(1) This general permit authorizes the
following activities:
(a) Dredging or filling
in state-assumed waters for the construction or expansion of recreational
facilities. Examples of recreational facilities that may be authorized by this
general permit include playing fields (e.g., football fields,
baseball fields), basketball courts, tennis courts, hiking trails, bike paths,
golf courses, ski areas, horse paths, nature centers, and campgrounds
(excluding recreational vehicle parks).
(b) Construction or expansion of small
support facilities, such as maintenance and storage buildings and stables that
are directly related to the recreational activity,
(2) This general permit does not authorize:
(a) Construction of hotels, restaurants,
racetracks, stadiums, arenas, or similar facilities.
(b) Dredging or filling in non-tidal wetlands
adjacent to tidal retained waters.
(c) Activities within Golden Gate Estates,
south of Alligator Alley in Collier County.
(d) Activities within the Belle Meade South
bounded by I-75 to the north, CR 951 to the west, Miller Canal to the east, and
U.S. 41 to the south in Collier County.
(3) The activities are subject to the
following conditions:
(a) The activity must
not cause the loss of greater than 1/2-acre of state-assumed waters.
(b) The activity must not cause the loss of
more than 300 linear feet of stream bed, unless for intermittent and ephemeral
stream beds the Agency waives the 300 linear foot limit by making a written
determination concluding that the activity will result in no more than minimal
adverse environmental effects.
(c)
The loss of stream bed plus any other losses of state-assumed waters caused by
the activity cannot exceed 1/2-acre.
(4) The permittee must submit a notice of
intent to use this general permit to the Agency prior to commencing the
activity.
Editor notes:
The effective date of the
rule will be the effective date of assumption, which is the date identified by
EPA as published in the Federal Register ยง
373.4146,
F.S.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 62-331.239
Rulemaking Authority 373.026(7), 373.043,
373.118 (1), 373.4131,
373.414(9), 373.4145, 373.4146(2), 403.805(1) FS. Law Implemented 373.118,
373.129,
373.136,
373.413,
373.4131,
373.414,
373.4145,
373.4146,
373.416,
373.422,
373.423,
373.429
FS.
Adopted by
Florida
Register Volume 46, Number 117, June 16, 2020 effective
12/22/2020.
