COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE/FLOOR 
 
 
 
BILL NO. 
35-0072 
 
Thirty-Fifth Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
 
 
 
April 12, 2023 
 
 
 
An Act ratifying the Governor’s approval of Major Coastal Zone Management Permit No. 
CZT-03-20 (L&W) issued to SVB 155 SPRING LLC, D/B/A Independent Boatyard and 
Marina 
 
 
 
PROPOSED BY: 
 
 
Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr. 
 
WHEREAS, on August 2, 2022, the St. Thomas Committee of the Virgin Islands Coastal 
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Zone Management Commission issued Major Coastal Zone Management Permit No. CZT-03-
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20 (L&W) to SVB 155 SPRING LLC, D/B/A Independent Boatyard and Marina, for the 
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continued use and occupancy of docks and associated infrastructure seaward of Parcel Nos. 49, 
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75, 83, 101 Remainder, 101-B, 178 and 179 Estate Frydenhoj, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and 
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includes modification for a new ramp to haul Catamarans.  The permit will also allow for the 
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continued use and occupancy of 2,310 sq. ft. of Parcel No. 178 and 9560 sq. ft. of Parcel No. 
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179 Estate Frydenhoj, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and the continued use and occupancy of 
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64,756 sq. ft. of submerged lands; 
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WHEREAS, the Governor of the Virgin Islands approved the permit on February 2, 
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2023; 
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WHEREAS, title 12 Virgin Islands Code, section 911(e) provides that the Governor's 
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approval of any coastal zone permit, or lease must be ratified by the Legislature of the Virgin 
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Islands; and 
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WHEREAS, it is the intent of this act to ratify the Governor’s Approval of Major Coastal 
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Zone Management Permit No. CZT-03-20 (L&W); Now, Therefore, 
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 
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SECTION 1.  Pursuant to title 21 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 21, section 911(e), the 
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Legislature of the Virgin Islands ratifies Major Coastal Zone Management Permit No. CZT-
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03-20 (L&W) issued to SVB 155 SPRING LLC, D/B/A Independent Boatyard and Marina 
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approved by the Governor on February 2, 2023, for the continued use and occupancy of docks 
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and associated infrastructure seaward of Parcel Nos. 49, 75, 83, 101 Remainder, 101-B, 178 
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and 179 Estate Frydenhoj, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and includes modification for a new 
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ramp to haul Catamarans.  The permit will also allow for the continued use and occupancy of 
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2,310 sq. ft. of Parcel No. 178 and 9560 sq. ft. of Parcel No. 179 Estate Frydenhoj, St. Thomas, 
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Virgin Islands, and the continued use and occupancy of 64,756 sq. ft. of submerged lands. 
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BILL SUMMARY 
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The bill ratifies the Governor’s approval of Major Coastal Zone Management Permit 
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CZT-03-20 (L&W) issued to SVB 155 SPRING LLC, D/B/A Independent Boatyard and 
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Marina, for the continued use and occupancy of docks and associated infrastructure seaward 
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of Parcel Nos. 49, 75, 83, 101 Remainder, 101-B, 178 and 179.  
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BR23-0482/April 4, 2023/HLF 
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