Functioning Man-Made Lake Land Development Code Study

Agency Comments

Agency Comments relating to 2nd Plan Amendment Application during the 1st Cycle of 2008 for CPA 07-23 Man-Made Lake “Density Credit” Provisions.

Agency Comments

1st Plan Amendment Application for the 2nd Cycle of 2007 CPA 07-23 Man-Made Lake Density Credit.

Letter from Planning and Growth Management

Letter to Mark Sharpe, County Commissioner dated January 2, 2008 from Peter Aluotto, Director of Planning & Growth Management suggesting deferment to a subsequent amendment round in order to allow for the research to occur and to provide guidance to BOCC.

August 8 2008 Mtg Sum.doc

 

August 22 2008 Mtg Sum.doc

 

Bird abundance and species richness on Florida lakes

Hydroblologia 297/280: 107-119, 194, Bird abundance and species richness on Florida lakes: influence of trophic status, lake morphology, and aquatic macrphytes, by Mark V. Hoyer and Daniel E. Canfield, Jr. Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA pages 107-119.

BOCC Public Hearing - Captioning

Captioning for December 13, 2007, Board of County Commissioners public hearing for the 2nd Cycle 2007 and 1st Cycle of 2008.

Comprehensive Plan - Lake Resources section

Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element, pages 49-51, Lake Resources section, Objective 6, Policies 6.1 thru 6.10.

CPA 07-23 Future Land Use Text change. Man-Made Lake "Density" Credit Provisions.

Full Packet - February 7, 2008 Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing

FMMLLDCS web site listing.doc

 

“Man-Made” Excavations as Environmental Lakes, November 2008 (Full Version)

 

“Man-Made” Excavations as Environmental Lakes, November 2008 (Shortened Version)

 

Hillsborough County Lakes - Analysis of Local Planning Regulation

By the Planning Commission, February 2001.

MEMO to BOCC

Memorandum, to Board of County Commissioners dated January 30, 2008 RE: Public Hearing, February 7, 2008, Hillsborough County: Comprehensive Plan Amendment CPA 07-23 Man-Made Lake Density Credit Provisions. Proposed Future Land Use Element policy.

Monitoring and Assessing Water Quality

Monitoring and Assessing Water Quality, Biological Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chapter 3 – Overview of Bioassessment and Birocriteria

October 3 2008 Mtg Sum.doc

 

Planning Commission Staff Report CPA 07-23

Staff Report only - CPA 07-23 Future Land Use Text change. Man-Made Lake "Density" Credit Provisions. Planning Commission Staff Report for October 8, 2007 Planning Commission Public Hearing.

Plan Amendment Application Rational

CPA 07-23 Rational, SONA Consulting. August 27, 2007 On behalf of Mr. Dennis Carlton and Mr. Lee Pallardy, revised proposal for an amendment to the Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan regarding lake creation densities in select rural areas.

Structuring Role of Macrophytes in Lakes.pdf

Structuring Role of Macrophytes in Lakes: Changing Influence Along Lake Size and Depth Gradients, by Avital Gasith and Mark V. Hoyer

Summary of Current LDC Regulations for Land Excavations, as of October 2008.

 

A Beginner’s Guide to Water Management

A Beginner’s Guide to Water Management - Lake Morphometry Information Circular 104, Florida LAKEWATCH, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. September 2001, 2nd Edition.

USGS - Hydrology of Central Florida Lakes

Hydrology of Central Florida Lakes – A Primer, By Donna M. Schiffer U.S. Geological Survey, Circular 1137. In cooperation with the St. Johns River Water Management District and South Florida Water Management District.

Lake Atlas - Hillsborough County

This table is provided by Richard Boler, of the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission (EPC).

A Beginner's Guide to Water Management - Lake Morphometry (Inf. Circ. 104)

Florida LAKEWATCH, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, September 2001, 2nd Edition

Northern Tampa Bay Minimum Flows & Levels White Papers

SWFWMD references re: technical methodologies for setting environmental “minimum levels” for lakes. White Papers Supporting The Establishment of Minimum Flows and levels For: Isolated Cypress Wetlands, Category 1 and 2 Lakes, Seawater Intrusion, Environmental Aquifer Levels, and Tampa Bypass Canal.

A Multiple-Parameter Approach for Establishing Minimum Levels for Category 3 Lakes of the Southwest Florida Water Management District

June 14, 2001 DRAFT

LegalStatus of Man Made Lake

DRAFT - Definitions of "water" (aka "water in the state") in Chp. 373, F.S. and "waters" (aka "waters of the state) in Chp. 403, F.S. (See "B" and "C")

Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) 62-302 Surface Wate Quality Standards

Covers the water quality criteria for surface waters, see the table 62-302.530 (all lakes in Hillsborough County are Class 3) and the process for designating a surface water as impaired and subsequent actions mandated by such a designation.

Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) Chapter 62-303

Identification of Impaired Surface Waters

Development of Lake Conditions Indexs (LCI) for Florida

Prepared for: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Under Contracts WM 565 and WM 655. Prepared by: Jeroen Gerritsen, Ben Jessup, Erik W. Leppo, and Jeffrey White Tetra Tech, Inc., 10045 Red Run Boulevard Suite 110, Owings Mills, MD 21117. This project was funded by Section 104(b)(3) and Section 319(h) grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through a contract with the stormwater/Nonpoint Source Management Section of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. July 2000

Assessing the Biological Condition of Florida Lakes: Development of the Lake Vegetation Index (LVI)

Final Report Prepared for: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, by Leska S. Fore, Russel Frydenborg, Nijole Wellendorf, Julie Espy, Tom Frick, David Whiting, Joy Jackson, and Jessica Patronis. December, 2007. This project and the preparation of this report was funded by a Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Program Implementation grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through an agreement with the Nonpoint Source Management Section of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Shoreline Development Index

Calculated Shoreline Development Index for most of the lakes from Lake Atlas. At the bottom is Maximum, Minimum, Median and Average.

Gottfried - Env Guidelines for Man-Made Lakes in FL

Man-made lakes can provide improve water quality and habitat for fish and wildlife if the following guidlines are Utilized.... Peter K. Gottfried, Natural Systems Analysts Inc.

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Technical Sub-committee Criteria Recommendations for Ecologically Functional Man-Made Lakes

This report reflect finings of staff and volunteer experts based upon the best scientific knowledge readily available without additional funding resources. The sub-committee's task was to identify minium design criteria necessary for man-made lakes to the benefits associated with natural lakes.