- (a) The City of the Village of Jamaica Beach has submitted to the General Land Office a dune protection and beach access plan which is certified as consistent with state law. The Village's plan was adopted on August 16, 1993 and amended December 6, 1993 and September 17, 2007.
(b) The General Land Office certifies as consistent with state law the following variances from §§15.4(c)(8), 15.5(b)(3), and 15.6(f)(3) of this title (relating to Dune Protection Standards, Beachfront Construction Standards, and Concurrent Dune Protection and Beachfront Construction Standards) in the Village's plan. The plan establishes special standards for eroding areas providing that:
- (1) paving or altering the grade below the lowest habitable floor is prohibited in the area between the line of vegetation and 25 feet landward of the north toe of the dune;
- (2) paving used under the habitable structure and for a driveway connecting the habitable structure and the street is limited to the use of unreinforced fibercrete in maximum of 4 foot x 4 foot sections, which shall be a maximum of four inches thick with sections separated by expansion joists or pervious materials approved by the City Building Official, in that area 25 feet from the north toe of the dune to 200 feet landward of the line of vegetation, with driveway width limited to no more width than necessary to service two vehicles;
- (3) a "Fibercrete Maintenance fee" of $200.00 shall be assessed to be used to pay for the clean-up of fibercrete from the public beaches should the need arise; and
- (4) reinforced concrete may used under the habitable structure and for a driveway connecting the habitable structure and the street in that area landward of 200 feet from the line of vegetation.
Source Note:The provisions of this §15.29 adopted to be effective October 21, 2003, 28 TexReg 9075; amended to be effective April 9, 2008, 33 TexReg 2823.