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PAGE 109 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale concerning the protection of endangered species, threatened species, and species of special concern. Where appropriate, the county will require a habitat conservation plan. Policy 1.6: The county shall protect sea turtles and their nesting habitats by implementing the protection measures listed under Policy 7.7 of the Conservation Element. No Change Policy 1.7: When the Manatee and Boating Safety Comprehensive Plan (MPP) undergoes its five-year evaluation, the county shall reassess the appropriateness of manatee protection speed zones. Revise Revise: With each Manatee and Boating Safety Comprehensive Plan (MPP) update, the County shall evaluate, as appropriate, manatee protection speed zones. Policy 1.8: As set forth in the policies and objectives of the Conservation Element, the county shall protect and preserve significant coastal vegetative communities, such as coastal (maritime) hammocks and coastal strand, through conservation easements and fee simple acquisition. No Change Policy 1.9: Consistent with Policy 6.1 of the Conservation Element, the county shall continue to assist the USFWS and the FDEP in acquiring undeveloped tracts of tropical/coastal hammock and coastal strand by identifying lands eligible for acquisition, evaluating local cost-share funding, and by providing “in-kind” services, such as land management. No Change Policy 1.10: Indian River County shall support the SJRWMD’s efforts to establish update-to-date and accurate maps of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) communities by providing in-kind mapping and surveying services. No Change Policy 1.11: Indian River County shall continue to promote both commercial and private fishing activities within the county through management of marine habitats and permitting of fishing resources. Revise Revise: Indian River County shall continue to monitor both commercial and private fishing activities within the County through management of marine habitats and permitting of fishing resources. Policy 1.12: "All non-water-related and non-water-dependent uses shall be subject to setbacks from the St. Sebastian River and the Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserves in order to afford a shoreline protection buffer as set forth in LDR Chapter 929. The shoreline protection buffer setbacks are as follows: No Change Policy 1.13: Indian River County shall apply for gopher tortoise receiver site certification from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for county-owned conservation lands. No Change Policy 1.14 "The county shall use the following tools to preserve natural systems and wildlife corridors in the county: No Change Objective 2: Estuarine Water Quality Through 2020, there will be no reduction in the water quality of the Indian River Lagoon or the St. Sebastian River. Revise Revise: Through 2040, there will be no reduction in the water quality of the Indian River Lagoon or the St. Sebastian River. Policy 2.1: The county hereby adopts the State designation of Class II - “shellfish propagation or harvesting,” as defined in the 2008 Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Surface Water Quality Standards report, as the water quality standard for the following portions of the IRL located within the unincorporated county: Sebastian Inlet extending south to C.R. 510, east of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW); South of C.R. 510 extending to an east -west line transecting the North Relief Canal (both sides of the ICW); south of an east-west line transecting the north tip of Round Island and east of the ICW. (Ref. Figure 9.10) Revise Revise: The County hereby adopts the State designation of Class II - “shellfish propagation or harvesting,” as defined in the 2022 Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Surface Water Quality Standards report, as the water quality standard for the portions of the IRL located within the unincorporated county, as noted in 62-302 F.A.C. Policy 2.2: The county hereby adopts the State designation of Class III suitable for “Recreation, propagation, and maintenance of a healthy, well-balanced population of fish and wildlife,” as defined in the 2008 Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Surface Water Quality Standards report , as the minimum water quality standard for the following portions of the IRL located within Indian River County: Sebastian Inlet extending south to C.R. 510, west of the ICW; south of an east-west line transecting the North Relief Canal extending to an east-west line transecting the north tip of Round Island (both sides of the ICW); south of an east-west line transecting the north tip of Round Island east of the ICW(Ref. Figure 9.10). Revise Revise: The County hereby adopts the State designation of Class III suitable for “Recreation, propagation, and maintenance of a healthy, well-balanced population of fish and wildlife,” as defined in the 2022 Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Surface Water Quality Standards report, as the minimum water quality standard for portions of the IRL, as defined in 62-302 F.A.C. Policy 2.3: In accordance with the Indian River Lagoon Act, the county shall prohibit all new point-source discharges into the Indian River Lagoon. No Change