Semi-Private Boat Ramp Facility and Conservation Area Impact

Permit Requests

Isles of Lake Hancock Homeowners Association, Inc.

District 1

Semi-Private Boat Ramp Facility and Conservation Area Impact

Permit Requests

Isles of Lake Hancock Homeowners Association, Inc.

District 1July 28, 2015July 28, 2015

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Location MapLocation Map14597 Isleview Drive .

Location Map – Aerial PhotoLocation Map – Aerial Photo

Proposed LocationProposed Location

0.25 acre navigation

corridor

On Site Mitigation AreaOn Site Mitigation Area

Enhancement Area

Lake Hancock

Off Site Mitigation AreaOff Site Mitigation Area

Proposed Mitigation Area

(2.32 ac.)

Latham Park Mitigation Area

Previously Encumbered

Mitigation Area Remaining Mitigation Area

Variance RequestsVariance Requests

The applicant has requested four variances to the Boat Ramp Code: 

1. Section 15-605(b)(8) (companion dock width). The Code limits the width of the companion dock to four (4) feet. The applicant proposes a dock width of twenty-four (24) feet for the mooring area and five (5) feet for the access walkway.

EPD supports this request.  

2. Section 15-605(b)(9) (sheltered structures). The Code states, “boat houses and other similar sheltered structures proposed to be built in conjunction with a companion boat mooring dock are prohibited.” The applicant proposes a gazebo at the landward end of the companion dock.

EPD supports this request.

Variance RequestsVariance Requests

3. Section 15-605(b)(14) (letter of credit). The Code requires, “the applicant to post a one-year irrevocable letter of credit, in favor of Orange County, in the amount of ten (10) percent of the assessed value of the boat ramp facility site...”

The applicant proposes to provide a cash escrow, in the amount of ten (10) percent of the cost to construct the boat ramp facility, multiplied by 125%, in lieu of the required letter of credit.

EPD supports this request. 

4. Section 15-605(b)(20) (no more than one ramp per subdivision). The Code states, “there shall be no more than one (1) boat ramp per subdivision...”

The applicant has stated that since the existing boat ramp is on an interior man-made ski lake, and the proposed boat ramp is on Lake Hancock and that navigation between them is not possible, that the request for a variance is reasonable.

EPD supports this request.

Existing ConditionsExisting Conditions

Action RequestedAction Requested

Approval of Semi-Private Boat Ramp Facility Permit (BR-14-12-006) with approval of the four (4) variance requests, subject to the conditions listed in the staff report.

Approval of the Conservation Area Impact Permit (CAI-14-02-003)(CAI-14-02-036), subject to the conditions listed in the staff report.

District 1

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800 Mercy DriveOrlando, Florida 32808

407.836.1400FAX 407.836.1499

800 Mercy DriveOrlando, Florida 32808

407.836.1400FAX 407.836.1499

Independence Boat Ramp LocationIndependence Boat Ramp Location

Isles of Lake Hancock Boat Ramp

Independence Boat Ramp

Objector Location