Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach
Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach
Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach
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of-way that provide an alternative to automotive travel. There are no limited access thoroughfares,<br />
airports, ports, or railroads within the corporate limits.<br />
As shown in Table 2-1, the City’s major roads are maintained <strong>and</strong> operated by agencies other than<br />
the City of <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>. S.R. A1A <strong>and</strong> S.R. 513 (South Patrick Drive) are the maintenance<br />
responsibility of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The local collectors listed in the<br />
table are the responsibility of the City of <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>. The City has adopted a LOS of “C” for all<br />
arterial <strong>and</strong> collector roads in the peak traffic hour.<br />
Table 2-2 shows the annual average daily trips (AADT) generated on the FDOT maintained<br />
roadways within <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> as well as those forecasted for 2009, 2014 <strong>and</strong> 2019. The 2008<br />
counts show that some segments of roadways are below the City’s LOS st<strong>and</strong>ards. However, there<br />
are FDOT maintained roads <strong>and</strong> within the FDOT LOS st<strong>and</strong>ards.<br />
Need for Existing Facility Upgrades<br />
The issue of strengthening storm evacuation <strong>and</strong> post disaster reconstruction policies is based on two<br />
primary areas:<br />
1. Minimize vulnerability; <strong>and</strong><br />
2. Maximize preparedness for hurricanes.<br />
Over the past five years, there has been record setting hurricane activity in the State of Florida. In<br />
2004 there were 15 named storms with eight strengthening to Hurricanes. In 2005 there were 27<br />
named storms with 14 strengthening to hurricanes. This has caused a general state of heightened<br />
awareness regarding hurricane preparedness, response, <strong>and</strong> recovery. Lessons learned from<br />
communities that suffered the impact of a direct catastrophic hurricane strike demonstrate that the<br />
City of <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> must be vigilant in its preparation for potential hurricane impacts <strong>and</strong> that<br />
intensive <strong>and</strong> ongoing intergovernmental coordination before, during, <strong>and</strong> after a hurricane strike at<br />
the local, regional, state, <strong>and</strong> federal levels is key to successful mitigation, response, <strong>and</strong> recovery.<br />
The coastal location, built out condition, <strong>and</strong> significant investment on <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> results in the<br />
need for the City to be highly sensitive to its vulnerability to hurricanes. The City of <strong>Satellite</strong>, as well<br />
as the entire Space Coast Region, has been very fortunate over the past few years to avoid a direct<br />
strike by the numerous hurricanes that have crossed the State resulting in devastating losses for those<br />
directly struck. Nevertheless, impacts of these hurricanes were felt within the Space Coast Region<br />
with areas experiencing loss of power, flooding, <strong>and</strong> relatively minor damage.<br />
While the entire City is vulnerable to the most intense hurricanes, susceptibility to the effects of a<br />
Category 1 storm is limited to the immediate Atlantic coastline where the Coastal High Hazard Area<br />
(CHHA) includes some properties as close as 100 feet east of A-1-A. Most of the properties that<br />
may be affected by a Category 1 hurricane in this area are residential, although there are some<br />
commercial, recreational, <strong>and</strong> public/semi-public types of uses.<br />
All properties in the City that are located west of South Patrick Drive (SR 513) fall within the<br />
CHHA. This includes the entire park/conservation area <strong>and</strong> the residential uses to the north <strong>and</strong><br />
Transportation Element<br />
<strong>Data</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Analysis</strong> 2-4