§ 3.03.06. Native Vegetation Retention on Coastal Barriers

Native vegetation retention or revegetation shall be in compliance with the requirements of section 3.05.00, and shall incorporate, at a minimum, the preservation and revegetation standards as follows:

A.

Native vegetation shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible. To the extent that native vegetation cannot be retained on-site, and the remaining native vegetation can be supplemented without degrading or damaging its natural function, then the existing native vegetation shall be supplemented with compatible vegetation on-site.

B.

All beach front land development projects shall be required to revegetate the dune where the dune is devoid of coastal dune vegetation.

C.

All land development projects shall provide 100 percent native Southern Floridian species within their required landscaping and buffering standards as established within section 4.06.00.

D.

Appropriate coastal dune or strand vegetation shall be required as the only stabilizing medium in any coastal barrier dune or strand vegetation restoration program.