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Growth Management Report 11. 4.

BCC Regular Meeting

Public Hearing

Meeting Date:	07/10/2014
Issue: 5:47 p.m. - Reclamation Plan for Expansion of Shortleaf Pit
From:	Horace Jones
Department:	Development Services

RECOMMENDATION:

5:47 p.m. - A Public Hearing Concerning the Reclamation Plan for Expansion of Shortleaf Pit

That the Board of County Commissioners take the following actions:

A. Review and approve or deny the proposed expansion of the construction and demolition debris (C&DD) facility reclamation use of the Shortleaf Borrow Pit on Longleaf Drive, requested by Hatch Mott MacDonald Florida, LLC, agent for Trilogy Corporation Of Northwest Florida, Inc., owner and developer; and

B. Review and approve or deny the proposed exception for the Shortleaf Borrow Pit reclamation plan to the process for reclaiming mined-out land in reclamation units so that no more than five (5) acres of mined-out land are exposed at any one excavation site, allowing reclamation in only one unit for the entire site following the completion of all excavation operations.

BACKGROUND:

On August 16, 2006, Mr. David Skipper, P.E. of Hatch Mott MacDonald Florida, LLC, project engineer, submitted a site plan application for development of a borrow pit within a wooded 29.63-acre parcel on Longleaf Drive at Kemp Road. The plan proposed an estimated one million cubic yards of materials to be excavated from the pit over a 5-year period, depending on market demand for such materials. Within one year of completion of all excavation operations, reclamation of the mined-out land by filling with construction and demolition debris would begin. Reclamation activities would continue an estimated five additional years until completion. The site is within the MU-U/I future land use category and the C-2 zoning district. A previous recommendation for the required Board action to approve or deny the proposed C&DD use, and to allow an exception to the 5-acre reclamation unit limit, was considered by the Board at the October 5, 2006 public hearing. Discussion at the hearing was limited by the Board to the borrow pit use, and no public comment regarding C&DD use was considered. However, BCC meeting minutes indicate a 3-2 vote approving only the reclamation unit exception. Subsequent to the Board's actions, and with borrow pits already among the permitted uses within the applicable C-2 zoning district, the Development Review Committee (DRC) conditionally approved a development order and resource extraction permit for the borrow pit use only. Foremost among the approval conditions was the remaining requirement for Board approval of a reclamation use. On September 28, 2007 the project engineer submitted a new site plan application for a C&DD facility as the reclamation use of the borrow pit. This reclamation use was approved by the BCC on November 1, 2007. On May 9, 2014 the project engineer Mr. Heath Jenkins of Hatch Mott MacDonald Florida, submitted a site plan to the Development Review Committee to extend the existing borrow pit (29.63-acre) parcel to include a 9.8-acre adjoining parcel. The time frame for excavation of the site is estimated to be approximately 5 years, based upon anticipated market demand for the excavated material. It is anticipated that after excavation, it would take approximately 1 year to commence C&DD activities. Once C&DD activities commence, it is estimated that the reclamation activities would take approximately 10 years to complete. Therefore, based upon approval in 2014, the anticipated date of completion would be December 2030. DRC approval of the application is pending the required Board action on the proposed reclamation use and Board confirmation of the requested exception to maximum reclamation unit size.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

None.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

None.

PERSONNEL:

No additional personnel are required to process the site plan application.

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

As required by Section 82-226, Escambia County Code of Ordinances, the Board must approve all new C&DD sites at a duly advertised public hearing. As required by Section 42-323, the reclamation plan for a proposed borrow pit shall include a process for reclaiming such land in reclamation units so that no more than five (5) acres of mined-out land are exposed at any one excavation site, unless the terms of the borrow pit site plan development order provide for an exception.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

Upon Board approval of the proposed C&DD reclamation use, a revised development order and resource extraction permit for the borrow pit site plan will be issued. The development order and reclamation plan will specify the Board's determination regarding an exception to the reclamation unit size. Future use of the site as a C&DD facility will require permitting through the Escambia County Solid Waste Management Department and Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).

Attachments
Development Order
Approved Site Plan 6-3-14
C&D Operation Plan
FDEP Letter - 11/14/12 Inspection Report
Maps
Sign Posting - Kemp Rd and Longleaf Dr