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April 10, 2007
Terry L. Hess, AICP
Deputy Director
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
301 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 300
Stuart, FL 34994
RE : Draft Amendments to the City of Fellsmere Comprehensive Plan Amendments
DCA Reference No . 07- 1
Dear Mr. Hess :
Please be advised that Indian River County has received and reviewed the City of Fellsmere ' s
comprehensive plan amendments (DCA Reference No. 07- 1 ). The county offers the following
comments and objections .
I. Proposed Future Land Use Map designation amendment case 4 : CPA-01 -07-D (LS)
Carson Platt/Fellsmere 392 LLC (Mai) Attached)
This amendment involves a recently annexed 392 acre site located in the northeast
quadrant of the I-95/C.R. 512 interchange. The City of Fellsmere proposes to change the
land use designation of this property from its current county designation of C/I
(Commercial/Industrial) to the city' s designations of Regional Employment Activity
Center (REAC) and Low Density Mixed Neighborhood (LDMXN).
Located adjacent to I-95 and soon to be 4-laned C.R. 512, adjacent to the county' s gun
range, and adjacent to industrial uses on the west side of 102nd Terrance, the subject
property is appropriately designated commercial/industrial. It is not appropriate for
residential uses.
Not only is residential use of the subject property incompatible with surrounding uses,
but more importantly residential use of the site will l castrate the county' s economic
development objectives. Those objectives include increasing the number of jobs in the
county' s target industries and reducing the county' s unemployment rate. For those
objectives to be achieved, sites large enough to accommodate industrial parks and located
at interstate interchanges must be available for industrial development .
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For those reasons, the county has the following objections :
A. Proposed Amendment is inconsistent with Provisions of Chapter 171 , F.S.
When annexed, the subject property did not meet Chapter 171 , F. S . requirements for
contiguity of the annexed area to the incorporated city area. In this case, the extent of
contiguity between the 392 acre annexed area and the city is 230 feet. This does not
appear to meet the contiguity standard identified in Volusia County vs. City of Deltona.
B. Proposed Amendment is inconsistent with Indian River County Comprehensive
Plan Future Land Use Element Policies 1 . 17, 1 .32, 14.2, and 14.3
These policies address land use compatibility. As structured, these policies ensure that
the county will not create land use incompatibilities with changes to its Future Land Use
Map. One of those policies, Policy 1 .32, provides that the county will regulate the use of
land in proximity to large-scale public facilities to protect the facilities from
encroachment.
In this case, the City of Fellsmere proposes to establish residential uses adjacent to one of
the county' s large scale public facilities. That facility, the county gun range, is adjacent
and contiguous to the Fellsmere 392 property' s proposed residential land use designation.
Because residential uses are incompatible with noise producing uses such as gun ranges,
this proposed amendment is inconsistent with Policy 1 . 32 .
Not only is the proposed residential land use designation of the Fellsmere 392 property
incompatible with the adjacent gun range, the proposed residential designation is also
incompatible with the existing industrial uses and the industrially designated parcels to
the east of the subject property. Because of the noise, lights, smells, and other impacts
from industrial facilities, residential uses on the Fellsmere 392 property are not
appropriate.
Finally, there is the road compatibility issue. Currently, FDOT is developing plans to
six-lane 1-95 adjacent to the proposed residential portion of the Fellsmere 392 project. In
other parts of the county, the six-laning is generating requests for unaesthetic sound walls
adjacent to development projects. To avoid the installation of sound walls and limit the
potential for incompatibility, the Fellsmere 392 property should not be designated
residential.
C. Proposed Amendment is Inconsistent with Indian River County Comprehensive
Plan Future Land Use Element Policies 1 .18, 1 .20, and 1 .21 , and 1 .25
These policies indicate that commercial/industrial areas shall be structured as nodes, that
node size shall be based on intended use, that node configuration will not produce strip
commercial development, and that node sizes are listed in Table 2 . 12 of the Future Land
Use Element.
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With the proposed amendment, Fellsmere will change most of the developable portion of
the property to residential without providing adequate data and analysis to indicate why
more residential land is needed and how the reduction in CA land will affect the county' s
Commercial/Industrial supply/demand balance. The proposed amendment will also
produce strip commercial development along C .R. 512 .
D. Proposed amendment is inconsistent with Indian River County Future Land Use
Element Policy 1 .41
This policy indicates that light industrial uses are appropriate along arterial roads,
separated from residential uses, and near industrial areas. The subject property meets all
those criteria. Policy 1 .41 also indicates that residential uses should be separated from
major commercial and industrial areas. Therefore, the land use designation of the
property should not be changed from C/I to residential.
E. Proposed amendment is inconsistent with Indian River County Comprehensive Plan
Economic Development Policies 1 .8, 2.3, and 2.4
Those policies indicate that the county will periodically evaluate size and location of C/I
nodes, that it will designate sufficient land for C/I uses, and that it will assist developers
in establishing industrial parks in the county' s I-95 C/I nodes, including the C .R. 512/I-95
C/I node.
With the proposed amendment, Fellsmere will eliminate the allowance of industrial uses
on the subject property. Without adequate supporting data and analysis, the City will
eliminate significant C/I node acreage that the county has determined is necessary to
attract target industries, support economic development, and accommodate viable
industrial parks.
II . Land use map designation case #CP-01 -07-C Barrack Family Partnership (Mal)
Attached
This amendment involves a recently annexed 90 acre property between 99`h Street and
101 " Street. The City of Fellsmere proposes to change the land use designation of this
property from its current county designation of AG- 1 (up to I unit per 5 acres) to the
city's designation of Low Density Residential (up to 3 .5 units per acre) .
A. Proposed Amendment is Inconsistent with Indian River County Transportation
Element Policies 5.2 and 5.3
These policies indicate that all proposed land developments must be reviewed to
ensure consistency of traffic circulation plans and improvements with new
developments, to ensure safety, and to preserve roadway capacity.
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With the proposed amendment, the streets providing access to the property from C .R.
507 (Babcock Street), 991h Street and 101St Street, are unpaved, unimproved roads in
Fellsmere Water Control District (FWCD) right-of-way. Through an agreement with
FWCD, the county maintains these roads. Although the county maintains the
unpaved roads, the county does not plan to improve these roads. Consequently,
Fellsmere' s plan should address the jurisdictional responsibility of these roads.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (772) 226- 1256.
Sincerely,
Commis loner Gary C. Wheeler, Chairman
Board of County Commissioners
Cc : Robert M. Keating, AICP, Community Development Director
Stan Boling, AICP, Planning Director
Sasan Rohani, AICP, Chief, Long-Range Planning
Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator
Ray Eubanks, Department of Community Affairs
Jason R. Nunemaker, City Manager
Attachments : Copy of applicable Indian River County Comprehensive Plan Policies
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Policy 1 . 17 : Land development regulations shall provide performance standards for
commercial/industrial development which at a minimum address , but are not limited to, the
following:
Land use compatibility, buffering and landscaping
Access points, traffic controls, and parking
Signage
Gross floor area, impervious surface ratios
Open space
Character of an area
Environmental impact
Policy 1 . 1 R : Commercial/Industrial designated areas shall be structured as nodes. These nodes shall
be located along roads with functional classifications appropriate to the level of activity.
Polic�„v_1 . 19: Indian River County recognizes that, because of the scale of the Future Land Use Map,
the exact boundaries of Commercial/Industrial nodes delineated on the map may require
interpretation in order to determine the exact land use designation of various parcels, lots, and tracts.
Therefore, when necessary, the following criteria shall be used to establish the location of a specific
node boundary line on large-scale node boundary maps and on the county's zoning atlas:
a . A node boundary line is subject to interpretation only when an inspection of the Future Land
Use Map reveals that a boundary line does not obviously correspond to a major roadway
right-of-way, canal, water body, section line, or corporate limit delineated on the Map .
b. If the location of a node boundary line is subject to interpretation because it does not
obviously correspond to a natural or man-made feature listed above, then the location of the
boundary line shall be determined by the following criteria:
1 . If inspection of the Future Land Use Map and maps depicting lot, parcel or tract lines
reveals that a node boundary line splits a lot, parcel or tract, and if the portion of the
split lot, parcel or tract within the node is precluded from development, as permitted
by the Future Land Use Map designation, because of such split, then the node
boundary line shall be located to exclude the entire lot, parcel or tract from the node;
or
2. If inspection of the Future Land Use Map and maps depicting lot, parcel or tract lines
reveals that a node boundary line splits a lot, parcel or tract, and if the portion of the
split lot, parcel or tract outside the node is precluded from development, as permitted
by the Future Land Use Map designation, because of such split, then the node
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boundary line may be extended up to 500 feet to incorporate the entire split lot,
parcel or tract provided that no more than five additional acres are added to the node.
An extension of a node boundary line to include within the node an entire lot, parcel
or tract that would otherwise be precluded from development if the boundary line
were not extended shall be approved by the Board of County Commissioners upon
recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission in conjunction with a
rezoning of the affected property. To prevent repetitive extension of the boundary
line, a node boundary line may be extended one time only and shall be permanently
fixed and final unless changed by an approved plan amendment.
C. ieference in this policy to the terms "parcel, lot or tract" shall not include any alterations to
the property's tax parcel legal description that are made after February 13 , 1990.
Policy 1 .2Q: Node size shall be based on the intended use, service area population, existing land use
pattern, and other demand characteristics .
Policy 121 : Node configuration shall provide for the most efficient use of land, and of
transportation and other public facilities and services, while eliminating sprawl and strip
development.
Pty, 122 : No node shall be expanded unless 70% of the subject node' s land area (less rights-of-
way) is developed with non-residential and non-agricultural uses, or approved for non-residential
and non-agricultural development, or otherwise warranted by the proposed development.
Otherwise warranted may include but not be limited to the following :
• Developed percentage of a node is between 60% and 70% and the node expansion meets one
of the following criteria:
o expansion of the node is necessary to accommodate the expansion of an existing use
where there is not suitable vacant land adjacent to the use within the node, the land
proposed for inclusion is owned or controlled by the owner of the site containing the
use proposed for expansion, and a finding is made by the Board of County
Commissioners that no other land in the node can feasibly accommodate the
expansion of the referenced use, or
o expansion of an existing node is necessary to adjust a node boundary that splits a
small parcel of land and a finding is made by the Board of County Commissioners
that development of the parcel is not feasible with the split land use designation and
that inclusion of the parcel in the node is more appropriate than exclusion of the
parcel from the node.
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Policy 1 .24 : The Board of County Commissioners may initiate a land use designation amendment
to change C/I designated land to residential, provided that the following conditions exist :
• The parcel has been redesignated to C/I, Commercial/Industrial, since comprehensive plan
adoption on February 13 , 1990; and
• The parcel is currently designated C/1; and
More than two years have passed since approval of the ordinance redesignating the parcel
to C/I; and
No construction activity has commenced on the parcel since approval of the ordinance
redesignating the parcel to C/I.
Such action will not conflict with current property rights laws, because all comprehensive plan
amendments since 1990 designating property to C/I have been subject to this reverter condition.
Policy 1 . 25 : Node locations and estimated sizes shall be listed in Table 2. 12.
Policy: In addition to Commercial/Industrial Nodes, the County shall also designate
Neighborhood Commercial Nodes, not to exceed 5 acres, for limited retail and convenience uses .
New Neighborhood Nodes shall be no closer than 1 mile to existing commercial or neighborhood
nodes . Neighborhood Commercial Nodes are not shown on the Future Land Use Map . The
existence of a neighborhood node shall not prevent the expansion of an existing non-neighborhood
node.
alicyL27: The Regional Commercial land use designation shall be applied to regional malls and
associated retail shopping centers designed to accommodate the needs of the retail market areas that
extend beyond the boundaries of the county. These developments will include one or more "magnet"
retail stores that are branches of statewide, multiple-state, or national organizations and satellite
stores integrated through a common plan of development approved through the Chapter 380, F. S .,
Development of Regional Impact process. Sites will typically range in size from 90 to 150 acres to
accommodate 750,000 to 1 ,500,000 gross square feet of leasable area (mall plus peripheral
commercial) with a minimum open space ratio of 0.25, a maximum building coverage ratio of 0.40
and maximum impervious surface ratio of 0. 75 . All Regional Commercial designated land shall be
located within the urban service area.
alicy 128 : The Public Facilities land use designation shall be applied to land used 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, dredged spoil
disposal, and landfills and related uses such as recycling equipment operations, composting facilities
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and operations, incineration of solid waste, borrow pit operations for fill material, industrial waste
and leachate treatment and management, equipment storage and maintenance, and water and
wastewater treatment facilities. 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. The maximum
intensity standards established by Future Land Use Element Policy 1 . 16 (commercial/industrial
intensity standards) shall also apply to uses within the Public Facilities land use designation.
Policy 1 .29: The Recreation land use designation shall be applied to land used for active and passive
public parks and recreation facilities, including but not limited to ball fields, swimming pools, tennis
courts, racquetball courts, handball courts, shuffleboard courts, basketball courts, volleyball courts,
children's playgrounds, golf courses, fairgrounds, community/activity centers,
walking/jogging/fitness trails, canoe launches, picnic areas, scenic areas, nature centers, bathrooms,
and parking areas. Not all recreation sites are shown on the Future Land Use Map. Public parks and
recreation facilities are not limited to this land use designation. The maximum Floor Area Ratio
(FAR) for development within the Recreation land use designation shall not exceed 0.25 .
Pty 1 .30: The Blue Cypress Improvement District (BCID) is a special land use designation that
shall be applied to the existing Blue Cypress Fish Camp on the western shore of Blue Cypress Lake.
Development within this district shall be limited to single-family and mobile home residential uses
and conditioned on the provisions outlined in Ordinance 85-55 . The BCID is not intended for
expansion to adjacent or otherwise undeveloped property. Densities in the BCID shall not exceed
10 units/acre.
Policy 1 .31 : The county zoning code shall contain provisions for a Professional Office District.
That district shall be limited to land that is within the medium- and low-density residential land use
designations and is located along arterial roadways . The purpose of this zoning district shall be to
encourage infill development and the redevelopment of blighted or declining residential areas which
are no longer appropriate for strictly single-family use but are not considered appropriate for a broad
range of commercial uses, as permitted in other commercial zoning districts .
Policy 1 ,32 : Indian River County shall regulate the use of land in proximity to large scale public
facilities such as airports and landfills in order to protect the facilities from encroachment by non-
compatible uses and protect the public from any potentially hazardous impacts.
Policy.1 33: The county shall 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.
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Policy 1 40 • To the extent feasible , the county shall collocate public facilities , such as parks.
libraries , and community centers , with schools .
Policy 1 41 The Board of County Commissioners shall rezone land only in a mariner that is
consistent with Future Land Use Element Table 2 . 13 . Furthermore, the Board recognizes that not
ecenzoning district allowed in a land use designation is appropriate for every site within that land
use designation . For any parcel, the Board of County Commissioners may deny a rezoning request
let en when the requested zoning district is consistent with the parcel ' s land nue designation) if the
denial serves a legitimate public purpose . A Board of County Commissioners ' determination that
the requested zoning district is not appropriate for the parcel may also be based upon the absence of
the following locational criteria:
1 For the OCR, Office, Commercial, Residential zoning district :
adjacent to existing office uses
as a buffer between residential zoning districts and arterial roads or other commercial zonme districts.
at node perimeters `
_ . For the MED. Medical zoning distract:
within rommerciaVindustrial nodes containing hospitals and major medical facilities
separated from industrial areas
3 . For the CL, Limited Commercial zoning district :
• areas that are easily accessed from residential areas
• between residential areas and generalcommercial areas or major roadways
• separated from industrial areas
at node perimeters
4 . For the CG, General Commercial zoning district :
• along arterial roads and major intersections
• separated from residential development
separated from industrial areas
near retail and office areas
S . For the CH, Heavy Commercial zoning district :
• along arterial roads
• along railroad tracks
• between general commercial and industrial areas
• separated from residential development
6 . For the IL, Light Industrial zoning district :
• along arterial roads
• along railroad tracks
• near industrial areas
• separated from residential development
• separated from retail and office areas
For the IG, General Industrial zoning district :
along arterial roads and major intersections
along railroad tracks
• near industrial areas
• separated from residential development
• separated from retail and office areas
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8 . For single-family zoning districts :
• adjacent to other single-family areas
• separated from major commercial areas and industrial areas
9 . For multiple-family zoning districts :
• adjacent to other multiple-family areas
• adjacent to employment centers
• along arterial and collector roads, particularly to buffer single-family areas
• adjacent to commercial uses, particularly to buffer single-family areas
• not abutting single-family areas on all sides
Additionally, the Board hereby adopts the following general criteria regarding the location of
residential zoning districts :
10. Where medium density residential lands abut low density residential land, the medium
density land may be zoned an intermediate density.
11 . Residentially designated land that is located between higher density and lower density zoned
areas may be zoned an intermediate density even when the intermediate zoned area has a
land use designation that allows a higher density.
Policv1 .42 : The Transitional Residential Land Use designation maybe applied to those areas which
serve as a transition area between urban and agriculturally designated land and are suitable for urban
and suburban scale development. Additionally, Transitional Residential designated land must meet
all of the following criteria :
• it must abut an arterial road that contains county water and sewer lines within its (the
road ' s) right-of-way ;
• it must abut a commercial/industrial node where at least 70% of the subject node' s
land area (less rights-of-way) is developed with non-residential and non-agricultural
uses, or approved for non-residential and non-agricultural development; and
• it must be at least 20 acres in size.
Land that meets all of the above criteria may be included in the urban service area and may be
redesignated to T, Transitional Residential.
Policy 1 .43 : Development in transitional residential areas shall be limited to the following:
Single-Family Residential Uses
up to 1 unit/acre; or up to 3 units/acre for Planned Development Projects
Recreational Uses
up to 0. 35 FAR
Public Facilities
up to 0. 35 FAR
Institutional Uses
up to 0. 35 FAR
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Pty 13 . 3: By 1999, the county shall encourage municipalities to identify potential areas for
annexation, develop criteria for annexation decisions, and execute interlocal agreements with the
county to formalize these criteria.
Policy 13 .4: By 2000, the county shall identify and inventory parcels, owners, and existing uses of
enclaves.
Policy., 13 . 5 : By 2002, the county shall notify enclave landowners of annexation procedures and
assist them in requesting annexation to appropriate municipalities .
Policy 13 .6 : The county shall prepare an annual report on enclave annexation results .
OB ECTIVR 14• Plan Amendment and Review
Indian River County will have a mechanism for review and amendment of the comprehensive
plan.
Policy 14. 1 : Indian River County shall provide for the amendment of the Comprehensive Plan in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 163 , FS . Applications to amend the future land use plan
map may be submitted by the owner or the agent for the owner of property proposed for
redesignation, by the county planning staff, or by the Board of County Commissioners. Where an
individual application is submitted, land development regulations shall provide for payment of an
appropriate fee and disclosure of all individuals having an equitable interest in the proposed change.
Applications to amend other portions of the comprehensive plan may be submitted by any interested
party, the planning staff, or the Board of County Cornu issioners . Unless the proposed amendment
is specified as an exemption in rule 9J- 11 . 006( 1 )(a)7 , FAC, applications to amend the
comprehensive plan will be accepted only during the months January and July.
Pty 14. 2 : Applications requesting amendments to the Comprehensive Plan or Future Land Use
Map shall be evaluated to consider the following :
• consistency with the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the comprehensive plan ;
• impacts on public facilities and services;
• environmental impacts;
0 compatibility with surrounding areas ; and
0 other timely issues.
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Policy 14. 3 : Indian River County shall approve plan amendments only upon a showing that one of
the following criteria has been met:
• The proposed amendment will correct an oversight in the approved plan.
• The proposed amendment will correct a mistake in the approved plan.
• The proposed amendment is warranted based on a substantial change in circumstances . For
Future Land Use Map amendments, the change in circumstances must affect the subject
property .
• For Future Land Use Map amendments, the proposed amendment involves a swap or
reconfiguration of land use designations at separate sites and, that that swap or
reconfiguration will not increase the overall land use density or intensity depicted on the
Future Land Use Map.
Policy 14.4 : The county shall require applications to amend the comprehensive plan to include a
written statement discussing the following :
• The proposed amendment' s consistency with all the goals, objectives , and policies of the
comprehensive plan;
• The proposed amendment' s impact on public facilities and services ;
• The proposed amendment' s environmental impacts; and
• For Future Land Use Map amendments, the proposed amendment ' s compatibility with
surrounding areas.
Policy 14 . 5 The county may utilize the small scale development amendment process, as described
in section 163 . 3187( 1 )(c)2 . , FS, only for Future Land Use Designation Amendment requests that
meet all of the following criteria:
1 . the applicant requests in writing that the proposed amendment be processed as a small scale
development amendment;
2. the requirements of 163 . 3187( 1 )(c)2., FS, as amended, are satisfied;
3 . the subject property does not contain any environmentally sensitive land as defined in
Conservation Element Policy 5 .4, or any environmentally important land as defined in
Conservation Element Policy 6. 11 ;
4 . the subject property is located within the existing urban service area;
5 . the proposed amendment does not expand the existing urban service area;
6 . the proposed amendment does not expand the SR 60/58`h Avenue commercial/industrial
node; and
7 . the proposed amendment does not create a new commercial/industrial node .
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Commissioners shall survey local businesses that are included in the county's targeted industries list
and have more than ten employees . The purpose of the survey is to identify opportunities and
problems associated with local businesses, the type of job training and assistance needed by
businesses, businesses willing to expand, businesses considering relocation, and linked businesses.
The Economic Development Division and other economic development groups shall report survey
results to the Economic Development Council at the fust meeting of each calendar year.
Policy 1 . 5 : The Economic Development Division of the Indian River County Chamber of
Commerce shall continue to contact businesses, as identified in its marketing plan, to encourage
those businesses to consider Indian River County as a possible location. The county' s list of targeted
industries shall be the Economic Development Division' s guide for the type of businesses to contact.
On a quarterly basis, the Economic Development Director of the Chamber of Commerce shall report
to the Economic Development Council the number of businesses that were contacted, the type of
businesses that were contacted, the number of persons employed by each of the businesses, and the
result or actions taken from those contacts.
Policy 1 .6 The county, the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce, and other economic
development groups designated by the Board of County Commissioners shall continue to inform
existing and relocating businesses of training programs that are offered by the Indian River
Community College, the Jobs and Education Partnership Program, and local high schools.
Representatives from these institutions shall be invited to provide an annual report to the Economic
Development Council summarizing what type of training assistance was provided to local
businesses.
Policy 1 . 7 : As an employer, the county shall notify local residents and local . business of any
employment or service contract opportunities by advertising job oppbrtunities in the local newspaper
and by sending request for proposals to appropriate local businesses. To ensure proper notification,
the county's General Services Department shall maintain a list of local businesses and contractors.
Policy 1 . 8 : The county shall on a semi-annual basis re-evaluate the size and location of its
commercial/industrial nodes. On an annual basis, the county shall update its Commercial/Industrial
Data Source Book. This book consists of planning, zoning, and land use information helpful to
businesses desiring to relocate.
Policy 1 .9: The county shall provide for the issuance of Industrial Development Bonds for new
industries.
Policy 1 . 10: The county shall maintain its utility line extension reimbursement policy for firms
which oversize utility lines consistent with the Indian River County Utilities Master Plan.
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Policy 1 . 11 : The county shall maintain its existing process of addressing complaints or concerns by 1
business owners. This involves designating the County Planning Director and the Director of
Economic Development of the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce to act as facilitators.
Both the county and the Chamber of Commerce shall present a report, of business complaints and
concerns as well as proposed solutions to the Indian River County Economic Development Council.
OBJECTIVE 2: Diversified Economic Growth
Between 2005 and 2010, Indian River Countywill increase the number of jobs in the county's target
industries by 800 (the Chamber of Commerce will keep track of new jobs created within the target
industries list and provide reports annually).
Policv 2. 1 : The county shall maintain a current economic base study by updating the study every two
years.
Policv 2.2 : Based upon the conclusions of each updated economic base study, the county shall adopt
appropriate or revise existing economic development plan policies.
Polite 2 . 3 : The county shall designate sufficient land on its Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use
Map for future commercial/industrial uses and shall provide infrastructure (potable water and roads,
and to the extent feasible sanitary sewer) for these lands to facilitate development of industrial parks
within the county.
Policv 2 .4 : The county shall assist private industrial park developers to establish industrial parks at
the SR 60/I-95 , CR 512/I-95, and Oslo Road/74`s Ave. commercial/industrial nodes, and at other
appropriate locations within the county. Assistance will include providing pre-application meetings
to determine needs and requirements of potential industrial park developers, expediting the
permitting process, assisting with appropriate grant applications, and providing information
pertaining to available incentives.
Policy 2. 5 : By March of every year, the Economic Development Division of the Indian River
County Chamber of Commerce shall develop a marketing plan that specifies actions that will be
taken during that year to market the county's economic development potential. The marketing plan
shall provide detailed budget information pertaining to any funds that the Chamber of Commerce is
requesting from the Board of County Commissioners for the upcoming fiscal year. Before the
marketing plan and request for funds is submitted to the Board, the plan shall be presented to and
approved by the Economic Development Council
Policy 2.6 : The county, in coordination with the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce, shall
establish a list of target industries and evaluate this list at least every two years in order to reflect the
current economic needs of the county as well as the actual marketing results. The following is the
current North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) list of the county's target r
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° Adequate storage and turning bays;
Spacing and design of median openings and curb cuts;
° Provision of service roads;
° Driveway access and spacing; and
Traffic operations .
POLICY 5 .2 : The county shall review all proposed land developments in order to ensure
consistency with the goals, objectives and policies of this plan, and the county shall
require coordination of traffic circulation plans and improvements with land use and
infrastructure plans before development approval.
/ POLICY 53 : The county shall review all access driveways and new roadway
connections associated with redevelopment or new development to ensure safety,
preserve roadway capacity, and ensure compatibility with the long range transportation
plan.
POLICY 5 .4 : The county shall ensure that the installation of all traffic control devices is
consistent with the standards contained in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices (MUTCD). The MUTCD will be the standard used by the county to determine
the need for traffic control improvements, including signalization.
POLICY 5 . 5 : The county will review on-site traffic flow for all proposed development
projects to ensure that circulation for motorized and non-motorized vehicles and
pedestrians can be accommodated safely.
POLICY 5 . 6 : The county will, through its land development regulations, continue to
require that all development projects provide a sufficient number of parking spaces for
both motorized and non-motorized vehicles . Sufficient will be based upon information
from parking studies regarding demand by use category. The county will periodically
review its off-street parking requirements, identifying minimum spaces per land use
category, delineating space size, providing for shared parking, setting internal circulation
standards, and addressing other parking characteristics .
POLICY 5 .7: The county shall require that all developments fronting arterial roadways
provide for frontage/marginal access roads or drives, as appropriate. These marginal
access roads may be parking lot access drives.
POLICY 5 . 8 : The county shall, through its land development regulations , provide for the
use of shared driveway facilities.
OBJECTIVE 6 PEDESTRIANBICYCLE SYSTEM
During each five-year period between 2001 and 2030, a minimum of 20 miles of sidewalk
facilities and 10 miles of bicycle facilities will be added to the functionally classified roadway
system.
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