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PAGE 17 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale Excavation Activities Agricultural Uses (as permitted in Future Land Use Element Policy 6.3) The FAR of mixed use projects shall be calculated by assigning a portion of the total development area to each use. The sum of the portions assigned to each use must equal the total development area. An exception shall be allowed for accessory residential uses within primarily non-residential projects. That exception shall allow the entire development area to be used to calculate the number of units allowed, without restricting the amount of development area available for calculating the maximum FAR for primary uses. Policy 1.47: To mitigate and reduce potential impacts between residential and agricultural uses, the following special regulations apply within areas designated as Transitional Residential: • Caribbean Fruit Fly host plants shall be prohibited on T designated lands. • When platting lots in residential projects on T designated land, the landowner shall place an informational note on the plat and on the deed of each lot informing interested parties of the Florida Right to Farm Act, Section 823.14, Florida Statutes as amended, and stating that active farm operations occur nearby. No Change Policy 1.48: The county shall consider the impact of proposed amendments to the Future Land Use Map upon the county’s jobs/housing balance in a manner consistent with Policy 4.8. Revise (minimal) Revise and correct language; no substantiative changes. Policy 1.49: The county hereby designates the entire urban service area as an Energy Conservation Area. The county shall maintain its urban service area boundary in a manner consistent with Policies 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3. Remove Upon review, the County decided to remove this policy. Policy 1.50: Within Energy Conservation Areas, the county shall regulate all new development and redevelopment in a manner that promotes energy conservation. Revise/Remove Remove due to repetitive policy. Policy 1.51: The county shall encourage Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND) projects that are consistent with Policies 18.1, 18.2, and 18.3. Consistent with Policy 18.4, the county shall permit TND developments as conditional uses in the county’s conventional zoning districts. No Change Policy 1.52: Within the urban service area, the county shall permit mixed use developments that are consistent with Policy 5.6. Consolidate Consolidate with / move to Objective 2. Policy 1.53: In areas located outside the urban service area, the county shall promote clustered development, such as new towns and agricultural planned developments. New towns shall be consistent with Policies 1.37 and 1.38, while agricultural planned developments shall be consistent with Policy 5.9. Consolidate Same comment as previous. Policy 1.54: In reviewing new development proposals, the county shall require vehicular and pedestrian connections as specified in Policy 4.5. Remove Remove due to repetition with other policies. Objective 2 In unincorporated Indian River County, all residential development greater than 0.2 units/acre, and all non-agriculture related commercial/industrial uses will be located within the urban service area, which contains the infrastructure and services needed to accommodate such development. Revise Could delete "which contains the infrastructure…." as it's repeated in Policy 2.1. Policy 2.1: Indian River County hereby adopts the 2030 Urban Service Area depicted on the County’s Official Future Land Use Map. The Urban Service Area includes land where services necessary to support urban development are available at levels identified in this and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan. At a minimum, those services shall include centralized utilities service, improved roadways, solid waste disposal, stormwater management, police protection, fire protection, educational facilities, and park and r ecreational facilities. No Change Policy 2.2: Indian River County shall encourage and direct growth into the 2030 Urban Service Area through zoning, subdivision, and land development regulations. Such regulations shall promote efficient development by requiring utilization of the existing street system, extension of public facilities where necessary, connection to the centralized potable water and sanitary sewer systems where available, and incentives for mixed use projects. No Change