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PAGE 117 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale Hurricanes (SLOSH) computer model. The CHHA is depicted on the County's Future Land Use Map series. Policy 5.2: The county shall not subsidize public facilities within the CHHA, other than those which are deemed necessary to maintain existing level-of-service standards, and those which are directly related to public access and/or resource management. Furthermore, the county shall adopt Objective 2 and its associated policies of the Capital Improvements Element. No Change Policy 5.3: Following a storm event, the Public Works Department shall assess all county facilities in the CHHA that were damaged, and shall make recommendations to reduce future expenditures and potential damage risks. In addition, the Public Works Department shall conduct a cost/benefit analysis to evaluate the relocation of storm damaged infrastructure or infrastructure which is repeatedly threatened by potential storm damage. No Change Policy 5.4: The county shall maintain, at a minimum, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Community Rating System (CRS) classification of “6” by continuing to enforce LDR Chapter 930 - Stormwater Management and Flood Protection, and by evaluating structures for compliance with the FEMA’s 50% Rule, as described in Policies 7.4 and 7.5 of this Element. No Change Objective 6: Reduction of Hurricane Evacuation Times of Reduce Public Risk Through 2020, Indian River County will maintain an estimated evacuation time of 12 hours or less for a Category III hurricane. 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 6.1: 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. No Change Policy 6.2 The county will continue to monitor existing schools, municipally-owned buildings, and county-owned buildings to identify those buildings that are appropriately designed and located to serve as hurricane evacuation shelters. The county will solicit state funding for retrofitting primary shelters to increase hurricane-proofing of such structures as warranted. No Change Policy 6.3 To ensure that all new developments within the CHHA incorporate hazard mitigation techniques, such as dedication of emergency accesses, the county shall continue to assess the vulnerability of public infrastructure, private residences, and businesses within the CHHA through the County’s inter-departmental development review process. No Change Policy 6.4 Indian River County shall continue to coordinate with the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC), Brevard County and St. Lucie County concerning evacuation routes and populations involved to assess the impact of regional growth on local evacuation times. No Change Policy 6.5 To maintain current evacuation times, the county shall implement Objective 11 of the Coastal Management Element and Objective 17 of the Future Land Use Element and their associated policies relating to no increase in the density of land use within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA). No Change Policy 6.6 The county shall coordinate with the Florida East Coast Railroad (FECRR) and other concerned agencies to ensure that train movements will be stopped during hurricane evacuations. No Change Policy 6.7 The county shall prohibit the location of new adult congregate living facilities, nursing homes, and other similar medical facilities that serve the county’s special needs population within the CHHA. Consolidate Consolidate with Policy 15.7