Resolution 182-1982
RESOLUTION NO.
182
-1982
WHEREAS, the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, has received an application from WALTER SCHMITZ
and
WHEREAS, in compliance with State statute, it is necessary
as part of the permitting procedure to read the following Biological
Assessment into the Record, as follows:
The Applicant proposes to construct a 221 lineal foot riprap
seawall along a residential shoreline for erosion protection. Total
amount of riprap and backfill proposed amounts to 244 cubic yards,
of which 144 will be placed below MHW.
The width of the proposed backfill is three to five feet. The width
of the proposed riprap is five to seven feet. The waterward extent
of the riprap is at the approximate extreme low water line.
The project site is located within Sugarloaf Shores Subdivision,
a waterfront residential community bordering Lower Sugar loaf Sound,
which is, in turn bordered on all sides by Sugarloaf Key. Lower
Sugarloaf Sound is a shallow expanse of water which opens, by way
of narrow, naturally occurring channnels, into the Atlantic to the
south and the Gulf to the north.
Sugar loaf Shores Subdivision was artificially created by dredging
and spoiling, forming what is now a series of dead-end canals all
connected at their basal ends by a peripheral channel.
This channel and its associated canals were boxcut to deep, unde-
termined depths. The recreated shorelines here consist of loose
limestone and marl overlying the orginal Miami oolite subsurface.
In general, development of single family residences has accelerated
in recent years here, with an estimated 20-30 percent of the lots
being occupied.
The lot adjacent to the applicant's property has been vertically
bulkheaded to within several feet of the offshore peripheral
channel. The applicant's own lot has been vertically bulkheaded
along the canal side.
The applicant's lot borders an artificially created canal to the
south and a peripheral channel to the west. The open water
shoreline has experienced some erosion since being filled during
the creation of this subdivision. This has led to the existing
15-20 foot wide shelf that exists between the applicant's up-
lands and the peripheral channel.
This shelf is composed of limerock rubble with little vegetation -
either emergent, intertidal or submergent. One or two small
buttonwoods (Conocarpus erecta) are situated along the erosion line.
Green algae (Batophora ~.) is found in rather sparse amounts
within the lower reaches of the intertidal zone and along the
submergent portion of the shelf. Scattered patches of turtlegrass
(Thalassia testudinum) are found below MHW.
Some riprap (small boulders) were placed around the low water line
in the not-so-distant past. A single spider crab (family Majidae)
was observed in this area along with a school of silver sides
(Menidia ~.).
Anticipated impacts should be minimal from this project, as it
is proposed. Although a small amount of benthic biota will be
lost to filling, the proposed riprap should provide better quality
habitat while stabilizing an otherwise unstable shoreline.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the above Biological Assessment has been
read into the record and duly considered pursuant to Florida
Statute 253.124 by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, this 12th day of July , 1982
at a regularly scheduled meeting.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONR UNTY, FLORIDA
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMIVII::'::'IUI'JERS
Wilhelmina H.arvey, District 1
Curt Blair, District 2
Mayo; Protem Jerry Hernandez, Jr" District 3
MA YOR George E. Dolezal, District 4
Ken Sorensen, District 5
Lucien C. Proby
Monroe County Attorney
310 Fleming Street
Key West, Florida 33040
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(30512944641
OFFICE OF
Director
Building, Planning an
Zoning
p,O, BOX Room 205 Wing
Public Service Buildi
5825 Jr. College Rd.
Key West, Florida
33043-4399
I, the undersigned, do hereby attest that all date and
information is complete in the package of the applicant as follows:
Certificate of Complete Enclosures
1.
County Biologist Report
2.
Resolution (Walter Schmitz)
3.
Permit
4.
Application for Permit (Rip-Rap & Seawall)
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Site Plan
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Location Map
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DER Assessment
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DATE June 15, 1982
Su BJECT
Schmitz, W.P.; Rip-rap seawall
To Alan Lessler, Dire~t~~ /I
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DEP'T
Planning, Building & Zoning
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County Biologist
LEGAL: TWSP 67S, RGE 27E, Sect. 3,
Sugarloaf Shores, Section F,
Lot 88; Zoned RU-l.
Introduction
This-application is to be reviewed by the Board of County Commissioners
in accordance with Chapter 19-111 (a) (5) of the Monroe County Code.
Discussion:
Applicant proposes to construct a 221 linear foot, rip-rap seawall along
his waterfront property which abuts Lower Sugarloaf Sound. Th~ seawall
will require 244 cubic yards of rip-rap and backfill for its construction.
In order to align with a neighboring seawall to the north of the site,
approximately 100 cubic yards of the total will be placed below the
mean high water line, or more specifically, along the extreme low water
line according to the Department of Environmental Regulation report and the
submitted application.
A discussion of this project in greater detail is provided in the attached
Department of Environmental Regulation report and should be read for
additional information.
Evaluation:
No adverse or long term environmental impacts are expected as a result of
this project.
Recommendation:
Approval with the condition that filter fabric be properly
used along with 'the rip-rap to prevent erosion of the upland fill
into Lower Sugar loaf Sound.
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COUNTY PEru'HI FOR EXCAVAIImI, THE DEPOSIT OF NO.
FILL, OR STRL'CTUfu\L ACTIVITIES IN THE
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,1) Property o~~ers name & mailing address 2) Date FOR DEPARTHENT USE ONLY ,
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Walter P. Schmitz 4-13-82
1870 Hollyhock Lane Resolution No.
3) Phone number i
Elm Grove, Wisconsin 53122 .
(411) Date:
786-8431 I
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4) Contractor or agent's name, mailing address & phone number !
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KeyCology, Inc. i
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5) Legal description of property:
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Section 3 Key Sugarloaf Subdivision Sugar loaf Shores .
TO~"11ship 67 Lot 88 Block Section F ;
Range 27 Street, road or mile marker Holly Lane ,
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Volume of material: dredged/excavated filled/deposited
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ZONING: RU-1 I
PURPOSE:
Cost of Pemit
Estinated cost of Construction
Approved by
Chairman
BOARD OF COUXTY CmL'!ISSIOf:ERS
OF ~lmJROE COUXTY, FLORIDA
Biologist Comments - Restr-ictions or Special Cor:uitions i: any:
Approval with the condition
with the rip-rap to prevent
Sugarloaf Sound.
that filter fabric be properly used along
erosion of the upland fill into Lower
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Walter P. Schmitz
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Contractor or agent's name, mailing
Keyco logy, I nc.
414 Simonton Street
Key West, Florida 33040
) legal description of pror.:rty:
Section, 3
Township, 67
Range, 27
(if acreage)
address, phone 6 certification number.
(305) 294-8719
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Key, Sugarloaf ~Uhdivision,~(/~/ ~t/JtI'
Lot, 88 Plock, _./: --I! ~ I"--j.-
Street, road or mile marker, Holly Lane
Zoning,
6) Describe the proposed activity, methods of construction 0 amount of material (in cuhic yards) >
to be excavated or discharged. Describe purpcse G intended use of project.
Rip rap seawall wi~h backfill behind rip rap existing ground level. The applicant
proposes to construct a 221 l,neal foot seawall on Sugarloaf Sound. Purpose~shoreline protection
Rip rap win b~ brought to site by truck and placed by backhoe and hand. Backfill wtl1 be spread
by backhoe. S,lt screensdredged/excavatedwill be used, if necessary. fHled/cleposited
volume of 0 c.y. 0 c.y. 100 _ c.y. 144 c.y. '
material waterward landward waterward landward
of ~~.p.. W. of ~'.H. 'It.'. of ~~.H'.l'i. of H.H.W.
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7) Name, address & zip cede of cilj oining property owners whose property affronts wate:r VJay.
John D. Eckert Lois S. McClinton
Rt. 2, Box H-1 East Point Drive
West Point Drive Sugarloaf Shores, Florida 33044
Sugarloaf Shnrp5, qOY'ida 33Q44 '
8 a) List other pennits issued and/or applied for, include applicant's name, for His site:
Army Corps of Engineers
Department of Environmental Regulations
b) If application has been submitted for this project (or one similar) in tre past,
explain reason for new application and give applicant's name if different from current
app lic ant .
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REQUIRES STATE AND'
FEDERAL APPROVALn 1, lj/i)..;;-g'Y, ,
that" have. recelved a.p$llcafIms for. UiSproJecT:'
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9) list all Federal and State agencles
Army Corps of Engineers
Department of Environmental Regulations
This completed application fonn will he accanpanied by tre'" ~ c~
following, or it will NeT be processed.
a) T1vo (2) sets of drawings, on 8!,z x 11 paper, showing location, plot plan, top view and
cross section of proposalt drawn to scale.
b) Application processing fee as follows:
$75.00 for dredge, fill, decks C'P any structures affronting natural water bedies.
~30.00 for vertical sea1.;alls onman-maoe 'holies 01- water.
$75.00 for any combination of the above activities per site.
Application is hereby made for a pennit to autrorize the 8ctivities described }~erein. I
:ertify that I am familiar with the infonnation contained iJl t})is application, and to the rest
)f my knowledge & belief such infonnation is true, complete & accurate. I furtrer certify that
[ possess the authority to undertake t1)e proposed activities. fI1] provisions of lmvs and
)rdinances governing ths t)l1e of work wi 1 1 l>e canpl ied with 1+et}'er specified llerein or not. The
;ranting of a pennit does not presume to give (lut},ority to violate or cancel t})e rrovisi ons of
my county, state or federal la\" regulating construct ion or perfonna:n.ce of constnlCtim cf tris
:ype of facility.
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PROPOSED RIP RAP SEAWALL AND BACKFILL
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COUNTY OF: Monroe
STATE OF: Florida
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Wilhelmina Harvey, District 1
Curt Brair, District 2
Mayor,Protem Jerry Hernandez, Jr" District 3
MAYOR George E, Dolezal, DistricI4
Ken Sorensen, District 5
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KeyCo1o~y, Inc.
414 Simonton St.
Key West, FL 33040
Re: Schmitz, Lot 88 Block Sec. F, Sugar10af Shores, riprap
We will be unable to continue processing your application
until we receive the following items:
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Notification that site has been surveyed and clearly
marked.
A vegetation map, prepared by a qualified professional,
landscape architect or naturalist, according to Chapter
18 of the Monroe County Code, showing which trees are to
be removed or kept.
Purpose and intended use of project.
Method of construction or clearing.
Construction plans, (top, side and cross sections)
Dept. of Environ. Reg.~bio-report. ~~Q.(iKv.e~1>
Other- ~
Pl:ase call if you have any questions, (305-294-8426).
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BOB GRAHAM
GOVERNOR
Victoria Tschinkel
SECRETARY
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
SOUTH FLORIDA BRANCH OFFICE
June 1, 1982
Walter P. Schmitz
c/o Key Cology, Inc.
414 Simonton Street
Key West, Florida 33040
Monroe County, File No. 440550555, Riprap
Seawall
Dear Mr. Schmitz:
As we adyised you on Apri 1 29, 1982 , your a?plica ~i.on is
i.~com?lete wit~out local ap~rcval, purs~ant to Section 253.124,
Florida Statutes, for filling wate~Nard of ~~e existing mean/
ordina=y high water line.
Please su=mit the enclosed copy of our biological co~e~ts
toget~er with your permit applicati.on to the Board of Co~ty
Cc~~issioners/City Cou~cil or t~eir autborized ?e~itti~g
authority. Section 253.124, Florida Statutes, states ~at the
county commission/city co~~cil~. .shall have in hand t~e
(bioloaical) reoort and findinas t.."'ereof." It further states,
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"T~e report shall be read into the record and duly co~si.dered
at the same meeting at which ~~e board of county commissioners
or other authorized body takes final action on the application
for permit."
You will need ~o obtain a copy of the oinutes of the meeti~g
or an appropriate indication of the local approval. This
letter, resolu~ic, or copy of the minutes should be sent to
this office. You~application will remai~ incomplete wi~hout
valid local appro~'al. If you ha~,.re any questions concerning
tbis procedure, ;:: _=2.se contact us.
Si~cerely,
RWC/wr
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Dredge & Fill Supervisor
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SCHMITZ, WALTER P.
#440550555
Monroe County - Sugar loaf Shores
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A. The applicant proposes to construct a 221 lineal foot riprap
seawall along a residential shoreline for erosion protection.
Total amount of riprap and backfill proposed amounts to 244
cubic yards, of which 144 will be placed below MHW.
The width of the proposed backfill is three to five feet. The
width of the proposed riprap is five to seven feet. The water-
ward extent of the riprap is at the approximate extreme low
water line.
B. The project site is located within Sugarloaf Shores Subdivision,
a waterfront residential community bordering Lower Sugarloaf Sound,
which is, in turn bordered on all sides by Sugarloaf Key. Lower
Sugarloaf Sound is a shallow expanse of water which opens, by way
of narrow, naturally occurring channels, into the Atlantic to the
south and the Gulf to the north.
Sugarloaf Shores Subdivision was artificially created by dredging
and spoiling, forming what is now a series of dead-end canals all
connected at their basal ends by a peripheral channel.
This channel and its associated canals were boxcut to deep, unde-
termined depths. The recreated shorelines here consist of loose
limestone and marl overlying the original Miami oolite subsurface.
In general, development of single family residences has accelerated
in recent years here, with an estimated 20-30 percent of the lots
being occupied.
The lot adjacent to the applicant's property has been vertically
bulkheaded to within several feet of the offshore peripheral
channel. The applicant's own lot has been vertically bulkheaded
along the canal side.
c. The applicant's lot borders ,In artificially created canal to the
south and a peripheral channi'L to the west. The open water
shoreline has experienced sc ~ erosion since being filled during
the creation of this subdivi ,ion. This has led to the existing
15-20 foot wide shelf that c-.~sts between the applicant's up-
lands and the peripheral cha'!lcl.
This shelf is composed of limerock rubble with little vegetation _
either emergent, intertidal or submergent. One or two small
buttonwoods (Conocarpus erecta) are situated along the erosion line.
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SCHMITZ, WALTER P.
1f440S50555
Monroe County - Sugarloaf Shores
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Green algae (Batophora ~.) is found in rather sparse amounts
within the lower reaches of the intertidal zone and along the
submergent portion of the shelf. Scattered patches of turtlegrass
(Thalassia testudinum) are found below MHW.
Some riprap (small boulders ) were placed around the low water
line in the not-50-distant past. A single spider crab (family
Majidae) was observed in this area along with a school of silver-
sides (Menidia ~.).
D. Anticipated impacts should be minimal from this project, as it
is proposed. Although a small amount of benthic biota will be
lost to filling, the p~oposed riprap should provide better quality
habitat while stabilizing an otherwise unstable shoreline.