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Comprehensive Plan Coastal Management Element 1. The siting of new boat facilities, or the expansion or slip conversion of existing boating facilities shall be prohibited in the following areas of Indian River County • All of the St. Sebastian River west of the U.S. 1 Bridge; and • All of the Pelican. Island National Wildlife Refuge. 2. The siting of new boat facilities, or the expansion, slip conversion or rearrangement of existing boating facilities, shall be prohibited in the following areas: • Within the Town of Orchid; • Within the Town of Indian River Shores; • Within the area known as the Jungle Trail Narrows; and • Within any area designated as both a High Manatee Use area and a High Watercraft -related Manatee Mortality area, as defined in the MPP. Exceptions: The siting of new residential marinas, or the expansion, rearrangement or slip conversion of existing residential marinas, may be allowed in the prohibited areas identified in this Policy Subsection 3 2 2 under the following conditions: a. The proposed new or expanded residential marina is in lieu of single-family docks that could otherwise be built through riparian rights at riverfront lots within the development served by the residential marina, and the residential marina will result in less environmental impact than the alternative single-family docks, provided the residential marina will not breach the 1:100 powerboat slip to linear - foot shoreline ratio set forth in Policy 3.14. Under this section, an applicant for a new or expanded residential marina in lieu of single-family docks shall be required to record a conservation easement, in favor of the County or the State, along the shoreline of the riverfront lots that would otherwise be eligible for single-family docks. b. Slip conversions of existing boat facilities maybe allowed on a one-time basis at a density of 1.5 total powerboat slips per 100 feet of shoreline if the facility is not located in an area of high manatee use and high manatee mortality based on the definitions and criteria m the MPP, and if the powerboat to shoreline restriction has been in place prior to July 1993, when the countywide speed zone rule was posted. c. The physical rearrangement of boat facilities may be authorized in the above noted areas of prohibition provided the following criteria are met: Indian River County Supplement #_ Ordiance #2005-_ Adopted Coastal Management Element Page 102 2005 Exhibit B Page 15