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O� SO�NY`S`fSe <br />op suN nNv' <br />BUSINESS IMPACT ESTIMATE FORM <br />Posted To Webpage on <br />This Business Impact Estimate is given as it relates to the proposed ordinance titled: <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, <br />FLORIDA, AMENDING ARTICLE III, TITLED SEA TURTLE PROTECTION STANDARDS, OF <br />CHAPTER 108, TITLED BEACHES, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF <br />SUNNY ISLES BEACH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER; <br />PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />Part I. <br />Summary of the proposed ordinance and statement of public purpose: <br />This ordinance is being presented as an update to the City's current codes for sea turtle <br />protection. In the State of Florida, thousands of baby sea turtles die every year due to artificial <br />lighting from properties along the coast. Artificial lighting disorients hatchlings and attracts them <br />to go into areas dangerous to them, rather than going into the ocean. The Florida Fish and Wildlife <br />Commission (FWC) is required by statute to establish guidelines that help local governments <br />reduce the impact that artificial lighting has to sea turtle hatchlings. They have created a model <br />ordinance with the latest safety guidelines for municipalities to implement. To date, numerous <br />municipalities have adopted standards based on this model ordinance to keep up with the latest <br />sea turtle lighting standards. <br />The City's existing sea turtle lighting codes were originally adopted in 2009, with minimal updates <br />since. As part of their annual inspections, Miami -Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces <br />Department Sea Turtle Conservation Program has identified many properties within our City <br />that are in violation of sea turtle lighting standards. By updating the City's current codes with <br />FWC's model ordinance, we will reduce the impact from new and existing development <br />properties within our jurisdictional beaches. <br />Part 11. <br />Estimate of the direct economic impact of the proposed ordinance on private, for -profit <br />businesses in the City of Sunny Isles Beach: (fill out subsections a-c as applicable, if not applicable <br />write "not applicable") <br />a. Estimate of direct compliance costs that businesses may reasonably incur if the proposed <br />ordinance is enacted: <br />492 <br />