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Policy 5.3: Indian River County shall require a buffer zone of native upland edge vegetation to be retained around wetland and open water habitats which are constructed or preserved on new development sites. Width and exceptions to this can be found in Land Development Regulations Section 928.07. Policy 5.4: In recognition of the many natural functions and values of estuarine wetlands, and in recognition of the need to protect these resources from incompatible land uses for the sake of the public interest, all the environmentally sensitive estuarine wetlands habitats shall be deemed environmentally-sensitive and are designated C-2, Estuarine Wetlands Conservation within the Conservation District, on the comprehensive plan future land use map. Consistent with Future Land Use Policy 1.31, the specific boundaries of estuarine wetlands and the C-2 designation shall be determined on a site- by-site wetland survey basis. Policy 5.5: The cCounty shall continue to accept fee-in-lieu payments as a last alternative for mitigation of wetlands alteration when on-site mitigation is not practicable, but only when consistent with the State's Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM) and only in cases where the affected wetland is a small (less than 0.50-acre), isolated, disturbed wetland with minimal functional value. Funds obtained from fee-in-lieu payments will be earmarked for acquisition, restoration, or management of similar wetlands elsewhere in the cCounty. Objective 6: Using 2008 conservation land acreage as a baseline, Indian River County shall, by 2020, preserve a minimum of 500 additional acres of upland native plant communities to sustain viable populations of native plant and animal species and protect representative stands of each habitat type in Indian River County. The additional acreage shall be preserved through the establishment of conservation easements and/or fee simple acquisition. NOTE: For Objective 6, the recommended language could not be provided. The County must ascertain whether the target has been met or the year (2020) needs to be extended. If the target has been met, the County may consider removing, modifying language to “maintaining,” or identifying a new target. Policy 6.2: Using 2008 conservation land acreage as a baseline, the county shall, by 2015, restore and manage, or assist in the restoration and management of, a minimum of 100 additional acres of xeric scrub vegetation in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), to ensure that use and management of the property is compatible with the maintenance of viable populations of endemic plants and/or animal species. The following sites shall be included: the North Sebastian Conservation Area Addition; the Cypress Bend PAGE 101