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• <br />Alternative No <br />Approve the issuance of an emergency permit for beach scraping <br />in those areas identified in Table No. 1 utilizing County <br />personnel and equipment to complete the work only in areas of <br />Public property, funding would be from the County's Beach <br />Preservation Fund. Access would be obtained through Wabasso <br />Beach Park. <br />Unprotected private property owners, located in those areas <br />identified in Table No. 1 which would include five (5) <br />properties, would be required to apply for and obtain <br />individual permits from the County Public Works Department to <br />complete beach scraping. <br />Obtain permits to place sand in those areas identified in <br />Table No. 1. The associated costs with sand placement would <br />range between $ 4-6 per/cy plus related equipment costs to <br />distribute the sand. Sand would be purchased from a local <br />upland source. <br />A?terna_tiye No 3 <br />Allow the dune and beach system to recover naturally. <br />Staff recommends Alternative N0.2, whereby an emergency permit would be <br />issued to allow County personnel and equipment to complete beach <br />scraping activity in areas of public property (ref. Table No.l) while <br />areas of unprotected private property (ref. Table No.l) would be <br />required to apply for permits through the Public Works Department. <br />The authorized beach scraping activity would be in accordance with the <br />following practices: <br />1) A maximum of one foot depth may be excavated from the area of <br />the beach between the previous days wrack line and the mean <br />low water line. This material shall be placed in a uniform <br />manner landward of the wrack line and seaward of the dune <br />escarpment or the old dune line. Excavated material shall not <br />be transported laterally along the beach. This activity may <br />be done only once. Any subsequent scraping or excavation <br />shall require a permit from the Department pursuant to this <br />Chapter. <br />2) Only sandy material may be excavated. <br />3) No material excavated from the beach may be moved landward of <br />either the established first line of buildings or the post - <br />storm dune escarpment, whichever is more seaward. <br />4) In areas dominated by storm overwash, excavation of the beach <br />shall not be allowed. <br />In addition to the recommended beach scraping, purchase 300 cubic yards <br />of sand per park. This sand will provide added storm protection. <br />Cost <br />Personnel/Equipment (5 days of Work) <br />End -Loader (used bucket) $2.000 <br />$9,000 <br />Access Ramp $1,500 <br />Additional Sand Placement eA C,,,. <br />$17,000 <br />Funding would be from the Beach Restoration Fund. <br />NOVEMBER 17, 1998 <br />-49- <br />B®OK 10 F'1GE G' <br />0 <br />