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i <br />Inspirc <br />PLACEMAKING COLLECTIVE <br />TO: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Eric Raasch, AICP, Inspire Placemaking Collective Project Manager <br />DATE: October 21, 2024 <br />SUBJECT: Urban Service Boundary Study Briefing <br />OVERVIEW <br />The County's Urban Service Boundary (USB) was adopted in 1990, and it is the area of the County that <br />includes public facilities and services to accommodate suburban growth. In 1990, the total County <br />population (including municipalities) was 90,208. The County has an estimated 2024 population of <br />171,029, which represents nearly a doubling of population since the USB was established in 1990. As <br />part of the County's Comprehensive Plan update, the County requested that Inspire evaluate the <br />capacity of the existing USB and make recommendations for any necessary amendments, which will be <br />integrated into the overall Comprehensive Plan update that is scheduled to be adopted in 2025. <br />EXISTING CONDITIONS <br />As part of this effort, Inspire analyzed the existing conditions within the 151,176 -acre Study Area, with a <br />specific focus on the approximately 42,659 acres of property that are within unincorporated County and <br />within the existing USB. The overall Comprehensive Plan update will extend the County's planning <br />horizon by 25 years, so Inspire evaluated the ability of the existing USB and Future Land Use Map to <br />accommodate the projected growth through 2050. This carrying capacity analysis was performed using <br />existing land use data to determine how much vacant property is within the USB, and the maximum <br />buildout of that property based on the densities that are currently adopted with the County's existing <br />Future Land Use Map. Based on that analysis, we determined that the existing FLUM can accommodate <br />51,049 potential new residents, which exceeds the 42,698 new residents that are projected within the <br />County through 2050. The adopted USB and FLUM can accommodate the projected population <br />growth through 2050. <br />PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT <br />Inspire and the County conducted a multifaceted public engagement effort, which included a project <br />website with a survey (over 4,100 views and 1,126 survey responses) and six (6) public workshops <br />spread throughout the County with afternoon and evening sessions. <br />,,Aw <br />Inspire Placemaking Collective Inc 1 4767 New Broad Street Orlando, FL 32814 <br />