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Appendix "A" Comprehensive Plan Coastal Management Element associated policies relating to no increase in the density of land use within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA). Policy 6.6: The county shall coordinate with the Florida East Coast Railroad (FECRR) and other concerned agencies to ensure that train movements will be stopped during hurricane evacuations. Policy 6_7: The county shall prohibit the location of new adult congregate living facilities, nursing homes, and other similar medical facilities that serve the county's special needs population within the CHHA. OBJECTIVE 7 Post -Disaster Recovery and Redevelopment Consistent with the requirements of Chapter 163, F.S. and DCA Rule 9i 5, F. ".r ., the county shall have a Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) as an annex to the Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP). The LMS shall list and prioritize disaster mitigation projects. Policy 7.1: Consistent with the CEMP, the county will perform an initial damage assessment, immediately following a natural disaster event, in order to determine the extent of damage and prioritize allocation of recovery resources. If the scope of damage exceeds the county's ability to recover, the county shall declare a local state of emergency, pursuant to Chapter 252, F.S. and County Ordinance# 91-18. Once a local state of emergency has been declared, the county will request assistance from the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM). Policy 7.2: The county shall continue to maintain its LMS and to implement the short-term and long-term recommendations contained in the LMS. Policy .3: Following a natural disaster, principal structures and uses located east of the County's Dune Stabilization Setback Line (DSSL) which sustain greater than 50 percent of MAI (Member of Appraisal Institute) assessed current market value damage from a naturally occurring storm shall be required to relocate upland of their location and, when possible, west of the DSSL. Prior to reconstruction, principal structures east of the 1987 State Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) exhibiting damage from a naturally occurring storm event, greater than 50 percent of MAI assessed market value, shall be required to obtain all applicable permits and comply with all applicable building codes concerning coastal construction. Policy 7.4: Consistent with National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requirements, any structure predating 1989 FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS) and located within a flood hazard area that sustains "substantial damage" due to a natural disaster (i.e. repair costs that exceed 50% or more of the building's value) shall be required to be elevated a minimum of six (6) inches above the base flood elevation (BFE), as depicted on current FIRMs. Policy 7.5: Consistent with NFIP requirements, any proposed "substantial improvement" (i.e. additions, renovations, or modifications that exceed 50% or more of the building's value) to a Community Development Department Indian River County 53