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PREFACE <br />This Plan was prepared in accordance with Chapter 163, Part II of the Florida Statutes, <br />The Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act of <br />1985 (hereafter referred to as "the Act") and Rule 9J-5 of the Florida Administrative <br />Code, Minimum Criteria for Review of Local Government Comprehensive Plans and <br />Determination of Compliance. The County Plan as adopted on February 13, 1990. On <br />June 18, 1991, the Florida Department of Community Affairs found the county Plan to be <br />"In Compliance" with Chapter 163, F.S. and Rule 9J-5, F.A.C.. On December 17, 1996, <br />Indian River County adopted its first Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR). On <br />November 18, 2008, Indian River County adopted its second Evaluation and Appraisal <br />Report. The EAR identified many changes necessary to update the plan to reflect new <br />data, changes in state law, and new circumstances in the community. Those changes <br />were incorporated into an EAR based plan amendment which was adopted by the Board <br />of County Commissioners on October 12, 2010, and resulted in a major update of the <br />county's comprehensive plan. <br />It is the intent of the Plan to encourage the most appropriate and efficient use of land, <br />water, and natural resources consistent with the public interest; to correct present <br />deficiencies; to effectively and efficiently resolve future problems that may result from <br />the use and development of land within the unincorporated areas of Indian River County; <br />to facilitate the adequate and efficient provision of transportation, potable water, sanitary <br />sewer, parks, recreational facilities, solid waste disposal, stormwater management, public <br />schools, housing, and other services; and to protect, conserve, and utilize natural <br />resources within the unincorporated areas of Indian River County. Furthermore, <br />mechanisms to encourage intergovernmental coordination between the county, its <br />municipalities, regional agencies, and state agencies for planning and development <br />activities are presented. <br />Section 163.3171(2) of the Act states that a county shall exercise authority under this <br />Act for the total unincorporated area under its jurisdiction. Rule 9J-5.005(4), F.A.C., <br />Planning Timeframes, states that each local government comprehensive plan shall include <br />at least two planning periods; one for at least the first five-year period subsequent to the <br />plan's adoption and one for at least an overall ten year period. Given that the Indian <br />River County Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2010, the planning timeframes are <br />2015 and 2030. <br />The 1985 Growth Management Act mandated that local governments engage in a <br />continuous planning process. This process is cyclical, involving plan preparation and <br />adoption, plan implementation, and plan evaluation and appraisal. Then, the cycle starts <br />again with amendment of the plan based on evaluation and appraisal results. With <br />adoption of its EAR -based comprehensive plan amendments, Indian River County has <br />completed the second phase of the second planning cycle under the 1985 Growth <br />Management Act. <br />F:\Community Development\Comprehensive Plan Elements\PREFACE.doc <br />