Monroe County Marine Management Strategic Plan

Monroe County Marine Management Strategic Plan

Executive Summary

Monroe County is experiencing the loss and redevelopment of waterfront marine facilities and their associated businesses and employment. A limited supply of waterfront land and an increasing demand by different uses is leading to loss of the “working waterfront,” which includes commercial marinas, boatyards, wet and dry storage, fish houses, commercial fishing vessel dockage and marine-related industries such as boat dealers, boat repair and maintenance services, commercial fishing and tourism. The current trends are conversion of waterfront to non-water dependent uses and privatization of waterfront reducing public water access.

Monroe County retained the South Florida Regional Planning Council (SFRPC) and the Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions of Florida Atlantic University (CUES) to develop the Monroe County Marine Management Strategic Plan to provide a comprehensive strategy for protecting and preserving the working waterfronts of Monroe County. This report presents a coordinated implementation strategy specifying government policies, programs, regulations and legislative measures that will establish the structure to achieve the objective of preserving the working waterfront.

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Final Plan - January 17, 2006 (5.3MB PDF)

Working Waterfronts (2.1MB PDF)

Economic Analysis (165KB PDF)

Legal Overview (715KB PDF)

Martin County Ordinance (875KB PDF)

Download Map Atlas

The Map Atlas is comprised of two map sets. The overview map set includes Standard, Future Land Use and Zoning maps for the Upper, Middle and Lower Keys. The detailed map set includes Aerial Photo, Land Use and Zoning maps for the entire Florida Keys at 10-mile intervals. Please note all maps are 11x17 in size.

Map Atlas Cover (85KB PDF)

Upper Keys (1.2MB PDF)

Upper Keys FLU (315KB PDF)

Upper Keys Zoning (325KB PDF)

Middle Keys (230KB PDF)

Middle Keys FLU (230KB PDF)

Middle Keys Zoning (165KB PDF)

Lower Keys (330KB PDF)

Lower Keys FLU (415KB PDF)

Lower Keys Zoning (430KB PDF)

Database Description & Data Sources (30KB DOC)

Marine Facilities Database (115KB XLS)