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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 85-54 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT AND MAP BY INCORPORATING A NEW LAND USE DESIG- NATION "BCID: BLUE CYPRESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT", PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: SECTION 1 The Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element is hereby amended by incorporating a land use designation entitled "BCID": Blue Cypress Improvement District, to read as follows (to be inserted on page 24 after the description of the "Rural Residential -2 (RR -2)" policy statement): "BLUE CYPRESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BCID) The Blue Cypress Fish Camp is an established recreational residential settlement located within a remote west County location adjacent to the western shoreline of the Blue Cypress Lake. The development lies within a designated environ- mentally sensitive area and is surrounded by agriculturally designated lands. The Blue Cypress Fish Camp consists of three fingers adjacent to manmade canals which flow directly into the Blue Cypress Lake. The fingers have developed at a density of, ten- (10) units per acre. The area is designated "Blue Cypress Improvement District" (BCID) on the Cc-prehensive Plan Land Use Map and the designation is not intended to be extended to undeveloped areas adjacent to or otherwise outside of the delineated develop-ent. Analysis of the Blue Cypress Improvement District undertaken by the Indian River County Unit of the State Department of Enviror-,ental Health and the St. John's River Water Management District reflects potential dangers to the public health, safety and general welfare caused primarily by the use of inadequate septic tanks in an area of concentrated density with a very high Nater table. These conditions require implementation of a special ranager-ent program directed toward construction of a central wastewater facility to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the residents and visitors to the area. There- fore, the Zoning Code shall be amended to incorporate appropriate regulatory measures to abate continued deterioration of water quality. The land management program shall address the following: (1) Central Wastewater Facilities. A central wastewater system is desired since on-site wastewater disposal is inappropriate due to: (a) Inability of small lots to accornrodate on-site waste disposal; (b) Existing flood elevations present an unusually hazardous condition; and (c) The high water table and flood hazard severely restricts the efficiency of existing on-site wastewater disposal tanks and drain fields. (2) Central Water System. A central water system should be developed in the event a central wastewater facility is not feasible. (3) Design Considerations. The land management program shall incorporate regulations governing minimum floor elevation, maximum building coverage, and preservation of open space. Any future development or redevelopment within the area will conform to design criteria directed toward minimizing flood damage potential and reducing the overall polluting effects of development on the water quality of adjacent canals in the Blue Cypress Lake. (4 ) Land Use and Density. Appropriate land use controls shall be drafted in order to assure that neither the density nor intensity of develop- ment within the Blue Cypress Improvement District is increased. Development or redevelopment shall be restricted to single family dwelling units, approved accessory structures, and shall expressly exclude nonresidential uses, including hotels or motels. The dwelling unit mix may include both conventional single family dwelling units as -I-