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wa 9,2 RESOLUTION NO. 94- 93 maintenance of the preserve shall be assured by a conservation easement to the county. The County acknowledges that a conservation easement may be entitled to a special property tax valuation in accordance with applicable sections of FS Chapter 193.501. Said easement shall be granted prior to release of any project site plan. 18. Temporary fencing of the 4.7 acre preserve and all other wetland and upland areas to be preserved including the stand of Simpson's Stopper as shown on Exhibit C, attached, shall be installed by the developer and inspected and approved by Indian River County prior to commencement of site clearing. Such -fencing shall be of a type that will clearly identify and designate the boundaries of the preserve areas and the stand of Simpson's Stopper, and minimize the potential disturbance of these features during land clearing and construction. The temporary fencing shall be established at least 30 feet outside the actual boundary of said preserve areas. Temporary fencing shall stay in place until it is necessary to remove it for finish grading, planting required buffers, and constructing any required permanent fencing. 19. The developer shall prepare a habitat management plan for the 4.7 acre preserve. The plan shall identify methods to maintain suitable habitat conditions for the hand fern and other listed species which exist in the preserve. The plan should include methods to: 1) reduce the risk of fire to the hammock; 2) remove exotic vegetation, including Brazilian pepper and strawberry guava; 3) enhance the existing hydrology of the preserve; 4) permanently fence the preserve and allow only limited access for nature appreciation, education, or scientific study. The management plan shall be approved by Indian River County and the Department of Community Affairs in consultation with Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council prior to the initiation of site clearing activities. The approved plan shall be implemented and enforced as a condition of the development order. 20. Development of parcels adjacent to the 4.7 acre cabbage palm hammock preserve area shall include a densely landscaped buffer within or directly adjacent to the preserve as indicated on Exhibit D, attached. The buffers shall be planted with 100 percent native vegetation. The relocation of cabbage palms from areas to be cleared on site is highly recommended for use in the buffers. The purpose of the buffer is to reduce the amount of pollution entering the hammock, and to minimize undesirable effects of development on the preserve area. SPECIES OF SPECIAL REGIONAL CONCERN 21. In the event that it is determined that any additional representative of a plant or animal species of special regional concern (as defined in the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council Assessment Report for the Indian River Mall) is resident on, or otherwise is significantly dependent upon the Indian River Mall property, the developer shall cease all activities which might negatively affect that individual population and immediately notify Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and Indian River County. Proper protection, to the satisfaction of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and Indian River County, in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, shall be provided by the developer. 68 July 19, 1994