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Single -Family Home Permitting Review Site plan and plat proposals, such as Orchid Dunes, are reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and, in some cases, by the County Commission as a matter of procedure. However, building permits for oceanfront single-family homes (and related structures) on platted lots and parcels of record are procedurally reviewed and approved at the staff level. The sequence of steps for an owner to obtain permits to build an oceanfront home (and related structures) seaward of the CCCL starts with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems. The owner's engineer (or contractor, as applicable) coordinates with DEP staff to obtain a state coastal construction permit. As a part of that process, Florida Statutes requires that the applicant provide a "local letter of approval" verifying that "the proposed activity, as submitted to the Bureau, does not contravene local setback requirements, zoning or building codes, and is consistent with the state approved Local Comprehensive Plan. " In recent years, County environmental planning staff has issued approximately 12 to 20 "local letters of approval" per year for construction of oceanfront single-family homes and related structures. After an applicant obtains a local letter of approval, the DEP permit is finalized, which can take from six months to a year. Subsequently, the applicant applies for a county building permit. Given this sequence of events, and depending on the timing, staff is now dealing with a variety of circumstances that are affected by the Board's March 7 action, including the following: DEP permitting process begin, but "local letter of approval" not yet issued;- "Local ssued; "Local letter of approval" issued by county sta$ but DEP permit and county building permit pending; "Local letter of approval" and DEP permit issued, but county building permit pending. As such, there is an unknown number of oceanfront single-family home building plans already in progress, in various stages, that need to be addressed Summary of Issues Since the Board's March 7 action, denying the Boston Homes site plan request, several different CCCL construction issues have been presented to staff where staff is unsure of the current County CCCL permitting policy. These issues are: March 21, 2000- 1. Single-family home building plans, already in progress at various stages of state and county review, for parcels mostly or entirely seaward of the CCCL. 2. Accessory structures (e.g., pools, accessory buildings) to existing homes on parcels seaward of the CCCL. 3. Additions to existing homes on parcels seaward of the CCCL. 4. Principal and accessory structures on non -oceanfront parcels seaward of the 1987 CCCL (e.g., in Atlantis Subdivision; see attached map). 5. Single-family home building plans for lots completely seaward of the CCCL where the County approved the subdivision after 1987. 6. Real estate closings of sales of parcels seaward of the CCCL. County staff has been contacted by several Realtors, attorneys, contract buyers, and sellers, who are concerned about the developability of lots that are located mostly or entirely seaward of the 1987 CCCL. In fact, some real estate closings associated with the sale of oceanfront lots have been postponed pending clarification of the Board's direction on limiting development seaward of the CCCL. 113 BOOK ,�� IA(VLi�--