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Book 1 - City of St. Petersburg

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BASIS OF DESIGN BOOK 1<br />

4 COMPONENT PLANNING CRITERIA<br />

COMPONENT DESCRIPTIONS<br />

Welcome Mat<br />

Hub<br />

Overwater Drive<br />

Overwater Bridge<br />

Lens Canopy<br />

Promontory<br />

Lens Marina<br />

Underwater Feature<br />

Underwater Feature<br />

1.0 Description<br />

1.1 The future Underwater Feature can become an exciting<br />

attraction to the Lens and an important resource for<br />

the bay and the community. After gathering significant<br />

information from technical workshops, research and<br />

meetings with individuals in the marine community, the<br />

design team remains excited about the possibilities for<br />

an Underwater Feature as a part <strong>of</strong> the Lens and the<br />

potential benefits it will bring to the community. Before<br />

a basis <strong>of</strong> design for this feature can be established,<br />

further in-depth study and specific research will be<br />

needed to evaluate feasibility, impacts and benefits<br />

on environmental, cost and community levels. The<br />

Underwater Feature is intended to function as a<br />

framework supporting future habitat enhancement by<br />

the local scientific community, potentially funded by<br />

grants or future city funds.<br />

1.2 Permitting Agencies<br />

1.2.1 US Army Corp <strong>of</strong> Engineers<br />

1.2.2 Florida Department <strong>of</strong> Environmental Protection<br />

1.2.3 Southwest Florida Water Management District<br />

1.2.4 Pinellas County<br />

1.3 Additional Agencies and Organizations that may provide<br />

comments<br />

1.3.1 Tampa Bay Estuary Program<br />

1.3.2 Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council<br />

1.3.3 Florida Department <strong>of</strong> Environmental Protection<br />

1.3.4 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation<br />

Commission<br />

1.3.5 Save the Manatee<br />

1.3.6 US Environmental Protection Agency<br />

1.3.7 National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration<br />

1.3.8 National Marine Fisheries<br />

1.4 Permits<br />

1.4.1 An application for an Environmental Resource<br />

Permit from the <strong>St</strong>ate and Federal government<br />

has been submitted and is currently in progress.<br />

The granting <strong>of</strong> the permit is dependent upon<br />

the feature’s impacts, the proposed mitigation<br />

<strong>of</strong> these impacts and the relative value <strong>of</strong><br />

existing conditions versus the proposed project.<br />

If proposed changes are significant, the future<br />

Underwater Feature may require additional<br />

studies for this permit.<br />

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THE NEW ST. PETERSBURG PIER

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