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s LOCAL PEFZ,.ITS A permit frim the local governing body is required for your application to place fill below the line of mean high water of coastal waters or ozdinary high water line of Lakes and inland rivers. Chapter 253.124, Florida Statutes, states in part: "253.124 Application for filing land. - "(1) Any private person, firm or corporation desiring to con- struct islands or add to or extend existing lands or islands located in the unincorporated area of any county.bordering on or in the navigable waters of the state,.as defined in 9253.12, by pumping sand, rock or earth from such waters br by any other me-ans shall make application in writing to the board of county commissioners of the county wherein such construction is desired for a permit authorizing such person, firm or corporation to engage in such construction; provided that where it is desired to construct islands or add to or extend existing lands or islands within the territory of any municipality such application for a construction or fill per- mit shall be made to the governing body of such municipality. "(2) In each instance the written application herein provided for shall be accompanied by a plan or drawing showing the proposed construction and the manner in which said construe- . -tion will be accomplished and also the area from which any fill material -is to be dredged if the proposed construction -is intended to be created from dredged material. In the event the board ofcounty commissioners or other authorized body shall find that -such proposed extension or filling of land or such proposed dredging is not violative of any statute, zoning law, ordinance, or other restrictions which _ may be applicable thereto, that no harmful obstruct,ion.to or alteration of the natural flow of the navigable water, as defined in §253.12, within such area will arise from the proposed construction, that no harmful or increased erosion, shoaling of channels or stagnant areas of wa-ter'will be created thereby, and that no material injury or monetary damage f-b,"adjoining land will accrue therefrom, the same shall-k•e'granted to the applicant, subject to the approval .-of-'the board of trustees of the internal improvement trust fund, who shall have the,power to approve, reject or issue; . provided, however, that prior to the issuance of such per- mit, -the board of county commissioners or other authorized • body shall determine whether the granting of such permit and the construction to be done pursuant thereto would inter- fere with the conservation of fish, marine and wildlife -or other natural resources to such an extent as to be contrary to the public interest, and whether the destruction of oyster beds, claim beds, or marine -productivity, including but not limited to, destruction of nate:ral-marine habitats, grass flats suitable as nursery or feeding grounds for marine life, including established marine soils suitable for producing plant growth of a type useful as nursery or feeding grounds for marine life, will result therefrom to such an, emtent as to be contrary to the public interest. The board shall also consider any other fa--to--s affecting the public interests. 101 866K 17 PACE h5