Published on: 13262827. This is a continuation of the final public hearing on proposed amendments to the boating restricted areas in Pinellas County. The final public hearing on this subject began on June 11, 2013, at the Lakeland Commission meeting and will conclude at the date and time above. An error with the digital mapping software used to create the maps for the Notice of Proposed Rule has resulted in the need to make small changes to the rule language and maps to ensure their accuracy. The Commission is expected to make a final decision on the rule at the meeting.; September 4-6, 2013, 8:30 a.m. each day.; Crowne Plaza Pensacola Grand Hotel, 200 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502.
Published on: 13016350. Final public hearing on proposed amendments to the boating restricted areas of Pinellas County, Fort Lauderdale and Broward County. This hearing will be a part of the regular 2 and a half day meeting held by the Commission. The Commission is expected to make a final decision on the rule at the meeting.; 1:00 p.m. June 11, 8:30 a.m. June 12-13 each day.; Hilton Garden Inn Lakeland, 3839 Don Emerson Drive, Lakeland, Florida 33811
Published on: 12911299. The purpose of this rule amendment is to reduce vessel speeds on the Florida Intracoastal Waterway within Pinellas County, where necessary, to manage and promote the use of this state waterway for safe boating. The amendments, as a result of public comment, are more substantial than anticipated, and include the following: the expansion of “channel only” boating safety zones of the Pinellas Bayway Bridges, Belleair Causeway Bridge, and Honeymoon Island Causeway Bridge to include the entire width of bridge spans within the Intracoastal Waterway and the expansion of the “channel only” zone between the Treasure Island Causeway Bridge and Corey Causeway Bridge to “shoreline to shoreline”; The boating safety zone surrounding the Memorial Causeway Bridge will be increased by an additional 500 feet south of the bridge due to changes in maritime and bridge infrastructure; Increases to the footprint of the zones found in subparagraphs (1)(a)4. and (1)(a)5. to match historical boundaries established by regulatory markers; The removal of the 30 MPH channel only restriction throughout the County; New language that excludes water bodies such as canals and boat basins for shoreline to shoreline zones; The splitting of zone descriptions into multiple paragraphs for clarity; Updates of all the rule maps and the removal of the responsibility of Pinellas County and the City of Clearwater to mark the zones.
Published on: 11887173. The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule changes reducing vessel speeds on the Florida Intracoastal Waterway within Pinellas County, updating rule maps and making other minor technical changes to rule language where necessary to manage and promote the use of this state waterway for safe and enjoyable boating.