Item C3 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: July 18, 2013 Division: _Growth Management
Bulk Item: Yes No X Staff Contact Person/Phone #: Christine Hurley 289-2517
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Discussion and direction on amendments to the Land Acquisition
policies within the Monroe County 2010 Comprehensive Plan to address evolving and new issues.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The Monroe County Comprehensive Plan includes a variety of policies that
direct the County to implement an assortment of land acquisition priorities. The County has been
actively engaged in land acquisition to achieve these existing priorities. The County is also engaged in
the development of other policy strategies to help transition land into public ownership to reduce the
potential takings claims, and address the future build-out of the Florida Keys by incentivizing
development that eliminates privately owned vacant parcels.
Over the past 2 years, new data regarding hurricane evacuation, ROGO allocations, total vacant
privately-owned parcels, new environmental regulations (Permit Referral Process), climate change
reports and draft comprehensive plan policy text have been produced that may influence the County's
acquisition priorities.
County staff is proposing updated Comprehensive Plan policies to reflect these new data and issues,
and to address the direction given by the BOCC (during the adoption of the Evaluation and Appraisal
Report) that land acquisition policies are not adequate and that policies need to be revised to better
address the future build-out of the Florida Keys.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: May 2012, the BOCC passed Resolution 150-2012 to
adopt the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR), the BOCC voted to revise the EAR because land
acquisition policies are not adequate and the County will need to revise the policies to better address
the future build-out or maximum number of housing units of the Florida Keys.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: n/a
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Direction to process the proposed Comprehensive Plan
amendments with the updated land acquisition priority policies. These amendments would be included
in the EAR-based Comprehensive Plan amendments currently under development and anticipated to be
reviewed by the Planning Commission in the fall of 2013.
TOTAL COST: n/a INDIRECT COST: BUDGETED: Yes No
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE:
COST TO COUNTY: SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No x AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included x Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM#
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Proposed Land Acquisition Priorities
Priority One
Marsh rabbit habitat and buffer area, as adopted with the Big Pine Key &
No Name Key (BPK/NNK) Habitat Conservation Plan (Figure 2.2) and
Incidental Take Permit
Lands containing known populations of federally-designated wildlife
species
Lands designated as Tier I(Natural Areas)
Lands designated as Tier III for the retirement of development rights &
hurricane evacuation clearance times
Priority Two
Key Largo Wood Rat & Cotton Mouse buffer areas* (Pen-nit Referral
Process required by USFWS and FEMA)
Silver Rice Rat focus area & buffer* (Permit Referral Process required by
USFWS and FEMA)
Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit focus area & buffer (excluding BPK/NNK)*
(Permit Referral Process required by USFWS and FEMA)
Lands designated as Tier II(BPK/NNK)
Lands designated as Tier III-A
Priority Three
Lands within the FEMA"V"Zones(purchase parcels within V Zone to
encourage growth away from more vulnerable areas)
Lands with areas of deteriorated infrastructure where the cost of
maintaining and/or repairing the infrastructure exceeds the value of private
lands (developed or undeveloped)
Lands designated as Tier Ill for employee and affordable housing
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Proposed Land Acquisition Priorities
Priority Four
Lands for potential recreationaUpark development&expansion(public
access)
Adaptation action area or lands in more"interior"locations for transitioning
public facilities &directing development
Lands within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA)
Lands subject to inundation under the assumption of 3 inches to&7 inches
by 2030
County of Monroe
Growth Management Division
Planning&Environmental Resources i'� '� Board of County Commissioners
Department ,t � „ ',r Mayor George Neugent,Dist.2
2798 Overseas Highway,Suite 410 Mayor Pro Tent Heather Carruthers,Dist.3
Marathon,FL 33050 ��� V Danny Kolhage,Dist. 1
Voice: (305)289-2500ro lw� David Rice,Dist.4
FAX: (305)289-2536 ' Sylvia J.Murphy,Dist. 5
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We strive to be caring,professional and fair
To: Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
Roman Gastesi, Administrator
Through: Christine Hurley, AICP, Director of Growth Management
From: Mayte Santamarta, Assistant Director of Planning
Michael Roberts, Senior Administrator, Environmental Resources
Date: July 1, 2013
Subject: Recommended revisions to the land acquisition policies within the Monroe County 2010
Comprehensive Plan to adjust the priorities to reflect the future build-out of the Florida
Keys, address habitat protection, retirement of development rights, etc.
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The Monroe County Comprehensive Plan currently directs the County to implement various acquisition
priorities. The County has been actively engaged in land acquisition and other policy strategies to help
transition land into public ownership to reduce potential takings claims, and address the future build-out
of the Florida Keys by incentivizing development that eliminates privately owned vacant parcels. In the
past 2 years new data regarding hurricane evacuation and vacant privately-owned parcels, new
environmental regulations as well as draft comprehensive plan policy text and climate change reports
have been produced that may influence the County's acquisition priorities.
NEW ISSUES
Rate of Growth & Hurricane Evacuation
All local governments in the Florida Keys are united by the need to maintain a hurricane evacuation
clearance time of 24 hours prior to the onset of tropical -force winds as prescribed by their local as well
as state laws. As such, since 1992, all local governments within the Florida Keys, with the exception of
the City of Key Colony Beach, have limited residential growth through an annual cap on new residential
development established by the State to ensure the ability of the population of the Florida Keys to safely
evacuate. The basis for the permit allocation rate and distribution is based upon our ability to maintain
24-hour evacuation clearance time.
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Monroe County Rule 28-20.140, F.A.C., (ratified by the Legislature in 2011) includes Work Program
Tasks which require a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to address the input variables and
assumptions to depict hurricane evacuation clearance times for the population of the Florida Keys —
including an analysis of maximum build-out capacity to determine the remaining allocations for the
Florida Keys.
In 2012, pursuant to Rule 28-20.140, F.A.C., the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO)
completed the hurricane evacuation clearance time modeling task and found that with 10 years' worth of
building permits, the Florida Keys would be at a 24 hour evacuation clearance. A Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) [see Exhibit 1] was entered into by and between DEO, the Florida Division of
Emergency Management, Monroe County and the municipalities to stipulate the input variables and
assumptions for the hurricane model. Based upon the MOU and the resulting 24 hour evacuation
clearance, DEO determined the remaining allocations for the Florida Keys (3,550 additional permits
countywide). This includes 1,970 allocations for unincorporated Monroe County from July 2013 to July
2023.
In March 2013, the Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the State Administration Commission, approved the
recommendation to allocate 10 years' worth of growth to the Keys, with 1,970 permits (197 x 10) going
to Monroe County, while maintaining an evacuation clearance time of 24 hours through the year 2023.
While the County will be able to issue 1,970 allocations over the next 10 years, the County will need to
develop strategies to ensure that the 24-hour clearance time is not exceeded while balancing private
property rights and public safety. This is significant, as there are approximately 8,000+vacant privately-
owned parcels (see table below). This allocation may result in a balance of 6,198 privately held vacant
parcels at risk of not obtaining permits in the future. This deficit of building permit allocations could
trigger takings suits against both the State and MC, if no additional permits are allowed beyond the year
2023.
Analysis of Vacant Parcels in Unincorporated Monroe County, Florida
TIER NUMBER OF VACANT PARCELS
No Tier (ORCA, etc.) 235
Tier I 3,979
Tier II 393
Tier I11-A 260
Tier I11 3,301
TOTAL 8,168*
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS 1,970
POTENTIAL LIABILITY 6,198*
*Assumes one(1) unit per parcel and does not take into account additional density potential.
With the possibility that additional permits may not be allowed beyond the year 2023, the County may
want to consider targeting Tier III vacant properties, as these properties receive greater points in the
permit allocation systems (and as such may be considered "more buildable").
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Comprehensive Plan Update Project & Evaluation and Appraisal Report Proposed Amendments
The updated Comprehensive Plan will provide the roadway for how the County will address growth
management issues for the next twenty years (2010— 2030).
Land Acquisition & Build-out:
When the BOCC passed Resolution 150-2012 to adopt the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR), the
BOCC voted to add the following strategies to the EAR:
• Revise the EAR because land acquisition policies are not adequate and the County will need to
revise the policies to better address the future build-out or maximum number of housing units of
the Florida Keys
• Add the need to develop alternate land use policies related to the possibility of a future build out
of the Florida Keys
• Add the need to develop an estimate of the long term maintenance costs for the acquired lands
• Investigate whether the one half cent sales tax used by the Land Authority for acquisition can be
broadened in scope in the statue to include the ability to use those funds for long term land
management
Energy& Climate Change Element:
The County is developing a separate Energy & Climate Change Element to address climate change and
potential sea level rise of 3 to 7 inches for the next twenty years, based upon the current Unified Sea
Level Rise Projection agreed to by the participants in the Southeast Regional Climate Compact. The
Draft Energy and/or Climate Change Element includes provisions, such as:
• Consideration of climate change impacts such as increased temperatures, sea level rise,
potentially shifting habitat and ecosystem types and the need to account for increased storm surge
in future public infrastructure decisions
• Analysis of financial expenditures for infrastructure improvements within or proximate to
vulnerable areas to appropriately manage public investments when considering demand for
repairs and reconditioning of deteriorating infrastructure
• Consideration of policies to identify adaptation action areas
• Review land development regulations relative to post-disaster redevelopment to include, as
appropriate, consideration of climate change impacts, repetitive loss structures and shoreline
stabilization needs
While climate change suggestions have been included in this discussion, it should be noted that the
science examining the impacts of climate change and sea level rise is still evolving. As such, the County
may want to consider postponing revising land acquisition priorities on this issue for a couple of years.
Alternatively, the County could propose a policy to evaluate climate change and sea level rise impacts by
a particular future date.
Environmental Re(ulations—FEMA & USFWS Permit Referral Process
In 1990, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and the Defenders of Wildlife (DOW) filed suit against
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) claiming that FEMA, while administering the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in the Keys, was not consulting with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS) as required by the Endangered Species Act. In 2005, the court entered an
injunction that prohibited FEMA from issuing flood insurance on over 50,000 parcels of land in Monroe
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County (for developments in suitable habitats of federally listed threatened or endangered species in the
Keys).
On April 30, 2010 the FWS issued a Biological Opinion (BO), amended on December 3, 2010, that
settled the lawsuit between NWF/DOW and FEMA. This BO and settlement between the parties,
requires Monroe County to revise its Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance to implements a "Permit
Referral Process" for review of all development that occurs within areas designated as "Species Focus
Areas (SFAs)" or"Species Buffer Areas (SBAs)".
The "Species Focus Areas (SFAs)" or "Species Buffer Areas (SBAs)" are areas identified by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service which contain potentially suitable habitat for nine federally protected species
including: Eastern Indigo Snake, Key Deer, Key Largo Cotton Mouse, Key Largo Woodrat, Key Tree
Cactus, Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit, Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly, Silver Rice Rat, and Stock Island Tree
Snail.
On December 2 2011, FEMA notified Monroe County that if the County did not implement the "Permit
Referral Process" by June 30, 2012, then Monroe County would have been placed on probation. As a
result, on June 20, 2012, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance 015-2012 requiring the
County to review permits for federally listed species to comply with the Federal Endangered Species Act.
Subsequent to the adoption of Ordinance 015-2012, the Court lifted the injunction in Florida Key Deer v.
Fugate, 90-CV-10037 (the "FEMA Injunction") on September 13, 2012. The County must now review
development proposed within suitable habitats of federally listed species to comply with the Federal
Endangered Species Act.
Under this new process, certain development proposals that are reviewed pursuant to the Species
Assessment Guides (SAGS) for the Key Largo wood rat, Key Largo cotton mouse, silver rice rat and
Lower Keys marsh rabbit may require the property owners to agree to execute and record a covenant
restriction which prohibits free ranging cats to alleviate direct and cumulative loss of these species.
In addition, there are federal caps on the number of new residences that can be built in the buffer area for
the Key Largo wood rat and the Key Largo cotton mouse and in the Species Focus Areas and associated
buffers for the Lower Keys marsh rabbit and Silver rice rat.
• Key Largo Wood Rat& Cotton Mouse buffer areas in North Key Largo: 76 residences
• Silver Rice Rat focus Area&buffer: 522 residences in the focus area, 349 residences in buffer
lands
• Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit focus area &buffer: 296 residences in the focus area, 575 residences
in buffer lands
The County may want to consider encouraging the Federal and State government to target the vacant
properties with habitat and listed species for conservation purposes.
• There are 7,589 Tier I parcels within the State's Florida Forever Boundary are owned by public
and nonprofit agencies.
• There are 3,351 Tier I parcels within the State's Florida Forever Boundary which remain privately
owned and vacant.
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• There are 12,147 parcels within the Federal Species Focus Area and Buffer Areas which are
owned by public and nonprofit agencies
• There are 7,193 parcels within the Federal Species Focus Area and Buffer Areas which remain
privately owned and vacant
Big Pine Key and No Name Key Livable CommuniKeys Master Plan (LCP), Habitat Conservation
Plan (HCP) and the Incidental Take Permit (ITP)
Monroe County adopted the Livable ColmnuniKeys Master Plan for Big Pine Key and No Name Key as
an amendment to the 2010 Comprehensive Plan, on August 14, 2004 (Ordinance 029-2004). Monroe
County, the Florida Department of Transportation, and the Florida Department of Community Affairs
(now the Department of Economic Opportunity) were also compelled to develop a Habitat Conservation
Plan to address the incidental take of key deer, eastern indigo snake, and lower keys marsh rabbit that
may result from development activities in Big Pine Key and No Name Key over the 20 year period of
2003-2023.
In 2006, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) to Monroe County,
the Florida Department of Transportation, and the Florida Department of Community Affairs (now the
Department of Economic Opportunity) which became effective on June 9, 2006 and expires on June 30,
2023.
The ITP requires specific land use limitations and protections for Big Pine Key and No Name Key,
including,but not limited to:
• New residential development will be limited to a maximum of 200 dwelling units over the 20
year life of the HCP.
• New residential development in Tier I areas will be limited to no more than 5% of all residential
units permitted over the 20 year life of the HCP (no more than 10 units or H=0.022) whichever
results in a lower H.
• No development will be allowed in Lower Keys marsh rabbit habitat [see Exhibit 2]. No
residential or commercial development will be allowed with 500 meters of marsh rabbit habitat,
with the exception of isolated areas (i.e. green hatched areas on HCP Figure 2.2).
As noted above, the ITP allows no more than 10 units (or 0.022 H impact whichever results in a lower H)
on Tier I designated lands. As of December 31, 2012, the County has issued ROGO allocations for 9
residential dwelling units (resulting in 4 building permits), totaling 0.0201 H impact. While the H
impacts for the allocations are not debited until the building permit is issued, the County may be
approaching the maximum threshold of the ITP. As such, the County may want to consider targeting
Tier I designated lands on Big Pine Key and No Name Key for acquisition.
Additionally, County staff reviewed the Lower Keys marsh rabbit habitat and buffer lands to determine
the remaining privately-owned lands and to determine potential areas the County may want to target for
acquisition as there is a limit to development in these areas.
The table below identifies the remaining privately-owned parcels within the Lower Keys marsh rabbit
habitat and buffer.
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Total Number of Acreage of Acreage of
Big Pine Key and No Name Key Parcels Parcels Hammock or
Pineland
Private/Vacant intersecting Marsh Rabbit Core Habitat& 653 343.30
Marsh Rabbit Habitat Buffer(LKMR Parcels
Private/Vacant intersecting LKMR Parcels intersecting 219 137.92
Hammock or Pineland Habitats
Total Number of Private/Vacant intersecting LKMR
Parcels containing 50% or greater area of Hammock or 170 58.2 51.6
Pineland Habitats
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff is recommending revisions to the existing land acquisition priorities within the adopted
Comprehensive Plan to address the direction of the BOCC that land acquisition policies are not adequate
and that policies need to be revised to better address the future build-out of the Florida Keys, as well as
the new issues and environmental regulations described above.
Generally, staff is recommending that the duplicative land acquisition policies be eliminated and that
policies dealing with land acquisition priorities be combined.
Staff recommended strikethrough and underline policy revisions are provided below.
PROPOSED, DRAFT Amendments to Existing Comprehensive Plan Land Acquisition Policies:
FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT
to er-eate a dedieated aeqeisition 4md faf Tier- 1 laads oo Big Pine Key and No Name Key based oft th
Genset=vatiefi Plan and the Mastef Plan fat: Big Pine Key and No Name Key. The Gatifity and the-
aequisition effefts iii the Keys based an needs identified i* this eompr-ehensive plan. This eeer-dinatia
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Policy 101.6.6
Monroe County shall preclude the granting of administrative relief in the form of the issuance of a
building permit for lands within the Florida Forever targeted acquisition or Tier I lands areas unless, after
60 days from the receipt of a complete application for administrative relief, it has been determined the
parcel can not be purchased for conservation purposes by any county, state or federal agency or any
private entity. The County shall routinely notify Department of Environmental Protection of upcoming
administrative relief request at least six (6) months prior to the deadline for administrative relief.
Objective 102.4 Monroe County in ea e facie, " the state a-ad ether- acgi t eagenc es shall
maintain pfepa-F a Land Acquisition Master Plan by ittly-T 2005 containing strate i�a-4fateg-)--for
securing funding,
eeftsisteR4 with the liefed systeffi adopted by this plaft and as fequifed by the State AA'ef4� Pf
and containing non-purchase options and strategies.
Policy 102.4.1
The Monroe County Land Acquisition Master Plan shall be maintained develepe and implemented by
the Monroe County Land Authority in cooperation with the Growth Management Division
vSr-.rrrand other
responsible federal and state agencies. Monroe County shall encourage the State to target the acquisition
of Tier I designated lands within the state's acquisition boundaries. Monroe County shall encourage
federal government to target the acquisition of lands containing suitable habitat for species listed under
the Endangered Species Act.
Policy 102.4.2 The Land Authority and the Growth Management Division shall identify the types of
lands which shall be considered for acquisition. These shall include the following priorities for
acquisition:
Priority One
Marsh rabbit habitat and buffer area, as adopted with the Big Pine Key & No Name Key
(BPK/NNK) Habitat Conservation Plan (Figure 2.2) and Incidental Take Permit
Lands containing known populations of federally-designated wildlife species
Lands designated as Tier I(Natural Areas)
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Lands designated as Tier III for the retirement of development rights & hurricane evacuation
clearance times
Priority Two
Key Largo Wood Rat & Cotton Mouse buffer areas* (Permit Referral Process required by USFWS
and FEMA)
Silver Rice Rat focus area&buffer* (Permit Referral Process required by USFWS and FEMA)
Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit focus area & buffer (excluding BPK/ K)*(Pennit Referral Process
required by USFWS and FEMA)
Lands designated as Tier I1(BPK/ K)
Lands designated as Tier III-A
Priority Three
Lands within the FEMA "V"Zones (Purchase parcels within V Zone to encourage growth away
from more vulnerable areas) see NOTE]
Lands with areas of deteriorated infrastructure where the cost of maintaining and/or repairing the
infrastructure exceeds the value of private lands (developed or undeveloped)
Lands designated as Tier III for employee and affordable housing
Priority Four
Lands for potential recreational/park development& expansion (Public access)
Adaptation action area** or lands in more "interior" locations for transitioning public facilities &
directin development [see NOTE]
Lands within the Coastal High Hazard Area(CHHA
Lands subject to inundation under the assumption of 3 inches to & 7 inches by 2030 [see NOTEI
Criteria for the ranking of land acquisitions within the four priority areas shall include:
1) Consideration of the carry�ing capacity of the natural and man-made systems in the Florida Keys
to continually accommodate further development, including hurricane evacuation clearance
times.
2) The size and the location of the property and surrounding land uses, including1eg ment
status adjacent ownership, consolidation of parcels for management feasibility, maintenance
costs, diversity of habitats, and the provision of habitat buffers).
3) The habitat type on the property with preference given to:
1. Hardwood hammock&pinelands (upland habitats)
2. Disturbed wetlands
3. Undisturbed wetlands
4) Minimization of fragmentation of habitats (edge effect) and potential for successful restoration,
if within a larger hammock area.
5) Percent of land surrounding the property that is already under public ownership.
* United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and United States Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS) required Monroe County to implement Permit Referral Process (PRP) to avoid impacts
on federally listed (threatened or endangered) species. Focus and buffer areas are areas of potentially
suitable habitat for nine federally protected species Eastern Indigo Snake, Key Deer, Key Largo Cotton
Mouse, Key Largo Woodrat, Key Tree Cactus, Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit, Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly,
Silver Rice Rat, and Stock Island Tree Snail) as defined within the Biological Opinion issued by FWS on
April 30, 2010.
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**Adaptation action area means one or more areas that experience coastal flooding due to extreme high
tides and storm surge, and that are vulnerable to the related impacts of rising sea levels for the purpose of
prioritizing funding for infrastructure needs and adaptation planning_
***The Coastal High-Hazard Area is the area below the elevation of the category I storm surge line as
established by a Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) computerized storm surge
model.
NOTE: It should be noted that the science examinin the he impacts of climate change and sea level rise is
still evolving and the County may want to consider postponing the acquisition priorities on this issue
until a future date.
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3. fresh watef wetlands, and tmdistur-bed salt ma-r-sh, and bt4tei+weed wetlands Iha4 a-fe r-equifed epe
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10. lands with habitat value on Big Pine Key and No Name Key to meet mitigat' efits 0
the Big Pine Key and No Name Key Habita4 Gensen,a4ien Pla
Policy 102.4.3
Monroe County shall maintain and implement a land acquisition program in recognition of the critical
need for the County to aggressively address the imbalance between development expectations of private
property owners and the finite cai . it ng capacity of the natural and man-made systems in the Florida
Keys. Pursuant to Section 380.0552, F.S. and Rule 28-20.140, F.A.C., this policy recognizes the public
safety concern of maintaining a maximum hurricane evacuation clearance time of 24 hours. The Lan
shall be tipd4ed &ftttually with ptiblie ifiput. hi f-efmulfffing this list, the Ge-HR-ty shall pfiefitize Tief
lands e�vef Tier- 11 (Big Pine Key and Ne Name Key) a-Rd Tief H! !a-Rds. Outside the beuiidafies ef Tier-AtAhefity a-Rd Gfewth Ma-flagemeiil Divisieii shall develep a pfiar-ky list ef aeVisilieii sites. This fis
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Policy 102.4.4
The Monroe County Land Acquisition Master Plan shall contain an acquisition financing plan which
identifies sources of funding for acquisition of lands on the Priority List. Land acquisition will be a
coordinated effort between the state and federal governments and the County. The County shall annually
petition the state and federal government to accept primary responsibility for acquisition of Tier I,
conservation and natural lands and lands containing species listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Monroe County shall support the efforts of federal agencies state agencies, and private non-profit
conservation organizations to acquire land for conservation purposes. The Gettiity shall be fespeiisible
following:Poliey 102.4.6 The Maiffee Gattnt-y Land Aequisition Master- Plan shall eantain pelieies to dir-eet th
passive 0
0 aefe of o.,te-; size in T e f TT (Big Pine and N Name Key) a 1Tie 11,
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aequisilieii will be giveii te these pafeels iii Tief 11 (Big Pitte a-Rd No Naffie Key) Vvil
vegela4ieir
the size and the leeatieii of the pr-apefty and stiff d ttses ifieltidiffg
4) m „tv,,,,,iee eests f isolated p eels
a) par-eels in Tief ill sttitable faf the development or- r-edevelopment of six of mefe tvsidefitia4
tmits will be identified and pfiefitized fat:ae"isition;
b) pr-ier-ity f6f ae"isition will be Oveft to pfejeets that afe ready to pfeeeed with ROGO
alleeatietis available;
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Policy 102.4.7
Lands acquired through the Monroe County Land Acquisition Program shall be managed to restore,
preserve, and protect the conservation, recreation, safety, hazard reduction, density reduction and
affordability purposes for which the lands were acquired.
Policy 102.8.4
Pprivately-owned undeveloped land located within the CBRS units shall be
considered for acquisition by Monroe County for conservation purposes
Policy 103.1.3
Monroe County shall identify Key deer habitat areas ashy acquisition sites for conservation
purposes, pursuant to Policy 102.4.2. Emphasis shall be placed upon acquisition of movement corridors,
sources of fresh water, and undisturbed native vegetation areas which are located within Improved
Subdivisions and which are outside of the acquisition areas identified by the USFWS (for the National
Key Deer Refuge), FDEP DN (for the Coupon Bight CARL Project), and SFWMD (for the Big Pine
Key Save Our Rivers project).Acgiitieiq shall eo er-ed thfaugh the Mo,.,,.ee roomy N tur-all
Policy 103.1.4
Monroe County shall support, wherever possible, the efforts of federal agencies, state agencies, and
private non-profit conservation organizations, to acquire land for conservation purposes within habitat
areas of the Key deer.
Policy 103.2.7
Monroe County shall identify native upland habitats used by the Schaus swallowtail butterfly and the
Key Largo wood rat and the Key Largo cotton mouse ashy acquisition sites for conservation
purposes, pursuant to Policy 102.4.2. Emphasis shall be placed upon acquisition of native upland sites
which are located within Improved Subdivisions and which are outside of the acquisition areas identified
by the USFWS (for the Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge), and FDEP DN (for the Key Largo
Hammock CARL Project).
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Policy 104.6.2
Monroe County shall include archaeological sites identified by local historic preservation groups on the
priority list of Natural Heritage and Park acquisition sites.
Policy 104.6.3
Monroe County shall encourage and facilitate acquisition of historic sites suitable for cultural, tourism,
recreation or conservation uses by federal, state and local agencies, non-profit historic preservation
groups, and non-profit conservation organizations
Objective 105.2
Monroe County shall maintain and implement with assistance of the state and federal governments a 20-
year Land Acquisition Program
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siistaiiiability ef the Keys man made afid iiatiifal systems; and, 3) seetife aiid fetaiii latids siiitable fef
in recognition of the finite limits of the carrying capacity of
the natural and man-made systems in the Florida Keys to continually accommodate further development
and the need for the significant expansion of the public acquisition of vacant developable lands and
development rights to equitably balance the rights and expectations of property owners. This includes
the recognition that Monroe County must ensure public safety through the ability to maintain a 24-hour
hurricane evacuation clearance time.
Policy 105.2.2
Monroe County shall maintain pfepat:e overlay map(s) designating geographic areas of the County as
one of the thfee Tiers in accordance with the guidance in Policy 105.2.1, which shall be incorporated as
an overlay on the zoning map(s)with supporting text amendments in the Land Development Regulations.
These maps are to be used to guide the Land Acquisition Program and the smart growth initiatives in
conjunction with the Livable CommuniKeys Program
Policy 105.2.3
The priority for acquisition of lands and de elep ..,o.,t rights under the County's Land Acquisition
Program shall follow the priority categories within Policy 102.4.2. bey follows. Tief 1 (NaturTAiea)pfiefit-y, &Eeept aequisitieff of!and faf affefdable hettsing shall also be a fifst pfiefity. These ae"isitie
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Mefir-oe Goffnt-y shall implement a land ae"isition program to aeqtt4:e most pt:iN�ately owned vaean
Monfee Getifity shall implement an ae"isition pfogr-am to ae"it:e -privately owned vaeafit !a-nds
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Policy 105.2.13
By May 2015, the County shall explore additional funding sources for land acquisition including, but not
limited to, utilizing a percentage of the infrastructure sales surtax, proposing an increase to the sales tax,
and/or establishing a special taxing authority for land acquisition funding In implementing this Land
Acquisition Program, Monroe County is only committed or financially obligated to the extent that local,
state, and federal funds are available.
CONSERVATION AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT ELEMENT
Policy 204.4.1
The Monroe County Growth Management Division in coordination with the Monroe County Land
Authority and other federal and state agencies will continue with wetlands acquisition through Florida
Forever program, and other funding mechanisms such as the Monroe County Land Acquisition Fund.
A list of pfiefity wetia-ads ae"isition sites shall be dfaf4ed and updated am+ttally. This list shall b-e
developedby Mefffee Coufftyn eefistiltation with f eiitatives e4he A!'O EPA, T,AI DE ilN
, , ,
,
A list E)f pr-iefity tifidistw-bed beaehlbefm ae"isitien sites shall be dfaf4ed and tipdated amitially. This !is
shall be developed by Menfee Gowqty ift eenstiltation with fepfesefttatives ef the DNR affd others, as
a+i&o
(See Paf1ES and peff Spaee Element Paliey 1� 1.2.4
3. are leeated within improved Subdivisions.
*NEW Proposed Policy to address the new FEMA & USFWS Permit Referral Process*
Policy 207.1.5
Monroe County shall work cooperatively with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to review pen-nit applications for compliance with the Federal
Endangered Species Act through the "Permit Referral Process" within the floodplain regulations. The
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purpose of the "Permit Referral Process" is to implement regulations that will assure, consistent with the
loth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, state and county regulations, proper record retention,
coordination, and notification of FEMA and FWS regarding permit applications filed with or issued by
Monroe County.
Monroe County shall implement a "Permit Referral Process" for review of all development that occurs
within areas designated as "Species Focus Areas (SFAs)" or "Species Buffer Areas (SBAs)". The SFAs
or SBAs are areas identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service which contain potentially suitable
habitat for nine federally protected species including: Eastern Indigo Snake, Key Deer, Key Largo Cotton
Mouse, Key Largo Woodrat, Key Tree Cactus, Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit, Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly,
Silver Rice Rat, and Stock Island Tree Snail.
aeq-ttisitionof
1. sites hm,ifig knowi4-populations of fedef ally desigaated wildlife spe
motes deemed highly suitable as r-€iatfa"etiefi sites for-suchipeeies.
Policy 207.7.3
, Monroe County shall identify Key deer habitat areas ashy acquisition sites for
conservation purposes, pursuant to Policy 102.4.2. Emphasis shall be placed upon acquisition of
movement corridors, sources of freshwater, and undisturbed native vegetation areas which are located
within Improved Subdivisions and which are outside of the acquisition areas identified by the USFWS
(for the National Key Deer Refuge), FDEP DN (for the Coupon Bight CARL Project), and SFWMD
(for the Big Pine Key Save Our Rivers project).
Policy 207.8.10
, Monroe County shall identify undisturbed beach nesting habitat of marine turtles as
pt:ier-ity-acquisition sites for conservation purposes, pursuant to Policy 102.4.2. Particular emphasis shall
be placed upon acquisition of undisturbed beaches which are located within Improved Subdivisions.
1. fiestiiig sites of the setithem bald eagle (14aliaeettis letieeeephala), osprey (Pa-ndiafi haliaettts), th
mele"s),
Policy 207.11.4
Potential introduction sites for the Stock Island Tree Snail which are not currently in public ownership
shall be designated ashy acquisition sites for conservation purposes, pursuant to Policy 102.4.2.
Acquisition shall be considered through the Florida Forever program and other funding mechanisms such
as the Monroe County Land Acquisition Fund.
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Policy 217.1.7
Monroe County shall consider floodplain management and CHHA issues in making public acquisition
decisions
Policy 1201.2.7
Acquisition of neighborhood and community park sites shall be undertaken as part of the Monroe County
Land Acquisition Program NNutt:^ Het:it ge ^4ia PaF Pi:egf m. and Policy 102.4.2.
Polie , 1301.7.15
Manfee County shall eeefdinate with DNR and etwettfage total ae"isitieff O�Nofth Key Lafge widef th
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Exhibit
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MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION NO. 226 - 2012
A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE STATE OF
FLORIDA'S 2012 HURRICANE EVACUATION CLEARANCE TIME
WORK GROUP; HURRICANE EVACUATION MODEL; WORK
PROGRAM TASKS OF RULE 28-20.140, F.A.C.; AND THE STATE'S
RECOMMENDED ALLOCATION OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
PERMITS TO MONROE COUNTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature and the Administration Commission have included
Monroe County within the designated Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern (Section
380.05, 380.0552, Florida Statutes), and
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature and the Administration Commission have mandated
that Monroe County include within the goals, objectives, and policies of its Comprehensive Plan
measures to protect public safety and welfare in the event of a hurricane, by maintaining an
evacuation clearance time for permanent residents of no more than 24 hours (Section
380.0552(9)(a)2., Florida Statutes; Rule 28-20.140(5)(a)1.2. and 14., F.A.C.); and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County 2010 Comprehensive Plan includes Objective 101.2
which directs Monroe County to reduce the hurricane evacuation clearance times to 24 hours by
the year 2010, and Policy 216.1.8 establishing that in the event of a pending major hurricane
(category 3-5) Monroe County shall implement a staged/phased evacuation procedures to
achieve and maintain an overall 24-hour hurricane evacuation clearance time for the resident
population, by evacuating: 1) Approximately 48 hours in advance of tropical storm winds, a
mandatory evacuation of non-residents, visitors, RV's, travel trailers, live-aboard, and military
personnel from the Keys shall be initiated, 2) Approximately 36 hours in advance of tropical
storm winds, a mandatory evacuation of mobile home residents, special needs residents, and
hospital and nursing home patients from the Keys shall be initiated, and 3) Approximately 30
hours in advance of tropical storm winds, a mandatory phased evacuation of permanent residents
by evacuation zone; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature further mandated that the hurricane evacuation
clearance time for Monroe County and other local governments within the Florida Keys Areas of
Critical State Concern (ACSC) and the Key West Area of Critical State Concern shall be
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determined by a state-approved hurricane evacuation study, conducted in accordance with a
professionally accepted methodology (Rule 28-20.140(5)(a)1 I., F.A.C. and Rule 28-36, F.A.C.);
and
WHEREAS, the Administration Commission directed the State Department of Economic
Opportunity (DEO), by July 1, 2012, to apply the derived clearance time to assess and determine
the remaining allocations for the Florida Keys and Key West ACSCs or identify alternative
evacuation strategies that support the 24 hour evacuation clearance time (Rule 28-
20.140(5)(a)12. andl4., F.A.C.); and
WHEREAS, the DSO's 2012 Hurricane Evacuation Clearance Time Work Group
included representation from Monroe County, the City of Key West, Islamorada, Village of
Islands, the City of Layton, the City of Key Colony Beach, and the City of Marathon (the "Local
Governments"); and
WHEREAS, the DEO's 2012 Hurricane Evacuation Clearance Time Work Group (the
Work Group) evaluated, provided input, and, and ultimately recommended Scenario M5 from
among the scenarios provide by DEO at its June 8, 2012 Work Group meeting; and
WHEREAS, Scenario M5 included the 2010 Census site-built units (43,760 units,
27,320 occupied units); a 90% participation rate; the maximum number of residential building
permits for new construction for all Local Governments per year for 10 years or 3,540 (annually,
County 197, Marathon 30, Islamorada 28, Key West 90, Key Colony Beach 6 and Layton 3);
1,248 mobile home units projected to convert to site-built units; the exclusion of 870 dwelling
units on the Naval Air Station; as well as two (2) functional evacuation lanes from MM 108-126,
as recommended by Monroe County Sheriffs Office. Further, the Work Group recommended
Scenario M5 with the provision that the City of Key West would transfer annually (by July 13th)
any remaining or unused (90 allocations) allocations to the other Local Governments based upon
the Local Governments' ratio of vacant land; and
WHEREAS, DEO and the Local Governments recognize that significant vacant lands
remain in the Florida Keys, including: Monroe County with 8,758 vacant parcels (77% of total
vacant lands), Marathon with 1,281 vacant parcels (I I%), Islamorada with 1,109 vacant parcels
(10%), Key Colony Beach with 92 vacant parcels (0.81%), Key West with 84 vacant parcels
(0.74%), and Layton with 13 vacant parcels (0.11%); and
WHEREAS, the hurricane model for determining clearance time and, ultimately, the
State's allocation of County residential building permits, is maintained and run by the DEO and
other state agencies; and
WHEREAS, DEO has determined, based on its data, input variables, and assumptions as
set forth in Part Two of the attached MOU, that the Florida Division of Emergency
Management's (DEM) Transportation Interface for Modeling Evacuations ("TIME") Model is
the model acceptable to DEO to accurately depict evacuation clearance times for the population
of the Keys ACSCs; and
WHEREAS, Marathon, Key West, Layton, Monroe County, and Islamorada staff
requested new participation rate studies be conducted, due principally to the low sample sizes
primarily for mobile homes relied upon by DEO and DEO anticipates conducting additional
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human behavioral studies regarding participation rates in the future, prior to any further
adjustments to the County's allocation of building permits; and
WHEREAS, DEO has determined that mobile home residents live in vulnerable housing
and should be encouraged to evacuate before residents of site-built homes, consistent with the
adopted staged/phased evacuation comprehensive plan policies; and
WHEREAS, the Local Governments recognize that the data, input variables, and
assumptions DEO has incorporated into its hurricane evacuation model and this MOU are
subject to change when the 2020 Census data becomes available; and
WHEREAS, the County is directed by Rule 28-20.140(5)(a)l 1, F.A.C. to enter into a
memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the DEO and the other local governments in the
Florida Keys & Key West ACSC, which MOU stipulates to the input variables and assumptions
the DEO has used in the Florida Keys Hurricane Evacuation Model, or other models acceptable
to the DEO, to accurately depict evacuation clearance times for the population of the Florida
Keys; and
WHEREAS, the County wishes to comply with Rule 28-20.140, F.A.C. and ensure the
availability of residential buildings permit allocations, consistent with the County's ability to
safely evacuate its visitors and residents, and the intent of the Florida Keys ACSC to "protect the
constitutional rights of property owners to own, use, and dispose of their real property" (Section
380.0552(2)(t), Florida Statutes); and
WHEREAS, DEO officials have indicated, by letter to Monroe County Mayor David
Rice, dated July 30, 2012, that a minimum of 3,540 additional allocations could be distributed
among Florida Keys Local Governments, still maintaining an evacuation clearance time of 24
hours; and
WHEREAS, DEO will report to the Administration Commission on the review and
completion of Work Program tasks in Rule 28-20.140(5)(a)ll.-14., F.A.C., and provide the
recommended allocation rates and distribution of allocations; and
WHEREAS, the County has the following understandings, based on staffs discussions
with DEO officials, and is relying on same, pending Administration Commission approval, in
passing this Resolution:
(a) that at least 1,970 of the available 3,540 permits will be allocated to the County, for
issuance within unincorporated Monroe County, after July 1, 2013, at an annual rate the County
deems appropriate and in accordance with its Comprehensive Plan, through June 30, 2023; and
(b) that, after July 1, 2013, any permits allocated by the State to the City of Key West,
which are not used within a given allocation year or for which the City is not eligible, will be
distributed among the other local governments in the Florida Keys ACSC, in accordance with the
proportion of vacant lands, in each jurisdiction, as indicated in the final report of the Work
Group; and
WHEREAS, the Administration Commission has directed DEO, DEM, and the Local
Governments in the Keys to enter into an MOU to stipulate to the input variables and
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assumptions, including regional considerations, for utilizing the Florida Keys Hurricane
Evacuation Model or other models acceptable to DEO in order to accurately depict evacuation
clearance times for the population of the Florida Keys (Rule 28-20.140(5)(a)1 I., F.A.C.); and
WHEREAS, at least 30 days notice and comment period for interested parties has been
provided, as required by Rule 28-20.140(5)(a)11, F.A.C;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, as follows:
ARTICLE I
1. That the Board of County Commissioners hereby stipulates, pursuant to Rule 28-
20.140(5)(a)11, F.A.C., that:
a. DEO has determined that the Florida Division of Emergency Management's
Transportation Interface for Modeling Evacuations ("TIME") Model is the model
acceptable to DEO to accurately depict evacuation clearance times for the population
of the Florida Keys; and
b. DEO has identified, and the 2012 Hurricane Evacuation Clearance Time Work Group
has recommended, the data, input variables, and assumptions set forth in Part Two of
the attached Memorandum of Understanding for utilizing the TIME Model to depict a
24-hour evacuation clearance time for the population of the Florida Keys.
c. DEO has recommended that a minimum of 3,540 additional allocations could be
distributed among Florida Keys Local Governments, while still maintaining an
evacuation clearance time of 24 hours, and recognizes that Monroe County is
anticipated to receive 1,970 allocations for the time period of July 1, 2013 to June 30,
2023.
2. That County staff is hereby directed to coordinate with the state and other Local
Governments in the Florida Keys ACSC and the Key West ACSC, in order to establish a
formal process facilitating the transfer of allocations from the City of Key West to the other
local governments, based on the relative percentage of vacant lands within each Local
Government, as assumed in the final report of the Work Group, for any allocations in the
prior allocation year(s) which:
a. The City of Key West is ineligible to receive for failure to comply with state law
regarding mandated comprehensive plan adoptions or updates; or
b. Are not allocated by the City during the prior allocation year, through its adopted
building permit allocation ordinances.
3. That Monroe County Mayor David Rice is hereby authorized to execute the attached MOU
on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners.
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ARTICLE II
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 2.01 Severability
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or provision of this resolution is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the said holding shall in no way affect
the validity of the remaining portions, which shall be in full force and effect and be valid as if
such invalid portion thereof had not been incorporated herein.
SECTION 2.02 Effective Date
This resolution shall become effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida
at a regular meeting of the Board held on the 21" day of September, 2012.
Mayor David Rice Yes
Mayor Pro Tem Kim Wigington No
Commissioner George Neugent Yes
Commissioner Heather Carruthers Yes
Co Ln Commissioner Sylvia Murphy Yes
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
c) C:) OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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BY
Mayor David ce
(SEAL).',
ATTEST:.`DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK MPAVE
UNTY AS TO ATTORNEY
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DEPUTY CLERK
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HURRICANE EVACUATION CLEARANCE TIME MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BY AND BETWEEN
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND THE COUNTY OF
MONROE,CITY OF KEY WEST,ISLAMORADA,VILLAGE OF ISLANDS,CITY OF LAYTON,
CITY OF KEY COLONY BEACH,CITY OF MARATHON,AND FLORIDA DIVISION OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") is entered into by and between the State of
Florida's Department of Economic Opportunity (the "DEO"), the Florida Division of Emergency
Management (the "Division"), and Monroe County, the City of Key West, Islamorada, Village of
Islands, the City of Layton, the City of Key Colony Beach, and the City of Marathon (the "Local
Governments") (all collectively known as the"Parties") for the purpose of complying with Rules 28-18,
28-19,and 28-20,Florida Administrative Code.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Local Governments of the Florida Keys are within two areas that the Florida
Legislature and the Administration Commission have designated as Areas of Critical State Concern (the
Florida Keys ACSC and the City of Key West ACSC), pursuant to Sections 380.05 and 380.0552,
Florida Statutes, and Florida Administrative Code Chapter 28-36, hereinafter referred to as the "Keys
ACSCs';and
WHEREAS, the Local Governments have adopted state-mandated Comprehensive Plans and
Land Development Regulations,which have been approved by the State, as required by law;and
WHEREAS, the State's Legislative Intent in designating the Local Governments as Areas of
Critical State Concern includes:
(a)Establish a land use management system that protects the natural environment of the Florida
Keys;
(b) Establish a land use management system that conserves and promotes the community
character of the Florida Keys;
(c) Establish a land use management system that promotes orderly and balanced growth in
accordance with the capacity of available and planned public facilities and services;
(d)Provide affordable housing in close proximity to places of employment in the Florida Keys;
(e) Establish a land use management system that promotes and supports a diverse and sound
economic base;
(f) Protect the constitutional rights of property owners to own, use, and dispose of their real
property;
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(g) Promote coordination and efficiency among governmental agencies that have permitting
jurisdiction over land use activities in the Florida Keys;
(h)Promote an appropriate land acquisition and protection strategy for environmentally sensitive
lands within the Florida Keys;
(i) Protect and improve the nearshore water quality of the Florida Keys through the construction
and operation of wastewater management facilities that meet the requirements of Sections
381.0065(4)(1)and 403.086(10),Florida Statutes, as applicable;and
0) Ensure that the population of the Florida Keys can be safely evacuated (Section 380.0552(2)
Florida Statutes); and
WHEREAS, the Florida Keys remain one of the most vulnerable areas in the United States to
hurricanes;and
WHEREAS,the Florida Legislature and the Administration Commission have mandated that the
Local Governments (except the City of Key West) include within the goals, objectives, and policies of
their respective Comprehensive Plans measures to protect public safety and welfare in the event of a
hurricane by maintaining an evacuation clearance time for permanent residents of no more than 24 hours
(Section 380.0552(9)(a)2. Florida Statutes, Rule 28-18.400(5)(a)10., F.A.C., Rule 28-19.310(5)(a)5.,
F.A.C.,and Rule 28-20.140(5)(a)14.,F.A.C.);and
WHEREAS, Florida Administrative Code Rule 28-36.003(2)(a)7. requires that the City of Key
West prepare and adopt an evacuation plan which is consistent with the regional and County plans; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature further mandated that the hurricane evacuation clearance
time for the Florida Keys ACSC shall be determined by a state-approved hurricane evacuation study,
conducted in accordance with a professionally accepted methodology; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Emergency Management evacuation study, titled "Statewide
Regional Evacuation Studies Program" dated November 2010, which includes Regional Behavioral
Surveys Volumes 2-11, and was funded by the state Legislature and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency("FEMA'),provided the State's principal source of professionally acceptable data
and analysis, augmented by other sources of data and analysis as referenced herein, for determining
input variables and assumptions depicting evacuation clearance times for the population of the Florida
Keys;and
WHEREAS, the Administration Commission has directed DEO, by July 1, 2012, to apply the
derived clearance time to assess and determine the remaining allocations for the Florida Keys ACSC or
identify alternative evacuation strategies that support the 24 hour evacuation clearance time; and
WHEREAS, the Administration Commission has directed DEO, the Division, and the Local
Governments to enter into this MOU to stipulate to the input variables and assumptions, including
regional considerations, for utilizing the Florida Keys Hurricane Evacuation Model or other models
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acceptable to DEO in order to accurately depict evacuation clearance times for the population of the
Florida Keys ACSC;and
WHEREAS, DEO has determined that the Florida Division of Emergency Management's
Transportation Interface for Modeling Evacuations ("TIME")Model is the model acceptable to DEO to
accurately depict evacuation clearance times for the population of the Keys ACSCs; and
WHEREAS,the Local Governments of the Florida Keys, except the City of Key Colony Beach,
have regulated the rate and distribution of growth by implementing permit allocation systems to address
hurricane evacuation clearance times;and
WHEREAS,DEO and the Local Governments recognize that significant vacant lands remain in
the Florida Keys: Monroe County with 8,758 vacant parcels(77%of total vacant lands),Marathon with
1,281 vacant parcels (11%), Islamorada with 1,109 vacant parcels (10%), Key Colony Beach with 92
vacant parcels (0.811/6), Key West with 84 vacant parcels (0.740/o), and Layton with 13 vacant parcels
(0.11%);and
WHEREAS , DEO and the Local Governments recognize the need to balance limiting the
maximum number of building permits for new construction of residential units to be issued annually in
the Florida Keys with fairness and consideration of private property rights;and
WHEREAS, to address hurricane evacuation modeling for the Florida Keys ACSCs, DEO
established a Hurricane Evacuation Clearance Time Work Group ("Work Group") consisting of elected
officials from each Local Government and representatives from DEO and DEM; in addition DEO
invited representatives of special interests in the Florida Keys to participate, including the Florida Keys
Federation of Chambers of Commerce, the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, the Lodging
Association of the Florida Keys and Key West,the Monroe County Sheriff s Office,Naval Air Station-
Key West, the environmental community, and a citizen's advocacy group; and further DEO requested
technical advisors from DEO, the Division, and the Local Governments as well as the Northeast Florida
Regional Planning Council, the South Florida Regional Planning Council, Monroe County Emergency
Management, the National Weather Service,the National Hurricane Center, and the Florida Department
of Transportation to participate in meeting discussion;and
WHEREAS, four advertised public workshops were conducted in the Florida Keys where the
Work Group reviewed studies and data from DEO and other agencies related to the occupancy,
participation, human behavior, response curves, capacity of the evacuation route, and the number of
automobiles that will likely be evacuated,and other factors; and
WHEREAS, the Work Group evaluated information, provided input, and ultimately
recommended Scenario M5;and
WHEREAS, from among the scenarios provided by DEO at the June 8, 2012, Work Group
meeting, Scenario M5 included the 2010 Census site-built units (43,760 units); the maximum number of
residential building permits for new construction for all Local Governments per year for 10 years
(annually,County 197,Marathon 30, Islamorada 28,Key West 90,Key Colony Beach 6 and Layton 3);
1,248 mobile home units projected to convert to site-built units; the exclusion of 870 dwelling units on
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the Naval Air Station; as well as two (2) functional evacuation lanes from MM 108-126. Further, the
Work Group recommended Scenario M5 with the provision that the City of Key West would transfer
annually (by July 13th) any remaining or unused (90 allocations) allocations to the other Local
Governments based upon the Local Governments' ratio of vacant land; and
WHEREAS, following the June 8, 2012, Work Group meeting, technical corrections were made
to the Census site built units revising that number to 43,718 and revising the Key West building permit
allocation to 91, which corrections do not affect the hurricane evacuation clearance time for the
population of the Florida Keys; and
WHEREAS, the Local Governments acknowledge that the safe and timely evacuation of the
population of the Florida Keys in the event of a hurricane requires a consistent and cooperative approach
and to that end, having participated as members of the Work Group, acknowledge that the input
variables and assumptions identified in this MOU are those which DEO finds accurately depict
evacuation clearance times for the population of the Florida Keys for a Category 3-5 hurricane event,as
required by Administrative Rule; and
WHEREAS, Marathon, Key West, Layton, Monroe County, and Islamorada requested new
participation rate studies be conducted, due principally to the low sample rates primarily for mobile
homes relied upon by DEO; and,
WHEREAS,the Work Group accepted the participation rates recommended by DEO, including
those for mobile homes, and DEO agreed to seek funding to provide education to mobile home
occupants regarding the need to evacuate during Phase I due to the vulnerability of mobile homes;and
WHEREAS, the Local Governments recognize that the data, input variables, and assumptions
DEO has incorporated into its hurricane evacuation model and this MOU are subject to change when the
2020 Census data becomes available.
NOW THEREFORE,the parties set forth the following understandings:
PART ONE: RECITALS
The above recitals are incorporated into this MOU and made a part hereof.
PART TWO: DATA,INPUT VARIABLES AND ASSUMPTIONS
The Human Behavioral Studies from the 2010 Statewide Regional Evacuation Study, the 2010
Census as supplemented by the 2006-2010 American Community Survey, Smith Travel Research, and
data from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants,
and Statewide Regional Evacuation Study Program for the South Florida Region are the best available
and most relevant data and analysis. The following input variables and assumptions provide the basis,
when used in the TIME model, to accurately calculate evacuation clearance times for the population of
the Florida Keys, and DEO will recommend same to the Administration Commission to determine the
remaining development allocations for the Florida Keys:
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A. Number and Occupancy of Units by type of Unit:
1. Tourist Units: 13,665 tourist units with 11,287 occupied units for the month of July (the
month with highest average number of permanent and seasonal residents and tourists). The
data source for the number and type of units and vehicular use is the Statewide Regional
Evacuation Study Program for the South Florida Region and the Department of Business and
Professional Regulation,Division of Hotels and Restaurants,Licensee File Database,District
1 (March 29, 2010). The data source for occupancy of tourist units is the Smith Travel
Research 2012: Historic Trend Report for 2011 for the month of July. A listing of the units
is within the Statewide Regional Evacuation Study Table of Traffic Evacuation Zone
Occupancy Data: Hotel, Motel and other Vacation Rental Units is attached and incorporated
herein as Exhibit 1.
2. Mobile Home Units: 8,134 Mobile Home units with 4,576 occupied units. The data source
for the number and type of units, the vehicular use and occupancy of the units is the 2010
Census supplemented by the 2006-2010 American Community Survey for Monroe County
and the Statewide Regional Evacuation Study Program for the South Florida Region. A
listing of the units is within the Statewide Regional Evacuation Study Table of Traffic
Evacuation Zone Occupancy Data for Site-Built and Mobile Homes, is attached and
incorporated herein as Exhibit 2.
3. Site-Built Units: 43,718 Site-built units with 27,320 occupied units. The data source for the
number, type, occupancy, and vehicular use is the 2010 Census supplemented by the 2006-
2010 American Community Survey and the Statewide Regional Evacuation Study Program
for the South Florida Region. See Exhibit 2.
B. Response Curve: The assumed Response Curve for model runs is 12 hours for all unit types as
utilized in the 2010 Statewide Regional Evacuation Study Program for the South Florida Region.
C. Participation Rates: The assumed Participation Rates are:
1. Tourist units: 100%
2. Mobile home units: 100%
3. Site-built units: 90%for a Category 5 event
The participation rates are based upon the 2010 Statewide Regional Evacuation Study, Regional
Behavioral Analysis Volumes 2-11, prepared for the South Florida Region, which DEO has determined
reflect the best available data at this time.
D. Vehicle Usage by Units by type of Unit: A listing of the vehicle count and usage by Traffic i
Evacuation Zone quantifies the number of vehicles owned (Exhibit 3) and the percent of vehicles
owned that will be evacuated (Exhibit 4). Exhibits 3 and 4 are based upon the 2010 Statewide
Regional Evacuation Study and are attached and incorporated herein.
E. Vehicle Usage by the Special Population: Exhibit 5 represents the number of vehicles that
will be contributed by Naval Air Station — Key West and the Florida Keys Community College and is
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based upon correspondence from Naval Air Station—Key West and the assumption that each of the 100
dorm beds from the Florida Keys Community College will contribute one evacuating vehicle per bed.
F. Evacuation Stream. The evacuation stream from Monroe County is the only assumed traffic
demand considered.
G. Roadway Capacity. The Roadway Capacity, dated July 18, 2010, established by the Florida
Department of Transportation is attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit 6.
H. Evacuation Procedures. The following evacuation procedures have been adopted or
substantially adopted by the Local Governments(except the City of Key West) into their comprehensive
plans,and by the City of Key West in Resolution No. 06-244:
1. Approximately 48 hours in advance of tropical storm winds, a mandatory evacuation of non-
residents, visitors, recreational vehicles (RV's), travel trailers, live-aboards (transient and non-
transient), and military personnel from the Keys shall be initiated. State parks and campgrounds
should be closed at this time or sooner and entry into the Florida Keys by non-residents should be
strictly limited.
2. Approximately 36 hours in advance of tropical storm winds, a mandatory evacuation of mobile
home residents, special needs residents, and hospital and nursing home patients from the Keys shall
be initiated.
3. Approximately 30 hours in advance of tropical storm winds, a mandatory phased evacuation of
permanent residents by evacuation zone (described below) shall be initiated. Existing evacuation
zones are as follows:
a)Zone 1 —Key West, Stock Island and Key Haven to Boca Chica Bridge (MM 1-6)
b)Zone 2—Boca Chica Bridge to West end of 7-mile Bridge(MM 6-40)
c)Zone 3—West end of 7-Mile Bridge to West end of Long Key Bridge (MM 40-63)
d) Zone 4—West end of Long Boat Key Bridge to CR 905 and CR 905A intersection (MM 63-
106.5)
e)Zone 5—905A to,and including Ocean Reef(MM 106.5-126.5)
The actual sequence of the evacuation by zones will vary depending on the individual storm. The
concepts embodied in this staged evacuation procedures should be embodied in the appropriate
operational Emergency Management Plans. The evacuation plan shall be monitored and updated on an
annual basis to reflect increases,decreases and or shifts in population; particularly the resident and non-
resident populations.
PART THREE: MISCELLANEOUS
A. Liability. As this MOU represents only the Parties' acknowledgement of the data, input
variables, and assumptions DEO has utilized in its hurricane evacuation model, nothing in this MOU
shall be construed to impose any liability on the State of Florida, DEO, the Division, or the Local
Governments. Nothing in this MOU may be interpreted as a waiver of sovereign immunity by any
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Party. Any provision of this MOU that is inconsistent with the State's sovereign immunity statute shall
be considered null and void.
B. Modification. Modifications to the Memorandum of Understanding shall be valid only when
reduced to writing and duly signed by all parties.
C. Severability. If any term or provision of this Memorandum of Understanding shall be invalid or
unenforceable to any extent, the Parties agree to comply with remaining terms and provisions, unless
compliance with the remaining terms and provisions would prevent the accomplishment of the original
intent of the agreement between the Parties.
D. Termination. Any Party may terminate this Memorandum of Understanding at any time, with
or without cause. Termination shall take effect upon receipt of written notification by a Party to all
other Parties.
E. Notification. Notifications under this MOU shall be made by hand delivery, U. S. certified mail,
return receipt requested, or an express mail service that provides proof of delivery. Notification by a
Party to the DEO shall be directed to the Areas of Critical State Concern Administrator, Department of
Economic Opportunity, 107 East Madison Street, Tallahassee,FL 32399-4128. Notification to the other
parties to this Memorandum of Understanding shall be directed as follows:
I. Monroe County. Mayor, Monroe County, 2798 Overseas Hwy. Marathon, FL 33050 with a
copy to the Growth Management Division Director,2798 Overseas Hwy.Marathon,FL 33050.
2. City of Key West. Mayor, City of Key West, 3126 Flagler Avenue Key West, FL 33040, with a
copy to the Planning Director, 3126 Flagler Avenue Key West,FL 33040.
3. City of Marathon. Mayor, City of Marathon, 9805 Overseas Highway Marathon, FL 33050,
with a copy to the Planning Director,9805 Overseas Highway Marathon,FL 33050.
4. City of Layton. Mayor, City of Layton,68260 Overseas Highway,P.O. Box 778 Long Key,FL
33001.
5. City of Key Colony Beach. Mayor,City of Key Colony Beach, P.O. Box 510141, Key Colony
Beach, FL 33051-0141 with a copy to the City Clerk at P.O. Box 510141, Key Colony Beach,
FL 33051-0141.
6. Islamorada, Village of Islands. Mayor, Islamorada, Village of Islands, 86800 Overseas
Highway Islamorada, FL 33036, with a copy to the Director of Planning and Development
Services,86800 Overseas Highway Islamorada,FL 33036.
7. Division of Emergency Management. Director, Florida Division of Emergency Management,
2555 Shumard Oaks Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100, with a copy to the Division's
Hurricane Program Manager at the same address.
F. Effective Date. This Memorandum of Understanding is effective upon execution by all parties
and approval by the Florida Administration Commission and ends upon the termination of the Florida
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Keys Area of Critical State Concern designations, unless terminated earlier according to Part 4(D)
above.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties have executed this Memorandum of Understanding on the
dates below written.
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Exhibits to
Hurricane Evacuation Clearance Time Memorandum of Understanding
Exhibit 1 Statewide Regional Evacuation Study Table of Traffic Evacuation Zone Occupancy Data:
Hotel, Motel and other Vacation Rental Units
Exhibit 2 Statewide Regional Evacuation Study Table of Traffic Evacuation Zone Occupancy Data
for Site-Built and Mobile Homes
Exhibit 3 Listing of the vehicle count and usage by Traffic Evacuation Zone (based on the 2010
Statewide Regional Evacuation Study)
Exhibit 4 Percent of vehicles owned that will be evacuated (based on the 2010 Statewide Regional
Evacuation Study)
Exhibit 5 Identification of contributing vehicles from Naval Air Station—Key West and Florida
Keys Community College.
Exhibit 6 Roadway Capacity, dated July 18, 2010, established by the Florida Department of
Transportation
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Exhibit 2
Table of Traffic Evacuation Zone(TEZ)Occupancy Data:Site-Built and Mobile Home Units
Sub-County Site-Built Mobile Home
TEZ Location Total Occupancy Occupied Total Occupancy Occupied
Rate Total I Rate Total
1208 Key West 2,196 67.85% 1,490 1 100.00% 1
1209 Key West 2,252 65.32% 1,471 69 100.00% 69
1210 Key West 1,387 87.89% 1,219 8 100.00% 8
1211 Key West 2,779 77.69% 2,159 42 100.00% 42
1212 Key West 514 92.61% 476 0 0.00% 0
1213 Key West 1,069 87.65% 937 365 96.44% 352
1214 Key West 289 85.35% 247 10 100.00% 10
1215 Key West 1,586 77.96% 1,236 15 100.00% 15
1216 Key West 699 78.40% 548 10 100.00% 10
1217 Key West 610 81.97% 500 576 89.06% 513
1218 Key West 106 84.91% 90 304 79.28% 241
1219 Key West 448 86.61% 388 0 0.00% 0
1220 Lower Keys 1,041 86.36% 899 517 56.87% 294
1221 Lower Keys 1,112 71.22% 792 50 100.00% 50
1222 Lower Keys 1,521 55.03% 837 472 40.25% 190
1223 Lower Keys 2,477 66.98% 1,659 376 48.14% 181
1224 Lower Keys 1,174 59.20% 695 343 62.97% 216
1225 Lower Keys 464 63.79% 296 20 100.00% 20
1226 Middle Keys 747 56.09% 419 458 77.95% 357
1227 Middle Keys 1,613 58.15% 938 204 69.12% 141
1228 Middle Keys 3,854 49.35% 1,902 298 45.64% 136
1229 Middle Keys 1,093 37.60% 411 192 44.79% 86
1230 Middle Keys 258 62.79% 162 422 9.01% 38
1231 Middle Keys 1,155 34.37% 397 9 66.67% 6
1232 Upper Keys 525 57.52% 302 123 33.33% 41
1233 Upper Keys 273 57.88% 158 64 34.38% 22
1234 Upper Keys 885 49.83% 441 122 53.28% 65
1235 Upper Keys 2,299 57.16% 1,314 79 37.98% 30
1236 Upper Keys 619 53.96% 334 162 54.94% 89
1237 Upper Keys 933 52.52% 490 366 45.63% 167
1238 Upper Keys 377 75.86% 286 177 20.90% 37
1239 Upper Keys 1,509 55.53% 838 105 2.86% 3
1240 Upper Keys 1,547 46.15% 714 371 46.90% 174
1241 Upper Keys 11009 79.58% 803 293 49.15% 144
1242 Upper Keys 487 63.24% 308 809 48.21% 390
1243 Upper Keys 1,114 52.96% 590 649 63.64% 413
1244 Upper Keys 605 32.23% 195 10 50.00% 5
1245 Upper Keys 1,071 34.08% 365 32 46.88% 15
Mainland
1246 Monroe 4 50.00% 2 11 45.46% 5
Mainland
_12_47_ Monroe _ _17 70.59% _ 12 _ _0 0.00% _0
Totals --"-- 43,718 --_-- --27,320 8,134 ,.--- 4,576
Source data:2010 US Census and 2006-2010 American Community Survey for Monroe County
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Table of Traffic Evacuation Zone(TEZ)Vehicle Per Unit Data:Site-Built,Mobile Home and Tourist Units
Sub-County Site-Built Mobile Home Tourist(based on July Occupancy)
TEZ Occupied Vehicle per Total Occupied Vehicle per Total i'Occupid �iehicl per Total
Location
Units Unit Vehicles Units Unit Vehicles " Unit UnitVehicles
1208 Key West 1,490 1.08859 1,622 1 1.00000 1 1,804 1.1 1,984
1209 Key West 1,471 0.99544 1,464 69 0.85507 59 1,535 1.1 1,689
1210 Key West 1,219 1.36423 1,6631 8 1.37500 ill 147 1.1 162
1211 Key West 2,159 1.41147 3,048 42 1.45238 61 1,035 1.1 1,139
1212 Key West 476 1.22899 585 0 0.00000 0 190 1.1 209
1213 Key West 937 1.31910 1,236 352 1.36080 479 0 1.1 0
1214 Key West 247 1.45398 359 10 1.50000 15 28 1.1 31
1215 Key West 1,236 1.29993 1,607 15 1.26667 19 208 1.1 229
1216 Key West 548 1.31934 723 10 1.30000 13 898 1.1 988
1217 Key West 500 1.40800 704 513 1.40156 719 1 1.1 1
1218 Key West 90 1.64444 148 241 1.63900 395 19 1.1 21
1219 Key West 388 0.00000 0 0 0.00000 0 1 1.1 1
1220 Lower Keys 899 1.22914 1,105 294 0.62925 185 1 1.1 1
1221 Lower Keys 792 1.92045 1,521 50 1.92000 96 103 1.1 113
1222 Lower Keys 837 1.24134 1,039 190 1.60000 304 80 1.1 88
1223 Lower Keys 1,659 1.41772 2,352 181 1.70166 308 62 1.1 68
1224 Lower Keys 695 1.01727 707 216 1.71759 371 165 1.1 182
1225 Lower Keys 296 1.75000 518 20 1.70000 34 5 1.1 6
1226 Middle Keys 419 0.94033 394 357 1.03081 368 392 1.1 431
1227 Middle Keys 938 1.51386 1,420 141 1.39716 197 151 1.1 166
1228 Middle Keys 1,902 1.71451 3,261 136 1.757351 239 1,154 1.1 1,269
1229 Middle Keys 411 1.52555 627 86 1.58140 136 455 1.1 501
1230 Middle Keys 162 1.71605 278 38 1.71053 65 59 1.1 65
1231 Middle Keys 397 1.62972 647 6 1.66667 10 117 1.1 129
1232 Upper Keys 302 1.89073 571 41 1.90244 78 136 1.1 150
1233 Upper Keys 158 1.88608 298 22 1.86364 41 780 1.1 858
1234 Upper Keys 441 0.00000 0 65 0.00000 0 72 1.1 79
1235 Upper Keys 1,314 1.86758 2,454 30 1.76667 53 70 1.1 77
1236 Upper Keys 334 1.79042 598 89 1.78652 159 16 1.1 18
1237 Upper Keys 490 1.32245 648 167 0.93413 156 131 1.1 144
1238 Upper Keys 286 1.60140 458 37 1.56757 58 40 1.1 44
1239 Upper Keys 838 1.95346 1,637 3 2.00000 6 165 1.1 182
1240 Upper Keys 714 1.88936 1,349 174 1.40230 244 654 1.1 719
1241 Upper Keys 803 1.81071 1,454 144 1.83333 264 180 1.1 198
1242 Upper Keys 308 1.42532 439 390 1.40513 548 1 1.1 1
1243 Upper Keys 590 2.12881 1,256 413 1.93220 798 145 1.1 160
1244 Upper Keys 195 0.46154 90 5 1.60000 8 221 1.1 243
1245 Upper Keys 365 0.81096 296 15 1,86667 28 66 1.1 73
Mainland
1246 Monroe 2 1.50000 3 5 1.40000 7 0 1.1 0
Mainland
_1247 Monroe_ __ _12 _0.00000 _ _0 _ _0 0.00000 __ _0 _ _0 ___ 1.1
Totals 27,320 38,579 4,576 6,533 11,287 12,416
Source data:2010 US Census and 2006-2010 American Community Survey for Monroe County;Smith Travel Research 2012:Historic
Trend Report;2010 Statewide Regional Evacuation Study:South Florida Region
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Exhibit 4
Table of Traffic Evacuation Zone(TEZ)Vehicle Use Rate Data:Site-Built,Mobile Home and Tourist Units
Sub-County Site-Built Mobile Home Tqurlst(based on July Occupancy)
TEZ Location Total Vehicle Available Total Vehicle Available 1041' ' Vehicle Use Available `
Vehicles Use Rate Vehicles Vehicles Use Rate Vehicles 1le11"des Rate" Vehicles
1208 Key West 1,622 90% 1,460 1 90% 1 1,984 100% 1984
1209 Key West 1,464 90% 1,318 59 90% 53 1,689 100% 1,689
12101 Key West 1,663 90% 1,497 11 90%1 10 162 100% 162
1211 Key West 3,048 90% 2,743 61 90% 55 1,139 100%1 1,139
1212 Key West 585 90% 526 0 90% 0 209 100%1 209
1213 Key West 1,236 90% 1,112 479 90% 431 0 100% 0
1214 Key West 359 90% 323 15 90% 14 31 100% 31
1215 Key West 1,607 90% 1,447 19 90% 17 229 100% 229
1216 Key West 723 90% 651 13 90%1 12 988 100% 988
1217 Key West 704 90% 634 719 90% 647 1 100% 1
1218 Key West 148 90% 133 395 90% 356 21 100%1 21
1219 Key West 0 90% 0 0 90% 0 1 100%1 1
1220 Lower Keys 1,105 75% 829 185 75% 139 1 100% 1
1221 Lower Keys 1,521 75% 1,141 96 75% 72 113 100% 113
1222 Lower Keys 1,039 75% 779 304 75% 228 88 100% 88
1223 Lower Keys 2,352 75% 1,764 308 75% 231 68 100% 68
1224 Lower Keys 707 75% 530 371 75% 278 182 100% 182
1225 Lower Keys 518 75% 388 34 75% 26 6 100%1 6
1226 Middle Keys 394 80% 315 368 80% 294 431 100% 431
1227 Middle Keys 1,420 80% 1,136 197 80%1 158 166 100% 166
1228 Middle Keys 3,261 80%1 2,609 239 80% 191 1,269 100% 1,269
1229 Middle Keys 627 80%1 502 136 80% 109 501 100% 501
1230 Middle Keys 278 80% 222 65 80% 52 65 100% 65
1231 Middle Keys 647 80% 518 10 80% 8 129 100% 129
1232 Upper Keys 571 85% 485 78 85% 66 150 100% 150
1233 Upper Keys 298 85% 253 41 85%1 35 858 100% 858
1234 Upper Keys 0 85% 0 0 85%1 0 79 100% 79
1235 Upper Keys 2,454 85% 2,086 53 85% 45 77 100% 77
1236J Upper Keys 598 85% 508 159 85% 135 18 100% 18
1237 Upper Keys 648 85% 551 156 85% 133 144 100% 144
1238 Upper Keys 458 85% 389 58 85% 49 44 100% 44
1239 Upper Keys 1,637 85% 1,391 6 85% 5 182 100% 182
1240 Upper Keys 1,349 85% 11147 244 85% 207 719 100% 719
1241 Upper Keys 1,454 85% 1,236 264 85% 224 198 100% 198
1242 Upper Keys 439 85% 373 548 85% 466 1 100% 1
1243 Upper Keys 1,256 85% 1,068 798 85% 678 160 100% 160
1244 Upper Keys 90 85% 76 8 85% 7 243 100% 243
1245 Upper Keys 296 85%1 252 28 85%1 24 73 100% 73
Mainland
12461 Monroe 3 75% 2 7 80% 6 0 100% 0
Mainland
1247 Monroe _0 75% _ _ 0 __ _ 0 _8_0_% ___ _0 _ _ _0____10_0% _ _ _0
Totals 38,579 32,394 6,533 5,461 12,416 -12,416
Source data:2010 US Census and 2006-2010 American Community Survey for Monroe County;Smith Travel Research 2012:Historic Trend
Report;2010 Statewide Regional Evacuation Study:South Florida Region
Exhibit 5
Table of Traffic Evacuation Zone(TEZ) Data:Special Population
TEZ Sub-County Special Population Originating Location Number of
Location Type Beds/Vehicles Used
Florida Keys Community
1216 Key West University Population College-Blue Lagoon 100 vehicles
Residence Hall
NAS Key West NAS Key West-Boca
1220 Lower Keys 2,338 vehicles
Personnel Chica
Source data: Naval Air Station(NAS)Key West;Florida Keys Community College
Exhibit 6
Maximum Sustainable Traffic Flow Rates per Functional Evacuation Lane:
US Highway 1(Overseas Highway)and CR 905/Card Sound Road in the Florida Keys,Monroe
County,Florida
Milemarkers Functional Maximum Sustainable
Area From To Location/Description Flow hate per Functional
Evacuation Lane Lane
Lower 2 4 Key West to Stock 2 900
Keys Island
Lower 4 9 Stock Island To Big 2 900
Keys Coppitt Key
Lower 9 17 Big Coppiu to 1 1,100
Keys Sugarloaf Key
Lower 17 22 Sugarloaf to Cudjoe 1 1,100
Keys Key
Lower Cudjoe Key to
Keys 22 24 Summerland Key Cove 1 1,100
Airport
Lower Summerland Key Cove
Keys 24 25 Airport to Summerland 1 1,100
Key
Lower 25 30 Summerland Key to 1 1,100
Keys Big Pine Key
Lower 30 34 Big Pine Key to West 1 1,050
Keys Summerland Keys
Lower West Summerland
Keys 34 35.2 Keys to Spanish 1 1,100
Harbor Keys
Lower 35.2 36.5 Spanish Harbor Keys 2 1,100
Keys to Bahia Honda Bridge
Lower Bahia Honda Bridge to
Keys 36.5 37.5 Bahia Honda Key 1 1,100
Middle
37.5 47 Bahia Honda Key to 1 1,200
KeysHo
Middle 47 48 Hog Key to Boot Key 1 1,100
Keys
Middle 48 50.2 Boot Key to Marathon 2 900
Keys
Middle
50.2 58 Marathon toMarathon 2 900
Keys
Middle 50.8 54 Marathon Shores to 2 900
Keys Key Colony Beach
Middle
54 54.5 Key Colony each to 2 900
Keys Deer Key
Middle 54.5 58 Deer Key to Grassy 1 1,100
Keys Key
Upper Keys 58 74 Grassy Key to 1 1,100
Matecumbe Harbor
Upper Keys 74 80 Matecumbe Harbor to 1 1,100
Tealable Key
Upper Keys 80 83.5 Teatable Key to 1 1,100
Islamorada
Upper Keys 83.5 85.6 IslamoradaatoWindley 1 1,100 Key
Upper Keys 85.6 90 Windley Key to 1 1,100
Plantation Key
Upper Keys 90 100 Tavernier Key to 2 900
Newport Key
Upper Keys 100 105 Newport Key to 2 900
Sexton Cove
Upper Keys 105 106.3 Sexton Cove to 2 900
Rattlesnake Key
Upper Keys 106.3 126.5 Rattlesnake Key to I 1,200
Card Sound Road
Upper Keys 126.5 HEFT Card Sound Road to 1 900
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Exhibit 6
Maximum Sustainable Traffic Flow Rates per Functional Evacuation Lane:
US Highway I(Overseas Highway)and CR 90S/Card Sound Road in the Florida Keys,Monroe
County,Florida
Milemarkers Functional Maximum Sustainable
Area From To Location/Description Flow Rate per Functional
Evacuation Lane Lane
Int CR Lake Surprise to
Upper Keys 106.3 905/CR Crocodile Lake 1 1,100
Int CR
Ocean Tanglefish Key to
Upper Keys Reef 905/CR Crocodile Lake 1 1,100
905A
Int CR
Upper Keys 905/CR USI Crocodile Lake to 1 1,100
905A South Miami Dade
Source data:Florida Department of Transportation:Letter to Department of Community Affairs on June 18,
2010-Tables 2A and 2B;Statewide Regional Evacuation Study for the South Florida Region
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^' Silver Rice t focus Area&buffer.er. residences in the f us UP.a,
349 reside ces in buffir lands
Lower Kew Marsh Rabbit focus area&buffer;:s 6 residences in the
focus area,575 residences in buffer lends
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ltae ptible aitl/nzr tt Pot
ppar x:3,551 Tier l parcels withinthe States Florida, car r
Boundary which remain privately owned and vacant.
-- , ptprx„12,147 parcels within the Federal Species Focus Area and
Buffer Areas which are owned by public and nonprofit agencies.
approx.7,193 parcels within the Federal Species Focus Area and
Buffer Areas which remain privately awned and vacant.
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FIT- In 2oo6,the i - and Wildlife' e- " e ' J
issued an Incidental Ta Permit(lT°P) to Monroe onroe County
FDOT hieh became effective on June 9, zoo6 and f
expires on Jane 30, 2023
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fs � kit
rig notdebited until thehilildiog,perm,It is
issue, ut the County maybe approacfidng the maximurn thr;V of
the IT
As such,the Cou n may waist to consider targeting Tier I designated
lands on Big Pine Vey and No Name Key for acquisition.
7/17/2013
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or
"iaa9aaad
Private/Vacant intersecting Marsh Rabbit f"arn¢?
Habitat at nt e Calaarafa afxfant Habitat auf'r(f. cif fry �43,3d0
k'anrce[s
Private/Vacant,intaaseetawrk LK.MR.Paarcett 219 037M
intersecting Haannararuk or Piareland Habitats
"Ilwal Ntuuua➢cr aaf'Pri�waatv'Vacam i,nurscutiaf,LKMR
Panuuaels Containing 501ye or givaate.x area Of kfanrarnt k' 170 58.2 51,6
(m Piarelaend Habitats
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It should n6ted that the wie nce Pumining th.e is in friu of clirnate
changeand SLR is still ervolvhri&
�. As,such,the C aanntY may want to consider postponin o revising the
C.
'orn Plan Policies regarding cquni itioin I)Fil urn �s* at e to Climate
ha n e and SLR,(delay ameTICIII-I(MAIS fos COania Ie oaf" e an orpropose.a.
certain ffiftire mate to re evaluate acquisition prionraty policies)
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amendmentproposed in,to the EAR-based Comp
Plan rasa
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a - Otfundin for, Wfiann anff ro cm the Pataarit�List,I, d aulgixjsi(f 3U hs a/ �r� O ort
h c n oute h d=1 govegurmaw 2tud tto The Con1 bw,I a f ou the g ae andf ariJ ' �z�zstt�!to lieu erg r ra�rr�lb�kf�+j a fukition Of 1°roa 1,cons flatafa1lands
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s' deg'
W1, "cur *qdAn in More,4J 1mations forc.
directing tuelunaa tk
vu a C7a"t'1 " Ifivard"Ya W
�x,des 401091 to c 7a" ti n or th" usuirvition o i inglics t.a&7 iLicbcs by IWO_
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Marsh rabbit habitat and buffer area,as adopted with the
Big Panne Key&No Name Key(BPKJ NK)Habitat
Conservation Plan Q.I°aware 2.2)and Incidental�ale
Permit
Lands'containing known populations of federally-
designated wildlife species
Lands&-sipated as Tier I �
Lands designated.as"I"ier III for the retirement of
devek,g)1 nennt rights is&hnntraeatae evacuation clearance
times
7
7/17/2013
Key Largay Wood Rat Mo
use o buffer areas (f Im,
(Pernrnat Deferral Process required by USF S and F )
Silver Rice Rat focus area&buffer(Peratit Referral
]Prancers required by USF S and MA)
Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit focus area&buffer(excluding
III° )* fit ReferrW1Prnac¢aa realubre¢ll by,.
USF S and]CI-MA)
Lands designated as Tier II(BPK/ )
Lands desi naaat:ed as Tier IH-A
Illllllllii �� I�a�u
aad� 'thin the FEMA"V"°Zones Omirelmse parcels
�ntlanrm one to encourage growth away from more
n unlanen�able areas
i Lands with areas of deteriorated infrastructure where the
cast of imaintaining and/or nTaaifinS the hif."xastrauetnre
exceeds the vahm of"Inravaate lands(developed or
umdeveloped)
Lands designated aas'Tier III for employee and affordable
housing
7/17/201
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Lands for POtaeartia�.TWeankirururnlpparGr development do
f
Adaptation action area or lands in more"interior"
ior"
locations for Uu nsitio nand public facilities&directing
development
nt
Lands within the Coastal ffffngn gianzanrd Area(CII IA)
Lands su ject to inundation under the assumption of 3
inches to 7 inches by 2030