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APPLICANT: Seacrest Estates, Inc., 505 Beachland <br />Boulevard, Vero Beach, Florida, 32963 <br />WATERWAY & LOCATION: The projects are located on the Indian <br />River, adjacent to Live Oak Road, Orchid Isle Subdivision, lot <br />nos. 40-57 and 59-68, Sections 26 and 35, Township 31, South, <br />Range 39 East, Indian River County, Florida. The projects are <br />proposed to be located in the unincorporated portion of the <br />County. <br />WORK & PURPOSE: The applicant proposes to construct 28 <br />identical "L" shaped single boat residential docks, each having <br />a 4' x 401 -pier and a 20' x 8' observation deck (total square <br />footage per dock: 320 square feet). No dredging or filling is <br />to occur. <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 -Zone Management Element of the <br />Indian River Comprehensive Plan <br />Coastal Zone Management, Interim Goals, Objectives & <br />Policies for the Treasure Coast Region <br />The Hutchinson Island Resource Planning & Management Plan <br />The Code of Laws & Ordinances of Indian River Count <br />Chapter -16Q-20, Florida Administrative Code <br />The Indian River County Code of Laws & Ordinances specifies that <br />residential dock structures are accessory uses to the principal <br />residential use. The applicant is presently developing a <br />single-family subdivision and, until final plat approval is, <br />obtained, the lots in Orchid Isle Estates cannot be sold or have <br />homes built upon them. In order to construct the proposed dock <br />facilities, the applicant must have principal structures on the <br />adjacent lots. _ <br />The proposed dock facilities will be located within the Malabar <br />- Vero Beach State Aquatic Preserve and, as such, are subject to <br />Chapter 16Q-20, Florida Administrative Code. A staff review of <br />Chapter 16Q-20 finds that the proposed dock dimensions comply <br />with size standards set forth in the rule. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends that the Board of .County Commissioners <br />authorize staff to transmit a letter to the D.E.R. with the <br />following comments: <br />1) The Department of Environmental Regulation and other <br />appropriate agencies should consider the potential <br />cumulative impacts of the dockage project upon the Florida <br />Manatee. <br />2) The Department of Environmental Regulation and other <br />appropriate agencies should evaluate the potential impact <br />of the project on ecologically significant submerged <br />bottomlands such as seagrass beds in the Indian River. <br />3) No dock construction shall be permitted by Indian River <br />County until the requirements of all local ordinances <br />related to dock facilities and mangrove protection have <br />been addressed. <br />13 <br />Bou 65 Fa --t 60 <br />