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<br />GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale
<br />Policy 3.14 A maximum density threshold of one (1) powerboat slip per 100 feet of shoreline along the IRL shall apply in Zone 1,
<br />Zone 2, Zone 4, the portion of Zone 6 lying within the Town of Indian River Shores, Zone 8, and Zone 9. Remove Code oriented language
<br />Policy 3.15
<br />The county shall encourage the expansion and upgrading of existing boat facilities as an alternative to constructing new
<br />boat facilities by considering the removal of the 1:100 powerboat shoreline density ratio on a case-by-case basis from
<br />the following Marina Siting Zones: Zone 3, Zone 5, the portion of Zone 6 lying within the City of Vero Beach, and Zone 7.
<br />As a minimum a 1:100 powerboat-shoreline density ratio may be applied, if warranted, using the criteria in Section 1.2.
<br />Revise
<br />Revise: The County shall encourage the expansion and upgrading of
<br />existing boat facilities as an alternative to constructing new boat
<br />facilities.
<br />Objective 4:
<br />Beaches and
<br />Dunes
<br />Through 2030, all natural functions of the beach and dune system in Indian River County shall be protected and no
<br />unmitigated human-related disturbance of the primary dune system shall occur. Revise
<br />Revise: Through 2040, all natural functions of the beach and dune
<br />system in Indian River County shall be protected and no unmitigated
<br />human-related disturbance of the primary dune system shall occur.
<br />Policy 4.1:
<br />The county shall continue to recognize the 1981 Florida Department of Natural Resources (FDNR) Coastal Construction
<br />Control Line (CCCL), as established by Chapter 161.053, F.S., and recorded on June 10, 1981 in Plat Book 10, Pages 93-
<br />93H, as being the county’s line of regulatory prohibition, or Dune Stabilization Setback Line (DSSL). Construction
<br />encroachment, except for the following, shall be prohibited oceanward of the DSSL:
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<br />• federal, state and locally permitted erosion control stabilization and beach renourishment projects;
<br />• the construction of dune cross-over structures and other minor structures;
<br />• public navigational projects, markers or other control structures;
<br />• maintenance and/or restoration of legal nonconforming structures not requiring greater than 50 percent
<br />construction, per Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations;
<br />• use of emergency equipment and/or activities, such as removal of ordnance and debris, to protect life and/or loss
<br />of upland property;
<br />• structural and non-structural stabilization techniques to protect coastal buildings from a 15 year or less storm
<br />event.
<br />Revise
<br />Revise: The county shall continue to recognize the Florida Department
<br />of Environmental Protection Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL),
<br />as established by Chapter 161.053, F.S., and recorded on June 10, 1981
<br />in Plat Book 10, Pages 93-93H, as being the county’s line of regulatory
<br />prohibition, or Dune Stabilization Setback Line (DSSL). Construction
<br />encroachment, except for the following, shall be prohibited oceanward
<br />of the DSSL:
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<br />- federal, state and locally permitted erosion control stabilization and
<br />beach renourishment projects;
<br />- the construction of dune cross-over structures and other minor
<br />structures;
<br />- public navigational projects, markers or other control structures;
<br />- maintenance and/or restoration of legal nonconforming structures
<br />not requiring greater than 50 percent construction, per Federal
<br />Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations;
<br />- use of emergency equipment and/or activities, such as removal of
<br />ordnance and debris, to protect life and/or loss of upland property;
<br />- structural and non-structural stabilization techniques to protect
<br />coastal buildings from a 15 year or less storm event.
<br />Policy 4.2: In light of the potential for increased coastal erosion from climate change, sea level rise and other factors, the county
<br />shall, by 2012, evaluate the location of the DSSL and consider relocating that line further west. Revise
<br />Remove date reference; Revise: In light of the potential for increased
<br />coastal erosion from climate change, sea level rise and other factors,
<br />the county will continue to evaluate the location of the DSSL through
<br />2040 and consider relocating that line further west.
<br />Policy 4.3:
<br />To ensure appropriate protection of the beach and dune system, the county shall review all proposed beach and dune
<br />projects in the unincorporated area of the county and within the city limits of Vero Beach and shall review and submit
<br />comments regarding permit applications of all appropriate federal, state and local agencies governing beach and dune
<br />management.
<br />Revise
<br />Revise: To ensure appropriate protection of the beach and dune
<br />system, the county shall review all proposed beach and dune projects
<br />in the unincorporated area of the county and within the city limits of
<br />Vero Beach, and shall review and submit comments regarding permit
<br />applications of all appropriate federal, state and local agencies
<br />governing beach and dune management. Shoreline stabilization criteria
<br />will follow Policy 10.5 of the Conservation Element.
<br />Policy 4.4: The county shall solicit cost-share funding for beach renourishment and shoreline stabilization from the U.S. Army
<br />Corps of Engineers and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. No Change
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