Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Future land development within the city will require development of sites lying within flood-prone areas. In such cases, development must meet the requirements of the City's floodplain management regulations adopted as a condition of City participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) flood insurance program. Floor slabs must be set above the established 100-year flood plain elevation or other flood-proofing measures must be taken. Air Quality in Satellite Beach The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) considers air quality in Satellite Beach to be acceptable based on available data and observations by that agency. According to FDEP officials, there are no continuous air quality monitoring programs in the immediate vicinity of Satellite Beach; however, good air quality is surmised from a lack of major industrial land uses and other potential sources of air pollution on the coastal barrier island, as well as prevailing winds and air circulation patterns. With the very limited potential for development based on available land area in the City of Satellite Beach, future activities will have no significant effect on air quality, although development outside the City in the East Central Florida region may affect air quality. Soils The water quality of the region is significantly affected by the geology underlying and surrounding the area. The surficial deposits on the island are of Recent and Pleistocene ages and consist mostly of medium sands, coquina, and sand/shell/marl sediments. These unconsolidated sediments serve as the surficial aquifer of the area and may be up to 100 feet thick. Underlying these strata are unconsolidated deposits from the Miocene and Pliocene ages which consist of fine sand, shell, and clay. The soils of the area are classified with respect to their stratigraphic horizons. This is based on the lithological composition, organic content, acidity, permeability, distance above the water table, and numerous other factors. Due to urbanization and road construction, the percentage of impervious surface is an important factor. The City of Satellite Beach is covered predominately by three soil types--Galveston, Pomello, and Canaveral urban land complexes. The urban land complex designation is given to areas which are covered by 20-45% urban land, such as buildings and pavement (Brevard County Soil Survey, 1974). Descriptions of the three predominant soil types are as follows: a. Galveston urban land complex: Soils formed from sandy marine shell sediments that have been reworked by wind and wave action. These are found on the eastern half of the island. The soils are sandy, permeable, well drained, nearly level, and exhibit a naturally low fertility rate. b. Pomello urban land complex: Soils very similar to Galveston except that they are only moderately well drained and have a slightly shallower water table. This soil type is found on the low broad ridges of the western side of the island. Coastal Management/Conservation Element Data and Analysis 5-14
c. Canaveral urban land complex: Soils having a mixture of sand and shell fragments that have been dredged from the Banana River, deposited on the tidal swamps and leveled off. While all of these soils have been formed through different processes, they, as well as the various other minor types found within City limits, have many of the same characteristics. They are welldrained, permeable, have naturally low fertility rates, and exhibit low available water capacities. These soils are naturally unsuitable for supporting lawn grasses and nearly all ornamental plant species. Such landscapes can normally be maintained in the City only through significant augmentation of surface soils with fertilizers, added organic matter, and regular irrigation. Soil erosion rates are directly affected by development activity where the land meets the water. The effects of seawalls along the Atlantic coast were described previously in the Beach and Dune section. Seawalls and bulkheading along the finger canals, which branch off of the Grand Canal, serve to mitigate soil erosion along the canals; however, if poorly maintained (cracked and/or undermined), these structures can lead to increased soil erosion and subsequent deposition in the canals. Regulation of construction activities along the Banana River, such as docks, seawalls, and dredging is exercised by a number of Federal, State, regional, and local agencies. Floodplains Approximately seventy percent (70%) of the City is situated above the 500-year floodplain as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The islands between the Grand Canal and the Banana River, about thirteen percent (13%) of the City, lie within the 100-year flood plain with a base elevation of three feet. That portion of the City west of South Patrick Drive along the finger canals, about twelve percent (12%), is designated as being within the 100-year flood plain with average depths less than one foot. Approximately five percent (5%) of the City extending about two thirds of the way from the dune bluff to SR A1A is designated as subject to inundation with wave action by a 100-year flood. There has been no instance of the 100-year floodplain being inundated since the City was founded. The City has enacted floodplain management regulations and participates in the Federal Flood Insurance Program. Commercially Valuable Minerals Despite the presence of significant deposits of sand, marl, coquina, and possibly phosphate within the City limits, there are no mining operations. Zoning regulations prohibit mineral extraction within the City. In addition, State licensing of mineral extraction activities on the coastal barrier island provides additional control of such activity. Finally, the cost of land within the City makes commercial extraction of minerals uneconomical. Coastal Management/Conservation Element Data and Analysis 5-15
Page 1 and 2:
CITY OF SATELLITE BEACH SUPPORTING
Page 3:
CITY OF SATELLITE BEACH COMPREHENSI
Page 6 and 7:
Flooding Conditions According to th
Page 8 and 9:
3. While the potential exists for e
Page 10 and 11:
Table 1-1: Population Estimates and
Page 12 and 13:
EXISTING LAND USE MAP SERIES Future
Page 14 and 15:
Figure 1-B - Existing Waterbodies,
Page 16 and 17:
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT Introduction
Page 18 and 19:
Collector roadways carry a moderate
Page 20 and 21:
south, as well as all residential u
Page 22 and 23:
The City of Satellite Beach’s exi
Page 24 and 25:
II. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DATA AND
Page 26 and 27:
Table 2-1: Satellite Beach Major St
Page 28 and 29: Figure 2-A - Existing Roadway Chara
Page 30 and 31: Figure 2-C - Public Transit Routes,
Page 32 and 33: Figure 2-E - Energy Conservation Fa
Page 34 and 35: a. Age of housing. b. Value of hous
Page 36 and 37: The figures in Table 3-8 have been
Page 38 and 39: congestion, thereby reducing the qu
Page 40 and 41: Table 3-1: Population Estimates and
Page 42 and 43: Table 3-5: Units by Vacancy and Occ
Page 44 and 45: Table 3-12: Monthly Owner Costs (Mo
Page 46 and 47: Table 3-18: Median Sales Price for
Page 48 and 49: INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT Introduction
Page 50 and 51: Solid Waste For purposes of analyzi
Page 52 and 53: Flood Prone Areas Areas subject to
Page 54 and 55: continue to be 10% higher than Melb
Page 56 and 57: also employs an innovative treatmen
Page 58 and 59: Joe Mullins Reverse Osmosis Water T
Page 60 and 61: Melbourne's water sources face thre
Page 62 and 63: City ID District Well ID Casing Dia
Page 64 and 65: Table 4-6: Melbourne’s Capital Im
Page 66 and 67: The Beach Area The Beach area consi
Page 68 and 69: show such zonation. These plants as
Page 70 and 71: Nature Park provides a 52-acre open
Page 72 and 73: Inadequacies in portions of the Cit
Page 74 and 75: which are restoring, or creating, n
Page 76 and 77: esulted in a stop to such wastewate
Page 80 and 81: Hurricane Preparedness The location
Page 82 and 83: designated by the City's Emergency
Page 84 and 85: Table Table 5-2 5-4 Endangered Spec
Page 86 and 87: RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT I
Page 88 and 89: Brevard County’s Hightower Beach
Page 90 and 91: the facility inventories, as well a
Page 92 and 93: Table 6-1 Satellite Beach City-Mana
Page 94 and 95: Table 6-1 Satellite Beach City-Mana
Page 96 and 97: Surfside Elementary 11.0 acres 2 Ba
Page 98 and 99: Table 6-3 Recreation Facility Level
Page 100 and 101: Table 6-5 Current Community Recreat
Page 102 and 103: Post Disaster Redevelopment - The C
Page 104 and 105: Table 7-1 Federal Intergovernmental
Page 106 and 107: Table 7-1 (Continued) State of Flor
Page 108 and 109: Entity Table 7-1 (Continued) Brevar
Page 110 and 111: Table 7-1 (Continued) Brevard Count
Page 112 and 113: Table 7-1 (Continued) Other Coordin
Page 114 and 115: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT Introd
Page 116 and 117: Level-Of-Service (LOS) Standards LO
Page 118 and 119: COMMUNITY APPEARANCE ELEMENT Introd
Page 120 and 121: SR A1A and South Patrick Drive (SR5
show all

Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?