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PAGE 31 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale Objective 16 Through 2030, the portion of the Indian River Lagoon within unincorporated Indian River County will have a class II state water quality rating. No Change Policy 16.1: Indian River County land development regulations shall require an environmental impact analysis of development within conservation districts or lands abutting the Indian River or St. Sebastian River. No Change Policy 16.2: Indian River County shall prohibit land use activity which results in the alteration, degradation or destruction of coastal and estuarine resources except when necessary to prevent a public hazard or provide public benefits which exceed those lost as a result of such activity. Public benefits of such resources include floodplain protection, natural habitat for threatened and endangered plants and animals, natural aquifer groundwater recharge, aquiculture, and recreation. No Change Policy 16.3: Indian River County shall continue to provide technical, monetary and political support to conservation programs aimed at land acquisition on the barrier island and in other coastal conservation areas. No Change Policy 16.4: Indian River County shall review all proposed land use changes for consistency with policies set forth in the Conservation and Coastal Management Elements. No Change Policy 16.5: To improve the Indian River Lagoon’s water quality, the county shall develop additional stormwater projects that reduce the amount of stormwater that flows into the lagoon and/or improve the quality of stormwater flowing into the lagoon. In recent years, successful stormwater treatment projects have included the Sebastian Stormwater Park, the Main Relief Canal filtration system, and the Egret Marsh project. No Change Per County, program is still ongoing and Policy as noted supports efforts Objective 17 Through 2030, the county will have no increase in land use designation density or intensity within the Coastal High Hazard Area. Revise/Update …in a manner consistent with the policies set forth in the Conservation and Coastal Elements. Change year to 2040. Policy 17.1: The county shall not approve plan amendments that increase the residential density or land use intensity within the Coastal High Hazard Area. No Change Policy 17.2: The county shall support programs of land acquisition on the barrier island for natural resource preservation, recreation or both. No Change Policy 17.3: The county shall limit densities in the coastal high hazard area to ensure timely evacuation of the barrier island. No Change Policy 17.4: The county shall prohibit new development of adult congregate living facilities, nursing homes, homes for the aged, total care facilities, and similar developments within the Coastal High Hazard Area. No Change Policy 17.5: The county hereby adopts the Coastal High Hazard Area boundary depicted on the county’s Future Land Use Map. As set forth in Coastal Management Element Policy 15.5, the Coastal High Hazard Area is designated as an adaptation Action Area (AAA) as defined in the Coastal Management Element, subject to the policies of this Objective 17 and of Coastal Management Element Objective 15 which include density and land use restrictions. No Change Objective 18 Between January 1, 1998 and January 1, 2020, ten percent of new residential development (dwelling units) occurring in unincorporated Indian River County will be located in Traditional Neighborhood Design projects. Revise Revise and update dates and percent provided from ten (10) to five (5) percent. Policy 18.1: By January 2011, the county shall adopt land development regulations that establish the TND, Traditional Neighborhood Design zoning district. The TND district shall be limited to planned developments. To qualify as a TND development, projects must meet the following criteria: Development Parameters 1. The minimum contiguous project land area shall be 40 acres. 2. Land shall be under unified control, planned and developed as a whole in a single development or as an approved series of developments or neighborhoods. The project shall be approved under the Planned Development (PD) rezoning process. Revise Remove target year; development parameters support code provisions and should remain.