Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1798 - comp plan amendment--coastal management — reading text

TT EE dd ww 1i1i OO VV 00 QQ 77 xx ww aa EE ss aa QQ CoastalCoastal ManagementManagement & & ConservationConservation EE- - 1212 Adoption Adoption RevisionRevision Fort Walton Beach Comprehensive Plan Revised EAR-Based Amendment EXHIBIT B COASTAL MANAGEMENT ELEMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES GOAL EE — THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH WILL PRESERVE PROTECT CONSERVE, AND WHEN POSSIBLE RESTORE THE RESOURCES OF THE CITY' S COASTAL PROTECTION AREA ALLOW THE USE OF COASTAL RESOURCES AFTER CONSIDERATION OF AESTHETIC, ECOLOGICAL CULTURAL AND HISTORIC c FACTORS, AND UPON CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL DAMAGE OR E DESTRUCTON OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY d Mu as E as a a 0 L) 0o rn ti T Z V L 0 N V- 77- Policy EE. 2. 1 The City will preserve and restore, where feasible the native sand -stabilizing vegetation of estuarine shorelines. Policy EE.2. 2 The City will continue to prohibit public or private activities that would increase erosion beyond the natural estuarine erosion cycle or would otherwise deteriorate the estuarine system. Coastal Management Element EE- 1 November 19, 2010 Fort Walton Beach Comprehensive Plan Revised EAR -Based Amendment Policy EE.2. 3 The City will require that development and redevelopment conserve and if needed restore and /or stabilize the estuarine shoreline where the rate of erosion will support such efforts Policy EE. 2. 4 When acquiring shoreline areas intended for public open space recreation or natural resource protection, the City will where economically feasible, restore native shoreline ecosystems and vegetative communities OBJECTIVE EE.3 — THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO LIMIT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES a E EXCEPT RESTORATION OR ENHANCEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WHICH as w c as E a c cv M 0 U 0o rn ti 0 Z V s. O ti N r r as non- structural methods to reduce the risk from flooding and hurricanes to life property and E critical infrastructure. a Policy EE. 4. 3 Mitigation initiatives will, at a minimum: a) Reduce future expenses from repetitive losses b) Mitigate land use conflicts in CHHA'S c) Protect and restore environmentally sensitive areas d) Promote Community Rating System activities and e) Further intergovernmental coordination Coastal Management Element EE-2 November 19, 2010 Fort Walton Beach Comprehensive Plan Revised EAR -Based Amendment Policy EE. 4. 4 The local mitigation strategy will include the development and prioritization of mitigation prof ects. OBJECTIVE EE. 5 — THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO MANAGE AND LIMIT WHERE NECESSARY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. Policy EE. 5. 1 The City will continue to participate in the Federal Flood Insurance Program (FFIP) a E Policy EE. 5. 2 d w as E a) ca U) M 0 0 0o cn ti 0 z L 0 ti N T-