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(lamureheo sive Plan Cass tal Mamiagenienit Elemenil s hound adcpil 01policy, iri ttla Ccroservalioni Hlem unit of the cclmptehlcnsiva plan; requiring landowr, ers to riemiciva un -maintained cutrus trees from abandoned gtovles, or to dastray thle traes ;io t1lat ilbaA cannall harbor agricultural di.icla,icls or pests. Water Acicesi, i and Water IR elated Uscs Hetwlciclni 1996 and 2007, the number ofltiegilstcaied boat:i in Indian Rimm County incrua.icld by 321/, from 8,900 to 11,740. During thlat Lima perioc, title County issued 48 building parmills f6r ;iingle- famlilly doclds. Over the paisil tcn years, hlowclveti, thle r.umbm of boast slips at multi-s:lip marinla,i and the numbcni of boat riamlps int thu county tame riot subsilarltially changed. • Boast Ramlps Most regilstclrcld boat,i in thu count{ ane trailened and not stored al boat ;dips. Consequen11y1 most bciait awners ralM on lha amailability cif Iboat ramps to access wallclrways. Accotidinlg to the Indian River County Manalue Priotuction and Boating Safety Comptehlensiue Management Plan (MEIN), the Florida Eiepartrr.crit of Hnivriiionmental Protection (EEP) blas a ,ilandard recommanidaticin fon thle number of boat damps (lanes) per person ini a goographlic area. Thai nucommended levied of .icrvice (LOS) is a minimum of ona boat lana per 1CI,000 riesidents. While Indian Rivcni County has ap proxim atelM ana boat lane fon uvleryl 5, 82�-I residents, lha curnenil LC S ;itandarc docis not account for tha use clflboat lanes by scia;ional riesidenis cir misitors from outside the county. Acccirdirig to a 1(I 5 _I boating ,study by thle Hlorida Inslitute of Techdology (HIT), thle typieail zona cifI :iniflluenicci fbn boast rampsi throughout thle county amcireiga.i thriecl milesi or :Iclssi. As a rcoullt afla :laickl afl ad equata bciait ramp, :in tha southern section of lhla county on thu m ainland, the 'zones oflinf]lucmice" far Mac)Milliamis Parkl and Wvicnisiida Park in Varci Beacll atie twlice as largo ioversix. mi:lcls) as those ftir other boat ramps local ed in the county. 'llo improve trai:lcniad boat access la 111a Indian R'vcni Lagoon) on the south) mainland, lha County racaritly nciplaced tha Oslo boat riamp that was in a staite of disirapair. Initial plans to expand tha patkling area associated w:1111 the Oslo boat riamp, howaucai, were abandoned duce to ariuironmunitall conicarns. Notwithstanding, 111a C silo boat ramp neplacemient novo affotids and impnomed, saferi access to the Indian Riucni Lagoon ftir small boat:i ('lass than 21 ftiat in length) in the south m aiinland portion of thlu county. CurnentlM, tha County owns land at the riiviar l arm.i nus of lC ifford Dockl Roaid l la.ld.a. 43111 Straef . Thal prioperty hais a frshling pieri, but no boat launch) facnlitty. Going forwatd, tha County ,ihciuld conitinuci its effbil s to improve lha Oalo boat ramp and should considcni installing aboeit damp at the Gifford E acM Road rimerfront. • Multi -.Ship Eocld Facilities Adopted in 2000, tha County's MIM ml abl:i shled nine marina sit inig zonies in the Indi anRiver L lagooni and the S1. Sclbaslian Rivet. Restriclionls on marina sitting within thlese zonles vary, depending ori 111a clllaracteristicls of each zone. Tha cons wcnie estabhishled bmicld a numbcir of faclars, "includirig: Cc mmunityl Develapff. enroll lellllairilmenil Indian Rived Claungy 36