Florida's Coastal Hazards Disclosure Law: Property Owner Preceptions of the Physical and Regulatory Environment with Conclusions and Recommendations.

摘要

Florida's beaches possess a rich variety of natural, economic, recreational, and aesthetic resources that attract millions of residents and visitors annually. The State Legislature instituted the Coastal Management Plan designed to protect Florida's beaches and coastal communities at risk from erosion and anthropogenic activities. Included with this plan was the creation of the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) Program. The CCCL Program is designed to protect the shoreline from imprudently sited and designed structures that exacerbate beach erosion and threaten the integrity of beach and dune systems. The CCCL Program also imposes permitting requirements for construction and other terrainaltering activities occurring between the CCCL and the shoreline. Because of peoples unfamiliarity with CCCL restrictions, the legislature amended Florida Statute 161.57 in 2006 to require notification to prospective buyers that land seaward of the CCCL had certain building restrictions, natural risks inherent to coastal zones (e.g. shoreline migration, storm surge, and wind damage), and unique natural resources under protection (e.g. sand dunes, dune vegetation, and sea turtle nesting protections).