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Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element <br />Analysis <br />The analysis section of this element assesses the County's historic and projected revenue and <br />expenditure patterns to determine the County's fiscal ability to provide adequate capital <br />improvements. Those capital improvements have been identified in other comprehensive plan <br />elements and are needed to meet the demands of existing and future development. <br />As part of this analysis, revenue and expenditure projections are identified and analyzed, and a fiscal <br />assessment of needs (costs) versus projected available revenue is included. <br />Analysis of the Timing and Location of Capital Improvements <br />Objectives and policies from the Future Land Use Element, Potable Water Sub -Element, Sanitary <br />Sewer Sub -Element, Recreation and Open Space Element, Public School Facilities Element, and the <br />Transportation Element, as well as policies followed by the Sheriff s office and County departments <br />such as Emergency Management, Corrections, Libraries, and Solid Waste, have the most direct effect <br />on the timing and location of capital improvements. <br />Through planning for future improvements to the transportation system, the Transportation Element <br />directly affects the development potential of property. Also affecting the development potential of <br />property are the water and sewer connection requirements and the availability of parks, and public <br />school capacity. Within the Future Land Use Element (FLUE), the assignment of land use density <br />and intensity, as well as the urban service area regulations, affect the timing and location of capital <br />improvements. <br />Consistent with the FLUE and urban service area requirements in the County's comprehensive plan, <br />the County provides public facilities and services to promote compact development by emphasizing <br />infill development in urban areas and maximizing the efficiency of existing facilities and services in <br />underutilized areas. The FLUE also limits urban sprawl and ensures that adequate facilities will be <br />present to accommodate future growth. Maximizing the use of existing facilities and controlling <br />urban sprawl will contribute to a cost-effective and efficient service delivery system. <br />Using the County's official Future Land Use Map and Future Thoroughfare Plan Map, as well as the <br />County's water and wastewater connection matrix, in planning for future locations of facilities <br />provides for efficient and orderly expansion of public facilities, provides for efficient growth in <br />desired areas, discourages growth in undesirable areas, and protects environmentally sensitive lands. <br />Consistent with that policy, development orders are issued only after a determination is made that <br />adequate public facilities and services will be available to meet the demand of new development. <br />Overall, the objectives of the FLUE, Transportation Element, Parks and Recreation Element, Potable <br />Water Sub -Element, Sanitary Sewer Sub -Element, and the Public School Facilities Element are <br />furthered by the extension of facilities and services in a logical and efficient manner. That is <br />Community Development Department Indian River County <br />Adopted December 5, 2017, Ordinance 2017-015 26 <br />