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Comprehensive Plan ANALYSIS Sanitary Sewer Sub -Element The analysis of the Sanitary Sewer Sub -Element focuses on the three components of the sanitary sewer system: collection, treatment, and disposal. COLLECTION SYSTEM The principal components of the sanitary sewer collection system are pipes and pump stations. Because Indian River County has a relatively new sanitary sewer system, those pipes and pump stations are generally in good condition. Overall, most of the major lines are in place and sized to accommodate future growth. The county's long range plan for growth and development is reflected in the Future Land Use Element of the comprehensive plan. That element defines where the community will grow and where growth will be limited. As indicated in the Future Land Use Element, the urban service area is the area deemed appropriate for future urban type development. Accordingly, it is within the urban service area that utility lines and other infrastructure components will be available. Although regional sanitary sewer service should generally be limited to lands within the urban service area, there should be some exceptions. Historically, the county has allowed sites contiguous to the urban service area boundary to connect to the regional sanitary sewer system, and that is appropriate. There are also other types of development allowed outside the urban service area, where regional sanitary sewer service is appropriate and in some cases necessary. These include clustered development in agricultural planned development projects, new town projects, traditional neighborhood design projects, agricultural businesses, and agricultural industries. For these uses, the county should allow connection to the regional sanitary sewer system or construction of a privately owned system, where connection to the public system is not feasible. In those cases where a privately owned system is allowed, the county should require that a franchise be obtained from the county and that any plants and collection systems be built to county standards and, where deemed appropriate by the county, be dedicated to the county without compensation. The major collection system issues include service area, system evaluation and maintenance, system expansion related to serving areas presently served by septic tank systems, and system expansion to serve new development. Service Area Although the sanitary sewer service areas for the county and the City of Vero Beach have been set for many years, recent events have initiated interest in reconsideration of those service areas. Of particular concern are the unincorporated areas and the Town of Indian River Shores served by the City of Vero Beach. Community Development Department Indian River County 24