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Waterfronts Florida Program Preserving Recreational & Commercial Working

Waterfronts

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Presentation Working Waterfronts in Florida- definitions

and planning requirementsWaterfronts Florida Program Planning Strategies to preserve working

waterfronts

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Definitions "recreational and commercial working

waterfront“ parcels of real property that provide access for water-dependent commercial activities, including hotels and motels. . . The term includes water-dependent facilities that are open to the public and offer public access by vessels to the waters of the state or that support facilities for recreational, commercial, research, or governmental vessels. . . Seaports are excluded from the definition.

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Planning RequirementsAll coastal local government required to :

Include strategies to preserve recreational and commercial working waterfronts in the local comprehensive plan.

Include waterways in their comprehensive system of public and private sites for recreation (applies to all local governments)

Include criteria for prioritizing water-dependent land uses along the shoreline

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Waterfronts Florida ProgramEstablished in section

342.201 F.S. to provide technical assistance, support, training, and financial assistance to waterfront communities to revitalize the local waterfront through addressing four priority areas:

Hazard Mitigation Cultural & Natural

Resource Preservation Public Access Enhancing the traditional

economy

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Partnership(designation)

General Technical

Assistance to AllCoastal

Communities

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Designation Cycle

The program works with designated partnership communities to prepare a community-driven vision for waterfront revitalization.21 “graduate”

communities2 new communities

MillvilleFort Myers

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Designation Program First Year:Technical assistance to: Help communities build

a local partnership organization

Create a vision plan for waterfront redevelopment

Implement small-scale projects to build momentum

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Designation Cycle Second Year and BeyondImplement local vision

through: Revisions to the

comprehensive plan and land development code

Project implementation

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Best Planning PracticeModel Planning

Ordinance to Preserve Working Waterfronts

Maritime Infrastructure Planning Project

Post Disaster Redevelopment Planning Initiative

Ongoing project to provide guidance on climate resiliency planning

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Cortez Village

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Vilano Beach

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Port Salerno

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Other Forms of Technical AssistancePublications

Program Managers’ Meetings

Waterfronts Florida Webpages

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Questions?Elisabeth Salinas

[email protected]