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UN 021992 the subject property, has submitted the appeal property owner, in accordance with the provisions the County Code relating to appeal procedures. soca 8�(_j F�A,E b4' as an affected of Chapter 902 of On February 4, 1992, county environmental planning staff issued a wetland resource permit authorizing Mr. R. Jack Krovocheck to fill approximately 0.28 acres of wetlands/deepwater habitat on his property, requiring mitigation which entails: the planting of ± 0.19 acres of littoral zone vegetation; the dredging of silt submerged bottomlands for improved tidal exchange; the removal of nuisance exotic vegetation; and the establishment of conservation easement restrictions over a + 1.17 acre private lagoon, including restrictions on boat size and draft. A condition of the permit is that wetland alteration may not occur until and unless all state and federal regulatory permits are obtained. On February 19, 1992, Mr. O'Haire filed a letter of appeal to the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding staff's administrative decision to issue the wetland resource permit, contending that the permit was issued contrary to comprehensive plan policies and the regulations of Chapter 928, Wetland and Deepwater Habitat Protection, of the County Code. At their meeting of March 26, 1992, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to uphold staff's issuance sof the Krovocheck wetland resource permit. On April 24, 1992, Mr. O'Haire submitted a second letter appealing the Planning and Zoning Commission decision to the Board of County Commissioners, in accordance with the procedures of County Code Chapter 902. Existing Conditions of the Subject Property The Xrovocheck property is approximately 6 acres in size (total), 'including approximately one acre of privately owned submerged bottomlands within a "lagoon". A 1943 aerial of the property depicts the private lagoon area as a wetland, with some open water. Between 1943 and 1951, the area was dredged to create a more formalized canal/basin. A single-family dwelling exists on the property and is situated adjacent to the Indian River Lagoon. Approximately 1/2 acre of cleared/landscaped yard area occurs in the vicinity of the home. The remainder of the +5 acre upland of the parcel, except for an unpaved driveway access, consists largely of dense "nuisance exotic" Brazilian pepper and Australian pine. The north shoreline fringe vegetation of the private lagoon is mostly Brazilian pepper and Australian pine, although mangroves exist in a few isolated clumps. A portion of the private lagoon shoreline is "bulkheaded" with a wooden retaining wall in the area adjacent to the home. The south shoreline of the lagoon consists of a solid vegetative border which is a mixture of mangroves and Brazilian pepper. Mr. Krovocheck's property boundary extends approximately 10 feet south of the private lagoon's southern shoreline. However, a small basin -extension of the lagoon, located on the Luther property (south of the subject property), connects to the south edge of the Krovocheck-owned portion of the lagoon. A submerged bottomlands survey of the lagoon indicates that the bottomland consists largely of silt. The lagoon has been maintenance -dredged several times in the past. 8