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Resolution 215-20171 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION NO. 215 -2017 A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS EXEMPTING THE REMOVAL OF NUISANCE EXOTIC VEGETATION FROM THE PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 6 -100 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR 60 -DAYS AS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE RECOVERY FROM IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRMA; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2017. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners is the legislative body of Monroe County, Florida; and WHEREAS, the Monroe County Mayor declared a State of Local Emergency on September 5, 2017 due to Hurricane Irma, a "threat of danger to the populace inhabiting Monroe County" and that the County "may require expedient action in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community;" and WHEREAS, Hurricane Irma, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall in the Florida Keys on September 10, 2017, causing substantial damage to and loss of property; and WHEREAS, the Monroe County Mayor issued another declaration a State of Local Emergency on September 12, 2017 due to Hurricane Irma, a "threat of danger to the populace inhabiting Monroe County" and that the County "may require expedient action in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community;" and WHEREAS, in the event of a state of emergency, certain work shall be exempted from requiring a permit, to provide expedient action in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: Section 1. Monroe County is enacting a 60 -day temporary suspension of the requirement for a permit to remove more than ten stems of invasive exotic vegetation on Tier III parcels where the removal is necessary for the storage and staging of storm- 1 2 3 4 5 Section 2. 6 7 8 9 10 Section 3. 11 12 related debris; at county authorized staging locations, this exemption shall not apply to the removal of any native vegetation. The temporary suspension begins on September 5, 2017 and ends on November 4, 2017. Monroe County is enacting a 60 -day temporary suspension of the requirement for a permit to remove more than ten stems of invasive exotic vegetation. The temporary suspension begins on September 5, 2017 and ends on November 4, 2017. Effective Date This resolution shall become effective retroactive to September 5, 2017. 13 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, 14 Florida, at a special meeting held on the 27th day of Septem r2017. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 i 26 27 , 28 j4 29 30 A 31 MADOK, CLERK Mayor George Neugent Yes Mayor Pro Tem David Rice Yes Commissioner Heather Carruthers Yes Commissioner Danny L. Kolhage Yes Commissioner Sylvia Murphy Yes BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA 4. BY ;F 5 Mayor George Neugent 32 33 34 DEPUTY 6LERK 35 C3 0% 0 4 >� t � V }-- Qr (n © w O W 0) vC) W Z O c MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY P R f D AST ORM: LLIAM8 ry ( • 1 , �L2 t..w ATT ORNEY _._.