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Indian River County I Impact Fee Update Study <br /> Although the LOS is measured in terms of buildings, materials and equipment per <br /> population for planning purposes, for impact fee calculation purposes, the level of service is <br /> shown as the level of investment (or dollar value of capital assets) per resident, which <br /> reflects the capacity investment made by the County for library infrastructure. This figure is <br /> shown later in this section in terms of net impact cost per resident for libraries, and should <br /> be referenced in the Comprehensive Plan as the level of service used for impact fee <br /> calculation purposes. <br /> Table V-4 <br /> Level-of-Service (2013) <br /> • (per Adopted LOS <br /> Item Footage/ Population(2) 000 Standard (per <br /> .- <br /> Library Buildings(sf) 110,237 148,001 745 580 <br /> Library Materials(items) 584,519 148,001 3,949 3,200 <br /> Computers(5) 121 148,001 0.8 0.7 <br /> Other Library Equipment(items)(5) 331 148,0011 0.2 0.2 <br /> (1) Source: Table V-1 for buildings,Table V-2 for materials,and Table V-3 for computers and equipment <br /> (2) Source:Appendix A,Table A-1 <br /> (3) Square footage/count(Item 1)divided by population (Item 2) multiplied by 1,000 <br /> (4) Source: Indian River County <br /> (5) Source:Table V-3;only computers and equipment available for public use are included <br /> As presented in the table, the County's current LOS is above the adopted LOS standard for <br /> all elements, except for other library equipment. For impact fee calculations, the adopted <br /> LOS standard is used in order to ensure new development is not overcharged. In addition, a <br /> review of the CIP indicated that there are no capital expansion projects programmed for the <br /> next five years. As such, the existing LOS is likely to decrease somewhat, which suggests <br /> that it is preferable to use the adopted LOS standard to provide a more conservative <br /> approach. <br /> A comparison of the current Indian River County LOS, the adopted LOS standard, LOS of the <br /> other Florida counties, and the suggested State standards is presented in Table V-5. The <br /> comparison includes counties with a population of 100,000 to 750,000, and is based on the <br /> information obtained from the Library Directory with Statistics, published by the <br /> Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services. <br /> Tindale-Oliver&Associates, Inc. Indian River County <br /> September 2014 55 Impact Fee Update Study <br />