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Town of Jupiter, Florida Comprehensive Plan

COASTAL MANAGEMENT Goals, Objectives ELEMENT: and Policies ______

Goal 1. The protection of coastal natural Florida Department of Environmental resources through the development and Protection (DEP); implementation of programs and b) rare and unique upland habitat; procedures that balance coastal c) and deepwater habitats; development activities with the d) special geologic formations; preservation of natural resources and e) artifacts of archeological or historic provide for mitigation of development significance; impacts. f) within public water supply system wellfield cone(s) of influence; and Coastal Natural Resources Objective and g) within floodways and areas subject to Policies flooding.

Objective 1.1: To protect and preserve Policy 1.1.3 In addition to the other the functions and values of coastal conservation policies, any proposed and natural systems which development (see definition below), an area include the creation of environmentally designated as environmentally sensitive sensitive zoning districts in which shall adhere to the following guidelines: regulations will be established for the a) Proposed development projects that are protection of natural resources which situated in a defined environmentally will include the following: sensitive area must submit as part of the site plan review process an Policy 1.1.1 The Town shall maintain a environmental assessment report which program and a set of standards to protect contains at a minimum: sensitive areas from adverse impacts of 1) an inventory of existing vegetation urban development. This program will be and wildlife based on a field survey; implemented through the creation of 2) an identification of wildlife or environmentally sensitive areas as defined vegetation listed as endangered, in Conservation Policy 1.1.2 and 1.1.3. threatened or species of special concern and whether or not the Policy 1.1.2 At a minimum, environmentally sensitive area environmentally sensitive areas shall be potentially will attract and support defined as those areas which contain one or off site species and wildlife use; more of the following natural resources: 3) an assessment of the site identifying a) rare, threatened and endangered the location of all environmentally wildlife and vegetation. A complete list sensitive habitat or vegetation; is defined by U.S. Fish and Wildlife 4) an analysis of the functional Service, Florida Fish and Wildlife viability and quality of the various Conservation Commission, Treasure habitats; Regional Planning Council, 5) a discussion of the impacts, both Florida Endangered Plants Advisory positive and adverse, on the Council, Palm County, and the resources;

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6) a discussion concerning whether or canal, including any coastal there is any irreplaceable or construction as defined in Section irretrievable potential 162.021, Florida Statutes; environmental damage to these 4) commencement of drilling, except resources; and to obtain soil samples, mining, or 7) a mitigation plan that describes excavation on a parcel of land; actions to be taken to replace those 5) demolition of a structure; functions and values of the 6) clearing of land as an adjunct of ecological community(s) lost as a construction; result of the proposed land 7) deposit of refuse, solid or liquid development activity. waste, or fill on a parcel of land. 8) a maintenance and management Exceptions to the above definition are plan which shall be submitted and defined in Section 380.04, F.S. approved for all environmentally sensitive areas and/or mitigation Policy 1.1.4 Protection and management sites proposed, and shall at a of wetland and deepwater habitats shall be minimum address the following: in a manner consistent with the adopted a. Areas designated policies of the Treasure Coast Regional environmentally sensitive shall Planning Council, the South Florida Water be identified and mapped on the Management District, and as well as, the approved site plan. Loxahatchee River Aquatic Preserve b. Maintenance schedules and Management Plan, and the Loxahatchee methodologies for the removal Wild and Scenic River Management Plan. of exotic and invasive species. c. Wildlife enhancement Policy 1.1.5 The Town shall maintain provisions, including the land development regulations that require installation of food sources, all development to set aside through shelter, nesting and roosting selective clearing and other construction facilities, etc., and the activity, as a minimum, 25 percent of each survivability of the habitat native plant community which occurs on- preserved. site. Increased conservation of native plant b) Development shall be defined as: community types which are determined to 1) a reconstruction, alteration of the be regionally rare or endangered may be size, or material change in the provided in exchange for decreased external appearance of a structure conservation of native plant community on land; types which are common. To encourage 2) a change in the intensity of use of such exchanges an additional unit of land, such as an increase in the regionally rare or endangered upland may number of dwelling units in a be set aside in exchange for use of two units structure or on land or a material of common habitat. Such set aside habitat increase in the number of shall be preserved in viable condition with businesses, manufacturing intact canopy, understory, and ground establishments, offices or dwelling cover. Determination of regional units in a structure or on land; endangered or rare status will be based 3) alteration of a or bank of a upon those communities that have been seacoast, river, stream, lake, pond ______1990 Comprehensive Plan July 7, 2020 Coastal Management Element CME page 2 Ordinance No. 6-20

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identified by the Treasure Coast Regional southern boundary north to the Jupiter Planning Council. ; d) Living marine resources; Policy 1.1.6 The Town will continue to e) Marine wetlands; encourage the re-establishment of wetlands f) Water-dependent or water-related in previously drained areas where feasible facilities; and will encourage future development and g) Public access facilities related to the use of wetlands only for purposes which are above areas; and compatible with their natural values and h) All lands adjacent to the above areas functions. where development may impact the integrity and/or quality of these areas. Policy 1.1.7 Spoil should be retained in public ownership and modified Objective 1.2 To cooperate with and to serve as green areas, bird roosting, assist the South Florida Water nesting and feeding areas and when Management District (SFWMD) and the appropriate, water oriented recreation Department of Environmental areas. In the event new spoil islands are Protection (DEP) in protecting and created, they should be designed to serve preserving the Loxahatchee recreation, wildlife and other public use. Slough/River Corridor which borders on Revegetation efforts on all spoil islands the Town of Jupiter to ensure that the should utilize 100 percent native vegetation quality of estuarine water is maintained adapted to existing soil and climatic at levels as determined by the conditions. SFWMD using DEP established criteria for water quality classifications as Policy 1.1.8 All mosquito impoundments reported in Chapter 17-2, Florida shall be modified to provide the multiple Administrative Code. functions of marine fisheries habitat, water quality enhancement and adequate Policy 1.2.1 The Town will continue to mosquito control. require adequate conservation buffers for properties abutting the Loxahatchee Policy 1.1.9 The Council supports the Slough/River Corridor. If properties efforts of the South Florida Water located within the Corridor are annexed Management District to reestablish wetland into the Town, these properties shall be vegetation along the banks of the C-18 assigned with the Conservation land use Canal. designation.

Policy 1.1.10 The Town’s Coastal Policy 1.2.2 Uses allowed within the Planning Area encompasses the following Conservation future land use designation as they occur along the Atlantic Ocean, shall be limited to those are compatible Intracoastal Waterway, Jupiter Inlet and all with and preserve the natural character of estuarine waters within the Town the area, such as passive recreation, boundaries: observation areas, hiking and nature trails, a) Water and submerged lands; canoeing, primitive camping and b) Shoreline; environmental education facilities. Active c) The coastal barrier located east of the recreation uses, such as playing fields, Intracoastal Waterway from the Town’s tennis courts, etc. shall be prohibited. All ______1990 Comprehensive Plan July 7, 2020 Coastal Management Element CME page 3 Ordinance No. 6-20

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residential, commercial, industrial and the known range of endangered or community service uses shall be prohibited. threatened species or where such species are expected to occur based upon habitat Policy 1.2.3 The Town shall monitor and suitability and species ranges shall be maintain public access to the river corridor surveyed at the request of local officials by so that the environmental values of the qualified government ecologists prior to system can be enjoyed, but not approval or commencement of such overburdened, by users. activities to determine whether or not endangered or threatened plant or animal Policy 1.2.4 The Town shall participate populations occur. with the South Florida Water Management District, Palm Beach County, Jupiter Inlet Estuarine Environmental Quality District, Loxahatchee River District and Objectives & Policies other appropriate agencies to reestablish the historic hydrologic connections Objective 1.4: The Town shall maintain between three segments of the corridor. strategies to ensure that the quality of estuarine water within the Town’s Policy 1.2.5 The Town supports the Coastal Planning Area reaches Class 2 proposed South Florida Water definition and maintain that level as Management District C-18 wetland determined by measurable chemical restoration program. constituents.

Wildlife and Fisheries Objective and Policy 1.4.1 The Town shall maintain a Policies surface and stormwater management ordinance. This ordinance is intended to Objective 1.3: The Town shall maintain minimize degradation of surface waters the adopted strategies to protect and re- through treatment of stormwater runoff. At establish coastal wildlife and fisheries a minimum, specified treatments should populations and habitats which provide include maximum feasible on-site for minimization of development retention, establishment of littoral zones in impacts and the preservation of lake management systems and wetland necessary habitat. These strategies areas and use of grassy swales for filtration. include at a minimum: This policy shall apply to both existing and new systems. Policy 1.3.1 Site plan review and evaluation shall consider development Policy 1.4.2 Retrofitting of substandard impacts on wildlife, fish and habitat. The public drainage systems shall occur during Town shall require safeguards to prevent or repair, expansion, or redevelopment significantly reduce the potential adverse activities. This policy is intended to address impacts of development activities. These water quality problems resulting from safeguards shall be based upon information inadequately maintained systems, or those derived from the Environmentally systems constructed previous to a complete Sensitive area criteria. understanding of the effects of stormwater runoff on water quality. Policy 1.3.2 Sites proposed for agriculture or development activities within ______1990 Comprehensive Plan July 7, 2020 Coastal Management Element CME page 4 Ordinance No. 6-20

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Policy 1.4.3 The Town seeks the Preservation of Marine Natural Systems cooperation and participation of all Objective and Policies surrounding local governments in minimizing and eventually eliminating Objective 1.5: The Town shall maintain pollutant sources and excess entering the adopted strategies to protect and estuarine waters. Consistent with this effort preserve the functions and values of the Town will maintain active membership marine natural systems. The land on the Loxahatchee Council of development regulations shall continue Governments, Loxahatchee River to provide for the protection of natural Management Coordinating Council and the resources and include at a minimum: Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council. Policy 1.5.1 The Town adopts the Policy 1.4.4 The Town shall not permit objectives and policies and supports the significant alteration of tidal flushing and implementation of the Loxahatchee Wild circulation patterns by development and Scenic River Management Plan. activities without demonstrated proof by the applicant that such alteration will not Policy 1.5.2 The Town adopts the have a negative impact on the natural objectives and policies and supports the environment. implementation of the Loxahatchee River Aquatic Preserve Management Plan. Policy 1.4.5 The Town shall prohibit canals as defined in this Section. For Policy 1.5.3 Sloping and purposes of this policy a canal is defined as interlocking blocks shall be used in high any artificial waterway providing access to energy areas to more effectively dissipate waters of the State or to any of the rivers, wave forces, boat wakes and reduce the streams, creeks, canals, or other waters of effects of bottom scouring. New bulkheads the State or their tributary systems for the and shall only be used to protect purposes of navigation, aesthetics, existing development and shall be located recreation, and/or enhancement of landward of coastal wetlands and their property. This definition expressly ecotones. excludes non-residential canals required for agricultural irrigation and drainage Policy 1.5.4 Land development activities purposes. Also excluded are appropriately that are feasible only through dredging and designed swales and ditches approved by filling of submerged and wetland areas the Engineering and Public Works Director should be discouraged. as necessary for controlled outflow of surface water. Policy 1.5.5 Buffer zones of vegetation and/or , to provide for an Policy 1.4.6 Effective turbidity control environment for native vegetation, should mechanisms and procedures shall be used be established between any area of urban to protect water quality in areas adjacent to development and adjacent waterways. The construction activities. native vegetation should consist of coastal plants such as , salt wart or sea ox-eye daisy and other coastal plants identified in Section 62-340.450, Florida Administrative Code. ______1990 Comprehensive Plan July 7, 2020 Coastal Management Element CME page 5 Ordinance No. 6-20

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Policy 1.5.6 A buffer zone of native Policy 1.5.9 All dredging spoil material upland edge (i.e., transitional) vegetation shall only be placed on suitable upland. shall be provided and maintained around Where feasible, sandy spoil should be used wetland and deepwater habitats which are for dune construction and restoration constructed or preserved on new projects. development sites. The buffer zone may consist of preserved or planted vegetation, Policy 1.5.10 Docks and should not but shall include canopy, understory and obstruct navigation or public use of waters, ground cover of native species only. The and they should be constructed in a manner edge habitat shall begin at the upland limit that does not restrict water flow, nor block of any wetland or deepwater habitat. As a views to the water. minimum, ten square feet of such buffer shall be provided for each linear foot of Policy 1.5.11 The Town shall coordinate wetland or deepwater habitat perimeter that review of estuarine shoreline development lies adjacent to uplands. This upland edge with appropriate federal, state, regional and habitat shall be located such that no less local agencies to prevent irreparable or than 50 percent of the total shoreline is irretrievable loss of natural coastal buffered by a minimum width of ten feet of resources. Intergovernmental coordination upland habitat. In the U. S. Highway shall also provide cost effective utilization One/Intracoastal Waterway Corridor, of experts in marine biology, coastal where land dedication for the Riverwalk engineering, and soil conservation. To this Corridor has occurred, this requirement end, as appropriate, the Town shall may be waived by the Town Council. The coordinate with public agencies, including upland buffer requirement does not apply to the U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Army those created deepwater habitats (e.g., Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental stormwater management ponds) less than Protection Agency, National Oceanic and one-half acre in size nor to drainage canals Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Soil or stormwater conveyance requiring Conservation Service, the Florida periodic maintenance. Department of Environmental Protection, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Policy 1.5.7 Approved upland waterway Commission, the South Florida Water construction should be done in the dry, if Management District, the Treasure Coast possible, so that shaping and stabilization Regional Planning Agency, and potentially of the banks can be completed before the impacted local governments. "plug" is removed for connection to open waters. Policy 1.5.12 The Town shall make environmental education and management Policy 1.5.8 Dredging for navigational an integral part of park and recreation access or control should be planned policies and programs. In addition, the to prevent unnecessary channels. In areas Department of Planning and Zoning shall having shallow water shorelines, peripheral provide general information assistance and canals on the upland, leading to a central referral services to citizens interested in the navigational , should be considered impacts of Jupiter's physical development rather than separate access channels for on natural resources and resource each waterfront landowner. conservation. ______1990 Comprehensive Plan July 7, 2020 Coastal Management Element CME page 6 Ordinance No. 6-20

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Policy 1.5.13 The Town shall continue to Policy 1.6.2 The following criteria shall coordinate with the Florida Department of be used in the development and site plan Environmental Protection related to any review procedures for all boat ramp anticipated changes to the Town’s projects: protection regulations contained a) Size and location of boat ramps in Chapter 26 of the Town Code. throughout the Town should be determined by population centers and Policy 1.5.14 No development will be projected need. Proposed boat ramps approved in flood hazard areas and should be near significant population floodways, that is, on land immediately center and offer access to large adjacent to major drainage and receiving navigable waters. streams, rivers or low areas which are b) Non-water related facilities associated known to be subject to flooding or rushing with all boat ramp facilities, such as water and which therefore, create a hazard restrooms, pump-out stations, and to life and property. Rather, the Town will parking shall be located in upland areas. encourage that these lands be reserved for c) Adequate traffic capacity shall be conservation, open space, and recreation. available on all public and adequate upland areas shall also be Policy 1.5.15 The Town shall prevent and available for the boat ramp parking regulate the construction of flood barriers area. which will unnaturally divert flood hazards to other lands. Policy 1.6.3 The siting of all boat facilities shall be consistent with the Water Dependent and Water Related guidelines, methodologies, procedures and Objective and Policies policies established in the Boat Facility Siting Plan for Palm Beach County Objective 1.6: The development and prepared by the Treasure Coast Regional implementation of criteria for Planning Council, prioritizing water dependent and water related land use activities within the Policy 1.6.4 All site plans shall be Town’s Coastal Planning Area as reviewed to determine if the site is located identified in this Element. in an area designated as low, medium, or high probability of impact to manatees as Policy 1.6.1 The land use activities defined in the Boat Facility Siting Plan. permitted within the estuarine shoreline zone shall be: Policy 1.6.5 If a boat facility is proposed a) public boat ramps and public use at a location that was not considered an marinas; existing or potential site in the Boat Facility b) other water oriented recreation; Siting Plan, then the methodology c) commercial fishing and sport fishing; established in the Boat Facility Siting Plan d) water related uses; shall be used to determine the e) water dependent industries or utilities; appropriateness of the site. and f) residential with marinas or other water Policy 1.6.6 Preferred locations are oriented recreation uses. defined by the Boat Facility Siting Plan as ______1990 Comprehensive Plan July 7, 2020 Coastal Management Element CME page 7 Ordinance No. 6-20

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sites meeting the following performance in an area of low, medium, or high criteria: probability of impact to manatees. a) The site is located in an area designates as low probability of impact to Beach and Dune Systems Objective and manatees; Policies b) The site has access to an existing channel leading to the Intracoastal Objective 1.7: The Town shall maintain Waterway; procedures and standards and continue c) If the proposed development plan to work with Palm Beach County and requires dredging of submerged land, other jurisdictional agencies to protect, approval of the development plan shall preserve and restore beach and dune be based on a review of the permitting systems and minimize construction- agencies to ensure: related impacts. 1) the site is designed to minimize impacts to natural resources to the Policy 1.7.1 The Town shall develop a extent possible; and program for the coastal zone area identified 2) impacts to beds, tidal in this Element, which provides for, at a , and mangrove communities minimum, the following: are adequately mitigated. a) dwelling unit density limitations; d) This policy shall apply to the b) shoreline protection; development of new facilities as well as c) beach/dune protection; the redevelopment or expansion of d) site plan design standards; and existing facilities. e) Fish and wildlife protection, e.g., turtles, Manatee. Policy 1.6.7 The Town shall work with the permitting agencies to simplify and Policy 1.7.2 The Town shall continue to streamline the review process for the actively enforce the Coastal Construction development or expansion of boat facilities Code within the established Coastal at preferred locations. The goal of the Building Zone. simplified process is to minimize cost to the developer and decrease the time in which it Policy 1.7.3 The Town shall continue to takes to receive permits. monitor and evaluate jointly with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Florida Policy 1.6.8 The creation of new canals Department of Environmental Protection, or basins for purposes of providing Palm Beach Countywide Coastal Council individual docking facilities for residential and other interested parties, major lots without existing water frontage shall causative factors underlying shoreline not be permitted. and desirable preventative measures for ablation, preservation and Policy 1.6.9 In the event that an existing restoration of shorelines. boat facility is destroyed by a disaster, the facility shall be allowed to rebuild to its Policy 1.7.4 measures preexisting condition, provided that the shall be limited to those that do not interfere preexisting condition was legally with normal littoral processes, sea turtle permitted. This policy applies to all boat nesting and hatching activities, or facilities regardless if the facility is located negatively impact coastal natural resources ______1990 Comprehensive Plan July 7, 2020 Coastal Management Element CME page 8 Ordinance No. 6-20

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such as sabellariid worm reefs. Damaged drift and the Town supports the efforts of erosion control structures may be replaced the Jupiter Inlet District to manage the only with structures which are compatible Jupiter Inlet consistent with the adopted with this intent and identified as necessary management plan. to protect existing, previously approved structures. Policy 1.7.9 The Town supports the efforts of Palm Beach County to revegetate Policy 1.7.5 Motorized vehicles shall be for the removal of invasive exotics and prohibited from operation on the beach and damaged coastal dune areas along the primary dune system except in an coastline of the Atlantic Ocean in Jupiter emergency situation or as approved by and throughout all of the county. special permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Town. Coastal Public Access Objective and Policies Policy 1.7.6 100 percent of all required landscaping material used on the primary Objective 1.8: To ensure the fair share dune system shall be composed of native contribution by the Town of needed plants adapted to soil and climatic beach access and the maintenance of this conditions occurring on-site. In other access. portions of coastal dune systems and in drought prone areas at least 75 percent of Policy 1.8.1 Necessary access, parking all landscaped areas shall be composed of and support facilities shall be developed native or drought tolerant plants adapted to and maintained for all Town owned soil and climatic conditions occurring on- shoreline recreation areas. Maintenance site. In all areas, at least 50 percent of all shall include regular trash collection and trees and 50 percent of other landscaping beach cleanup, as well as the provision of material shall be composed of native plants public safety efforts and compliance with adapted to soil and climatic conditions Town policies and codes. occurring on-site. To the maximum extent feasible it is recommended that compliance Policy 1.8.2 Publicly and privately with these requirements be achieved funded projects that improve, change, or in through preservation of existing native some way support shorefront development plant material. shall provide for public access to the shoreline, as well as the necessary support Policy 1.7.7 The Town shall pursue facilities and services, such as bicycle restoration of dune areas damaged by circulation, boardwalks, beach/dune pedestrian traffic over the dune and provide walkovers, parking lots, restrooms and for crossovers for pedestrian access. The trash collection, and plan for safe Town shall adopt an ordinance prohibiting circulation of both vehicles and failure to use a crossover, where a pedestrians. crossover is provided and the dune is posted as a "dune restoration area." Policy 1.8.3 Increase public access to waterfront views and fishing opportunities Policy 1.7.8 The Jupiter Inlet District is by developing riverwalks, artificial reefs encouraged to recognize the adverse effect and piers on public and private lands, as that and structures have on the littoral ______1990 Comprehensive Plan July 7, 2020 Coastal Management Element CME page 9 Ordinance No. 6-20

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funding becomes available, along the Master Site File maintained by the Florida following: Department of State Division of Historical a) the Loxahatchee River; Resources, and the Town’s list of b) the Atlantic Ocean; Certificates to Dig, as part of the c) creeks, such as Jones and Sims creeks; development and site plan review d) the C-18 Canal; and procedure to determine if the proposed e) Intracoastal Waterway. project will affect historic or archeological resources in the Town. Policy 1.8.4 Locate boat ramps in areas designated as No Wake Zones, adjacent or Policy 1.9.2 Historic and archeological in close proximity to existing or planned sites shall be incorporated into required water dependent or water related land uses, setbacks, buffer strips, or open spaces up to such as marinas, fishing piers, or bridge the maximum area required by the right of ways. Ensure that adequate uplands development regulations. The Town shall exist to provide sufficient acreage for consider the feasibility of establishing vehicle and boat trailer parking. waivers for non-safety related setback requirements and site planning Policy 1.8.5 The Town shall actively requirements in order to accommodate pursue Florida Inland Navigational District historic structures or sites within a funds and other funding to acquire and proposed development. develop waterfront access points. Policy 1.9.3 As an alternative to Policy 1.8.6 Through its membership on preserving historic or archeological sites, committees such as the Palm Beach the owner may allow excavation of the site Countywide Coastal Council and the by the Division of Historic Resources or Loxahatchee Council of Governments, the their approved alternate prior to Town will continue to urge surrounding development. Should a site be scientifically local governments that existing beach excavated, then development may proceed accesses within their jurisdictional limits in accordance with the Town’s historic and remain open to the public. archaeological preservation ordinance.

Historic Resources Objective and Policies Policy 1.9.4 In the event of discovery of any historic or archaeological resources Objective 1.9: There shall be no loss of during land development activities on historic resources on Town-owned parcels that have not previously been property, and historic resources on identified, such activity shall be halted private property shall be protected, immediately in that area and the Town preserved, or used in a manner that will Planning and Zoning Department and allow their continued existence. Florida Department of State Division of (Additional historic preservation policies Historical Resources shall be notified. contained in Future Land Use Element Proper protection, to the satisfaction of [Policies 1.3.26 through 1.3.28] and both of these agencies, shall be provided Housing Element Objective 1.6). either by preservation or excavation by qualified scientists. Policy 1.9.1 The Planning and Zoning Department shall consult the Florida ______1990 Comprehensive Plan July 7, 2020 Coastal Management Element CME page 10 Ordinance No. 6-20

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Policy 1.9.5 Historic resources shall be local historic designations (for those not protected through designation as historic designated) or other protective measures, sites by the State, Palm Beach County, or and depict the locations on the Future Land the Town. Use Map for the following:  Peoples Congregational Church; Policy 1.9.6 The Town shall inventory,  Jupiter Elementary School; designate, and preserve buildings, sites,  Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse (including 360 districts and other resources of historic degrees of the light beam emanating significance in Jupiter. The Town shall from the lighthouse lamp room); continue to implement its historic and  Old Town Hall; archaeological preservation ordinance and  Riverbend Regional Park; further protect historic and archaeological  Sawfish Park; resources through review of building  Jupiter Inlet Village Marina; permit and development applications to  World War II Naval Housing Building; ensure their compliance with all applicable historic and archaeological designations.  Jupiter Presbyterian Church;  Suni property; Policy 1.9.7 Through the implementation  Civic Center; of the historic and archaeological  Jupiter FEC Train Depot. preservation ordinance the Town will safeguard the Town’s unique history and Goal 2. The protection of human life and heritage, foster civic pride and respect for capital facilities from the destructive the accomplishments of the past, and effects of hurricanes and natural disasters protect and enhance the Town’s attraction by limiting public expenditures and to visitors. development activities in identified hurricane vulnerability zones, providing Policy 1.9.8 Subsequent to a disaster, the for safe and effective emergency Town shall include the Jupiter Historic evacuation and establishing procedures Resources Board Chairperson, or their for post-disaster redevelopment. designee, on all local damage assessment teams that are assigned to assess the Hazard Mitigation and Hurricane condition of all historic structures and Vulnerability Zone archaeological resources in the Town. Objective 2.1: The Town shall direct Policy 1.9.9 The Town will continue to development away from the coastal high assist the Loxahatchee River Historical hazard areas. Society in implementing its emergency preparedness plan to protect the documents, Policy 2.1.1 The Town’s coastal high records and historical and archaeological hazard area shall include the area as defined artifacts contained within the WWII U.S. in Section 163.3178(2)(h), Florida Statutes Naval Housing Building in the event of a and shown on the Town’s Hurricane natural disaster. Preparedness Plan Map (see Figure 1).

Policy 1.9.10 To preserve the Town’s Policy 2.1.2 The Town shall use the historically and archaeologically following provisions as a means to direct significant sites, the Town shall pursue ______1990 Comprehensive Plan July 7, 2020 Coastal Management Element CME page 11 Ordinance No. 6-20

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construction away from the coastal high adopted Coastal Construction Code, and hazard areas: shall further provide general hazard a. Retain undeveloped lands in the coastal mitigation through the adoption of the high hazard areas as public recreational future land use map with the adoption of sites or for other nonresidential uses. this Comprehensive Plan. The Town shall b. Provide the opportunity for innovative review and implement those hazard land design which allows for mitigation recommendations of the incorporating and enhancing existing Hurricane Evacuation Study and applicable natural systems and open areas to serve existing interagency hazard mitigation as natural buffers and post reports. disaster staging areas. c. Provide for adequate evacuation routes Hurricane Evacuation Objective and in the event of an emergency. Policies d. Provide for recreational needs and other appropriate water dependent and water Objective 2.2: To provide for public related uses in a manner consistent with safety during emergency evacuation by the preservation of natural resources of maintaining or reducing the Town’s the dune and beach system. build-out emergency evacuation e. No new uses other than recreational or clearance time and maintaining an water dependent structures shall be adequate emergency evacuation allowed in the Coastal Construction roadway system and providing for Zone (i.e., lifeguard station, restroom adequate emergency shelters located facilities, etc.). outside of the coastal high hazard area. f. All construction occurring within FEMA flood vulnerability zones shall Policy 2.2.1 The Town shall maintain be required to meet storm and flood build-out emergency evacuation clearance proofing standards required for a 100- time for a Category 3 hurricane of 12 hours year storm. as supported in the Town’s 2003 US One g. In the event of structural damage in Intracoastal Waterway Corridor Hurricane excess of 50% of the value of a Evacuation Impact Analysis Technical structure, the structure should be rebuilt Memorandum. to current codes. h. All new development and Policy 2.2.2 All new development redevelopment seaward of the Coastal proposed within the Hurricane Construction Control Lines established Vulnerability Zone shall include detailed pursuant to Section 161.053, F.S. shall plans and procedures for evacuation in the comply with the requirements of event of a hurricane. Chapter 161, F.S. and the Coastal Construction Code of the Town. Policy 2.2.3 All new developments which are projected to increase emergency Policy 2.1.3 In order to reduce the evacuation clearance times above the exposure of life and public and private adopted Town emergency evacuation property to natural hazards the Town shall clearance time shall mitigate their impacts provide for general hazard mitigation by fully prior to issuance of certificates of continuing enforcement of the regulations occupancy. Such mitigation could include for building practices as specified in the provision of additional emergency shelter, ______1990 Comprehensive Plan July 7, 2020 Coastal Management Element CME page 12 Ordinance No. 6-20

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additional traffic lanes or payment of an and Public Works Department shall be additional traffic impact fee. developed to remove trees prone to high wind damage along identified emergency Policy 2.2.4 All residential developments evacuation routes to eliminate hazardous vulnerable to shall provide tree fall condition along these routes. emergency shelter space to accommodate the 25 percent of development residents Policy 2.2.7 Emergency technical data who are expected to seek shelter locally, or reports and plans used in emergency as Palm Beach County hurricane management for hurricanes, , nuclear evacuation technical studies deem power plant emergencies and other appropriate. Emergency shelter space shall emergencies should be updated annually to be allocated at 40 square feet per person, or reflect changes in population size and as technical studies deem appropriate. In distribution, location of high-risk addition, new mobile/manufactured home populations, adequacy of transportation developments outside areas vulnerable to systems and emergency shelters located flooding shall provide shelter space as outside of the coastal high hazard area and required above unless the development the latest scientific findings affecting meets established wind load requirements. emergency management. Shelter space may be established either on- site or off-site, provided this space is Policy 2.2.8 Public information should located, equipped and stocked with continue to be developed and disseminated provisions in accordance with the by the Palm Beach County Emergency specifications provided by the Palm Beach Management Director and the Town as County Emergency Management Director. appropriate, on who should evacuate, how The on-site shelter space option will not be to evacuate, the location of emergency available to developments that lie within shelters (including public schools) outside the coastal high hazard area. No certificates of the coastal high hazard area and what of occupancy shall be issued for any units services are available for the population in until such time as the developer can verify a hurricane. that emergency shelter space to accommodate the needs generated by Policy 2.2.9 The Town will coordinate with development is available. the School District of Palm Beach County to identify public schools located within its Policy 2.2.5 Existing emergency boundaries (outside of the coastal high evacuation routes that are inadequate shall hazard area), which could serve as be given priority in the Capital additional emergency shelters. Improvements Schedule of this Plan. Inadequate roadway links have insufficient Policy 2.2.10 The Town’s Hurricane traffic capacity, are subject to flooding and Preparedness Plan Map Series contained in prone to blockage by tree fall in high winds. this Element consists of maps related to the Inadequate roadway links are identified in following: the Lower Southeast Florida Hurricane  Hurricane Evacuation Zones (Figure 1); Evacuation Study Technical Data Report.  Hurricane Surge Zones (Figure 2).

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Both maps include the geographical including abandonment, location of evacuation routes, hurricane reconstruction, or relocation of shelters and the Coastal Construction Zone damaged public facilities; within the Town. The Hurricane Tide Surge d. prepare a redevelopment plan; Zones map includes the geographical e. recommend amendments to the location of the Coastal High Hazard Area Comprehensive Plan, Local Emergency within the Town. Plan and other appropriate plans; f. establish and set up emergency shelters Policy 2.2.11 The Town will continue to and communication center; and utilize the Federal Emergency Management g. provide for the siting and/or acquisition Agency’s Incident Command System and of a debris removal site. coordinate as necessary with Palm Beach County and the State to respond to all Policy 2.3.3 Immediate cleanup and emergency situations. repair actions needed to protect the public health and safety shall receive first priority Post-Disaster Redevelopment Objective in emergency permitting decisions. These and Policies actions include the following: a) repairs to potable water, wastewater Objective 2.3: The establishment of and power facilities; post-disaster procedures for immediate b) removal of debris; and long term response to a hurricane or c) stabilization or removal of structure natural disaster including cleanup and about to collapse; and redevelopment. d) minimal repairs to make dwellings habitable. Policy 2.3.1 The Town Manager shall appoint a Post-Disaster Recovery Task Policy 2.3.4 The Town should Force. It shall include, at a minimum, the coordinate with Palm Beach County and Town Manager, Chief of Police, appointed the Treasure Coast Regional Planning fire department representative, the Public Council during the annual update of the Service Director, Emergency Management hurricane technical report to: Director, Director of Planning and Zoning, a) identify structures in the Hurricane and other members at the discretion of the Vulnerability Zone; Commission. Staff shall be provided by the b) inventory the assessed value of departments whose directors sit on the Task identified structures; Force. c) judge the utility of the land for public access; Policy 2.3.2 The Post-Disaster Recovery d) make recommendations for acquisition Task Force shall, after adoption of this when post-disaster opportunities arise; Plan, prepare the following procedures to: and a. review and approve or deny emergency e) identify sites of sufficient size (5 to 10 building permits; acres) that would be suitable for a b. coordinate with federal and state potential debris removal site. officials to prepare disaster assistance applications; Policy 2.3.5 The Town shall continue to c. analyze and recommend to the Town work with adjacent local communities and Council hazard mitigation options Palm Beach County to acquire a property of ______1990 Comprehensive Plan July 7, 2020 Coastal Management Element CME page 14 Ordinance No. 6-20

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adequate size, in the event of a Category 4 reducing the level of service below adopted or 5 hurricane, for the non-exclusive use as standards, and which are to be built prior to a temporary debris reduction site in close the availability of scheduled facility proximity (five miles or less) to the Town, improvements shall pay for such impacts. to meet the Town’s stated needs as well as those of the other partners. Policy 2.4.4 The Town shall ensure that necessary infrastructure funding and Coastal Infrastructure Objective and infrastructure is phased concurrent with Policies demand generated by development or redevelopment in the coastal zone at the Objective 2.4: To establish levels of densities proposed by the future land use service, service areas and phasing of plan, consistent with coastal resource infrastructure to ensure that adequate protection and emergency evacuation. public facilities and services are available to existing residents and Policy 2.4.5 The Department of Planning visitors to the Town. and Zoning shall review developments that occur in areas of potential natural and man- Policy 2.4.1 The level of service (LOS) made disasters for such safety factors as standards adopted elsewhere in this adequacy of shelter for residents, ability of Comprehensive Plan for public facilities surrounding roads to accommodate and the additional standards under this emergency traffic and ability of internal objective shall be applied by the Town’s roads to accommodate emergency traffic. Department of Planning and Zoning whenever development orders or permits Inter-jurisdictional Resource are requested. The 12-hour emergency Management Objective and Policies evacuation clearance time established by the hurricane evacuation policies shall also Objective 2.5: To ensure that resources be considered a level of service standard for occurring in or affecting more than one roads in the Hurricane Vulnerability Zone. governmental jurisdiction are effectively managed to preserve, protect and Policy 2.4.2 Beach renourishment enhance coastal natural systems, projects shall meet the following level of wildlife, fisheries and habitat. service standards: a) beach fill must include a protective Policy 2.5.1 The Town shall continue to high enough to prevent flooding coordinate with the appropriate agencies to by a ten-year storm event; and further and implement the Treasure Coast b) beach renourishment projects shall Strategic Regional Policy Plan, have a design life of at least five years. Loxahatchee Wild and Scenic River Management Plan, Loxahatchee River, Policy 2.4.3 The Department of Planning Indian River SWIM Plan and and Zoning shall require that all applicants Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserve for development permits in the coastal zone Protection Plans and other such plans and demonstrate that the project will not lower programs as require the involvement of the the adopted levels of service for necessary Town. Appropriate agencies include, but public facilities. Developments which are not limited to, the Treasure Coast would impact existing facilities by Regional Planning Council, U.S. Army ______1990 Comprehensive Plan July 7, 2020 Coastal Management Element CME page 15 Ordinance No. 6-20

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Corps of Engineers, South Florida Water Objective and Policies Management District, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Palm Beach Objective 2.6 The Town shall adopt and County Division of and , implement strategies which increase and Florida Department of Economic community resiliency and protect Opportunity. property, infrastructure, and cultural and natural resources from the impacts Policy 2.5.2 The Town shall coordinate of climate change, including sea level with the Palm Beach and Martin County rise, changes in rainfall patterns, and Soil and Water Conservation Districts and extreme weather events. other related agencies in promoting awareness of new information concerning Policy 2.6.1 The Town shall continue its the Loxahatchee River system and participation in the Southeast Florida the impacts of development on the Regional Climate Change Compact. functions and values of the estuary system. Policy 2.6.2 The Town shall collaborate Policy 2.5.3 The Town will continue to with Palm Beach County to increase coordinate with, and assist, where regional resilience by sharing technical appropriate, those agencies responsible for expertise, participating in annual summits, protection and management of federal assessing local vulnerabilities, advancing wildlife refuges, wild and scenic rivers, agreed upon mitigation and adaptation state parks, Outstanding Florida Waters, strategies, and developing joint state and waterways and beaches that occur within or federal legislation policies and programs. adjacent to the Town. A complete listing of such facilities is contained in the Policy 2.6.3 The Town shall coordinate Recreation and Open Space Element of this with Palm Beach County, other local Plan. governments, and other federal, state and regional agencies and private property Policy 2.5.4 The Town shall cooperate owners to develop initiatives and goals to and coordinate with surrounding local address climate change. governments as well as State agencies in an effort to protect and preserve existing Policy 2.6.4 By December 2023, the Town natural systems. shall investigate and report the feasibility of integrating consideration of climate change Policy 2.5.5 The Town will continue to impacts, and adaptation and mitigation be proactive regarding beach strategies, into existing Comprehensive renourishment and erosion issues through Plan goals, objectives and policies and land coordination with the Jupiter Inlet District, development regulations. Palm Beach County, State and Federal agencies that are tasked with the planning, Policy 2.6.5 By December 2023, the Town delivery and monitoring of associated shall investigate and report the feasibility of work. the use of Adaptation Action Areas as provided by Section 163.3177(6)(g)(10), Florida Statutes, to identify areas vulnerable to coastal and impacts. ______1990 Comprehensive Plan July 7, 2020 Coastal Management Element CME page 16 Ordinance No. 6-20

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Policy 2.6.7 The Town shall continue to Policy 2.6.9 The Town shall implement promote the use of mitigation strategies to engineering solutions to reduce the risk of increase energy efficiency and flood in coastal areas, which may include conservation, and to reduce greenhouse gas the installation of stormwater drainage emissions. The mitigation strategies may improvements as identified in the include, but are not limited to, the adoption Stormwater Master Plan. of Comprehensive Plan policies or land development regulations pertaining to land Policy 2.6.10 The Town shall utilize the 1- use and transportation strategies such as Foot, 2-Foot, and 3-Foot Sea Level Rise in requiring compact residential development, Palm Beach County – Jupiter Area maps incentives for mixed use and identified in the Vulnerability Analysis redevelopment projects that maximize prepared by the South Florida Regional internal trip capture, clustering residential Climate Change Compact when densities along transit routes, improving determining the risks of coastal flooding access to transit and non-motorized due to sea level rise. movement, requiring interconnectivity among adjoining parcels of land, and Policy 2.6.11 The Town’s Floodplain incentives for green building methods. Management Regulations shall be consistent with, or more stringent than, the Policy 2.6.8 The Town shall utilize best flood-resistant construction requirements practices and initiate mitigation strategies in the Florida Building Code and applicable to reduce the flood risk in coastal areas that flood plain management regulations set result from high tide events, storm surge, forth in 44 C.F.R. part 60. flash floods, stormwater runoff, and the related impacts of sea level rise.

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Town of Jupiter Category 1 Hurricane or Higher: Figure 1 - Hurricane Preparedness Evacuate if you live in a Plan Map Series (Policy 2.2.10) manufactured/mobile home; have substandard construction; Hurricane Evacuation Zones or live in a flood-prone area.

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