Service standards and prohibiting new point source discharges to increase <br />the productivity of fishery habitat, to improve estuarine water quality, and to protect the <br />estuarine ecological systems of the 1RL, especially emergent and submergent aquatic <br />vegetation. <br />Poligy 9_3: The county shall support the City of Sebastian's efforts to preserve and <br />reestablish working waterfronts in Sebastian by seeking grants to restore the Archie Smith <br />Fish House to a demonstration working waterfront. <br />Policy 9.4: The county shall continue to prohibit, by legal document, the planting of <br />agricultural disease host plants in development projects that are subject to county site plan <br />approval. The legal document will be structured to sunset the prohibition if circumstances <br />change such that the prohibition is no longer necessary. <br />Policy 9.5: The county shall evaluate energy conservation actions identified under the Florida <br />Green Building Coalition (FGBC) green building certification program and adopt such <br />actions when economically feasible. <br />Community Development Department Indian River County 137 <br />