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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 />Future Land Use Element <br />The Future Land Use Element guides the development of Indian River County and shapes how the County will grow in the <br />next planning period. The purpose of the Future Land Use Element is to designate future land use patterns with <br />corresponding densities and intensities in areas that will best accommodate the projected population change. The Future <br />Land Use Element is the foundation of the County’s Comprehensive Plan as it ties together all or portions of the other <br />Elements and establishes the planning framework for moving forward. A summary of the changes that are proposed for <br />the Future Land Use Element are as follows. <br />◊ Remove unnecessary policies, e.g., Policy 1.2 adopts the Map Series, which is typically adopted by right regardless <br />of the presence of a policy. <br />◊ Establish appropriate cross-references to other elements like Conservation, Coastal Management, Public School <br />Facilities, and more <br />◊ Update statutory references, especially related to Developments of Regional Importance (DRIs) <br />◊ Move standards out of the Plan and into the Land Development Regulations (LDRs) <br />◊ Relocate/revise Urban Service Area policies (1.49-1.50) under Objective 1 to Objective 2, whose primary topic is <br />the Urban Service Area <br />◊ Addition of cross-references or recommend revision of Policies more applicable to other Elements of the <br />Comprehensive Plan <br />◊ Remove references to unnecessary historical statistics, e.g., Objective 6 sets a County goal to maintain at least <br />125,000 agricultural acres in the unincorporated County, and noted immediately after how much agricultural <br />acreage there was in 2007. <br />These recommended changes are important to improve the Element and better guide development in the County and <br />protect the community’s existing character. Many Policies were identified as consistent with the County’s vision and <br />feedback received from the community, and therefore no changes were recommended to such Policies. <br />Florida Statute Reference: Chapter 163.3177(6)(a) <br />PAGE 11