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09 B '1991 <br />BOOK 82 Pa�E 57 0 <br />insure to that amount, we may need to come back and revise this <br />or make it contingent upon some lesser amount that is acceptable <br />to the County's Risk Manager. <br />Commissioner Bowman asked why this is called an artificial <br />canal since every canal is man-made, and Roland DeBlois, Chief of <br />Environmental Planning, explained that is just the standard term <br />that other agencies use for man-made canals. <br />Commissioner Bowman asked if this dock has to be 5 feet <br />above the water, and Mr. DeBlois explained that the Army Corps of <br />Engineers has a nation-wide standard permit that would'be issued <br />for most man-made canals such as this one within a subdivision <br />and that the dock construction would have to meet the normal <br />standards of local, state and federal review. <br />Commissioner Bowman pointed out that the Corps require 5 <br />feet so that the grass beds are not.shaded, and didn't feel it <br />should have to meet "normal" standards since normal is average. <br />She emphasized that practically every dock that has been built in <br />this county in the last several years is illegal because they are <br />not 5 feet above the water. The reason for this is that the Army <br />Corps does not have the enforcement capacity. When the dock is 5 <br />feet above the water, the sunlight can get down to the grass <br />beds. <br />Mr. DeBlois noted that we normally coordinate with the Army <br />Corps of Engineers when the County signs off on a dock <br />construction, but we can look into that matter as far as <br />incorporating the 5 -ft. requirement. <br />Commissioner Bowman felt if that has not been written into <br />our ordinances, it should be now. <br />Chairman Bird asked if it mattered whether grass beds have <br />been identified in the area, and Commissioner Bowman explained <br />that it doesn't matter because you can have grass beds start <br />anywhere if the conditions are right. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Eggert, the Board unanimously approved <br />the license agreement subject to the changes outlined <br />by Attorney Collins and subject to it being constructed <br />in an appropriate manner. <br />LICENSE AGREEMENT WILL BE PLACED ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE <br />CLERK TO THE BOARD WHEN COMPLETED AND FULLY EXECUTED <br />12 <br />