DRC approves 753-sq.-ft. replacement dock at Lake Santa Fe

The Alachua County Development Review Committee on June 18 approved a final development plan and floodplain development permit for a replacement dock at 9817 Northeast County Road 1469 on Lake Santa Fe.

Jacob Stout, planner with the county Growth Management Department, told the committee the proposed structure totals 753 square feet and replaces an existing dock in the same location. Stout said the covered portion of the dock would be about 12 feet, 10 inches high, under the 14-foot limit in the Unified Land Development Code, and that the dock’s width and overall area meet the code’s maximums.

"The proposed final development plan and floodplain development permit is consistent with the Alachua County comprehensive plan and Unified Land Development Code," Stout said, and staff recommended approval with two conditions: obtain any required Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) permit or letter of consent and provide a copy to the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department before construction begins, and that aquatic vegetation removal is permitted only as described in staff notes.

Applicant Trey Worley of Worley Construction said the permit materials were in order and offered no substantive comments. With no public comment, a committee member moved to approve the application with the staff conditions. The motion was seconded and the committee voted in favor; there was no recorded opposition.

The committee’s action completes the DRC-level review; any required state permits must be secured before construction begins.