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Policy 2.2: Indian River County shall encourage and direct growth into the 2030 Urban Service Area through zoning, subdivision, and land development regulations. Such regulations shall promote efficient development by requiring utilization of the existing street system, extension of public facilities where necessary, connection to the centralized potable water and sanitary sewer systems where available, and incentives for mixed use projects. Policy 2.3: Indian River County shall require all development except agricultural uses, residential uses with less than 0.2 units/acre, recreation/open space uses, Mixed Use Overlay Projects, and Traditional Neighborhood Design Overlay Projects to be located within the Urban Service Area. Policy 2.4: The county may expand the urban service area if the expansion is warranted based on the need to accommodate additional projected population. Any expansion area shall be based on that area's environmental suitability for urbanization, existing and future land uses, and the availability of services and facilities. OBJECTIVE 3: LEVELS OF SERVICE Through 2030, the provision of public services and infrastructure in Indian River County will be at a level consistent with this plan. Policy 3.1: For all facilities and services, the minimum levels of service established in this and other elements of the comprehensive plan will be maintained. Policy 3.2: Regardless of land use designation or zoning district, no development shall be approved unless it is consistent with the concurrency management system in the capital improvements element, and the levels of service established in this element and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan. Policy 3.3: Using the County's established concurrency management system, the County shall review proposed developments, assess their impact on services and facilities, and make determinations of adequacy or inadequacy of public facilities and services. Policy 3.4: Consistent with the Capital Improvements, Infrastructure, Transportation, and Recreation and Open Space Elements of this plan, county land development regulations shall ensure that level of service standards for potable water service, sanitary sewer service, solid waste disposal service, stormwater management, traffic circulation, and parks and recreation are maintained. Those standards must be met by all proposed development prior to building permit. Policy 3.5: The county will design and construct public facilities with capacities sufficient to meet the levels of service established in this plan, support the needs of the projected population, and accommodate the intensity of development as identified on the Future Land Use Map. Future Land Use Element 153