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<br />~ <br /> <br />iW <br /> <br />- Floodplains <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />The majority of the City is designated either flood zone AE (base flood elevation 6') or VB (coastal <br />flood with velocity hazard base flood elevation of 14'). Additionally, the City is located within a <br />Coastal High Hazard Area and a hurricane evacuation zone. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Commercially Viable Minerals <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />There are no known commercially viable mineral deposits within the City, nor are there any mining <br />activities. The area along the Atlantic Ocean is beach soils while the remainder of the City is <br />comprised of Miami Limestone. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Soil and Erosion Problems <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Table VI-I of the County's Conservation Element characterizes the natural drainage of the beach <br />soils as poor and the urban soils as moderate. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Natural Habitats <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />While there are no known habitats of endangered or threatened species within the City, there are <br />fourteen (14) endangered and five (5) threatened species within Miami-Dade County as have been <br />previously identified. The City does contain an existing community of mangroves and four separate <br />areas of restored dunes. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Recreation and Commercial Fish or Shellfish <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />There are no commercial fisheries or fish operations within the City. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Wildlife <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />The mangrove areas are the only natural wildlife habitats within the City's boundaries. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Marine Habitats <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />During the winter months, West Indian Manatees visit the Intracoastal Waterway. The County's <br />Manatee Protection Plan restricts the number of powerboat slips to one (1) for every one-hundred <br />(100) feet of waterway frontage. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Vegetative Communities <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Vegetative communities are scattered throughout the City. These areas include the mangrove stands <br />and the restored dunes. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Sources of Pollution <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Sunny Isles Comprehensive Plan - Existing Conditions I Background Documents <br /> <br />33 <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />... <br />