Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Andrew J. Meyers
Department: County Attorney
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance, the title of which is as follows: (Continued from January 28, 2025 - Item No. 59)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO WASTE LIMITATION; AMENDING SECTION 14-2 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES ("CODE"); PROHIBITING OPERATORS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES FROM LANDFILLING CERTAIN SPECIFIED WASTE; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Sponsored by Mayor Beam Furr)
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Why Action is Necessary
A Resolution directing the County Administrator to publish notice of public hearing to consider enactment of the Ordinance was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners ("Board") at its meeting of October 22, 2024.
What Action Accomplishes
Allows for the Board's consideration of the proposed Ordinance.
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Summary Explanation/Background
Section 14-2 of the Broward County Code of Ordinances ("Code") currently prohibits all operators of solid waste management facilities from landfilling any processable waste in excess of one thousand (1,000) tons per day at any facility so long as there exists capacity at any operating resource recovery facilities in the county that are available to accept and dispose of processable waste. The proposed Ordinance amends Section 14-2 to prohibit "garbage" within any portion of the solid waste management facility that is located above an elevation of two hundred twenty-five (225) feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD), except during a disaster declared by any level of government, including federal, state, or local, or as directed by the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County ("Board") as being in the best interests of the public. "Garbage" is defined pu...
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