07-1849 St. Johns River Water Management District Conservation Easement Conveyance

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. I I tt ~~? Associates,Ine. II II North Winter Park Drive Mitigation Plan LoU Doc. No. 20111.ooS-MrTl'LAN-06107'''l'd . INTRODUCTION . This mitigation plan is proposed to offset wetland impacts associated with the proposed improvements 10 North Winler Park Drive in ,he city of Cas.elberry. Florida- The project corridor extend. from Seminola Boulevard in the .outh to Stale Road 434 in the nonh. The .oothern halfo[lhe corridor i. an existing two-lane roadway within a developed area. with adjacent Rsidentialland uses. The northern panion armc corridor is undeveloped upland and wetland communities and land uses. . . Development of the proposed roadway will impact 0.60:1:: ae of wetlands jurisdictional to the St. Johns River Waler Management ~istrict (SJRWMD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The applicant proposes both on-site and ofT.site mitigation to offsct the proposed impacts. The applicant proposes to preserve and enhance 1 O~ acres oreity-owned wetlands adjacent to the project corridor, and supplement this on-site mitigation with the purchase or mitigation billlk credits. ifnecessary. This pliO provides information about the mitigation project site. the proposed preservation and enhancement of wellands, and detailed plans describing the proposed monitoring and management of Ihe enhanced wetlands. . . PROPOSED MITIGATION PLAN II The proposed 10:!: ac on-site mitigation parcel is contained within a 29.8 1:: ac city-owned parcel south oflhe city's water reclamation facility on Cross Street west orits intersection with North Winter Park Drive in Sections 6 and 7, Township 3 Nonh, and Range 26 East, Seminole Coonty, Florida (Figure 3). The p~ellies within the Lake Jesup Drainage Basin. As mitigation to offset 0.60:1:. acre of wetland impact and 0.36:1: acre of surface water impact on the proposed roadway improvement corridor, the applicant proposes to preserve and enhance 10: acres of forested wetlands. Enhancement activities include the initial removal of nuisance and exotic plant species. The wetlands.will be maintained and monitored for a period of five years to ensure successful removal of the nuisance and exotic plant species. . . . This particular mitigation parcel was selected following discus.ion. with the city, the project engineer, and a field visit with representatives of the SJRWMO. The following discussion provides information regarding existing condilionsofthe mitigation parcel and the proposed mitigation as required by Chapler 12.3.3.2 of the SJRWMO Applicant's Handbook and the USACE's 1986 Consolidated Rule (33 CFR 320.4(,)) and Nationwide Permit Regulation (33 CFR 330). II . . EXHIBIT 2711 West FoirbanksAveTllJ9. Wmter Poll<. Florida 32789-33U (407)740.8482 FAX 1407) wwN.lotspeic:han(:bssockJtes.eom .