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
January 14, 2014
Presentation Outline
• Background
• Ordinance Review
• Summary
• Next Steps
Presentation Outline
• Background
• Ordinance Review
• Summary
• Next Steps
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
Background
What is yard trash?
• Vegetative matter from landscaping
maintenance and land clearing operations
• Includes materials such as:
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trees and tree stumps
shrub trimmings
palm fronds
grass clippings
associated rocks and soils
other vegetation
Mulch and
“fines”
Yard trash
Mulch covering
internal road paths
Equipment used for moving, grinding,
screening, coloring, mixing, etc.
Waste
containers
Dyes to
color mulch
Equipment fuel and
maintenance fluids
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
Sep 2013
BCC Public Hearing (1st)
Dec 2013
BCC Work Session
Background
BCC Work Session Recommendations
Issue
Recommendation
• incompatible zoning
• keep special exception
• decreased setbacks
• keep original setbacks
• storage issues
• handle at special
exception
• abandonment
• financial assurance
Presentation Outline
• Background
• Ordinance Review
• Summary
• Next Steps
Ordinance Review
Sec. 32-213. Definitions
Yard trash 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.”
Ordinance Review
Sec. 32-214. Permit Procedures.
Current process treats small yard waste sites
the same as Class I landfills.
Development
Review
Committee
Board
of Zoning
Adjustment
Environmental
Protection
Division
Board
of County
Commissioners
Ordinance Review
Sec. 32-214. Permit Procedures.
Existing
Proposed
• exempt if <200 cu yds
• no change
• EPD permit if 200 cu yds
or more
• conditional exemption
for 200 – 12,000 cu yds
– DRC review
– BZA hearing
– BCC hearing
• financial responsibility
required
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no DRC review
BZA hearing
BCC consideration
commercial plan
review
• no change, but set at
$25,000
Ordinance Review
Sec. 38-77. Use table.
Existing
Proposed
• special exception in
I-2/3, I-4
• special exception required
if adjoining property
is not Industrial or C-3
• adding I-1/5
• special exception in
A-1, A-2
• no change
Ordinance Review
Sec. 32-216. Technical requirements
Sec. 38-79. Conditions (120)
Existing
Proposed
• 200 ft machinery
setback from residential
property
• same – but included
residences
• 150 ft processing and
storage setback in
I-2/3, and I-4
• 50 ft setback when
adjacent to Industrial
or C-3
• 150 ft processing and
storage setback in
A-1, A-2
• no change
• no specific buffer yard
in A-1, A-2
• buffer yard Type C
Ordinance Review
Sec. 32-216. Technical requirements
Sec. 38-79. Conditions (120)
Existing
Proposed
• fire lanes
• no change
• dust control
• no change
• litter control
• no change
• vector control
• no change
• odor control
• no change
• noise control
• no change
• access control
• same, but no longer
specify 6 ft fence
• no explicit pile height
limit
• 25 ft pile height
limit
Ordinance Review
Sec. 32-216. Technical requirements
Sec. 38-79. Conditions (120)
Existing
Proposed
• unauthorized waste
control
• same, but also remove
from bags within 48
hours
• could stockpile 12,000
cu yds unprocessed
material indefinitely
• all material must be
size-reduced within 12
months of intake
• after size-reducing,
remove within 18
months
• no change
Presentation Outline
• Background
• Ordinance Review
• Summary
• Next Steps
Summary
Benefits to operator
– save money ($9K application fees + consulting
costs)
– save time (6+ months review)
Benefits to County
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may increase recycling
conserve landfill space
may increase storm debris recovery infrastructure
focus staff resources on larger sites
Summary
• Simplify permitting
for small-scale operations
• Continue to address
environmental and nuisance issues
Presentation Outline
• Background
• Ordinance Review
• Summary
• Next Steps
Next Steps
• No action necessary at this hearing
• BCC Adoption Public Hearing scheduled for
January 28, 2014 at 2:00 P.M.
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
January 14, 2014