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Taking the fisheries, wading bird, water fowl and water quality <br />elements and realizing that fill needs for Indian River County must be met the <br />following is recommended to be included into the mining ordinance: <br />Include: <br />1. 30 percent of the created water body should be <br />less than six feet deep. <br />2. 40 percent of the created water body should be <br />less than eighteen feet deep. <br />3. Establishment of a vegetated littoral zone in all <br />waters less than or equal to six feet deep. <br />4. Side slopes from 0 to -6 feet should not be steeper <br />than 6H:1V. <br />5. All water depths to be determined from a normal water level. <br />Director Keating noted that Mr. Powell's recommendations are <br />in conflict with the proposed ordinance on a few points, and are <br />not incorporated into this ordinance. Mr. Powell's major <br />recommendations are to increase the littoral zone to 30% of the <br />water body, and have at least 40% of the created water body less <br />than 18 feet deep. <br />Chairman Scurlock opened the Public Hearing and asked if <br />anyone wished to be heard in this matter. <br />Mike Bulsa of Dennis Smith, Inc., asked if the restoration <br />and compliance bonds are items that are charged to other <br />developers in a similar type of project, and Director Keating <br />stated that they are not. <br />Mr. Bulsa felt that the restoration and compliance <br />requirement is discriminatory to mining operators. <br />Commissioner Wheeler asked what projects would be similar to <br />sand mining, and Director Keating pointed out that normally we <br />don't request performance bonds for someone developing a <br />SAYi`i188 <br />19 <br />BOOK. 72 FY,E J51 <br />