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To: Courc i 1 f ILS; chars I l e; 6-A I^ro,n: Staff 0at0-: July 17, 1931 Council Meeting Subject: Local Government Cor.preir?nsiv. ! "1=:n o ,jai e;y _ Indi -n River County Introduction Tho Treasure Coast Regional Planning Coutnici1 has the statutory responsibility, under the provisions of the Local Goverr.-ent Cc::,prehensive Planning Act, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, to ravie;•► all l,;cal goverment comprehensive plans and to as to the consistency of such plans with regional plans and policies. In addition, this review is used to provide corr-m?nis that will assist local governments in complying �.Jth the require ents of the Act. Indian River County has submitted its Comprehensive Plan for Council revie•;r. Ovcrvievi The Local Government Comprehensive Planning Act requires that a completed compre- hensive plan include the eight element_, listed below, plus a coastal zone protec- tion element, if appropriate: 1. A future land us-- Element; 2. n traffic circulation element; 3. A general sanitary sewer, solid ;caste, drainage, and potable Vra -ar elenent; 4. A conservation element; 5. A recreation and open space ele-ent; 6. A housing el emn-t; 7. An intergovernmental coordination element; 2. A utility element. The Act also requires that the plan satisfy the following overall requi r=_:12 -n is : 1. All el omen is of the plan must he consistent with e-rch other; 2. The comprehensive plan mast be ecunomic7,lly feasible ant; the economic assumptions upon w,'li ch it is bl::sed must be set out; 3. Those elements requiring ca;j i tal imp•rovei^eats MUs t contain fiscal proposals that inclu.dr:! esti!-,rated costs,priority rankings, and proposled funding sources; 4. The comnprehensive plan must incl-rde a sp-�ci fie policy st ►torrent coordinating future dlevelopi;.ent within thi jurisdiction with that of all adjacent municipalities, the county, the region, and the state; 5. The comprehensi va plan and its ellylprts, must i ncl uda recerrrznda.- tions for implementation of the plan or elements. PiaC- round Indian River County's p,rpulation a docade ailo v.as 35,99. Ey 1930, th:- liar da - tion had increased to 57,739. This is a 6101 ii.cr•ease in than County's popuI:irion over the past decade. Approximataiy 61;, of the County's population, just 35,600 people,live in the unincorporated areas covered by the plan. The plan is presented in a series of functional elements. They includ-e Intergovernmental Coordination, Land Use, Transportation, -Utilities, Cons-- vation and Coastal Zone Protection, Recreation and Oppn Space, Sanitary Solid Waste, Drainage and Potable Water, and Housing. SEP 9 1981 BOOX', 47 past 4� �