Purpose


Laws of Florida Chapter 2007-99 amended Chapter 161.085 of the Florida Statutes relating to rigid coastal armoring structures in order to provide criteria to permit sand-filled geotextile containers used as the core of reconstructed dune. This led to the development of Chapter 62B-56, F.A.C., entitled “Rules and Procedures for Using Sand-Filled Geotextile Dune Cores (Permits for Construction and Maintenance)”. This new chapter will provide the criteria for constructing and maintaining sand-filled geotextile containers used as dune core structures for coastal armoring and establish rules to reflect the recent legislative changes. In addition, conforming changes will simultaneously be made to Chapter 62B-33, F.A.C. to clarify that all geotextile containers as the core of a reconstructed dune shall be governed by the new Chapter 62B-56, F.A.C.