Submitted By: Tye Chighizola
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Presentation By: Tye Chighizola
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Open a public hearing and introduce Ordinance 2022-72 to allow a materials recovery facility as a permitted use in the M-2 and M-3 zoning districts subject to criteria (COD22-44744). (This is the first of two public hearings. The second and final hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, August 16, 2022.)
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Economic Hub, Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
The ad ran on 7/22/2022 in the Ocala Star-Banner
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BACKGROUND: Staff has prepared an ordinance to allow a materials recovery facility (MRF) as a permitted use in the M-2 and M-3 zoning districts with criteria. The proposed ordinance also includes definitions for a MRF, recycling center, solid waste, and recovered materials.
A MRF is a solid waste facility that provides for the separation of solid waste and recyclable materials. A recycling center includes recovered materials (recyclables) that may have a small amount of solid waste. Currently, the code only allows a recycling center. Unlike a recycling center, a MRF requires a Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) permit.
A waste transfer station is an indoor facility where solid waste materials, including yard waste, demolition materials, and household refuse, are transferred from small vehicles to large trucks for efficient transport to landfills, recycling centers, and other disposal sites. The proposed ordinance does not include a waste transfer station definition or use.
Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6 to 0.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: The proposed ordinance was drafted by staff and is consistent with comparable ordinances concerning similar types of uses. The ordinance also includes adding back a use (construction and demolition landfill) in certain places that were removed during the most recent codificati...
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