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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION 1
DEFINITIONS 1
EXISTING CONDITIONS 2
Airports 3
New Hibiscus Airport 4
City of Vero Beach Municipal 4
Airport
City of Sebastian Municipal Airport 5
Ports 7
Railroads 7
ANALYSIS 7
GOALS, OBJECTIVES & POLICIES 10
PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 12
EVALUATION & MONITORING PROCEDURES 12
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FIGURE
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6.1
Airports in Indian River County
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New Hibiscus Airpark
4.1
6.3
Vero Beach Muncipal Airport
4.2
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Vero Beach Municipal Airport Layout Plan
4.3
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Vero Beach Municipal Airport Existing
4.4
Land Use and Noise Contour Zones
6.4
Vero Beach Municipal Airport
5.1
Indian River County Obstructions
to Aircraft
6.5
Vero Beach Municipal Airport Access
5.2
to Airport & Modes of Transportation
6.6
Sebastian Municipal Airport
6.1
6.6.1
Sebastian Municipal Airport Layout Plan
6.2
6.6.2
Sebastian Muncipal Airport Existing
6.3
Land Use and Noise Contour Zones
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Sebastian Municipal Airport Access
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to Airport & Other Modes of Trans-
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Rail & Water Transportation Facilities
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6.1 Implementation Matrix
6.2__ Evaluation Matrix
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PORTS, AVIATION AND RELATED FACILITIES
PORTS, AVIATION, AND RELATED FACILITIES
INTRODUCTION
Transportation is a function which involves the movement of both
goods and people within and through an area. Although the
roadway system is the most visible part, the County's
transportation system is also comprised of several other modes of
transportation. Rail lines, ports/waterways, and airports also
meet the area's transportation needs to varying degrees. In
Indian River County which has no deep water ports, rail lines,
waterways, and airports comprise the county's non -roadway modes
of transportation.
The focus of this element is on the role that non -roadway modes
of transportation play within the County, how they interface with
the roadway network to provide county residents with a
diversified transportation system, and how they affect and are
affected by surrounding land uses.
Although this element will address ports, the intracoastal
waterway, rail lines, and airports, the emphasis is upon
airports.
DEFINITIONS
Several terms used in this element have special meaning or need
particular clarification. This section identifies those terms
and defines them.
Airport Clear Zone means a designated area of land which is
subject to peak aircraft noise and on which there is the highest
potential of danger from airport operations.
Air ort Facilitv means any area of land or water improved,
maintained or operated by a governmental agency for the landing
and takeoff or aircraft, or privately owned paved runways of
4,000 or more feet in length, and any appurtenant area which is
used for airport buildings, or other airport facilities or
rights-of-way.
Airport Obstruction means any structure, object of natural
growth, existing condition, or use of land which obstructs the
airspace required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking
off at an airport or which otherwise increases the risk of danger
to aircraft operations.
Primary Zone - An area longitudinally centered on a runway,
extending 200 feet beyond each end of that runway with the width
so specified for each runway for the most precise approach
existing or planned for either end of the runway. No structure
or obstruction will be permitted within the primary zone, that is
not part of the landing and take -off area, and is of a greater
height than the nearest point on the runway centerline.
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Horizontal Zone - The area around each civil airport with an
outer boundary the perimeter of which is constructed by swinging
arcs of specified radii from the center of each end of the
primary -zone of each airport's runway and connecting the adjacent
arcs by lines tangent to those arcs.
Conical Zone - The area extending outward from the periphery of
the horizontal zone for a distance of 4,000 feet. Height
limitations for structures in the conical zone are 150 feet above
airport height at the inner boundary with permitted height
increasing one foot vertically for every 20 feet of horizontal
distance measured outward from the inner boundary to a height of
350 feet above airport height at the outer boundary.
Approach Zone - An area longitudinally centered on the extended
runway centerline and extending outward from each end of the
primary surface. An approach zone is designated for each runway
based upon the type of approach available or planned for that
runway end.
Transitional Zone - The area extending outward from the sides of
the primary zones and approach zones connecting them to the
horizontal zone. Height limits within the transitional zone are
the same as the primary zone or approach zone at the boundary
line where it adjoins and increases at a rate of one foot
vertically for every seven (7) feet horizontally, with the
horizontal distance measured at right angles to the runway
centerline and extended centerline, until the height matches the
height of the horizontal zone or conical zone or for a horizontal
distance of 5,000 feet from the side of the part of the precision
approach zone that extends beyond the conical zone.
EXISTING CONDITIONS
Presently, there are no commercial port facilities located within
Indian River County. The Port of Ft. Pierce, located
approximately 15 miles to the south, is the closest commercial
port facility. However, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, an
inland navigatable waterway route along the east coast of
Florida, runs through Indian River _County. According to the
Florida Inland Navigation District, the Intracoastal Waterway has
an average depth of 14' within the county. In Indian River
County, the Intracoastal Waterway is not extensively used for the
commercial transportation of goods or passengers. Rather, it is
primarily used for recreational purposes, providing access to the
Sebastian Inlet and Ft. Pierce Inlet.
One railway system, the Florida East Coast Railroad, operates
within the County. The trunk line of the Florida East Coast
Railroad runs north -south, basically paralleling U.S. Highway #1.
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In addition to the trunk line, there are a few rail spurs serving
specific commercial or industrial establishments. However, these
spurs are short and located within close proximity to the trunk
line. "The Florida East Coast Railroad is not part of the Amtrack
System; therefore, it has no passenger service. It also has no
rail yards, terminals, or other comparable facilities within
Indian River County.
Within Indian River County, there are eight airports that are
licensed by the Florida Department of Transportation. Six of
these airports are under private ownership, and two others are
publicly owned. Five of the private airports are used solely by
their owners. The sixth, New Hibiscus Airport, is privately
owned but accessible to the public. The two publicly owned
airports are the Vero Beach Municipal Airport and the Sebastian
Municipal Airport.
This report will address the two publicly owned airports and the
New Hibiscus Airport. Of the three airports, only the New
Hibiscus Airport is located within the jurisdiction of the
county; the two others are located within municipalities.
Having unpaved runways of less than 4,000 feet, however, New
Hibiscus is not considered as an airport facility according to
the definitions in this element. Figure #6.1 shows the location
of Vero Beach Municipal, the Sebastian Municipal Airport, and the
New Hibiscus Airport.
Airports
Effective airport planning requires an adequate inventory of
existing facilities. For that reason the inventory data for the
New Hibiscus Airport, the City of Vero Beach Municipal Airport,
and the City of Sebastian Municipal Airport is presented herein.
The inventory addresses the following characteristics:
- location and physical characteristics;
- operational characteristics;
- roadway access; and
- adjacent land use.
Of these, the roadway access and adjacent land use inventory have
the most applicability for county planning actions. While the
roadway access inventory identifies the major county, state, and
municipal roadways serving the three airports, the adjacent land
use inventory identifies existing land uses which could impact or
be impacted by airport operations. All land uses containing
structures which project into the clear zone or the approach zone
are identified.
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°O New Hibiscus Airport
New Hibiscus Airport is a privately owned airport which is
located west of Vero Beach. It is situated west of I-95 and
south of SR 60. It consists of 90 acres and has an elevation of
25 feet above mean sea level. Although it is privately owned, it
is open to the public on a year-round basis for daylight use
only. It has one runway that is 3,300 feet long and 160 feet
wide. Figure #6.2 shows the runway layout and roads providing
access to New -Hibiscus Airport.
New Hibiscus Airport is used primarily by agricultural flying
services. There are no cargo operations, commuter passenger or
charter services at the airport.
New Hibiscus Airport is located adjacent to the I-95 and SR 60
Interchange and partially within the SR 60/I-95
Commercial/Industrial Node. Land to the west is within the node
.and developed in industrial uses. Beyond the existing industrial
uses to the west, the existing land use is mostly agricultural
and scattered farmsteads. To the north, the existing land use is
scattered single family residences, having densities of
approximately 4 dwelling units per acre. To the east, between
the airport and the interstate, the existing land use is citrus
groves. On the east side of I-95, there are several existing
industrial developments. The area to the south of New Hibiscus
Airport is basically agricultural. There are no environmentally
sensitive areas adjacent to the airport.
Access to the airport is provided by Interstate 95, State Road
60, and 98th Avenue. Interstate 95 and SR 60 are maintained by
the state. Ninety-eighth Avenue is a minor arterial maintained
by the county.
New Hibiscus Airport is primarily used by agricultural flying
services. These flying services provide aerial application of
fertilizer and insecticide to citrus and field crops.
° City of Vero Beach Municipal Airport
The Vero Beach Municipal Airport is located in the northwest
portion of the City of Vero Beach. It is owned and operated by
the City and occupies approximately 1,707 acres. It is open
seven days a week twenty-four (24) hours per day, with services
available until 10 p.m. The elevation of the airport is
approximately 25 feet above mean sea level.
At the present time, there are three asphalt runways in
operation. Runway 4/22 is 4,975 feet long and 100 feet wide.
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The length of the present runway 11R/29L is sufficient to
accommodate aircraft up to the 727 jet class. (2) Figure #6.3
shows the current configuration of the Vero Beach Municipal
Airport.
The Vero Beach Airport accommodates both general aviation and
scheduled commuter service aircraft. Presently, there is one
scheduled carrier operating from the airport. In addition to the
scheduled carrier, there are a number of fixed base operators
providing aircraft rental, flying lessons, charter service, and
hanger space for private and corporate based aircraft. Piper
Aircraft Incorporated is also located at the airport. Piper
manufactures single engine and twin engine aircraft.
To the north of the City of Vero Beach Municipal Airport is the
Gifford area. Gifford is an area of mixed land uses, including
industrial, commercial, multi -family, and single family
development. Located in the Gifford area are several scrap yards
and other heavy industrial uses. The commercial uses in this
area tend to be small and basically serve only the immediate
area. Much of the existing single family residential development
is at a density of approximately 6 dwelling units pe.r acre. The
multi -family development is at a density of up to 10 dwelling
units per acre.
To the west of the airport, the land use is basically single
family residential of varying densities. Adjacent to the airport
is an area in which the single family residential density is
approximately 4 dwelling units per acre. Approximately one half
mile west of the airport, the residential density drops to
approximately 2 to 3 dwelling units per acre. Land adjacent to
the airport to the east and south is within the City of Vero
Beach. Within the vicinity of the airport, there are no
environmentally sensitive areas.
The Vero Beach Municipal Airport can be accessed by 34th Avenue
and 27th Avenue. Primary access to the Vero Beach Municipal
Airport is provided by 27th Avenue and State Road 60 (20th
Street). Twenty-seventh Avenue is a county maintained major
arterial that runs north -south and connects the airport to SR 60.
SR 60, located one half mile south of the airport, is a state
maintained east -west arterial that provides access to both US 1
and Interstate 95. U.S. 1 is situated one mile to the east, and
I-95 is located seven miles to the west. Figure #6.5 shows the
road network which provides access to the Vero Beach Municipal
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acres with an elevation of approximately 23 feet above mean sea
level. The airport is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Saturday. The airport has two asphalt runways which are
4000 feet long and 150 feet wide. The majority of the aircraft
that use the airport are privately owned single engine aircraft.
Figure # 6.6 shows the layout of the Sebastian Municipal Airport.
Regarding existing land use adjacent to the City of Sebastian
Municipal Airport, land to the east, the southeast, and the south
lies within the City of Sebastian. To the north and northwest
lies the Roseland area. Roseland is an area of mixed land uses.
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mobile homes located on single family lots. For both single
family residences and mobile homes, the density is approximately
4 units per acre. In* addition to the residential land uses,
there are a limited number of existing commercial and small
industrial land uses.
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predominately citrus production and scattered farmsteads. Along
the west side of the Sebastian River, there are wetlands,
designated as environmentally sensitive. Land located between
the Sebastian River and the airport is characterized by low
density single family development and one limited area of duplex
development. In this area, densities are approximately one
dwelling unit per acre.
Currently, the surrounding land uses do not project into the
airport approach pattern. Therefore, they do not pose a problem
for air traffic safety.
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areas paralleling the Sebastian River. At certain locations, the
wetlands area follows tributaries and extends east of Roseland
Road. These wetlands are part of the Indian River Aquatic
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Sebastian. Main Street is a city street and connects to US 1,
approximately one mile east of the -airport. US 1 is a state
maintained major arterial. Intersecting US 1 approximately one
mile south of the intersection of US 1 and Main Street, County
Road 512 (CR 512) provides access to I-95 at a distance of seven
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Ports
Port facilities are generally defined as hart
improvements used predominately for commer
Although the Intracoastal Waterway runs through
an inlet connects the Intracoastal with the
Brevard/Indian River County line, there are no
located in Indian River County. Figure 6.8 shows
the Intracoastal Waterway in Indian River County.
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The Florida East Coast (FEC) Railroad is the only rail facility
existing in Indian River County. The FEC has no rail yards,
terminals, or other facilities in the county. Running parallel
to U.S. #1, the FEC's alignment is depicted on Figure 6.8.
Besides traditional rail facilities, a high speed rail alignment
has been proposed which would traverse part of Indian River
County. Figure 6.8 identifies the location of the proposed high
speed rail route. The referenced high speed rail route is
currently proposed by the Florida High Speed Rail Corporation,
and it constitutes one of two potential alignments under
consideration for the proposed Miami -Orlando -Tampa high speed
rail system. The other alignment does not affect Indian River
County.
The proposed high speed rail alignment generally parallels the
Florida Turnpike in Indian River County. As such, the proposed
.high speed rail line runs through the undeveloped southwestern
part of the county. According to the Florida High Speed Rail
Corporation application, no terminals or ancillary facilities are
proposed to be located in Indian River County.
ANALYSIS
Unincorporated Indian River County has no airport facilities as
defined by 9J-5, FAC and no port facilities as defined by 9J-5,
FAC. No airport facilities nor port facilities are proposed for
the unincorporated county throughout -fie planning period, (i.e.
2010) .
Although the Intracoastal Waterway runs through the county, there
is no need for future port facilities. Both passenger, traffic
and cargo needs are adequately met through existing means of
transportation. In addition, Conservation Element and Coastal
Zone Element policies preclude dredging of new channels and other
activities associated with port development.
As for airport facilities, the existing airport -facilities in the
City of Sebastian and the City of Vero Beach are adequate to meet
passenger, freight, and cargo usage throughout the planning
period. Although limited commuter service is available at the
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RAIL & WATER TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
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Vero Beach airport, most county residents use regional airport
facilities at Melbourne, West Palm Beach, or Orlando for airline
travel.. Consequently, demand for passenger service in Indian
River County has been slight.
expansions of the Sebastian and
during the planning period.
For those reasons no major
Vero Beach airports are proposed
Also available to meet airline passenger and freight/cargo demand
from Indian River County is the St. Lucie County airport.
Programmed for substantial expansion during the planning period,
this facility would further reduce demand for expanded airport
facilities in Indian River County.
The existing conditions section depicts the land uses adjacent to
the airports and the traffic circulation system serving the
airports. As shown on the existing conditions map series, the
clear zones of both the Sebastian and Vero Beach airports are
limited to the airport property or adjacent city controlled land
area in both cases. As for the New Hibiscus airport, the clear
zone extends slightly to the south of the airport property. With
no expansion plans for any of the airports, existing or proposed
land uses in the county will not be affected.
Presently, there are two structures located within the county
that are identified as obstructions to aircraft. These are as
follows:
lights on the Gifford elevated water tank; and
an antenna on the Florida Cablevision microwave mast.
The water tower is 175 feet tall and is located on the west side
of U.S. #1 in the Gifford area. The microwave antenna is located
on the north side of 12th Street, at its intersection with Old
Dixie Highway. These two obstructions do not encroach into the
existing air -port approach zone. Rather, the obstructions project
into the primary surface, which is an area encompassing the
airport having a height limitation of 150 feet above mean airport
elevation. Figure 6.4 shows the primary surface and the location
of the two obstructions. --.r7-
Height
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Height related obstructions and residential uses restricted
inside the 65 ldn noise contour zones are the only major land use
issues affecting airports which can be expected to occur in the
future. Probably the most effective means of preventing these
problems from occurring would be through adoption of an airport
overlay zoning district. Through this mechanism, height
restrictions can be implemented to protect existing airport
facilities.
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As for traffic circulation and access to existing airport
facilities, the existing conditions section graphically depicts
this. For both the Sebastian and Vero Beach Airports, direct
access is from municipal streets with indirect access from county
and/or state roads. As described more fully in the traffic
circulation element of this plan, all of the county and/or state
roads providing access to airport facilities are operating at an
adequate level -of -service. With no major airport expansion
plans, there will be no additional traffic demands generated by
the airport facilities.
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PORTS, AVIATION AND RELATED FACILITIES
GOALS, OBJECTIVES & POLICIES
As with -all elements of the comprehensive plan, goals, objectives
and policies are the basis of the Ports, Aviation and Related
Facilities Element. Not only do these objectives and policies
establish the county's direction for ports, aviation, and related
facilities; but goals, objectives and policies also set community
expebtations for ports and aviation and courses of action which
the county will pursue to meet those expectations.
GOAL
It is the goal of Indian River County to ensure that safe,
convenient, and accessible ports and aviation facilities are
available to Indian River County residents.
OBJECTIVE 1 ADEQUATE AVIATION FACILITIES
The county will ensure that aviation demand is met throughout the
planning period.
POLICY 1.1: Indian River County will support expansion of
the St. Lucie County International Airport through:
° Letters of support for grant application;
° Correspondence with the St. Lucie County International
Airport manager to maintain up-to-date information
regarding the airport; and
° Review and comment on future expansion plans of the
airport.
POLICY 1.2: Indian River County will by 1995 evaluate
aviation passenger demand by Indian River County residents.
• OBJECTIVE 2 CONSISTENCY
The county will ensure that any airport expansion is consistent
with the policies of other elements of the comprehensive plan.
POLICY 2.1: The county will
expansion to ensure that the
land use, coastal zone,
circulation element policies.
evaluate any proposed airport
expansion is consistent with
conservation, and traffic
POLICY 2.2: The county will develop, adopt and enforce an
airport zoning component of its land development regulations,
prohibiting encroachment of incompatible uses, such as tall
structures in airport clear zones and height restriction
zones, and residential uses inside the 65 ldn noise contour
zones associated with public use airports in the county.
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POLICY 2.3: The county will ensure that construction of new
airports or expansion of existing airports will occur where
there are no significant adverse impacts on environmentally
sensitive areas by:
° Including the appropriate Airport Manager in development
review of major site plans on city/county borders;
° Restricting zoning in areas near noise contour zones to
lower densities; and
° Designing a tall structure caution zone which will show
areas of development that require tall structure review
and possible restriction of development.
OBJECTIVE 3 TRAFFIC
The county will ensure that all county roadways providing direct
or indirect access to airport facilities maintain a minimum
service level of "W!-- on a peak hour/peak season peak direction
basis.
POLICY 3.1: Indian River County will make traffic
circulation system improvements, as reflected in the traffic
circulation element, to maintain minimum service levels on
airport access roads.
POLICY 3.2: Indian River County will consider airport
facilities in any future mass transit service that may be
established.
OBJECTIVE 4 COORDINATION
The County will ensure that any airport expansion plans are
coordinated with appropriate jurisdictions and/or agencies.
POLICY 4.1: The county will review any airport expansion
plans by the Sebastian or Vero Beach airports for impacts on
unincorporated areas through the land use intergovernmental
coordination review system established in this plan.
POLICY 4.2: The county will coordinate with the FAA and
other appropriate agencies in establishing airport zoning
requirements.
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PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
An important part of any plan is its implementation.
Implementation involves execution of the plan's policies. It
involves taking actions and achieving results.
For the Ports, Aviation, and Related Facilities Element,
implementation involves various activities. While some of these
actions will be ongoing, others are activities that will be taken
by certain points in time. For each policy in this element,
Table 6.1 identifies the type of action required, the responsible
entity for taking the action, the timing, and whether or not the
policy necessitates a capital expenditure.
To implement the Ports, Aviation, and Related Facilities Element,
the county will need to take certain actions. Although those
actions will be limited due to the nature of the element and the
limited number of applicable facilities in the county, there is
action required. Generally, implementation of this element will
involve adopting regulations, supporting other programs, doing
studies, and coordinating.
Overall plan implementation responsibility will rest with the
planning department. Besides its responsibilities as identified
in Table 6.1, the planning department has the additional
responsibility of ensuring that other entities discharge their
responsibilities. This will entail various coordination
activities.
EVALUATION & MONITORING PROCEDURES
To be effective, a plan must not only provide a means for
implementation; it must also provide a mechanism for assessing
the plan's effectiveness. Generally a plan's effectiveness can
be judged by the degree to which the plan's objectives have been
met. Since -objectives are structured, as much as possible, to be
measurable and to have specific timeframes, the plan's objectives
are the benchmarks used as a basis to evaluate the plan.
Table 6.2 identifies each of the =objectives of the Ports,
Aviation, and Related Facilities Element. It also identifies the
measures to be used to evaluate progress in achieving these
objectives. Besides the measures, Table 6.2 also identifies
timeframes associated with meeting the objectives.
The planning department staff will be responsible for monitoring
and evaluating the Ports, Aviation, and Related Facilities
Element. This will involve collection of data and compilation of
information regarding ports and aviation. This will be done on a
regular basis.
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While monitoring will occur on a continual basis, formal
evaluation of the Ports, Aviation, and Related Facilities Element
will occur every five years in conjunction with the formal
evaluafion and appraisal of the entire comprehensive plan.
Besides assessing progress, the evaluation and appraisal process
wall also be used to determine whether the ports and aviation
element objectives should be modified or expanded. In this way
the monitoring and evaluation of the Ports, Aviation, and Related
Facilities Element will not only provide a means of determining
the degree of success of the plan's implementation; it will also
provide a mechanism for evaluating needed changes to the plan
element.
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TABLE 6.1
IMPLEMENTATION MATRIX
POLICY TYPE OF ACTION RESPONSIBILITY
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1.1
Indian River County will
Support BCC Ongoing No
support expansion of the
St. Lucie County Inter-
national Airport.
1.2
Indian River County will
Evaluate Planning Dept. 1995 No
by 1995 evaluate aviation
passenger demand by In-
dian River County resi-
dents.
2.1
The county will evaluate
Evaluate Planning Dept. Ongoing No
any Proposed airport ex-
pansion to ensure that the
expansion is consistent
with land use, coastal
zone, conservation, and
traffic circulation ele-
ment policies.
2.2
The county will develop,
Adopt Regulation BOC/Planning Dept. 1992 No
adopt and enforce an air-
port zoning camponent of
its land development
regulations, prohibiting
encroachment of imcampat-
ible uses, such as tall
strucutres in airport
clear zones and height
restriction zones, or
residential uses inside
the 65 ldn noise contour
zones associated with air-
ports in the county.
2.3
The county will ensure
Adopt Regulation BCC/Planning Dept. 1992 No
that construction of new
airports or expansion of
existing airports will
occur where there are no
significant adverse
impacts on envirorimentally
senstive areas by:
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*including the appropriate
airport manager in
development review of
major site plans on
city/county borders;
*restricting zoning in areas
near -noise contour lines
to lower densities;
*designing a tall structure
caution zone which will
show areas of development
that require tall structure
review and possible restric-
tion of development.
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Table 6.1 cont...
POLICY �- TYPE OF ACTION RESPONSIBILITY TIMING CAP.
EXPEND.
3.1
Indian River County will
Coordinate
make traffic circulation
system improvements,, as
reflected in the traffic
circulation element, to
maintain minhim3m service
levels on airport access
roads.
3.2
Indian River County will
Plan
consider airport facil-
ities in any future mass
transit service that may
be established.
4.1
The county will review
Review/Coordinate
any airport expansion
plans by the Sebastian
or Vero Beach airports
for impacts on unincor-
porated areas through the
land use intergoverrm ental
coordination review system
established in this plan.
4.2
The county will coordinate
Coordinate
with the FAA and other
appropriate agencies in
establishing airport
zoning requirements.
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Planning/Pub. Works Ongoing No
Planning Dept. Ongoing No
Planning Dept. Ongoing No
Planning Dept. Ongoing No
PORTS, AVIATION AND RELATED FACILITIES
TABLE 6.2
EVALUATION MATRIX
OBJECTIVE MEASURE
1. The county will ensure that Passenger demand ccnipared
aviation demand is met throughout to supply
the planning period.
2. The county will ensure that any air- Impact of any airport
port expansion is consistent with expansions
the policies of other elements of
other elements of the camprehensive
plan.
3. The county will ensure that all
county roadways providing direct
or indirect access to airport fac-
ilities maintain a level -of -service
C on an average annual basis and D
on a peak hour/peak season basis.
Existence of coordination
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Ongoing
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