28-36.002. Boundary

The area designated as an Area of Critical State Concern encompasses the territorial boundaries of the City of Key West, Florida, including the entire Island of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, and all territories whether natural or filled, separated from the Island of Key West by artificial canals or natural channels or waterways, and all territories that have been filled in, built up and developed and areas not contiguous, adjacent to, or abutting on said Island of Key West and served by bridges or other direct connections therewith including bay bottoms owned by the City of Key West, Florida, also including all that part of Stock Island and bay bottoms lying northerly of United States Highway No. 1 which is now owned by the existing municipality of the City of Key West, Florida, the Florida Keys Junior College, and privately owned property and islands including natural or filled or submerged lands lying contiguous to or separated from Stock Island by artificial canals, natural channels, or waterways, particularly described as follows:

A tract of submerged land in the Bay of Florida in Section 27, Township 67 South, Range 25 East, Stock Island, Monroe County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows:

Commence at the point of intersection of U.S. Highway No. 1 with the center line of “Old Country Club Road;” thence northwesterly along said center line of “Old Country Club Road” a distance of 1400 feet; thence North 60º00'' West a distance of 200 feet to the P. O. B.; thence continue North 60º00" West distance of 1548 feet to a point; thence continue North 30º00" East a distance of 1100 feet to a point; thence continue South 60º00" East a distance of 1548 feet to a point; thence continue South 30º00" West a distance of 1100 feet to the P. O. B. containing 39.06 acres, more or less.

A tract of submerged land in Section 27, Township 67 South, Range 25 East, offshore from the northwesterly shoreline of Stock Island in Monroe County, Florida, more particularly described as follows:

Commence at the intersection of the center line of U.S. Highway No. 1 and “Old Country Club Road;” thence northwesterly along the center line of said “Old Country Club Road” for a distance of 1400 feet; thence North 60º West, 200 feet; thence at right angles to the last named course, North 30º East, 1100 feet to the point of beginning of the property herein after described; from said point of beginning, thence at right angles to the last named course North 60º West, 1548 feet; thence North 76º East, 900 feet; thence South 34º East, 1040 feet; thence South 30º West, 160 feet, more or less, back to the point of beginning. Containing 13.05 acres, more or less. Lying and being in Section 27, Township 67 South, Range 25 East, Monroe County, Florida; provided, that no island lying between Roosevelt Boulevard on the easterly shore of the Island of Key West and Cow Key Channel shall be included in the territorial boundaries of the City of Key West, Florida, nor shall the property commonly known as Key Haven be included in the territorial boundaries of the City of Key West, Florida, nor shall the property known as Wisteria Island and/or any other islands situated and lying west of the Island of Key West be included in the territorial boundaries of the City of Key West, Florida (Sp. Acts, 70-762, Section 1).

Rulemaking Authority 380.05(1) FS. Law Implemented 380.05(1) FS. History–New 2-28-84, Formerly 27F-15.02, 27F-15.002.