Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62B - Beaches and Coastal Systems › Chapter 62B-56 - BUREAU OF BEACHES AND COASTAL SYSTEMS - RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR USING SAND-FILLED GEOTEXTILE DUNE CORES (PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE) › Section 62B-56.050 - Permit Application Requirements and Procedures

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) To apply for a construction and
				maintenance permit under this chapter, the applicant shall submit the
				application form and supporting documents to the Department of Environmental
				Protection, 2600 Blairstone Road, MS 3522, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400,
				using Form  62B-56.900(1),
				entitled "Permit Application for Construction and Maintenance of a
				Reconstructed Dune" (effective 6-22-09), which is incorporated by reference.
				Copies of forms may be obtained by writing to the Department of Environmental
				Protection, 2600 Blairstone Road, MS 3522, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400; or
				at the following website:
www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches
.
(2) Upon receipt of an application the
				Department shall notify the applicant or agent of all the statutory provisions
				of section  161.085(9),
				F.S.
(3) The applicant shall
				provide the specific information set forth below:
(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) A statement
				describing the proposed project and providing the street address.
(c) The name and mailing address of the
				owners of the adjacent properties, exclusive of street-ends or
				easements.
(d) A Construction and
				Maintenance Permit application fee as set forth in rule
				 62B-56.130, F.A.C.
(e) 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 shall be reviewed by the staff and shall be rejected if found not to
				be sufficient. A copy of a quitclaim 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. Ownership information shall include a copy of the
				recorded property deed, using business or person's name, the year that it was
				recorded, document number, and the official record book, page and parcel
				number.
(f) Written evidence
				provided by the appropriate local governmental entity, political subdivision,
				or municipality having jurisdiction over the activity, that the proposed
				activity as submitted to the Bureau does not contravene local setback
				requirements or zoning codes.
(g)
				Information concerning impacts to natural plant communities and nesting state
				or federally threatened or endangered species, including:
1. A biological assessment of habitat quality
				of natural plant communities and potential nesting state or federally
				threatened or endangered species whose range includes the subject property,
				using Form  62B-56.900(4),
				entitled "Biological Assessment" (effective 6-22-09), which is incorporated by
				reference. Copies of forms may be obtained by writing to the Department of
				Environmental Protection, Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems, MS 300, 3900
				Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000; or at the following website:
www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches
.
2. Any existing Incidental Take Permit from
				the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
(h) Written commitment from financial
				institution or insurance company demonstrating that financial assurance can be
				obtained, and a completed copy of Form
				 62B-56.900(2),
				entitled "Financial Assurance Worksheet" (effective date 6-22-09), pursuant to
				rule  62B-56.090, F.A.C. This form is
				incorporated by reference. Copies of forms may be obtained by writing to the
				Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blairstone Road, MS 3522,
				Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400; or at the following website:
www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches
.
(i) 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-56.080, F.A.C.
(j) A dimensioned site plan. The drawings
				shall be signed and sealed by a professional engineer licensed in the State of
				Florida. The site plan shall include:
1. The
				locations and exterior dimensions of the reconstructed dune, including the
				location of the dune core and all activities, and the perpendicular distances
				from the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) to the seaward limits of the
				dune core, the dune toes and the reconstructed dune.
2. Dimensions and locations of the foundation
				outlines of any existing structures on adjacent properties and distances from
				the CCCL to the seaward corners of the foundations of any existing structures
				and the seaward limit of any coastal or shore-protection structure.
3. Dimensions and locations of the foundation
				outlines of any existing structures on the subject property and distances from
				the CCCL to the seaward corners of the foundations of any major structures,
				public infrastructure and the seaward limit of any coastal or shore-protection
				structure.
4. The horizontal
				location of the erosion control line (if one exists), any contour lines
				corresponding to elevation 0.00, the approximate contour of mean high water and
				seasonal high water, and horizontal location of the seaward line of vegetation
				and outlines of existing native beach-dune vegetation.
5. The horizontal location of the CCCL 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.
6. The
				location of the two nearest Department Range Monuments (DNR
				R-Monument).
7. The location and
				dimensions of the property boundary, rights of way, and easements, if
				any.
8. The property owner and
				project name, street address, scale, north arrow, sheet number, and date of
				drawings; and,
9. The location of
				work limits, construction fences, and dune features and vegetation to be
				protected during construction.
(k) A dimensioned grading plan including any
				dune and vegetation protection, clearing, demolition, grading, excavation, and
				fill activities. The drawings shall be signed and sealed by a professional
				engineer licensed in the State of Florida. The grading plan shall include the
				location and distances of all proposed structures on the subject and adjacent
				properties, and the following:
1. Existing
				and proposed elevations, contours and spot elevations, including the mean high
				water line, seasonal high water line, vegetation, seaward toe of dune, dune
				crest, and landward toe of dune.
2.
				Volumes (in cubic yards), locations and dimensions and distances (in feet)
				seaward of the CCCL for all permanent and temporary excavation, storage or fill
				and other site use or disturbance including construction limits and
				access.
3. A table of all
				permanent, temporary, and net excavation and fill volumes seaward of the
				CCCL.
4. Soil and geotechnical data
				for beach compatible imported or excavated sand proposed for placement on the
				project site.
5. Proposed drainage
				plans and dewatering activities.
6.
				Form  62B-56.900(3),
				F.A.C., entitled "Sand Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Plan"
				(effective 6-22-09), which is incorporated by reference. Copies of forms may be
				obtained by writing to the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of
				2600 Blairstone Road, MS 3522, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400; or at the
				following website:
www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches
. The
				QA/QC plan shall detail measures for testing, screening, handling, monitoring
				and remediation of all excavated or filled material and shall include
				mechanisms to ensure that only beach compatible sand is placed on the project
				site; and,
7. Surface area
				measurements (in square feet) of existing native beach-dune vegetation within
				the project limits, native beach-dune vegetation to be disturbed, and native
				beach-dune vegetation to be preserved or planted.
(l) Dimensioned cross-sections. The drawings
				shall be signed and sealed by a professional engineer licensed in the State of
				Florida. The cross-sections shall include a typical view from the mean high
				water line to the CCCL depicting all structures and elevations, proposed and
				existing grades, subgrade construction, excavation, and fill.
(m) Detailed final construction plans and
				specifications for the reconstructed dune and fill material. These documents
				shall be signed and sealed by a professional engineer licensed in the State of
				Florida.
(n) An anticipated
				construction schedule.
(o) Detailed
				dune planting and maintenance plans, including the plant species and locations
				of existing native beach-dune vegetation, plants to be removed and proposed
				plants. Plans shall include a plant list with both scientific and common names.
				Plans shall include any structures to be constructed within the dune area,
				including sand fences, irrigation systems and beach access.
(p) Dimensioned site plan drawn to an
				appropriate scale, in 8 1/2 by 11 inch size format showing property boundaries,
				the location of the proposed structure(s), the proposed construction limits,
				the location and volume of any proposed excavation or fill, and the locations
				of roads, adjacent dwellings, the vegetation line, and the approximate mean
				high water line; and,
(q)
				Dimensioned cross-sections drawn to an appropriate scale, in 8 1/2 by 11 inch
				format, showing:
1. All subgrade construction
				or excavation with elevations referenced to NAVD 88 (U.S. survey
				foot).
2. Typical cross-sections of
				the reconstructed dune depicting geotextile core and elevations.
3. Location of the CCCL or, if not
				established, the mean high water line.
4. Typical profile of existing and proposed
				grade at the site; and,
5. The
				location of the contour line corresponding to elevation 0.0 NAVD 88 (U.S.
				survey foot).