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,JAN 27 198 TO: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners FROM: Neil Nelson County Administrator DATE: January 22, 1982 • !. FILE: SUBJECT: Appeal of January 27, 1982 to the County Commission - River Bend Yacht Club Site Plan REFERENCES: It is recommended that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the County Commission. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS On September 8, 1982, Florida Land Company submitted a site plan application to construct a private 96 slip yacht basin with a club house. The facility is to be developed in conjunction with the proposed River Bend project. The site plan includes provision for a 40' drawbridge to be constructed over a dredged channel through Jungle Trail. The channel would connect the Intracoastal Waterway with the 5..46 acre basin to be dredged on the east side of Jungle Trail. The plan also includes a 36 car parking area and a private boat ramp into the basin. Due to the proposed drawbridge, provisions have been made for a "loop road" whereby the developer would grant to the County a limited easement allowing use of the road by the public if access to Jungle Trail was disrupted due to the bridge becoming non-operable. This 8.1 acre site is located on the east side of the Indian River, approximately 1/2 mile south of Wabasso Beach Road, and is part of the 84 acre parcel comprising the entire River Bend development. The majority of the property designated as .the yacht club site is undeveloped, with abandoned citrus groves along the fringe of the project area to the east. A portion of the property which would be dredged to form the basin has been desig- nated by the U.S. Geological Survey as an area containing marsh or swamp. Jungle Trail, which has been maintained by the County for the past 30 years and therefore owned by prescriptive right and the filing of a maintenance map, travels the length of the subject property. This is an unpaved road, which averages 20' in width, with certain areas eroded due to tidal action and automobile use. The river frontage is occupied by a thin strip of red -and black mangroves in various stages of development. On December 17, 1981, the County Planning and Zoning Commiss.ion conditionally approved, by a 3 to 2 vote, the site plan. On December 23, 1981, the Pelican Island Audubon Society filed an appeal regarding the Planning and Zoning Commission's decision of site plan approval. The appeal procedure for this action is established in Section 23 (i) Code of Ordinances, Indian River County, Florida. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS Environmental analysis applicable to all design alternatives: The proposed project is located adjacent to Class II waters of the Indian River. Class II water is defined as coastal waters which have either actually or potentially the capability of supporting shellfish propagation or harvesting. Approved harvesting grounds are approximately one mile north of the proposed site. Florida Land Company, as a condition for site plan approval, is required to obtain dredge and fill permits from the State Department of Environmental Regulation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. W