Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62B - Beaches and Coastal Systems › Chapter 62B-33 - RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR COASTAL CONSTRUCTION AND EXCAVATION (PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION SEAWARD OF THE COASTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTROL LINE AND FIFTY-FOOT SETBACK) › Section 62B-33.008 - Application Requirements and Procedures for Areawide and Individual Permits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Any person desiring to obtain a permit
				for construction seaward of the CCCL or 50-foot setback from the Department,
				except those persons applying pursuant to the emergency procedures in Rule
				 62B-33.014, F.A.C., shall submit
				a completed application form to the Department at the address below. The permit
				application form, which is entitled "Application for a Permit for Construction
				Seaward of the CCCL or 50 Foot Setback" - DEP Form #73-100, September 2018, is
				hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, located here:
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09946
.
				Copies of the form can be obtained by contacting the Department of
				Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3522, Tallahassee, Florida
				32399-2400; at
https://floridadep.gov/water/coastal-construction-control-line/content/coastal-construction-control-line-cccl-forms
or by telephoning (850)245-2094. The application shall contain the following
				specific information:
(a) Name, mailing
				address, and telephone number of the property owner and of any duly authorized
				agent making the application on behalf of the owner, and the signature of the
				applicant.
(b) Sufficient evidence
				of ownership including the legal description of the property for which the
				permit is requested. Examples of evidence of ownership may include a copy of an
				executed warranty deed bearing evidence of appropriate recordation; a copy of a
				long term lease-purchase agreement, or contract for deed; a copy of a property
				tax receipt bearing the name and address of the current owner; articles of
				condominium bearing evidence of appropriate recordation (for condominiums); or
				the cooperative documents defined in Section
				 719.103(13)(a),
				F.S. (for residential cooperatives). Other documents submitted as evidence of
				ownership will be reviewed by the staff and shall be rejected if found not to
				be sufficient. A copy of a quit claim deed, a purchase contract, an affidavit
				from the owner, or a tax record obtained from an Internet website (unless
				obtained from an authenticated official county record) is not sufficient
				evidence of ownership. If the applicant is not the property owner, the
				applicant shall submit certification on the form provided by the Department as
				part of the permit application form, which is referenced in subsection
				 62B-33.008(3),
				F.A.C., authorizing the applicant to act as the owner's agent for the purpose
				of applying for a permit and to act on behalf of the owner in other matters
				pertaining to the permit.
(c)
				Written evidence, provided by the appropriate local governmental entity having
				jurisdiction over the activity, that the proposed activity, as submitted to the
				Department, does not contravene local setback requirements or zoning
				codes.
(d) A statement describing
				the proposed work, activity, or construction.
(e) A signed and sealed survey of the subject
				property. The information depicted on the drawing shall be from a field survey
				conducted not more than six months prior to the date of the application. The
				survey shall comply with the requirements given in Rule
				 62B-33.0081, F.A.C.
(f) For structures with proposed permanent
				exterior lighting, a dimensioned marine turtle lighting plan that includes all
				exterior lighting drawn to an appropriate scale showing:
1. The location of all proposed permanent
				exterior lighting fixtures clearly marked by distinctive symbols for each model
				used, and
2. A table with the
				column headings shown below providing the specified information for each
				fixture model and light source used, and
Fixture Label
Fixture Quantity
Fixture Mounting Type
Fixture Mounting Height
Manufacturer and Catalog No.
Lamp type, color and
Structure Level1
Location of
							 Fixture2
Drawing Sheet Number
Labeled Cut Sheet Provided (Y/N)
1Ground Level (Level 1) 
							 2Landward side of
							 structure
Second Level, Third Level, etc. Beachside of
							 structure
3. A
				detailed description or manufacturer's catalog sheet (cut sheet) for each
				fixture model used.
4. The specific
				tinting value on all non-opaque doors, walls, balcony railings, deck railings,
				windows, and
5. Photometric
				information for structures 7, 000 square feet or larger with exterior lighting
				on parking lots, pools, and deck areas.
(g) For major habitable multifamily dwelling
				structures, detailed foundation plans and specifications. These documents shall
				be signed and sealed by a a registered professional.
(h) A dimensioned site plan. The drawings
				shall be signed and sealed by a registered professional. The site plan shall
				include:
1. The locations and exterior
				dimensions of all proposed structures, including foundations and other
				activities, and the bearings and distances from the CCCL or 50-foot setback to
				the seaward corners of the foundations of any major structures or the seaward
				limit of any coastal or shore-protection structure.
2. Dimensions and locations of the foundation
				outlines of any existing structures on adjacent properties and distances from
				the CCCL or 50-foot setback to the seaward corners of the foundations of any
				existing structures or the seaward limit of any coastal or shore-protection
				structure. These measurements shall include all structures that the applicant
				contends have established a reasonably continuous and uniform construction line
				for permits requested under the provisions of Section
				 161.052(2)(b) 
				or  161.053(4)(b),
				F.S.
3. Dimensions and locations of
				the foundation outlines of any existing structures on the subject property and
				distances from the CCCL or 50-foot setback to the seaward corners of the
				foundations of any major structures or the seaward limit of any coastal or
				shore-protection structure.
4. The
				horizontal location of the erosion control line (if one exists).
5. The contour lines corresponding to
				elevation 0.00 (NAVD).
6. The
				approximate contour of mean high water and the seasonal high water.
7. The horizontal location of the seaward
				line of vegetation and outlines of existing natural vegetation.
8. The horizontal location of the CCCL or the
				50-foot setback (if no CCCL is established for the county in which the property
				is located) for the full width of the subject property, including the location
				and full stamping of the two nearest Department or published second order or
				higher horizontal control points.
9. The location and dimensions of the
				property boundary, rights of way, and easements, if any.
10. The property owner and project name,
				street address, scale, north arrow, sheet number, and date of
				drawings.
11. The location of work
				limits, construction fences, and dune features and vegetation to be protected
				during construction.
(i)
				A dimensioned grading plan. The drawings shall be signed and sealed by a
				registered professional. The grading plan shall include:
1. Existing and proposed elevations, contours
				and spot elevations; and
2.
				Proposed excavation and fill volumes seaward of the CCCL, including excavation
				and fill associated with swimming pools and other water retention structures,
				and site grading.
3. Certification
				from a registered professional that the fill material meets the
				specifications/criteria of subsection
				 62B-33.005(7),
				F.A.C.
4. For multifamily habitable
				and commercial structures only
,
the following information is
				required:
a. A table specifying all
				excavation and fill volumes seaward of the CCCL associated with the project,
				including excavation or fill associated with the construction of foundations,
				basements, swimming pools and other water retention structures, and site
				grading;
b. Samples of proposed
				fill material (either imported or excavated) shall be submitted to the
				Department if the fill material will be placed on the beach, within the dune
				system or coastal strand vegetation, or seaward of armoring; or if the fill
				material volume will be greater than 700 cubic yards and will be placed within
				50 feet of a frontal dune, dune bluff or primary dune, whichever is more
				seaward;
c. The storage locations
				and description of handling methods for all temporary excavation and fill
				material; and
d. Geotechnical data
				sufficient to determine the fill material meets the standards of subsection
				 62B-33.005(7),
				F.A.C.
(j)
				Dimensioned cross-sections. The drawings shall be signed and sealed by a
				registered professional. The cross-sections shall include a typical view from
				the mean high water line (MHWL) to the CCCL depicting all structures and
				building elevations, proposed and existing grades, subgrade construction,
				excavation, fill, and elevations for any proposed or existing rigid coastal
				structures.
(k) For rigid coastal
				structures, a dimensioned site plan and detailed final construction plans and
				specifications for all proposed structures or excavation. These documents shall
				be signed and sealed by an engineer licensed in the State of Florida and shall
				bear the certification specified in paragraph
				 62B-33.0051(2)(c),
				F.A.C., and the site plan shall include all information required in subsection
				 62B-33.0081(1),
				F.A.C.
(l) Details, including
				engineering design computations, for any proposed waste or storm water
				discharge onto, over, under, or across the beach and dune system, such as storm
				water runoff, swimming pool drainage, well discharge, domestic waste systems,
				or outfalls. For multi-family dwellings, commercial developments, paved
				roadways, parking lots, and any de-watering projects, the applicant shall
				provide a dimensioned storm water management plan or other drainage plan(s).
				These plans shall show all conveyance systems (pipes, swales, culverts, wells,
				catchbasins, outlets), retention areas, invert elevations, and surface runoff
				drainage arrows.
(m) An anticipated
				construction schedule.
(n) A
				detailed planting plan drawn to an appropriate scale. The planting plan shall
				include:
1. The location, typical sizes, and
				approximate spacing of proposed plants;
2. The proposed temporary or permanent
				irrigation systems;
3. Existing
				native vegetation and plants to be removed; and
4. A plant list with both scientific and
				common names.
(o)
				Planting and maintenance plans drawn to an appropriate scale shall be submitted
				if planting or removal of native vegetation is proposed as part of a proposed
				dune restoration or enhancement project, Such plans shall include
				specifications and schedules for the establishment of native plantings and the
				locations of:
1. The MHWL;
2. The seasonal high water line;
3. The seaward most vegetation line and
				existing stands of vegetation;
4.
				The dune crest(s);
5. The
				foundations of structures on the property;
6. Any proposed planting areas, including
				dimensions; and
7. Any dune
				protection elements such as construction fences, sand fences or
				signs.