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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final July 2, 2024 Recommended Action: The applicant has provided a competent engineering study, that the development project, as designed, will meet all other requirements of the stormwater management and flood protection chapter and based on the applicant's study, they will not create a material adverse impact on flood protection on other lands in the estuarine environment. In consideration of this, the Board of County Commissioners may, in its discretion, grant a waiver from the provisions of 930.07(2)(i)l.a. Upon the board of county commissioners affirming that a waiver shall be granted from the provisions of LDR Section 930.07(2)(i), staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the 100 Year floodplain waiver and then approve the 10 Year floodplain waiver with the expiration of the waiver to coincide with the Type C permits. Type C permits are codified to be granted for 6 months with an allowance for a 6 -month extension. The waiver will be granted from the date of approval and transferred to the associated approved Building Permit upon its issuance. The waiver will be active as long as the Building Permit remains valid. Attachments: Staff Report Exhibit A - Location Map Exhibit AA - Location Map (Aerial) Exhibit B - Gradina Plan Exhibit C - 100 Year Floodplain Location Exhibit D - 10 Year Floodplain Location Exhibit E -100-YR 10 -YR Compensatory Calculations Exhibit F -100 Year Hardship Example Exhibit G - Rise Exhibit Acting Public Works Director Kirstin Leiendecker stated that Kathryn Fischer (applicant), owner of the lot for a proposed residence on 3.67 acres located between Sea Oaks and Island Club subdivisions on the east side of Jungle Trail, was requesting a waiver of the cut -and -fill balance requirements for both the 100 Year flood storage and the 10 Year flood storage in accordance with LDR Section 930.07(2)(i)1.a. Ms. Leiendecker provided a detailed overview of the area, explaining that the applicant had shown that filling at the site would not increase the flood stage of the river by more than one (1) foot, as required by IRC 930.07(2)(a)3b. She referred to Code Citation IRC 930.07(2)(1)l.a. for development projects in the special flood hazard area along the Indian River Lagoon, particularly those granted a waiver from the cut -and -fill balance requirements by the Board. Ms. Leiendecker also reviewed the environmental considerations, water quality treatment, and Indian River County Florida Page 21