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Cocoa Beach Board of Adjustment approves motorized eco‑tour special exception, 4–1
Summary
After hours of public comment and questions about dock access, wildlife and neighborhood impacts, the Cocoa Beach Board of Adjustment granted a special exception (PZ26-8) allowing a single motorized eco‑tour vessel to operate from a commercial dock on a canal, subject to conditions limiting boats, hours, passengers, noise and alcohol.
The Cocoa Beach Board of Adjustment voted 4–1 to grant a special exception (case PZ26‑8) allowing a motorized eco‑tour operator to load and launch from a commercial dock on a canal adjacent to the Drift redevelopment area.
The board approved one vessel, limited operations to three tours per day, capped passengers at 49 per tour, required launch and return between legal sunrise and legal sunset, ordered vessels to observe idle speed within the canal, prohibited use of speakers while in the canal, and prohibited the sale of alcohol from the operation. The board recorded Don Haynes, Ronald Bogger, John Kabort and Michael Goldberg as voting to approve; Rick Anderson voted no.
The decision follows a staff presentation describing the site and recommended draft conditions and a lengthy public comment period. Victor Watson, a real estate attorney representing the applicant, told the board his client had obtained a certificate of use and a…
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