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<br />iii. The size of the rearranged slips or mooring area is not increased;
<br />iv. The resulting footprint of the structure is not increased; and
<br />v. The rearrangement will result in the removal or cessation of any non-water dependent structure or activity
<br />associated with the existing boat facility, as applicable.
<br />In every case, the rearrangement shall result in a net benefit to manatee and manatee habitat protection.
<br />3. The siting of new or the expansion, rearrangement, or slip conversion, of existing boating facilities shall be
<br />prohibited when one or more of the following conditions are met:
<br />a. The footprint of the boating facility (including all docks, access walkways, finger piers, mooring areas, turning basins,
<br />and ingress and egress pathways) has submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) coverage of ten (10) percent or greater
<br />using a scientifically acceptable method of coverage determination and such determination is made between the
<br />months of May through October;
<br />b. The water depth within mooring areas, turning basins, and ingress and egress pathways is less than -4 feet at MLW
<br />unless the following criterion is met:
<br />• One-foot clearance at MLW between the lowest portion of the vessel (with the engine in the down position) and
<br />submerged aquatic vegetative resources (or submerged bottom, in areas devoid of vegetative resources) within the
<br />mooring areas, turning basins, and ingress and egress pathways.
<br />c. There is less than a 150' distance between the waterward most projection of the boat facility (including mooring
<br />pilings and boats) and the ICW channel.
<br />4. The siting of new or the expansion, rearrangement, or slip conversion, of existing boating facilities shall be
<br />evaluated using all the following criteria:
<br />a. No more than 100 linear feet of native shoreline vegetation shall be altered (trimmed, cut, removed, killed, or
<br />destroyed);
<br />b. A site located within a High Manatee Use area, or a High Watercraft-related Manatee Mortality area, as defined in
<br />the MPP, shall be subject to site-specific design restrictions to minimize potential adverse manatee impacts, including
<br />(but not limited to): restrictions on the total number of boat slips allowed; use of more upland storage instead of wet
<br />storage; restrictions on the maximum size of boats that use the facility (powerboat:sailboat ratio); re-design of the
<br />facility/marina; establishment of a powerboat to length of shoreline ration (e.g., one powerboat per 100 feet of
<br />shoreline); and/or reduction in the size of the facility/marina; and
<br />c. The following sections of the MPP Action Plan: Objective 1, Boat Facility and Marina Siting and Construction,
<br />Sections 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.14, and 1.15.
<br />Using the evaluation criteria in Section 4 above may result in additional restrictions on the design, size, shape, and use
<br />of the boating facility/marina. These restrictions may include, but are not limited to: the total number of boat slips
<br />allowed, use of more upland storage instead of wet storage, restricting the maximum size of boats that use the
<br />facility/marina, restricting the number of powerboats that use the facility (powerboat to sailboat ratio), re-designing
<br />the facility/marina, establishing a powerboat to length of shoreline ratio (e.g., one powerboat per 100 feet of
<br />shoreline), or reducing the size of the facility/marina.
<br />5. In addition, any new boating facility or the expansion, or rearrangement, or slip conversion, of existing boating
<br />facilities will be required to comply with all applicable state and federal permitting and authorization processes.
<br />6. Notwithstanding the other criteria of this Policy 3.2, slip conversions of existing boat facilities in Indian River County
<br />may be allowed on a one-time basis at a density of 1.5 total powerboat slips per 100 feet of shoreline if the facility is
<br />not located in an area of high manatee use and high manatee mortality based on the definitions and criteria in the
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