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PAGE 25 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale Individual sending and receiving sites shall be approved through the PD rezoning process. With the exception of new towns, transferred density shall not increase a receiving site’s density by more than 20% of its base density. In cases where transferred density is being used in conjunction with other density bonuses (e.g. TND, affordable housing), the combined density bonus may exceed 20% of the base density. Policy 6.9: By 2011, the county shall adopt development regulations allowing small-scale biofuel processing plants as accessory agricultural uses in areas designated AG-2 and AG-3. The equipment, processing areas, and transport facilities of accessory biofuel-processing plants shall occupy no more than 20 acres or 10% of a site, whichever is less. Such facilities shall be subject to staff-level site plan approval and shall be located at least 300’ away from nearby residential uses. Larger scale biofuel processing plants shall be allowed in areas designated AG-1, AG-2, and AG-3 if approved through the special exception process. Revise Revise/update/remove “year”, otherwise Policy supports AG designated areas. Objective 7 By 2015, there will be at least 108,500 acres of environmentally important land under federal, state, or county ownership or control within the unincorporated portion of Indian River County. In 2007, there were 105,186 acres of conservation land in public ownership. Revise Review to update year; County is still pursuing; remove last sentence specificity and refer to “internally set targets” and a goal to increased protected land acreage by 10% by 2035. Policy 7.1: Indian River County shall regulate development of areas which are prone to flooding and areas within the 100-year floodplain in a manner that is consistent with the regulations established by the National Flood Insurance Program. No Change Also supports other Elements and respective Policies addressing floodplain development and regulations. Policy 7.2: The County shall continue to provide for the transfer of development rights (TDR) from estuarine wetlands to approved uplands. All projects involving TDRs must be Planned Development projects. No density can be transferred to agriculturally designated land. Deed restrictions and/or easements shall be used to ensure that land from which density has been transferred is preserved and protected. The development rights transferred shall be up to 1 unit per acre of estuarine wetlands; provided, however, that the maximum density permitted on the upland project area receiving the density transfer shall not increase by more than: • twenty percent of the maximum density allowed by the receiving site’s underlying comprehensive plan land use designation(s) where the receiving site is not adjacent to the area from which density is transferred; or • fifty percent of the maximum density allowed by the receiving site’s underlying comprehensive plan land use designation(s) where the receiving site is adjacent to the area from which density is transferred. No Change Policy 7.3: The County shall provide protection to environmentally sensitive lands through land development regulations that limit building densities, require mitigation for impacted areas, permit the transfer of development rights, and promote the use of conservation easements, dedications, and public acquisition. No Change Policy 7.4: Any development activity in areas designated as environmentally sensitive or important, as defined in policies 5.4 and 6.11 of the Conservation Element, shall require an environmental survey as part of the approval of a development order. Based upon the results of the environmental survey, development projects shall be required to provide a site design which minimizes impacts upon endangered and threatened plants and animals. No Change Policy 7.5: The county shall review and evaluate proposed development projects to ensure that stormwater runoff from the new development will not negatively impact adjacent properties or receiving surface waterbody quality. No Change Policy 7.6: Indian River County shall maintain and enforce regulations to protect wetlands from the negative impacts of development. These regulations address building setbacks, protection from solid and liquid wastes including pesticides and herbicides, dredging or filling of wetlands, incorporation of wetlands into a site’s development scheme, and mitigation of lost or destroyed wetlands. No Change Also supports Conservation Element policies.