90-MMMMMMRESOLUTION NO. 90-r~rmmCm~TX~/T1
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, PROVIDING
SUPPOR~ PALM BEACH COUNTY'S PROPOSED
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN.
WHEREAS, the Manatee is quickly disappearing from Florida's
waterways; and
year; and
WHEREAS, more Manatees are killed and maimed by boats each
WHEREAS, several Manatees make the Intracoastal Waterway in
Boynton Beach their home; and
WHEREAS, Florida's Governor and Cabinet have mandated that
Palm Beach County adopt and implement a Manatee Protection Plan; and
WHEREAS, the proposed plan would create 50 foot buffer zones
along the Intracoastat Waterway shorelines through Boynton Beach; and
WHEREAS, said buffer zones would provide a degree of protec-
tion to the Manatee that it does not now enjoy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the City Commission of the City of Boynton
Beach supports Palm Beach County's Manatee Protection Plan.
Section 2. That the City Commission of the City of Boynton
Beach urges the Palm Beach County Commission to adopt said Plan.
Section 3. That the City Commission of the City of Boynton
Beach urges the state Department of Natural Resources to approve the pro-
posed plan.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this J~ day of September, 1990.
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Co~missi oner
ATTEST:
Cit~F Clerk
(CorPorate Seal )
I~NATEE PROTECTION SPEED KONES
PALH BEACH COUNTY, FLORID~
AVE
ILVEBBEACH
BLVD
SLOW 2one, Channel Included,
Year-round
LINTON
CLINT
POTOMAC RD
YAMATO
RIVER RD
LMETTO
CAMINO REAL BLVD
S. 1ST
BROWARD COUNTY
HZLLSBOR0 BL. VI~
IDLE Zone, Channsl I~cluded,
bounded as foll~ows: on the north by a line drawn west to east, commencing at
the eastern corner of the bul-khead along the south side of the:northernmost
Port of P.alm Beach slip, and terminating at m~rker "12" at the'southern tip
of Peanut Island; on the east by the eastern edge~of the Intracoastal
Waterway channel; on the south by a line drawn due east along the souther~
edge of the Florida Power and Light Co. effluent discharge canal; and on the
west by the western shoreline of Lake Worth. See map.
ZONE VII: Flagler Bridge Area
A "SLOW DOWN, MINIMUM WAKE" zone including all waters ~in and adjacent to the
Florida Intracoastal Waterway ~rom shoreline to shoreline, between ~ line
drawn perpendicular to the center line of the Intracoastal Waterway 1200
feet north of the Flagler Memorial Bridge and a line drawn perpendicular to
the centerline of the Intracoastal Waterway 1800 feet south of said bridge.
See map.
ZONE VIII: Royal Park Bridge Area
A "SLOW DOWN/MINIMUM WAKE" zone including all waters in and adjacent to ~he
Intracoastal Waterway from shoreline to shoreline, between the Royal Park
Bridge and a line drawn perpendicular to the center line of the Intracoastal
Waterway 2,100 feet south of said bridge. See map.
~ONE IX: Lantana Bridge Area
A "SLOW DOWN/MINIMUM WAKE" zone including all waters in and adjacent to the
Intracoastal Waterway from shoreline to shoreline, between the S.R. 812
(Lantana) bridge and a line draw~ perpendicular to the center line of the
Intracoas~al Waterway 1,680 feet north of said bridge. See map.
ZONE X: Ocean Avenue Bridge Area
An "IDLE SPEED/NO WAKE" zone including all waters in and adjacent to the
Intracoastal Waterway from shoreline to shoreline, between the Ocean Avenue
bridge in Boynton Beach and a line drawn perpendicular to the center line of
the Intracoastal Waterway 900 feet north of said bridge. See map.
ZONE XI: 8th Street Bridge Area
An "IDLE SPEED/NO WAKE" zone including all waters in and adjacent to the
Intracoastal Waterway from shoreline to shoreline, between the NE 8th Street
bridge in Delray Beach and a line drawn perpendicular to the center line of
the Intracoastal Waterway 600 feet south of said bridge. See map.
ZONE XII: Atlantic Avenue to Linton Boulevard Area
An "IDLE SPEED/NO WAKE" zone including all wateFs in and adjacent to the
Intracoas~al Waterway from shoreline to shoreline, between the Atlantic
Avenue bridge to the north and th~ Linton Boulevard bridge 1.5 miles to the
south in Delray Beach. See map.
ZONE XIII: Palmetto Park Road Area