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county. In so doing, the county will not approve amendments where the effect will be to lower the jobs/housing balance in the north county, central county, and south county subareas from their 2005 baseline values. [Not statutorily required and covered in Economic Development] Objective 5: Indian River County will have a diverse mix of land uses, development patterns, housing densities, and housing types. By 2030, 25% of the County’s housing units will be in multiple-family, mixed use, or traditional neighborhood design projects. Policy 5.2: The residential densities depicted on the future land use plan map shall be the maximum densities permitted. Where density bonuses are applicable, density maximums may be exceeded. [Redundant with County’s LDRs] Policy 5.3: Indian River County zoning districts shall permit a variety of residential building and development styles. [Redundant with County’s LDRs] Policy 5.4: To prevent the emergence of strip development along US Highway 1, the County shall allow accessory residential uses within commercial areas through mixed-use development. Such accessory residential uses shall be allowed by right in commercial zoning districts. Objective 6: In recognition of the Indian River County’s desire to protect agriculture despite the challenges and changes facing the citrus industry, the cCounty’s objective is to retain, through 2017, at least 125,000 acres of land in the unincorporated cCounty that is used for active agricultural operations. According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s 2007 Census of Agriculture, there were 157,196 acres of land that were used for active agricultural operations that year. Of this land, approximately 139,000 acres are located within the unincorporated area of the county. This objective, by itself, does not justify or suggest a need for Future Land Use Amendments from Agricultural Designations. Policy 6.9: By 2011, tThe cCounty shall adopt development regulations allowing small-scale biofuel processing plants as accessory agricultural uses in areas designated AG-2 and AG-3. The equipment, processing areas, and transport facilities of accessory biofuel-processing plants shall occupy no more than 20 acres or 10% of a site, whichever is less. Such facilities shall be subject to staff-level site plan approval and shall be located at least 300’ away from nearby residential uses. Larger scale biofuel processing plants shall be allowed in areas designated AG-1, AG-2, and AG-3 if approved through the special exception process. PAGE 25