Table 2. Notes to Table 1 for the tiers of Joint Protocol. 



No. 



Note 



The highest tier, according to the availability of data, shall be followed. Any exceptions to the 

 Protocol shall be cited in the documentation with a description of the basis of the exception. 



For determining the location of the MHW boundary on subject properties from beach-profile 

 surveys on neighboring properties, the MHW elevation shall be established on the beach-profile 

 surveys and interpolated between them. 



Controlled profile-survey data sets of variable coverage are available from the following sources for 

 the specified dates: FDEP, 09/72, 11/73, 09/79, 11/81, 05/82, 07/83, 01/85, 03/86; 11/93; and U.S. 

 Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, 12/93. 



For use of data from neighboring properties, the neighboring property must be located within 

 ±1000 ft. of the subject property, and documentation shall be provided to demonstrate the subject 

 and neighboring properties possess similar conditions (e.g., presence of armoring, beach fills, 

 dune height). 



If the neighboring properties possess different characteristics, for example, one is armored and the 

 other is not, then a rational analysis procedure shall be applied and documentation provided to 

 transfer the location of the MHW line from one to the other. For example, the relationship in 

 positions of the MHW boundary at the two properties in the Current Condition could be used. 



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