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PAGE 11 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale use but are not considered appropriate for a broad range of commercial uses, as permitted in other commercial zoning districts. Policy 1.35: Indian River County shall regulate the use of land in proximity to large scale public facilities such as airports and landfil ls in order to protect the facilities from encroachment by non-compatible uses and protect the public from any potentially hazardous impacts. No Change Policy 1.36: The county shall maintain a concurrency database which identifies areas with facility surpluses and deficiencies. Development shall be directed to areas with adequate facility capacity through publication of this information and through implementation of the county's concurrency management system. No Change County maintains database and information per this Policy. Policy 1.37: The new town land use designation shall be a floating zone which may be overlaid on any property with an agricultural land use designation (AG-1, AG-2, and AG-3). Each new town designation shall be approved as a Planned Development (PD) and shall meet the requirements of Policy 1.38. The size, density, and design of a new town shall allow for a sustainable new town population with an adequate level of commercial activity, as well as a sufficient greenbelt area. The new town shall be designed to accommoda te a build-out population of at least 5,000 persons (approximately 2,500 residential units). No new town designation shall be approved except as an amendment to the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan. Such amendments shall identify the location of the new town on the future land use map and shall update the plan's data and analysis section to reflect the population impacts of the new town. A new town amendment shall meet the following criteria: a. No new town shall be established unless it meets the following minimum size requirements: LOCATION OF NEW TOWN MINIMUM SIZE (CONTIGUOUS ACRES) • East of Interstate 95 1,500 • West of Interstate 95 4,000 b. No new town shall be established unless it is located on or has access to an arterial road. c. The number of new town projects shall be limited as follows: • East of Interstate 95: 2 • West of Interstate 95: 2 d. No new town shall be approved unless it is consistent with the Concurrency Management System. e. No new town shall be approved without a finding that the new town, as approved, will have no adverse impact on natural resources. f. No new town shall be approved unless the amendment application is supported by sufficient data and analysis to justify the need for the new town. The need justification can be met by data and analysis which shows that the project's projected population together with the projected population of any other approved new town projects will not significantly increase the county's residential allocation factor for the time horizon of the comprehensive plan. No Change Vision related and supports community expectations. Policy 1.38: The new town land use designation shall be established through the Planned Development (PD) process. For any land to receive the new town land use designation, a PD project must be approved which clusters residential and non - residential uses in a manner which protects agricultural and open space areas, protects natural resources, creates a self-sufficient community, minimizes off-site traffic, and does not increase urban sprawl. All new town projects shall require submittal and approval of a PD project having the following characteristics: Revise Revise and correct typos; no substantiative changes. Remove building height requirements and indicate that they will be identified in the LDRs.