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:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN BOAT SLIPS AND FEES; AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 27 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES ("CODE"); PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; CLARIFYING MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND EXEMPTIONS; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR BOAT SLIP ALLOCATION; FREEZING ANNUAL INCREASES IN BOAT SLIP FEES AND MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN FEES; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Lamar P. Fisher)
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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 at its meeting of April 6, 2021.
What Action Accomplishes
The Board may consider enacting an Ordinance amending implementation of the Manatee Protection Plan.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
Section 379.2431(2)(t)3, Florida Statutes, requires that each of Florida's coastal counties include a boat facility siting element in a manatee protection plan, and Objective 12-A.3 of the Broward County Comprehensive Plan's Conservation Element requires that new boat facilities will be located on sites that minimize potential manatee/boat overlap, injury to manatees, and disturbance of manatee habitat.
On June 26, 2007, the Board of County Commissioners ("Board") adopted the Boat Facility Siting Plan ("BFSP") component of the Manatee Protection Plan, providing for a new slip impact fee and a manatee mitigation fee, which are necessary to fund the various conservation and monitoring elements of the BFSP to enhance manatee protection. On Nov...
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