Florida Administrative Code › 18 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND › 18 - Departmental › Chapter 18-20 - FLORIDA AQUATIC PRESERVES › Section 18-20.019 - Boca Ciega Bay and Pinellas County Aquatic Preserves

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following rules, in addition to the provisions of rules
				   18-20.001 through  18-20.016,
				  F.A.C., except for subsection
				   18-20.004(5),
				  F.A.C., apply in the Boca Ciega Bay and Pinellas County Aquatic Preserves in
				  recognition of their highly developed, urban nature.
(1) No dock shall extend waterward of the
				mean or ordinary high water line more than 500 feet or 25 percent of the width
				of the waterbody at that particular location, whichever is less.
(2) When the local government has more
				stringent standards and criteria for docking facilities, the more stringent
				standards for the protection and enhancement of the aquatic preserve shall
				prevail.
(3) Certain docks fall
				within areas of significant biological, scientific, historic or aesthetic value
				and require special management considerations. The Board shall require design
				modifications based on site specific conditions to minimize adverse impacts to
				these resources, such as relocating docks to avoid vegetation or altering
				configurations to minimize shading. Any wood planking used to construct the
				walkway surface of a facility shall be no more than eight inches wide and
				spaced no less than one-half inch apart after shrinkage. Walkway surfaces
				constructed of material other than wood shall be designed to provide light
				penetration which meets or exceeds the light penetration provided by wood
				construction.
(4) In a Resource
				Protection Area 1 or 2, the main access dock shall be elevated a minimum of
				five (5) feet above mean sea level.
(5) If a terminal platform terminates in a
				Resource Protection Area 1 or 2, the platform shall be elevated to a minimum
				height of five (5) feet above mean sea level.
(6) Private residential single-family docks
				shall conform to all of the following specific design standards and criteria.
(a) Main access docks shall be limited to a
				maximum width of four (4) feet in a Resource Protection Area 1 or 2, and six
				(6) feet in a Resource Protection Area 3.
(b) Wave break devices, when requested by the
				applicant, shall be designed to allow for maximum water circulation and shall
				be built in such a manner as to be part of the dock structure.
(c) Dredging to obtain navigable water depths
				in conjunction with private residential, single-family docks is strongly
				discouraged.
(d) For those docking
				facilities terminating in a Resource Protection Area 1 or 2, a terminal
				platform shall not exceed a total of 100 square feet which may include a lower
				level platform of not more than 20 square feet to facilitate access between the
				terminal platform and the waters of the preserve or a vessel. Covered slips
				shall be in accordance with section
				258.42 (3)(e)1., F.S.
(e) For those docking facilities terminating
				in a Resource Protection Area 3, a terminal platform shall not exceed a total
				of 250 square feet which may include a lower level platform of not more than 40
				square feet to facilitate access between the terminal platform and the waters
				of the preserve or a vessel. Covered slips shall be in accordance with section
				258.42(3)(e)1., F.S. Total coverage of sovereignty, submerged lands of the
				terminal platform, any lower level platform, and any covered slip which exceeds
				the criteria in section 258.42(3)(e)1., F.S., shall not exceed 500 square
				feet.