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Recreation and Open Space Element: Indian River County includes public and private recreation sites including parks,natural areas,waterway access, and recreation facilities. The Recreation and Open Space Element ensures that the County has a comprehensive system of public recreation and open space that meets the needs of existing and projected users and that enhances the natural resources of the community. A summary of the changes that are proposed for the Recreation and Open Space Element are as follows 0 Establish new objective related to the development of a Parks and Recreation Master Plan and relocate master plan related policies throughout this Element under that objective. Since the Master Plan is underway as of 2024, additional revisions may become necessary to this Element to ensure alignment between the two. The Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2025-2035 will be incorporated into this Element by reference. 0 Modernize language: "universally accessible"versus "handicap accessible." 0 Due to a lack of uniform standards for recreation levels of service(LOS),revisions to such LOS should be deemed appropriate by County Staff based on local knowledge, community feedback, and comparisons to existing conditions in similar communities. These recommended changes are important to better provide suitable recreation and cultural opportunities for the community and preserve the County's open space. Objective 1: Through 2030 2045, adopted recreation levels-of-service will be maintained to ensure that adequate parklands and recreation facilities are available and accessible for public use. Policy 1.1: The eCounty hereby adopts a recreation level-of-service standard of 67644 recreation acres per 1,000 permanent population . . - • -. - • . . . [Note: The NRPA standard is 3.13 acres per 1,000 persons] Policy 1.2: For level-of service purposes,the eCounty shall measure parkland acres per 1000 population by summing the total eCounty_owned park acreage and dividing by the current estimate of unincorporated county permanent population, . . _•_• _. _..,. . ... . . Policy 1.3: The eCounty shall maintain its concurrency management system, which allows proposed developments only if there is sufficient parkland to serve the proposed development and when the County reaches 80% capacity, the County shall evaluate whether proportionate share as a concurrency management option is appropriate. Policy 1.4: The eCounty hereby adopts the facility standards identified in Table 10.1 as guidelines to be used in developing parklands and should consider alternative parks/facilities to include. ., - •- _ _ . _., ..- - - _ , . . . [Completed policy] ' . . _ -. a_:. . - - - . .- _ _ . - _ - . _ .. - : - : •- . . -. . . . [Completed policy] C:\Granicus\Legistar5\L5\Temp\9ec5cab0-071 a4938-8838-22e53bcab073.docx 73 283