Item K2 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: Aril 18, 2012 Division: Growth Management
Bulk Item: Yes _ No X Department: Planning&Env. Resources
Staff Contact Person: Richard Jones/289-2805
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Discussion and direction to transmit an ordinance to the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), in association with the FWC Pilot Program on anchoring and
mooring, in partnership with the Cities of Marathon and Key West,to: 1)designate managed anchoring zones at
Sunset Cove,Boca Chica Basin,Cow Key Channel and Key West Harbor within which requirement of a USCG
Auxiliary Vessel Safety Check (VSC) inspection and proof of vessel sewage pumpout are to be implemented,
and 2) create no-anchoring buffer zones adjacent to the public mooring fields in Key West and Marathon
(pending Cities of Key West and Marathon approval).
ITEM BACKGROUND: At the September 21, 2011 BOCC meeting the Board directed staff to begin
drafting an anchoring ordinance which would establish 1) managed anchoring areas with accompanying
regulations, and 2) no-anchoring buffer zones adjacent to existing mooring fields at Key West and Marathon.
At the January 19, 2012 BOCC meeting the Board gave further direction to staff to include managed anchoring
zones at Sunset Cove, Boca Chica basin, Cow Key Channel, and Key West Harbor and for those zones to
include regulations requiring vessels to have a USCG Auxiliary VSC decal and proof of pumpout, and
prohibiting floating structures. See attached matrix with various alternatives discussed by BOCC. County staff
has coordinated with staff of the Cities of Marathon and Key West to ensure that the attached draft ordinance is
consistent with the regulations and desires of the Cities. The no-anchoring zone described for the Key West
mooring field mirrors the zone previously established by Key West Ord. No. 00-32. City of Marathon officials
have requested to have both a small no anchoring zone and a larger managed anchoring zone(which mirrors the
managed area established by City Resolution No.2012-21). Upon BOCC approval and direction,the anchoring
ordinance will be transmitted to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for review.
Subsequent to approval by the FWC, the ordinance will require a public hearing for adoption by the BOCC.
The adopted ordinance will expire on July 1, 2014, becoming inoperative and unenforceable, unless the FWC
Pilot Program is reenacted by the Florida Legislature or other permanent legislation is passed to allow local
governments to permanently regulate these areas.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
October 2009-direction to submit a Letter of Interest to FWC to participate in the FWC Pilot Program.
February 2010-approval of ILA's with Key West and Marathon to partner in the Pilot Program
March 2011- staff presentation updating BOCC on status of Pilot Program
August 2011- staff presentation on stakeholder workshops, recommendations for addressing anchoring issues,
and discussion of the Pilot Program timeline for ordinance development and approval
September 2011-direction to staff to draft an anchoring ordinance
January 2012-direction to include in the ordinance four managed anchoring zones with three regulations.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval
TOTAL COST: n/a INDIRECT COST: BUDGETED: Yes No
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE:
COST TO COUNTY: SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes_ No AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty X OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM#
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9 ORDINANCE NO. - 2012
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12 AN ORDINANCE BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AMENDING CHAPTER 26
14 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE (WATERWAYS) TO
15 PROVIDE FOR `ARTICLE V ANCHORING AND
16 MOORING RESTRICTED AREAS"; PROVIDING FOR
17 SEVERABILITY AND REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT
18 PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR FILING WITH THE
19 SECRETARY OF STATE; PROVIDNG FOR AN
20 EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION.
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23 WHEREAS, in 1992 the Monroe County Department of Marine Resources prepared The
24 Boating Impacts Management Plan Final Report which documented liveaboard vessel
25 impacts associated with unmanaged anchorages throughout the Keys; and
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27 WHEREAS, in 2002 the Monroe County Department of Marine Resources prepared a
28 Keys-Wide Mooring Field System Preliminary Planning Document which included an
29 evaluation of anchorages throughout the Keys including Sunset Cove, Boca Chica
30 Harbor, Cow Key Channel, and Key West Harbor (i.e. Wisteria Island/Fleming Key area)
31 and recognized the need to address negative boating impacts associated with those
32 unmanaged anchorages; and
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34 WHEREAS, in 2008 the Monroe County Marine Resources Office prepared the
35 Development of a Boating Management Plan for the Boca Chica Harbor Area which
36 evaluated a variety of boating impacts in that anchorage area and provided options for
37 managing anchoring activity, but recognized the lack of authority (at that time) provided
38 to the County to regulate vessels other than liveaboard vessels; and
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40 WHEREAS, in 2009 the Florida Legislature directed the Florida Fish & Wildlife
41 Conservation Commission (FWC), in consultation with the Florida Department of
42 Environmental Protection, to establish a Pilot Program to explore potential options for
43 regulating the anchoring or mooring of non-liveaboard vessels outside the marked
44 boundaries of public mooring fields (327.4105 F.S.); and
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46 WHEREAS, the goals of the Pilot Program are to encourage the establishment of
47 additional public mooring fields and to develop and test policies and regulatory regimes
48 that: promote the establishment and use of mooring fields, promote public access to
49 waters of the state, enhance navigational safety, protect maritime infrastructure, protect
50 marine environment, and deter improperly stored, abandoned or derelict vessels; and
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52 WHEREAS, in November 2009 Monroe County sent a Letter of Interest to FWC to
53 participate in the Pilot Program in partnership with the Cities of Marathon and Key West,
54 each of which operate public mooring fields; and
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56 WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners entered into Inter-
57 local Agreements with the Cities of Marathon and Key West on February 17, 2010
58 providing for coordinated partnerships in the FWC Pilot Program; and
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60 WHEREAS, the Monroe County Marine Resources Office retained consultants to
61 complete vessel surveys inside and outside of public mooring fields at Key West and
62 Marathon and in the anchorage at Boca Chica basin, and conducted stakeholder
63 workshops to take public input on anchoring and mooring issues and potential regulatory
64 regimes, in accordance with the criteria of the FWC Pilot Program; and
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66 WHEREAS, during the stakeholder workshops residents in the Sunset Cove area
67 requested that the adjacent anchorage area be included in any potential regulations; and
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69 WHEREAS, FWC staff evaluated Monroe County's vessel surveys, considered public
70 input provided at stakeholder workshops, and provided a recommendation to the FWC to
71 approve Monroe County for participation in the Pilot Program; and
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73 WHEREAS, at its February 2011 meeting the FWC approved Monroe County as one of
74 five local governments in the state to participate in the Pilot Program, including St.
75 Petersburg, Sarasota, St. Augustine and Martin County; and
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77 WHEREAS, the Monroe County Marine and Port Advisory Committee and the Monroe
78 County Board of County Commissioners held numerous public meetings from 2009 to
79 the present to discuss, and take public input on FWC Pilot Program objectives, anchoring
80 impacts in unmanaged Keys anchorages, and viable solutions to address those anchoring
81 impacts; and
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83 WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners provided direction at
84 its September 21, 2011 meeting for staff to draft an anchoring ordinance to provide for
85 managed anchoring zones with accompanying regulations, and to coordinate with the
86 Cities of Marathon and Key West for the inclusion of ordinance language providing for
87 anchoring regulations in association with their respective mooring fields; and
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89 WHEREAS, at the September 21, 2011 Monroe County Board of County
90 Commissioners meeting the Board received a request from a representative of Wisteria
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91 Island to have Key West harbor included as a managed anchoring zone, and the Board
92 approved the inclusion of that area as a managed anchoring zone; and
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94 WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners provided additional
95 direction at its January 19, 2012 meeting for the anchoring ordinance to provide for four
96 managed anchoring zones, and revised the regulations for development to be applied
97 within those zones; and
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99 WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners has indicated that the
100 anchoring ordinance should not be over-reaching and not overburden transient boaters;
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103 WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners to
104 optimize the incentive for vessel owners, who contribute to Boating Improvement Funds
105 through vessel registration fees and contribute to DEP Clean Vessel Act Program funds
106 through marine fuel taxes, to properly pumpout and comply with existing sewage
107 discharge regulations within the federal No Discharge Zone in the Keys, by providing
108 free pumpout service to vessels located in managed anchoring zones; and
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110 WHEREAS, Monroe County staff is negotiating a contract with the National Marine
III Waste Foundation to provide free pumpout service to vessels anchored in unincorporated
112 areas of the Florida Keys and to provide for a registration process, with accompanying
113 participation stickers or tags to be displayed on vessels indicating proof of regular
114 pumpouts; and
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116 WHEREAS, because the anchoring ordinance is a test program the Monroe County
117 Board of County Commissioners desires that vessel owners be provided warnings by
118 enforcement officers prior to the issuance of citations, to allow every opportunity for the
119 vessel owner to comply with the described regulations; and
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121 WHEREAS, the anchoring ordinance shall provide for the regulation of both liveaboard
122 and non-liveaboard vessels; and
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124 WHEREAS, the regulations established in the anchoring ordinance are consistent with
125 the municipal codes of the City of Marathon and the City of Key West; and
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127 WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners will transmit the
128 approved anchoring ordinance to FWC for consideration and approval prior to adoption
129 of the ordinance by the Board of County Commissioners;
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133 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD
134 OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
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136 Section 1. Chapter 26 of the Monroe County Code is amended as follows:
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138 Chapter 26
139 WATERWAYS
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141 ARTICLE V
142 ANCHORING AND MOORING RESTRICTED AREAS
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144 Sec. 26-100. Purpose. It is the purpose of this section of this Code to provide for
145 anchoring and mooring restricted areas where unmanaged anchoring and/or mooring
146 associated environmental and navigational impacts exist. These areas and restrictions are
147 created in accordance with F.S. § 327.4105, and by pproval of the Florida Fish and
148 Wildlife Conservation Commission which has been directed by the Florida State
149 Legislature to establish a Pilot Program to explore potential options for regulating the
150 anchoring or mooring of non-liveaboard vessels outside the marked boundaries of public
151 mooring fields. These restrictions are deemed to be necessary to protect the public
152 health, safety and welfare. These restrictions also include the regulation of liveaboard
153 vessels and floating structures, as provided for in F.S. § 327.60(3).
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155 Sec. 26-101. Definitions.
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157 Proof of pumpout means an acceptable form of proof that a vessel has had its vessel
158 sewage legally pumped out Acceptable forms of proof include a pumpout registration
159 sticker or tag issued by the City of Key West, City of Marathon or Monroe County
160 pumpout programs indicating that the vessel receives routine pumpouts or a pumpout
161 receipt from an authorized pumpout facility or pumpout vessel within the past ten (10)
162 days.
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164 Stored vessel, in reference to a vessel anchored or moored (not docked) on the water,
165 means a vessel that is out of the act of navigation, and not being used for living aboard
166 Once occupied, or used for navigation a vessel is no longer considered stored.
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168 Sec. 26-102. Anchoring and Mooring Restricted Areas.
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170 (a) Managed Anchoring Zones. Managed Anchoring Zones are established for the
171 purpose of protecting the marine environment, enhancing navigational safety and
172 deterring improperly stored, abandoned, or derelict vessels. Managed Anchoring
173 Zones are created as a tool to regulate anchoring activity in currently unmanaged
174 anchorages.
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176 (1) Managed Anchoring Zones shall be established in the following described
177 geographic areas. Maps delineating the Managed Anchoring Zones are
178 attached hereto as Attachment A, and are incorporated herein by reference and
179 will be made available in the Marine Resources Office.
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181 a. Boca Chica harbor: To include the body of water occurring between
182 Stock Island and Boca Chica Key, east of the Stock Island shoreline south
183 of U.S. Highway 1, west of Boca Chica Channel, and north of latitude 24'
184 33.45' N(approximately at the location of Boca Chica Channel marker 7�
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185 b. Sunset Cove: To include the body of water in Buttonwood Sound
186 occurring southeast of the Intracoastal waterway and bounded by the Key
187 Largo shoreline.
188 c. Key West Harbor: To include the body of water occurring west of
189 Fleming Key and Key West, south of a line running east-west at latitude
190 24 ° 35.19' N, east of a line from running form the northwest tip of
191 Frankfort Bank to the north side of Tank Island (Sunset Key) and north of
192 a line running east-west at latitude 24'33.84' N.
193 d. Cow Key Channel: To include the body of water occurring between Kev
194 West and Stock Island, south of U.S. Hi way 1, and north of a line
195 running east-west at latitude 24' 33.44' N (approximately at the location
196 of Cow Key Channel marker 5).
197 e. boot K, y.I�larb r: To include the area of Boob K y 1I.anb a ex ludiin� ft
198 per uit�ed. au bli n ofing lield.W leas �l anch.orin� e , an o-Anchon°in.
199 Bu f er done) occnur iqg south. of the Vaca Key slm.orelip..e east of Boot Key
200 Harbor i uchannel .entrance. a rll er 9 located � �a�su�ta�r�...��,� 1, ' N
201 n 0 06 8-' north. o f the .Boot 11 . y sluoreli.ne and west. f the far eastern
202 d of Boot Key 1 bou 1...Po�ition. 24'� . ' ...u° 10 0 '
203 i.n c.l.g.ding the entirety of Sisters Creek southo .marlke,r _at the entrance f
204 Sisters r ld lugth area g;tr ,,Sisters Creekat e1
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205 4 [g nn:6.n. ,,.east to the shoreline of,,,, �aca Key t nositi.on. 41.43" 810
206 C14. ; ' and ru nr�t ng n u alon. the shorelin. of V ,ca e ant.
207 gontLinuin&to the west alo , the s1 orelimne ii„ot S brero Beach.
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209 (2) The following regulations shall apply within Managed Anchoring Zones:
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211 a. USCG Auxiliary Vessel Safety Check (VSC) required. Vessels must
212 display a current-year VSC decal. Vessels anchoring in a Managed
213 Anchoring Zone have thirty (30) days to have a free USCG Auxiliary_
214 inspection performed and display a VSC decal.
215 b. Proof of pumpout required. Vessels anchored or moored for more than
216 thirty consecutive (30)dUs, and which are required to have a marine
217 sanitation device in accordance with F.S. § 327.53 must provide proof of
218 pumpout. Vessel owners may utilize a pumpout service which may be
219 provided by the City of Key West, C:nty of Marathon Monroe County
220 pumpout programs, or other authorized vessel pumpout facility or vendor.
221 The municipal and County pumpout services are structured to provide
222 ongoing pumpouts for vessels located within managed anchoring zones
223 and may provide a registration process by which vessel owners sign up for
224 regular pumpouts at a frequency based on anticipated need with a
225 minimum of one pumpout per month. A monthly, color coded
226 registration sticker or tag may be provided which vessel owners may
227 display on their vessel, indicating_participation in the municipal or County
228 pumpout program and which will be considered proof of pumpout The
229 municipal and/or County pumpout programs shall maintain registration
230 documentation and pumpout logs throughout the duration of the Pilot
231 Program (ending July 1, 2014), which shall be available for review by any
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232 law enforcement officer. If a vessel utilizes an authorized vessel pumpout
233 provider the vessel owner is required to maintain documentation and
234 pumpout logs to demonstrate use of pumpout to FWC, MCSO or other law
235 enforcement officers.
236
237 (b) No-Anchoring Buffer Zones. No-Anchoring Buffer Zones are developed to
238 further the objectives of the Cities of Marathon and Key West, both of which
239 operate public mooring fields. No-Anchoring Buffer Zones are established
240 outside of, and immediately adjacent to, permitted public mooring fields for the
241 purpose of protecting maritime infrastructure, enhancing navigational safety
242 promoting_public access and the use of public mooringfields.
ields.
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244 (1) No-Anchoring Buffer Zones shall be established in the following described
245 geographic areas. Maps delineating the No Anchoring Zones are attached
246 hereto as Attachment B, and are incorporated herein by reference and will be
247 made available in the Marine Resources Office.
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260 (2)The following regulations shall apply within No-Anchoring Buffer Zones:
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262 No anchoring or mooring of any kind vessels or floating structures) except
263 for vessels mooring within established permitted public mooring fields by
264 permission of the mooring field owner or manager, vessels within a leased
265 anchoring area associated with a mooring field, commercial vessels (e.g.
266 barges) engaged in marine related work, vessels anchored for the purpose of
267 fishing or other recreational activities (but not overnight) or in the case of an
268 emergency causing the need for a vessel to temporarily anchor.
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270 Sec. 26-103. Enforcement. Regulations described in this Article may be enforced by law
271 enforcement officers of the City of Marathon, the Cit o� f Key West or Monroe County
272 or FWC or any other law enforcement officer.
273
274 Sec. 26-104. Penalties. Any person cited for a violation of this article shall be charged
275 with a noncriminal infraction. Uniform Boating Citations may be issued for violations of
276 this ordinance pursuant to F.S. & 327.74 by any law enforcement agency authorized to
277 issue such citations. However, a written warning shall be issued prior to issuing a
278 citation for the first offense. Fines associated with citations are established as follows:
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280 (a) I"offense $50
281 (b) 2nd offense$100
282 (c) 3`d or subsequent offenses $250
283
284 Any person who fails to properly respond to a Uniform Boating Citation issued for a
285 violation of this article shall, in addition to the charge relating to the violation of the
286 boating laws of this County, be charged with the offense of failing to respond to such
287 citation and upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree punishable
288 as provided in Statute 775.082 and 775.083.
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290 Allowance shall be provided for vessels in need of safe harbor due to severe weather
291 conditions which may otherwise prohibit a vessel from safely departing a managed
292 anchoring zone within the timeframe stipulated, or vessels seeking safe harbor within a
293 no-anchoring buffer zone.
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B9 Sec. 26-105. Exemptions. The following exemptions are provided:
297 (a) Vessels equipped with incinerating, composting or portable toilets are not
298 required to provide proof of pumpout, as those types of toilets are not designed to
299 be pumped out. However, effluent from those toilets is not allowed to be
300 disposed of in the waters of the No Discharge Zone within the Florida Keys.
301 (b) Stored vessels are not required to provide proof of pumpout.
302
303 Section 2. Severability. If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, sentence or
304 provision of this ordinance shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be
305 invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, invalidate, or nullify the remainder of this
306 ordinance, but the effect thereof shall be confined to the section, paragraph, subdivision,
307 clause, sentence, or provision immediately involved in the controversy in which such
308 judgment or decree shall be rendered.
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310 Section 4. Repeal of Inconsistent Provisions. All ordinances or parts of ordinance in
311 conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict. The repeal
312 of an ordinance herein shall not repeal the repealing clause of such ordinance or revive
313 any ordinance which has been repealed thereby.
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315 Section 5. Filing and Effective Date. This ordinance shall be filed in the Office of
316 the Secretary of the State of Florida and shall become effective as provided by law.
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318 Section 6. Codification. The provisions of this ordinance shall be included and
319 incorporated into the Code of Ordinances of Monroe County, Florida and shall be
320 numbered to conform with the uniform numbering system of the Code.
321
322 Section 7. Expiration Date. The FWC Pilot Program is scheduled to expire on July
323 1, 2014, unless extended by the Florida State Legislature. This ordinance shall expire or
324 be extended concurrently with the FWC Pilot Program.
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329 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
330 Florida at a regular meeting held on the day of , 2012.
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332 Mayor
333 Mayor pro tem
334 Commissioner
335 Commissioner
336 Commissioner
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339 MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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341 Attest: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
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343 By By
344 Deputy Clerk
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MEMORANDUM
MONROE COUNTY GROWTH MANAGEMENT DIVISION
We strive to be caring,professional and fair
To: Board of County Commissioners
From: Richard Jones, Marine Resources Senior Administrator
Date: April 2, 2012 '
RE: Anchoring ordinance for FWC Pilot Program
The purpose of this memo is to provide information regarding the continuing
development of a draft anchoring ordinance in association with the Florida Fish &
Wildlife Conservation Commission(FWC) Pilot Program for anchoring and mooring.
Background:
At the January 19, 2012 BOCC meeting the Board directed staff to include in the draft
anchoring ordinance regulations for four `managed anchoring zones' which would:
1- Require vessels to have a USCG Auxiliary Vessel Safety Check (VSC)decal
2- Prohibit floating structures unless associated with a commercial land based
operation and permitted by DEP
3- Require vessels to provide proof of having been pumped out
Staff prepared a draft ordinance accordingly, and submitted the agenda item for the
March, 2012 BOCC meeting. However, prior to the BOCC meeting staff responded to
inquiries concerning the need to provide an appeals process for owners of floating
structures. Growth Management staff consulted with the County Attorneys Office and
determined that an appeals process should be provided for any floating structure
prohibition which includes removal and disposal of the floating structure. Further review
of state statutes, and communications with FWC indicated that a stand-alone ordinance
regulating floating structures (pertaining to removal/disposal) is allowable and would be
preferable to including such regulations in the anchoring ordinance. The agenda item
was deleted from the March 21, 2012 BOCC agenda to provide staff sufficient time to
make appropriate revisions to the draft anchoring ordinance. A separate floating
structure ordinance may be brought back to the Board at a later date.
The BOCC has also directed staff, in coordination with the Cities of Marathon and Key
West, to include in the ordinance `no-anchoring buffer zones' which would be adjacent to
the Cities' mooring fields.
Regulatory Elements:
No-Anchoring Buffer Zones are envisioned as providing a buffer around established
mooring fields as a means of protecting that maritime infrastructure. Marathon officials
have requested a 100' no-anchoring buffer zone around their mooring field(s) and leased
anchoring area. Key West officials have requested a larger no-anchoring buffer zone
which mirrors the zone previously established by City of Key West ordinance and
described in their management agreement with DEP.
Managed Anchoring Zones were initially envisioned for areas not associated with a
mooring field or a particular city. However, Marathon officials recently requested a
managed anchoring zone outside of their proposed no-anchoring buffer zone to include
the greater Boot Key Harbor area. Staff currently recommends the following regulations
to be applied within managed anchoring zones.
1- Vessels are required after 30 days in the zone to display a VSC decal
2- Vessels are required after 30 days in the zone to provide proof of pumpout*
* Proof of pumpout requires vessel owners anchored more than thirty days within a
managed anchoring zone to register with a City or County pumpout provider to prove
pumpout on a regular basis via a sticker or tag program, or if the vessel owner uses a
private pumpout provider the vessel owner must provide documentation of pumpout
every ten days. The 30 day provision recognizes transient vessels that are passing
through, and is considered to be a reasonable time frame after which longer-term vessels
would need to comply with the regulations.
Summary:
The following table summarizes the geographic areas included in the draft anchoring
ordinance, and the proposed regulations to be included within those areas.
Anchoring r inan a Areas and Accompanying Regulations
Sunset Cove Boca Chica Basin Cow Key Channel Key West Harbor
Managed USCG Aux.VSC decal USCG Aux.VSC decal USCG Aux.VSC decal USCG Aux.VSC decal
Anchoring Proof of pumpout Proof of pumpout Proof of pumpout Proof of pumpout
Zones*
City of Marathon
100'buffer zone
No-Anchoring around mooring field
Buffer Zone* and leased anchoring
area
Managed USCG Aux.VSC decal
Anchoring Proof of pumpout
Zone*
City of Key West
Buffer zone includes all
No-Anchoring of Garrison Bight-
Buffer Zone mirrors City ordinance
No.00-32
Staff has received support from the local flotilla of the USCG Auxiliary for the VSC
regulation. Staff is currently communicating with the USCG Auxiliary to ensure that the
organization, at the national level, is receptive to the inclusion of the VSC decal in the
anchoring ordinance. Staff anticipates bringing updated information to the April 18''
meeting for further consideration as necessary.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NAVAL AIR STATION
PO BOX 9001
KEY WEST,FL 330449001
11000
Ser NO2/957
30 Apr 12
Monroe County
Board of County Commissioners
1100 Simonton Street,
Key West, FL 33040
Dear Mayor and Commissioners :
Per your request at the April 18th BOCC meeting, I am
providing our comments in writing regarding the proposed changes
to County Code Chapter Article V:
a. While we understand and promote the purpose of this
chapter, we must voice our objection to any managed anchoring
zone that' s use is not compatible with our properties or
operational areas such as the "Boca Chica Harbor" presented in
the proposed change .
b. Specific to Boca Chica Harbor and as shown on enclosure
(1) , the proposed managed anchoring zone would include Naval Air
Station (NAS) Key West bay bottom, Accident Potential Zones
(APZ) of our main runway (07/25) , high noise areas ( 65-80+ DNL) ,
100 yard shoreline security standoff areas, areas within
Explosive Safety Quantity Distance (ESQD) arcs of our ordnance
storage areas, and an underwater/underground fuel pipeline path.
C. The proposed Boca Chica Harbor area impacted by the
concerns in paragraph (b. ) above should be designated a no
anchoring buffer zone rather than the proposed managed anchoring
zone. Designating Boca Chica Harbor a managed anchoring zone
would essentially legitimatize mooring and serve to increase
boat density in an area incompatible with NAS Key West
operations .
d. The proposed Key West Harbor managed anchoring zone
boundary should be modified to account for the 100 yard standoff
from military shorelines on Trumbo Point Annex and Fleming Key
as well as the ESQD arcs generated from the ordnance storage
areas on Fleming Key. These security/safety standoff areas are
shown on enclosure (2 ) and are set forth in 33 CFR 334 . 610 .
Navy owned bay bottom should also be excluded from the zone.
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e . The Seaplane Basin No Anchoring Buffer Zone boundary
should be modified to account for excluding the 100 yard
standoff from military shorelines as required and Navy owned bay
bottom. Additionally, we request you show the military
operational area known as the "Shark Drop Zone" as an area to be
avoided during military operations .
f . Military vessels should be exempt from the restrictions
of mooring in the no anchor buffering zone adjacent military
property. The proposed code allows for temporary mooring for
other daytime uses like recreation but not for military use .
Overnight mooring should be allowed for military operations.
g. mooring in marked channels should be prohibited.
I appreciate the opportunity to comment on this issue and
look forward to continued dialog to ensure that any changes to
the county' s anchoring and mooring restricted areas are
compatible with NAS Key West operations . This coordination and
input are consistent with the spirit of FS 163 . 3175, FS 163 . 3177
and FS 380 . 0052 (7) to coordinate compatible land use and "to
protect the value, efficiency, cost effectiveness and major
public investments including Naval Air Station Key West . "
My point of contact regarding this issue is Mr . Ron Demes .
He may be reached at (305) 293-2866 for any additional
coordination.
Sincere4,
P. A. FERE
Capt gin, U. S . Navy
Commanding Officer
Enclosures: 1 . Boca Chica Harbor restrictions
2 . Key West Harbor restrictions
3 . Key West Mooring Field/Seaplane Basin
Copy to : Monroe County Marine Resource Senior Administrator
Monroe County Growth Management Director
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All Vessels 88
- includes transient, fiveaboards, wet storage, derelict vessels and floating platforrns
Cost to remove Derelict Vessels statewide in 2008 was $450 per foot, per FWC.
*"Derelict Vessel"
Means any vessel that is left, stored or abandoned: in a wrecked,junked or substantially
dismantled condition upon any public waters of this State within a Managed Anchorage Zone.
03/14/12
Preliminary Draft Language
With revisions based on comi-ncnts from FWC Review
Chapter 26
WATERWAYS
ARTICLE V
ANCHORING AND MOORING RESTRICTED AREAS
Sec. 26-100. Purpose.
It is the purpose of this section of this Code to provide for anchoring and mooring restricted
areas where unmanaged anchoring and/or mooring, and associated environmental and
navigational impacts exist. These areas and restrictions are created in accordance with F.S. §
327.4105, and by approval of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission which has
been directed by the Florida State Legislature to establish a Pilot Program to explore potential
options for regulating the anchoring or mooring of non-livenboard vessels outside the marked
boundaries of public mooring fields. These restrictions are deemed to be necessary to protect the
public health, safety and welfare.
Sec. 26-101. Managed Anchoring Zones.
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(a) Managed Anchorage Zones. Managed Anchoring Zones are established for the purpose
of protecting the marine environment, enhancing navigational safety, and deterring
improperly stored, abandoned, or derelict vessels. Managed Anchoring Zones are created
as a tool to manage anchoring activity in unmanaged anchorages.
(1) Managed Anchoring Zones shall be established in the following geographic areas
(maps delineating the Managed Anchoring Zones will be made available in the
Marine Resources Office):
a) Boca Chica harbor: To include the body of water occurring between Stock Island
and Boca Chica Key, east of the Stock Island shoreline, south of U.S. Highway 1,
west of Boca Chica Channel, and north of latitude 24' 33.45' N (approximately at
the location of Boca Chica Channel marker 7).
b) Sunset Cove: To include the body of water in Buttonwood Sound occurring
southeast of the Intracoastal waterway and bounded by the Key Largo shoreline.
c) Key West Harbor: To include the body of water occurring west of Fleming Key
and Key West, south of a line running east-west at latitude 24 ' 35.19' N, east of a
line from running form the northwest tip of Frankfurt an to the north side of
Tank Island (Sunset Key), and north of a line running east-west at latitude 24"
33.94' N.
d) Cow Key Channel: To include the body of water occurring between Key West
and Stock Island, south of U.S. Highway 1, and north of a line running east-west
at latitude 24' 33,44' N (approximately at the location of Cow Key Channel
marker 5).
(2) The following regulations shall apply within Managed Anchoring Zones:
a) Prohibition of floating structures as defined in F.S. § 327.02(10), with the
exception of those floating structures that are licensed and/or registered, and
controlled by and affiliated with a permitted land-based commercial entity, and are
permitted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and other
environmental regulatory agencies as applicable.
b) Vessels must display a current-year USCG Auxiliary Vessel Safety Check (VSC)
decal. Vessels anchoring in a Managed Anchoring Zone have thirty (30) days to have
a free USCG Auxiliary inspection performed and display a VSC decal.
c) Vessels anchored or moored for more than thirty (30) days, and which are
required to have a marine sanitation device in accordance with F.S. § 327.53, must
provide proof of pumpout. Vessel owners may register for regular pumpout service
provided by the County or City of Marathon or Key West (City) which will provide a
sticker or tag with a unique identifier to be displayed on the vessel indicating
participation in the County or City pumpout program, and which will be considered
proof of pumpout. The City or County pumpout program registration will include
the frequency of pumpouts requested by the vessel owner based on vessel use and
occupancy. The City or County pumpout program shall maintain registration
documentation and pumpout logs throughout the duration of the Pilot Program, which
shall be available for review by any enforcement officer. If any enforcement officer
determines that the use or occupancy of a vessel is in excess of that described in the
vessel's pumpout registration, the registration may require revision of the frequency
of pumpout, or may result in revocation of the registration and removal of the sticker
or tag. It is the responsibility of the vessel owner to ensure that he/she provides
accurate information in regard to vessel use and occupancy of his/her vessel when
registering, or revising the registration, with the City or County pumpout program.
d) No derelict vessels shall be anchored or moored within a Managed Anchorage
Zone. A "derelict vessel" means any vessel that is left, stored or abandoned: in a
wrecked, junked or substantially dismantled condition upon any public waters of this
State within a Managed Anchorage Zone within a Managed Anchorage Zone.
(b) No-Anchoring Buffer Zones. No-Anchoring Buffer Zones are established outside of, and
immediately adjacent to, established public mooring fields for the purpose of protecting
maritime infrastructure, enhancing navigational safety and promoting public access and
the use of public mooring fields.
(1) No-Anchoring Buffer Zones shall be established in the following geographic areas
(maps delineating the No-Anchoring Buffer Zones will be available in the Marine
Resources Office):
a) Boot Key Harbor: To include the area of Boot Key Harbor, excluding the leased
anchoring area, occurring south of the Vaca Key shoreline, east of Boot Key Harbor
entrance marker 7 located at position 24' 42.13' N 81' 06.84'W , north of the Boot
Key- shoreline, and west of the far eastern side of Boot Key Harbor at position 24'
42.54' N 810 04.99' W.
b) Seaplane Basin: To include the area of Garrison Bight known as the Seaplane
Basin and as described in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Management Agreement for the Key West mooring field and Key West Ordinance
No.00-32, occurring north of the Key West shoreline, east of the Fleming Key
shoreline, south of the Shark Drop Zone deep cut line and its westerly extension, and
west of Sigsbee Park.
(2) The following regulations shall apply within No-Anchoring Buffer Zones:
No anchoring or mooring of any kind (vessels or floating structures), except for
vessels mooring within established public mooring fields by permission of the
mooring field owner or manager, or within a leased anchoring area associated with a
mooring field, or commercial vessels (e.g. barges) engaged in marine related work, or
in the case of an emergency causing the need for a vessel to temporarily anchor.
Sec. 26-102. Implementation of Regulations.
Regulations described in Sec. 26-102(a) will be implemented under the following conditions:
(a) USCG Auxiliary Vessel Safety Checks and accompanying decals are available within the
required 30 day time period.
(b) Pumpout services, provided by the County or City, are available.
Sec. 26-103. Penalties.
Any person cited for a violation of this article shall be deemed charged with a noncriminal
infraction. Uniform Boating Citations may be issued for violations of this ordinance pursuant to
F.S. § 327.74 by any law enforcement agency authorized to issue such citations. Fines
associated with citations are established as follows:
a. I" offense $50
b. 2 d offense $100
c. 3 d or subsequent offenses $250
Any person who fails to properly respond to a Uniform Boating Citation issued for a violation of
this article shall, in addition to the charge relating to the violation of the boating laws of this
County, be charged with the offense of failing to respond to such citation and upon conviction be
guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree punishable as provided in Statute 775.082 and
775,083.
Allowance shall be provided for vessels in need of safe harbor due to severe weather conditions
which may otherwise prohibit a vessel from safely departing a managed anchoring zone within
the timeframe stipulated, or vessels seeking safe harbor within a no-anchoring buffer zone.
Sec. 26-104. Force and Effect for Floating Structures.
Floating structures are typically not registered and have no identifying marks necessary to
determine ownership. Therefore floating structures in violation of this Article shall have a notice
placed upon the property, pursuant to F.S. § 705.103, providing the property owner notice that
the property is in violation. If the floating structure remains in a Managed Anchoring Area or
No-Anchoring Buffer Zone for more than thirty (30) days from the date of the notice it may be
removed and disposed of. Costs incident thereto may be borne by the owner of the floating
structure, if ownership can be determined.
SY RYCK LYDECKER
WHAT ON EARTH SHOULD WE DO WITH DERELICT BOATS?
"Life's too short to sail an ugly boat," says a popular bumper sticker
But maybe it should i-eud.- "Bouts live long lives, don't let them get ugly Here's vvii-i;
NY BOATER WORTH HIS OR HER SALT knows how important it
is to keep their vessel,to use a time-honored nautical expression,
"ship-shape and Bristol fashion."Unfortunately,on the waterways Management section. "The type of boat
of this country,there are too many of the other kind:worn out doesn't matter. it's against the law to leave
an), vessel 'in a wrecked, junked or sub-
and neglected,stripped and abandoned. Chalk them up as victims
stantially dismantled condition in Florida
of the down economy,dreams gone sour,or the sad refuse of storms;such boats waters."A derelict vessel could have a lawful
may pose a hazard to navigation or even a threat to the environment,and they owner. Moore notes,but it's just been sitting
in the water for years, forgotten or ignored
certainly create a headache for waterway management authorities.
by that owner, and detenorating to the point
Although it's likely that abandoned vessels have been with us since earl), man ditched that it fits the legal definition "If the owner
the first dugout canoe, orphan boats have been showing up in greater numbers along our can be found, we can say, 'Look, you can't
coasts since the economic recession began in 2008 At best, authorities can trace some boats leave that boat on the water If it's a project
to legal owners who then can be required to pay for removal from the water and proper dis- OK Get it hauled out. take it to your back-
posal. At worst, a boat could have had all identifying marks carefully removed, holes drilled yard or someplace else to work on it 'At that
into the bottom, and been left some quiet night to sink off the owner's problem list, only point, if they haul it out, were done '
to surface eventually on the public's. That's why, in September 2009, the Marine Debns In the past, Moore says. the states
Program office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) coordi- focus had been on the removal and disposal
naLed the first national work-shop to bring the topic of abandoned and derelict vessels, shall of derelicts, at the owner's expense if possi-
we say, to the surface. Sixteen States sent representatives of manne law enforcement, coastal ble, or using available state or federal funds,
management, and pollution control agencies to Miami to compare notes on how best to if no owner could be found
handle the problem they all shared in varying degrees As might be expected, the top concern In 2008. the Florida Legislature
proved to be money, how could states underwrite the costs of dealing with what quick]y appropriated $1.55 million for
became tagged the "ADW — for abandoned and derelict vessel -- problem? Dealing with derelict removal in six months,
abandoned private recreational boats usually is beyond the pur-,,ie", of federal agencies, so FAVC removed 83 vessels (at an
unless a derelict boat is obstructing navigation or leaking hazardous materials,state and local average cost of S450 per foot)
authorities generally have to foot the bill when an owner can't or won't take responsibility
including rwo I 00-foot barges,
a go-foot steel casino boat, and
a 65-foot shrimp trawler sunk in
A number of states have abandoned- DEALING WITH THE DERELICTS
- With one million registered boats, and 20 feet of water
vessel removal programs and funding sourc
es ranges from a $3 add-on to boat registra- thousands more visiting every year, the The state budget is tight
eons in Washington state, to a portion of Sunshine State is "plagued' with abandoned these days but Florida still must
the 5-percent tax on boat sales in Maryland, vessels, according to the Florida Fish and deal with its derelicts, grounded
to a share of state lease fees from gambling Wildlife Conservation Commission (F-W0 on shoals, lying under water,
casinos in Mississippi But the real Solution As of late June 2011, the agency estimated blown into the mangroves, and
is to convince Owners to keep their boats the number at 1,500,but by no means all of even sunk in their slips,nonetheless "We've
them recreational vessels changed our attitude toward dealing with
from getting to the "derelict" Stage of life,
and since the workshop, the state of Florida "Barges, shrimp trawlers, head boats, derelicts in the past five years,' Moore says
sailboats, outboard skiffs, you name it and "Our goal now is to prevent boats from get-
appears to be the flagship on the prevention we,ve got it," says Capt Ric Moore. ring in that condition in the first place and
front. who manages the agency's Waterway we've identified a way to do that, using edu-
cation and local law enforcement."
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