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PAGE 116 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale Policy 4.5: The county shall require dune cross-over structures for all new public and private development desiring beach access. The county shall not approve plans which do not include FDEP approved dune cross-over structures at beach access points. No Change Policy 4.6: Indian River County shall protect and preserve natural beach and dune systems by adopting the specific criteria for shoreline stabilization within the unincorporated portion of Indian River County and within the municipal limits of the city of Vero Beach, as outlined in Policy 10.5 of the Conservation Element. Remove Consolidate with Policy 4.3 Policy 4.7: The county shall continue to prohibit motorized vehicles on the beach/dune area, except for vehicles engaged in emergency activities, permitted government vehicles and permitted vehicles associated with approved construction, restoration and/or scientific projects. No Change Policy 4.8: The county shall enforce its beach and dune protection land development regulations by requiring mitigation or restoration of dune disturbances, and imposing fines as warranted in association with code violations. No Change Policy 4.9: County staff will attend meetings held by the Sebastian Inlet Tax District and will participate in evaluating technical studies prepared by the District. Remove Policy 4.10: The county shall continue to monitor the PEP reef to evaluate the effects of the reef on shoreline stabilization. Revise Revise: The County shall continue to monitor the Prefabricated Erosion Prevention (PEP) reef to evaluate the effects of the reef on shoreline stabilization. Policy 4.11: The county shall continue to study alternatives to fund shoreline stabilization for the areas of critical erosion identified in the 2008 Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Critically Eroded Beaches in Florida report. Revise Revise: The County shall continue to study alternatives to fund shoreline stabilization for the areas of critical erosion identified in the 2022 Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Critically Eroded Beaches in Florida report. Policy 4.12: The county shall assist the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in the development of a Florida-wide Habitat Conservation Plan for coastal beaches by providing local data on sea turtle nesting, erosion events, potential coastal mitigation sites, and other coastal data as may be requested by the FWC and DEP. No Change Policy 4.13 - NEW Addition: The county shall coordinate with all state and federal agencies in the funding and implementing of beach stabilization projects. Policy 4.14 - NEW Addition: Indian River County shall permit the utilization of local funds for shoreline stabilization and beach renourishment projects. Priority shall be given to those projects which demonstrate the best benefit- cost ratio while having the least impact to the offshore reef, and the nearshore beach and dune ecological communities. Objective 5: Limiting Public Expenditures in the Coastal High-Hazard Area Through 2030, there will be no expansion of infrastructure within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) other than that which is deemed necessary to maintain existing levels-of-service. Revise Revise: Through 2040, there will be no expansion of infrastructure within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) other than that which is deemed necessary to maintain existing levels-of-service. Policy 5.1: The county hereby designates the "Coastal High-Hazard Area" (CHHA) as the area below the storm surge line of a category 1 hurricane, as established by a Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) computer model. The CHHA shall be depicted on the County’s Future Land Use Map. Figure 9.11 of this element is hereby adopted as the county’s CHHA designation map. Revise Revise: The County hereby designates the "Coastal High-Hazard Area" (CHHA) as the area below the storm surge line of a category 1 hurricane, as established by a Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from