Resolution 127-1983 "�,
RE$OCUZI(ON NO. 127 -1983
3UHERE $, the BOARD OF ClUNEg COMMIMONER$ & .MONROE cum, T ®RID I, has rerieivs>'t _. .
an application from Jay-C. Cramer , an])
3UH£RE , in compliance with $tafe $tafufe, if is necessarg as part of the
permitting procebureto ma)) the following Biological Assessment. into the Record_ as: .
follows:
The applicant wishes to reclaim land lost to erosion- and prevent
the land from eroding again. The goal will be accomplished by
constructing a riprap revetment at the waterward edge of the
eroded area and then backfilling the revetment.
The revetment will be built along the applicant's plated lot
line in an "L" shaped configuration. The long branch of- the
"L" will run more or less parallel to shore with the short end
more or less normal to shore. As a result of the fact that "
the present shoreline is somewhat curved, the revetment will
be approximately 10 ft. out from shore at one end, -20 ft.. out
from shore at the other end and 30 ft. out in the middle. The
eastern end of the revetment will -tie into an existing revet-
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ment on the adjacent property. - -
The revetment will be built out of Key Largo Limestone boulders ,
weighing from 50 to 250 pounds. A layer of plastic filter cloth
will be placed:on the landward side of the revetment. The area -
landward of the revetment will be filled to an elevation of
4 ft. mean sea level (MSL) at the revetment and sloping up to
4.8 ft. MSL at the present shoreline. An estimated 1760 ft.2
(0,040 ac.) of wetlands below mean high water (MHW) and 790 ft.2
(0.018 ac.) of wetlands above MHW will be filled by the revet-
ment and associated backfill. To do this approximately.230 yd.3 -
of fill will be placed waterward of MHW and 70 yd.3 landward of MHW. (The applicant's estimates appear to be low) .
The riprap revetment will be constructed first and the fill
which will consist of clean rock and sand will then be placed.
The applicant did not supply anyinformati:on on where the fill.
and boulders would come fromor how it would be placed on the - --
project site. The applicant also did not supply any information -
on how water quality standards would be maintained during
construction. .
The project site is located on the north side of Lower Matecumbe
Key in the.Port Antigua Subdivision. Port Antigua was created
a little over ten years ago out of mangrove wetlands by dredging
canals and filling the adjacent wetlands. Virtually. every lot _
in the subidvision fronts on one of the over one dozen finger
canals. The subdivision is being developed,;R,ith single family -
residences. An estimated 20 percent of the lots .within the,
subdivision have been built on.
Adjoining the east side of the project site is a single' family-
residence. The shoreline on this adjoining property has been --
protected from erosion by a boulder revetment. To the west. of
the project site is a vacant undeveloped lot. The south side
of the project site is bordered by a canal. Florida Bay,
which_ in the vacinity of the project site, is designated as ..
Class III waters '(Chapter :17-3.081, 17-3.161, Florida
Administrative Code) lies to thenorth of the project site.
The applicant's property consists of a single residential lot.
The" lot, like all of the other lots in the part, of the sub-
division which borders Florida Bay, is split into two parts. -
The larger section of the lot lies to the north of "Costa
Bravo Drive and borders on a canal. This arrangement allows
property owners to enjoy both an open water shoreline and a
protected mooring for their boats.
Reablution No.
Cramer, Jay C.
April 13, 1983
Page 2
Most of the lot consists of previously filled uplands. The
substrate on the lot is a mixture of crushed rock, sand and
marl. Vegetation on the uplands is limited to a sparse cover
of pioneer grasses, a few small Australian Pine trees and a
coconut tree. The canal shoreline of the lot has a vertical
concrete seawall on it.
On the bayward side of the applicant's lot, a 2± ft. high
erosion cut escarpment is found. The toe of the escarpment
is at an elevation estimated to be spring high water. A sand
and gravel beach is found waterward of the escarpment. The
approximate MHW contour is located on the beach 8 to 10 ft.
waterward of the escarpment. The bay bottom slopes down
gradually from the shoreline such that a large area of flats
will be exposed or nearly exposed at low water.
When the inspection was conducted, a large accumulation of -.
wrack was found on the beach. The wrack completely covered
the proposed fill area. The accumulation of wrack was
observed to be greater at the project site than on the shore-
lines to the east or west. The tendency for seaweed to
collect on the project site appears_tocbe caused by the
shoreline discontinuity caused by the shoreline to the east
projecting out into the bay.
A small quantity of transition zone wetland vegetation
including sea purslane (Sesuvium portulacstrum) , sea daisy
(Borrichia sp.) , and salt grass (Distichlis spicata) is found
on the fact of the escarpment. Virtually no living vegetation
is found in the proposed fill area below the escarpment.
Increased levels of dissolved organic compounds, turbidity and
particulate organic compounds can be expected to occur in State
waters adjacent to the project site during construction. There
are techniques which could be used to control these impacts, -
however, the applicant has not indicated any plans to utilize them.
The project will permanently eliminate 2550 ft.2 of littoral.
wetlands. With the elimination of the wetlands will be the
elimination of their functions of pollution filtration, primary
production and habitat;. These functions are not very strongly
represented in the proposed fill area.
The proposed project will create a new shoreline discontinuity
along its west side. The discontinuity will tend to cause the
wrack accumulation to shift to the west. Lands which had not
been severely impacted by the putrifyingorganic accumulation
will be periodically blanketed by wrack as a result of the proposal.
At the southewestern end of the proposed revetment, the revetment
is planned to come up to the escarpment, but not landward of it.
If erosion continues to occur on the adjacent land to the west,
the end of the revetment will be exposed and the fill behind it
washed out.
The uplands behind the revetment will be sloped down. toward the
water. The result will be the rapid runoff of stormwater into
State waters adjacent to the project site. Stormwater runoff will
carry with it, turbidity, inorganic nutrients, organic nutrients (BOD)
and pesticides.
Re3olution No.
• Cramer,. Jay C.
• April 13, 1983
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B£.1L RE$OCIJBD Bg VIE BOARD OF Ming Cmilliltl$$IONER$ OF.11ONREO C(OUNlrg, FCCR1D .,
that the ahave Bin1nu xal Assessment; has been rear inta the rernrii ann nulu eansineren
pursuant to Flurina Statute 253.124 bu the warn of Cnuntu Cnmmissinn.rs of tlinnrae
Cuuntu, Finrina, this 2 9 t hnau at April , 19 8 3 at a reuularlu .suhenulen
meeting.
BCC 1RD. OF COung COM1111$$1ONER$ OF
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Attest: "LPli CLERK
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APPR Al ED AS TO FORM
A ,L GAL SUFF/C/ENCA
BY,
Attorney's Office •
'.; BOARD OF,COUNTY COMM RS IIF:
Viilhelmina Harvey, District 1 -- ., ----n .;,;_,f..,,,) Director
Curt Blair, District 2 Building, Planning an
Mayor Protem Jerry Hernandez,Jr., District 3 , - !.:, .!,--F--'-.-Y.,•Th.--:-;s.=.-1 .
Zoning
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MAYOR George E. Dolezal, District 4 --. ", ,,:.,, .. ;%i .,,
P.O. BOX Room 205 Wing
Ken Sorensen, District 5 - ir:!:. 'ii
Public Service Buildi
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KEY WEST, -FLORIDA 33040 ",44.67,'
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Lucien C. Proby
Monroe County Attorney . .
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I , the undersigned, do hereby attest that all date and
' information is complete in the package of the applicant as follows :
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Certificate of Complete Enclosures
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1. County Biologist Report-
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2. ReSolutiOn (JAY C. CRAMER)
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3. Permit • 'l/
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4. Application for Permit ( SEAWALL & BACKFILL)
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6. Location Map
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• DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
April 12, 1983
DATE
Cramer:,_ Jay. C. : Proposed Seawall and Backfill
SUBJECT
To Mr. William Russell, Acting Director DEFT Planning, Building & Zoning
FROM Mark L..; Robertson,'; Biologist DEFT Planning & Zoning/77aCti-
LEGAL
Lot 203, ."Port" Antigua Subdivision;
Section 21, Township 64 South,
Range 36 East, ,Lower MatecumbeKey.
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r :INTRODUCTION
This application, which proposes to deposit fill below the mean high
water (MHW) line, should be reviewed by_ the Board of County Commissioners
pursuant to Section 19-111 (a) (5) of the Monroe County Code.,'
DISCUSSION
The application proposes to construct a rip-rap seawall and backfill
behind it in order to reclaim land lost toerosion and provide protection
against future erosion. ' The proposal will require the placement of
156± cubic yards of fill below MHW and: 64± cubic yards above MEW. At
,the center of the property the proposed seawall would be located approx
imately 25 feet waterward of the existing MHW line. The proposed back-
fill behind the seawall will be reverse sloped away from the wall in
order to prevent direct runoff of stormwater into open waters
I visited the site on February 16 . 1983. - The property faces Florida
Bay, a rip-rap seawall is already present on the neighboring lot to
the northeast. The shoreline of the applicant' s property shows signs
- of severe erosion, there is no significant vegetation in .the area
proposed to be filled. At the time of the site visit northwest winds
in excess "of 40 m.p.h. were causing noticeable erosion' of the existing
fill along this shoreline and driving waves over the neighboring wall .
The attached FDER biological report describes this proposal in greater
EVALUATION" _
The proposed activity will not impact any significant marine resources.
A. properly constructed rip-rap seawall may improve water quality in the
immediate area by decreasing erosion of fill into surrounding waters.
The seawall should align with existing shoreline in order to not con-
centrate wave energy onto one area.
William Russel ting Director _
Cramer, Jay C. .
' Proposed Seawall and Backfill
April 12, 1983
Page Two
RECOMMENDATIONS
Approval : Seawall to tie into existing seawall.
Note: ACOE and FDER permits are required.
Attachments
County Application (1 sheet)
Plans (2 sheets)
DER biological report (5 sheets)
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•$¢��cO°� PLANNING, BUILDING &ZONING DEPARTMENT PERMIT
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PERMIT FOR EXCAVATION, THE DEPOSIT OF NO.
COUNTY FILL, OR STRUCTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE
' WATERS OR WETLANDS OF MONROE COUNTY
1)Property owners name&mailing address 2)Date "FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY
Jay C. Cramer 2/10/83 Resolution No.
14275 South Dixie Highway 3)Phone number
Miami, Fla. 33156 Date:
235-2165
4)Contractor or agent's name,mailing address&phone number
James M. Killough Jr. , P.E. - Registered Professional Engineer-FL. No. 13589
James M. Killough.& Associates, Inc.
82883 Overseas Highway- P.O. Box 349 664-4684
Islamorada, Fla. 33036
5)Legal description of property: -
Section 121 Key • Lower Matacumbe Subdivision Port Antigua
Township 64 South Lot 203 & outlot 203 Block Plat 1/5-6 •
Range 36 East Street, road or mile marker Costa Bravo Drive
-Volume of material:. dredged/excavated filled/deposited
c.y. c.y. 156 _ c.y. 64 c.y.
waterward • landward waterward landward
of M.H.W. of M.H.W. of M.H.VV. of M.H.W.
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PURPOSE:
Cost of Permit Estimated cost of Construction
Biologist Comments-Restrictions or Special Conditions if any:
Approval: Seawall to tie into existing seawall
NOTE: ACOE and FDER permits are required •
William R. Russell, Acting Dir.
Planning, Building and Zoning
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Jay C. Cramer (Permit should be issued in property 2/10/83 235-2165
14275 'South Dixie Highway owner's name) -• , ,
Miami , Florida 33156
contractor or agent 's name, mailing address , phone 6 certification niunlber.
James M. Killough Jr. , P.E. - Registered Professional Engineer-Fl . No. 13589
James M. Killough & Associates, Inc.
82883 Overseas Highway - P.O.Box 349 - Islamorada, Florida 33036 664-4684
legal description of property:
Section, 21 ley, Lower Ma.tacumbe SlIl(livis(.,1l Port Antigua,
Township, 64 South
Range, 36 East • lot203 & outlot 203 plod.:,' Plat # 5-6
(if acreage)
Street , road or mile m:li•l:cr, Costa Bravo Drive
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) Describe the proposed activity, methods of construction r, mount of material (in cubic yards) ,
to he excavated or discharged. Describe purpose El intended use of project.
Applicant's waterward property is severely eroded. He desires to construct 100 L.F, of local rock
rip rap seawall along the bayside property line tying in to an existing rip rap seawall at the N.E.
corner. Approximately 12 L.F. of seawall would extend from the N.W. corner to the existing top of
slope; A total of approximately 220 C.Y. of fill 'would be placed as indicated. All activities
would be on applicant's dredged/excavated property. ff+led/deposited
olune of c.y. c.y. 156 c•Y• 64 c•Y• '
aterial waterward landward waterward landward
of *'.11.l''. of r'.11.V'. of P.P.W. of i'.II.I;'.
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) Name, address F, zip ccde of adjoining property o ners whose property affronts water way.
Roushdi , Hussein & Ellen (Lot 202) . Lunsford, Joseph L. (Lot 326)
5288 Brendonridge 39. S. W. 10th Terrace
Indianapolis, Indiana 46226 Boca Raton, Florida 33432
a) Iist other permits issued and/or applied for, include applicant's name,' for this site:
Joint Application - Department of the Army/Florida Department of Environmental Regulation
-to be submitted concurrently-
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b) If application has been submitted for this project (or one similar) in the Past,
explain reason for new application and give applicant 's mmne if different from current
applicant.
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List all Federal and State agencies that have received applications for this project.
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This completed application form will be accompanied by the
following, or it will NCT be processed.
Two (2,) sets of drawings, on 81 x 11 paper, showing location, plot plan, top view and
cross section of proposal., drawn to scale.
Application processing fee as follows :
$75.00 for dredge, fill, decks CP. any structures affronting natural. water bodies.
$30.00 for vertical seawalls on man-made babes or water.
$75.00 for any combination of the above activities per site. •
pplication is hereby made for a permit to authorize the activities described herein. I
crtify that I aIn familiar with the information contained in this application, and to the best
•f my knowledge F, belief such information is true, complete F, accurate. I further certify that
possess the authority to undertake the proposed activities. i'] i provisions of laws and
rdinances governing this type of work will he canplied with whether specified herein or not. Tl
ranting of a permit does not presume to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of
ny county, state or federal law regulating constr c o o performance of construction cf this
ype of facility. D e
2/10/83
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
PERMIT APPLICATION APPRAISAL
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File No. : 440658695 County: Monroe Date : 3-10-83
Applicant Name : Jay C. Cramer •
Address : 14275 S. Dixie Highway, Miami , FL 33156
Agent (if applicable) : James M. Piilough, Jr. , P.E.
Address : 828E3 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, FL 33036
Location of project : Section (s) 21 Township 64S Range 36E
Section (s) Township • Range
Local Reference :
Lower Matecumbe Key, Port Antigua Subdivision
Water Body: Florida Bay
Water Classification of Project Area : III Adjacent Waters :•
III
Aquatic Preserve : None
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Outstanding Florida Waters : None •
On site inspection by : David Bishof
Date of Inspection : 3-2-83 Original Application : YesX No
Revised Application : Yes . No Date : Date of 2nd Insp. •
• Biological and Water Quality Assessment
A. Description of proposed project and construction techniques .
Quantify area of project which extends into waters of the state
• (including the submerged lands of those waters and the transi-
tional zone of the submerged land) as defined in Section 17-4 . 02
and Section 17-4 . 28 , Florida Administrative Code .
B. Biophysical features of general area. Include comments concerning
extent of development of adjoining properties as well as relevant
historical facts about the area.
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C. Biophysical 'features of specific project site and spoil site if
applicable. Include identification of bottom types and any
relevant historical . facts about the area of the project.
D. Potential impact of project on biological resources and water
quality. Address long-term impact as well as immediate impact
for all aspects of the project .
E. Suggestions , where appropriate , for modifications' that may reduce
or minimize the potential impact of project .
PERM 16-10 (Rev. 6/79 )
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CRAMER, JAY C.
#440658695
Monroe County - Lower Matecumbe Key
Page Two
A. The applicant wishes to reclaim land lost to erosion and prevent
the land from eroding again. The goal will be accomplished by
constructing a riprap revetment at the waterward edge of the
eroded area and then backfilling the revetment.
The revetment will be built along the applicant' s plated lot
line in an "L" shaped configuration. The long branch of the
"L" will run more or less parallel to shore with the short end
more or less normal to shore. As a result of the fact that
the present shoreline is somewhat curved, the revetment will
be approximately 10 ft. out from shore at one end, 20 ft. out
from shore at the other end and 30 ft. out in the middle. The
eastern end of the revetment will tie into an existing revet-
ment on the adjacent property. `
The revetment will be built out of Key Largo Limestone boulders
weighing from 50 to 250 pounds. A layer of plastic filter cloth
will be placed on the landward side of the revetment. The area
landward of the revetment will be filled to an elevation of
4 ft. mean sea level (MSL) at the revetment and sloping up to
4 . 8 ft. MSL at the present. shoreline. An estimated 1760 ft. 2
(0, 040 ac. ) of wetlands below mean high water (MHW) and 790 ft.2
(0. 018 ac. ) of wetlands above MHW will be filled by the revet-
ment and associated backfill. To do this approximately 230 yd. 3
of fill will be placed waterward of MHW and 70 yd. 3 landward
of MHW. (The applicant ' s estimates appear to be low) .
The riprap revetment will be constructed first and the fill
which will consist of clean rock and sand will then be placed.
The applicant did not supply any information on where the fill
and boulders would come from or how it would be placed on the
project site. The applicant also did not supply any information
on how water quality standards would be maintained during
construction.
B. The project site is located on the north side of Lower Matecumbe
Key in the Port Antigua Subdivision. Port Antigua was created
a little over ten years ago out of mangrove wetlands by dredging
canals and filling the adjacent wetlands. Virtually every lot
in the subdivision fronts on one of the over one dozen finger
canals. The subdivision is being developed with single family
residences. An estimated 20 percent of the lots within the
subdivision have been built on.
CRAMER, JAY C.
#440658695
Monroe County - Lower Matecumbe Key
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Adjoining the east side of the project site is a single family
residence. The shoreline on this adjoining property has been
protected from erosion by a boulder revetment. To the west of
the project site is a vacant undeveloped lot. The south side
of the project site is bordered by a canal. Florida Bay,
which in the vacinity of the project site, is designated as
Class III waters (Chapter 17-3 . 081 , 17-3. 161, Florida
Administrative Code) lies to the north of the project site.
C. The applicant ' s property consists of a single residential lot.
The lot , like all of the other lots in the part of the sub-
division which borders Florida Bay, is split into two parts.
The larger section of the lot lies to the north of Costa
Bravo Drive and borders on a canal. This arrangement allows.
property owners to enjoy both an open water shoreline and a
protected mooring for their boats .
Most of the lot consists of previously filled uplands . The •
substrate on the lot is a mixture of crushed rock, sand and
marl. Vegetation on the uplands is limited to a sparse cover
of pioneer grasses, a few small Australian Pine trees and a
coconut tree. The canal shoreline of the lot has a vertical
concrete seawall on it.
On the bayward side of the applicant ' s lot, a 2+ ft. high
erosion cut escarpment is found. The toe of the escarpment
is at an elevation estimated to be spring high water. A sand
and gravel beach is found waterward of the escarpment. The
approximate MHW contour is located on the beach 8 to 10 ft.
waterward of the escarpment. The bay bottom slopes down
gradually from the shoreline such that a large area of flats
will be exposed or nearly exposed at low water.
When the inspection was conducted, a large accumulation of
wrack was found on the beach. The wrack completely covered
the proposed fill area. The accumulation of wrack was
observed to be greater at the project site than on the shore-
lines to the east or west. The tendency for seaweed to
collect on the project site appears to be caused by the
shoreline discontinuity caused by the shoreline to the east
projecting out into the bay.
A small quantity of transition zone wetland vegetation
including sea purslane (Sesuvium portulacstrum) , sea daisy
(Borrichia sp. ) , and salt grass (Distichlis spicata) is found
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on the face of the escarpment. Virtually no living vegetation
is found in the proposed fill area below the escarpment.
D. Increased levels of dissolved organic compounds, turbidity and
particulate organic compounds can be expected to occur in
State waters adjacent to the project site during construction.
There are techniques which could be used to control these
impacts , however, the applicant has not indicated any plans
to utilize them.
The project will permanently eliminate 2550 ft. 2 of littoral
wetlands . With the elimination of the wetlands will be the
elimination of their functions of pollution filtration, primary
production and habitat. These .functions are not very strongly
represented in the proposed fill area.
The proposed project will create a new shoreline discontinuity
along its west side. The discontinuity will tend to cause -
the wrack accumulation to shift to the west. Lands which had
not been severely impacted by the putrifying organic accumu- -- .
lation will be periodically blanketed by wrack as a result of
the proposal.
At the southwestern end of the proposed revetment, the revet-
ment is planned to come up to the escarpment, but not landward
of it. If erosion continues to occur on the adjacent land to
the west, the end of the revetment will be exposed and the
fill behind it washed out.
The uplands behind the revetment will be sloped down toward
the water. The result will be the rapid runoff of stormwater
into State waters adjacent to the project site. Stormwater
runoff will carry with it, turbidity, inorganic nutrients,
organic nutrients (BOD) and pesticides.
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E. Under the provisions of Chapters 253 . 123 and 403. 087 , Florida
Statutes and Chapters 17-3 . 051 (1) (a,b,c) , 17-3. 061 (2)
(b, f, j ,k,p,r) , 17-3 .121 (7 , 19 ,20 ,28) , 17-4 . 03 and 17-4 . 28 , I
recommend that Departmental authorization not be granted to
this application. The application would receive a favorable
recommendation if it were modified as follows :
1. Move the northwest corner of the proposed revetment to
a point 15 ft. south (on a azmith of 199°36 ' 17") of the
• northwest corner of the property.
2 . Extend the western arm of the seawall into the uplands
. by at least 10 feet.
3 . Reverse slope the uplands away from the open water
shoreline .
See the attached plans for details of the above suggested •
modifications.
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DAVID BISHOF, ENV. SPEC.
DATE: Ma ch 0, 1983
READ:
RICHARD J HELBLIN
DEB/dvo
Attached: as noted.