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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Policy 10.4: To protect existing dune communities and reduce shoreline soil erosion, the cCounty shall continue to <br />prohibit development encroachment oceanward of the county dune stabilization setback line (DSSL), excavation or <br />manmade structure seaward of the county dune stabilization setback line (DSSL), with the exception of dune approved <br />dune walkovers and or other similar minor structures subject to approval as defined by the FDEP Bureau of Beaches and <br />Coastal Systems. By 2012, the county will evaluate the location of the DS SL and will consider relocating the DSSL <br />westward. <br />Policy 10.5: The cCounty hereby adopts the following specific criteria pertaining to shoreline stabilization within the <br />unincorporated portion of Indian River County and all oceanfront properties lying within the municipal limits of the City of <br />Vero Beach: <br />~ Rigid permanent shoreline protection structures shall be permitted if: The bulkhead or seawall is necessary to <br />protect real property improvements from a twenty-five-year or less intensity storm event, utilizing methods <br />approved by the Division of Beaches as Shores of the Florida Department of Natural Resources; <br />~ Only structures vulnerable to erosion from a 15 year or less storm event shall be permitted to construct rigid <br />shoreline stabilization structures; <br />~ Rigid structures may be permitted if the County engineering department and the Division of Beaches and Shores <br />of the Florida Department of Natural Resources recommendations include the utilization of a rigid structure over <br />other alternatives; <br />~ All shoreline stabilization projects shall be approved by the Community DevelopmentPlanning Department, <br />excluding those projects eligible for an emergency permit under Chapter 161, F.S., as authorized by the Public <br />Works Director; <br />~ Rigid shoreline stabilization structures shall not be permitted on vacant properties; <br />~ The subject property owner(s) shall be required to assume responsibility for and agree to mitigate any adverse <br />environmental impacts attributed to the stabilization project, including increased down-drift erosion to the adjacent <br />property, throughout the life of the stabilization project; <br />PAGE 107