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1 MEMORANDUM Date: May 26, 2014 Project #: To: From: Project: Subject: Leigh Holt 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way Bldg. B Viera, FL Patty Hurd Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Field Review and Data Collection Memorandum DRAFT The Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization (SCTPO), in coordination with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 5 and many local jurisdictions throughout Brevard County, completed the Complete Streets Methodology Development and Project Screening project in September From this study, the SCTPO Board approved six projects for complete streets funding. Hickory Street from New Haven Avenue to NASA Boulevard was selected for construction funding for FY 2015/2016. The purpose of the Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study is to conduct a corridor analysis for the Hickory Street complete streets project and develop a conceptual complete streets roadway design from which the City will develop engineering plans. The conceptual complete streets design will include roadway typical sections, traffic calming measures, pedestrian crossings, gateway features, and streetscaping elements. The Hickory Street study corridor extends from New Haven Avenue in the south to NASA Boulevard in the north. Figure 1: Study Area displays the general project location and the study area. The memo details the data collection efforts conducted by the Kittelson team that will inform the conceptual design for the roadway. The data collection efforts included field reviews by the study team, data collection, and meetings with local stakeholders. FILENAME: H:\PROJFILE\ BREVARD MPO GENERAL PLANNING\TASK 13 - HICKORY ST COMPLETE STREETS FEASIBILITY\DATA COLLECTION\MEMO\DATA COLLECTION MEMO HICKORY STREET FINAL DRAFT 2014_05_26.DOCX

2 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 2 May 26, 2014 Draft Figure 1 Study Area Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

3 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 3 May 26, 2014 Draft DATA COLLECTION EXISTING SIDEWALKS AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES AT SIGNALIZED AND UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS Sidewalks are present on both sides of the roadway from New Haven Avenue to north of Oak Street. From the Health First Diagnostic Center to NASA Boulevard, sidewalks are present on the west side of the roadway. Between Strawbridge Avenue and Fee Street, the residential portion of the corridor, the sidewalks are cracked and uneven. Where there are pedestrian ramps in residential portions of the corridor, they do not meet ADA Accessibility Standards, are uneven, and the pavement is cracked. The Pedestrian Mobility Plan in the City of Melbourne Comprehensive Plan recommends extending sidewalks along Oak Street west of Hickory Avenue as a priority for the city. Figure 2: Pedestrian Circulation shows the sidewalks and pedestrian ramps in the corridor. BICYCLE NETWORK The corridor does not intersect existing bicycle facilities. The City and the Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization (SCTPO) have outlined a vision for a connected bicycle system that will connect to Hickory Street. The Bicycle Mobility Plan in the City of Melbourne Comprehensive Plan recommends introducing bicycle facilities along Strawbridge Avenue from Stockton Street to Riverview Drive and US 1 from University Boulevard to Hibiscus Boulevard. The SCTPO Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Plan includes dedicated bicycle lanes along US 1 from Sarno Road to University Boulevard/Country Club. They study also recommends sharrows along US 192 from 1500 feet east of Babcock Street to SR A1A. The City of Melbourne s Greenways, Blueways and Trails Plan prioritizes the Melbourne Riverwalk as a Signature Project. The Melbourne Riverwalk will run between U.S. 1 and the Indian River Lagoon from just north of Laurie Street to Hibiscus Boulevard. A five foot right of way along U.S. 1 will be landscaped, with the Riverwalk meandering between the roadway and the Indian River Lagoon. When completed, the trial will contain 2.5 miles of paved recreational trails, a half mile of boardwalk and three points of access. Figure 3: Future Bicycle Circulation presents the future bicycle network in the area. TRANSIT STOPS Space Coast Area Transit Route 21 serves Hickory Street from New Haven Avenue to NASA Boulevard. Route 26, the South Beach Trolley, crosses the corridor along New Haven Avenue/Strawbridge Avenue, with a transfer stop at Hickory Street. There are seven bus stops located along Hickory Street from NASA Boulevard to Strawbridge Avenue. Figure 4: Transit Service presents the transit service in the corridor. Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

4 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 4 May 26, 2014 Draft Figure 2: Pedestrian Circulation Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

5 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 5 May 26, 2014 Draft Figure 3: Future Bicycle Circulation Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

6 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 6 May 26, 2014 Draft Figure 4: Transit Service Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

7 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 7 May 26, 2014 Draft STORMWATER The existing Hickory Street stormwater management system consists of a combination of curb and gutter closed stormwater system and an open system. From East Strawbridge Avenue to approximately 450 feet north of East Fee Avenue, roadway and offsite runoff is collected and conveyed to inlets along Hickory Street via curb and gutter and then conveyed to trunk lines located at New Haven Avenue and East Fee Avenue. These trunk lines discharge directly to Crane Creek and ultimately to the Indian River. Currently this section of Hickory Street has no wet and/or dry water quality retention/detention management system. During the field review no significant signs of flooding were observed. From approximately 450 feet north of East Fee Avenue to Hibiscus Boulevard roadway and offsite runoff sheet flows in a west to east direction to two existing small lakes. The southernmost lake discharges to the existing storm sewer on East Fee Avenue. The northernmost pond discharges along Hibiscus Boulevard to a ditch that eventually conveys the runoff directly to the Indian River. This section receives some amount of water quality treatment from the two existing lakes prior to discharge to the existing systems. During the field review street flooding was observed at various locations along the west edge of the roadway especially at the fire station located at the intersection of Hickory Street and Hibiscus Boulevard. From Hibiscus Boulevard north to NASA Boulevard roadway runoff is collected via closed curb and gutter storm sewer system and an open swale system. This system eventually discharges to a drainage ditch that runs along the railroad to an existing cross drain that discharges directly to the Indian River. This section receives a limited amount of water quality treatment. During the field review street flooding was observed at various locations along the east edge of the roadway between Hibiscus Boulevard and East Sheridan Road. Storm sewer system GIS data has been obtained for the City of Melbourne for the project corridor. Schematics of the existing storm sewer system are included in the Appendix A: Storm System. DRAINAGE Hickory Street is located within the St Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD). The project corridor lies with the Water Body Identification (WBID) 2963B Basin, which is classified as an impaired basin for nitrogen and phosphorus. The project also lies within an adopted Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the pollutants nitrogen and phosphorus and dissolved oxygen. There currently is no pending or project relevant SJRWMD permits within the project corridor. The existing drainage pattern for the area consists of runoff sheet flowing in a west to east direction to Crane Creek and the Indian River as shown on the USGS Quad Map (Melbourne East). An inset of the project area is shown on Figure 5: Quad. The projects lies in Zone X, areas determined to be outside the 0.2% floodplain, as shown in Appendix B: Floodplain. Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

8 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 8 May 26, 2014 Draft Figure 5: Quad Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

9 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 9 May 26, 2014 Draft SOILS The soils located along the project corridor consist of mainly Candler Urban land complex, Basinger Sand, Pomello Urban land complex, St Johns Sand and Urban land. The soil types are shown in the attached Soils Report from the Natural Resources Conversation Service (NRCS), included in Appendix C: Soils Report. UTILITIES The following sources were used to obtain information on the existing utilities located within the project corridor: 1) Sunshine One Call 2) GIS utility data from the City of Melbourne The following is a listing of the utility owners present within the corridors shown on the Sunshine One Call included in Appendix D: Sunshine One Call: 1) AT&T/T 2) Florida City Gas 1 1/4 plastic 2 plastic 1 steel 2 steel 3) Florida Power & Light Overhead facilities 4) Level 3 Communications LLC Aerial and underground facilities 5) Verizon Florida 6) City of Melbourne Utilities 6 CI water 8 CI water 6 DI water 8 PVC water 8 Unknown water Sewer 7) Century Link 8) AT&T Distribution 9) T W Telecom 10) Bright House Networks, LLC. Aerial and underground facilities 11) Sprint Nextel Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

10 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 10 May 26, 2014 Draft RIGHT OF WAY The right of way (ROW) mapping for Hickory Street was obtained from the City of Melbourne (City). The City of Melbourne Engineering Department was contacted for ROW maps of the Hickory Street study corridor. The City s maps were created in 1961 and the most recent update was in According to these sources, the ROW for Hickory Street from New Haven Avenue to Hibiscus Boulevard is 60 feet in width and the ROW from Hibiscus Boulevard to NASA Boulevard is 80 feet. For exact ROW widths, survey of the study corridor would be needed. The City s ROW maps and additional ROW information are located in Appendix E: ROW Data Collection. CRASH DATA The historical crash data from 2009 to 2013 was obtained from the Signal Four Analytics crash database. The Signal Four Analytics database was developed and is maintained by the University of Florida in partnership with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV). Florida Signal Four Analytics is an interactive, web based system designed to support the crash mapping and analysis needs of law enforcement, traffic engineering, transportation planning agencies, and research institutions in Florida. The database includes geo located crash data from state and local agencies. The information is summarized in Table 1: Crash Summary. The primary observations from the five year study period included: 73 total crashes. Rear end (7 crashes), angle (6 crashes), left turn and off road (5 crashes each) were the four highest crash types. One pedestrian and five bicycle crashes. Crashes coded as Other or were otherwise unknown in detail represented 55% of the total crashes. 24 injury crashes were reported, which is 33% of total crashes. There were no fatal crashes in the corridor during the five year time period. 12 crashes occur in dusk, dawn or dark conditions, which is 16% of total crashes. 8 crashes occurred in wet pavement conditions, which is 11% of total crashes. Figure 6: Pedestrian and Bicyclist Crash Locations display the location of the pedestrian and bicycle related crashes along the corridor. As displayed in Figure 6, three of the six pedestrian and bicycle crashes occurred at the Hickory Street/NASA Boulevard intersection. Details on the pedestrian and bicycle related crashes are provided below (arranged from south to north). Pedestrian Crash Crash Report Number: Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

11 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 11 May 26, 2014 Draft 1. On January 8, 2013 at 11:04 AM a pedestrian related collision occurred at the intersection of NASA Boulevard and Hickory Street. The collision occurred under dry conditions, cloudy weather, and daylight lighting conditions. The vehicle was stopped in the northbound right turn lane on Hickory Street waiting for the traffic signal to turn green. The pedestrians were facing west on the southeast corner of the intersection. When the pedestrian started crossing the south leg, vehicle one pulled forward and struck him. The pedestrian suffered a non incapacitating injury. Bicycle Crashes Crash Report Numbers (from south to north): , , , , and On July 18, 2013 at 12:14 PM a bicycle related collision occurred at the intersection of Fee Avenue and Hickory Street. The collision occurred under dry conditions, cloudy weather, and daylight lighting conditions. The vehicle was stopped southbound on Hickory Street at the intersection of Fee Avenue. The bicyclist was riding west across the northern crosswalk of the intersection. The vehicle pulled into the crosswalk area while the bicyclist was crossing and the cyclist struck the side of the vehicle. The bicyclist suffered a possible injury. 2. On September 23, 2010 at 1:50 PM a bicycle related collision occurred at the intersection of Hibiscus Street and Hickory Street. The collision occurred under dry conditions, clear weather, and daylight lighting conditions. The vehicle was stopped on Hickory Street travelling northbound at Hibiscus Street, attempting a right turn. The bicyclist was using the south crossing and had the right of way to travel through the intersection. The vehicle failed to yield right of way and collided with a bicycle. No information related to injuries was reported. 3. On November 4, 2009 at 7:20 AM a bicycle related collision occurred on Hickory Street just south of Oak Street. The collision occurred under dry conditions, clear weather, and daylight lighting conditions. The vehicle was travelling south on Hickory Street while the bicycle was travelling north on Hickory Street, using the eastern sidewalk. The driver of the vehicle attempted to make a U turn inside a parking lot entrance just south of Oak Street. The driver did not notice the bicycle while making the U turn, and turned in front of the bicycle. The bicycle hit the right front of the vehicle. The bicyclist suffered a possible injury. 4. On October 23, 2009 at 12:44 PM a bicycle related collision occurred at the intersection of NASA Boulevard and Hickory Street. The collision occurred under dry conditions, clear weather, and daylight lighting conditions. The bicyclist was travelling on the sidewalk on the south side of NASA Boulevard travelling eastbound. The vehicle was attempting to turn left to go west on NASA Boulevard. As the vehicle entered the intersection past the stop bar, the bicycle travelled into the left front fender of the vehicle. The bicyclist was ejected onto the windshield of the vehicle and suffered an incapacitating injury. 5. On September 4, 2009 at 10:03 AM a bicycle related collision occurred at the intersection of NASA Boulevard and Hickory Street. The collision occurred under dry conditions, clear Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

12 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 12 May 26, 2014 Draft weather, and daylight lighting conditions. The vehicle was stopped in the northbound right turn lane on Hickory Street waiting for the traffic signal to turn green. The bicyclist was westbound on the south sidewalk of NASA Boulevard. The bicyclist started crossing in front of the vehicle and the vehicle failed to yield right of way, colliding with the bicyclist. The left front of vehicle struck the left rear of bicycle, ejecting the bicyclist. No information related to injuries was reported. Figure 7: Hickory Street Corridor Crash Map illustrates the location of the crashes along the Hickory Street study corridor. Table 2: Crash Summary provides a summary of the crash statistics along the corridor. Based on the crash frequencies displayed in Figure 7, the following locations will be reviewed in more detail during the analysis stage for potential planning level safety improvements: Hibiscus Boulevard 22 total crashes; US total crashes; and NASA Boulevard 10 total crashes. Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

13 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 13 May 26, 2014 Draft Figure 6: Pedestrian and Bicyclist Crash Locations Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

14 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 14 May 26, 2014 Draft Figure 7: Hickory Corridor Crash Map Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

15 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 15 May 26, 2014 Draft Metric Type of Crash Crash Severity Lighting Condition Surface Condition Table 1 Crash Summary Category Analysis Year Total Average Percent Angle % Bicycle % Left Turn % Off Road % Other % Pedestrian % Rear End % Right Turn % Rollover % Sideswipe % Unknown % Total % Injury % Fatal % Property Damage Only % Dark Lighted % Dark Unknown Lighting % Daylight % Dusk % Unknown % Dry % Wet % VEHICULAR VOLUMES AND LOS Review of the City s Comprehensive Plan shows that Hickory Street is classified as an arterial roadway in the Redevelopment of US 1 Corridor Mobility District and is under the City s jurisdiction. The volume along the corridor, as collected in 2013, on November 13 and 14 is detailed below (AADT represents the Annual Average Daily Trips): US 192 to Fee Avenue 1,900 AADT Fee Avenue to Hibiscus Boulevard 2,400 AADT Hibiscus Boulevard to NASA Boulevard 6,100 AADT According to the Comprehensive Plan, Hickory Street has an adopted minimum LOS of D. Using the FDOT s Generalized Level of Service (LOS) Table 1, Hickory Street is currently operating at LOS C for all segments. Appendix F: LOS Evaluation Materials contains applicable excerpts from the City of Melbourne Comprehensive Plan. LAND USE ASSESSMENT The study area consists of four character districts. Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

16 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 16 May 26, 2014 Draft 1. The Commercial District o This district extends from New Haven Avenue to the properties along Strawbridge Avenue. o This section of the corridor is part of the Historic Downtown Community Redevelopment District. 2. The Residential District o This district extends from Palmetto Avenue to Fee Avenue and is comprised of single family residential homes. 3. The Civic District o This district extends from Fee Avenue to Hibiscus Boulevard. o It is comprised of civic uses including: Melbourne Military Memorial Park Liberty Bell Memorial Museum Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and School Melbourne Public Library Wells Park (the Melbourne Auditorium is located across the Park to the East) City of Melbourne Fire Station #74 Charlie Tharrington Park 4. The Hospital District o This district extends from Hibiscus Boulevard to NASA Boulevard. o Holmes Regional Medical Center is located along the west side of the corridor from Hibiscus Boulevard to Oak Street, with parking facilities and diagnostic centers located along the east side of the roadway o Hickory Street functions as part of Holmes Regional Medical Center Campus. The land uses in this area are stable. Hickory Street plays a large role in unifying the uses along the corridor. Based on the existing land use conditions, the Complete Streets investment will continue to: Promote the existing network between the existing land uses; Promote the unique character qualities of each district; Facilitate convenient and safe travel between uses; Connect the hospital patients and staff to the Historic Downtown CRA; Promote active recreational use of the civic facilities for residents and hospital staff. Figure 8: Character Districts presents the four character districts. presents the existing lands use classifications along the corridor. Figure 9: Existing Land Use Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

17 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 17 May 26, 2014 Draft Figure 8: Character Districts Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

18 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 18 May 26, 2014 Draft Figure 9: Existing Land Use Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

19 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 19 May 26, 2014 Draft ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES Based on the information collected and a field review, the design team developed a list of issues and opportunities. Corridor wide opportunities include: Design the roadway as a seam. Within the Hospital District and the Civic District, the roadway should tie together the companion uses located on either side of the roadway. The seam should create a visual unity as well a safe physical connection across the roadway. Design the roadway as a spine. Hickory Street should link the individual uses, allowing users to safely and comfortably travel along the roadway. Site specific opportunities are identified in Figure 10: Issues and Opportunities. Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

20 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 20 May 26, 2014 Draft Figure 10a: Issues and Opportunities Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

21 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 21 May 26, 2014 Draft Figure 10b: Issues and Opportunities Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

22 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 22 May 26, 2014 Draft Figure 10c: Issues and Opportunities Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

23 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 23 May 26, 2014 Draft Figure 10d: Issues and Opportunities Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

24 Hickory Street Planning Feasibility Study Project #: Issues and Opportunities Memo Page 24 May 26, 2014 Draft STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS One on one meetings were held throughout the day on April 9, The purpose of the stakeholder meetings was to meet with local residents and business owners to discuss existing issues and opportunities along the roadway and review and refine preliminary design concepts of the roadway. Major elements discussed with each stakeholder include alternative typical sections, traffic calming elements, landscaping, and access to businesses. To facilitate discussion, the design team provided a flyer with an overview of the project and draft cross sections. The handouts and meeting notes are included in Appendix G: Stakeholder Meeting Notes. Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

25 APPENDIX A: STORM SYSTEM Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

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27 APPENDIX B: FLOOD PLAIN Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

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29 APPENDIX C: SOILS REPORT Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Orlando, Florida

30 United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service A product of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local participants Custom Soil Resource Report for Brevard County, Florida Hickory Street February 18, 2014

31 Preface Soil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey areas. They highlight soil limitations that affect various land uses and provide information about the properties of the soils in the survey areas. Soil surveys are designed for many different users, including farmers, ranchers, foresters, agronomists, urban planners, community officials, engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers. Also, conservationists, teachers, students, and specialists in recreation, waste disposal, and pollution control can use the surveys to help them understand, protect, or enhance the environment. Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may impose special restrictions on land use or land treatment. Soil surveys identify soil properties that are used in making various land use or land treatment decisions. The information is intended to help the land users identify and reduce the effects of soil limitations on various land uses. The landowner or user is responsible for identifying and complying with existing laws and regulations. Although soil survey information can be used for general farm, local, and wider area planning, onsite investigation is needed to supplement this information in some cases. Examples include soil quality assessments ( nrcs/main/soils/health/) and certain conservation and engineering applications. For more detailed information, contact your local USDA Service Center ( offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nrcs) or your NRCS State Soil Scientist ( cid=nrcs142p2_053951). Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils are seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be used as a foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as septic tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to basements or underground installations. The National Cooperative Soil Survey is a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Information about soils is updated periodically. Updated information is available through the NRCS Web Soil Survey, the site for official soil survey information. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means 2

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33 Contents Preface...2 How Soil Surveys Are Made...5 Soil Map...7 Soil Map...8 Legend...9 Map Unit Legend...10 Map Unit Descriptions...10 Brevard County, Florida Candler-Urban land complex Basinger sand Canaveral-Urban land complex Paola-Urban land complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes Pomello-Urban land complex St. Johns sand, depressional St. Lucie fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes Urban land Anclote sand Water Waters of the Atlantic Ocean...25 References

34 How Soil Surveys Are Made Soil surveys are made to provide information about the soils and miscellaneous areas in a specific area. They include a description of the soils and miscellaneous areas and their location on the landscape and tables that show soil properties and limitations affecting various uses. Soil scientists observed the steepness, length, and shape of the slopes; the general pattern of drainage; the kinds of crops and native plants; and the kinds of bedrock. They observed and described many soil profiles. A soil profile is the sequence of natural layers, or horizons, in a soil. The profile extends from the surface down into the unconsolidated material in which the soil formed or from the surface down to bedrock. The unconsolidated material is devoid of roots and other living organisms and has not been changed by other biological activity. Currently, soils are mapped according to the boundaries of major land resource areas (MLRAs). MLRAs are geographically associated land resource units that share common characteristics related to physiography, geology, climate, water resources, soils, biological resources, and land uses (USDA, 2006). Soil survey areas typically consist of parts of one or more MLRA. The soils and miscellaneous areas in a survey area occur in an orderly pattern that is related to the geology, landforms, relief, climate, and natural vegetation of the area. Each kind of soil and miscellaneous area is associated with a particular kind of landform or with a segment of the landform. By observing the soils and miscellaneous areas in the survey area and relating their position to specific segments of the landform, a soil scientist develops a concept, or model, of how they were formed. Thus, during mapping, this model enables the soil scientist to predict with a considerable degree of accuracy the kind of soil or miscellaneous area at a specific location on the landscape. Commonly, individual soils on the landscape merge into one another as their characteristics gradually change. To construct an accurate soil map, however, soil scientists must determine the boundaries between the soils. They can observe only a limited number of soil profiles. Nevertheless, these observations, supplemented by an understanding of the soil-vegetation-landscape relationship, are sufficient to verify predictions of the kinds of soil in an area and to determine the boundaries. Soil scientists recorded the characteristics of the soil profiles that they studied. They noted soil color, texture, size and shape of soil aggregates, kind and amount of rock fragments, distribution of plant roots, reaction, and other features that enable them to identify soils. After describing the soils in the survey area and determining their properties, the soil scientists assigned the soils to taxonomic classes (units). Taxonomic classes are concepts. Each taxonomic class has a set of soil characteristics with precisely defined limits. The classes are used as a basis for comparison to classify soils systematically. Soil taxonomy, the system of taxonomic classification used in the United States, is based mainly on the kind and character of soil properties and the arrangement of horizons within the profile. After the soil scientists classified and named the soils in the survey area, they compared the 5

35 Custom Soil Resource Report individual soils with similar soils in the same taxonomic class in other areas so that they could confirm data and assemble additional data based on experience and research. The objective of soil mapping is not to delineate pure map unit components; the objective is to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that have similar use and management requirements. Each map unit is defined by a unique combination of soil components and/or miscellaneous areas in predictable proportions. Some components may be highly contrasting to the other components of the map unit. The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes the usefulness or accuracy of the data. The delineation of such landforms and landform segments on the map provides sufficient information for the development of resource plans. If intensive use of small areas is planned, onsite investigation is needed to define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas. Soil scientists make many field observations in the process of producing a soil map. The frequency of observation is dependent upon several factors, including scale of mapping, intensity of mapping, design of map units, complexity of the landscape, and experience of the soil scientist. Observations are made to test and refine the soillandscape model and predictions and to verify the classification of the soils at specific locations. Once the soil-landscape model is refined, a significantly smaller number of measurements of individual soil properties are made and recorded. These measurements may include field measurements, such as those for color, depth to bedrock, and texture, and laboratory measurements, such as those for content of sand, silt, clay, salt, and other components. Properties of each soil typically vary from one point to another across the landscape. Observations for map unit components are aggregated to develop ranges of characteristics for the components. The aggregated values are presented. Direct measurements do not exist for every property presented for every map unit component. Values for some properties are estimated from combinations of other properties. While a soil survey is in progress, samples of some of the soils in the area generally are collected for laboratory analyses and for engineering tests. Soil scientists interpret the data from these analyses and tests as well as the field-observed characteristics and the soil properties to determine the expected behavior of the soils under different uses. Interpretations for all of the soils are field tested through observation of the soils in different uses and under different levels of management. Some interpretations are modified to fit local conditions, and some new interpretations are developed to meet local needs. Data are assembled from other sources, such as research information, production records, and field experience of specialists. For example, data on crop yields under defined levels of management are assembled from farm records and from field or plot experiments on the same kinds of soil. Predictions about soil behavior are based not only on soil properties but also on such variables as climate and biological activity. Soil conditions are predictable over long periods of time, but they are not predictable from year to year. For example, soil scientists can predict with a fairly high degree of accuracy that a given soil will have a high water table within certain depths in most years, but they cannot predict that a high water table will always be at a specific level in the soil on a specific date. After soil scientists located and identified the significant natural bodies of soil in the survey area, they drew the boundaries of these bodies on aerial photographs and identified each as a specific map unit. Aerial photographs show trees, buildings, fields, roads, and rivers, all of which help in locating boundaries accurately. 6

36 Soil Map The soil map section includes the soil map for the defined area of interest, a list of soil map units on the map and extent of each map unit, and cartographic symbols displayed on the map. Also presented are various metadata about data used to produce the map, and a description of each soil map unit. 7

37 80 37' 17'' W Custom Soil Resource Report Soil Map 80 36' 18'' W 28 5' 44'' N ' 44'' N 28 4' 35'' N ' 35'' N 80 37' 17'' W N Map Scale: 1:10,400 if printed on A portrait (8.5" x 11") sheet. Meters Feet Map projection: Web Mercator Corner coordinates: WGS84 Edge tics: UTM Zone 17N WGS ' 18'' W

38 Custom Soil Resource Report MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION Area of Interest (AOI) Area of Interest (AOI) Soils Soil Map Unit Polygons Soil Map Unit Lines Soil Map Unit Points Special Point Features Blowout Borrow Pit Clay Spot Closed Depression Gravel Pit Gravelly Spot Landfill Lava Flow Marsh or swamp Mine or Quarry Miscellaneous Water Perennial Water Rock Outcrop Saline Spot Sandy Spot Severely Eroded Spot Sinkhole Slide or Slip Sodic Spot Spoil Area Stony Spot Very Stony Spot Wet Spot Other Special Line Features Water Features Streams and Canals Transportation Rails Interstate Highways US Routes Major Roads Local Roads Background Aerial Photography The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:24,000. Warning: Soil Map may not be valid at this scale. Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil line placement. The maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a more detailed scale. Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map measurements. Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey URL: Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857) Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more accurate calculations of distance or area are required. This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as of the version date(s) listed below. Soil Survey Area: Brevard County, Florida Survey Area Data: Version 11, Dec 6, 2013 Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales 1:50,000 or larger. Date(s) aerial images were photographed: 13, 2011 Dec 15, 2010 Mar The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were compiled and digitized probably differs from the background imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting of map unit boundaries may be evident. 9

39 Custom Soil Resource Report Map Unit Legend Brevard County, Florida (FL009) Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI 5 Candler-Urban land complex % 7 Basinger sand % 10 Canaveral-Urban land complex % 45 Paola-Urban land complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes % 50 Pomello-Urban land complex % 55 St. Johns sand, depressional % 56 St. Lucie fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes % 69 Urban land % 91 Anclote sand % 99 Water % 100 Waters of the Atlantic Ocean % Totals for Area of Interest % Map Unit Descriptions The map units delineated on the detailed soil maps in a soil survey represent the soils or miscellaneous areas in the survey area. The map unit descriptions, along with the maps, can be used to determine the composition and properties of a unit. A map unit delineation on a soil map represents an area dominated by one or more major kinds of soil or miscellaneous areas. A map unit is identified and named according to the taxonomic classification of the dominant soils. Within a taxonomic class there are precisely defined limits for the properties of the soils. On the landscape, however, the soils are natural phenomena, and they have the characteristic variability of all natural phenomena. Thus, the range of some observed properties may extend beyond the limits defined for a taxonomic class. Areas of soils of a single taxonomic class rarely, if ever, can be mapped without including areas of other taxonomic classes. Consequently, every map unit is made up of the soils or miscellaneous areas for which it is named and some minor components that belong to taxonomic classes other than those of the major soils. Most minor soils have properties similar to those of the dominant soil or soils in the map unit, and thus they do not affect use and management. These are called noncontrasting, or similar, components. They may or may not be mentioned in a particular map unit description. Other minor components, however, have properties and behavioral characteristics divergent enough to affect use or to require different management. These are called contrasting, or dissimilar, components. They generally are in small areas and could not be mapped separately because of the scale used. Some small areas of strongly contrasting soils or miscellaneous areas are identified by a special symbol on the maps. If included in the database for a given area, the 10

40 Custom Soil Resource Report contrasting minor components are identified in the map unit descriptions along with some characteristics of each. A few areas of minor components may not have been observed, and consequently they are not mentioned in the descriptions, especially where the pattern was so complex that it was impractical to make enough observations to identify all the soils and miscellaneous areas on the landscape. The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes the usefulness or accuracy of the data. The objective of mapping is not to delineate pure taxonomic classes but rather to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that have similar use and management requirements. The delineation of such segments on the map provides sufficient information for the development of resource plans. If intensive use of small areas is planned, however, onsite investigation is needed to define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas. An identifying symbol precedes the map unit name in the map unit descriptions. Each description includes general facts about the unit and gives important soil properties and qualities. Soils that have profiles that are almost alike make up a soil series. Except for differences in texture of the surface layer, all the soils of a series have major horizons that are similar in composition, thickness, and arrangement. Soils of one series can differ in texture of the surface layer, slope, stoniness, salinity, degree of erosion, and other characteristics that affect their use. On the basis of such differences, a soil series is divided into soil phases. Most of the areas shown on the detailed soil maps are phases of soil series. The name of a soil phase commonly indicates a feature that affects use or management. For example, Alpha silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is a phase of the Alpha series. Some map units are made up of two or more major soils or miscellaneous areas. These map units are complexes, associations, or undifferentiated groups. A complex consists of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas in such an intricate pattern or in such small areas that they cannot be shown separately on the maps. The pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar in all areas. Alpha-Beta complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes, is an example. An association is made up of two or more geographically associated soils or miscellaneous areas that are shown as one unit on the maps. Because of present or anticipated uses of the map units in the survey area, it was not considered practical or necessary to map the soils or miscellaneous areas separately. The pattern and relative proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar. Alpha- Beta association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example. An undifferentiated group is made up of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas that could be mapped individually but are mapped as one unit because similar interpretations can be made for use and management. The pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas in a mapped area are not uniform. An area can be made up of only one of the major soils or miscellaneous areas, or it can be made up of all of them. Alpha and Beta soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example. Some surveys include miscellaneous areas. Such areas have little or no soil material and support little or no vegetation. Rock outcrop is an example. 11

41 Custom Soil Resource Report Brevard County, Florida 5 Candler-Urban land complex Map Unit Setting Elevation: 20 to 150 feet Mean annual precipitation: 49 to 57 inches Mean annual air temperature: 68 to 75 degrees F Frost-free period: 350 to 365 days Map Unit Composition Candler and similar soils: 55 percent Urban land: 35 percent Minor components: 10 percent Description of Candler Setting Landform: Ridges on marine terraces, knolls on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Eolian deposits and/or sandy and loamy marine deposits Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 5 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Excessively drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very high (19.98 to in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Maximum salinity: Nonsaline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 4.0 Available water capacity: Low (about 3.1 inches) Interpretive groups Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Land capability (nonirrigated): 4s Hydrologic Soil Group: A Ecological site: Sand Pine Scrub (R155XY001FL) Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) Typical profile 0 to 5 inches: Fine sand 5 to 67 inches: Fine sand 67 to 80 inches: Fine sand Description of Urban Land Setting Landform: Marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve, talf Down-slope shape: Linear 12

42 Custom Soil Resource Report Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: No parent material Interpretive groups Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) Minor Components Paola Percent of map unit: 3 percent Landform: Rises on marine terraces, flats on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Sand Pine Scrub (R155XY001FL) Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) Pomello Percent of map unit: 3 percent Landform: Rises on marine terraces, flats on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Sand Pine Scrub (R155XY001FL) Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) St. lucie Percent of map unit: 2 percent Landform: Knolls on marine terraces, ridges on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Sand Pine Scrub (R155XY001FL) Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) Tavares Percent of map unit: 2 percent Landform: Flats on marine terraces, ridges on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Sand Pine Scrub (R155XY001FL) Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) 13

43 Custom Soil Resource Report 7 Basinger sand Map Unit Setting Mean annual precipitation: 49 to 57 inches Mean annual air temperature: 68 to 75 degrees F Frost-free period: 350 to 365 days Map Unit Composition Basinger and similar soils: 90 percent Minor components: 10 percent Description of Basinger Setting Landform: Flats on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Sandy marine deposits Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 2 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Poorly drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very high (19.98 to in/hr) Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Maximum salinity: Nonsaline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 4.0 Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.8 inches) Interpretive groups Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Land capability (nonirrigated): 4w Hydrologic Soil Group: A/D Ecological site: Slough (R155XY011FL) Other vegetative classification: Sandy soils on flats of mesic or hydric lowlands (G156BC141FL) Typical profile 0 to 2 inches: Sand 2 to 20 inches: Sand 20 to 28 inches: Sand 28 to 80 inches: Sand 14

44 Custom Soil Resource Report Minor Components Holopaw Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Depressions on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Dip Down-slope shape: Concave Across-slope shape: Concave Ecological site: Freshwater Marshes and Ponds (R155XY010FL) Other vegetative classification: Sandy soils on stream terraces, flood plains, or in depressions (G156BC145FL) Riviera Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Flats on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Slough (R155XY011FL) Other vegetative classification: Sandy over loamy soils on flats of hydric or mesic lowlands (G156BC241FL) 10 Canaveral-Urban land complex Map Unit Setting Elevation: 10 to 100 feet Mean annual precipitation: 49 to 57 inches Mean annual air temperature: 68 to 75 degrees F Frost-free period: 350 to 365 days Map Unit Composition Canaveral and similar soils: 50 percent Urban land: 40 percent Minor components: 10 percent Description of Canaveral Setting Landform: Flats on marine terraces, ridges on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Sandy marine deposits Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 2 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Moderately well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very high (19.98 to in/hr) 15

45 Custom Soil Resource Report Depth to water table: About 30 to 60 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 15 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 6.0 Available water capacity: Very low (about 1.4 inches) Interpretive groups Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Land capability (nonirrigated): 6s Hydrologic Soil Group: A Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) Typical profile 0 to 6 inches: Sand 6 to 12 inches: Sand 12 to 80 inches: Coarse sand Description of Urban Land Setting Landform: Marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve, talf Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: No parent material Interpretive groups Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) Minor Components Anclote Percent of map unit: 4 percent Landform: error in exists on Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) Pompano Percent of map unit: 3 percent Landform: Flats on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Slough (R155XY011FL) Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) Myakka Percent of map unit: 3 percent Landform: Flats on marine terraces 16

46 Custom Soil Resource Report Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: South Florida Flatwoods (R155XY003FL) Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) 45 Paola-Urban land complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes Map Unit Setting Elevation: 20 to 120 feet Mean annual precipitation: 49 to 57 inches Mean annual air temperature: 68 to 75 degrees F Frost-free period: 350 to 365 days Map Unit Composition Paola and similar soils: 55 percent Urban land: 40 percent Minor components: 5 percent Description of Paola Setting Landform: Knolls on marine terraces, ridges on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve, side slope Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Sandy marine deposits Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 8 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Excessively drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very high (19.98 to in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Maximum salinity: Nonsaline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 4.0 Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.0 inches) Interpretive groups Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Land capability (nonirrigated): 6s Hydrologic Soil Group: A Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) 17

47 Custom Soil Resource Report Typical profile 0 to 5 inches: Fine sand 5 to 48 inches: Fine sand 48 to 60 inches: Fine sand 60 to 80 inches: Fine sand Description of Urban Land Setting Landform: Marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve, talf Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: No parent material Interpretive groups Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) Minor Components Cocoa Percent of map unit: 2 percent Landform: Ridges on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Sand Pine Scrub (R155XY001FL) Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) Pomello Percent of map unit: 1 percent Landform: Rises on marine terraces, flats on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Sand Pine Scrub (R155XY001FL) Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) Tavares Percent of map unit: 1 percent Landform: Flats on marine terraces, ridges on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Sand Pine Scrub (R155XY001FL) Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) St. lucie Percent of map unit: 1 percent Landform: Ridges on marine terraces, knolls on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex 18

48 Custom Soil Resource Report Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Sand Pine Scrub (R155XY001FL) Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) 50 Pomello-Urban land complex Map Unit Setting Mean annual precipitation: 49 to 57 inches Mean annual air temperature: 68 to 75 degrees F Frost-free period: 350 to 365 days Map Unit Composition Pomello and similar soils: 50 percent Urban land: 40 percent Minor components: 10 percent Description of Pomello Setting Landform: Flats on marine terraces, rises on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Sandy marine deposits Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 2 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Moderately well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High (1.98 to 5.95 in/hr) Depth to water table: About 24 to 42 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Maximum salinity: Nonsaline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 4.0 Available water capacity: Low (about 3.4 inches) Interpretive groups Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Land capability (nonirrigated): 6s Hydrologic Soil Group: A Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) Typical profile 0 to 3 inches: Sand 3 to 50 inches: Sand 50 to 62 inches: Sand 62 to 80 inches: Sand 19

49 Custom Soil Resource Report Description of Urban Land Setting Landform: Marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve, talf Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: No parent material Interpretive groups Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) Minor Components Myakka Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Flats on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: South Florida Flatwoods (R155XY003FL) Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) Immokalee Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Flats on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: South Florida Flatwoods (R155XY003FL) Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) 55 St. Johns sand, depressional Map Unit Setting Mean annual precipitation: 49 to 57 inches Mean annual air temperature: 68 to 75 degrees F Frost-free period: 350 to 365 days Map Unit Composition St. johns and similar soils: 90 percent Minor components: 10 percent 20

50 Custom Soil Resource Report Description of St. Johns Setting Landform: Depressions on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Dip Down-slope shape: Concave Across-slope shape: Concave Parent material: Sandy marine deposits Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 2 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Very poorly drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr) Depth to water table: About 0 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: Frequent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 4.0 Available water capacity: Low (about 5.0 inches) Interpretive groups Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Land capability (nonirrigated): 7w Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D Ecological site: Freshwater Marshes and Ponds (R155XY010FL) Other vegetative classification: Sandy soils on stream terraces, flood plains, or in depressions (G156BC145FL) Typical profile 0 to 11 inches: Sand 11 to 19 inches: Sand 19 to 31 inches: Sand 31 to 70 inches: Sand Minor Components Myakka Percent of map unit: 4 percent Landform: Depressions on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Dip Down-slope shape: Concave Across-slope shape: Concave Ecological site: Freshwater Marshes and Ponds (R155XY010FL) Other vegetative classification: Sandy soils on stream terraces, flood plains, or in depressions (G156BC145FL) Basinger Percent of map unit: 4 percent Landform: Depressions on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Dip Down-slope shape: Concave Across-slope shape: Concave Ecological site: Freshwater Marshes and Ponds (R155XY010FL) 21

51 Custom Soil Resource Report Other vegetative classification: Sandy soils on stream terraces, flood plains, or in depressions (G156BC145FL) Tomoka Percent of map unit: 2 percent Landform: Marshes on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Freshwater Marshes and Ponds (R155XY010FL) Other vegetative classification: Organic soils in depressions and on flood plains (G156BC645FL) 56 St. Lucie fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes Map Unit Setting Elevation: 10 to 20 feet Mean annual precipitation: 49 to 57 inches Mean annual air temperature: 68 to 75 degrees F Frost-free period: 350 to 365 days Map Unit Composition St. lucie and similar soils: 85 percent Minor components: 15 percent Description of St. Lucie Setting Landform: Ridges on marine terraces, knolls on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Eolian or sandy marine deposits Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 5 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Excessively drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very high (19.98 to in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Maximum salinity: Nonsaline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 4.0 Available water capacity: Very low (about 1.8 inches) Interpretive groups Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Land capability (nonirrigated): 7s Hydrologic Soil Group: A 22

52 Custom Soil Resource Report Ecological site: Sand Pine Scrub (R155XY001FL) Other vegetative classification: Sandy soils on ridges and dunes of xeric uplands (G156BC111FL) Typical profile 0 to 3 inches: Fine sand 3 to 80 inches: Fine sand Minor Components Paola Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Flats on marine terraces, rises on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Sand Pine Scrub (R155XY001FL) Other vegetative classification: Sandy soils on ridges and dunes of xeric uplands (G156BC111FL) Pomello Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Rises on marine terraces, flats on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Sand Pine Scrub (R155XY001FL) Other vegetative classification: Sandy soils on rises and knolls of mesic uplands (G156BC131FL) Palm beach Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Dunes on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Other vegetative classification: Sandy soils on ridges and dunes of xeric uplands (G156BC111FL) 69 Urban land Map Unit Composition Urban land: 100 percent Description of Urban Land Setting Landform: Marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve, talf Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear 23

53 Custom Soil Resource Report Parent material: No parent material Interpretive groups Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) 91 Anclote sand Map Unit Setting Elevation: 10 to 80 feet Mean annual precipitation: 49 to 57 inches Mean annual air temperature: 68 to 75 degrees F Frost-free period: 350 to 365 days Map Unit Composition Anclote and similar soils: 90 percent Minor components: 10 percent Description of Anclote Setting Landform: Flats on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Sandy marine deposits Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 2 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Very poorly drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High to very high (5.95 to in/hr) Depth to water table: About 0 to 6 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Maximum salinity: Nonsaline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 4.0 Available water capacity: Low (about 5.3 inches) Interpretive groups Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Land capability (nonirrigated): 3w Hydrologic Soil Group: A/D Ecological site: Slough (R155XY011FL) Other vegetative classification: Sandy soils on flats of mesic or hydric lowlands (G156BC141FL) Typical profile 0 to 19 inches: Sand 19 to 72 inches: Sand 24

54 Custom Soil Resource Report Minor Components Floridana Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Depressions on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Dip Down-slope shape: Concave Across-slope shape: Concave Ecological site: Freshwater Marshes and Ponds (R155XY010FL) Other vegetative classification: Sandy over loamy soils on stream terraces, flood plains, or in depressions (G156BC245FL) Chobee Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Flats on marine terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Other vegetative classification: Loamy and clayey soils on flats of hydric or mesic lowlands (G156BC341FL) 99 Water Map Unit Composition Water: 100 percent Description of Water Interpretive groups Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) 100 Waters of the Atlantic Ocean Map Unit Composition Waters of the atlantic ocean: 100 percent Description of Waters Of The Atlantic Ocean Interpretive groups Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Other vegetative classification: Forage suitability group not assigned (G156BC999FL) 25

55 References American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standard specifications for transportation materials and methods of sampling and testing. 24th edition. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard classification of soils for engineering purposes. ASTM Standard D Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and E.T. LaRoe Classification of wetlands and deep-water habitats of the United States. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service FWS/OBS-79/31. Federal Register. July 13, Changes in hydric soils of the United States. Federal Register. September 18, Hydric soils of the United States. Hurt, G.W., and L.M. Vasilas, editors. Version 6.0, Field indicators of hydric soils in the United States. National Research Council Wetlands: Characteristics and boundaries. Soil Survey Division Staff Soil survey manual. Soil Conservation Service. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook detail/national/soils/?cid=nrcs142p2_ Soil Survey Staff Soil taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification for making and interpreting soil surveys. 2nd edition. Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook nrcs/detail/national/soils/?cid=nrcs142p2_ Soil Survey Staff Keys to soil taxonomy. 11th edition. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. portal/nrcs/detail/national/soils/?cid=nrcs142p2_ Tiner, R.W., Jr Wetlands of Delaware. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Wetlands Section. United States Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Laboratory Corps of Engineers wetlands delineation manual. Waterways Experiment Station Technical Report Y United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. National forestry manual. landuse/forestry/pub/ United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. National range and pasture handbook. detail/national/landuse/rangepasture/?cid=stelprdb

56 Custom Soil Resource Report United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. National soil survey handbook, title 430-VI. nrcs/detail/soils/scientists/?cid=nrcs142p2_ United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service Land resource regions and major land resource areas of the United States, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Basin. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook cid=nrcs142p2_ United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service Land capability classification. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook

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58 CONFRM CALL SUNSHINE 02/13/14 11:28:49ET DESIGN GRID Ticket : Rev:000 Taken: 02/13/14 11:18ET State: FL Cnty: BREVARD GeoPlace: MELBOURNE CallerPlace: MELBOURNE Subdivision: Address : Street : HICKORY ST Cross 1 : E NASA BLVD Within 1/4 mile: Y Cross 2 : E STRAWBRIDGE AVE Locat: FOR DESIGN BOTH SIDES OF HICKORY ST FROM THE WESTERNMOST INTERSECTION OF E NASA BLVD GOING S TO E STRAWBRIDGE AVE : Remarks : GRID PER DESIGN LOCATE IN RESPONSE TO RECEIPT OF A DESIGN TICKET, SSOCOF PROVIDES THE ORIGINATOR OF THE DESIGN TICKET WITH A LIST OF SSOCOF MEMBERS IN THE VICINITY OF THE DESIGN PROJECT. SSOCOF DOES NOT NOTIFY SSOCOF MEMBERS OF THE RECEIPT BY SSOCOF OF A DESIGN TICKET. IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DESIGN ENGINEER TO CONTACT SSOCOF MEMBERS TO REQUEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE LOCATION OF SSOCOF MEMBERS' UNDERGROUND FACILITIES. SUBMISSION OF A DESIGN TICKET WILL NOT SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT OF CHAPTER 556, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO NOTIFY SSOCOF OF AN INTENT TO EXCAVATE OR DEMOLISH. THAT INTENT MUST BE MADE KNOWN SPECIFICALLY TO SSOCOF IN THE MANNER REQUIRED BY LAW. IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE TIME ON FUTURE CALLS, SAVE YOUR DESIGN TICKET NUMBER IF YOU INTEND TO BEGIN EXCAVATION WITHIN 90 DAYS OF YOUR DESIGN REQUEST. THE DESIGN TICKET CAN BE REFERENCED, AND THE INFORMATION ON IT CAN BE USED TO SAVE TIME WHEN YOU CALL IN THE EXCAVATION REQUEST. *** LOOKUP BY MANUAL *** : Grids : 2804A8036A 2804A8036B 2804B8036A 2804B8036B 2805B8036A Grids : 2805C8036A 2805C8036B 2805D8036A 2805D8036B Work date: 02/13/14 Time: 11:20ET Hrs notc: 000 Category: 6 Duration: UNKNOWN Due Date : 02/17/14 Time: 23:59ET Exp Date : 03/17/14 Time: 23:59ET Work type: DESIGN Boring: N White-lined: N Ug/Oh/Both: U Machinery: N Depth: UNK Permits: N N/A Done for : DESIGN Company : INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERS Type: CONT Co addr : 2121 OLD HICKORY TREE RD City : ST CLOUD State: FL Zip: Caller : DAVID BENNETT Phone: Ext: 2234 Contact : DESIGN Phone: BestTime: 8-5 Mobile : Fax : DBENNETT@INFRASTRUCTUREENGINEERS.COM

59 Submitted: 02/13/14 11:18ET Oper: MAR Mbrs : ATTF01 NANCY SPENCE* ATT / T 2315 SALEM RD, 1ST FLOOR - F11 CONYERS, GA Level 1: NO Level 2: NO Level 3: YES, FEES WILL VARY Level 4: NO CTYGS2 RON MULLER** FLORIDA CITY GAS 4180 S US HWY 1 ROCKLEDGE, FL Level 1: $1 / 11x17 PAGE Level 2: NOT OFFERED Level 3: $52 / HOUR Level 4: NOT OFFERED FPLBRE TRACY STERN FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT 2900 CATHERINE ST PALATKA, FL Level 1: NO FEE Level 2: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER Level 3: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER Level 4: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER L3C900 JUDY HENRY LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC 1025 ELDORADO BLVD BROOMFIELD, CO Level 1: Level 2: Level 3: Level 4: MCIU01 VERIZON FLORIDA MCI 1909 US HIGHWAY 301 N BLDG D TAMPA, FL Level 1: $0 Level 2: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER Level 3: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER Level 4: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER MEL576 CRAIG SILVERMAN CITY OF MELBOURNE UTILITIES ADMINISTRAT 2881 HARPER ROAD MELBOURNE, FL Level 1: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER

60 Level 2: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER Level 3: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER Level 4: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER MEL577 CRAIG SILVERMAN CITY OF MELBOURNE UTILITIES ADMINISTRAT 2881 HARPER ROAD MELBOURNE, FL Level 1: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER Level 2: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER Level 3: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER Level 4: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER MEL578 CRAIG SILVERMAN CITY OF MELBOURNE UTILITIES ADMINISTRAT 2881 HARPER ROAD MELBOURNE, FL Level 1: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER Level 2: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER Level 3: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER Level 4: SERVICES NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER QST885 GEORGE MCELVAIN CENTURYLINK (FORMERLY QWEST COMMUNICATI 700 W MINERAL AVE NE J31.2 LITTLETON, CO Level 1: Call for fee. Level 2: Call for fee. Level 3: Call for fee. Level 4: Call for fee. SBF02 PAM COTE IDM ** ATT/ DISTRIBUTION 146 ORANGE PL MAITLAND, FL Level 1: FEE TO BE DETERMINED Level 2: NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER Level 3: FEE TO BE DETERMINED Level 4: NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER TL2051 TW1829 SEAN MOSS T W TELECOM 485 N. KELLER RD SUITE 551 MAITLAND, FL Level 1: Member does not provide this service. Level 2: Member does not provide this service. Level 3: Member does not provide this service. Level 4: Member does not provide this service. TWC343 MIKE ISOM** BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS, LLC

61 1571 PALM BAY RD. N. E. PALM BAY, FL Level 1: Services not provided by Member Level 2: Services not provided by Member Level 3: Services not provided by Member Level 4: Services not provided by Member USSP01 MARK CALDWELL SPRINT NEXTEL 201 E. PINE STREET SUITE 1306 ORLANDO, FL Level 1: CONTACT MARK CALDWELL FOR FEE INFORMATION. Level 2: CONTACT MARK CALDWELL FOR FEE INFORMATION. Level 3: CONTACT MARK CALDWELL FOR FEE INFORMATION. Level 4: CONTACT MARK CALDWELL FOR FEE INFORMATION. WM1218 RANDY ASHLEY Ext: 123 CITY OF WEST MELBOURNE 1415 HENRY AVENUE WEST MELBOURNE, FL Level 1: FEE TO BE DETERMINED Level 2: NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER Level 3: FEE TO BE DETERMINED Level 4: NOT PROVIDED BY MEMBER

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