# Instructions - Joint Application Section E

# Part III - Plans

Part III asks for the basic information that must be included on your project plan drawings. All required documents must be submitted on 8.5" x 11" (letter size) paper. All plans must be signed and sealed by an appropriate registered professional
a professional registered or licensed by and in the State of Florida and who possesses expertise and experience necessary for the competent preparation, submittal and certification of documents and materials and performing other services required in support of permitting, construction, altering, inspecting, and operating a proposed or existing activity regulated under Part IV of Chapter 373, F.S. Examples of registered professionals, authorized pursuant to Chapter 455, F.S., and the respective practice acts by which they are regulated, are professional engineers licensed under Chapter 471, F.S., professional landscape architects licensed under Chapter 481, F.S., professional surveyors and mappers under Chapter 472, F.S., and professional geologists licensed under Chapter 492, F.S. as required by law. Examples of registered professionals include engineers, geologists, and surveyors and mappers who are registered to do business in the State of Florida.

Project checklists are available that contain reminders for the items on this list, as well as additional information that will be needed for each specific project type. Use the checklists to help you submit a more complete application. Complete applications generally have faster processing times.

All drawings must include:

- Graphic scale or complete dimensions (Graphic scale should be standard scale such as found on an engineering scale
  a 6 edged, triangular, ruler-like scale used to draw or determine scaled dimensions on a drawing. Includes scale measurements for 1 inch = 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 feet. (such as 1" = 20 ft, 30 ft, 40 ft) and not a non-standard scale (such as 1" = 33 ft).
- North Arrow
- Applicant name and project name

A. Project area boundary and total land area
all contiguous parcels of land owned by the applicant., including distances and orientation from roads or other land marks;

Include both the project boundary and the boundary of any adjacent land owned by the applicant.

B. Existing land use and land cover (acreage and percentages), and on-site natural communities, including wetlands
those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or ground water at a frequency and a duration sufficient to support, and under normal circumstances to support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soils. Soils present in wetlands generally are classified as hydric or alluvial, or possess characteristics that are associated with reducing soil conditions. The prevalent vegetation in wetlands generally consists of facultative or obligate hydrophytic macrophytes that are typically adapted to areas having soil conditions described above. These species, due to morphological, physiological, or reproductive adaptations, have the ability to grow, reproduce or persist in aquatic environments or anaerobic soil conditions. Florida wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bayheads, bogs, cypress domes and strands, sloughs, wet prairies, riverine swamps and marshes, hydric seepage slopes, tidal marshes, mangrove swamps and other similar areas. Florida wetlands generally do not include longleaf or slash pine flatwoods with an understory dominated by saw palmetto. and other surface waters
water upon the surface of the earth, whether contained in bounds created naturally or artificially or diffused. Water from natural springs is classified as surface water when it exits from the spring onto the earth's surface., aquatic
consisting of, relating to or being in water. communities, and uplands. Use the Florida Land Use Cover & Classification System
All structures and all areas established by earth-moving in which surface water flow or storage has been altered. (FLUCCS)(Level 3) for projects proposed in the South Florida Water Management District, the St. John's River Water Management District, and the Suwannee River Water Management District and use the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) for project proposed in the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Also identify each community with a unique identification number which must be consistent in all exhibits.

- Download the Florida Land Use Cover & Classification System manual.

- Level 1 = whole hundred categories (100, 200, 300, etc.)
- Level 2 = hundreds & tens categories (110, 120, 230, etc.)
- Level 3 = hundreds, tens & ones categories (111, 123, 245, etc.) Use Level 3 categories to describe the communities/land uses on site.

- Use the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) data mapper to access NWI maps and codes.

- PDF NWI maps are available on the Department's Land Boundary Information System web site (LABINS).
- A GIS mapping application or engineering software may also be used with a current NWI data layer.

C. The existing topography extending to at least 100 feet off the project area, and including adjacent wetlands and other surface waters. All topography shall include the location and a description of known benchmarks, referenced to NGVD
National Geodetic Vertical Datum - A fixed surface reference established by the US Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1929 as the datum that, at 0, typically approximates Mean Sea Level.. For systems waterward of the mean high water
The average height of the high tides of a 19-year period. (MHW
Mean High Water) or seasonal high water
(freshwater) the elevation to which the ground and surface water can be expected to rise due to a normal wet season. lines, show water depths, referenced to mean low water (MLW
Mean Low Water) in tidal areas or seasonal low water
(freshwater) the elevation to which the ground and surface water can be expected to fall due to a normal dry season. in non-tidal areas, and list the range between MHW and MLW. For docking facilities, indicate the distance to, location of, and depths of the nearest navigational channel and access routes to the channel.

- Information in C should be provided by a an appropriate registered professional such as an engineer or surveyor/mapper.

D. If the project is in the known flood plain of a stream or other water course, identify the following: 1) the flood plain boundary and approximate flooding elevations; and 2) the 100-year flood elevation
Land level as compared to sea level using a known vertical datum. Example: an elevation of 4 feet is 4 feet above sea level. and floodplain boundary of any lake, stream or other watercourse located on or adjacent to the site;

- FEMA Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps GIS data layers can be downloaded from the Florida Geographic Data Library using the search keyword "DFIRM".
- Flood maps can also be viewed or purchased at the FEMA map service center.
- 100 year flood elevation is the same as 1% annual chance of flood (special flood hazard areas). Flood zones A, AE, AH, AO, AR, A99, V and VE are generally included in the special flood hazard areas.

E. The boundaries of wetlands and other surface waters within the project area. Distinguish those wetlands and other surface waters that have been delineated by any binding jurisdictional determination;

- Wetlands and other surface waters should be distinguished on the drawing using hatching
  lines or pattern within a boundary on a drawing used to define an area from other areas. and clear labeling.
- Binding jurisdictional determinations include: jurisdictional declaratory statements, formal wetland delineations, formal determinations, validated informal determinations and revalidated jurisdictional determinations.

F. Proposed land use, land cover and natural communities (acreage and percentages), including wetlands and other surface waters, undisturbed uplands, aquatic communities, impervious
land surfaces that do not allow, or minimally allow, the penetration of water; such as building roofs, normal concreate and asphalt pavements, and some fine grained soils such as clays. For purposes of implementing stormwater treatment quality and quantity requirements, the calculation of the amount of impervious surface does not include wetlands or other surface waters. surfaces, and water management areas. Use the same classification system and community identification number used in III (B) above.

- Download the Florida Land Use Cover & Classification System manual.

- Level 1 = whole hundred categories (100, 200, 300, etc.)
- Level 2 = hundreds & tens categories (110, 120, 230, etc.)
- Level 3 = hundreds, tens & ones categories (111, 123, 245, etc.) Use Level 3 categories to describe the communities/land uses on site.

- Use the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) data mapper to access NWI maps and codes.

- PDF NWI maps are available on the Department's Land Boundary Information System web site (LABINS).
- A GIS mapping application or engineering software may also be used with a current NWI data layer.

G. Proposed impacts to wetlands and other surface waters, and any proposed connections/outfalls to other surface waters or wetlands;

Clearly hatch and label these areas of impact and connection/outfalls in the drawings.

H. Proposed buffer zones;

In most cases, secondary impacts
unintended impacts that occur in addition to and because of the initial impact. Example: a wetland is partially cleared and filled, which unintentionally reduces the ecological value of the immediately surrounding wetlands by reducing habitat or causing ecological edge effects, like plant overgrowth. will not be considered adverse if a natural vegetated upland buffer with a minimum width of 15 feet and an average width of 25 feet is provided between the proposed impacts and the wetland or other surface water. (Section 62-346.301(1)(f), F.A.C., Chapter 62-330 F.A.C.) Exceptions may be made if additional protection is needed for listed species denning or nesting habitat
the place or environment where a plant or creature lives or grows..

I. Pre- and post-development drainage patterns and basin boundaries showing the direction of flows, including any off-site runoff being routed through or around the system; and connections between wetlands and other surface waters;

Direction of flows is generally shown with arrows.

J. Location of all water management areas with details of size, side slopes, and designed water depths;

All water management areas includes ditches, swales, retention ponds, detention ponds, and any other water management structure or facility on or off site.

K. Location and details of all water control structures, control elevations, any seasonal water level regulation schedules; and the location and description of benchmarks (minimum of one benchmark per structure).

Clearly call out and label these items. Use additional sheets if necessary to describe the seasonal water level regulation schedules or benchmark descriptions.

L. Location, dimensions and elevations of all proposed structures, including docks, seawalls, utility lines, roads, and buildings;

- For docks, include the entire structure, including any part in uplands.
- See the help document "Construction Criteria for Docks, Piers and Marinas" for dock types, proprietary
  pertaining to ownership authority. information, thresholds and other related requirements in the project area.
- For piling supported structures, include the type and treatment of material used.

M. Location, size and design capacity of the internal water management facilities;

Show and describe the water management facilities within the property boundary.

N. Rights-of-way and easements for the system, including all on-site and off-site areas to be reserved for water management purposes, and rights-of-way and easements for the existing drainage system, if any;

Clearly label all rights-of-way and easements.

O. Receiving waters or surface water management systems into which runoff from the developed site will be discharged;

Show and name the receiving waters or surface water management system that will receive runoff. Show direction of flow using arrows.

P. Location and details of the erosion
the movement of soil or sand by flowing water. Evidence of erosion includes gullys, surface scouring and 'washed out' soils., sediment and turbidity
suspended particles in water, muddiness. control measures to be implemented during each phase
a project that is divided into seperate parts to be completed at different times or under different circumstances. These parts are called phases. of construction and all permanent control measures to be implemented in post-development conditions;

- indicate and clearly label the location and type of erosion, sediment and turbidity controls on the drawings.
- See the help document "Erosion, Sedimentation and Turbidity Controls" for more information and a list of resources.

Q. Location, grading, design water levels, and planting details of all mitigation areas;

For more information about mitigiation, see the Department's Wetlands Mitigation Section Website.

R. Site grading details, including perimeter site grading;

Include perimeter site grading to 100' off of the project area.

S. Disposal site for any excavated material, including temporary and permanent disposal sites;

- Excavated material should not be stored in wetlands, either temporarily or permanently.
- If dredging is proposed, a spoil cell
  a containment cell constructed using earthen berms or sheet pilings for walls, used for holding dredge spoil while excess water in the spoil seeps into the ground. Prevents muddy water runoff and contamination in nearby surface waters or wetlands. with enough volume capacity to handle the dredged material; or other means of containing runoff from the dredged material must be included in your plans.

T. Dewatering plan details;

Dewatering may require a water use or consumptive use permit
A type of water use permit issued by the water management districts for large-scale water use or removal of water.. Information and thresholds for these permits can be found at your water management district office web site.

U. For marina facilities, locations of any sewage pumpout facilities, fueling facilities, boat repair and maintenance facilities, and fish cleaning stations;

Most dock or marina facilities with 10 or more wet slips should have a sewage pumpout facility on the dock, unless other adequate and accessible facilities exist in close proximity to the site.

V. Location and description of any nearby existing off-site features which might be affected by the proposed construction or development such as stormwater
the flow of water which results from, and which occurs immediately following, a rain event ponds, buildings or other structures, wetlands or other surface waters.

If runoff from your project will flow into off-site stormwater ponds, or the depth of your stormwater pond may affect the water level in the nearby pond, or if any off-site buildings, structures wetlands or other surface waters may be affected by your project in any way, show them on the drawings.

Or, is this asking for any and all nearby off-site features, because the applicant might not admit or realize they may be affected?

W. For phased projects, provide a master development plan.

The master development plan does not have to be a final plan, but should include:

- property boundaries
- phase boundaries (all phases)
- phase numbers
- proposed structures
- existing structures
- boundary of wetlands and other surface waters
- water management areas