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6657 Sylvan Woods Drive - Consider approval of a 3,372 square foot boat dock/house on the west side of the Sylvan Woods Dr, approximately 3,255 feet west of Orange Blvd, more particularly known as 6657 Sylvan Woods Dr. (Michael Carpenter, Applicant) District5 - Herr (Kathy Hammel, Principal Planner)
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Development Services
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Authorized By:
Jose Gomez, Development Services Director
Contact/Phone Number:
Mary Robinson/407-665-7339
Background:
The Applicant is proposing to construct a 3,372 square foot boat dock/house/walkway. The boat dock/house terminal platform is 664 square feet and the four (4) foot wide walkway from the shore (upland buffer) to the terminal platform is 2,520 square feet. Sylvan Lake is a shallow lake with a mean depth of seven (7) feet, a maximum depth of sixteen (16) feet, and 188 acres.
Section 70.6 (g) of the Seminole County Land Development Code (SCLDC) requires a public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners on requests for building permits for boat docks that exceed 1,000 square feet.
Section 70.7 of the SCLDC requires the following items to be considered prior to the issuance of a boat dock permit (italicized text indicates the response and analysis):
a) Turbidity in streams, wetlands, and estuarine areas must be minimized.
Turbidity barriers are required to contain the impacts of construction and will be required to be shown on the Site Plan at the time the building permit application is submitted.
b) The possible effect on the quality of waters on the County.
As the surface area of Sylvan Lake is 188 acres and the proposed construction of the new dock will be 668 feet +/- from the shoreline/upland buffer of the subject property. Any additional impact on water quality, if any, should be minimal as the dock is being reconstructed.
c) The possible effect on the propagation of wildlife, fish, and aquatic plants and animals.
Sylvan Lake, at 188 acres, provides an adequate environment for the propagation of wildlife, fish, aquatic plants, and animals.
d) The possible effect on all property owners fronting the body of water involved.
The shoreline of the subject lot is 190 feet +/- wide. The dock and walkway are placed approximately in the center of the lot. The boat house will also meet the fifteen (15) foot height limit for the roof and ten-foot (10’) side yard setback requirement. There will be minimal impacts on other property owners. (Exhibits A & B)
e) The possible effect upon public health, safety, comfort, good order, appearance, prosperity, and general welfare.
For the reasons noted above, there should be no negative effect upon the public health, safety, comfort, good order, appearance, prosperity, and general welfare of the area.
f) The recommendations of any governmental and/or professional agencies.
The Applicant was issued an Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) and written authorization to Use State Owned Sovereign Submerged Lands (SSL) by the St. Johns Water Management District. (Exhibit C)
g) The possible effect upon the safe navigation of vessels and watercraft.
The opposite shoreline is approximately 2650 feet +/- away, and the length of the proposed boat dock/house is approximately 660 feet +/- waterward of the mean high-water line. The square footage of the boat dock/house is primarily the walkway. The proposed boat dock meets the code requirement of projecting not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the width of the water body and, therefore, does not create a navigational hazard.
Requested Action:
Staff requests the Board approve the request for a 3,372 square foot boat dock/house including the walkway, on the west side of Sylvan Woods Dr. approximately 3,255 feet east of Orange Blvd, more particularly known as 6657 Sylvan Woods Dr.