Coastal Community Context Sample Clauses

Coastal Community Context. Hogans Creek is 2.6 miles long, and encompasses 180 acres of urban land with mixed ownership between the City of Jacksonville (COJ) and private owners. The Creek’s watershed is 3.4 square miles, and the Creek is a Class 3 recreational waterway. Its headwaters are in the Brentwood neighborhood and the creek flows south into Historic Springfield and travels south- eastward through part of Historic Eastside, into downtown and through the Cathedral District neighborhood where it empties into the St. Xxxxx River between the Xxxx and Main Street Bridge. Hogans Creek, a tributary of the St. Xxxxx River, is influenced by tides and experiences a mixture of fresh and salt water. One report suggests the creek is tidally influenced as far north as 5th Street in Springfield which is 1.5 miles upstream from the River. The creek is home to wildlife like turtles, egrets, ibis, heron, fish, alligators and more. The listed species within the St. Xxxxx River that will benefit from a restored Hogans Creek include Rock Sea Bass, Summer Flounder, Crevalle Jack, Gray Snapper, Red Drum, Pink Shrimp, Brown Shrimp and White Shrimp. A manatee recently was spotted in Hogans Creek. In the 1920s, famous architect Xxxxx Xxxxxx and a City engineer redesigned Hogans Creek. To control the tidal waters of the creek, it was channelized, bulkheaded, and a series of bridges, concrete balustrades, lakes, tide locks and pumping plants were engineered and installed. COJ later added more bulkhead and a lake feature adjacent to the creek. It also reversed several flood mitigation systems installed by Xxxxxx by filling in xxxxx areas adjacent to the creek with trash. The infrastructure was not maintained, and the bulkheads and balustrades have largely deteriorated and are falling into the creek (photo included). The entire creek is fully unnatural and separated from its floodplain, leading to increased pollution and a totally unwelcome place for fish. A section of the creek (1,233 feet) has been covered over by UF Health Jacksonville’s (University of Florida Health) parking lot. Flooding has increased over the years due to the actions noted above, and the area also is now experiencing sunny-day flooding due to rising water coming up from the St. Xxxxx River. COJ’s Master Stormwater Management Plan (MSMP) identifies 121 structures at risk of flooding, including residential and commercial establishments. These structures lie within the special flood hazard area. A number of these structures are critic...