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Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element In October 1999, the county's water and sewer impact fees were reclassified as capacity charges. A capacity charge is a fee charged to the direct beneficiaries of water and sewer improvements in order to fund the capital cost incurred by the water and wastewater utility to provide capacity to serve new utility customers. Enterprise Funds Enterprise funds are used to account for operations financed and operated in a manner similar to private business enterprises, when the intent of the governing body is that the full costs of providing the service to the general public on a continuing basis be financed or recovered primarily through user charges. Currently, the county operates its solid waste services, golf course facility, building department services, and utility services as enterprise funds. As a tool for affecting the timing and location of development, user charges may be designated to vary with the quantity and location of the service provided. Thus, charges could be greater for providing services further from urban areas, and less for distances closer to urban areas. In this way, user charges could affect the economics of development locating further away from urban areas. Analysis The analysis section of this element assesses the county's historic and projected revenue and expenditure patterns to determine the county's fiscal ability to provide adequate capital improvements. These capital improvements have been identified in other comprehensive plan elements and are needed to meet the demands of existing and future development. As part of this analysis, revenue and expenditure projections are identified and analyzed, and a fiscal assessment of needs (costs) versus projected available revenue is included. Analysis of the Timing and Location of Capital Improvements Objectives and polices from the Future Land Use Element, Potable Water Sub -Element, Sanitary Sewer Sub -Element, Recreation and Open Space Element, Public School Facilities Element, and the Transportation Element, as well as policies followed by the Sheriff s office and County departments such as Emergency Management, Corrections, Libraries, and Solid Waste, have the most direct effect on the timing and location of capital improvements. Through planning for future improvements to the transportation system, the Transportation Element directly affects the development potential of property. Also affecting the development potential of property are the water and sewer connection requirements and the availability of public school capacity. Within the Future Land Use Element (FLUE), the assignment of land use density and intensity, as well as the urban service area regulations, affect the timing and location of capital improvements. Community Development Department Indian River County Supplement #_; Adopted November _, 2009, Ordinance 2009-_ 27