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PAGE 96 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale Objective 4 Through 2020, there will be no reduction in flood storage capacity or the other natural functions and values of floodplains in Indian River County. Revise Revise: Through 2040, there will strive for no reduction in flood storage capacity or the other natural functions and values of floodplains in Indian River County. Policy 4.1: Consistent with Policy 5.1 of the Stormwater Management Sub-element, the county shall regulate development in areas designated as regulatory on FEMA' s most current Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). Within designated regulatory floodways, all encroachment shall be prohibited, including: fill, new construction, substantial improvements, and other development within the adopted regulatory flood that would result in any increase in flood levels within the county during the occurrence of the base flood discharge. No Change Policy 4.2: The county shall continue to regulate development within flood prone areas to minimize flood storage capacity reduction and to afford protection to life and property within floodplains. No Change Policy 4.3: The county shall maintain its annual certification as a participating community in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS). No Change Objective 5 Through 2020, there will be no net loss of the natural functions and values of wetlands or deepwater habitats in Indian River County. Revise There will be no net loss of the natural functions and values of wetlands or deepwater habitats in Indian River County, to the greatest extent possible. Policy 5.1: The county shall continue to implement the Comprehensive Wetlands Management Program (CWMP) described in this Element. No Change Policy 5.2: Indian River County shall require the restoration and management of wetlands as mitigation for the limited filling of degraded wetlands, provided that the following criteria, as defined in LDR Chapter 928, are met: ~ The benefits of the restoration and management of natural functions shall offset the losses of wetland functions associated with the limited wetland filling; ~ A conservation easement shall be established to ensure protection; in addition, Indian River Mosquito Control District (IRMCD) will be granted access easements to allow for mosquito inspection, treatment, and management; and ~ The restoration and management plan shall be consistent the Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM) utilized by FDEP and SJRWMD, and with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulations, as defined in Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Revise Revise: Indian River County shall require the restoration and management of wetlands as mitigation for the limited filling of degraded wetlands, provided that the criteria, as defined in LDR Chapter 928, are met and FDEP and/or SJRWMD regulations are met. Policy 5.3: Indian River County shall require a buffer zone of native upland edge vegetation to be retained around wetland and open water habitats which are constructed or preserved on new development sites. Revise Revise: Indian River County shall require a buffer zone of native upland edge vegetation to be retained around wetland and open water habitats which are constructed or preserved on new development sites. Width and exceptions to this can be found in Land Development Regulations Section 928.07. Policy 5.4: In recognition of the many natural functions and values of estuarine wetlands, and in recognition of the need to protect these resources from incompatible land uses for the sake of the public interest, all estuarine wetlands habitats shall be deemed environmentally-sensitive and designated C-2, Estuarine Wetlands Conservation, on the comprehensive plan future land use map. Consistent with Future Land Use Policy 1.31, the specific boundaries of estuarine wetlands and the C-2 designation shall be determined on a site-by-site wetland survey basis. Revise Revise to the following: In recognition of the many natural functions and values of estuarine wetlands, and in recognition of the need to protect these resources from incompatible land uses for the sake of the public interest, the environmentally sensitive estuarine wetlands are designated C-2 within the Conservation District, on the comprehensive plan future land use map. The specific boundaries of C-2 district shall be determined on a site-by-site wetland survey basis. Policy 5.5: The county shall continue to accept fee-in-lieu payments as a last alternative for mitigation of wetlands alteration when on-site mitigation is not practicable, but only when consistent with the State's Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM) and only in cases where the affected wetland is a small, isolated, disturbed wetland with minimal functional Revise Revise: The County shall continue to accept fee-in-lieu payments as a last alternative for mitigation of wetlands alteration when on-site mitigation is not practicable, but only when consistent with the State's Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM) and only in cases