Report on Flood of 20-21 September 1962 Southwest Florida

REPORT OH FLOOD OF 20-21 SEPTFHBER 1962 SOUTHWST KOIUDA

U. S. ARMY EZtGREER DISTRICT, JffiKSBmILtE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT EllCDEBR IT.S. ARMY EN"uZWE3 DTSTRICT, JACKS0NVlU.E OFFILX ;IF TEE DETRICT ENGINEER CfC2S OF EY2ITEEBS 0,FLA .

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LIST OF TABLES -Title Table No. Page No. Sout.hwest Florida area, observed maximum stage addisct~~ge dat,a------1 3 SaJPssota Comty, fl?& depths at various ,L~T,s.~;~~T,sifl E+pS~,mber 1962------2 4 E:-;t.imted ~ET~~sE,,flwd. af 29-21 Septenber 1962---- 3 5

LIST OF PH3WGWPlrS (Photographs follm page 6) Photograph No.

XCC&~&z5'~jident2..%:. ahzg ?hinippi Creek at 1 ~ef~b~:SLTCS~ IsF,~';. 1962; . -. ., .r,-;:d<'J. :eci."I~.::*~:a1 ,xea 02 P?Aj..llippi Creek dpm- 2 S%:E~%Q fz:~. cF~55.1?Ax-4~~5 bridge (Sept. 1962) . \ - F:.~:~?..:d. aa.:-?.;s a.l.>.-gPhiLl.ipgi '9:-?sk in vicinity of 3 \ B,3.>i& Vissa St,:!=re.: bridgs (5f;p-;. 1962). I, P:?:-i.il.ippi. r':?:~k a% I'. S. FJ.igk3y 41 bridge. Flooded 4 pl?:.. .,-..~,.., nz,2CF s =.a :e::i&e~ces JSR~CV.1.962) . Fi ...,,.-.."- Z~F, .- ! "12. a.1753 :.s.iel.d 52--.+-.:,b~:'ry to 5 GI.:''-!+ . .. 4 -... L. ..-.A pp2 25:!1< :22 %p5. 1952j0

, . i Slough area ax3 pastxre f:.oded - M. Cazlton Ranch, Big Slough Watersbed (22 Sept . 1962) . Flooded pasture, Big Slo@ Wfi:er.sSed (22 Sept. 1962). Phillippi Creek in vicinity OC %\is Vista Street bridge, lookiog sau2h (22 Sept . 1962) . Flooded living ropm and outsid? porch ofhame on lower PhUippi Creek, in River Fcrest Estates. Outside of above home. Residents being evacueted, Coarad Avenue and Irving Street, Wasota (t1962) . Residential flooding, Conrad Avenue Rsld Hatton Street, Sarssota. Wate: depth estimated to be 5 feet during storm (sept;. 1962). Washcut at smX bridge new Webber St+reet on Phillippi Creek, %ascta (~ept.1962). Drainage dikh at Frditville Road near Sarasota--washout at bridge (~ept.1962) . hhia Vista Stzeet bridge washcut on Phillippi Creek. Flood peaked 2 to 3 feet above deck of bridge (~ept. 1962) . High-water mark, about 5 feet above ground, on Saxasota home in BeUevue Fsrrace (~ept. 1962).

LIST OF FIG'JRES (~iguresfollow photographs) -Title Figure No. Flood of 20-21 Septe:nber 1962, So-~thwestFlorida &ea fLo,ded------1 Is&yesal map, 48-hwx raiuu------2 Rai~faLdepfi-&&rati"z -Tea------3 Phixippi Cy~ekflooded area------4 Wg2-water profile, PkiUippi Creek------5 U. S. ARMY ENGlNlBR DISTRICT, JACKSONVILLC OFFICE OF 1,W DISmICT ENGINEER COWS OF ENGINEERS JACKSONV ILZE, FIA.

November 1962

REPORT ON FLOOD OF 20-21 SEPTEMBER1962 SOVTHWEST FIXlRmA

1. General.--Exceptionally heavy rains covered the Florida west coast area south of Papa 20-21 September 1962, including sore 5,000 square miles of six counties. Over 1,000 residences were flooded, many to depths of 3 feet or more. Automobiles, streets and roads, and bridges were severely damaged. Nwnerous roads were under water several hours and many were impassable. Gver 100 families were evacuated. Thousssds of acres of f-s in the sjx-coucty area were flooded. Only one death was reported and that occurred from heart seizure. Fran 10,000 to 12,000 persons were directly affected by the flood.

2. Area affected generally extended from the Tampa area in Hills- borough County south to Collier County and from the gulf coast easterly to Lakeland, Wauchula, Arcadia, La Belle, and Immokalee. Major river basins in the area are the My-, Peace, and Caloosahatchee; also affected is Big Cypress Swap in Collier County. Among the smaller basins are the Alafia, Manstee, and Little Mwiatee Rivers, Phillippi Creek, and Cow Pen Slow&. The greatest damRges occurred in the residential area of Sarasota, which cgmprises much of the 58-square-mile drainage area of Phillippi Creek. Four counties received the major brunt of flocding. In Sarasota Cwxty done, in addition to the urban areas, about 60,000 acres of ranchland--including 7,900 acres of imprvged pastures and 10,700 acres of woodlands--sus%ained damages. Areas of major flooihg are shown on figure 1. 3. Rainfall.--CircuJ.aC,ion aromd a low pressure area off the lower west coast ?f Flzrida, cwqled with a weak stationary front lying across the penins-&, causod e.x+,l-e~lyheavy rainfall in the coastal azea from Tampa to Na91es between roldai&t of 19 Septem3er and noon of 21 September 1962. C.e bigfieat mc~untreparted in a 24-h~-aperiod--14.5 inches--fell at Wssta TrTXer. That am3l~ztad sthers in areas of heaviest rainfall have an eetLmL,ad qec",d c:c.3L-:axxe frequeacy of about once in 100 years. Fm 5k2 t2ta.l st.:~-m pezitd, zaizfall depths averaged abm: 10 inches over abmt 5pOCCl ~.1'~smileso Figure 2 shows an isobyetal map for the s50,m. W~ESclmes of m3~feXLfor four representative stations axe show71 oa figxe 3* 4. -sC,:cc;m.f'?-~-~w --- ..- and &a@~.- .. ir. tk& wcnrrrsU area, though severe, were genera?-ly 3f it..;;.ir 11~~g::l:ijil~dt2t?m film?of th.2 past occui.rences . However, they vex t'x b.i&?::t sf:%ges of Iracvnl~.record in the lower Mw.%tee River and PhiX.i?pi C:YC?E!T.&:,J,ns. 11',3hla 1 lists ti?? avnihble information on peak discba:.-~es%-.& st.e.gr?sas a6 dc.$a 02 pmvious mimuus. The flooded area d-s.?.g P?.i3ll.:ppi C:rzk--wkeze th.2 greetssf Wges occurred-- is shcnra 02 f iqu::: 4. Flod-p~~filedata for lower Phillippi Creek are shnm or figre 5. Lcge =eas i~aG01"in.g c~*mtieswere also completely covered by El.3:jf:dsters that reraig~dfcr only a few hours. Areas adjacent to s+,seam az3. &7aimge WCC~.'.Bwem f!.ooded fcr 1 to 3 days, while the back-cou~?,rf fcxs EC~.pasf i.c,e2.w:~~serrsi~d flooded several weeks. Vir- tuauy a31 st.xee%s a;& roads ir. md ~rowdSs-rasota were under water. Seve:?al fe45 of %.a?;r.: sf~dcrr3r h.i@jrsy bridges crossing Phillippi Creek md d?a:w&e CU~S. Siinres) hm~,and s+U-reets in Swasota were flooded by 3 to 7 feot of wate: fcr 4 fr3 6 hw~s. Table 2 lists locations and depths of flocdix. Ph,?C,ngr~~L.sof typical flooding and dsmages from the heavy raiehil are i~cp~dedin this rep& follm'ing page 6. A list of titles ap2eara iri the table of emtents. TABLE 1

Southwest Florida area Observed maximum stage add discharge data

1 Maximum during 1 Maximum during previous Drainage flood of Se~t.1962 knom floods Station area I Elexation '~ischar~e-,Date Eleratien '~ischar~e ('q. Date [ft.. m.s.l.) (c.f.s.) (ft.. m.s.1.) (c.f.5.)

Little Manatee River near mimama------145 9-21-62 18.79 11,600 9-11-60 19.76 14,000 Eanatee River near Bradenton------90 9-21-62 37.47 9,200 9-11-60 37.39 8,410 Phillippi Creek I at S.R. 785------23 9-21-62 22 1,950 i - - Phillippi Creek at Sarasota------58 9-21-62 14.4 6,000+ 9-10-60 (1) 11.04 3,800 Cow Pen Slough - at S.R. 72------55 9-21-62 - (2) 4,200 - - - Myakka River at hlyakka City------9-21-62 . - (2) 6,580 - - - Myakka River near Sarasota------235 9-23-62 19.52 7,500 8-1-63 19.50 8.670 Joshua Creek at Nocatee------115 9-22-62 22.96 8,300 10-10-53 22.74 8,670 Alligator Creek near Punta Gorda------31 9-21-62 (1) 11.30 3,400 9-10-60 (1) 7.87 1,620 Orange River near Fort Myers------70 9-21-62 (1) 12.43 2,120 1-15-36 15.11 5,300 Caloosahatchee River at alga------906 9-21-62 4.28 - 9-23-47 5.9 -

NOTES: (1) Gage height. - (2) Measured near peak. TABLE 2 Sarasota Countx Flood depths at various locations in September 1962

Map reference ' Floodwater depth No. Location* (n.1

1 Oak Shores 6 2 Bellevue Terrace 7 3 Pinecraft 3 4 DeSoto Lakes 3 5 Newt own 3 6 Phillippi Shores 3 7 South Gate 4-6 Phillippi Creek and U.S. Hwy. 41 6 Bahia Vista bridge 4 -NOTE: xSee figure 4 for locations.

5. Damages in excess of $2,680,000 occurred in three river basins from flooding caused by the September storm. Sarasota County suffered about $2.3 million damages in Phillippi Creek Basin, followed by Manatee County with $250,000 in Manatee River Basin and Charlotte County with $174,000 in Peace River Basin. Personal property--haws, lawns, automobiles, and personal effects--suffered the greatest loss from the flood, followed by public property--roads, bridges, and culverts--with agriculture next. County agents reported a 2- to 5-week delay in planting. A summary of estimated flood damages--according to river basins--is given in table 3. TABLE 3

Estimated damages, Flocd of 20-21 September 1862

EEtimated damages - Phillippi Creek Manatee River ' Peace River I Other Basin Basin Basin basins Total Swasota County Manatee County Charlotte County Lee County

Frivate property, including homes, lam. automobiles, and personal effects------$l,S85,oOO $150,000 #m,000

Public property, including municipal buildings------236,000 -

Roads, bridges. culverts, and c-1s ------342,000 100,000 6. Activity of the Corps of Engineers.--A District Office engirier madc a reconnaissance of the affected area 21-25 September 1962 to obtain information on the flooded area and to collect flood-danage data. Con- ferences were held with Civil Defense Directors and personnel, Red Cross Directors, County Engineers, Public Works Dcpastment persomel, County Agricultural Agents, Soil Conservation Service officials, news reporters, and others. The assistance of the following in furnishing estimates of damages and other data is gratefully acknowledged:

Colonel H. W. Tarkington, State Director of Civil Defense James H. Simmons, Charlotte County Director of Civil Defense William F. Kuhn, Sarasota County Director of Civil Defense Leland T. Tinsley, Coordinator of Civil Defense William J. Miracle, Wger, American Red Cross N. H. McQueen, Charlotte County Agricultural Agent Ken Clark, Sarasota County Agricultural Agent W. H. Kendrich, Manatee County Agricultural Agent Charles Morgan, Sarasota County Engineer Smally, Wellford, and FaLwq,Inc., Consulting Fngineers for Sarasota County

7. Local activity.--local Civil Defense and Red Cross organizations adall local and State governnient representatives in the affected and bordering counties responded quickly to the emergency flood conditions resulting from the torrential rains. First aid, food, and evacuation cen- ters were established throughout the area. Several hundred persons were evacuated, clothed, and fed by the Red Cross and other groups. Health officials advised the public to take emergency health precautions, espe- cially with rega-d to proper treatment of water before using it for drink- ing or cooking. The area was not decked a disaster area despite the existence of emergency conditions. The State Director of Civil Defense submitted a report to the Governor of Florida on the flood conditions and resultant damages in Sarasota, Charlotte, and Manatee Counties. The Director furnished a copy of that report to the District Engineer as information in connection with this report. I 8. Flood control plans .--a. S .C .S. cooperative plan.--A watershed work plan has been developed for the western part of Sarasota County a* a small. acreage in Manatee County. The design or work plan for the Sarasota West Cast Watershed--an area of about 242 square miles--was prepared under the authority of the Watershed Protection and Flow3 Prevention Act (~ub&ic law 556, 84th Cong. 68 Stat. 666), as wnnded, by the cooperative effart of the Sarasota Soil Conservation District, the Sarasota County Board of Commissioners, and the hkmtee River Soil Conservation District, with assistance by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. Construction of the cooperative project is scheduled to begin in 1963. b. The Corps of Engineers is making an investigation for a survey report on Phillippi Creek Basin to determine the advisability of providing improvements for flood control and allied purposes. A public hear- ing is scheduled for 30 November 1962 at Lido Beach Casino, Sarasota, Fla., to obtain information on flood problems of the watershed and desirable pZans of improvemnt . 6 PHOTO 1. FLOODED RESIDElTIhL Am ALCNG PHILLIPPI CFdE AT WEBEER STREET. (SEPT. 1962) (Photo from Sarasota ~erzld-~ribune)

R!WO 2. nOODED RFS1DEFTIl.L OM PHILLIPPI CREEK DCF.4N- STIIEfil FRO!,? TUTTLE AVEi~NE3XDGE. (SEPT. 1962) - (photo from Sarasota Eerzl$.-Tribune) ,',. ,',. L.., , -. :,." . -Z': "-2"' . ; . . . , . " '. . .

PHOTO 3. FLOODED AREAS ALONG PHILLIPPI CREM IN VICIhTTY OF EAHIA VISTA STFiEET BRIXE. (SEPT. 1962) (Photo from Sarasota Herald-Tribune.)

PHOTO k. R!ILLIPPI CFEEK A? U. S. HIGH!!.AY b1 BRIDGE. FLOODD RISI:,?-3SFS PJJD RZSID3P!CES. (sEPT. 1962) (Photo from Sarzsota Eerald-Tribune) 2 b PHOTO 5. FLOODED AREA ALONG LATERAL 52--TEBUTARY TO PHILLIPPI CREEK. (22 SEW. 1962)

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PHOTO 6. SLOUGH ARE'S, PSJD PASTURE FLOODED--M. CARLTON RPNCli, FIG SLOUGH W!.TEPSHED. (22 SEPT. 1962)

(photos courtesy of Sarasote County Agricultural Agent) & . PHOTO 7. FLOODED PASTUFtE, BIG SLOUGH WATEFSHH). (22 SEPT. 1962)

PHOTO 8. PHILLIPPI CREEK IN VICINITY OF BAHIA VISTA STREET BRIXE, LQOKI?IG S0U'E-I. (22 SEPT. 1962)

(photos courtesy of Sarasota County Agricultural Agent) > b (Photos from St. Petersburg Times, 22 Sept. 1962) - n PHOTO 11. RESIDEhTS BEING EVACUATED, CONRAD AVENUE AND IRVING STREET, SmSOTA. (sEPT. 1962)

PHOTO 12. RESIDENTIAL FLOODINC, CO~~DALrh'UE AL! HATTON STFEET, SARkSOTA. Tql!.TER DSPF ESTINiTZD TO BE 5 FEET DUiIl!G STOFN. (SEE. 1962) & PHOTO 13. WkSHOU'!! AT SMAU EKtDGE NEPX WEBBER STREET ON PHILLIPPI CREEK, SARASOTA. (SEPT, 1962)

PHOTO lh. DRAWAGE DITCH AT FRUITVILLE ROAD NEAR SARASOTA--1iASHOUT AT BFJDGE. (SW. 1962)

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PHOTO 15. BAHIA VISTA STREET BRIDGE WASHOUT 014 PHILUPPI CREM. nOOD PEAKED 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE RECK OF BRILIDGE. (SEPT. 1962)

- I PHOTO 16. HIGH->!ATE3 >W;X, ABOUT 5 FEET PBOVE GROUND, ON SkRAsOTk HOME IN BELLEWE TERPACE. (SEPT. 1962)

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LEGEND

FLWOEO AREAS FROY PRELlUlNIR" lWFORWTKWl '(I SEPTEMBER SS2 WIOH- WATER ELEVL\nOll (ff.msll FROM DATA FURNISHED BY SMALL7 WELLFORO, ANO NALVLN.CONSULTING ENGINEERS. SARASOTA.

FOR DIiR DOWNSTREAM FR(m BAWA VISTA ST. ' - SEE FIGURE \ 5, f

SUBDIVISIONS

A OM SHWES A BELLEVUg TERRACE A PINECRAfT A OEWTOUXES A NEWTOIN A PHRIILLIfU SHORES A sour" GATE

NOTE: ILLC~TI AND WBDIVISION STREETS AND ROADS NOT SHOWN. ! FLOOD OF 20-21 SEPTEMBER 1962 SOUTHWEST FLORIDA PHILLIPPI CREEK FLOODED AREA

I-- JACISONVlLLE DDTRlCT WRPS OF ENBIIIEERS SAKWY , )IOYLYBII) lee2

FLORIDA COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ATLAS: A Preliminary Survey and Analysis by tho Florida Coastal Coordinating Council 309 Magnolia Office Plaza Tallahassee, Florida 32301 December 1972

FLORIDA COASTAL COORDINATING COUNCIL

CWNCIL: RondolphHalga%,Chaiman STMF; W. Bmce Johnson. Coordinolor Executive Director Rose M. Hmvev... Admioistrotivc A~sirtont Department of Natural R.$ourcos h.d R. Bor oga. Rcseorch Coordmoto, Thomo%D. Wolkcr. Arjenr)r Coord:nolor L K. Ireland Secretary of Administration Mory Lou S'rrso. lnformotaon Coo,dmnotor Dcpaclmentof Adminirtmlion lbry Lersinger, Legd Covnrsl buit C. Burnoy, Planning Coordinato~ la1Kuprbcrg Lorrencs D. Bobo, Coa>tol Planner Executive Dindor Terry E. Lewis,Gortol Planner Tm~tecrdtho Inferno1 ImprnvomcntTrurt Fund WayneT. Ashmote. Cortogrophar Vinant D. Pmnen David R. Worley, brtographor bautivc Diraclor Robert S. Lerir, Cortogropher Department of Pollu(ion bntrol

"This public document wor promulgotrd ot o cost of i$25.462.001, or 1S36.371 per copy to dinseminmto infermotion for coostol management decisions." 1 - Preface FLORIDA COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ATLAS: Natural Resourns rewcs or ehoirmon. The Council, which ha, its own staff Ires , Figure I), has four primow artignmentr; Ill develop a mmprehrnsivc coa$tal zone ~hcbnlic of this publication it to provide dccision.makcrr and con- A Preliminary Survey and Analysis manogemcnt plon for Fterido; 121 coordinofc itole coolto1 zone releorch; 131 coordi- ccrned citizen, with on of the components ,ha! moke up the coortol enriron- Introduction note federal, state ond loco1 agencies with rcsponribilities in the rooitol zone; and mrnt 01 Fioiida. Governmental bodics thravghout Florida, from the Lcgisloturc, the I41 act 01 D ~l~~lingh~usefor EOOIIQI zone infotmation. Governor ond the C.binet to loco1 city co~ncilr, ore olmost daily confronted with The impartonce of Florido's coortol rone ir well documented. Ar wor emphasized 71 management dcritionr involving development versus prescrrotion considcia- in the report Cwstol Zonc Monogcment in Florido - 1971, this arc. ir our most im- The key words in these charger ore rcreorch, coordination and plan Accompiish. 1.It is hoped thot the maps contained within $hit oflos will provide !he fodr and portant and rolu~blearrcl. Bioiogicolly rich ond oerlhelicolly pleasing, the coostol aent of these tasks will ~llowthe stole lo make crucial policy decisions bated on rat~onofefor these deosion.makers lo dire0 fulvrc derelopmenlr into arcor lhot ore zone il the prime attaction for visitors ond permanent rou'denb. It is 01%. the foeus focts, in advance, rolher than reacting to individual problems offer they occur. It is ruitcble for development ond owoy from arcor tho, orc enrironmentolly ren%ilivc. of out economic octivitier ond, unfortunately. the 10cotion.of. .most of aur social and important lo note thot, even though the Council ir ploced under the Dcportmcnl of environmentol ills. Nofurol Rcieurcer, it is inter-dcportmcntol in it, funrlioning. This ollow~moiimum The otias dclincatcr the orcor olrcody dcrelaped by our ropidly expanding input from thole agencies having o direct interest in the roaltol rone. yct Prcveotl coorlal popvlal#ons of thir paint in lime. I1 0150 indiiotes those oreas physically The problems end opportvnilie% of our ~oa>tolzone hove become the topic of dominotion by ony one interest group, It ir alro imporfont IO nste that the Council's lvitcd to accommoda:c luturc development where such development wiil have o mini- widespread concern ot oil levels of government in recent years, with procticolly every efforts involve D conlinuovr progrom, rather than bring $10~.90~in character. The mum defrimcntol effect an the environment. Moreover. the at101 contains an inren. Eoartai state getting inrolvcd I0 one degree or onother. This concern hor iorulted in Cooital Coordinating Council effort could be ~ernp~~~dwifh the !ask of pulling to- tory of the nolvral features rtill reiotirely undisturbed ond recommends that esren- Parloge by can pie:^ ond rubrequest pteridentiol opprorol of the Coostoi Zonc Man- gether ports of o complex iigxaw puzzle which hor some of the pieces mi%%ing.After tiol, indicated regmenlr of lhele be "preserved" in order lo intvre the mointenonce agemeol Ad of 1972. In light of thir, increased governmental inrolrcment in ~oarlol pulling the parts logether as well or ollemptr ara then made to forhion of living marine resources. the aexthetic quolitier of !>a coost ond the physical in- zooe actiriticr con be onticipottd. ports which will fit the empty spaces and arlvre that the whole function, as one tegrity of the ~horelond~.A buffer or "coufion zone" between tho development on, integrated q11em. Ihr preicnation oreoi is rctommended f~r"conserration" where limifcd developmer Much of the impetus for this involvement wox provided by the Prelidcnt's Com- wifh ~anrroiscon occur bul wherever possible, rurh conservation londr rhovld be con. mirrion on Marine Science. Engineering and Resources, which oddrerced itself to the r;dercd or a land bonk for future generotion$. brood arroy of marine pioblemr ranging from the of our coostol shores From o pro

+ --ranrive coorlol iesidentiol dcreloomentr. often wi!hou+enrironmental sofeguardr. Florida's Present Situation ' .r of public occerr to recieotionol ihorelonds. The Sfotc of Florida has been involved in soma orpcctr of cwrtol zone monogc- Delineation of the Florida Cornsto1Zonc Deslrvaion by dredging ond filling of marine gross beds, marsh and mongroro ment for mony years. During this period, a number of aolr hove been developed regctolion %eiiourlydepleting the bole of the food chain for living marine resources. One of the first problem% encountered by the Council wor to decide on o work- which con be u:ilized in o complete caastnl zooe monogemen? ryrtem. These tools, ing definition of Florido'r coortal rone. Lengthy research rereeled that the most Lois of life ond property from hurricane flooding. which ore included in Tobiss A, 8, ond C, provide Florida with 0 relotirely good practical method for defining the roost01 zone is to ure physical features in com- Lack 01 rufficicnt rerreotianol lands in publlc ownership in the coartol zone. foundation upon which to build such a system. bination with boundoiier of areor for which iocio-ermomt doto is readily oroil- Fresh wofer rourccl endangered by salt-wale, intrusion coured by overpumping or It is now however, tho1 Florido's part efforts ot coortal zone monoge- oble. On this basis, then, it wor decided 10 use physical rharactcristicr in combino- poor con01 designs. ment hore been hindered by being too norrow in scope, uncoordinolcd, and reflect- tion with boundaries of ~clcdedcensus enumeration diitrictr. Defined in thir way, Deprcriation of the oerfhcticr ond omenitier of the coasts of Florido, it5 Itrongert ing the limilcd interests of individual ogencicr involved. They hore also primarily been Florido'r coo>tol zone hor an inland boundary varying from two to twenty-five milel ollrcclion to residtntx and tourilts olike. reactions to problems thot alrecdy exist. There has never been o serioux ottempt in from the coortlino, with the rcoward boundary being the limit of Florida's territorial Florida fa onolyze of !he state level the resources of our coastal zone. the demands seo. on thore relourcer. ond to comprehend the interfaces between various land uses, 'The urc of such o definition allows plonncrt la utilize over 400 data items such Goals of the Florida Coastal Zone Management Atlas 1 water user ar~dthe nolurol environment. Such cnolysis ond underslonding il o boric I 05 lxrpvlotivm lot011 md dkwibuti~.?,hhws;ng ond inco.7e poltcinl. etc. No ahr step toward realizing orderly development ond optimum use of our coartol orcor. Provide an inventory of biophyricol coartol rerourccs. system of defining fhe roartal rone har os much flexibility or ollowr such care in Pcoride decision-makers with o rationole for boloncing prererrotion and dcre!op- Role of the Coortal Coordinating Covnril utilizing arailoble doto ond mmputer supporl. went prcirurcr. The FloriJo Camto1 Coordinotiog Council, which war created by the 1970 1nd;ccte orcos witobic for future dcrelopment. Florida Legirlolvre ond recently enlorged by ~dminirtrotiveoction, unites in one Summov of Ertororo Pilol Study lndirale renritirc envimnmentol areor which ~haufdbe prererred if tho attioctionr body the directors at the four stole deportment$ wilh primary concern for the coastal The Council relerted Errombio and Sonto Rosa covotiex of western Florido Icol- of coo%talliving ore to be maintained. cnrironment, namely, the Deportment of Nolurol Reroutcer. Department of Poilulion tertirely referred to or E%oxosol os o pilot itudy orco in which lo work out the for. . Pmride on overview of !he' compiimted intarrelolionship. between lond use ond Control. The Trustees of the inlernol Improvement Trust Fund, and the Deportment of mot ond methodology to be followed in developing o coot01 zone munogcment plan Ihe marine environment 0%they apply to o statewide ceortol management system. Admi>istrolion lDiririon of Planning). The Excrutive Director of the Deportment of for the entite Florida ~oortalzone. _ S~ccelrfulcompletion of the pilot study rcsulled in derelopment of rnncrpb SCOICLirnitot~ons~ . . whicn ore now being applied to tho entire coastal rono and oo outline for develop The mcpr ore designed 10 surrey foctarr of regional or %tote importonce. For # ing o finol coortol ions management plon This outline 1% bored upon the follow^ this reason, it is impocsible to odeqvalcly depict rn>dlloreos af rfriclly1o:aI impor- ing fire moior segment$: tonre. Generally rpeoking, the mapr do not show arcas smollcr lhon forly acrcr in 1. Biophy>i~olEnvironment size. E~ceptionsto this arc same unique enrimnmrntol fcaturcr os well or hirfoiirol 1 Inrentor* ond oichocolagicol rite,. There item%ore shown by point iymboli$m. The mapr in- 2. Human Adaptolions of rorporOtF infoimotion which was gothercd at o much gicslcr rrale bur which re- Exirtrng Conditions quired reduction for pvblicotion p~ipox~s10 o scot. of one inch equals two m,les. 3. En~ifonmenlolQ~ality This rcole allowr them to be utilized as orcrlayr in conjunclion wilh tho r?ondard t D.O.T. County Highway Maps. It il rccommendcd tho! they be used in ,hat moaner. 4. Plonning

5. Manogemanl Dalo Accuracy Limitofionr; It must be recognized tho? deloilcd informotion is not orailoblc for mony orem The Coollal Coordimting Coun

The Council her derided fo attempt o relotirely new opproach to the problem d -- ~ tion lo odiacent arcor allawr o reoronable approximalion of where hvrricone fload- eoortal zone planning. Unlike most prcrious planning, this opprooch does no! can- ing con be onlicipoted. Another eiomple is the lock of detailed soils informotion tern itself primarily wifh anticipotcd conditions by !he year 2000 or ony other time Purpose end Usesof Maps for much of the coalto1 zone. Thir is erw~iollyimpor:onl regording the "mnrginol frame. Rother, il ol?empts to determine the type and degree of use that the various Ar was %totedeorlier, there has never bcen a serious attempt in Floiido to ano- lands" catcgory of fhc conservation mapi. Ir may appeor from the maps tho1 ruch mrtionr of the coaslol zone con wifhsfand without degradation of its basic remurces. Iyze at the stole level the resources of our coortol zone, the demands on thore re- oreas arc uniform in choroc:er. but on (he conlrory. there ore ~~ryingdegrees of With thi, approoch, plonning will consider !he "optimum" condltionr ond then rup- rourcer. ond to comprehend the interfocer between various land me%.woter vrcr and marginality associated with such oreor. Further investigation will ollow these orra, ~ortmromrer which will help obfoin then. whether it be city size ond %hope,populo. the nmtviol environment. The mops included in this ottas are the beginning of ruch 10 be clorrified for loco1 planning purpoics occorling lo the reverify of phyrical limi- lion dislribution, or direct ollocotion and use of rerourccs. on ottempt. They ore designed to furnish much of the information nere>soty for under. talionl for development. If detailed roilr infarmotion becomes arai!sble, there may Mony planning opproocher becoure they ore bored upon projected trends often standing the interfocer inrolrcd in !he coortol zone and to form o borir for develop- evcn prore to be mall pocket5 of suitable lands asrocioted wifh thc mo~ginallands. oct~ollyencovroge coatinuofion of post trends ond rubsequent unnecerraiy deltruc- ing the comprehensive plon coiled for in the Coono1 Coardiaolinq Council enabling Still another rxomple is the lock of orailable informotion concerningthe lion of rcsourccr, The Coundl's approoch, in contrast, ottemplr lo alter trends toword legirlotian. They ore 01.o intended to furnish 0 rather brood spectrum of lnformo- category "conflicl areor". There ore orear fhot would hare bcen rlorrified prercr- more fororoble end products. The baris for this approach is formed by identifying tion in 0 form that will orrirt in land ura planning and decision-moiing at the rcgionol votion nr conxarration had they no1 already bcen developed. but in many of !hem thole arcor erpecially tensitire to developmen!; those ore., where limited derlop- and local levels of government. further inre>ligolion moy rereol fhot the physical limitations hove been overcome and men! i%compafible; and those oreor where corefully guided intensive dcrelopmenf The maps. olthovgh designed primarily +or rrgianol ond Ibte planning pur- the crco rhovld be removed from the "ranfiict"category. For initoncc, if derclopmrnt con occur without reriaus ~onsequencet. By boring plonr on the u3e toierooce of rhe poxes, con be of significant valve to local governments, developer%,civil engineerr, withovl central sewerr occurred in on oiea where the only drawbirrk il tho1 the mrsa lond and water resources. and providing o mechonirm for anolyring and rolving and others. The maps should be considered as o generol dercriptire onalyiis of the is un~vitablefor >eptic tankr, the development will appear as conflict on the mop%. ronfli~fr.serious second ond ,hid order consequences of development con be avoided coartol mne and moy be "red os an interim lond use pfon by >.me local govein. If sewers and adcq~otetreatment fociiiliet were iub%equenfly added, the develop- or at tcaxl anticipated by those responsible for decision-moking ot the various levels mcnts. V~edin thir way, they con point out orear tho, need further investigation be- ment would no longer be in conflict. However, such detcrminafian will require more of government within our coortal zone. fore development ir permitted. They 0150 poinl out the ore03 where development is detailed investigation lhon wos pasiible for thil at lo^. The some situation eri5tr in The initiol phore of the Council's planning proccir, which is represented in this ~~mpotiblewith the environment ond where it is not compatible. In oddition, they other "conflict" areas within the huiriccne flood zone, river flood plains and other oflo$, involves clo,sifying the coor!ol areas in10 three cotegoriel or zones of concern rhovld oid in defining problem areor where development hos olrrody accurred and oreos wbieo to predictable flooding. which reflect natural suitability for development ond presenf use. There zones ore: suggest poslible rolutionr. Thn use of these mops should ollow locrl government to An impoitont adranlage of the types of informotion prelented in !hi, atlas is incorporate o greotcr number of foctors in its dccirion-making thon hot urvolly been Preservation - no derclapmcnt witable ,hot they lend themselves well 10 further refinement for counly, municipal or even site posriblc in the pall. This ~houldoid in more mpid determination of arailoble de- plonning purposes utilizing the boric methods employed in der~lopingthere mops. Conrenation - mrefully controlled derelopment suitable velopment options and help reduce the prerwre of voriour sdf-internt ~IJI,~that Development - infen5ire devel~pment;uitoble. hove often been the bosic motirotion behind dccirions concerning development. Summow Eight boric factors ore considered before including any given ore0 in a category: The mops con also bs of use to developers, engineers and prospective land The mointenonce of enrirenmenlol qucliry in Florida's caoltal mne demands that o brooder spectrum of factors be incorporotcd into derelopmcnt decicions than 1. E~ologicoltignificonce of the arco and it. tolerance to allarotion purchorerr. They not ~nlyindicate the relotire degree of technic01 problems that ore going to be encountcrcd in de~elopingvoriour portions of the coe$lol zone, but olro ha5 been pasrible in the port. Thir otlos is designed to present. in o reodily ">able 2. Water clorrificotion of odiocent woter bodies indicote thore meas where the gcnciol public has a significant interest. Development form, o roriety of informotion ntcexrary for greoter underitonding of !he inl.rface% 3. Soils suitobiiity of the area ooivities in the lotter areas con conrequently be expected to encounter conridcmble inrolrcd between vorioul land user, wok me$ ond the nolural environment. AI- 4. Susccplability of the oreo to flooding, both from storm surge and runoff governmental red tope before any major project is ollowed. though designed primnrily for regianml ond rlole monagcmcnt con%idcrotionr,the maps should pm4urefvl for o variety of private and public iwercr,~of rrrirtly loco1 The comporits maps for eoch county are color coded similar to o traffic signal: 5. Archaeological ond hirtorical rignificance of the otca impononce. Upon refinement, the informotion included in thir atlor is intcoded to red indicates prelervotion or "stop" orcor; indicates conrervotion or "use wilh 6. Unique enriromentcl features fhot may worront protection 0 caution" 1i.e. careful investigation ond planning "cededl; and green indicates de- form barir for developing the mmprehenlive coortal zone monogement plan colled for in the Coartol Coordinating Council enabling iegirlotimn. 7. Geological informofion, where oroilmblo velopment or "conhue safely''. Tables A, B, oad C and the preceding mops in each 8. Present use of the oroa. series indicote why there oreas should be so used. Thir atlor. or well or other proiects the Caundl will be undertoking in $he near future. .re ;"!coded to be steps toword introduction of o m~nogcm.nt iy5tem which The following chart indico:ot the rubcolrgerier included in each category ond da- will permit ~ansciousond informed choirel omorg development alfernativer, proride ~i~tedon the mops for this ollor lalso see Tobler A. B and C for dctoiled informotion). Limilaliens of the Mops proper planning,ond encouiagc recagnifion of the 1o.q-tcrm imporlsncc of main- Functional Limitationr: tainirg the qua1i:y of the rooitol zone to inrurc both er./oymcnt of i:, omenitiex and The mops canno, by themielves be canridered as a stole comprehensive plm"; rouad uttlizotion of its reraurces. rother. they represent o preliminary investigation in10 segment I of the plan IBio- physical Environmentl. Thir infarmotion ir .svbccr to further refinement before finol inclu$ion into the Stote Cooital Zone Morter Plan.

Note: --/ indicntes approximate lim~tof 100- yeor hurricane flood zone TABLE B: CONSERVATION CRITERiA AND POLICY 8 ! CONSERVATION CATEGORY d of the coastal zone thot oie not obrolutely critical to regional ccologicoi integrity Certain wildlife because of their physical choroctsr or present urs pmvido "boffsr ronss" for prsssrration areas mnd roproraot use options for future gonorotion%. There areas also require special piecaution% when being converted to in order to ovoid direct or indirect consequence% hormful to the public health, safety and weifera.

I Subcategory Class 111 Waters Aquatic Preserver Aqucxulture Leoras Publicly-+wedSpoii Isiondr Hurricane Flood Zone ~ River Flood Plains Fororhy h Game Management Wildlife Refuges Areas

Prbrity Use Fish wildlife propagation 6 Recreation Cultivation of animal and/or Aosthatii User which require waterfront I Timber monmgement Aesthetics Timber production Wildlife habitat Recreation Recreation plant life. locatienr Water contact sports Rereorch 6 education Bird/wildlife habitat I Greenbelt. Hunting Recreation, net incuding huntlng Aesthetics Greenbelh/Open Space Public Recreation Aerthetit Recreotien Rerremtion Timber Production Usel that will not unnecerraiily Meintenonce of motine prodvctirily ? jeopardize humon life or acanomis Aquifer recharge Extenrive agriculture/grozlng, if welfore. Propagation of wildlife I Wddlife habitat these activities do not require draining or pumping. I Wildlife hobitat Description All mastai woterr not otherwise Coastal and matile orror of leases growed for eiclrsive as Land, whkh due to sail choracteri>tics, of Lands between the rhoreline and Lands lying along drainage Peripheral pmrcelr of land and/or Arsor hving high-quelity timber Areas ipocificaily set aside for the Areas end facilities devoted to - classified. Includes boys, rivers, lakes, droinaga problems, or other physical exceptional b'elo~icoi,oelthetic, s.bmeiged boft.m orem ond the tha 100 year flood line. These corridors (riveis 6 streams) that wqter having exceptional scenic or or good timber pioducing potential prolaction of wildlife. Svch ateor recreolmn.1 activities of vorioul etuarier and open waters of cduratiorol and/or ir:entific volus. overivina wotei col~mnfor the restrittionr, major alteration , - areel ore rubiect to flooding during are subject to flooding on o oerthetis values including rivers ond/orrvpport gome populationr may be rvbiect to multiple ute types Moy include historical or the tetritoriol reo. purpose of cultivating animal in order to be mode lvitable for hurricane conditions. regular basis. Moy include swampy ond highways. Such areor may large egough to ollow inclusion management 0s in the core of archeeologacol sites, game refuges and/or plont life. Tmditionol aieas; geneidly contoin mixed urbon development. These arcas include bluff%, hills, or other intop,egran. thertatc'r game monogoment I Stoteiarkr. all of which are or unique environmental features. oyster teases are not induded in olluviol, poorly drsined aoib. Yonloge points the1 offord o should be subject to rtrict this rubcotcgory. unique scenic peirpectivs. performonce standardr when

To insure wise use of our weter To provide adequate overall To allow certrrin rtsle-owned To dirmuroge, in the public To prevent unnecessary flood losses To conserve in the publie interest To provide the rlote with a To protect wildlife in the mortal To create, maintain, and where Tothe$* assure are03 that does dsvoloment not result ofin rarourcsr. To mointoin the quality of protection to oreor having submerged bottom londr and tha coastal interest, through appropriate iond caused by unwise development of certoin selected ore., judged to rtolkpilt of timber resources zone; to re%errelondr or nature nesdsd, expand outdoor recreation these waters ot a ievei which will exception01 aesthetic, biological, overlying water column to be use controls, any development in flood prone orear and to preserve hove exceptional scenic or eerthctic and/orto provide .rear that will Oleos. and pork facilities for the benefit direct or indirect consequences be witobie for water contact sports 9cientiiie or educational valuer and leored for oqvacvlture industries the Hutrieone Flood Zone whish the ecological valuer of flood rupportpvblic hunting under the of %toteresidents and viritory to harmful to the public heelth, and propag~tionof fish and wildlife. the establishment of a statewide or ressorch ond insure thot rvch would unnecsrsariiy jeopardize plains. ovspieec of the Game and Fresh conserve slots lands for future rofcty and weifore. 3yrtem of such preserves for areat ore utilared in 0 piodvctive human life or economic welfare. To Woter tish Comminion. recreation needs. Florid.. monner in the public inkrest. prevent development that would hove undesirable ecological effects i en roortol weterr and wetlands.

t Responsible Stole Agencies * 1. Dept. of Pollution Control 1. Trvrteer of the Internal 1. Tru$te& of the Internal 1. Trust&%of the Internal 1. Dspt. of Community Affairs 1. Dept. of Commvnity ARoirs 1. Dept. of Noturol Rerources 1. Dep'. of Agriculture and 1. Gome and Fresh Woter Firh 1. Dept. of Noturol Resourrer, 1. Dept. of Natural Resources 2. Div. of Health Improvement Trust Fund lmprovsment Trust Fund lmprdrrment Trust Fund I 2. Dept. of Notvrol Resources 2. Dept. of Natural Resources 2. Dept. ef Tronrpoitation Conwmer Servirer, Di*. of Commisrion Divizion ef Recreation 6 Pmrkr 2. Trurteer of the lnternol 3. Dept. of Natural Rerourcer, Div. 2. Dept. of Naturol Resources 2. Dept. of Notural Resources 2. Dspt.of Noturol R~rourses 3. Coortal Coordinating Coun

Determined through surveys By the CCC, Bureau of Water By CCC and Dept. of Natural Forestry management oraor ore From maps provided by the Gome By DNR in cooperation with the By the CCC through use of roil currently being conducted for the Resources, and U.S. Corps of Rerovrcerinterest,. in cooperation with local selected and protected by the and Fresh Water Fish Commilrion ogencier or governmental bodies surveys, topographic surrey$, oerlol Dept. of Housing 6 Urban U.S. Engineers, utilizing aeriol Div. of iarertry 6 by private or by ~geociarand groups hoving thot have ertoblirhed the parks. photography and field and deliberation of the ar6o'r Deveiopment in conjunction with photogrephy, roil surveys, U.S.G.S. ownsrs. control over such areor. invertigation,. it* flood insurance program. toposraphic mops and past history Survays are being conducted by of Rooding. Wildlife monogemant ore.% ore several federal agencies. selected by the Game and Frerhw

Existing Support ond Controls A8 indicefedin references cited, The Dept. of Community Affairs Clors Ill Waters are monitored on Cabinet approves or diropprores Cabinet opprevol required for all Local ordinances ar outhoriied by None except in rtote.owned rpocial Div. of forestry hot eminent Enforcement ir primorlly by The Div. of Recreation ond Parks n monthly hnci. bu the 0e.t of TllTF 1tnl3 rccnmmonrlntion$ Thn nna?nrrdtureleole$. eapedailr Chaptar 253.12, Fioridn coordinmter the Flood insurmce Chopfer 69.139 Lows of Florido. use areor, and in some inrtonier, domdnf orest Ewers for-r acquiring wildlife anicers of the Game and Lii the eu!horih fo adminirler 1 Pollution Control and Div. of Mmrine Potml of DNR ond the Sr~tutcr,o:d Chapter 18 2, Rules Progrom which requires that lor01 $ti.:+-- ..-, TIITF rtoff responsible for local reniog ordinances. ' Fresh Water Firh Commisrion, and manage Stote Parks. A very Health with arriston$e from the Dept. of Pollution Control orrirt of TIITF! governments adopt lond use priv.sttiroperty judged by the enforcement, orrirted by Moiine The Federal Flood Insurance arristed by local low enforcement limited power of eminent domain Morine Patrol. in enforcement of regulotionr. control. in such oreor to qualify D;V. to le rvitoble and desirable Potrol and Game and Fresh 1 Program provides for studies officers, Morine patrol ~ffi~,~, ir ovoiloble for acquisition of for flood inrur~nre.Under Chopter for St.$ Forests. Woter Fish Commission which identify flood pione areas. State Pork mancsers, and deputy property. Finoncial osrirtonce is The Florid. Div. of Interior I 253, Flarido Statute,, the DNR, wildlife oniren. ~ationalPark Violoti* of any rule or regulation ovoiloble through the Land 6 Rerourccr is charged with monaging Div. of Beaches end Shores is Under Choptor 72-299, Lows of participate inenforcement adopterby the Gome and Fresh Woter Canrervotion Aa of 1965: the use ond development of the chorged with ertablirhing a setback with)" nationo~ Florida, the Div. of Interior Wotei irh Commirrion Z P.L. 88-578 (78 Stat. 897); 16 $tote's water re~ourcer(Chopter line for coortol construction olong ond national waldi,fe refuger I Resources may hare rruthority for punirhals as a miadememnor. U.S.C. 4601; amended by P.L. 72-29? Laws of Fiorido). the Gulf and Atlqntic beach flood. piain zoning. 90.401. rhoreliner. Pending Federal legisl-tion would give further Finonciol ossirton~eto loco1 rvpport to the rtote's obitdiver. government is orailable through the Dept. of Housing 6 Urbon Development Legoty of Porkr Pmgiam (Title 4 of P.L. 91.609) and the Land Acquisition Trust 1 Fund. ILThe ogender designated moy or may not presently hove statutory powers with regard to to the rubrotegorier. CONSERVAT ON MAP

COUNTY TABLE C: DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY

In generela there areat ore well-suited for intensive development and ore not considered to be fragile. However, some presently developed areas (clarrified or "conflict" oreor) would have been recommended for "conservotion" or "preservatian" hod they not olreody been developed. The category "development" doer not inherently imply complete development of oreus rs derignoted; rather. it indicoter that if intensive development is to occur ot all. it should be directed to there orear. Zoning for specific uses (including intensive agriculture) within "derelopment" wear is recommended to be the of local governments, utilizing state guidelines. Specific state criteria will .apply to shoreline-use, ,,key facilities" ond will serve as standards for local zoning authorities.

Agricult~raland industrid water wpply Navigation, utility ond industr1.l use. Development. according toloml desires and needs; utilizing en~imnmenolsofeguordi. Public recreation Useslife or that economic will not welfare. unne~erro~ily jeopardize humon

most involved state ogencis will be: 4. Coostol Coordinqting Council 4. Tru>feer of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund 5. Div. of Health, Dept. of Heolth and 5. State Div of Planning 1. Dept. of Community AtCirs Rehmbilitotire Serricer 6. Dept. of P~llutionControl 2. Stclte Div. of Planniq 6. Dept. of Pollution Control 7. Dir. of Heolth, Dept. of Health and 7. Dept. of Tranrporlation Rehabili,ative Services 8. Dept. of Natural Rerovrces 8. Dept. of Commerce 9. Div. of Forestry, Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services 6. Dept. of Pollution Contol 7. Dept. of Tmn%,,ortotio"' 8. Dept. of Noturol Resou%. 9. Div. of Forestry, Dspt. d Agriculture dnd Consumer Services

etermined through surreys currently being

techniques developed by the CCC.

al Flwd lnruronce Program criteria oppl to oll areas below the 100 year flood line.

no later than Srnnuory. 1973, and pouibly will be reclarrifred as vokr quolily improver.

e Dept of Community Affoirr caardinofes

~:~-~- The Div. of Interior Re~ourceris chorged with

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible lor charged with estobli>hing a retbclrk line for coostol rcguloting dumping in novigoblewater bodies. conrtrurtian olang the Gulf mnd Atlontic Beach shoreline. Pending federol legislotion would .give Referenie: Woter Quality Improvement Ad of 1970 further support to the strrte'r obiectiuer. (public tow 91-224). Flaidn Air ond Water pollution Contrd Art (Chapter 403, Florido Stotuter). Florida Water Rcrovrcer Art

LThe aimder derignoted may or may no~prerentlyhave rto7utory powers with regard to responsibility to the subcoteg~rier. F Note: "Presentiy Developed Lands Conficf" are lands. tha: .would hove been clossifiel "preseruotion" or ''coriservotignH?"in tpeh noturnl siate. ine inherent phys~curgr ecological restrkfions may or may not hove been odequatety compensated lor Note Information presented .s in generaiized when developed form. Local nppiicotion wili requ~re mapping in greater detoil Note: Information presented is in generalized form. Locoi application will require mapping in greater detoil.