Agenda Item: 10(a)
Prepared By: Daniel J. Smith, AICP, Director
Business: Resolution
Department: Growth Management
Subject:
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RESOLUTION - A Boat Dock Extension request (BD-20-000154) to Chapter 54, Article IV, Division 2, to allow for an additional 67-feet for a total of 97-feet for a property located at 899 Caxambas Ct., Marco Island, FL 34145.
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BACKGROUND:
The Petitioner is proposing a boat dock extension which will be a total of 97-feet past the platted property line into the waterway, which is 67-feet further than allowed in the Chapter 54, Article IV, Division 2. The applicant has stated that the low water depths in the area make operating and mooring a vessel safely, difficult.
The property in question is approximately a 0.74-acre residential lot located in zoning district RSF-3. The lot is currently developed with a primary structure. The contractor states that the additional protrusion into the waterway is necessary to accommodate the mooring of vessels with sufficient mean-low water depths, and to allow for a reasonable ingress and egress from the owner's property. There is an existing walkway and boat dock with two lifts constructed in 2001 (City permit# 003666), and there is no indication that the dock has caused conflict with the neighbors. The new dock will be in the same general footprint of the existing dock, in fact one foot less in length, with slight changes to the pathway around the proposed finger additions.
FUNDING SOURCE / FISCAL IMPACT:
Applicant has paid $1,500.00 in applicable fees.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Planning Board approval of BD-20-000154 with the below findings and conditions:
Findings:
1. The proposed dock would meet all other City requirements, including side-yard riparian setbacks and the inclusion of required warning reflectors for boating safety.
2. According to the contractor's profile of the bay bottom, this area experiences the minimum mean-low water depth of 4-feet at approxim...
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