Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 02-08-11 regular — reading text

O V co CD f- r V L O ti N r r O E d w tQ a.+ N R O U O a n r x w as E s a a Coastal Management & Conservation E -12 Adoption Revision  12. 2.e 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 DAMAGE OR FACTORS, AND UPON CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL E DESTRUCTON OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY. w c The CITY WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC CRITERIA OBJECTIVE EE. 1 -- AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS WHICH PRIORITIZE SHORELINE USES, GIVING E WATER-DEPENDENT USES AND WATER RELATED USES TOP PRIORITY. Policy EE. 1. 1. The City will allow development of shoreline property while ensuring that shoreline erosion a v is mim,mized and natural resources are adequately protected, co o Policy EE. 1. 2 a The City wily c a) Encourage mixed -use water dependent and water-related uses along the City's c water bodies; and b) Include provisions that permit marinas docks, Biers, and recreation facilities along O the Sound. N Policy EE. 1.. 3 m The City will continue to protect and preserve its working waterfronts for use by commercial fishermen aauaculturists, and/or business entities that support these interests, rx W J Policy EE. 1. 5 The City_will continue to monitor develo m nt and redevelopment for com fiance with the z Coastal Zone Protection Act of 1985. a t-- OBJECTIVE EE. 2 — THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE STANDARDS WHICH MINIMIZE THE IMPACTS OF MAN-MADE STRUCTURES QN, AND RESTORE ESTUARINE SYSTEMS. 0 C d Policy EE.2. 1 t The City will preserve and restore, where feasible, the native sand -stabilizing vegetation of estuarine shorelines. Q 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 Packet Pg. 198.  72. 2.e 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. as OBJECTIVE EE. 3 — THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO LIMIT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES E a) EXCEPT RESTORATION OR ENHANCEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WHICH w SUBSIDIZE DEVELOPMENT IN COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREAS a E a Policy EE.3. 1 a The Coastal High Hazard Area is defined as the area below the elevation of the category 1 0 on Map, 1- 6 Coastal High Hazard Area. u co M ti Policy EE.3. 2 a) The !Qi! y will direct new population growth away from current or redicted Coastal Hi h 0 Hazard Areas.