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RESOLUTION NO. 94- 93 14. The developer shall provide mitigation for the elimination of 3.0 acres of wetland. Mitigation shall include the establishment of an upland buffer, littoral shelf area, and wetland enhancement as described in the Indian River Mall Application for Development Approval. Prior to the initiation of clearing such wetland area, the developer shall submit and have approved by Indian River County and St. John's River Water Management District, in consultation with the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, a wetland mitigation plan, which describes the methodology and timetable for implementation of the mitigation. The approved plan shall be implemented and enforced as a condition of the development order. 15. The developer shall establish and maintain a buffer zone of native upland edge vegetation around all preserved and created wetland and deepwater habitats on-site in accordance with the following provisions. The buffer zone shall include canopy, understory and ground cover of native species only. The edge habitat shall begin at the upland limit of the wetland or deepwater habitat and shall include a total area of at least 10 square feet per linear foot of wetland or deepwater habitat perimeter. This upland edge habitat shall be located such that no less than 50 percent of the total shoreline is buffered by a minimum width of 10 feet of upland habitat. 16. In order to allow good access to the mall from surrounding residential land and avoid unnecessary impacts on the regional roadway network, road right-of-way shall be reserved to provide access across the wetland preserve area as identified on Exhibit B, attached. Such right-of-way shall be: A) reserved via the project site plan to accommodate a two- lane residential street section consistent with Indian River County's local road design standards; B)- located within the alignment of the existing dirt road which crosses the wetland; C) perpetually available for connection to the future residential area located between the project wetlands area and 26th Street; and D) subject to approval of applicable regulatory and permitting agencies. Any street ultimately constructed within this right-of-way shall be designed to allow adequate water flow through the wetland. HABITAT PRESERVATION 17. The developer shall preserve, by dedicating a conservation_ easement, pursuant to section 704.06 Florida Statutes, to -the` county prior to project site plan release, the 4.7 acres of .cabbage palm hammock, including canopy, understory, and ground cover,.shown on Exhibit C, attached. The intent of this development condition is to: 1) provide for wildlife and upland habitat protection on site; 2) provide proper protection to the endangered species of hand fern and other listed plant species occurring in this hammock; and 3) assist in the County's effort to maintain SR 60's quality entrance and gateway character. The continued viability and 67 mx w,,E 962 July 19, 1994 I