Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62B-34.010 - Definitions
(1) "Bluff" is a steep cliff or slope,
separating the beach from a generally flat upland area of higher
elevation.
(2) "Bluff Height" is
the vertical distance between the toe of bluff and the top of bluff.
(3) "Department" is the Department of
Environmental Protection.
(4)
"Certified Armoring" is a manmade structure designed, constructed and
maintained to survive the effects of a thirty-year storm and provide protection
to existing or proposed upland structures from erosion, wave attack, and
current action associated with that event, and certified by a professional
engineer registered in the state of Florida to meet the criteria specified in
subparagraphs 62B-33.024(4)(a)
1. through 4., F.A.C.
(5) "First
Line of Construction" is a reasonably continuous and uniform line formed by the
seaward limit of the foundations or exterior walls of habitable major
structures in the immediate area, provided those structures have not been
unduly affected by erosion. Decks, balconies, non-habitable major structures,
minor structures, armoring and other similar structures shall not be used to
determine the line of construction.
(6) "Footprint" is the area of the foundation
supporting a structure.
(7)
"General Permit (GP) Line" is the line that defines the seaward limit where
General Permits can be issued for activities authorized by this rule chapter,
is established pursuant to the provisions of section
161.053(18),
F.S., and is recorded in the official records of the county.
(8) "Limit of Construction" is the seaward
limit of construction authorized by a General Permit.
(9) "Major Road" are paved roads designated
as public evacuation routes, or meeting the definition of arterial or collector
in the Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction, and
Maintenance for Streets and Highways (also referred to as the Florida
Greenbook) Florida Department of Transportation 2007, which is
incorporated by reference. Copies of this document may be obtained by writing
to the Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3522,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400; or at the following web site:
www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches.
(10) "Marine Turtle Nesting Habitat" is all
sandy beaches adjoining the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico,
and the Straits of Florida in all coastal counties and all inlet shorelines of
those beaches. Nesting habitat includes all sandy beach and unvegetated or
sparsely vegetated dunes immediately adjacent to the sandy beach and accessible
to nesting female turtles.
(11)
"Minor Structures" are designed to be expendable, and to minimize resistance to
forces associated with high frequency storms and to break away when subjected
to such forces, and which are of such size or design as to have a minor impact
on the beach and dune system.
(12)
"Non-habitable Major Structures" are structures designed primarily for uses
other than human occupancy. Typically included within this category are roads,
bridges, storm water outfalls, bathhouses, cabanas, decks, swimming pools, and
garages.
(13) "Primary Dune" is a
significant dune which has sufficient alongshore continuity to offer protective
value to upland property. The primary dune may be separated from the frontal
dune by an interdunal trough; however the primary dune may be considered the
frontal dune if located immediately landward of the beach.
(14) "Registered Professional" means a
professional registered or licensed by and in the State of Florida and
practicing under chapter 471, 472, 481, or 492, F.S.
(15) "Second Line of Construction" is a
reasonably continuous and uniform line formed by the seaward limit of the
foundations or exterior walls of habitable major structures situated landward
of the structures forming the first line of construction.
(16) "Toe of Bluff" is the location where a
distinct change in slope occurs between the beach or berm and the face of the
bluff.
(17) "Top of Bluff" is the
location where a distinct change in slope occurs between the face of the bluff
and the upland area.
(18) "Total
Footprint" is the combined area of the footprint of the single-family dwelling,
the footprint of any non-habitable major structures and associated minor
structures, and all cantilevered areas.
(19) "Vegetation Line" is the seaward most
continuous line of native perennial grass or woody coastal grassland and
coastal strand vegetation such as sea oats, Uniola paniculata,
bitter panicum, Panicum amarum, saw palmetto, Serenoa
repens, or sea grape, Coccoloba
uvifera.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 161.053(18), (20) FS. Law Implemented 161.052, 161.053(4), (18), (21) FS.
New 3-27-03, Amended 11-21-05, 4-7-10, 11-28-18.
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