HomeMy WebLinkAboutPablo Bouquet FL Stat 403.813 pg. 1
The 2019 Florida Statutes
Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 403
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
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403.813 Permits issued at district centers; exceptions.—
(1) A permit is not required under this chapter, chapter 373, chapter 61-691, Laws of Florida,
or chapter 25214 or chapter 25270, 1949, Laws of Florida, for activities associated with the
following types of projects; however, except as otherwise provided in th is subsection, this
subsection does not relieve an applicant from any requirement to obtain permission to use or
occupy lands owned by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or a water
management district in its governmental or proprietary capacity or from complying with applicable
local pollution control programs authorized under this chapter or other requirements of county and
municipal governments:
(a) The installation of overhead transmission lines, with support structures which are not
constructed in waters of the state and which do not create a navigational hazard.
(b) The installation and repair of mooring pilings and dolphins associated with private docking
facilities or piers and the installation of private docks, piers and recreational docking facilities, or
piers and recreational docking facilities of local governmental entities when the local governmental
entity’s activities will not take place in any manatee habitat, any of which docks:
1. Has 500 square feet or less of over-water surface area for a dock which is located in an area
designated as Outstanding Florida Waters or 1,000 square feet or less of over-water surface area
for a dock which is located in an area which is not designated as Outstanding Flo rida Waters;
2. Is constructed on or held in place by pilings or is a floating dock which is constructed so as
not to involve filling or dredging other than that necessary to install the pilings;
3. Shall not substantially impede the flow of water or creat e a navigational hazard;
4. Is used for recreational, noncommercial activities associated with the mooring or storage of
boats and boat paraphernalia; and
5. Is the sole dock constructed pursuant to this exemption as measured along the shoreline for
a distance of 65 feet, unless the parcel of land or individual lot as platted is less than 65 feet in
length along the shoreline, in which case there may be one exempt dock allowed per parcel or lot.
Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the department from t aking appropriate enforcement action
pursuant to this chapter to abate or prohibit any activity otherwise exempt from permitting pursuant
to this paragraph if the department can demonstrate that the exempted activity has caused water
pollution in violation of this chapter.