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♦ L Population Since the IRC Correctional Facility serves all residents , workers , and visitors , the "functional, " weekly 24 -hour population approach is used to establish a common unit of demand across different land uses (Arthur C . Nelson , Estimating Land- Use and Facility Needs for Comprehensive Plans , American Planning Association, 2003 ) . Correctional facility services are provided on a countywide basis . Therefore , the proper benefit district for correctional facilities is countywide . The countywide functional population estimate is provided in Section II , Table 11 - 11 . Level of Service Level of service (LOS ) for correctional facilities is based on the number of beds per 1 , 000 residents . According to the information provided by the IRC General Services Department, the County ' s current LOS is 2 . 97 beds per 1 , 000 residents . Table III -2 presents the calculation of the current LOS . Although the facility currently houses 453 beds , it was designed for 411 beds . The additional 42 temporary beds are not included in the calculation of the current level of service . Table 111 .2 Current Level of Service Item Figure IRC Correctional Facilities -- Design Capacity (beds)( ' ) 411 Countywide Population -- 2004 (2 ) 1389393 LOS (Beds per 1 ,000 Residents) -- Design Capacity 2 . 97 ( 1 ) Source : General Services Department, IRC (2 ) Source : Section II, Table II- 1 Table III -3 presents a comparison of LOS in other counties to that of IRC . Since information about number of beds was not available for the other four counties , the average daily incarcerated population was used for comparison purposes . As presented , IRC has the third highest level of service after St . Lucie and Osceola counties . Tindale -Oliver & Associates , Inc . Indian River County May 2005 I11 - 5 Impact Fee Study