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BOOK 63 PAGE x.43 <br />Due to the proposed project's location in the Town of Indian <br />River Shores and therefore not in the unincorporated portion of <br />the County, the focus of staff review is on potential County and <br />regional impacts rather than site-specific impacts. <br />Subsequently, an in-depth field inspection of the project site <br />was not conducted. <br />Chapter 16Q-20 of the Florida Administrative Code sets parameters <br />for private residential single docks located in the Indian River <br />Aquatic Preserve. Section 16Q -20.04(5)(b), Florida Administrative <br />Code, sets forth specific design standards and criteria for <br />private single docks, among which are the following: <br />- Any main access dock shall be limited to a maximum width of <br />four ( 4 ) feet; and <br />- - - terminal platform size shall be no more than 160 square <br />feet. <br />Staff has not determined if the proposed dock location is in the <br />Aquatic Preserve or if it is to be located on privately owned <br />bottomlands. If the project is located in the Preserve, proposed <br />dimensions exceed the above cited design standards and criteria. <br />Private single docks already exist at the adjacent properties to <br />the north and south of the proposed project; no dredging or <br />filling is proposed. In that respect, the project will result in <br />minimal additional impact to an area where private single docks <br />have been previously permitted. <br />Although the extent of any impacts are not fully known at this <br />time, there may be cumulative impacts of this and other dockage <br />projects proposed to be constructed along the Indian River upon <br />the Florida Manatee. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />It is recommended that the Board of County Commissioners <br />authorize staff to forward the following comments regarding this <br />project to the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation: <br />1) Indian River County has no objection to the proposed <br />project; <br />2) The Department of Environmental Regulation and other <br />appropriate agencies should coordinate with the D.N.R. to <br />determine if the proposed project is located in the Indian <br />River Aquatic Preserve and therefore subject to requirements <br />of Chapter 16Q-20, Florida Administrative Code; <br />3) The Department of Environmental Regulation and other appro- <br />priate agencies should consider the potential cumulative <br />impacts of dockage projects upon the Florida Manatee. <br />10 <br />r <br />