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PAGE 106 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale Policy 10.6: The county shall require the banks of properties bordering the St. Sebastian River and the Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserve to be stabilized in conjunction with construction of a single-family residence and single-family docks. The preservation of existing native vegetation shall be required along the shoreline. When excessive shoreline erosion is present, the planting of native vegetation, especially red mangroves, in conjunction with installation of rip-rap will be encouraged. The use of rigid structural alternatives will not be permitted unless non-structural methods have proven ineffective or are otherwise impractical. Where structural alternatives are deemed appropriate, they will be required to be located on the upland portion of the site. Revise The County shall require the banks of properties bordering the St. Sebastian River and the Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserve to be stabilized in conjunction with construction of a single-family residence and single-family docks, in accord with all requirements listed in Policy 10.5. When excessive shoreline erosion is present, the planting of native vegetation, especially red mangroves, in conjunction with installation of rip-rap will be encouraged. Policy 10.7: To reduce siltation loading to the IRL, the county shall promote petition road paving projects within the IRL watershed. No Change Objective 11 Through 2025, there will be no new sites in Indian River County where domestic or industrial waste is improperly managed or illegally disposed. Revise Revise to the following: The County shall continue to implement programs and legislation that monitor and ensure proper waste disposal activities. Policy 11.1: To extend the life of the sanitary landfill, the county shall continue to expand recycling opportunities to the residents and business of Indian River County. No Change Policy 11.2: To maintain compliance with Title III (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act) of the federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), the county Emergency Services Department will maintain an update-to- date comprehensive inventory of the location, storage, manufacture, handling and/or transport of all hazardous materials in Indian River County. Revise Revise to the following: To maintain compliance with Title III (Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act) of the federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), the county Emergency Services Department will maintain an update-to-date comprehensive inventory of the location, storage, manufacture, handling and/or transport of all hazardous materials in Indian River County. Regulated industries/facilities are required to submit annual reports to the State of Florida Emergency Response Commission and the local municipal fire department for hazardous and/or extremely hazardous substances stored, used or manufactured on site. Policy 11.3: To reduce improper management of hazardous and solid waste, the county will continue to investigate illegal waste disposal practices, evaluate current enforcement policies, and revise county enforcement policies if deemed appropriate. No Change Policy 11.4: Existing known hazardous waste contaminated sites shall be monitored and remediated, when feasible. Keep Okay as written; should reference some data source, map or similar as a means of identifying and tracking Objective 12 By 2020, 80% of the county's conservation lands shall be restored to viable ecological condition and improved for compatible passive recreational public access. Revise Revise to the following: To the greatest extent possible, the County's conservation lands shall be restored to viable ecological condition and improved for compatible passive recreational public access. Policy 12.1: The county, in cooperation with the State Division of Forestry, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, will conduct prescribed burns on a rotational basis at the Wabasso Scrub Conservation Area, the North Sebastian Conservation Area, and other county-owned scrub habitat. No Change Policy 12.2: By 2010, the county shall adopt an interagency management agreement on implementation of the Sebastian Area-wide Florida Scrub-jay Habitat Conservation Plan. Remove Policy is out of date. Policy 12.3: By 2010, the county shall enter into a written inter local agreement with the City of Vero Beach regarding management of the Orange Islands Conservation Area. Revise Remove date. Policy 12.4: For land tracts acquired through the Environmental Lands Program, the county shall require a site specific management plan be adopted within one year of acquisition. Such management plans shall be subject to the review and recommendations of the County Conservation Lands Advisory Committee (CLAC). The County will, where feasible, construct public access improvements within two years of management plan adoption. Revise Revise to the following: For land tracts acquired through the Environmental Lands Program, the county shall require a site-specific management plan be adopted. Such management plans shall be subject to the review and recommendations of the County Conservation Lands