Resolution 635-2023 RESOLUTION NO. 635 -2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
RATIFYING THE ADDITION OF A PORTION OF FLORIDA
KEYS MARATHON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PROPERTY
TO THE INVENTORY OF MONROE COUNTY CONSERVATION
LANDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MONROE COUNTY
ORDINANCE NO. 008-2023 AS CODIFIED AT SECTION 2-430(1)
OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES.
WHEREAS, on May 17, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) adopted
Ordinance No. 008-2023, otherwise referred to as the "Land Stewardship Ordinance"; and
WHERES, Ordinance No. 008-2023 has been codified at Sections 2-428 et seq. of the
Monroe County Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the Land Stewardship Ordinance established a definition of"Monroe County
Conservation Lands" and a process to add County-owned properties to the inventory of Monroe
County Conservation Lands; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Land Stewardship Ordinance, Monroe County
Conservation Lands include properties owned by the BOCC that have been acquired through the
Rate of Growth Ordinance (ROGO) land dedication process for conservation purposes, properties
owned by the BOCC that have been dedicated for conservation through the Transferable
Development Rights procedure, properties acquired using grant funding where the terms of the
grant require long-term conservation of the property, and other properties owned by the BOCC that
have been designated as conservation; and
WHEREAS,in accordance with Resolution 149-2022, the Monroe County Environmental Land
Management and Restoration Fund (Fund 160 /the Fund) is the funding source for the management of
Monroe County Conservation Lands and may only be used for the management of said lands; and
WHEREAS, the Land Stewardship Ordinance states that the BOCC shall ratify, by resolution,
an inventory of Monroe County Conservation Lands; and
WHEREAS, the BOCC ratified the initial list of Monroe County Conservation Lands at their
July 19, 2023 meeting through Resolution 251-2023;
WHEREAS, the Florida Keys Marathon International Airport property includes parcels having
the real estate numbers RE 00101160-000000 and 00104500-000000 ("Marathon Airport Property")
which, in total, contain approximately 35 acres of natural area consisting of hardwood hammock and
wetlands;
WHEREAS, the County's Department of Airports has requested that the County Land Steward
accept the land management of the natural areas on the Marathon Airport Property, as shown in Exhibit
A;
WHEREAS, in order for the Land Stewardship Program to manage the natural areas on the
Marathon Airport Property as Conservation Lands, utilizing funding from Fund 160, the property must
be designated as "Monroe County Conservation Lands"; and
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specifically excludes the approximately 40 ft wide strip
of land running along the southern boundary of the
polygon which the Airport is required to clear for runway safety.