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Policy 7.1: Indian River County shall regulate development of areas which are prone to flooding and areas within the 100 year floodplain in a manner that is consistent with the regulations established by the National Flood Insurance Program. Policy 7.2: The County shall continue to provide for the transfer of development rights (TDR) from estuarine wetlands to approved uplands. All projects involving TDRs must be Planned Development projects. No density can be transferred to agriculturally designated land. Deed restrictions and/or easements shall be used to ensure that land from which density has been transferred is preserved and protected. The development rights transferred shall be up to 1 unit per acre of estuarine wetlands; provided, however, that the maximum density permitted on the upland project area receiving the density transfer shall not increase by more than: • twenty percent of the maximum density allowed by the receiving site's underlying comprehensive plan land use designation(s) where the receiving site is not adjacent to the area from which density is transferred; or • fifty percent of the maximum density allowed by the receiving site's underlying comprehensive plan land use designation(s) where the receiving site is adjacent to the area from which density is transferred. Policy 7.3: The County shall provide protection to environmentally sensitive lands through land development regulations that limit building densities, require mitigation for impacted areas, permit the transfer of development rights, and promote the use of conservation easements, dedications, and public acquisition. Policy 7.4: Any development activity in areas designated as environmentally sensitive or important, as defined in policies 5.4 and 6.11 of the Conservation Element, shall require an environmental survey as part of the approval of a development order. Based upon the results of the environmental survey, development projects shall be required to provide a site design which minimizes impacts upon endangered and threatened plants and animals. Policy 7.5: The county shall review and evaluate proposed development projects to ensure that stormwater runoff from the new development will not negatively impact adjacent properties or receiving surface waterbody quality. Policy 7.6: Indian River County shall maintain and enforce regulations to protect wetlands from the negative impacts of development. These regulations address building setbacks, protection from solid and liquid wastes including pesticides and herbicides, dredging or filling of wetlands, incorporation of wetlands into a site's development scheme, and mitigation of lost or destroyed wetlands. Policy 7.7: Indian River County acknowledges the environmental importance of the prime aquifer recharge areas shown on Figure 2.29. The county shall regulate the development of these Future Land Use Element 163