Item D1 GlossaryMonroe County Comprehensive Plan Update
Glossary
General
If definitions sought are not within this section, the County shall utilize the adopted definitions of
its LDC and, secondly, refer to the Florida Statutes. If a definition is not provided in these
documents, the County shall utilize the term as commonly used.
Acronyms
ACSC:
Area of Critical State Concem
AWT:
Advanced Wastewater Treatment
BOCC:
Monroe County Board of County_ Commissioners
CHHA:
Coastal High Hazard Area
CBRS:
Coastal Barrier Resources System
DEO:
Department of Economic Opportunity
DNL:
Day/Night Average Sound Level
DOH:
Florida Department of Health
DU:
Dwelling Unit
EPA:
Environmental Protection Agency
FAR:
Floor Area Ratio
FDEP:
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
FDOT:
Florida Department of Transportation
FEMA:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FKAA:
Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
FKNMS:
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
FLUM:
Future Land Use Map
FWC:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
GHGEs:
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
HUD:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
KEYWEP:
Keys Wetland Evaluation Procedure
LDC:
Land Development Code
LOS:
Level of Service
LPA:
Local Planning Agency
MHWL:
Mean High Water Line
MIAI:
Military Installation Area of Impact
MLWL:
Mean Low Water Line
MMP:
Maintenance and Management Plan
NASKW:
Naval Air Station Key West
NOAH:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NROGO:
Nonresidential Rate of Growth Ordinance
OSDS:
On -Site Sewage Disposal System
ROGO:
Rate of Growth Ordinance
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ROSPA: Recreation and Open Space Planning Area
ROW: Right of Way
SFWMD: South Florida Water Management District
TDR: Transferable Development Rights
TRE: Transfer of ROGO Exemption
UKROSPA: Upper Keys Recreation and Open Space Planning Area
USACE: United States Army Corps of Engineers
USFWS: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Defined Terms
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Abandoned means the voluntary discontinuation of a use. When the use of a property has ceased
and the property has been vacant for 18 months, abandonment of use will be presumed unless the
owner can show that a diligent effort has been made to sell, rent, or use the property for a legally
permissible use. This excludes temporary or short-term interruptions to a use or activity during
periods of remodeling. maintaining. or otherwise improving or rearranging a facilitv. or during
normal periods of vacation or seasonal closure.
Accessory Use or Accessory Structure means a use or structure that:
(1) Is subordinate to and serves an existing principal use or principal structure, and
from total area), and
(3) Contributes to the comfort, convenience or necessity of occupants of the principal use or
principal structure served, and
(4) Is located on the same lot/parcel or on a lot /parcel that is under the same ownership as the
lot/parcel on which the principal use or principal structure is located, and
(5) Is located on the same lot /parcel or on a contiguous lot /parcel as an existing_ principal use
or principal structure, excluding accessory docking facilities that may be permitted on
adjacent lots /parcels pursuant to section 118 -12 of the County's LDC. and
(6) Is located in the same land use (zoning) district as the principal use or principal structure,
excluding off -site parking facilities pursuant to section 114 -67 of the County's LDC.
Active Recreation means recreational uses that require facilities or facility _Wes such as, but not
limited to: athletic fields, buildings or structures for recreational activities, concessions, or
festivals; fitness courses. playing or courts, playgrounds, dog play areas, or bike paths.
Adaptation Action Area or Adaptation Area means an area prioritized for adaptation planning
because it is subject to coastal flooding due to extreme high tides and/or storm surge, and that is
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vulnerable to the related impacts of rising sea levels. This term is used herein for the purpose of
prioritizing adaptation planning.
Adjacent means land sharing a boundary with another parcel of land at one or more points of
intersection. An intervening road, right -of -way or easement shall not destroy the adjacency of the
two parcels, except for U.S. 1.
Administrative Relief means actions taken by the County granting the owner of real property
relief from the continued application of the rate of growth ordinance restrictions provided they
meet the criteria established in the Land Development Code.
Affordable Housing means residential dwelling units that meet the following requirements:
a. Meet all applicable requirements of the United States Department of Housing and
Urban Development minimum property standards as to room sizes, fixtures,
landscaping and building materials, when not in conflict with applicable laws of
the County. and
b. Have a sale price or rental amount that is within the financial means of County
households, as defined in the Land Development Code, and
C. Meet the income requirements, as defined in the Land Development Code
Agriculture means the science and art of production of plants and animals useful to humans,
including to a variable extent the preparation of these products for human use, and includes
aquaculture, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, mariculture /aquaculture, forestry. dairy
livestock, poultry, and any and all forms of farm products and farm production.
Airport means anv area of land or water, or anv manmade object or fa cility located thereon
which is used, or intended for use, for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, and any appurtenant
areas that are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights -
of -way together with all airport buildings and facilities located thereon. There are both public
and private airports, which are differentiated as follows:
(a) A public airport is publicly or privately owned, meets minimum safety and service
standards, and is open for use by public, and
(b) private airport is publicly or privately owned, and is available for use by invitation
of the licensee. Services may be provided if authorized by the Florida Department of
Transportation.
Amendment means any action of the County which has the effect of amending adding to,
deleting from or changing an adopted comprehensive plan element or map or map series,
including an action affecting a prior plan or plan amendment adoption ordinance, but shall not
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mean a legislative act which only codifies County legislation or makes corrections, updates and
modifications of the capital improvements element concerning costs, revenue sources,
acceptance of facilities or facility construction dates consistent with the elan.
Archaeological Resource means a place and/or material remains where remnants of a past
culture or society survive in a physical context
Arterial Road means a route providing service which is relatively continuous and of relatively
high traffic volume, long average trip length, high operating speed, and high mobility
importance. U.S. 1 is an arterial road.
Available as applied to a publically -owned or investor -owned sewerage system), means that the
sewerage system is capable of being connected to the plumbing of an establishment or residence,
is not under a department of environmental protection moratorium, and has adequate permitted
capacity to accept the sewage t� generated by the establishment or residence.
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Beach means the zone of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the mean low
water line to the place where there is marked change in material or physiographic form, or to the
line of permanent vegetation, usually the effective limit of storm waves "Beach," as used in the
Conservation and Coastal Management element, is limited to oceanic and estuarine shorelines.
Beach Berm means a bare, sandy shoreline with a mound or ridge of unconsolidated sand that is
immediately landward of, and usually parallel to, the shoreline and beach. The sand is calcareous
material that is the remains of marine organisms such as corals, algae and mollusks. The berm
may include forested, coastal ridges and may be colonized by hammock vegetation.
Beekeeping means the raising, caring for, and breeding of honeybees at an apiary site.
Beneficial Use means the use of propegy that allows an owner to derive a benefit or profit in the
exercise of a basic property right.
Bird Rookery means a communal nesting ground for gregarious birds.
Boat Barn means a structure enclosing and/or covering boat storage racks with a roof and one or
more sides and used for the storage of vessels and associated equipment not associated with
retail sales of boats. Boat barns within marinas may be considered as the principal building or
structure, but the marina remains the principal use.
Buffer /Bufferyard means a land area of specified minimum width, together with required
planting and landscaping consisting of native vegetation or other species included on an
approved species list used to visibly separate one use from another, or to shield or block noise,
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lights, or other nuisances A bufferyard may also contain a barrier such as a berm, wall, or fence,
designed provide screening.
Buildable Acre means the upland portion of a parcel that is not required open space. Also
referred to as Buildable Area.
Building means a structure that is located on land or water and which can be used for housing,
business, commercial, agricultural, storage or office purposes, either temporarily or permanently.
Built Environment means all structures and spaces that are created or modified by people,
including utilities and transportation systems
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Hammock means a low hammock with understories and/or ground covers with an
abundance of cacti of the eng era Optunia and Cereus. Common species in cactus hammocks
include Barbed Wire Cactus (Cereus pentad) and Prickly Pear Cactus (Optunia stricta var.
dillenii). Rare species include Tree Cactus (Cereus robinii) and Prickly Apple Cactus (Cereus
acilis
Campground means any parcel of land, whether improved or unimproved, used for tent camping,
including pop -ups, for tenancies of less than six months.
Canal means a manmade trench, the bottom of which is normally covered by water with the
upper edges of its sides normally above water.
Capital Budget means the portion of the County's budget which reflects capital improvements
scheduled for a fiscal year.
Capital Improvement means the physical assets constructed or purchased to provide, improve or
replace a public facility and which are large scale and high in cost The cost of a capital
improvement is eg nerally nonrecurring and may require multi -year financing Physical assets
which have been identified as existing or projected needs in the individual comprehensive plan
elements are capital improvements.
Carrng Capacity means the level of use which can be accommodated and continued without
irreversible impairment and degradation of natural resource productivity, the ecosystem, or the
guality of air, land, or water resources.
Certificate of Occupancy means the written certification issued by the County that a building is
ready for occupancy for its intended use. A setup or tie -down permit issued for a mobile home
shall be considered a Certificate of Occupancy for the purposes of this article.
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Channel means a trench, the bottom of which is normally covered entirely by water, with the
upper edges of its sides normally below water.
Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) means the area below the elevation of the Category 1 storm
surge line as established by a Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH)
computerized storm surge model.
Collector Road means a roadway providing service which is of relatively moderate traffic
volume, moderate trip length, and moderate operating speed Collector roads collect and
distribute traffic between local roads and arterial roads.
Commercial Recreation means a use designed and equipped for the conduct of sports and
leisure -time activities (indoor and outdoor), operated as a business.
Commercial Apartment means an attached or detached residential dwelling unit, located on the
same parcel of land as a nonresidential use, that is intended to serve as permanent housing for the
owner or employees of that nonresidential use. The term does not include a tourist housing use or
vacation rental use.
Commercial Retail Use means an occupation or service providing primarily for the sale of
consumer goods, products, merchandise or services.
Community Center means a defined geographic development focal area as identified within each
of the Livable CommuniKeys Plans.
Community Character means the image and perception of a community as defined by the
recognizable natural and built landmarks, boundaries and features that provide a sense of place
and orientation and the interrelationship of all these characteristics.
Compatibility means a condition in which land uses or conditions can coexist in relative
proximity to each other in a stable fashion over time such that no use or condition is unduly
negatively impacted directly or indirectly by another use or condition.
Comprehensive Plan means the compilation of goals, objectives, policies, and maps for the
physical, social, and economic development within the County, adopted by ordinance pursuant to
Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes, as amended and containing all statutorily- required
elements.
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comm=W fishing equipment: and the term inp111.des charter boat uses and sport diving uses.
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Concept Meeting means a meeting a private applicant must attend with the Planning and
Environmental Resources Department with the submission of an application for amendment to
the text of the Land Development Code and/or Comprehensive Plan to explain and identify
county -wide policy impacts for the Board of County Commissioners and the public.
Concurrence means that the necessM public facilities and services to maintain the adopted level
of service standards are available when the impacts of development occur.
Concurrence Management System means the procedures and/or process that the County will
utilize to assure that development orders and permits are not issued unless the necessary facilities
and services are available concurrent with the impacts of development.
Contiguous means a sharing of a common border at more than a single point of intersection.
Contiguity is not interrupted by utility easements.
County means, as used in this comprehensive plan, unincorporated Monroe County. Florida.
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Ac Impact means an impact that would have a minimal or very minor effect
upon the adopted levels of service.
Density means an objective measurement of the magnitude of residential use on a site. Density is
measured and expressed as the number of dwelling units /rooms /spaces per acre of upland.
Density. Allocated means the number of dwelling units or rooms /spaces which may be permitted
to be developed per gross acre of upland without the use of Transferable Development Rights
TDRs .
Density. Maximum Net means the maximum number of dwelling units or rooms /spaces which
may be permitted to be developed per buildable acre, with the use of Transferable Development
Rights (TDRs) or for affordable housing.
Detention means the temporary delay of stormwater runoff by a structure, for Nvater quantity and
guality improvements, prior to discharge into receiving waters
Developed Area means an area with significant site improvements, such as utility installations,
paving, and the construction of one or more structures has occurred.
Development means the carrying out of any building �tv or mining operation, the making of
any material change in the use or appearance of any structure or land, or the dividing of land into
three or more parcels.
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The followine activities or uses shall be taken for the Dumoses of this Comprehensive Plan to
involve "development," as defined in this glossary:
a) A reconstruction, alteration of the size, or material change in the external appearance
of a structure on land.
b) A change in the intensity of use of land, such as an increase in the number of dwelling
units in a structure or on land or a material increase in the number of businesses,
manufacturing establishments, offices, or dwelling units in a structure or on land.
c) Alteration of a shore or bank of a seacoast, river, stream, lake_ pond, or canal,
including any "coastal construction" as defined in s. 161.021, F.S.
d) Commencement of drilling except to obtain soil samples, mining, or excavation on a
parcel of land.
e) Demolition of a structure.
Clearing of land as an adjunct of construction.
g) Deposit of refuse, solid or liquid waste, or fill on a parcel of land.
The following operations or uses shall not be taken for the purpose of this Comprehensive
Plan to involve "development" as defined in this glossary:
a Work by h_ighway or road agency or railroad company for the maintenance or
improvement of a road or railroad track, if the work is carried out on land within the
boundaries of the right -of -way_
b Work by any utility and other persons engaged in the distribution or transmission of
gas, electricity, or water, for the purpose of inspecting, repairing, renewing, or
constructing on established rights -of -way any sewers, mains, pipes, cables, utility
tunnels, power lines, towers, Doles, tracks, or the like. This Provision conveys no
property interest and does not eliminate any applicable notice requirements to
affected land owners.
c) Work for the maintenance, renewal, improvement, or alteration of any structure, if the
work affects only the interior or the color of the structure or the decoration of the
exterior of the structure.
d) The use of any structure or land devoted to dwelling uses for any purpose customarily
incidental to enjoyment of the dwelling.
e) The use of any land for the purpose of growing Plants, crops, trees, and other
agricultural or forestry products: raising livestock: or for other agricultural purposes.
fl A change in use of land or structure from a use within a category specified in an
ordinance or rule to another use in the same category_
g) A change in the ownership or form of ownership of any parcel or structure.
h) The creation or termination of rights of access riparian rights, easements, covenants
concerning g evelopment of land, or other rights in land.
Development Order means any order granting, denving. or granting with conditions an
application for a development permit
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Development Permit means any building_ permit, plat approval, conditional use permit,
subdivision approval rezoning variance special exception, or any other official action of
Monroe County having the effect of permitting the development of land.
Disturbed Land means land that manifests signs of environmental disturbance that has had an
observable effect on the structure and function of the natural community.
Disturbed Salt Marsh and Buttonwood Wetlands means salt marsh or buttonwood wetland
habitat with environmental disturbance that has had an observable effect on the structure and
function of the natural community.
Drainage Facilities means a system of man -made structures designed to collect, convey, hold,
divert or discharge stormwater, and includes stormwater sewer, canals, detention structures, and
retention structures.
Dredzin-a means excavation below water level or in w etlands
Ductless air conditioninz means a system used to cool a structure that does not reauire duct work
and consists of two separate components an outdoor condenser, and an i _- oraili(o (does
OMWI& iti _ nta• .
Dune means a mound bluff, or ridge of loose sediment, usually sand -sized sediment, lying landward
of the beach and deposited by any wind or ocean current or artificial mechanism.
Dwelling Unit means one or more rooms physically arranged for occupancy by one household
sharing common living, cooking, and toilet facilities.
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Easement means a grant of one or more of the property rights by the property owner to and/or for
the use by the public the County, a public or private utility, a corporation, or another person or
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Element means a major division or chapter of the comprehensive plan The required elements,
per Florida Statutes are: Future Land Use, Transportation (including Traffic Circulation, Mass
Transit and Ports, Aviation and Related Facilities sub - elements), Infrastructure (including
Sanitary Sewer. Solid Waste Drainage. Potable Water, and Natural Groundwater Aquifer
Recharge sub - elements) Conservation, Coastal Management, Recreation and Open Space,
Housing, Intergovernmental Coordination, and Capital Improvements.
Environmentally Sensitive Lands means areas of native habitat requiring special management
attention to protect important fish and wildlife resources and other natural systems or processes.
Environmentally sensitive lands typically include wetlands and other surface waters, tropical
hardwood hammocks and pinelands.
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For the purposes of the Tier Overlay District (Policy 105.2. 1) Environmentally Sensitive
Lands means areas of native upland habitat (hammock and pinelands).
Expansion of Nonconformin,- Use means extending a nonconforming use to occupy a rg eater
amount of area beyond that which it occupied on the date the use became nonconforming.
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Family means a person living alone, or people living together as a single household and
sharing common living, cooking, and toilet facilities:
(1) Any number of people related by blood, marriage, adoption, guardianship, or duly-
authorized custodial relationship,
(2) three unrelated people,
(3) two unrelated people and any children related to either of them.
Floodplain means any land area susceptible to being inundated by flood waters from any source.
(FEMA definition)
Floor Area means the sum of the gross horizontal areas of each story of a building, measured
from the exterior walls or from the centerline of party walls, including the floor area of accessory
uses and of accessory buildings and structures.
Floor Area Ratio (FAR) means a measurement of the intensity of building development on a site. A
floor area ratio is the relationship between the gross floor area on a site and the gross upland area.
The FAR is calculated by dding together the gross floor areas of all buildings on the site and
dividing by the rg oss upland area For example, the FAR of a 10,000 total square foot structure
on a one acre upland site equals: 10,000 square feet _ 43,560 square feet 1 acre) = a FAR of
0.23.
Future Land Use Map (FLUM) means a graphic representation of the land use categories used in
the County and their placement on the land adopted as part of the comprehensive plan and used
as the regulatory may for implementation of the comprehensive plan and land development
regulations.
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Goal means the long -term end toward which programs or activities are ultimately directed.
Grade means the highest natural elevation of the ground surface, prior to construction, next to
the proposed walls of a structure, or the crown or curb of the nearest road directly adjacent to the
structure, whichever is higher.
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Gray water reuse mean reusing wastewater from residential, commercial and industrial bathroom
sinks bath tub shower drains and clothes washing equipment drains for reuse onsite typically
for landscape irriy-ation and toilet flushing
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGEs) means those emissions regulated under the Kyoto
Protocol including: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O),
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) Direct
GHGEs are emissions from sources that are owned or controlled by the reporting entity such as
energy use for the electricity generation by utilities Indirect GHGEs are emissions that are a
consequence of the activities of the reporting entity, but occur at sources owned or controlled by
another entity
Green Infrastructure means strategically planned and managed networks of natural lands,
working landscapes and other open spaces that conserve ecosystem values and functions and
provide associated benefits to human populations.
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Habitable Space mean any structure equipped for human habitation such as, but not limited to,
office workshop, kitchen, dining, living, laundry, bathroom, bedroom, den, family or
recreational room. professional studio or commercial occupancy including all interior hallways,
corridors. stairways and foyers connecting these areas Garages, exterior stairs and open decks
and patios are not considered habitable structures.
Hazardous Waste (or Materials) means solid waste which, because of its quantity, concentration,
or physical chemical or infectious characteristics may pose a substantial present or potential
hazard to human health and safety or to the environment when improperly transported, disposed
of, stored, treated, or otherwise managed.
Height means the vertical distance between grade and the highest part of any structure, including
mechanical equipment but excluding the following: spires and/or steeples on structures used for
institutional and/or public uses only, chimneys, and/or television antenna, flagpoles, solar
apparatus, and/or transmission towers, and certain antenna supporting structures
with attached antenna and/or collocations as permitted in the Land Development Code. However,
in no event shall any of the exclusions enumerated in this definition be construed to permit any
habitable or usable space to exceed the maximum height limitation. In the case of airport
districts the height limitations therein shall be absolute and the exclusions enumerated in this
definition shall not apply.
Historic Cultural or Archaeological Landmark means a structure, district, or site designated by
BOCC Resolution as a historically, architecturally, or archaeologically significant landmark on
the Florida Keys Historic Register.
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Historical Resource means a structure, district, or site listed on the Florida Master Site File, the
National Register of Historic Places, or designated by the BOCC as a local Historic or
Archaeological Landmark.
Historically Sigi icant Housing means a dwelling unit that is designated as a local historic,
cultural and/or archaeological landmark on the Florida Keys Historic Register, or is listed on the
National Re 'sgi ter of Historic Places.
Hotel /Motel means a building containing individual units for the purpose of providing g vemight
lodging facilities for periods not exceeding g 0 days to the e�public for compensation with
or without meals, and which has common facilities for reservations and cleaning services,
combined utilities and on -site management and reception.
Household means all the people who occupy a housing unit. A household includes the related
family members and all the unrelated people, if any, such as lodgers, foster children, wards, or
employees who share the housing unit. A person living alone in a housing unit, or a group of
unrelated people sharing a housing unit such as partners or roomers, is also counted as a
household.
Household Income means all wages, assets, regular cash or noncash contributions or gifts from
persons outside the household, and such other resources and benefits as may be determined to be
income by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Develooment, adjusted for
family size, less deductions allowable under Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code. Also
known as Adiusted Gross Income.
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Immediate Vicinity means a distance of less than 5 miles.
Impact Fee means charges assessed against new development or redevelopment which partially
or wholly cover the cost of providing capital facilities needed to serve the development.
Impervious Surface means a surface that does not allow, or minimally allows, the penetration of
water, examples include building roofs, concrete and asphalt pavements, set pavers, and some
fine- grained soils, such as clays.
Industrial Use means a use devoted to the manufacture, warehousing assembly, packaging,
processing, fabrication, storage or distribution of goods and materials whether new or used or the
substantial refinishing repair and/or rebuilding of vehicles or boats.
Infrastructure means those man-made structures which service the common needs of the
population, such as: sewage disposal systems: potable water systems and wells, solid waste
disposal sites or retention areas, stormwater systems, utilities, piers, docks: wharves,
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breakwaters, seawalls bulwarks revetments: causeways: marinas, navigation
channels: bridges, and roadways.
Institutional - Residential Use means temporary or permanent housing associated with an
institutional organization such as a group home, foster care facility, convent, nursing facility,
student housing life care /elderly housing, or scientific research facility.
Institutional Use means a use that serves the religious, educational, cultural, scientific, research,
social service or health needs of the community, including, but not limited to, educational and
scientific research facilities that serve the region and day care and preschool facilities.
Intensity means an objective measurement of the magnitude of nonresidential use on a site.
Intensity is measured and expressed as a floor area ratio (FAR) see definition of Floor Area
Ratio).
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Keys Wetland Evaluation Procedure (KEYWEP) means a specific wetlands evaluation procedure
developed for wetlands in the Florida Keys It includes a scoring procedure used to determine
wetland mitigation requirements It was developed as part of the Advanced Identification of
Wetlands Prop-rain.
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Land means the earth, at or below the surface that lies above high tide for lands subiect to tidal
inundation and mean high water for freshwater bodies of water.
Land Development Code (LDC) means ordinances enacted by the County for the regulation of
any aspect of development as defined herein.
Level of Service means an indicator or the extent or degree of service provided by, or proposed to
be provided by a facility based on and related to the operational characteristics of the facility
Level of service indicates the capacity per unit of demand for each public facility.
Live - Aboard Vessel means
(a) AM vessel used solely as a residence and not for navigation:
(b) Any vessel represented as a dace of business or a professional or other commercial
enterprise: or
(c) Any vessel for which a declaration of domicile has been filed pursuant to s. 222.17, F.S.
A commercial fishing boat is expressly excluded from the term live - aboard vessel. Live - aboard
vessels are expressly excluded from the allocation system. as the vessels do not occupy a distinct
location and therefore cannot be accounted for in the County's hurricane evacuation model.
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Under no circumstances shall a vessel or associated wet slips be transferred upland or converted
to a dwelling unit of any other type. Vessels or associated wet slips are not considered ROGO
allocation awards, and may not be used as the basis for any tune of ROGO exemption or TRE.
Local Planning Agency means the agency designated to prepare a comprehensive plan or plan
amendment pursuant to the Community Planning Act. (aka: Planning Commission)
Low Impact Development (LID) means an approach to land development that works with nature
to manage stormwater as close to its source as possible using various land planning and design
practices and technologies. Some common LID practices include:
• Vegetated swales, buffers and strips
• Permeable pavers
• Green roofs
• Rain gardens and bioretention
• Tree or natural area preservation
• Rain gardens, rain barrels or cisterns
• In- around infiltration and storage
• Green build programs such as Florida Water Star
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Maintenance Dredging means the removal of shoaling and/or sedimentation in channels, basins,
canals, and harbors necessary to return such areas to their previous confjeurations, dimensions
and depths. Maintenance dredging is subject to specific conditions and limitations (e.g., natural
resource restrictions and dredged spoil disposal methods).
Mao Trip Generator means facilities generatinp- over two thousand (2,000) trips per day.
Marina means a facility for the storage, launching and mooring of vessels and/or live - aboard
vessels, together with accessory retail and/or service uses, including but not limited to
commercial retail, restaurants, vessel rentals, charter vessels, vessel repair, sport diving
operations, and the provision of fuel The term marina does not include docks accesso
land -based dwelling unit limited to the use of owners or occupants of the dwelling unit.
Marine Educational /Research Facility means a building or place that provides marine education
and research services, including, but not limited to, classrooms, libraries, auditoriums,
laboratories, museums, ocean energy or coral reef management test sites, and dockage
Mitigation (as related to wetlands) means a wetland enhancement, restoration, creation and/or
preservation project that serves to offset unavoidable wetland impacts associated with
development.
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Mitigation (as related to climate change) means an intervention to reduce the causes of changes
in climate, such as reducing emissions of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Mobile Home means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is 8 body feet or
more in width and over 35 feet in length and which is built on an integral chassis and designed to
be used as a dwelling when connected to the required utilities. Expandable recreational vehicles,
known as "park models," designed and built as permanent residences, are considered mobile
homes as well
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Native Upland Vegetation /Habitat (also Upland Native Vegetation /Habitat) means native plant
species, either new growth or mature, occurring within native upland plant communities
including cactus hammocks, palm hammocks or tropical hardwood hammocks.
Within pineland habitats, the dominant canopy consists of slash pines (Pings elliottii var. densa).
Many of the species include:
Native
U land Vegetation/Habitat S ecies
Common Name
Scientific Name/Species
Habitat
Bahama Ni htshade
Solanrnn hahannense
Hardwood Hammock
Big Pine partridge pea, Florida Kevs
Cassia keyensis
Pinelands
senna• ke y cassia
Black Bead
Pithecellobium gya4zLupense
Hardwood Hammock
Black Ironwood
Kru iodendron ferrewn
Hardwood Hammock
Black Torch
Erithalis fniticosa
Hardwood Hammock
Blod ett's silverbush
Ar thanmia blod ettii
Pinelands
Buttonwood
Conocar us erectus
Hardwood Hammock
Cocks ur
Pisonia rotundata
Hardwood Hammock
Crabwood
G mnanthes lucida
Hardwood Hammock
DgLhng Plum
Ret•nosia se tenirionalis
Hardwood Hammock
Everglades Velvetseed
Guettarda elliptica
Hardwood Hammock
Florida five-petalled leafflower
Ph •llanthus enta nhi w var. floridanus
Pinelands
Florida Ke s noseburn
Tragia saxicola
Pinelands
Florida Keys wedge sandmat
Chamaes ce deltoidea var. ser lhnn
Pinelands
Garber's spurge; Garber's sandmat
Chamaesvice garberi
Pinelands, hammocks, sand
dunes
Gumbo Limbo
Bursera simaruba
Hardwood Hammock
Indigo B2
Randia aculeata
Hardwood Hammock
Jainaican Dogwood
Piscidia isci ula
Hardwood Hammock
Keys hai - odded spurge
Chamae ce i2orterigi7a var. ke vensis
Pinelands, sand dunes
Lancewood
Ocotea coriacea
Hardwood Hammock
Limber Ca er
Ca , gparis Lexuosa
Hardwood Hammock
Locustb
ft sow cuneata
Hardwood Hammock
Long Stalked Stopper
Psidium long!pes
Hardwood Hammock
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Native
Upland Vegetation/Habitat Species
Common Name
Scientific Name /S ecies
Habitat
Mahogany
Swietenia maho oni
Hardwood Hammock
Maidenbush
Savia bahamensis
Hardwood Hammock
Marlberry
Ardisia escallanioides
Hardwood Hammock
Milkbark
Dn:getes diversifolia
Hardwood Hammock
M rsine
Mvrsine tloridana
Hardwood Hammock
Pigeon Plum
Coccoloba diversifolia
Hardwood Hanunock
Poisonwood
Meto ium loci enan
Hardwood Hammock
Porter's spurge
Chamaes yce porteriany var. sco aria
Pinelands
Saffron Plum
Sideroxylon celastrinum
Hardwood Hammock
Sand croton
Croton arenicola
Pinelands, sand dunes
Sand flax
Linum arenicola
Pinelands
Silky bluestem
Schizach rium sericalurn
Pinelands
Silver dwarf mornin - to
Evolvulus sericeus var. averri
Pinelands
Small -leafs uarestem
Melanthera arvi olia
Pinelands
Snowbe
Chiococca alba
Hardwood Hammock
Spanish Stopper
Eugenia foefida
Hardwood Hammock
S icewood
Cahl2franthes pallens
Hardwood Hammock
Tallowwood
Ximenia americana
Hardwood Hammock
Tenlobe false foxglove
Gerardia ke ensis A ali L
Pinelands
Torchwood
Am ris elemi era
Hardwood Hammock
White Stopper
Eugenia axillaris
Hardwood Hammock
Wild Cinnamon
Canella ivirrterana
Hardwood Hammock
Wild Coffee
PsYchotria ner ivsa
Hardwood Hammock
Wild Dilly
Manilkara iainliqui sub. emar inata
Hardwood Hammock
Wild Lantana
Lantana involucrata
Hardwood Hammock
Wild Lime
Zanthocvlunr a ara
Hardwood Hammock
Wild Tamarind
L vsiloma latisi/i uum
Hardwood Hammock
Willow Bustic
Bwnelia salrcl oha
Hardwood Hammock
Natural Drainake Features means the naturally occurring features of an area which
accommodate the flow of stormwater, e.g., streams, rivers, lakes, and wetlands.
Natural Resources means the air, water, water recharge areas, wetlands, waterwells, estuarine
marshes, soils, beaches, shores, flood plains, rivers, bays, lakes, harbors, forests, fisheries and
wildlife, marine habitat, minerals, and other environmental resources.
Nesting Areas (for birds) means those areas that birds use for nesting This applies to wading
birds, hawks, falcons, seabirds, shorebirds, and any bird species federally or state - listed as
endangered, threatened, or a species of special concern This definition does not apply to non-
native invasive or nuisance species
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Nonconforming Structure, as used in the Comprehensive Plan and LDC, means a structure which
does not conform to a current provision or re lug provided in the Comprehensive Plan and/or
LDC.
Nonconforming Structure, Lawful, as used in the Comprehensive Plan and LDC, means a
structure which does not conform to a current provision or regulation provided in the
Comprehensive Plan and/or LDC, but was permitted, or otherwise in existence lawfully, prior to
the effective date of the ordinance adopting the current provision or regulation that rendered the
structure nonconforming.
Nonconforming Use means a use which does not conform to a current provision or regulation
provided in the Comprehensive Plan and/or LDC.
Nonconforming Use, Lawful means a use which does not conform to a current provision or
regulation provided in the Comprehensive Plan and/or LDC, but was permitted, or otherwise in
existence lawfully, prior to the effective date of the ordinance adopting the current provision or
regulation that rendered the use nonconforming.
NROGO Subarea means the division of the unincorporated area of the county, outside of the
county mainland, for the Permit Allocation and Point System, as follows:
( 1) Upper Keys: the unincorporated area of the county north of Tavernier Creek and
corporate limits of the Village of Islamorada (approximately mile marker 90).
(2) Lower Keys: the unincorporated area of the county from the corporate limits of the
Village of Islamorada (approximately mile marker 72) south to the corporate limits of
the City of Key West at Cow Key Bridge on U.S. Highway 1 (approximately mile
marker 4), excluding Big Pine Key and No Name Key.
(3) Big Pine Key and No Name Key: the islands of Big Pine Key and No Name Key.
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Obiective means a specific. measurable. intermediate end that is achievable and marks progress
toward a goal.
Open Space means (in relation to recreation) undeveloped lands that are suitable for passive
recreation, landscape, preservation, or conservation uses.
Open Space means (in relation to open space ratio calculations) that portion of any parcel or area
of land or water that is required to be maintained such that the area within its boundaries is open
and unobstructed from the ground to the sky. (This definition is not intended to exclude
vegetation).
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Palm hammock means a low hammock where one out of every five of the dominant canopy
Wants is a native palm characterized by the state thatch palm, Thrinax radiata.
Paratransit means a form of public transportation characterized by the flexible routing and
scheduling of small vehicles (taxis, vans, or small buses ) to provide shared occupancy, doorstep,
or curbside personalized transportation service.
Park means an active or passive recreational facility operated for the benefit of the general
public by a public or quasi - public agency_
Passive Recreation means non - motorized recreational activities that have a low impact on
natural resources such as hiking, photography, or nature studies, and if specifically designated,
bicycling_ picnicking, or fishing_
Plat means an official subdivision approved by the Board of County Commissioners.
Policy means the way in which programs and activities are conducted to achieve an identified
goal.
Port means a place alongside navigable water with facilities for the loading and unloading of
vessels and cargo.
Principal Use means the primary land use established on a parcel.
Public Facilities means maior capital improvements, including transportation, sanitary sewer,
solid waste, drainage, potable water, educational, parks and recreational facilities.
Public Interest means demonstrable environmental, social, and economic benefits which would
accrue to the public at large as a result of a proposed action.
Public Navigation Channel means a channel that was constructed or is maintained by a public
entity, such as a federal or State agency, Monroe County or other local government for the
purpose of transporting people or goods for commerce, recreation or other purposes.
Public Water Access means public access to the waterfront, including but not limited to beaches,
shorelines, marinas, boat ramps or other water - oriented facilities. Access may be pedestrian or by
bicycle, vehicle or vessel. Public water access may also mean access to the upland from the
water.
Public Recreation Site means a site owned or leased by a federal, state, regional, or County
agency for purposes of recreational use by the public.
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Reclamation means the filling, backfilling, restructuring reshaping, and/or revegetation within
and around a land excavation or filling area to a safe and aesthetic condition.
Recreational and Commercial Working Waterfront means a parcel or parcels of real proyertv
that provide access for water - dependent commercial activities, including hotels and motels as
defined in the Florida Statutes, or provide access for the public to the navigable waters of the
state Recreational and commercial working waterfronts require direct access to or a location on,
over, or adiacent to a navigable body of water The term includes water - dependent facilities that
are oven to the public and offer public access by vessels to the waters of the state or that are
support facilities for recreational, commercial, research, or governmental vessels. These facilities
include public lodging establishments, docks, wharfs, lifts, wet and dry marinas, boat ramps,
boat hauling and nd repair facilities, commercial fishing facilities, boat construction facilities, and
other support structures over the water. As used in this definition, the term "vessel" has the same
meaning as in the Florida Statutes. Seaports are excluded from the definition.
Recreation and Open Space Planning Area (ROSPA) means the four geographical planning areas
within Monroe County established for the purposes of inventory of existing facilities, and
calculation of Level of Service and needs for recreation and open space areas and facilities The
ROSPAs include the incorporated cities and their facilities which may service a population that
extends beyond an individual city's boundaries, e.g., Monroe County School District schools
serve povulations beyond the city boundaries, as well as the unincorporated County as a whole
The four designated areas and their boundaries are:
1. Mainland ROSPA ( MROSPA): The MROSPA encompasses the south and southwest
tip of Florida. Although the MROSPA is connected to the Keys portion of the County by
roads, these roads actually travel through Dade County, Florida
2. Upper Keys ROSPA ( UKROSPA): The northernmost limit of the UKROSPA is MM
112 which is the southern limit of Dade County The UKROSPA continues southeast and
then south to MM 73 and includes a portion of the Keys on Key Largo along. SR 905 to
Ocean Reef The UKROSPA contains the incorporated city of the Village of Islamorada
3. Middle Keys ROSPA (MKROSPA): The MKROSPA extends west - southwest from
MM 73 to MM 38.5 which is the south end of the Seven Mile Bridge. The MKROSPA
contains the incorporated cities of Layton, Key Colony Beach and Marathon
4. Lower Keys ROSPA ( LKROSPA): The LKROSPA extends west from MM 38.5 to
MM 0 and includes the non -land linked Keys of the Dry Tortugas, the Sand Keys, and the
Marquesas Keys Key West, the County_ seat and the largest city, is included in the
LKROSPA.
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Recycling is minimizing waste generation by recovering and reprocessing usable products that
might otherwise become waste (i.e., recycling of aluminum cans, parer and bottles, etc.).
Redevelopment means the rehabilitation, improvement, and/or demolition and replacement of
existing development on a site.
Resident (Permanent) Population means inhabitants counted in the same manner utilized by the
United States Bureau of the Census, in the category of total population. Resident population does
not include seasonal population.
Resilience (in relation to climate change) means the capability to anticipate, prepare for, respond
to, and recover from significant multi - hazard threats with minimum damage to social well - being,
the economy and the environment.
Resource -Based Recreation means recreational activities that typically are dependent on natural
resources and the natural outdoor environment. These activities have little, if any, adverse
impact on a site and are compatible with natural and/or cultural resource protection.
Retention means the storage of a specific volume of stormwater runoff within a defined area
having no direct discharge into receiving waters, included as examples are systems which
discharge through percolation, filtered bleed -down and evaporation processes.
Reuse (in relation to resource extraction sites) means the planned activity or activities that are
intended for the land excavation or filling area and/or abutting land after the excavation or filling
ceases and reclamation is completed.
Rikht -of -Way means land acquired and owned by the state, a county. a municipality, or utility
and reserved_ dedicated, or required for public use.
Rip -Rap means a permanent erosion - resistant ground cover consisting of loosely placed pieces of
natural stone or clean concrete rubble six (6) inches to three (3) feet in diameter (average
dimensions), which is free of attached sediments or reinforcing rods or other similar protrusions.
ROGO Subarea means the division of the unincorporated area of the county, outside of the
county mainland, for the residential Permit Allocation and Point System, as follows:
(1) Upper Keys: the unincorporated area of the county north of Tavernier Creek and
corporate limits of the Village of Islamorada (approximately mile marker 90).
(2) Lower Keys: the unincorporated area of the county from the corporate limits of the
Village of Islamorada (approximately mile marker 72) south to the corporate limits of
the City of Key West at Cow Key Bridge on U.S. Highway 1 (approximately mile
marker 4), excluding Big Pine Key and No Name Key,
(3) Big Pine Key and No Name Key: the islands of Big Pine Key and No Name Key
within unincorporated the county.
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Room, Hotel or Motel, means a unit consisting of a room or rooms in a public lodging
establishment as defined by Florida Statutes, intended for transient lodging only for periods not
exceeding g 0 days. Transient occupancy shall conform to the definition contained in Florida
Statutes. For the purposes of density restriction:
(1) Hotel or motel unit may be a single bedroom and 1' /2 bathrooms or a hoteUmotel unit
may be a suite which may include a kitchenette but no more than 1' /2 bathrooms and one
bedroom and one other living area.
(2) Suites containing more than one bedroom and 1' /z baths may be constructed:
however.each bedroom/full bath combination shall be considered a hotel/motel unit.
(3) All entrances to a hotel or motel unit shall share the same key or means of controlling
access so that the hotel or motel unit as defined herein is not divisible into separately
rentable units.
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Salt Marsh and Buttonwood Wetlands means two plant associations that are sometimes
collectively or individually referred to as the "transitional wetland zone." The salt marsh
community is a wetland area subject to tidal influence, and the vegetation is dominated by
nonwoody groundcovers and grasses. The vegetation may include, but is not limited to, the
following nonwoody species:
Salt Marsh Community Species
Common 'Same
Scientific Name
Chestnut sedge
li�nhrisillis cusiunc °a
Cordarass
Spartina spariinac
Dropseed
Sporobolus vilii iIWcus
Glasswort
App.
Key grass
1 /onanthochloe
Salt grass
Disiichhs spicata
Salm ort
Rini.~ marilinui
Sea purslane
ScArni1nn 1uOr1111ucu.yr11117
Woody vegetation that may be present includes the three species of mangroves, as well as
buttonwood (Conocargus erectus): however, the salt marsh community is distinguished by the
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dominance of nonwoody_plants, and the woody species have a coverage of less than 40 percent.
The salt marsh community may be associated and intermixed with areas of almost bare groom
on which the vegetation may be limited to masts of periphZon.
The buttonwood wetland is a wetland that is usually present in the more landward zone of the
transitional wetland area, and may intermix with more upland communities. The vegetation may
include, but is not limited to, the following_ species:
Buttonwood Wetland Species
Common Name
Scientific Name
Black torch
Eril f ru licosa
Buttonwood
('om�car7urs erectrts
Chestnut sedge
Iimhrishli.ti castanea
Christmas berry
1.1 - cium Carolinianum
Dropseed
vireinicrr.s
[LJo c xN ood
Jacguin=hyllansthoides
I Mayten
Maylenus
Saffron plum
Buinelia celosirina
Sea P,raye
Coccoloba uvifera
Sea oxe\ c daisy
Borrichia spi).
The buttonwood wetland is distinguished from the salt marsh wetland by the dominance of
buttonwood trees, usually occurring as an open stand that permits the growth of an understory of
aroundcovers and shrubs. The buttonwood wetland is, in turn, distinguished from more upland
communities by the presence of graminoids and halophytic groundcovers under its open canopy,
and generally by the lack of an appreciable laver of humus and leaf litter. As referenced
throughout these regulations, "salt marsh and buttonwood" habitat refers collectively and
individuallv to "salt marsh" and "buttonwood" habitats for the nuroose of determining regulatory
requirements.
Scarified Land means an area that is cleared of native vegetation, or topographically modified
such that the land is not currently in a successional sequence leading to the establishment of the
vegetative communities that were cleared or disturbed.
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Seasonal Population means the part-rime inhabitants who utilize, or may be expected to utilize,
public facilities or services, but are not residents. Seasonal population includes lon erg term
visitors who reside during their stay in owner - occupied or leased/rented accommodations.
Shore or Shoreline means the interface of land and water and, as used in the coastal management
and conservation element requirements, is limited to oceanic and estuarine interfaces.
Shoreline Stabilization Strategy means an approach to shore erosion control practices using
hardened structures such as bulkheads, rip rap or seawalls or using restoration practices such as
plantings to stabilize, protect and enhance the built and natural environments from erosion and
sea level rise impacts.
State Land Planning Acv means the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity(DEO),
formerly the Department of Community Affairs.
Stormwater means the flow of water which results from a rainfall event.
Stormwater Facilities mean manmade structures that are part of a stormwater mana eg ment
system designed to collect, convey, hold, divert, or discharge stormwater, and may include
stormwater sewers, canals, detention facilities and retention facilities.
Structure means anvthingconstructed, installed or portable, the use of which requires a location
on a parcel of land. It includes a movable building that can be used for housing, business,
commercial, agricultural or office purposes, either temporarily or permanently. The term also
includes but is not limited to, buildings, roads, walkways of impervious materials, paths, fences,
swimming_ pools, sport courts, poles, utility lines, signs, cisterns, sewage treatment plants, sheds,
docks, and other accessory construction.
Subdivision (or Subdivide) means the division of land into three or more lots, parcels, tracts,
tiers, blocks, sites, units, or any other division of land.
Submerged Land means the area situated below the mean high water line of a standing bodyoof
water, including ocean, estuary, lake, pond, river or stream. For the purpose of this definition,
drainage detention areas created as a function of development that are recorded on an approved
final site plan or other authorized development order action of the County, and wetlands
landward of the mean, shall not be considered submer edg land.
Sustainable Buildin Rating or National Model Green Building Code means a rating system
established by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design _(LEED) rating system, the International Green Construction Code
(IGCC), the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes rating system, the Florida Green Building
Coalition standards, or a nationally recognized, high - performance green building rating system
as approved by the department.
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Temporary Housing, Emergency or Non - Emergency, means recreational vehicles (or similar
approved sheltering units) used for temporary occupancy.
Threatened and Endangered Species means plant or animal species listed as such under the
provisions of the Endangered Species Act, and/or Florida Statutes, and the Florida Endangered
and Threatened Special Act
Tourist means those part-time inhabitants who utilize, or maybe expected to utilize, public
facilities or services, but are not residents. Tourist population includes short-term visitors who
reside during their stay in transient accommodations.
Transient Unit means a dwelling unit used for transient occupancy such as a hotel or motel room,
seasonal residential unit, or space for parking .a recreational vehicle or travel trailer.
Transit means transportation services available to the public on a regular basis by bus, rail, or
other vehicle, and usually on a fare - paving basis. Transit may be provided by either public,
private or non - profit entities.
Transit Facility means thepropertv. equipment, and improvements of whatever nature owned,
used, constructed, maintained, controlled, or operated to provide mass transportation for
passengers or to provide for the movement of people, including_ park- and -ride lots, transfer
stations, bus stops, shelters, benches, signs, structures, and other improvements.
Transportation Disadvantaged means those persons who because of physical or mental
disability, income status, or age are unable to transport themselves or to purchase transportation
and are, therefore, dependent upon others to obtain access to health care, employment, education,
shopping, social activities, or other life - sustaining activities.
Tropical Hardwood Hammock means an upland hardwood forest community consisting of
broad - leafed trees, shrubs, and vines, nearly all of which are native to the West Indies.
Characteristic tropical plants include strangler fig gumbo- limbo, mastic, bustic, lancewood,
ironwoods, poisonwood, pigeon plum, Jamaica dogwood, and Bahama lysiloma.
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Undeveloped Area means an area upon which the land remains in its natural state.
Upland means the area of a site landward of mean high water, excluding submerged lands and
tidally inundated mangroves.
Upland Native Vegetation /Habitat (see Native Upland Vegetation /Habitat)
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tlsef rl Life means the period during which an asset or property is expected to be usable for the
purpose it was acquired. It may or may not correspond with the items actual physical life or
economic life.
Utility means facilities such television cable, telephone exchanges, electric generation plants,
stormwater collection systems, high power transmission lines and substations, gas distribution
lines and sewage treatment collections systems and disposal plants.
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Vessel means every description of watercraft, barge, - and airboat, used or capable of
being used as a means of transportation on water.
Vulnerabilitv to Climate Change means the exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity of
systems to climate change.
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Wastewater Treatment Collection System means the use of land and its above ground installed
appurtenances related to the collection and transmission of wastewater to a treatment facility
located on another lot or parcel.
Wastewater Treatment Facility means the use of land and its appurtenances for the treatment of
wastewater collected predominately from other lots or parcels.
Water - Dependent Use means a use that must physically be located in, on, over, or
adjacent to water in order to conduct its primary purpose and which, therefore, cannot
be located inland
(for example, marinas, docks, wharfs, lifts, boat ramps, boat hauling, repair, and construction
facilities, commercial fishing facilities, and other support structures on, over, or adjacent to
navigable bodies of water)
Water - Enhanced Use means a use that is not water - dependent or water - related uses but benefits
economically or aesthetically by its location adjacent to or on the waterfront. The term includes
dock side bars, restaurants, hotels, motels, and residential uses.
Water - Related Use means an actlyi1y not dependent on direct access to water in order to conduct
its primary purpose, but which provides goods or services directly related to water - dependent
uses. for example, marine supplies, boat dealers, boat maintenance and repair
Wetlands means those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a
frequency and a duration sufficient to support, and under normal circumstances do support, a
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prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soils. Soils present in wetlands
generally are classified as hydric or alluvial, or possess characteristics that are associated with
reducing soil conditions. The prevalent vegetation in wetlands generally consists of facultative or
obligate hydrophytic macrophvtes that are typically adapted to areas having soil conditions
described above. These species, due to morpholo icg al, physiological, or reproductive
adaptations have the ability to ogr w reproduce or persist in aquatic environments or anaerobic
soil conditions. (Florida Keys wetlands include freshwater marsh, salt marsh, buttonwood, salt
ponds, freshwater lenses, mangroves, and some areas of tropical hardwood hammocks and
inelands ).
Wetland Boundary means the landward extent of wetlands dominated by plant species, soils and
other hydrologic evidence indicative of regular and periodic inundation or saturation.
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