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~ Construction activity oceanward of the County's DSSLDune Stabilization Setback Line (D.S.S.L.) shall be avoided to the maximum extent possible, and prohibited during sea turtle nesting season (March 1 to October 31) unless expressly approved by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). ~ The County should continue to enforce its sea turtle protection ordinance in order to protect sea turtles along the County's beaches. Efforts shall be made to make beachfront lighting ordinances within the County uniform; ~ It is the policy of the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) that no light illuminate any area of the beaches of unincorporated Indian River County, Florida, during the period of the year when sea turtles nest (March 1 to October 31). Lighting associated with such construction or development must be in compliance with FWC recommendations; ~ Within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Vero Beach, New coastal construction occurring seaward of the primary dune during any portion of the marine turtle nesting season shall be conducted during daylight hours only. Any person who anticipates beginning or continuing coastal construction during any portion of the nesting season or any person whose coastal construction project will permanently alter natural shoreline characteristics shall prepare a sea turtle protection plan in accordance with FDEP requirements. A copy of the approved sea turtle protection plan shall be provided to the City prior to commencement of construction. Daily logs, monitoring results, and all similar records maintained pursuant to the FDEP-approved sea turtle protection plan shall be provided to the City by the permit holder responsible for implementing and conducting the sea turtle protection plan; ~ Restored and stabilized dunes shall be vegetated with authorized native, salt-tolerant plants suited to the beach/dune environment and irrigated by hand watering methods only in a manner that does not broadcast water seaward of the toe of the primary dune; ~The County shall enforce the St. Sebastian River and Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserve Shoreline Protection Buffer Zone established in the Indian River County Upland Habitat Protection Ordinance. ~The preservation of existing native vegetation shall be required along the shoreline. The use of rigid structural alternatives will not be permitted unless non-structural methods have proven ineffective. The proposed seawall is part of a comprehensive plan for shoreline stabilization and revegetation, which includes a mitigation plan for all adversely impacted shoreline and aquatic vegetative species. The proposed seawall is adjacent to buildable upland PAGE 108