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Areas of Critical State Concern Within Indian River- Geunty, there Effe ne designa4ed areas ef er-ifieal steAe eeneem. In the early 1980's, however-, the l4tarshinsen island Resowee Planning and Management Plan was developed. The study area for- that plan ineluded the barfier- island in indian River- Getmty. Beeause the State Departmen Community Affaifs fiaund the eeufAy's compf ehensive plan and land development r-eguleAiens eensislepA with that plan, of or-itical state eeneem was designated. [pg. 59 of the FLU Element] Within Indian River County, there is one (1) area of critical state concern, and it is in the far northeastern reaches of the county. The area encompasses the barrier island located south of the Sebastian Inlet, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian River Lagoon. The southern boundary is the site of the McLarty Treasure Museum at 13180 Highway AIA. The area was designated as a part of the Brevard Barrier Island Area of Critical State Concern (ACSC) via HB 1489 and signed into law on July 1, 2023. The entirety of this area is wholly located within the Sebastian Inlet State Park (`Park'), which is managed by the state of Florida. There are no privately held lands within the `Park's' boundaries in the County and all land within the `Park' are managed by the Sebastian Inlet Management Plan, which was adopted in November of 2023 by the Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Therefore, the County has not adopted a policy to manage state lands that already have a Management Plan in place and are thus regulated at the state level. In addition, the area of land identified as being within the County's Area of Critical State Concent is further protected with other objectives sprinkled throughout the comprehensive plan. These are objectives are as follows: • The Future Land Use Element includes objectives that outline natural resource protection policies including coastal habitats and dune systems. It also includes Conservation and Recreation land use designations that provide regulatory protections for sensitive areas. The FLU Element supports lagoon -compatible land use and funding support for water quality improvements. • The Coastal Management Element includes policies county -wide (which would encompass the ACSC) for such items as hurricane evacuation / protection plans for the manatee, sea turtle and gopher tortoise / estuarine water quality / and natural disaster planning_ • The Intergovernmental Coordination Element promotes collaborative planning with municipalities, special districts, the state of Florida, and the federal government to align infrastructure and land use planning_ • The Stormwater Sub -Element emphasizes BMPs, stonmwater system retrofits and coordination with SJRWMD for lagoon protection protects. • The Sanitary Sewer Sub -Element focuses on reducing septic system reliance and improving wastewater treatment to limit nutrient loading to the lagoon. • Figure 4.3 of the Transportation Element identifies critical evacuation routes serving the barrier island C:\Users\ufc-prod\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@6414E534\@BCL@6414E534.docx 11