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An Update on Adaptation Action Activities Undertaken Since Completion of the City of

Satellite Beach (FL) Vulnerability Assessment to Rising Seas (2010)

Randall W. Parkinson, Ph.D., P.G.

Institute of Water and Environment

Florida International University

Western edge of the City of Satellite Beach is only a few feet above water

South Florida nuisance flooding during September/October 2015 ‘supermoon’ events

Tamarac Miami Beach

Ft. Lauderdale Palm Beach

Randall W. Parkinson Dec 2016

Severely eroding

Moderately eroding

Relatively stable

All 30 coastal states have experienced moderate to severe erosion

during the last century.

USCCSP 2009

Severely erodingModerately eroding

Relatively stable


Year Critical erosion Non-critical erosion

1989 217.6 114.8

2015 409.9 93.9Length (miles) of Florida's critically eroding beaches has almost doubled over

past 25 years

source: FDEP 2015Randall W. Parkinson Dec 2016

Banana River

Atlantic Ocean

Grand Canal

S. Patrick Dr.

Brevard County,

Florida

Cape Canaveral

City of Satellite Beach, Florida

Highway A1A

Width of photo is 2.5 km or 1.5 miles

Samsons Island


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5% of the City is

flooded by a 2 ft

rise in sea level.

Atlantic Ocean

City limit


25% of the City

is flooded by a 4

ft rise in sea

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Atlantic Ocean

City limit


50% of the City

is flooded by a 6

ft rise in sea

level.

Atlantic Ocean

City limit


The City of Satellite Beach Sea Level Rise Subcommittee and thereafter the

Comprehensive Planning Advisory Board recommended the City Council make

changes to their Comprehensive Plan in 2010.


Future Land Use•Policy 1.1.2 - The City shall continue to monitor zoning regulations pertaining to land east of the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) and enact regulations to achieve a balance of among economic feasibility, potential adverse environmental conditions, and limitation of development in the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA)sustainability consistent with the character of the City.

•Policy 1.2.9a - Post-disaster redevelopment shall be governed by all applicable codes, city charter provisions and standards, in regards to setbacks, off-street parking, and landscaping; and shall decrease future public and private vulnerability to future storms by complying with applicable state and county construction regulations and sea level rise.

Example of changes proposed to the City’s Comprehensive

Plan in 2010


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In March 2013, after nearly three years of debate and revision, the City

Council approved amendments to the Coastal Element of their

Comprehensive Plan.

The focal point of these changes was the establishment of Adaptation Action

Areas (AAA) and SLR policies.


The Coastal Element of the City’s Comp Plan now includes an

Adaptation Action Area (AAA) policy designed to:

• Reduce exposure of human life and property to natural

hazards while reducing the cost of flood insurance

• Permit (re)development only when it shall protect life and

property from the effects of coastal erosion, flooding, sea

level rise, and damage to environmental systems


In 2014, FDEP awarded a Coastal Partnership Community

Resiliency Grant to the East Central Florida Regional Planning

Council that was completed in 2015.

Project goals included:

• Identify vulnerable lands that could be included in a AAA

• Engage the public to help set priorities to increase natural

hazard resilience

What’s happened since adoption of a AAA policy in 2013?


Goal: Identify vulnerable lands that could be included in a AAA (in progress)

• Coastal Erosion (FDEP)• Storm Surge (NOAA)• Flooding (FEMA) • Sea Level Rise (in-house)

Source: ECFRPC

DEP Coastal Partnership Community Resiliency Grant


DEP Coastal Partnership Community Resiliency Grant

Goal: Engage the public to help set priorities increase resilience

(completed)

Based upon stakeholder input during public events, workshops, and

ultimately an on-line survey (Metroquest), resident priorities included

(higher to lower priority):

1. Loss of Power/Utilities during storms

2. Coastal Erosion

3. Storm Surge

4. Flooding

5. Sea Level Rise

6. Do Nothing


Other Actions

1. Established a Sustainability Board “…..to create more sustainable, environmentally-friendly neighborhoods by reducing consumption and waste, protecting our environmental assets and accommodating hazards associated with our vulnerable coastal location.” (2015)

2. Completed an initial sustainability assessment report to create a starting point or benchmark to measure long term performance of city sustainability initiatives. (2015)

3. Refining select infrastructure maps and metadata (2016)• Delineating building footprints and first floor elevations to facilitate more

accurate flood damage assessments • Updating stormwater conveyance data to facilitate planning and capital

improvements to vulnerable infrastructure


In summary:

Over the past 8 years, here has been significant progress since completion of the City’s initial vulnerability assessment that began in 2009.

• Comprehensive Plan has been amended to include AAA policies• Community education and outreach is helping identify and

prioritize adaptation options• Work currently underway to identify AAAs and refine the City’s

infrastructure database• Created a Sustainability Board and completed baseline assessment

All of these actions are designed to optimize resilience to natural hazards (i.e., erosion, flooding, SLR) under conditions of a changing climate.

The final challenge will be to successfully complete and implement an adaptation action plan.


City of Satellite Beach, Florida, September 2014 after intense 2-yr rainfall event

Thank you

An Update on Adaptation Action Activities Undertaken Since Completion of the City of

Satellite Beach (FL) Vulnerability Assessment to Rising Seas (2010)

Randall W. Parkinson, Ph.D., P.G.

Institute of Water and Environment

Florida International University

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