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ORDINANCE NO. 003 -1994'94 FEB 25 P3 :40
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LANGUAGEOF ;,MONROE
COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 9 . 5-3 4 5 (m) , pp,R C�,MANGROVES ,
AND SUBMERGED LANDS" ; PROVIDINGI O`R REPEAL OF
ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE SECRETARY OF
STATE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, due to the designation contained in Chapter 28-20,
Florida Administrative Code, the recommended changes are "land
development regulations" as defined in Florida Statutes Chapter
163 .3164 (22) ; and
WHEREAS, Section 9 . 5-511, Monroe County Code of Ordinances
(MCC) provides for the amendment of "land development regula-
tions" (LDRs) ; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 163 , Florida Statutes, the
Planning Commission is designated as the "local planning agency"
by the Board of County Commissioners sitting as the "local govern-
ing body" ; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the above sections, the Board of County
Commissioners has directed the county planning staff and its
consultants to study the mangrove trimming ordinance and make
recommendations through the Planning Commission as appropriate;
and
WHEREAS, the county staff has gathered the relevant data and
has analyzed recommended changes; and
WHEREAS, the staff' s recommended changes were provided to
the Development Review Committee for review and comment; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, sitting as the "local plan-
ning agency" , after due notice and public participation in the
hearing process, has reviewed the Monroe County Code sections
dealing with environmental criteria; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners agrees with and
hereby ratifies the Planning Commission' s decisions and makes the
following Findings of Fact :
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1 . Section 9 ..5-511 (c) of the LDRs provides that amendments to
the LDRs text may be made at any time; and that
2 . Section 9 . 5-511 (d) of the LDRs provide for the review of
proposed amendments by the Planning Department, the Develop-
ment Review Committee, and the Planning Commission, who make
recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners; and that
3 . Section 9 . 5-511 (d) (3) of the LDRs provide that the Planning
Commission and the Board of County Commissioners each hold at
least one (1) public hearing on the proposed amendments to
the text; and that
4 . Section 9 . 5-511 (d) (4) of the LDRs provide that the Planning
Commission review the proposed amendments, as well as the
reports and recommendations of the Planning Department and
the Development Review Committee, together with any public
testimony, and submit its recommendations and findings to the
Board of County Commissioners; and that
5 . Section 9 . 5-511 (d) of the LDRs provides that the Board of
County Commissioners shall consider the report and recommenda-
tion of the Department of Planning, the Development Review
Committee, and the Planning Commission, and the testimony
given at the public hearings; and that
6 . Florida Statutes Section 125 . 66 (6) requires that the Board of
County Commissioners hold two public hearings after 5 : 00 p.m.
on any ordinance "affecting the use of land" ; and
7 . The Board of County Commissioners has met the requirements of
F.S . Sec . 125 . 66 (6) ; and
8 . The proposed revisions of the LDRs were conducted by profes-
sional Planning Department staff; and that
9 . The revisions of the LDRs with regards to the sign ordinance
have been deemed by staff to concur with the policies promul-
gated in the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan; and that
10 . The Planning Commission concurred with staff by finding that
the proposed amendments, as further amended, conformed with
the policies of the comprehensive plan and found that the
proposed amendments will help implement said Comprehensive
Plan; and that
11 . The Planning Commission also found that the proposed amend-
ments are consistent with the Principles for Guiding Develop-
ment identified in Chapter 380, F.S . ; and that
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12 . The Planning Commission did not recommend approval to the
Board of County Commissioners of the proposed text amendments
as originally written by staff, but does support the proposed
text amendments if they are further amended by the revisions
and additions contained in Resolution P47-93 , and which are
incorporated herein; and that
13 . The Board of County Commissioners hereby concurs with the
Planning Commission and finds that the proposed text amend-
ments are needed based upon a recognition of new issues; a
need for additional detail, and comprehensiveness; and data
updates; and that
14 . The Board of County Commissioners therefore supports the
proposed ordinance language with amendments noted at the
hearings, and hereby directs the staff of the Planning Depart-
ment to reformat the proposed amendments as appropriate, to
correct typographical errors, and to make global changes to
the proposed document as required for consistency and codifi-
cation in the Monroe County Code; and that
15 . The Board of County Commissioners hereby supports the deci-
sion of the Planning Commission and hereby approves the pro-
posed text amendments, as herein amended.
WHEREAS, Chapter 380 . 0552 (9) , Florida Statutes, requires that
the Department of Community Affairs, acting as the "state land
planning agency" , approve all proposed land development regula-
tions before such changes may become effective; and
WHEREAS, it is desired by the Board that the following chang-
es to the land development regulations be approved, adopted and
transmitted to the state land planning agency for approval; now
therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT THE FOLLOWING CHANGES BE MADE TO CHAPTER
9 . 5 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE:
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Section 1 . Chapter 9 . 5, Article VII, Division 10, Section
9 . 5-345 (m) shall be amended to read as follows :
ARTICLE VII . LAND USE DISTRICTS
DIVISION - 8 . ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
Sec. 9.5-345. Environmental design criteria.
(m) Mangroves and Submerged Lands:
(6) The trimming of mangroves is permitted according
to the following criteria:
a. The trimming of mangroves is permitted for
the following purposes :
1 . Installation of a structure permittable
pursuant to this section;
2 . maintenance of authorized accessways or
navigation ways over land or water
including but not limited to walkways,
paths, decks, docks, canals, channels,
and basins;
3 . visual access;
4 . governmental purposes authorized by
statute .
b. The trimming of mangroves for the purposes
outlined in subsection a. above shall only be
permitted in accordance with and upon
presentation to the county of a Florida
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
permit or exemption issued specifically for
the trimming activity being requested for the
subject property or for properties within
governmental exemption without further
action;
c . County approval of mangrove trimming shall be
either in the form of approval in conjunction
with a permitted structure pursuant to
subsection a. l . above, or in the form of a
fee-exempt permit in the case of trimming for
access maintenance and visual access
(subsections a. 2 . and a. 3 . above) ;
d. Nothing in this section shall in any way be
construed to allow mangrove removal, except
as permitted in conjunction with installation
of a permitted structure as listed above in
section a. l . ;
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e . Mangrove trimming is considered a form of
site preparation as described in section
9 . 5-111 of this chapter and shall conform to
each and every requirement of this chapter,
including the requirement for a principal use
on the subject property.
Section 2 . If the state land planning agency shall disapprove
any land development regulations change, such disapproval
shall in no way affect the validity of any other land develop-
ment regulation change .
Section 3 . All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
Section 4 . If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, item,
change, or provision of this ordinance is held invalid, the
remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such
invalidity.
Section 5 . This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
receipt of official notice from the Office of the Secretary
of State of the State of Florida that this ordinance has been
filed with said office, except, however, no amendment to the
Monroe County Land Development Regulations shall be deemed
effective until approved by the state land planning agency.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, at a special meeting held on the 18th day of
January, A.D. 1994 .
Mayor London YES
• Mayor Pro Tem Cheal NO
Commissioner Freeman YES
Commissioner Harvey YES
' . Commissioner Reich YES
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
`f t': MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY.
_ ayor/Chairman
(SEAL) _.
Attest : AP• ' • /'� ► • TO FORM
QAL 1 ICIENCY
BY
4�1 Alimett Ofilm
CLERK
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MEMORANDUM•
To Danny Kolhage, Clerk
From: Garth C. Coller, Land Use Attorney G�
Date: February 23 , 1994
Re Ordinance No. 003-1994 (Mangrove Ordin.• - )
MCC Chapter 9.5, Sec. 345(m)
I have reviewed the attached memorandum, dated February 14, 1994,
from Mr. Bob Channell to Mr. Ty Symroski, regarding corrections
to the above referenced ordinance. I have determined that each of
the listed corrections is consistent with the Findings of Fact,
Section 14, of referenced ordinance and may therefore be consid-
ered as having been authorized by the Board of County Commission-
ers upon adoption of said ordinance on January 18, 1994.
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cc: Robert L. Herman, Director of Growth Management
Lorenzo Aghemo, Director of Planning
Ty Symroski, Development Review Coordinator
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Ty Symroski, Development Review Coordinator
FROM: Bob Channell, Planning Technician
DATE: February 14, 1994
RE: Corrections to Mangrove Ordinance, Chapter 9 .5-345(m)
The following describes the corrections for the Mangrove
ordinance, Chapter 9.5-345(m)
1) MANGROVES AND SUBMERGED LANDS, CHAPTER 9.5-345(m)
Page One
- Change commission spelling in the fourth paragraph.
- Allign the last two paragraphs with the others.
Page Two
- In paragraph three, change "texts" to read "text" .
- After paragraph five, insert a new number six which reads:
6. Florida Statutes section 125.66(6) requires that the
Board of County Commisioners hold two public hearings
after five pm on any ordinance affecting the use of land;
and that
-After the above number six, insert a new number seven which
reads:
"7. The Board of County Commissioners has met the
requirements of Florida Statute 125.66(6) ; and that"
- Renumber previous paragraphs six through ten to eight
through twelve.
- Delete from paragraph six,"and professional land use
consultants representing Monroe County. "
- After the word "staff" in paragraph eight, insert the words
"by finding" .
- In paragraph eight, replace "were in concurrence", with the
word "conformed".
Page Three
- In paragraph eleven, delete "above decision of the" .
- After "commissioners" in paragraph twelve, add "therefore
supports the proposed ordinance language with amendments
noted at the hearings" .
- After "consistency" in paragraph twelve, insert "and
codification in the Monroe County Code" .
- Delete underline in paragraph thirteen.
- Omit all that follows the word "Amended" in paragraph
thirteen.
- In 9.5-345(m) (6)a.1. , a simicolon is needed at the end.
CORRES. 11B/TXTLDR 02/15/94
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- In 9.5-345(m) (6)a.2. , insert "and" after channels. Also
place a semicolon after "basins" .
- After "access" in 3. , place a semicolon.
- After number three, add "4 . governmental purposes
authorized by statute" .
- After "property" in b. , add "or for properties within
governmental exemption without further action" .
- In c. , place periods after numbers one, two, and three.
- In d. , place a period after the number one.
CORRES. 11B/TXTLDR 02/15/94
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MARATHON, FLORIDA 33050 500 WHITEHEAD STREET PLANTATION KEY, FLOR)DA 33070
TEL. (305) 289-6027 KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040 TEL. (305)852-7145
TEL. (305) 292-3550
February 28, 1994
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mrs. Liz Cloud
Bureau of Administrative Code and Laws
Department of State
The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Dear Mrs. Cloud:
Enclosed please find a certified copy of Ordinance No. 003-1994, amending the
language of Monroe County Code Chapter 9.5-345(m), "Mangroves and Submerged
Lands"; Providing for the repeal of all Ordinances inconsistent herewith;Providing for
Transmittal to the Secretary of State of the State of Florida, and Providing an effective
date.
This Ordinance was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners at a Workshop/Public Hearing in formal session on January 18, 1994.
Please file for record.
Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of Circuit Court
and ex officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
By: Isabel C.DeSantis
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Deputy Clerk
cc: Growth Management Director County Administrator
Planning Director County Attorney
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Jim Smith, Secretary of State
DIVISION OF ELECTIONS
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March 7, 1994
Honorable Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County Courthouse
500 Whitehead Street
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Isabel C. De Santis, Deputy Clerk
Dear Mr. Kolhage:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125 . 66, Florida Statutes,
this will acknowledge your letter of February
certified copies of Monroe County Ordinance Numbers 94_ , 94-2
and�9�:4..� :� 28, 1994 and
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Honorable Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County Courthouse
500 Whitehead Street
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Isabel C. De Santis, Deputy Clerk
Dear Mr. KOlhage:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes,
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certified copies of Monroe County Ordinance Numbers 94-1, 94-2
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