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FF- I 60ox Community Development Director Bob Keating advised that staff has changed its recommendation and is asking the Board to open the public hearing and discuss and consider the issues but postpone the public hearing until next week's meeting as the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has not had a chance to review the changes made pursuant to the Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report (ORC) received on February 2, 1998. The County has 120 days from receipt of the ORC to adopt the changes or take other action and we are doing this in about 36 days. Staffwould be more comfortable waiting until DCA has had a chance to examine the changes. Should the Board take action today, the DCA would have no choice but to either accept or reject the amendments. Director Keating continued that Objective 6 has been revised to reflect the input of the discussions held with the citrus industry representatives as follows: RECEIVED • : J •CTT AgdodUg3d Protection JLE TOTHESDARD In recognition of the county's desire to protect ag[Jeulture despite ef&mffes and MM"111IFT471-71n, 1%rough 2006, Indian PAYer C-ounty wiH have no act less of sefive 9gHetdtvrn1 6nd6 Gurrenfly, Policy 6.1: Indian River County shall not provide public services or facilities which would induce or encourage the development of agriculturally designated lands except in the following instances: • To provide for the health, safety and welfare of existing residents; • Lots or portions of lots which front on a public. roadway that serves as an urban service boundary, as long as the provision of utility service is consistent with potable Water Sub - Element Policy 5.9 and Sanit= Sewer Sub -Element Policy 5.9; and • Agricultural Planned Developments. Policy 6.2: To protect and conserve agriculturally designated lands, Indian River County shall maintain its development regulations which control the division and development of agriculturally designated lands. Policy 6.3: Indian River County shall permit the continuation of agricultural uses within the urban service area where those uses serve as or enhance open space and green belt areas of the county. Policy 6.4: Within the urban service area, the county shall require subdivision and planned development projects that propose new residential lots adjacent to active agricultural operations to provide special buffers. Policy 6.5: Indian River County land development regulations shall require the following special conditions for Administrative Permit, Special Exception and/or Planned Development approval of projects on agriculturally designated land: • Caribbean Fruit Fly host plants shall be prohibited on the subject site. That prohibition shall be enforceable through the county code enforcement board; and • A deed restriction shall be recorded and established on the subject site. That deed restriction shall prohibit the occurrence of Caribbean Fruit Fly host plants on the subject site and shall be acceptable to the county attomey's office. MARCH 10, 1998 • -52- •