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PAGE 101 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale ~ Floodlights shall be prohibited; ~ Wall-mounted light fixtures shall be fitted with hoods and low wattage bulbs; ~ Low profile luminaries or shields shall be required for pole-mounted lighting; ~ Tinted of filmed glass shall be used in windows and glass doors fronting the ocean on single and multi-family structures; and, ~ Shielding requirements for pole-mounted fixtures and security lighting may be reduced if low pressure sodium bulbs are installed as an alternative to mercury vapor and high pressure sodium bulbs. ~ No light illuminate any area of the beaches during the period of the year when sea turtles nest (March 1 to October 31). Outdoor lighting shall be held to the minimum necessary for security; ~ Floodlights shall be prohibited; ~ All exterior light fixtures and pole lights shall be fitted with shields and directed downward so that no light directly or indirectly illuminates the beach. Such lighting shall be lamped with a long wavelength (560 nm) light source such as amber or red light emitting diodes (LED), low pressure sodium, or true red neon as recommended by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; ~ Low-profile downward directed luminaries, with shields, shall be used in parking lots, balconies, and along dune crosswalks; ~ Tinted or filmed glass shall be used in windows and glass doors within line-of-sight of an observer standing anywhere on the beach on single and multistory structures. " Policy 7.9: By 2015, the county, in cooperation with the USFWS, the City of Sebastian, City of Fellsmere, Indian River County School Board, and other appropriate agencies, will adopt a county-wide Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for the endangered Florida scrub jay. Cost-share funding for the countywide HCP will be sought from participating municipalities and agencies, and county mitigation funds will be used to fund the County's share of costs. Revise Revise to the following: The County, in cooperation with the USFWS, the City of Sebastian, City of Fellsmere, Indian River County School Board, and other appropriate agencies, will adopt a county-wide Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for the federally threatened Florida scrub-jay. Cost-share funding for the countywide HCP will be sought from participating municipalities and agencies, and county mitigation funds will be used to fund the County's share of costs. Policy 7.10: By 2011, the county will establish one or more state certified recipient sites for relocation of displaced gopher tortoises to county-owned conservation land. In establishing gopher tortoise recipient site(s), the county will collect fees from developers relocating gopher tortoises to county lands, with the fees to be used to fund management of such sites for gopher tortoises. In establishing recipient site(s), the county will identify and reserve certain receiving areas for county government projects. Revise Revise to the following: The County will establish one or more state certified recipient sites for relocation of displaced gopher tortoises to county-owned conservation land. In establishing gopher tortoise recipient site(s), the county will collect fees from developers relocating gopher tortoises to county lands, with the fees to be used to fund management of such sites for gopher tortoises. In establishing recipient site(s), the county will identify and reserve certain receiving areas for county government projects. Policy 7.11: The county shall take actions recommended by the Committee for a Sustainable Treasure Coast to sustain quality natural systems in Indian River County, including use of land acquisition, development cluster requirements, conservation easements, transfer of development rights and mitigation banks to conserve natural systems. Remove Committee no longer exists to the best of Staff knowledge. Objective 8 Using 2008 recreational and open space land acreage as a baseline, the county, by 2020, shall increase, by a minimum of 500 acres, the amount of recreational and open space land accessible to the public for resource-based passive recreation, compatible with natural resource conservation. Revise Revise to the following: The County, by 2045, shall increase the amount of recreational and open space land accessible to the public for resource-based passive recreation, compatible with natural resource conservation by 20%. All areas credited as meeting the minimum recreation space requirement shall be preserved and maintained as recreation space. Policy 8.1: As set forth in Objective 6 of the Recreation and Open Space Element, the county shall take measures to provide sufficient resource-based parks, access, and outdoor recreational opportunities for the residents of Indian River County. No Change