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County Administrator's Report 11. 7.

BCC Regular Meeting

Technical/Public Service Consent

Meeting Date:	07/10/2014
Issue: A Six-Month Moratorium on Permitting or Re-permitting of Borrow Pits
From:	Jack Brown
Department:	County Administrator's Office
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning Scheduling Public Hearings to Consider a Six-Month Moratorium on Permitting or Re-permitting of Borrow Pits - Jack R. Brown, County Administrator

That the Board authorize the scheduling of the following Public Hearings for consideration of an Ordinance placing a temporary moratorium on the permitting or re-permitting of borrow pits, borrow pit reclamation facilities, construction and demolition debris facilities, and land clearance disposal facilities, so that County Staff may review and evaluate County Ordinances and regulations governing such land uses:

A. The first of two Public Hearings for Thursday, July 24, 2014, at 5:36 p.m.; and

B. The second of two Public Hearings for Thursday, August 21, 2014, at 5:31 p.m.

BACKGROUND:

Escambia County currently requires certain landfill (construction and demolition debris and land clearance disposal) and mining (borrow pit) operations to obtain County Permits. After receiving substantial public input, during its June 26, 2014, meeting, the Board directed staff to review and evaluate its current permitting processes and enforcement mechanisms for these types of operations. Staff anticipates drafting stronger and more effective regulations at the end of this review period. To ensure that any affected operations conform to the more stringent requirements being developed, a temporary six-month moratorium on the issuance of new or renewed permits is essential.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

N/A

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

Assistant County Attorney, Ryan E. Ross will draft the moratorium Ordinance. The Ordinance will be advertised in the July 12, 2014, and the August 9, 2014, editions of the Pensacola News Journal.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

N/A

Attachments
Moratorium Ordinance