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Work & Purpose: The applicant proposes to construct <br />a private single L-shaped dock, extending 12 feet <br />waterward, 4 feet in width. The terminal platform is <br />to have a length of 26 feet and a width of 6 feet. <br />No sewage pump -out or fueling facilities are pro- <br />posed. No dredging or filling will be performed <br />ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS: <br />The Planning and Development Division reviews and submits <br />comments on dredge and fill applications to the permitting <br />agencies based upon the following: <br />- The Conservation & Coastal Zoning Management Element of <br />the Indian River Comprehensive Plan <br />- Coastal Zone Management, Interim Goals, Objectives & <br />Policies for -the Treasure Coast Region <br />- The Hutchinson Island Planning & Management Plan <br />- The Indian River County Code of Laws and Ordinances <br />In reviewing the _proposed dockage projects, only one of the <br />three projects is located in the unincorporated portion'of the _ <br />County. Subsequently, the 'focus of. staff review is on poten-, <br />tial County and regional impacts rather than site-specific <br />impacts; in-depth field inspections of the project sites were <br />not conducted. <br />Staff has not determined if the proposed dockage project <br />locations are in the Aquatic Preserve or if they are to be <br />located on privately owned bottomlands. <br />No dredging or filling is proposed in the construction of any <br />of the dockage projects. In that respect, the projects will <br />result in minimal additional impact to areas where private <br />single docks have been previously permitted. - <br />Staff has not determined the extent to which the submerged <br />bottomlands of the proposed project areas will be impacted; the <br />effect of Indian River development on ecologically valuable <br />seagrass beds should be considered. <br />Although the extent of any impacts are not fully known at this <br />time, there may be cumulative impacts of these and other <br />dockage projects proposed to be :constructed along the Indian <br />River upon the Florida Manatee. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />It is recommended that the Board of County Commissioners <br />authorize staff to forward the following comments regarding <br />these projects to the Florida Department of Environmental <br />Regulation: <br />1) The Department of Environmental Regulation and other <br />appropriate agencies should coordinate with the D.N.R. to <br />determine if the proposed projects are located in the <br />Indian River Aquatic Preserve and therefore subject to <br />requirements of Chapter 16Q-20, Florida Administrative <br />Code; <br />9 <br />MAY 7 1986 BOOK 64 Fa,E 2 5 <br />J <br />