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U�011 vJ I hIV�, 26 <br />described how the seasonal high water line range is determined. He agreed that the County <br />was free to take over the permitting, but in the history of the program no local government <br />has taken it over for obvious reasons: one is liability and the second is the tremendous <br />staffing, time and money required. He suggested they think very carefully about doing that. <br />He pointed to himself as living proof of the difficulty of the process; he makes his living <br />helping people get permits from the State. It is a difficult process, takes a lot of expertise, <br />and is very time-consuming. His advice was to let the State do their job. <br />Chairman Adams thought the Board was most concerned with the encroachment on <br />what they feel is a buffer to the extreme erosion that is happening in that particular part of <br />the county. The DEP could change their permitting regulations and allow armoring of <br />structures with piles in the future. Her concern was not the 100 year storm, but the continual <br />nor'easter's that cause the erosion. <br />Mr. Tomasello cautioned that if building occurs seaward of the 1987 CCCL it must <br />be on piles, which 1) have less environmental impact than a slab, which causes the beach <br />area to stop functioning, and 2) except for localized scour around the piles, allow water to <br />flow under the building. Slab -on -grade causes a great deal more erosion. He felt it was one <br />of the beauties of the program, buildings survive and cause a minimum amount of impact <br />during construction. He pointed out that the application before them was for structures that <br />would be more than 200' from the mean high water line, and 85' behind the primary/frontal <br />dune. He called this application a very modest proposal. He believed that the Sebastian <br />Inlet is the real culprit responsible for erosion in this area. <br />Vice Chairman Ginn raised the issue of "stilt houses". <br />Mr. Tomasello responded that since 1983 FDEP has not permitted any "stilt houses" <br />He continued that DEP includes a caveat that if a permitted house's piles end up being <br />seaward of the mean high water line, the house must come down. Houses that are precarious <br />March 7, 2000 <br />56 <br />I <br />