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11.A. THOMAS SCOTT DEVELOPMENT - THE INLET AT SEBASTIAN - CONSIDERATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES REPORT The Board reviewed a Memorandum ofJune 25, 2002 and a letter ofJune 28, 2002: TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator DEP TMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: Robert M. eating, AICP Community Development Dir-ctor FROM: Roland M. DeB1ois Chief, Environmental Planning DATE: June 25, 2002 RE• Consideration of "The Inlet at Sebastian" Multi -family Development Project Archaeological Resources Report It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners formally consider the following infoiination at the Board's regular meeting of July 2, 2002. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS Mosby & Associates, Inc., on behalf of Thomas Scott, has applied for and has obtained site plan approval from the County Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) for a multi -family development project on Indian River Drive in Roseland (see location map, Attachment # 1). The project is called "The Inlet at Sebastian." On June 13, 2002, the PZC approved the project site plan but with certain conditions. One of the conditions was that, as a result of a preliminary survey that identified archaeological resources on the property, the applicant needs to comply with recommendations of the County Historic Resources Advisory Commirtce (IIRAC) regarding protection or mitigation of those resources: Project Description The subject 13.73acre site has frontage on the Indian River Lagoon, Indian River Drive and Old Dixie Highway, and is approximately 1,700' south of Roseland Road. The property contains a 4.30 -acre wetland located between Indian River Drive and Old Dixie Highway. The development, as proposed, will consist of 82 residential units in four buildings, along with a boat storage building and recreational facilities (see Attachment # 2). The proposed multi -family development is a permitted use in the RM -6 zoning district, the district in which the site is located. As requested by county environmental planning staff, the applicant has submitted a preliminary survey that identifies archaeological resources immediately adjacent to the east and west sides of Indian River Drive (see Attachment # 3). The archaeological area east of Indian River Drive will not be impacted by the proposed development. The archaeological area immediately west of Indian River Drive, however, will be Impacted by proposed construction of the buildings, parking lot and retention area. JULY 2, 2002 .£, '4 n -64-