Resolution 219-2017V
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MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION NO219 -2017
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AUTHORIZING TEMPORARY EMERGENCY
STAGING AREAS, ON PARCELS OF LAND, AS APPROVED BY
MONROE COUNTY, FOR THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, AND
HANDLING OF VESSELS AND MARINE DEBRIS RELATED TO
HURRICANE IRMA, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27, 2017, FOR A
DURATION OF UP TO 180 DAYS.
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, stating that 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 other declarations of a State of Local
Emergency on September 12, 2017, September 20, 2017 and September 26, 2017, due to
Hurricane Irma, again stating that 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, the substantial damage to and loss of property caused by the high winds
and storm surge from Hurricane Irma resulted in large amounts of sunken, partially sunken and
damaged vessels and accumulated debris; and
WHEREAS, the vessels and marine debris resulting from Hurricane Irma must be
collected and stored pending disposal; and
WHEREAS, governmental agencies are coordinating efforts to remove debris related to
Hurricane Irma and require staging areas for the collection, storage, and transfer of such debris;
and
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WHEREAS, all parcels will be used as debris removal staging areas and are not
anticipated to have a negative impact on the environment; 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•
Under this state of emergency, the BOCC hereby approves the following sites that have
been identified as available areas for such emergency staging areas for vessels and
marine debris:
Site
Island /Mile Marker
Address
R.E. Number
Robbies Boat Yard
Stock Island /mm 5
7281Shrimp Rd, Key West, FL33040
00123660- 000000
Key Haven Boat Ramp
Stock Island /mm 5
Overseas Highway and Key Haven Rd
Owned by FDOT, no RE#
Ricky Arnold Site
Stock Island /mm 5
5600 3rd Ave
00127040- 000000
Hitch King
Big Coppitt Key/ mm10
245 Overseas Highway
00150880- 000000
LHU Family Trust Sites
(contiguous parcels)
Ramrod /mm26
26450 overseas Hwy
00114170- 000000
LHU Family Trust Sites
(contiguous parcels)
Ramrod /mm26
26460 Overseas Hwy
00114160- 000000
LHU Family Trust Sites
(contiguous parcels)
Ramrod /mm26
26470 overseas Hwy
00114180- 000000
LHU Family Trust Sites
(contiguous parcels)
Ramrod /mm26
Vacant Land/ Ramrod key
00114190- 000000
LHU Family Trust Sites
(contiguous parcels)
Ramrod /mm26
Vacant Land/ Ramrod key
00114200- 000000
LHU Family Trust Sites
(contiguous parcels)
Ramrod /mm26
Vacant Land/ Ramrod key
00114210- 000000
Big Pine Swimming Hole
Big Pine Key /mm29.5
Vacant Land/ Big Pine Key
00111780- 000000
Big Pine Swimming Hole
Big Pine Kev /mm29.5
Vacant Land/ Big Pine Kev
00111810- 000000
Section 2:
Additional emergency debris removal staging areas shall be authorized based on the following.
Notwithstanding the permitted uses established in Chapter 130, Land Use Districts, of the
Monroe County Land Development Code, temporary emergency debris removal staging areas
may be established by Monroe County, for a period not to exceed 180 days, effective September
27, 2017, for the collection, storage, and transfer of debris related to Hurricane Irma subject to
the following conditions:
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(1) The temporary emergency debris removal staging area shall be authorized by the
County Engineer, Building Official and/or Planning Director;
(2) Temporary emergency debris removal staging areas shall be located on Tier 3
designated areas;
(3) No clearing of native vegetation or filling shall occur to accommodate the temporary
emergency debris removal staging areas;
(4) Only fencing, as a temporary structure associated with a temporary emergency debris
removal staging area, may be located in any required setback, unless the BOCC
determines a temporary structure associated with emergency debris removal staging
area may occur temporarily within the setbacks to alleviate increased public
expenses; avoid threats to public health and safety; or the work cannot be readily
performed otherwise;
(5) The County Engineer, Building Official and/or Planning Director may require
conditions to a specific temporary emergency debris removal staging area to a) avoid
substantial harm to public health or safety; b) avoid substantial harm to, or
impairment of the normal use of, a public place; and/or c) avoid substantial harm to
the environment;
(6) Use of these sites as temporary emergency debris removal staging areas shall be
limited to a period not to exceed 180 days from the effective date, September 27,
2017, unless extended by a subsequent resolution by the BOCC; and
(7) Each site shall be restored to its prior condition following termination of use as a
temporary emergency debris removal staging area.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a special meeting held on the 27th day of Sept • , 2017.
Mayor George Neugent
Yes
Mayor Pro Tem David Rice
Yes
Commissioner Heather Carruthers
Yes
Commissioner Danny Kolhage
Yes
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy
Yes
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY
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Mayor George Neugent
ATTEST: KEVIN MADOK, CLERK
DEPUTY tLERK
MONK E COUNTY ORNEY
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