FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
ManateesRULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
68C-22.010: Broward County ZonesNOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with Section 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S. The proposed rule was originally published in the Florida Administrative Weekly (Vol. 37, No. 12) on March 25, 2011. Public hearings were held on April 20 (in Pompano Beach) and September 7 (in Naples).
The Commission approved the proposed rule with one change: The proposed amendment to the existing cold season (Nov. 15 – Mar. 31) weekend-only Slow Speed zone from north of Sunrise Boulevard to Burnham Point has been removed, thereby leaving the zone in this area the same as it was previously. The rule text for the areas that have been changed is shown below, followed by maps showing those geographic areas where zone changes were approved. Areas that are shown in normal text or as “no change” in this notice are areas where no changes to the proposed rule amendments have been made. For additional information, or for a copy of the final rule in its entirety, please contact Scott Calleson, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Imperiled Species Management Section, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 (850-922-4330).
THE TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE, AS CHANGED, IS:
(Substantial rewording of Rule 68C-22.010 follows. See Florida Administrative Code for present text.)
68C-22.010 Broward County Zones.
(1) No change.
(2) The following year-round and seasonal zones are established, which exclude all associated and navigable tributaries, lakes, creeks, coves, bends, backwaters, canals, channels and boat basins, and other waterways unless otherwise designated or specifically described for inclusion. Coordinates used in the descriptions of zone boundaries are referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). Access to the NO ENTRY zones designated hereunder will be provided in accordance with subsection (4) below and applicable provisions of Rule 68C-22.003, F.A.C.
(a) through (d) No change.
(e) SLOW SPEED (Weekends and Holidays, November 15 through March 31) – This zone applies on weekends and those holidays identified in 110.117, F.S., that occur during this period (from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) for the following described waters: Those waters of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, shoreline to shoreline, south of a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the waterway 500 feet south of the centerline of the Atlantic Boulevard Bridge, and north of a line that bears 310° from the westernmost angle point of the seawall at Burnham Point (approximate latitude 26° 06' 38" North, approximate longitude 80° 06' 32" West), including all boat basins and associated waterways south of East Las Olas Boulevard drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the waterway 2250 feet north of the centerline of Sunrise Boulevard; and all waters of Lake Santa Barbara and associated waterways west of the Intracoastal Waterway and east of the centerline of the U.S. Highway 1 Bridge over Cypress Creek.
(f) SLOW SPEED (November 15 through March 31) –
1. Palm Beach County line to Channel Marker “68A”: Those waters of the Atlantic Intracostal Waterway, shoreline to shoreline, south of the Palm Beach County line and north of a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the waterway running through Red Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Channel Marker “68A” (approximate latitude 26° 16' 33" North, approximate longitude 80° 04' 52" West), except as otherwise designated for more restrictive regulation; and
2. Atlantic Boulevard Area: Those waters of the Atlantic Intracostal Waterway, shoreline to shoreline, south of a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the waterway 1850 feet south of the centerline of the N.E. 14th Street Bridge, and north of a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the waterway 500 feet south of the centerline of the Atlantic Boulevard Bridge; and
3. North of Sunrise Boulevard to Burnham Point: Those waters of the Atlantic Intracostal Waterway, shoreline to shoreline, south of a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the waterway 2250 feet north of the centerline of Sunrise Boulevard, and north of a line that bears 310° from the westernmost angle point of the seawall at Burnham Point (approximate latitude 26° 06' 38" North, approximate longitude 80° 06' 32" West), including all boat basins and associated waterways south of East Las Olas Boulevard.
(g) No change.
(3) through (5) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 379.2431(2) FS. Law Implemented 379.2431(2) FS. History–New 3-19-79, Formerly 16N-22.10, Amended 12-5-89, 6-16-93, Formerly 16N-22.010, Amended 12-18-94, 6-25-96, Formerly 62N-22.010, Amended_______.
