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Comprehensive Plan Solid Waste Sub -Element GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES Goal Indian River County shall have an efficient and environmentally sound solid and hazardous waste management system to prevent spread of disease, to promote orderly growth within the County, and to meet existing and projected demands for the management and disposal of waste. OBJECTIVE 1 Service Concurrent with Development Through the time horizon of the plan, the active segment of the landfill will always have sufficient capacity to accommodate demand. POLICY 1.1: Design for additional disposal segments of the landfill shall be completed before the active segment of the landfill is at 70% of its capacity, and construction of additional segments shall begin when the active segment is at 75% of its capacity in order to ensure that the established level of service will be maintained. POLICY 1.2: New development within the Indian River County SWDD service area shall continue to be approved only when capacity is available at the active segment of the landfill. If the active segment of the landfill is at 90% of its capacity and a new segment is not ready, additional development shall not be permitted. POLICY 1.3: The following level of service standards are hereby adopted, and shall be used as the basis for determining the availability of facility capacity and the demand generated by new development: 2.4 tons per capita for permanent population plus weighted seasonal population per year or 4 cubic yards per permanent population plus weighted seasonal population per year POLICY 1.4: The County shall maintain its concurrency management system to update its solid waste facility demand and capacity information as development orders or permits are issued. POLICY 1.5: The SWDD shall maintain a comprehensive solid waste management master plan and shall prepare annual summaries of demand and capacity information for the active segment of the landfill. POLICY 1.6: The SWDD shall maintain at least 3 years of disposal capacity available at all times. POLICY 1.7: The County shall continue to provide countywide solid waste services to all of the County's municipalities and the unincorporated portion of the County by providing landfill capacity for solid waste disposal, by administering a countywide recycling program, and by studying and implementing new technologies. On-going studies shall identify the following: New technologies for recycling; Community Development Department Indian River County 26