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Comprehensive Plan Coastal Management Element b. The rearrangement will result in the boat ramp being able to increase the volume of traffic (e.g., increase the number ofparking spaces, make the boat ramp more accessible, deepen or widen the access channel); c. The rearrangement will result in the boat ramp being able to be used by larger vessels (e.g., increase the size of the parking spaces, deepen or widen the access channel); or d. The rearrangement, or the associated construction, will destroy, alter, or disturb any native upland, shoreline vegetation, or SAV. 2. The siting of new or the rearrangement or expansion of existing boat ramps shall be prohibited in the following areas of Indian River County • All of the St. Sebastian River west of the U.S. 1 Bridge; • All of the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge; • The area known as Jungle Trail Narrows; • Town Limits of Orchid; • Town Limits of Indian River Shores; • If the proposed site is within a High Manatee Use area AND a High Watercraft - related Manatee Mortality area, as defined in this MPP. 3. The siting of new or the rearrangement or expansion of existing boat ramps shall be prohibited when one or more of the following conditions are met a. The footprint of the new boat ramp or the rearrangement or expansion of the existing boat ramp (including all proposed lanes, docks, access walkways, finger piers, mooring areas, turning basins, and ingress and egress pathways) has a SAV coverage of ten (10) percent or greater using a scientifically acceptable method of coverage determination and such determination is made between the months of May through October; b. The site, whether new or existing, is located within a High Manatee Use area, AND a High Watercraft -related Manatee Mortality area as defined in the MPP; or c. The site, whether new or existing, is located such that new dredging will be required or necessary to provide access to the ICW or to deeper water AND the site is located within or on land adjacent to a FDEP designated Aquatic Preserve. This does not include manmade waterbodies such as canals or basins, or privately owned submerged bottom. Indian River County Coastal Management Element Page 105 Supplement # Ordiance #2005-_ Adopted 2005 Exhibit B Page /S'