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JUN 12 1985 BOOK 6 242 COASTAL BARRIERS RESOURCE ACT Planning & Development Director Robert heating reviewed the following memo dated 6/3/85 and urged the Board to approve staff's recommendation: TO: The Honorable Members DATE: June 3, 1985 FILE: of the Board of County Commissioners SUBJECT:COASTAL R RESOURCESAACTERS FROM: AMEFERENCES: Robert M. Keating, AICP Planning & Development Director It is requested that the information presented herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commis- sioners at their regular meeting of June 12, 1985. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS In 1982 Congress passed and President Reagan signed into law the Coastal Barrier Resources Act. This act precludes certain federal subsidies to coastal development, including flood insurance, in areas designated by Congress as undevel- oped. The act also requires the U.S. Department of the Interior to study possible additions to or deletions from the list of designated undeveloped areas and report their findings to Congress by October 1985. The Department of the Interior has recently released a draft report and maps of the additions the Department of the Interior will propose to Congress. Indian River County presently contains two areas on Orchid Island (Areas P10 & P10A) designated as "undeveloped coastal barriers". The new maps submitted by the Department of Interior continue to depict the original boundary desig- nations of 1982 with proposed new additions to both areas. The new proposed additions primarily contain submerged lands of the Indian River and adjoining wetlands; however, a portion of the Moorings development also appears to be included. The additions appear to be the result of the expanded definition of "undeveloped coastal barrier" that includes certain wetland areas. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS The following is a description and brief analysis of each of �.. the two areas (P10 & P10A) in Indian River County designated as undeveloped coastal barriers: 56