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r 40 C1 Indian River County Mnnmee Protection and Boating Safety Comprehensive Management pian ACTION PLAN Based on the analysis herein of existing conditions and associated data, this section, the Action Plan, sets forth specific actions that Indian River County will take, in the form of policies, to further manatee protection and boating safety objectives. This Action Plan contains the following components: Goal; Objectives and Policies; Implementation; and Evaluation and Monitoring. GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES This Goal and associated Objectives and Policies shall be adopted by reference to the existing Coastal Management Element of the Comprehensive Plan (March, 1998) as required by Objective 3 (Policy 3.10) of the Coastal Management Element. GOAT, It is the ,goal of Indian River County to equitably balance manatee protection, habitat preservation, and boating safety with commercial and recreational marine interests. OBJECTIVE 1 Boat Facility and Marina Siting and Construction Through 2001, there shall be no increased impact to manatee habitat, or the natural resources of the Indian River Lagoon, including seagrass beds, water quality, estuarine wetlands, and mangrove fringe, attributed to the development or expansion of boat facilities in Indian River County. 1.1 From the date of adoption/acceptance of this plan by the FWC, the siting or expansion of all marinas and boat facilities in Indian River County, and in each municipal government with jurisdiction over a portion of the inland waters of Indian River County shall be consistent with the assessment criteria and policies established in this plan. 1.2 Marina Siting Zones (1-9) have been established, as identified in the Plan. The purpose of these Zones is to provide the public with sonic guidance as to the potential for the expansion or siting of new boat facilities, In addition to these Zones specific criteria will be applied to each expansion, rearrangement, or new boat facility request. These criteria are as follows: I. The siting of new marinas or the expansion, or rearrangement, of existing boating facilities/marinas shall be prohibited in each of the following areas of Indian River County: • All of the St. Sebastian River west of the U.S. l Bridge; • All of the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge;. • The area known as Jungle Trail Narrows; • Town Limits of Orchid; Commsmity Development Departnient Page 59