Resolution 300-1981
RESOLUTION NO. 300,
-1981
WHEREAS, the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, has received an application from Monty Sink
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 is proposing the construction of a seawall along a
residential shoreline for the purpose of protecting said shoreline
and providing private boat dockage.
The proposed seawall will be constructed waterward to the MLW line.
Of the 200 cubic yards to he deposited, 100 cubic yards will be de-
posited landward and 100 waterward (MHW). Total length of the sea-
wall will be 60 feet. Its width, including backfill, will be approx-
imately eight feet. The width of the concrete cap will be four feet.
Tiebacks will be used to stabilize the proposed seawall.
The project site is located on the western side of Summerla~d ~ey
near Kemp Channel within what is referred to as summe~land C ve.
Summerland Cove has been extensively developed for si family re-
sidences with a network of inland man-made canals and a perimeter
channel which provides deep-water access for the resid tial community.
Waterward of this deep perimeter channel, the depths sha ow to two
(2) feet or less. The benthic community over these flats i some-
what unstable with patches of seagrasses and algaes. Beca~se of
this instability, water transparency within Summerland Cove~ some-
what less than that found elsewhere in the Keys.
In the more immediate vicinity of the applicant, development of the
waterfront lots along Carribena Drive is somewhere in the vicinity
of 30 to 40 percent. It is likely that the spoil obtained from the
dredging of the offshore perimeter channel was deposited along the
existing residential lots, forming erosion-prone marl shorelines.
As a whole, the shoreline in this area has undergone some erosion,
although it is not nearly as severe as it could be due to an original
Miami oolite base, which is exposed below MHW, and a well- compacted
1 imestone..marl overburden.
Because of the absence of soft sediments along this shorline, few
mangroves have become established. In general, the emergent shoreline
vegetation starts above the extreme high water line in the form tran-
sitional wetland species, which occupy only a narrow strip before
giving way to uplands.
The perimeter channel in this area is deeD, box cut, and varies from
60-80 feet in width. The submergent shelf separating the present
shoreline from the perimeter channel averages 10-20 feet in width,
with limited floral stabilization.
The applicant's lot drops from a three to five foot elevation (above
MSL) at the erosion line to form an approximate 151 wide littoral
shelf, of which six to eight feet is intertidal.
At the erosion line, some transitional wetland vegetation was en-
countered such as sea daisy (Borrichia sp.) and buttonwood (Conocarpus
erecta). From this point, waterward, little vegetation is found,
with the exception of several small black mangrove (Avicennis ger-
minans) sprouts.
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The substrate along this entire shoreline is composed primarily of
loose limerock rubble. A good many grazing snails (Nerita sp.)
were found here. Among the smaller limerock oarticles were much
larger boulder, which attained diameters of up to 1~ feet.
Below the MLW line, a variety of submergent flora was observed, in-
cluding turtlegrass (Thallasia testudinum), green algaes (Batophora
sp. and Halimeda sp.), and brown algaes (Acanthorhora so.). Also
observed here were several schoolmaster snapper Lutjanus arodus).
The littoral shelf drops off sharply to the channel depths within
Summerland Cove. From the point of drooping off, the perimeter
channe 1 extends another 50 to 80 feet out.
Impacts anticipated should be primarily long term and may include a
decrease in runoff filtration, lessened wave energy disnersion and a
corresponding increase in wave energies and erosion of littoral commu-
nities at the base of the seawall and a decrease in intertidal detri-
tal accumulation resulting in lessened sediment build-up and a
corresponding decrease in sediment-d~pendent snecies such as seagrasses.
Conversely, a degree of stability will be realized from the seawall
and due to numerous other seawalls permitted in this area, some-
what of a precedent has been set. Th~ above stated negative impacts
should be fairly minimal due to the relatively sparse amount of
submergent or emergent vegetation and the small amount of wind-
blown detrital matter found along this 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 19th day of October
, 19 81 at a regularly
scheduled meeting.
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BOA R~C 0 U N T Y C 0 ~1M I S S ION E R S.p;E
MONRO COUNTY, FL'rJ{I DAI1 ~.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIOI~"'I\'"
Wilhelmina Harvey, District 1
Curt Blair, District 2
Mayor Protem Jerry Hernandez, Jr., District 3
MAYOR George E. Dolezal, District 4
Ken Sorensen, District 5
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Henry F. Weinkam, Director
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P.O. BOX Room 205 Wing IJ
Public Service Buildinc
Stock Island, Florida
33040
Monroe County Legal Department
Key West, Florida 33040
I, the undersigned, do hereby attest that all date
and information is complete in the package of the applicant
as follows:
Certificate of Cowplete Enclosures ~
l. Resolution tI
2. Permit ~
3. Application for Permit V"
4. Site Plan V
5. Location Map /
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6. County Biologist Report V'
7. DER Assessment
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DATE
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SE P 23 1981
CQ.;NTY ATTY.
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MON~OE f" ~'
'~ ")'.' PEm-IIT FOR EXCAVATION, THE DEPOSIT OF NO.
COUNTY :\~ -~jJ FILL, OR STRUCTUR~L ACTIVITIES IN THE
WATERS OR HETLANDS OF HONROE COUNTY
1) Property mvners name & mailing address 2) Date FOR DEPARr.1ENT USE OXLY I
Monty Sink 3-22-81 I
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147 L11 24th Avenue Resolution No. 1
Manne Mich. 494,25 3) Phone number !
(616) Date: I
67 7 - 3.5 3 1
4) Contra-ctor or agent's name, mailing address & phone number i
Lewis Construction Co. , Inc. I
1480 Grlnnell Street
Key West, Fla. 33040
305 294-4190
5) Legal description of property:
Section
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Key Summerl and
Subdivision Summerl and Key Cove
Tot."Ilship 6 6 S
La t 4 3
Block 1 Addition # 6 East
Range
28 E
Street, road or mile marker Carribena Drive
dred~ed/excavated
Volume of material:
o c.y.
waterward
of M.H.H.
o c.y.
land1;Jard
of H.H.H.
filled/deposited
Backfill - behind wall only
100. c.y. 100 c.y.
waterward landward
of M.H.W. of M.H.W.
ZONING: B U - 1
PURPOSE:
Cost of Permit
Estimated cost of Construction
Approved by
Chairman
BOARD OF COmITY comnSSIm:ERS
OF ~lO~ROE COU::TY, FLORIDA
Biologist Comments - Restric~ions or Special Conditions if any:
APPROVAL
CODV in File
Date
Buii,~ir~ Offici31
MONFCOE
COUNTY
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.... t:'OR EXr,\IlATIO'I, TPE J1EPOSIT
. ACTIVITIES 1:1 THE HATERS OR
DEP,\!~T:!r.~T IT ,\PPLIC,ATIO;:
OF F ILL, 0 }( :-. i 'dJ C T U R ,\ L
HETLA:'ID OF ~fO~ROE r:OJ;'ITY
1) Property owners nane & rnnilinr address
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2) Da t e
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4) Contractor or a~ent's name, noilinr address,
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5) Le~al descri~tion of property:
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Tounship, &&$
I10?
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(if acrear,e)
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6) Des c rib e the pro po sed act i v i t y, met hod s 0 f con s t net ion & am 0 un t 0 f mat e ria 1
(in cubic yarr1s), to he excavated or discharp,ed. I'escribe purpose & intended
useof project. s~....,UJ~1I 7", h<'!- ~r(~J<LJ o-t edge:..... c>~ PY'Clf1iUf'1
CL- t c. u..... +- c- l r CI c 0- ~ 0.. l 0 lA.- 8? ~ p e.-..- (...(J J..u- :$ j J e c4 p yo I.Q~ J
10 fyev~t- .(?w..-rl~r e_ro~itJt......,' C~.orf- Aa~ -e-fode-d e;:...6oc~ lo~~....<vt)
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phone & certification
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volume of material:
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7) Name, address & zip code of adjoin'n~ property o,vners whose property affronts
'vater way. t..ot- 'f<f' 13i~ I 3!>-{)JbOdOV'U\I~ Dv-,
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8 a) List other permits issued and/or applied for, include applicant s name,
this site
or
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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 name if
different from current applicant.
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List all Federal and State are~cies that have received applications for this
project. C:chI,b'(4.e.d D-li,k!.. ~fl-I""c.j~rS oj ~vt.~i.....""c....s
This completed ~pplic~tion form will be Rccomp8nied by the following, or it will
NOT Be processed.
a) Two (2) sets of drawings, on 8~ x 11 p~per, showing location, plot plan, top view
and cross section of proposal, drawn to scale.
b) Applic"1tion processing fee as follows::
$25.00 for dredge, fill, docks OR any structures affronting natur~l water bodies.
$10.00 for vertic~l seawalls on m~n-made bodies of water.
$25.00 for any combination of the above ~ctivities per qite.
Application is hereby made for a permit to quthorize the activities described herein.
I certify that I am familiar with the information cODtained in this application, and
to the best of my knowledge & belief such information is true, complete & ~ccurate.
I further certify that I possess the authority to undertake the proposed activities.
All provisions of laws and ordinances governing this type of work will be complied with
whether soecified herein or not. The granting of a permit does not presume to give
authority' to violate or c<mcel the provisions of any_~punty, state /qr,fede~ law
regulating construction or performance of constructio~ of this type ?f faci~ t ..
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Approved by Ass{t. Director
Person accepting application
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Cost: of permit:
Estimated cost ot construction
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Lewis Construction Company, Inc.
General Contractor
1400 Grinnell Street. Key West, Florida 33040
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LITHO IN
DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
DATE
September 15, 1981
SU~ECT Sink,~.: SeauRll
FROM Robert "ennis
Environ.
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Lot 43, Summerland Key Cove (6th
A~dition), Sunmerland Key. Zoning
is fur-l.
INTRODUCT IO:~:
T his a 1'1 u 1 i cat ion i s t 0 her e vie \J e d by the 11 0 a r d 0 f Co un t y
Commissioners in accordance with Chanter 19-1ll(a) (5) of the
:1onroe County Code.
T)ISCTTSSION:
Anplicant nronoses to construct a 60 ft. lbn~ vertical
seawall alonp his waterfront nroperty abuttin? Sunmerland Cove.
The sea'"all Hill he nlaced alonr' the 'fLU, this \lill require
approxiMatelY 2~n c.y. of backfill.
A ~iscussion of the biota present and a description of the
area is provided in the attached Department of Invironmental
Re~ulation report.
nURPOSE:
Tor eel a i i'1 e r 0 ,i e (1 1 an ri, T) rot e c t 1 a n ~ fro n f u t 11 r e e r 0 S ion
and to provide for boat ~ockin~.
C:VALUATlm; :
'!o lonr' tern "dvers!'. environ"'ental irlTHlcts are exnected
as a result of this nro;ect.
Rr.COT:E~mATI()N :
Approval.
'JOTT-:S:
^r~v ~orns and ~ent. ;::nviron. Re~. nermits required.
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3201 GOLF COURSE BOULEVARD
PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA 33950
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BOB GRAHAM
GOVERNOR
JACOB 0, VARN
SECRETARY
STATE OF flORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
SOUTH FLORIDA BRANCH OFFICE
July 23, 1981
~onty Sink
c/o Lewis Const.
1400 Grinnell St.
Key West, Fla. 33040
Re: Monroe County, File No. 44-4243l-5E,
Seawall & Backfill
Dear Mr. Sink:
As we advised you on May 6, 1981 , your application is
incomplete without local approval, pursuant to Section 253.124,
Florida Statutes, for filling waterward of the existing mean/
ordinary high water line.
Please submit the enclosed copy of our biological comments
together with your permit application to the Board of County
Commissioners/City Councilor their authorized permitting
authority. Section 253.124, Florida Statutes, states that the
county commission/city council ". . .shall have in hand the
(biOlogical) report and findings thereof." It further states,
"The report shall be read into the record and duly considered
at the sarne meeting at which the 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 minutes of the meeting
or an appropriate indication of the local approval. This
letter, resolution or copy of the minutes should be sent to
this office. Your application will remain incomplete without
valid local approval. If you have any questions concerning
this procedure, please contact us.
RWC/ck
Enclosure
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R. W. Cantrell
Dredge & Fill S~pervisor
DER r0rm 17-1.122(50)
SINK, MONTY
iF44-4243l-5E
Monroe County - Summer land Key
Page Two
A. The applicant is proposing the construction of a seawall along
a residential shoreline for the purpose of protecting said
shoreline and providing private boat dockage.
The proposed seawall will be constructed waterward to the MLW
line. Of the 200 cubic yards to be deposited, ~OO cubic yards
will be deposited landward and 100 waterward' (MHW). Total length of
the seawall will be 60 feet. Its width, including backfill, w~ll
be approximately eight feet. The width of the concrete cap will
be four feet. Tiebacks will be used to stabilize the proposed
seawall.
B. The project site is located on the western side of Summer land Key
near Kemp Channel within what is referred to as Summerland Cove.
Summerland Cove has been extensively developed for single family
residences with a network of inland man-made canals and a perimeter
channel which provides deep-water access for the residential
community. Waterward of this deep perimeter channel, the depths
shallow to two (2) feet or less. The benthic community over these
flats is somewhat unstable with patches of seagrasses and algaes.
Because of this instabilitYiwater transparency-within Surrnnerland
Cove is somewhat less than that found elsewhere in the Keys.
In the more irrnnediate vicinity of the applicant, development of
the waterfront lots along Carribean Drive is somewhere in the
vicinity of 30 to 40 percent. It is likely that the spoil obtained
from the dredging of the offshore perimeter channel was deposited
along the existing residential lots, forming erosion-prone marl
shorelines. .
As a whole, the shoreline in this area has undergone some erosion,
although it is not nearly as severe as it could be due to an
original Miami oolite base, which is exposed below MHW, and a well- _
compacted limestone-marl overburden.
Because of the absence of soft sediments along this shoreline, few
mangroves have become established. In general, the emergent
shoreline vegetation starts above the extreme high water line in
the form of transitional wetland species, which occupy only a
narrow strip before giving way to uplands.
TI1e perirneter channel in this area is deep, box cut, and varies
from 60-80 feet in width. The submergent shelf separating the
SINK, MONTY
If44-4243l-5E
Monroe County - Summer land Key
Page Three
present shoreline from the perimeter channel averages 10-20
feet in width, with limited floral stabilization.
C. The applicant's lot drops from a three to five foot elevation
(above MSL) at the erosion line to form an approximntf' 15' wide
littoral shelf, of which six to eight feet is intertidal.
At the erosion line, some transitional wetland vegetation was
encountered such as sea daisy (Borrichia sp.) and buttonwood
(Conocarpus erecta). From this point, waterward, little vege-
tation is found, with the exception of several small black
mangrove. (Avicennia germinans) sprouts.
The substrate along this entire shoreline is composed primarily
of loose limerock rubble. A good m~ny grazing snails (Nerita
sp.) were found here. Among the smaller limerock particles were
much larger boulders, which attained diameters of up to l~ feet.
Below the MLW line, a variety of submergent flora was observed,
including turtlegrass (Thallasia testudinum), green algaes
(Batophora sp. and Halimeda sp~, and br~wn algaes (Acanthophora
sp.). Also observed here were several schoolmaster snapper
(Lutjanus apodus).
The littoral shelf drops off sharply to the channel depths within
Sununerland Cove. From the point of dropping off, the perimeter
channel extends another 50 to 80 feet out.
D. Impacts anticipated should be primarily long term and may include
a decrease in runoff filtration, lessened wave energy dispersion
and a corresponding increase in wave energies and erosion of
littoral communities at the base of the seawall and a decrease in
intertidal detrital accumulation resulting in lessened sediment
build-up and a corresponding decrease in sediment-dependent species
such as seagrasses.
Conversely, a degree of stability will be realized from the seawall
and due to numerous other seawalls perrnitted in this area, some-
what of a precedent has been set. The above stated negative
impacts should be fairly minimal due to the relatively sparse
amount of submergent or emergent vegetation and the small amount of
windblown detrital matter found along this shoreline.