Loading...
06/27/1985 SpecialDD C67 Public Hearing/Special Meeting Board of County Commissioners Thursday, June 27, 1985 Marathon A special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners convened at 3:00 p.m. on the above date at the Marathon Subcourthouse. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner William Freeman, Commissioner John Stormont, and Mayor Pro Tem Fahrer. Also present were Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; Susan Vernon, Assistant County Attorney; Charles Siemon, Wendy Larsen and Lane Kendig, Planning Consultants; County staff; members of the Press and Radio; and the general public. Mayor Harvey arrived at the meeting and assumed the Chair at approximately 3:15 p.m. Commissioner Swift arrived at 4:20 p.m. The Board entered into a general discussion of cri- teria for Commercial Fishing Areas. Commissioner Stormont addressed the Board and discussed a proposed Home Occupational License concept concerning commercial fishing in residential areas. Mr. Bill Moore of O.F.F.and Ray Allen, attorney representing O.F.F., discussed the proposed Home Occupational License concept. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Fahrer and seconded by Commissioner Swift that permitted as of right in all residential areas, Home Occupational Commercial Fishing means the use of a residential parcel of land including any contiguous property in common ownership by a resident of the property for the docking of commercial fishing vessels owned and operated by the resident of the property parallel to the shoreline within the boundary line of the property, the non -mechanical off-loading of catch, the storage of not more than ten (10) traps during the off season provided that the traps are screened from any adjacent residential use, and the seasonal loading and off-loading of fishing equipment including traps during a period of three weeks before and three weeks after the opening and closing of any fishing season, provided that the owner or operator of the commercial enterprise is the holder of a valid Occupational License from the County of Monroe. The following persons spoke concerning this matter: Pam Martin of Upper Keys O.F.F., John Dutton of Marathon, L. B. Pokorski of Big Pine, Stan Becker of Little Torch Key and Curtis Mobley of Lower Matecumbe. Roll call vote was unani- mous. Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Fahrer directing the County Attorney to prepare an Ordinance amending Chapter 12 of the Monroe County Code to provide for a Commercial Fishing Occupational License Tax. Roll call vote was unanimous. Motion was made by Commissioner Swift and seconded by Commissioner Freeman that the Non -Conforming Use Section of Volume II be amended to establish the legal rights of the existing grandfathered commercial fishing uses under Ordinance 020-1980, that they will be allowed to continue until those rights are extinguished under the terms of the Ordinance, and also that the County will move immediately to update the Grandfather List. Roll call vote was unanimous. Motion was made by Commissioner Fahrer and seconded DD - - 068 by Commissioner Swift to delete the CFR Category from Volume II. Shirley Larsen of Key Largo addressed the issue. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Harvey called for a Special Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for July 17th at 1:30 p.m. in Marathon to continue the discussionof Commercial Fishing Areas. Ethel Davis of Big Pine, Dick Holmes of Big Pine, Pam Martin of Upper Keys O.F.F., and Bob Powell of Lower -- Matecumbe addressed the Board. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m. D D 069 Special Meeting/Public Hearing Board of'County Commissioners Thursday, June 27, 1985 Marathon A special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners convened at 7:10 p.m. on the above date. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner Alison Fahrer, Commissioner William Freeman, Commissioner John Stormont, and Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey. Commissioner Ed Swift entered the meeting at approximately 7:30 p.m. Also present were Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; Susan Vernon, Assistant County Attorney; Planning Consultants; County staff; members of the Press and Radio; and the general public. Mr. Siemon addressed the Board and recommended that the Board on Tuesday, July 2nd, vote to transmit the Draft Plan and Maps subject to an understanding that the changes contained in a memorandum from the Planning Department dated June 26, 1985 would be accomplished. Mayor Harvey recognized Dr. John DeGrove of the Department of Community Affairs who was in the audience. The following individuals spoke: Joan Tucker, Al Damron, Alain dePierrefeu, Pat Doerr, Sandy Barrett, Stanley Becker, Sue Abbott, Curt Blair (speaking for Mr. Limblat (Seacamp), Irene Hooper, James Kyle, Bob Ernst (President of the Middle Keys Citizens Association), Pam Martin of Upper Keys O.F.F., George Kundtz of Key Colony Beach and the Middle Keys Citizens Association and the Florida Keys Citizens Coalition, and Marvin Payne of Marathon. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.