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r <br />OCT 2 3 1985 <br />Habitat, Vegetation, and Wildlife <br />BOOK 62 PAGE'55-3 <br />The conditions in this section address most of the <br />environmental issues and impacts involved in the project. A <br />re -design of the estuarine/waterway system is to be required, <br />subject to County and Regional Planning Council approval. The <br />performance standards of the new design are outlined and will <br />amend the amount and location of the waterways and marinas. <br />The standards also ensure that many of the wetland areas that <br />are now cut-off from the River will be re -opened to the river, <br />revitalizing the system and making it more productive. <br />Revitalization of existing "non-functional" wetland areas is <br />the most important part of the developer's proposal to mitigate <br />impacts of developing in other environmentally sensitive areas <br />on the site. The importance of re -vitalizing and establishing <br />viable wetlands is also addressed in recommendation #12, <br />wherein the estuarine waterway system (including a vegetated <br />littoral zone) is to be constructed prior to the issuance of <br />certificates of occupancy for any structures. <br />Conditions are included to ensure that soils containing DDT or <br />other restricted constituents (used previously on the site for <br />pest control) are not allowed to come into contact with the <br />Indian River or the to be constructed estuarine/waterway <br />system. Other conditions are included to ensure maintenance of <br />the water quality of the river; these include the submission <br />and approval of a fuel management spill contingency plan and a <br />hazardous materials management plan. <br />Protection of manatees is an important issue and has been <br />addressed by reducing the number of proposed boat slips from <br />646 to 72. If the developer can later prove that additional <br />slips can be provided in such a way that will not negatively <br />impact the manatee population, then he may apply to modify the <br />development order with a substantial deviation. Such a request <br />would involve a re -review of the manatee issue and would <br />initiate another round of the D.R.I. process. The request <br />would be considered by the Regional Planning Council. The <br />order also requires that efforts shall be taken to increase <br />awareness of manatee/boat use problems. <br />Development and dredging activities are addressed in terms of <br />effect on vegetative cover and shorelines. Disturbed <br />shorelines are to be re -vegetated and re-established; <br />unimpounded wetlands are to remain intact, and all dredging <br />maintenance activities are subject to D.E.R. permitting. <br />Mosquito Control <br />A mosquito impoundment management plan must be approved prior <br />to any excavation or construction on site. Approval of the <br />plan by the Governor's Technical Subcommittee and the Mosquito <br />Control District could require re -designing portions of the <br />site and should, therefore, be determined prior to excavation <br />or construction. <br />Drainage <br />The Public Works <br />drainage conditions, <br />with the County's <br />ensure that there is <br />be created estuarine <br />Division has reviewed and approved the <br />which are designed to ensure conformance <br />Stormwater Management Ordinance, and to <br />no direct run-off into the River or the to <br />waterway system. <br />94 <br />� r � <br />