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It is the county's position that the multiplier would be more accurate if the formula was revised to be as follows: Total number of units allowed = (net acreage of lands for each land use category) X (maximum number of units allowed for that land use category) + (existing number of lots/units in the major subdivisions). .o Net acreage = (total acreage of land in each land use category) - (acreage designated for commercial/industrial, recreational and institutional) - (25% for infrastructure improvements) -(acreage of existing major subdivisions). * Compromise Position To reduce the over -allocation of residential land, DCA and Indian River County identified various amendments to Indian River County's plan which would reduce the number of dwelling units that could be built. These amendments are depicted on the Future Land Use Plan Map and are generally as follows: ** 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-95 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. O 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 W JUN 18 1,99M BOOK;