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Campredensihe Plan C aiasda] Manaaemenil Elernent <br />ciommunitiiei,s to thci exitcnl shown byl Calegoryl I species. Thelslcl sipeic:icis maylbucome Category I if <br />eicologjcial damagci is dcimonstraled. <br />Sinee 1SISI(1, the Counq's uplland blabital proleclions ordinance blas containcid rciquiremientsi that certain <br />nuislarice exiot:ici viagcltationi, including Brazilian pellpcir, Australlian pine and mellaleucia, be removiced <br />filom d(lvoloplment sitcis. Rlecicritl)$ the County's landslciape ordiniancea was nciviscid tel requirci that all <br />inmasime exiotici plants listed by the ENPC as Catcigoryl I pllants be remomed fram new davolopMent <br />piiojecd sitcis. <br />In tole futurci, thle County, shlould conit:inue itsi plo:liciA to require that nuisanae exotic plants bci remowid <br />from dovaloplmeni sites, and that such) silesi be mainlainied freie clflnuislanice exiot:ici plants. <br />Nativici Upland Seat -asides <br />In 2007, thea county's natiuea upland slat -aside land dclvaloplment rclgulaticansl wcra itemised. Now, <br />aclunty rcigu lal i oris tiequirie that a minimum of 15% of Itho native upland hlab:ii at on paraells 5 aeras and <br />Ianger be ptiesenied onslitea. The prievlious minimum requilrud native upland set-asidea wasi 1(1%. Sincea <br />1996, aplprcaxiimatelM 300 auras of niadva hlabil at have been ppcisenaead in upland sel -aside ttl acts tie] atud <br />tel plriivcate daualoplments. <br />Ule 2(107 reisions to lhlei nalime upland set-aasidea ncigulat:ions alsca inaludod a proviision pnohib:iling <br />linean sel-aside areas less Char 10 feel wide. This ahlange was based on the ptiemise that the nartiowcnc <br />an upland set-aside, thea :leass the eacllogilcal malluci. <br />As a result cafl the uplland sel-arida ordinancia revisiccns, reicenl nativea upland easements have <br />aonslisded of ]at gen and morel eicologjcaal:ly valuable tracts af11and on devicelopment suites. In the future, <br />the acaunty sblould continue it s sicat-aside requirements as reef acted in lhla plalicias of the Conservial ion <br />Element of tho comprehunsivice plan. <br />Threatened and Endangered Species <br />Betweacmi 1SIS16 and 2(107, tho County adopted plans to conservea avid protact Alorida saruib jaNi, <br />manatcicisi, and sicca turtles. Folllawing is a summary and analMsisl of thlcase plans. <br />o F11 cif da Sanib-Jay Habii tat Conservialion Plan IjHCA; <br />In 2000, Indiari Wvcr County (and the City of Secbastian) adopted thea SebaAian Area -Wider Scrub Jlayl <br />Habitat Hrotuction Plan (HCA). Since that time, lhlel number of I documentud saruib jay familicis has <br />riamainead caonstanl. Arian to the scrub jay HCA adoptican, al draastic deaellinei ini tole number oflsicrub jayl <br />fhmiilies caccurred frcam 19911 to 1998, resulting yin a `_IO% deicriease yin thci nurnibcoi clflscruib jayls. Sir.icie <br />HCP adoption, lhci niumberi clflscrub jay famliliesl blas f uetuatcld bM leisis thlan 10%. <br />During thle last filua yecats, inlcinisivu blabilat ruslcration has cacacunied within the "Scrub JaM Hab:ilat <br />Ccampan,,iation Arcias," including thle Wabasslo Scrub Clonserviation Area, the Pelican Island <br />Blementary Sultuoll Scrub Habitat area, and the North Seabasdian Conservation Area. 'llhlasea areas <br />Communigl Mivelcipmend Ilei airilment Indliain Riven Coumityl 28 <br />