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.%r Policy 1.27 "The public facilities designation is intended for public facilities and services including, but not limited to, government offices, service centers, public utilities and transportation facilities, schools, parks, libraries, police and fire stations. Not all public land uses are shown on the Future Land Use Map. Public facilities are not limited to the public facilities land use designation." Policy 1.32 "The County will maintain a concurrency database which identifies areas with facility surpluses and deficiencies. Development shall be directed to areas with adequate facility capacity through publication of this information and through implementation of the County's concurrency management system." Policy 2.9 "The expansion of public services and facilities shall be based on the area's environmental suitability for urbanization, existing and future land uses and the availability of other services and facilities." Policy 2.10 "General future public facility site and corridor locations shall be identified in currently undeveloped areas to provide for the needs of future development while minimizing disturbance to existing development." Policy 2.15 "Indian River County shall coordinate with private utility providers including electric, gas, telephone and cable TV to ensure the efficient delivery of utilities." Policy 9.1 "Indian River County shall establish guidelines to ensure that all public buildings and facilities will be compatible with the character of the neighborhood and/or design influence of any historic buildings." Policy 9.5 "Indian River County Land Development Regulations shall require the use of natural and manmade buffers between different land uses and intensities. These buffers shall be part of the zoning, site plan and subdivision ordinances. The stated purpose of the residential district section in the Land Development Regulations includes the phrase 'and ensuring adequate public facilities to meet the needs of residents.' These Comprehensive Plan policies recognize that there will be a continued need to provide public facilities throughout the County to meet the demands of growth. The plan further recognizes that the Dations for all of the needed public facilities cannot be predetermined. The proposed substation plan is consistent with each relevant policy included within the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan. Construction of the proposed substation is also consistent with the County meeting the obligation of ensuring adequate land and utility facilities necessary to support development and meet the needs of residents as stated in Objective 1 of the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan and in the purpose of the residential districts section of the Land Development Regulations. Further, there are no inconsistencies between the proposed substation plan and any of the goals, objectives or policies within the Comprehensive Plan. The substation has been designed to meet or exceed all requirements of the County Land Development Regulations. Significant landscape buffering in excess of County requirements has been added to minimize any visual impacts of the substation. The County staff has indicated that the plan meets or exceeds all requirements of the Land Development Regulations. COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING LAND USES It is necessary to locate the substation in the immediate vicinity of the development it serves. The City has examined multiple sites for the substation. We have reviewed the compatibility APRIL 21, 1998 -38- 0 40