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ORDINANCE 2007- 012 including the percentage of the waterbody surface area (at control elevation) covered by vegetated littoral zones. (2) The established littoral zone(s) shall consist of native vegetation, and shall be maintained permanently as part of the waterbody. All landscaping, littoral zone revegetation plans and lake management plans shall comply with St. John River Water Management District rules. (3) Littoral zone design requirements: (a) The slope for the planted littoral zone shall be no steeper than one (1) foot vertical to ten (10) feet horizontal to a distance of five (5) feet waterward of the designated planted littoral zone area. Excluding the planted littoral zones, slopes shall not exceed one (1) foot vertical to four (4) feet horizontal. Certified drawings of the littoral zone slopes must be sent to the planning division within thirty (30) days of slope construction. b) Littoral zones must be at least thirtv (30) percent of the waterbodv surface area, or twenty-one (21) square feet per lineal foot of shoreline, whichever is less. Littoral zones must be located between one (1) foot above ordinary water level (OWL) and two (2) feet below OWL, as determined by the applicant's engineer or designee unless otherwise approved by the community development director or his designee. (c) The littoral zone must be provided with a minimum of six (6) inches of sand topsoil mix unless otherwise approved, and planted with at least five (5)species at an average spacing of two (2) feet on center. Inter -plant spacing will vary with species, and must be depicted on the littoral zone vegetation plan. (d) A minimum of one tree shall be provided for every five hundred (500) square feet of littoral zone coverage. The proposed trees must be a minimum of five (5) feet in height at time of planting measured at planting depth) and consist of native, freshwater wetland varieties (e.g. red bay, red maple, bald cypress, loblolly bay). (e) Appropriate species for littoral zone plantings, including trees, are listed in Chapter 926, Appendix E. (4) Conformance: a) The Dlanted littoral zone must meet an eighty (80) percent coverage within six (6 months, and be less than five (5) percent exotic or invasive non-native plant species after the first year. Monitoring reports are required, and must be submitted to Staff at time zero (0), ninety (90) days, six (6) months, and one (1) year after planting The applicant must notify the planning division forty-eight (48) hours prior to completion of littoral zone planting_ Underline: Additions to Ordinance 61 Strike thfoughi. Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance F:\Community Development\Users\CurDev\ORDINANCE\2007\2007- 901, 911, 913, 926, 930, & 934 Landscaping.RTF