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Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach

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Dredge <strong>and</strong> Spoil Disposal Sites<br />

The City of <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> has a policy in which the City determines <strong>and</strong> designates dredge spoil<br />

disposal sites to meet future needs, maintains the City’s navigable waterways, is consistent with<br />

environmental <strong>and</strong> natural resource protection policies, <strong>and</strong> meets reasonable cost <strong>and</strong> transportation<br />

requirements.<br />

Adjacent Uses<br />

L<strong>and</strong> uses in the City of <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> are compatible with adjacent l<strong>and</strong> uses lying in the City of<br />

Indian Harbour <strong>Beach</strong> directly to the south, unincorporated Brevard County to the north, the Atlantic<br />

Ocean to the east <strong>and</strong> the Banana River to the west.<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Area Development<br />

The <strong>Beach</strong> Area is defined in the Comprehensive Plan as the l<strong>and</strong> area in <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> lying to the<br />

east of SR A1A that extends a distance of 2.85 miles between the City’s northern <strong>and</strong> southern<br />

limits. Present development controls include the Ocean Bluff Protection Ordinance, the Coastal<br />

Construction Control Line, L<strong>and</strong> Development Regulation Sections: 30-278 - Anchoring <strong>and</strong><br />

Elevation of Structures <strong>and</strong> Hurricane Wind <strong>and</strong> Wave St<strong>and</strong>ards; 30-395 - Dune Protection <strong>and</strong><br />

Construction Guidelines; <strong>and</strong> 30-801- Dune Vegetation Guidelines, as well as other permitting<br />

procedures. Current residential zoning allows development in the beach area at a maximum<br />

permitted density of fifteen (11) units per acre.<br />

Vacant L<strong>and</strong> Use <strong>Analysis</strong><br />

The City’s l<strong>and</strong> area is ninety-eight (98) percent developed. According to the <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Building Department, a total of 393 dwelling units were permitted between 2003 <strong>and</strong> 2008. Because<br />

of a small amount of vacant developable l<strong>and</strong>, the City’s goal is to ensure that future infill<br />

development <strong>and</strong> redevelopment are compatible with existing development so as not to alter the<br />

predominately residential character of the community.<br />

The Plan for Future L<strong>and</strong> Use<br />

The City of <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> has a well-defined l<strong>and</strong> use arrangement which generally conforms with<br />

modern community planning principles <strong>and</strong> practices. The current overall pattern of l<strong>and</strong> use will<br />

not change in the foreseeable future for several reasons:<br />

1. Only about 2 percent of the total City l<strong>and</strong> area is in a vacant, undeveloped state.<br />

2. There are no conditions existing in adjacent or nearby communities which significantly affect<br />

the character, timing, or rate of development within the City.<br />

Future L<strong>and</strong> Use Element<br />

<strong>Data</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Analysis</strong> 1-3

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