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Book 1 - City of St. Petersburg

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BASIS OF DESIGN BOOK 1<br />

3 GENERAL PLANNING CRITERIA<br />

PERMITTING AND<br />

DEMOLITION (continued)<br />

The shoreline stabilization revetment extends approximately<br />

32 ft. from the existing shoreline and will impact approximately<br />

1.8 acres <strong>of</strong> bay bottom. The revetment toe will be located a<br />

minimum <strong>of</strong> 24 ft. landward <strong>of</strong> existing seagrass beds.<br />

Water Quality Monitoring<br />

The active work areas will be encompassed by turbidity<br />

curtains to contain any turbidity generated during demolition<br />

or construction. Turbidity will be monitored daily by an<br />

independent 3 rd party during construction activities at a<br />

“downstream” location 500 ft. outside <strong>of</strong> the turbidity barrier<br />

and at a baseline location away from the construction area.<br />

Construction will be suspended when turbidity readings exceed<br />

29 NTU’s above the background reading until readings are within<br />

the 29 NTU limit and the source <strong>of</strong> the elevated turbidity is<br />

rectified.<br />

Pier <strong>St</strong>ructure Environmental Considerations<br />

The <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Petersburg</strong> Pier is located in the Pinellas Aquatic Preserve<br />

in Tampa Bay. This area is designated as an Outstanding Florida<br />

Water (OFW). The <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Petersburg</strong> owns the submerged<br />

lands around and under the existing and proposed Pier.<br />

Shading<br />

Currently, the Pier shades approximately 230,000 sq. ft. <strong>of</strong> bay<br />

bottom. The existing structure is a minimum <strong>of</strong> 100 ft. wide up to<br />

300 ft. wide with a structure bottom elevation <strong>of</strong> approximately<br />

5 ft. above MSL. The proposed Pier reduces overwater shading<br />

by 60%, shading approximately 93,000 sq. ft. <strong>of</strong> bay bottom,<br />

with width ranging from 10 to 20-ft. The 10-ft. wide Overwater<br />

Bridge portion <strong>of</strong> the Pier has a bottom structure elevation<br />

<strong>of</strong> approximately +25 ft. above MSL and is not expected to<br />

permanently shade bay bottom.<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> Piles<br />

The existing Pier has approximately 1,500 piles supporting<br />

the pier approach, pier head, and boat docks. The Inverted<br />

Pyramid and glass elevator are supported by five (5) 20-ft. square<br />

concrete caissons. The proposed Pier has approximately 430<br />

piles associated with the Overwater Drive, Overwater Bridge,<br />

and Canopy. The proposed Underwater Feature includes the<br />

potential reuse <strong>of</strong> an additional 130 existing piles or the install <strong>of</strong><br />

new piles to support the reef infrastructure.<br />

Seagrass<br />

Existing seagrass beds are located near the shoreline in water<br />

depths ranging from 4 to 9 ft. No seagrass was identified in the<br />

100-ft. wide area where the existing Pier crosses these depths.<br />

Construction barges will be prohibited from approaching within<br />

20-ft. <strong>of</strong> the existing seagrass beds.<br />

The new Pier includes two structures crossing the seagrass<br />

habitat area including the 20 ft. wide Overwater Drive with deck<br />

at elevation +12 ft. above MSL and one 10 ft. wide “walking<br />

3 - 138<br />

THE NEW ST. PETERSBURG PIER

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