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PAGE 33 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale from 50% of the project’s residential units and within ½ mile walking distance from 75% of the project’s residential units. 14. To accommodate increased pedestrian use, 50% of sidewalks in public squares, town centers, or mixed use areas shall have a minimum unobstructed width (clear and passable for pedestrians) of at least seven feet. 15. On-street parking shall be allowed within public squares, town centers, or mixed use areas. 16. Off-street parking lots within public squares, town centers, or mixed use areas shall be provided only at the rear of buildings. 17. The center shall accommodate space for a transit stop and a civic building. Edges (Perimeter of the Community) 18. Project edges located outside the Urban Service Area shall be established and designed for environmental, agricultural, recreational, or other open space uses. Public Buildings 19. Public buildings, such as schools, churches, post offices, and community centers, shall be provided in prominent, accessible locations within the project. Such locations generally are at the termination of streets, the perimeter of the neighborhood center, or the frontage along a designated main street of a neighborhood or adjacent thoroughfare plan road. Policy 18.2: The county shall provide incentives to develop Traditional Neighborhood Design projects within the urban service area. Those incentives shall include, but not be limited to, the following: • 10% density bonus for TND projects located entirely within the urban service area; • reduced building setback requirements; • reduced lot size requirements; • increased maximum impervious surface limits for individual lots; • reduced right-of-way and travel lane widths; • reduced corner radii requirements; and • reduced off-street parking requirements. No Change Policy 18.3: To facilitate TND projects east of I-95 that are partially outside but adjacent to the urban service area, and to continue to preserve the agricultural and natural character and function of the area, the county shall allow portions of TND projects to be located outside of the urban service area. A minimum of 60% of the total project density shall be derived from the portion of the project located within the urban service area. Density shall be calculated and allowed based upon: • the land use designation underlying the portion of the project within the urban service area; and • 1 unit/acre for project property located outside of the urban service area. No Change Good policy and encourages compact urban forms of development; also supported by the Vision Plan. Policy 18.4: By January 2011, the county shall amend its land development regulations to permit TND development, on multi-family zoned project sites that are less than 40 acres in size, as an administrative permit use in the county’s conventional zoning districts. As is the case for administrative permit uses, the land development regulations shall specify criteria addressing design aspects such as project scale, lot widths, setbacks, mix of uses, street layout, rear alleys, building design, and compatibility with adjacent uses. No Change Objective 19 Within one year of the issuance of a Hazard Mitigation Report by Indian River County or the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, any recommendations that identify land use conflicts or inconsistencies will have been implemented. No Change