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Marina Siting Plan City of Marathon MARINA SITING PLAN APPROVED AUGUST 23, 2005 Resolution Number 2005-112 ys e orida K Chart of Fl onal i vigat a 1781 N In association with Patricia McNeese ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Marina Siting Plan was prepared under the guidance of the City Council, City Planning Commission, members of the Near-Shore Waters Committee, Planning Department, the Port Operations Department, and the citizens of Marathon who generously gave their time at public meetings and workshops. City Council Mayor John Bartus Vice Mayor Chris Bull Marjie Mearns Bob Miller Jeff Pinkus City Planning Commission Bill Smith Mike Cinque Morgan Hill Tracy Holder Don Vasil Near-Shore Waters Committee George Garrett Bennett Orr Jeri Sears Jim Wallsten Donna Vankirk City Staff Michael Puto, City Manager C.J. Geotis, Deputy City Manager Gail Kenson, Planning Director Elizabeth Bergh, Biologist/Land Steward Wendy Dyer, City Biologist TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION A, Introduction to the Marina Sitng Plan A-1 THE VISION A-1 THE MARINA SITING PLAN A-2 WHY A MARINA SITING PLAN FOR MARATHON? A-2 THE STATUTE A-5 MARATHON’S PLAN A-6 PUBLIC INPUT A-7 AGENCY COORDINATION A-8 ORGANIZATION OF THE SITING PLAN A-8 SECTION B, Resource Inventory B-1 A "LARGE AND SPACIOUS HARBOR" B-1 Waterfront History B-1 General Conditions B-1 NATURAL RESOURCES B-2 Benthic Habitat B-2 General Bathymetric/Navigation Data B-6 Prop Scars B-10 Water Quality B-15 Terrestrial Habitats B-16 Potential Listed Species Habitat B-18 Manatee Use Patterns B-19 Key Resource Protection Areas B-23 LAND USE CONSIDERATIONS B-25 Existing Comprehensive Plan B-26 Existing Code and Land Development Regulations B-28 Existing Development Approval Process B-33 Marina Development Potential B-36 SOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES B-43 Slip Demand B-43 Socio-economic Impacts on Waterfront Uses B-44 BOAT USE AND TRAFFIC PATTERNS B-46 Local Use B-47 Cruising Use B-47 BOATING FACILITIES INVENTORY B-48 SECTION C, Siting Analysis C-1 INTRODUCTION C-1 RESOURCE PROTECTION C-3 Manatees and Other Wildlife C-3 Benthic Resources and Boating Impacts C-4 Water Quality C-5 City of Marathon Marina Siting Plan Approved August 23, 2005 Table of Contents – Page i Shoreline and Terrestrial Resources C-6 LAND USE C-7 Definition of Marina C-7 New Development C-8 Development Approval C-10 IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS C-13 Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendments C-13 Proposed Marina Operating Permit Ordinance C-13 CONCLUSION C-13 SECTION D, Literature Cited D-1 City of Marathon Marina Siting Plan Approved August 23, 2005 Table of Contents – Page ii LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES, EXHIBITS AND ATTACHMENTS FIGURES Figure B-1, NOAA Chart, 1 of 2 B-3 Figure B-1, NOAA Chart, 2 of 2 B-4 Figure B-2, Benthic Map, 1 of 3 B-7 Figure B-2, Benthic Map, 2 of 3 B-8 Figure B-2, Benthic Map, 3 of 3 B-9 Figure B-3, Propeller Scarring Map, 1 of 2 B-11 Figure B-3, Propeller Scarring Map, 2 of 3 B-12 Figure B-3, Propeller Scarring Map, 3 of 3 B-13 Figure B-4, Habitat Map B-17 Figure B-5, Manatee Sitings 1990-2004 B-21 Figure B-6, Manatee Mortality Map B-22 Figure B-7, 1 of 3, Zoning Considerations Map B-30 Figure B-7, 2 of 3, Zoning Considerations Map B-31 Figure B-7, 3 of 3, Zoning Considerations Map B-32 Figure B-8, Current Marina Approval Process B-34 Figure B-9, Existing and Potential Mooring Areas B-42 Figure B-10, 1 0f 7, Marina and Mooring Field Location Map B-54 Figure B-10, 2 of 7, Marina and Mooring Field Location Map B-54 Figure B-10, 3 of 7, Marina and Mooring Field Location Map B-55 Figure B-10, 4 of 7, Marina and Mooring Field Location Map B-56 Figure B-10, 5 of 7, Marina and Mooring Field Location Map B-57 Figure B-10, 6 of 7, Marina and Mooring Field Location Map B-58 Figure B-10, 7 of 7, Marina and Mooring Field Location Map B-59 Figure C-1, Proposed New Marina Approval Process C-11 TABLES Table B-1, Manatee Mortality from 1974 through 1993 and from 1994-2004 B-23 Table B-2, Marina Inventory B-50 - 53 EXHIBITS Exhibit 1, Proposed Amendments to the Adopted Comprehensive Plan Exhibit 2, Marina Operating Permit Ordinance Draft ATTACHMENTS Attachment A, Meeting Summary, November 4, 2004 Attachment B, Public Workshop Summary Attachment C, Adopted Comprehensive Plan Policies Relevant to Marina Siting Attachment D, Existing Land Development Regulations Pertinent to Marina Siting Attachment E, Draft Marina Operating Permit Application City of Marathon Marina Siting Plan Approved August 23, 2005 List of Figures, Tables, Exhibits and Attachments – Page i SECTION A SECTION A Introduction to the Marina Siting Plan THE VISION Marine uses along Marathon’s shores are one of the community’s most important and treasured resources. Marinas activate the waterfront, provide important commercial areas and public spaces, contribute to the economy, and embody the history of Marathon as a boating center and working waterfront. The City’s marinas welcome visitors, serve its residents, and harbor its fishing industry. During a workshop on November 4, 2004, community members defined their vision for Marathon’s marine waterfront: • Protect and enhance the City’s reputation as the cruising center of the Florida Keys as well as its value to residents who live, work and recreate along the waterfront; • Respect the environmental resources along our waterfront and in our nearshore waters; • Enhance the economic value and diversity provided by marinas in the City; • Celebrate the history of the waterfront; • Protect the working waterfront, including commercial fishing enterprises and boat repair businesses; • Provide active, mixed uses along the waterfront with public access and public spaces; and, • Ensure that marina operation sets high standards for cleanliness and environmental sensitivity. This Marina Siting Plan seeks to understand the City’s Above: Vaca Key and Boot Key; Middle: marina industry and find ways to secure the Vaca Key East; Bottom: Fat Deer Key, community’s vision as the City moves into the future. Crawl Keys and Grassy Key (Source: NOAA, 1992) City of Marathon Marina Siting Plan Approved August 23, 2005 Section A - Page 1 THE MARINA SITING PLAN In 2002 the Florida Legislature passed a new law to help communities shape the future of their waterfronts. While the statute was developed primarily to address large scale marina developments, it also enables local governments, like the City of Marathon, to make a holistic assessment of their marina assets and guide boating facility developments of all sizes through their Comprehensive Plan. Marathon has long contemplated the development of a Marina Siting Plan as part of its overall establishment of policies and ordinances to guide the newly incorporated City. However, the need for a Marina Siting Plan has increased with the growing realization that the Marina Siting Plan offers the best local tool for waterfront management. Specifically, the Marina Siting Plan will enable the organized, thoughtful development and redevelopment of marina facilities, including mooring fields, within the City. The area addressed by the Siting Plan is shown in Figure A-1, Study Area. WHY A MARINA SITING PLAN FOR MARATHON? Florida guides large scale development through the Development of Regional Impact (DRI) process. Projects over certain thresholds are deemed regionally significant and must submit an Application for Development Approval to the regional planning council for review. Marinas with 150 wet slips or 300 dry slips (or a relative combination of both) are defined as a DRI. The DRI process is project specific; while it may trigger larger land use planning and management issues within a community, it does not provide a means to address these issues outside of the project undergoing review. In a city like Marathon, where the need for better marina siting and management is widely acknowledged, the DRI process provides a good means for responding to a particular project, but a poor means for Above: Marathon is considered the “most addressing the underlying issues facing the community as important staging area in the Florida Keys development and redevelopment pressures increase. for vessels voyaging to Cuba, the eastern and western Caribbean and the Bahamas” Thus, when faced with a project which meets the DRI marina (Quote: Seven Seas Report, Sail Miami, 2004; photograph Cruisingguide.com, threshold – the Boot Key Harbor Mooring Field – the City was 2004) faced with the option of submitting a DRI application for the project, or stepping back and taking a more comprehensive look at marina siting and management issues throughout the City. The Four Gates Company was hired by the City to help assess which planning tool would provide the fastest resolution to the City of Marathon Marina Siting Plan Approved August 23, 2005 Section A - Page 2 Boot Key Harbor Mooring Field approval process and the best management tool for the City as a whole. After discussions with state and regional planning officials and internal analysis, it was determined that the Marina Siting Plan offered the best planning option for the City. Benefits of the Marina Siting Plan are well described by the Department of Community Affairs as follows: Improves Predictability: By defining appropriate locations for marinas, local governments can improve the predictability of the permitting process. This will reduce permitting costs and ensure stakeholders have input in the siting process. Saves Time: The DRI review process can be lengthy. Through appropriate siting, the need for special conditions and mitigation can be reduced, resulting in a shorter, streamlined permitting process.
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