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MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION NO. 220 - 2018
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AMENDING BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION NO. 360-2017 IN ORDER TO EXTEND
THE TIME PERIOD FOR USE OF A PARCEL OF LAND KNOWN AS THE
CUDJOE TRANSFER STATION AS A TEMPORARY DISASTER DEBRIS
MANAGEMENT SITE FOR THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, AND
TRANSFER OF MARINE DEBRIS AND VESSELS RELATED TO
HURRICANE IRMA, EFFECTIVE JUNE 12, 2018, FOR A DURATION OF
UP TO 365 DAYS TO JUNE 11, 2019; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) 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, based on a "threat of danger to the populace inhabiting
Monroe County "; and
WHEREAS, since September 5, 2017, the Mayor has issued continuing declarations of
State of Local Emergency; 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 accumulated marine debris; and
WHEREAS, the marine debris resulting from Hurricane Irma must be collected and stored
pending disposal; and
WHEREAS, the empty cell portion of the County's Cudjoe Transfer Station, a Tier 1 site
owned by Monroe County (RE 00115410- 000100 and 00115410- 000200) (hereinafter, the
Property), is available for use for collection, storage, and separation of marine debris, prior to haul
out to an ultimate final disposal site; and
WHEREAS, the marine debris staging is limited to existing cleared /disturbed area of the
site; and
WHEREAS, the Property will be used as marine debris removal staging area or vessel
staging area and is not anticipated to have a negative impact on the environment; and
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WHEREAS, on December 13, 2017, the Monroe County BOCC approved Resolution No.
360 -2017, authorizing the use of the Property for collection, storage and handling of marine debris;
and
WHEREAS, Monroe County was recently awarded a grant from the Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) in the amount of approximately $49.2 million, for removal of debris
from canals; and
WHEREAS, a number of canals on which work will be performed under the grant are
located in the Lower Keys, including Sugarloaf, Cudjoe, Summerland and Ramrod, and it is
efficient and advantageous to have a debris site adjacent to those areas; and
WHEREAS, County staff have recommended the use of the Property for this purpose;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1:
Under this state of emergency, and notwithstanding the uses as of right and permitted uses
established in Chapter 130, Land Use Districts, of the Monroe County Land Development
Code, the BOCC hereby approves the following Tier 1 site as an available area for such
emergency marine disaster debris management site or vessel staging areas:
Site Island/ Address RE Number Tier
Mile Marker
Cudjoe Transfer Cudjoe/ Vacant land, 00115410- 000200 1
Station MM 21 Cudjoe Key and
(empty cell) 00115410- 000100
(Land Use
District: NA)
Section 2:
The use of the Property is subject to the following conditions:
(1) No clearing of native vegetation or filling shall occur to accommodate the temporary
emergency debris removal staging areas;
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(2) 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;
(3) 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
(4) Use of the site as temporary emergency debris removal staging areas shall be limited to a period
not to exceed an additional 365 days from the effective date, June 12, 2018, unless extended
by a subsequent resolution by the BOCC; and
(5) The site shall be restored to its prior condition following termination of use as a temporary
emergency debris removal staging area.
Section 3: The time limitation for use of the Property in Section 1 of Monroe County Board of
County Commissioners Resolution No. 360 -2017 is amended, to the extent that it is inconsistent
with this Resolution.
Section 4; This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida,
tx, _`a regular meting held on the 15 day of August, 2018.
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cam- er n.:::1,2 Mayor David Rice Yes
c , . _ _tom , i , Mayor Pro Tem Sylvia Murphy Yes
Ls _ i�C Commissioner Heather Carruthers Yes
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4 Commissioner Danny Kolhage Yes
-- (CD. - j' Commissioner George Neugent Yes
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