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** Reduction of density for agricultural land west of I-95 (except for areas around Fellsmere and I-95/CR 512) to 1 unit/20 acres west of the St. Johns Marsh and 1 unit/10 acres in other areas ** Revision of USA boundary in the central and southern portion of the county by excluding active agricultural lands and certain areas which do not have access to the urban services ** Reduction in density for areas east -of I-9-5 and falling outside of the USA to 1 unit/5 acres ** Reduction in density for certain areas within the USA in the northern and central part•of the county By making adjustments to the USA boundaries, by reducing density, and by modifying the DCA's method for determination of total number of units allowed, the county reduced the multiplier for the portion of the county within the Urban Service Area to 4.4 or less. c Urban Sprawl: Over -allocation of land for residential use and lack of control mechanisms to cluster development which may occur in agricultural areas are indicators of urban sprawl. The stipulated compliance agreement has the following provisions for actions to discourage urban sprawl. Since the urban sprawl issue is closely related to the issue of over- allocation of residential land, many of the sprawl actions are the same as over -allocation remedial actions. Reduction of the Urban Service Area in the central and southern portion of the county by excluding active agricultural land and certain areas which do not have access to the urban services from the USA. Reduction of density of agricultural lands west of I-95 by revising policy 1.8 of the Future Land Use Element. Revision of future land use element policies by introducing control mechanisms for non-agricultural development of agriculturally designated lands (required clustering of residential development, maximum residential lot size in agricultural areas). Policies 1.8, 1.31, 2.5, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7 and 7.3 were revised, and new policies 1.32 and 5.8 were added to the future land use element as identified in attachment "A". Protection of Upland Plant Communities: The remedial actions which address the protection of upland communities include revisions to the objectives and policies of the future land use element and the conservation element. These actions require specific site design for environmental lands to minimize impacts upon endangered 'and threatened plants and animals, and preservation of native upland areas through establishment of conservation easements and/or fee simple purchase. The county proposes to comply with TCRPC's 25% preservation objective. Rather than exacting land from developers, however, the county has opted for acquisition to compensate for its lower (15%) preservation requirement.' As indicated in attachment "A", the following policies were revised: Land -Use Element policy 7.3; Conservation Element, objective 6, and policies 6.1, 6.3. The following new policies were added to the Conservation Element: 6.14 and 6.15. - -- C 4 5 1990 EGG b F'a 6