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500K 95 PAGE 1351 <br />the plan needing amendment and to present justification for the <br />amendment requests. <br />Future Land Use Element <br />Future Land Use Element Policy 1.27 describes the intended uses of <br />land within the PUB, Public Facilities, land use designation. The <br />proposed amendment would modify Future Land Use Element Policy 1.27 <br />to specifically state that certain landfill related activities are <br />one of the uses permitted within the PUB land use designation. The <br />proposed amendment is intended to ensure that all landfill related <br />activities are consistent with the comprehensive plan. <br />Housing Element <br />Indian River County participates in the State Housing Initiative <br />Partnership (SHIP) Program designed to increase the affordability <br />of housing in the county. Housing that qualifies as affordable is <br />defined in state law. A definition of affordable housing that is <br />consistent with the state's definition has been incorporated into <br />the county's Affordable Housing Incentive Plan. <br />Currently, the comprehensive plan's definition of affordable <br />housing differs slightly from the state's definition. The plan's <br />definition includes the cost of utilities as part of the cost of <br />housing, while the state's definition does not. The purpose of the <br />proposed amendment is to modify the comprehensive plan's definition <br />of affordable housing to be consistent with state law and the <br />county's Affordable Housing Incentive Plan, thus helping to ensure <br />that the county can continue to participate in various state funded <br />affordable housing programs. <br />Traffic Circulation Element <br />The proposed amendment to the Traffic Circulation Element is to: <br />• update the data and analysis, Table 4.1, and Policy 2.1 to <br />reflect the best available data; <br />• update Policies 8.3 and 8.5 to reflect the formation of -the <br />Indian River County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO); <br />and <br />• incorporate the proposed Citrus Highway on the County Future <br />Traffic Circulation Map and in the Recommended Roadway Needs <br />Plan. <br />- Data and Analysis, Table 4.1, and Policy 2.1 <br />The Comprehensive Plan's Traffic Circulation Element defines <br />minimum roadway levels of service (LOS) based on several sources of <br />data. One of those sources is the Florida Department of <br />Transportation's (FDOT) Generalized Daily Level of Service Maximum <br />Volumes for Florida's Urban/Urbanized Areas. Traffic Circulation <br />Element Table 4.1 provides that data. Policy 2.1 determines how <br />that data will be used to calculate roadway capacities. Since the <br />comprehensive plan was adopted in 1990, FDOT has revised that data. <br />Therefore, one purpose of the proposed amendment is to modify the <br />Traffic Circulation Element's data and analysis, Table 4.1, and <br />Policy 2.1 to reflect the latest and best available data. <br />Another purpose for these revisions also deals with <br />Presently, LOS standards differ between state roads <br />roads. The proposed amendment to Policy 2.1 will <br />county using the state road LOS standard for all <br />JUNE 139 1995 <br />SOS standards. <br />and non -state <br />result in the <br />county roads. <br />