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PAGE 94 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale applying for SWIM funds and Section 319 Grants to improve the pollutant removal of efficiency of existing storm water management facilities and~ where feasible, to construct new regional stormwater management facilities. of existing storm water management facilities and, where feasible, to construct new regional stormwater management facilities. Policy 2.12: By 2010, the county will expand sanitary sewer service to all areas identified throughout the county by the SJRWMD as being "high" and "medium" priority areas of pollutant loading from on-site (septic) disposal systems. Remove Policy 2.13: The county shall require the retention of native vegetation adjacent to drainage canals or drainage ditches, where removal may otherwise result surface water sedimentation, except when such vegetation interferes with canal or ditch maintenance. No Change Policy 2.14: The county shall prohibit all new point sources of discharge not meeting state Class I water quality standards into the Blue Cypress Marsh Conservation Area. No Change Policy 2.15: The county shall monitor water quality data available from other agencies for the Indian River Lagoon and St. Sebastian River to determine the success or failure of water quality improvement projects, including the St. Sebastian River muck removal project, the Sebastian Stormwater Park, the Main Relief Canal Pollution Control Facility, and the Spoonbill Marsh project, and use the information to assess the need, design, and location of future water quality improvement projects. Remove Remove. Repeated in Policy 2.11 in Coastal Element. Policy 2.16: The county shall support federal and state funding for implementation of the Indian River Lagoon Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. Revise Revise: The County shall seek federal and state funding for implementation of the Indian River Lagoon Master Plan and Management Plan. Policy 2.17: For parcels created after June 18, 1991 along the St. Sebastian River, a 100-foot shoreline protection buffer shall be provided. The shoreline protection buffer shall be measured from the mean high-water mark of the river or 50 feet from the landward boundary of jurisdictional wetlands along the river or any tributary, whichever is greater, to any construction. For parcels of record which existed prior to June 18, 1991, a 50 -foot shoreline protection buffer for unplatted parcels, and a 25-foot buffer for existing platted lots is required on land parcels bordering the St. Sebastian River or an Indian River Lagoon aquatic preserve, measured from the mean high-water line to any construction. In no case, however, with reference to parcels or lots of record which existed prior to June 18, 1991, shall the buffer(s) exceed twenty percent (20%) of the parcel or lot depth perpendicular to the applicable waterway. Shoreline protection buffers shall not apply to platted lots with existing seawalls. o Within the shoreline protection buffer, no development shall be permitted with the exception of docks, boat ramps, pervious walkways and elevated walkways which provide the property owner with reasonable access to the waterway. o No more than twenty percent (20%) or 25 feet, whichever is greater, of any shoreline may be altered for reasonable access. Native vegetation in the remainder of the shoreline protection buffer shall remain unaltered, except as may be allowed through county trimming regulations. o Shoreline alteration shall be prohibited, unless it is in the public interest or prevents or repairs erosion damage, or provides reasonable access to the water, does not adversely impact water quality, natural habitat or adjacent shoreline uses, and is permitted by all applicable jurisdictional regulatory agencies. Revise Exact specifics/language is already provided in LDR 929.07 – St. Sebastian River and Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserve Shoreline Protection Buffer Zone. Shorten and/or generalize this policy. Policy 2.18: The county shall take actions recommended in the 2008 update to the Indian River Lagoon Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP), including actions to eradicate invasive flora and fauna, reduce sedimentation and assess potential climate change impacts to lagoon resources. Revise Revise: The County shall take actions recommended in the 2019 update to the Indian River Lagoon Master Plan and Management PLan, including actions to eradicate invasive flora and fauna, reduce sedimentation and assess potential climate change impacts to lagoon resources. Policy 2.19: The county shall coordinate with the Health Department to educate homeowners on the proper maintenance of on-site disposal system (OSDS), with particular focus on OSDS maintenance on lots proximate to the Indian River Lagoon. The No Change