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Policy 8.2: Indian River County shall use incentives such as transfer of development rights, tax relief, mitigation, and public acquisitions; and penalties such as fines and imprisonment, to protect and preserve historically and archaeologically important resources. The following criteria are used to determine the historical significance of a resource: • whether or not the resource is at least 50 years old; • whether or not the resource contains significant character, interest or value as part of the historical, cultural, aesthetic and architectural heritage of the county; • whether or not the resource displays historical, political, cultural, economic, or social trends of community history; • whether or not the resource displays unique and/or distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style, design period, construction method, detail, craftsmanship, or material; and • whether or not the resource is a work by a prominent architect, designer, engineer, builder or landscape architect. Policy 8.3: All public and private development or redevelopment proposals shall be reviewed for their impact upon designated historic resources. Policy 8.4: Public and private development and redevelopment activities shall cease, at least temporarily, if historic or archaeological artifacts are discovered, in order to allow for evaluation of historic significance. Policy 8.5: Indian River County land development regulations shall include provisions for land use management techniques such as Transfer of Development Rights, Tax Relief, Mitigation or Public Acquisition to ensure compliance with the provisions of these policies and to minimize the impact on property owners. Policy 8.6: The county shall periodically update its historic properties survey. In addition to providing a more accurate assessment of the condition of historic properties, such updates will also allow the inclusion of newly -eligible properties. OBJECTIVE 9: PROMOTE AESTHETIC DEVELOPMENT Through the implementation of land development regulations, Indian River County will have aesthetically pleasing buildings, signs, landscaping, parking areas, and roads. Policy 9.1: By January 2012, Indian River County shall establish guidelines to ensure that all new county buildings and facilities will be compatible with the architectural character of the surrounding neighborhood. Policy 9.2: Indian River County will enhance and maintain landscaping and aesthetic hardscape improvements within county owned rights-of-way along roads that serve as entranceways to the county and along major arterials running through the county. Future Land Use Element 165