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PAGE 23 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale enforceable developer’s agreement, and b) a conceptual or final development plan for the residential development has been approved, and c) the infrastructure that serves the residential portion of the project has been constructed or designed and committed to via an enforceable developer’s agreement. Policy 5.7: PDs shall be permitted throughout the county, without amendment of the future land use map, provided the proposed development is shown to be consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. PDs shall be consistent with the maximum density permitted by the future land use map unless density bonuses are permitted consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 5.8. No Change Policy 5.8: Within the urban service area, Indian River County’s Land Development Regulations shall encourage the use of Planned Developments (PDs) with diverse development by allowing density bonuses and development rights transfers in PDs that: • include housing units that are affordable to very low- and low-income households, in accordance with the housing element; and/or • include development rights transferred from conservation designated areas. Density bonuses for PDs shall not increase the project’s density to more than 25% over the maximum allowed by the project’s underlying land use designation. No Change Policy 5.9: All Planned Development (PD) projects approved in any agriculturally designated area shall meet the following criteria: • The density of the project shall not exceed the maximum density of the underlying land use designation; no density transfers from off-site lands, and no density bonuses shall be permitted within PD projects in agriculturally designated areas; • At least 80% of each Agricultural PD’s overall project area shall be open space; • Residential lots created through the PD process shall not be less than 1 acre with the remainder of the area designated as open space; • The open space shall be in contiguous areas; • Common open space, if provided, shall be under the control of an appropriate entity and maintained in perpetuity, through an open space, recreation, conservation and/or agricultural preservation easement(s), to be created through Deed Restrictions, with infill prohibited; • Agricultural PDs shall implement Best Management Practices submitted to and approved by staff; and • All recreational amenities shall be depicted on the PD plan; no recreational uses that could constitute a nuisance to adjacent properties shall be permitted. No Change Objective 6 In recognition of the Indian River County’s desire to protect agriculture despite the challenges and changes facing the citrus industry, the county’s objective is to retain, through 2017, at least 125,000 acres of land in the unincorporated county that is used for active agricultural operations. According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s 2007 Census of Agriculture, there were 157,196 acres of land that were used for active agricultural operations that year. Of this land, approximately 139,000 acres are located within the unincorporated area of the county. This objective, by itself, does not justify or suggest a need for Future Land Use Amendments from Agricultural Designations. Revise Change to this: In recognition of the Indian River County’s desire to protect agriculture despite the challenges and changes facing the citrus industry, the County’s objective is to retain at least 125,000 acres of land in the unincorporated county that is used for active agricultural operations.