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sanitary sewer, solid waste, stormwater management, roads, parks, and schools are monitored. If capacity for those services is not available to serve a proposed development project, no development permit for that project may be issued. Because commercial or industrial development does not directly impact park usage, the park capacity requirement is not applied to commercial or industrial development projects. New development is also reviewed for its impact on other services. Those services include electricity, telephone, education, police, fire protection, emergency services, and social services. Because those services are not part of the CMS, however, lack of capacity of those services cannot be a basis to deny a development permit. Transportation For the development of land, access to a transportation system is essential. While commercial and industrial operations require easy access to consumer and supplier markets for their survival, residential developments are often located with access to employment centers in mind. ➢ Traffic Circulation The components of the roadway system are detailed in the Transportation Element. Overall, the traffic circulation system of Indian River County is laid out on a grid of intersecting streets and roads. Each road is designated by a functional classification which describes the ultimate use of the roadway, including volume and capacity. Those classifications also describe the function of each road; that is, whether the road provides a means of travel from one area to another or whether it provides access only within a localized area. The highest classification of roadway is the principal arterial. In Indian River County, these include Interstate 95, US Highway 1, State Road 60, and State Road AlA. Those roads serve as the primary routes into and out of the county as well as between the developed areas of the county; they are generally multi -lane facilities allowing relatively high travel speeds. Minor arterial roads provide some of the same functions as principal arterials, but at lower capacities. Those roads also provide access to the higher classified principal arterial roads. Collector roads provide for traffic movement within urban areas as well as access to roads with higher classifications. As would be expected, the existing roadway network is focused within the urban service area. Generally, all land area within the urban service area is within '/a mile of a roadway designated as a collector or above. Currently, there is sufficient capacity on all county roads to accommodate existing traffic at the county's adopted levels of service. Through its concurrency management system, the county ensures that roadway capacity is available for all development for which building permits are issued. Due to recent retail growth along the SR 60 corridor, however, several roads in that area are approaching their capacity limits. For that reason, scheduled roadway improvements have been prioritized to ensure that sufficient roadway capacity will exist through 2030. Future Land Use Element 61