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Policy 2.15: The county shall monitor water quality data available from other agencies for the Indian River Lagoon and St. Sebastian River to determine the success or failure of water quality improvement projects, including the St. Sebastian River muck removal project, the Sebastian Stormwater Park, the Main Relief Canal Pollution Control Facility, and the Spoonbill Marsh project, and use the information to assess the need, design, and location of future water quality improvement projects. [Repeated in Policy 2.11 in Coastal Element] Policy 2.16: The cCounty shall seeksupport federal and state funding for implementation of the Indian River Lagoon Master Plan and Management PlanComprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. Policy 2.17: The County shall continue to implement the St. Sebastian River and Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserve Shoreline Protection Buffer Zone, as regulated in County LDR Section 929.07. For parcels created after June 18, 1991 along the St. Sebastian River, a 100-foot shoreline protection buffer shall be provided. The shoreline protection buffer shall be measured from the mean high-water mark of the river or 50 feet from the landward boundary of jurisdictional wetlands along the river or any tributary, whichever is greater, to any construction. For parcels of record which existed prior to June 18, 1991, a 50-foot shoreline protection buffer for unplatted parcels, and a 25-foot buffer for existing platted lots is required on land parcels bordering the St. Sebastian River or an Indian River Lagoon aquatic preserve, measured from the mean high-water line to any construction. In no case, however, with reference to parcels or lots of record which existed prior to June 18, 1991, shall the buffer(s) exceed twenty percent (20%) of the parcel or lot depth perpendicular to the applicable waterway. Shoreline protection buffers shall not apply to platted lots with existing seawalls. o Within the shoreline protection buffer, no development shall be permitted with the exception of docks, boat ramps, pervious walkways and elevated walkways which provide the property owner with reasonable access to the waterway. o No more than twenty percent (20%) or 25 feet, whichever is greater, of any shoreline may be altered for reasonable access. Native vegetation in the remainder of the shoreline protection buffer shall remain unaltered, except as may be allowed through county trimming regulations. o Shoreline alteration shall be prohibited, unless it is in the public interest or prevents or repairs erosion damage, or provides reasonable access to the water, does not adversely impact water quality, natural habitat or adjacent shoreline uses, and is permitted by all applicable jurisdictional regulatory agencies. PAGE 98