NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 21, 2010, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has issued an order.
This Order (WL-911 AR ATF V) grants a variance under Section 120.542, F.S., to John B. Higdon Jr., C. Wayne and Mary H Walker, Jr., and John F. Steen, regarding WL-911 AR ATF, an application for after-the-fact armoring. A petition for variance was received on April 3, 2009. Notice of receipt of petition requesting the variance was published in the F.A.W., Vol. 36, No. 16, April 24, 2009. No public comment was received. This Order grants a limited variance from subparagraph 62B-33.0051(1)(a)1., F.A.C., which provides the condition where construction of armoring shall be authorized for the protection of an eligible structure. The petition was approved because the petitioner was able to demonstrate that strict adherence would create a substantial hardship and that the underlying statute’s purpose will be or has been achieved by other means. The properties are located at 4559, 4569, 4579, and 4589, Coastal Highway 30A, Dune Allen Beach, Walton County, FL.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Rosaline Beckham at (850)488-7815 or by e-mail: rosaline.beckham@dep.state.fl.us.