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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Public Engagement <br />No key or substantive public engagement comments were received on this Element. Any public engagement information <br />relating to Coastal Management can be viewed in the Conservation or Parks & Recreation elements. <br />DIA Highlights <br />◊ Describes the Coastal Environment, including the Barrier Island, Nearshore Atlantic zone, Beaches, Dunes, Coastal <br />Strand and Hammock Communities, Indian River Lagoon, Aquatic Preserves, High Salt Marshes, Mangrove <br />Swamp, Mosquito Impoundments, Open Water, Exposed Sand-Shell Bottom, Drift Algae Communities, Submerged <br />and Aquatic Vegetation. <br />◊ Demonstrates decreasing coverage of Seagrass in the County. <br />◊ The majority of county owned infrastructure is located within the designated coastal zone. The Coastal Zone <br />accounts for more than 50% of the County’s land-area and includes all major population centers. <br />◊ A 2016 economic valuation study by the East Central Florida and Treasure Coast Regional Planning Councils <br />estimated the total annual economic output (value received) from the IRL in 2014 was about $7.6 billion, which <br />included nearly 72,000 jobs and recreational opportunities for more than 7.4 million visitors per year. Indian River <br />County accounted for 10.4% of the total economic contribution. <br />◊ In 2013, Indian River County experienced a low of 10,400 vessel registrations, however registrations reached <br />11,300 in 2019 before falling slightly to 10,600 in 2022. <br />◊ Indian River County has approximately one boat lane for every 5,823 residents, the current LOS standard does not <br />account for the use of boat lanes by seasonal residents or visitors from outside the County. <br />◊ Lagoon waters within the county are designated by the State as "Class III" from approximately Grand Harbor south <br />to an east/west line intersecting the northernmost tip of Round Island, and along the western side of the Intracoastal <br />Waterway (ICW) from the Wabasso Causeway north to the north county line. “Class II” waters extend from the <br />north county line south to the Wabasso causeway east of the ICW, from the Wabasso causeway south to the <br />northern limit of the Grand Harbor development, and from an east/west line intersecting the northern tip of Round <br />Island south to the south county line. <br />◊ Provides an overview of the County’s natural disaster planning efforts <br />PAGE 113