ARCHIVES
CENTER
ISLAND LAND PURCHASES
The County has been
active in purchasing property on Center Island. The
subject lots in the Center Island subdivision on Duck Key
are zoned Improved Subdivision (IS), designated
Residential Medium (RM) on the Future Land Use Map.
Twenty-three
Lots Acquired - To date the County has acquired a
total of 23 Center Island lots with the purpose of
protecting property rights and natural resources.
Shown in gray
below on map.
Forty-three
Additional Proposed Acquisitions Approved -
Shown in Yellow
below . At the
March 20, 2002 BOCC meeting, the County approved
acquisition of 43 additional lots which consist of a
number of red-flagged wetlands (unsuitable for
development due to high functional capacity and lack of
disturbance) together with the largest adjoining area of
lesser quality . The lots have not been purchased as yet.
Red-flagged wetland lots will have to be purchased by the
County as the County will not issue building permits for
said lots. Lots in adjoining areas which allow for
building construction with mitigation do not have to be
sold to the County.
Funding for the
planned acquisition will come from Florida State's
Preservation 2000 funds which restricts the use of the
property to conservation and public recreation. The
County has set aside $658,255.18 for the purchase of all
43 lots.
The
acquisition of the above mentioned 43 lots changed with
the stance the County has taken on the Tier System - The
County subsequently designated a number of these lots as
buildable after property owners questioned their Tier
designation. Comment added December 2003 -
A map of Center
Island showing the location of the 23 acquired lots
together with the 43 lots planned for purchase (either
wetland unsuitable or in the buildable with mitigation
category) may be found below:
