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• Solid Waste Solid waste service includes pick-up by private operators and disposal at the county landfill. The county's adopted level ofservice standard for landfill capacity is 1.97 cubic yards/person/year With the county's average of approximately 2 3 persons/unit, a 196 unit residential development would be anticipated to house approximately 450 people (2.3 X 196). For the subject request to meet the county's adopted level of service standard of 1.97 cubic yards/person/year, the landfill must have enough capacity to accommodate approximately 886.5 (450 X 1.97) cubic yards/year. A review of the solid waste capacity for the active segment of the county landfill indicates the availability of more than 800,000 cubic yards. The active segment of the landfill has a 2 year capacity, and the landfill has expansion capacity beyond 2010. Based on the analysis, staff determined that the county landfill can accommodate the additional solid waste generated by the site under the proposed zoning district. Stormwater Management All developments are reviewed for compliance with county stoi uiwater regulations which require on-site retention, preservation of floodplain storage and minimum finished floor elevations. In addition, development proposals must meet the discharge requirements of the county Stomnwater Management Ordinance. Since the site is located within the M-1 Drainage Basin and the Indian River Farms Water Control District (IRFWCD), development on the property will be prohibited from discharging any runoff in excess of two inches in a twenty-four hour period, which is the approved IRFWCD discharge rate. In this case, the minimum floor elevation level of service standards do not apply, since the property does not lie within a floodplain. However both the on-site retention and discharge standards apply. With the most intense use of this site under the proposed zoning district, the maximum area of impervious surface would be approximately 19.68 acres. The maximum runoff volume, based on that amount of impervious surface and the 25 year/24 hour design storm, and given the IRFWCD two inch discharge requirement, would be approximately 863,065 cubic feet. In order to maintain the county's adopted level of service the applicant would be required to retain approximately 624,937 cubic feet of runoff on-site. With the soil characteristics of the subject property, it is estimated that the pre -development peak runoff rate is 58.38 cubic feet/second. Based upon staffs analysis, the stormwater management level of service standard would be met by limiting off-site discharge to the IRFWCD's maximum discharge rate of two inches in twenty-four hours, and requiring retention of 624,937 cubic feet of runoff for the most intense use of the property. As with all development, a more detailed review will be conducted during the development approval process. Recreation A review of county recreation facilities and the projected demand that would result from the most intense development that could occur on the property under the proposed zoning district indicates that the adopted levels of service would be maintained. The table below illustrates the additional park demand associated with the proposed development of the property and the existing surplus acreage. March 5, 2002 70 Bit 1