Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach

on the beach and dune system, as well as minimizing hazards to the proposed development during
storm events. The CCCL is a regulatory boundary and does not account for the rising sea level.
Rising sea level is accounted for by the thirty-year erosion setback. The first CCCL was established
in 1972, and in 1986 the CCCL was relocated along SR A1A, thus implementing the thirty-year
erosion setback. Any proposed development seaward of the CCCL is subject to a site plan review
and permit application process by the State, including a requirement that structures be safe from the
advancing shoreline for at least thirty years.
Infrastructure
Additional information related to this subheading, including level of service standards and goals,
objectives and policies, are included with the Infrastructure Element in another section of this
Comprehensive Plan.
Stormwater
Prior to development on the barrier island, stormwater flowed from north to south along swales
between dune ridges which, themselves, were aligned parallel to the coast. During the earliest stages
of development, in the early-1950s, east-west trending channels were dug across the barrier island
from south of Patrick Air Force Base (then the Banana River Naval Air Station) to Indialantic.
Spaced approximately every half mile, they intercepted water which had previously accumulated
during rainstorms and flooded the City of Indialantic.
Subsequently, grading for development in the City further reduced the tendency for water to flow
north-to-south. In the older sections of the City of Satellite Beach, primarily its northern half,
incomplete removal of the dune ridges (most notably underlying Orange, Pineapple, and Avocado
Streets) created shallow depressions where flooding has historically been a problem when
undersized, obstructed, or collapsed stormwater drains could not remove water as fast as it
accumulated. Currently, stormwater flows west and empties into finger canals and thence into the
Grand Canal and, finally, the Banana River. The exception to this is several drainage outfalls along
SR A1A which direct stormwater to the ocean. Those located within the City and under the
responsibility of the DOT are located at Grant Avenue and a location midway between Cinnamon
Drive and Norwood Avenue. In both locations the outfall causes significant beach erosion. An
inactive outfall under the City's jurisdiction is located at Palmetto Avenue. Direct discharge of
stormwater into the ocean is not permitted under current regulations; however, since these features
predated the law, they have been permitted to remain in place.
Satellite Beach has incorporated regulations set forth by the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) and the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) into the City Code
for guidance in the planning of drainage structures. Drainage plans for all new developments must
show the sizes and types of all drainage structures from the proposed development to the outfall. An
impact assessment of each drainage plan on the existing city drainage system and the surrounding
area is also required based on an assumed rainfall for a five-year storm design as defined in the 1978
edition of the Florida Department of Transportation Drainage Design Manual.
Coastal Management/Conservation Element
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