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Density bonuses for PD's --shall not_increas_e--the-projQct's density by more than 20% of the underlying land use designation. POLICY 5.8: All planned development (PD) projects approved .in any area designated as AG, Agriculture, on the future land use map shall meet the following criteria: The density of the project shall not exceed the maximum densitv of the AG land use designation: no density ers from -ot des Lots created through the PD process .shall not exceed one acre in size, with the remainder of the area designated as open space; areas shall be retained as natural areas or ,icultural uses; however, up to thirty percent purposes in Au -1 areas;. up to twenty -live percent oI Lne open space area may be used for recreational purposes in AG -2 areas and up to twenty percent of the open space area may be used for recreational purposes in AG -3 areas. ICY �7:3:- Any development—activity in—areas—designated as environmentally sensitive or important as.defined in policies 5.4 and 6.?1of theConn _oonserr.,a+ion Element shallrequire an envi rnnmental survey as part of the approval of a development order. Based upon the results of the environmental survey, development projects shall be required to provide a site design which minimizes impacts upon endangered and threatened plants and animals. Conservation E1 OBJECTIVE 6 Upland Vegetative Communities Sufficient upland vegetative communities to maintain viable populations of all native plant and animal species, and representative stands of each habitat type in Indian River County, will be preserved. By 2010, Indian River County shall preserve a minimum of 750 acres of upland native plant communities through the combination thereof. POLICY 6.1: The county shall establish and/or assist state, federal, and regional agencies in the establishment of preserves for sand pine/xeric scrub, tropical/coastal hammock, coastal strand, and pine flatwood/dry prairie vegetative communities, of a sufficient size to maintain viable populations of endemic plant and/or animal species. The county shall coordinate with the Tteasute Coast Reaionar-Planning Council fTCRPC) to contribute to POLICY 6.3: By 1992, the county shall acquire and/or assist state and federal agencies in the acquisition of a minimum of 100 acres of coastal/tropical hammocks and complementary habitats for the protection of the vegetative community. The following sites shall a. coastal/tropical hammocks and other complementary native plant communities adjacent to the (IFAS) Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, north of Oslo Road, east of U.S. #1; b. coastal/tropical hammocks adjacent to northern Jungle Trail, in coordination with the proposed Pelican Island Nati-anal-Wil-dl3fe Refuge expansion•, SmeadSoft Reprint Date: Friday, August 23, 2013 - 11:55:15 - OfficialDocuments:623, Attachment Id 0, Page 7