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Proposed Amendments to Chapter 32 Article V Solid Waste Management and Chapter 38 Zoning

Board of County Commissioners. Proposed Amendments to Chapter 32 Article V Solid Waste Management and Chapter 38 Zoning. 5:01 P.M. Public Hearing Presented by the Orange County Environmental Protection Division September 24, 2013. Presentation Outline. Background Ordinance Review

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Proposed Amendments to Chapter 32 Article V Solid Waste Management and Chapter 38 Zoning

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  1. Board of County Commissioners Proposed Amendments to Chapter 32 Article V Solid Waste Management and Chapter 38 Zoning 5:01 P.M. Public Hearing Presented by the Orange County Environmental Protection Division September 24, 2013

  2. Presentation Outline • Background • Ordinance Review • Summary • Next Steps

  3. Presentation Outline • Background • Ordinance Review • Summary • Next Steps

  4. Background 1992 Solid waste management ordinance adopted 2005 Added “yard trash and land clearing debris recycling facilities” 2012 Environmental Streamlining Task Force recommends: • simplify permitting for yard trash recycling • reduce costs • increase recycling

  5. Background What is yard trash? • Vegetative matter from landscaping maintenance and land clearing operations • Includes materials such as: • trees and tree stumps • shrub trimmings • palm fronds • grass clippings • associated rocks and soils • other vegetation

  6. Yard trash Mulch and “fines” Mulch covering internal road paths

  7. Equipment used for moving, grinding, screening, coloring, mixing, etc.

  8. Waste containers Dyes to color mulch Equipment fuel and maintenance fluids

  9. Background Public review process: Oct 2012 EPC Work Session Dec 2012 Stakeholder Workshop Dec 2012 EPC Briefing Mar 2013 Ag Advisory Board Apr 2013 EPC Final Approval Jun 2013 Local Planning Agency Aug 2013 LPA Finding of Consistency

  10. Presentation Outline • Background • Ordinance Review • Summary • Next Steps

  11. Ordinance Review Sec. 32-213. Definitions Yard trash recycling processing facility: “A yard trash transfer station or a facility at which yard trash is processed into a size-reduced, usable material or is composted, but does not include a facility used for the disposal of yard trash.”

  12. Ordinance Review Sec. 32-214. Permit Procedures. Current process same as for a large scale Class I landfill. Development Review Committee Board of Zoning Adjustment Board of County Commissioners Environmental Protection Division

  13. Ordinance Review Sec. 32-214. Permit Procedures. Existing • exempt if less than 200 cu yds of yard trash • full permit review if 200 cu yds or more of yard trash • DRC review • BZA hearing • BCC hearing Proposed • no change • notification and conditional exemption for 200 – 12,000 cu yds • no DRC review • no BZA (for some) • no BCC hearing

  14. Ordinance Review Sec. 38-77. Use table. Existing • special exception inI-2/3, I-4 • special exception inA-1, A-2 Proposed • permitted use in I-1/5, I-2/3, I-4 • no change inA-1, A-2

  15. Ordinance Review Sec. 32-216. Technical requirementsSec. 38-79. Conditions (120) Existing • 150 ft from boundary in I-2/3, I-4 [32] • 150 ft from boundary in A-1, A-2 [32] • 200 ft machinery setback from residential property [38] • 100 ft from potable well • 50 ft from wetland Proposed • 50 ft in I-1/5, I-2/3, I-4 [38] • 100 ft inA-1, A-2 [38] • 200 ft machinery setback from residences and residential property [38] • no change • no change

  16. Ordinance Review Sec. 32-216. Technical requirementsSec. 38-79. Conditions (120) Existing • landscaping per Chapter 24 [32] • buffer yard Type B I-1/5, I-2/3, I-4 • no specific buffer yardA-1, A-2 Proposed • no change [38] • no change • buffer yard Type C [38]

  17. Ordinance Review Sec. 32-216. Technical requirementsSec. 38-79. Conditions (120) Existing • fire lanes • dust control • litter control • vector control • odor control • noise control • access control [32] • no explicit pile height limit Proposed • no change • no change • no change • no change • no change • no change • same, but no longer specify 6 ft fence [32] • 25 ft pile height limit [38]

  18. Ordinance Review Sec. 32-216. Technical requirementsSec. 38-79. Conditions (120) Existing • unauthorized waste control [32] • size-reduce or remove before stockpiling the greater of 6 months intake or 12,000 cu yds[32] • after size-reducing, remove within 18 months Proposed • same, but also remove from bags within 48 hours [32] • same, but also all material must be processed within 12 months of intake [32] • no change

  19. Presentation Outline • Background • Ordinance Review • Summary • Next Steps

  20. Summary Benefits to operator • save money ($9K application fees + consulting costs) • save time (6+ months review) Benefits to County • may increase recycling • conserve landfill space • may increase storm debris recovery infrastructure • focus staff resources on more intense sites

  21. Summary • Simplify permitting for small-scale operations • Continue to address environmental and nuisance issues • Promote recycling and conserve landfill space

  22. Presentation Outline • Background • Ordinance Review • Summary • Next Steps

  23. Next Steps • No action necessary at this hearing • BCC Adoption Public Hearing scheduled for October 8, 2013 at 2:00 P.M.

  24. Board of County Commissioners Proposed Amendments to Chapter 32 Article V Solid Waste Management and Chapter 38 Zoning 5:01 P.M. Public Hearing Presented by the Orange County Environmental Protection Division September 24, 2013

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