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BOOK 61 P'°UF. �o30 Both sites were submitted to the Department of Planning and Development for review. As indicated in Exhibit III, the sites should -not require rezoning and should not be inconsistent with the intended land use (zoning maps are provided in Exhibit IV). In addition, the designation of the sites for future hazardous.waste storage/transfer facilities will not require an amendment of the County's Comprehensive Plan. The Water Quality Assurance Act requires that the County's Comprehensive Plan be modified only if necessary. The decision as to whether it is "necessary" was left to the County's discretion. The primary concerns in selecting the sites are their impacts on surrounding properties and residences, and impacts on surface and groundwaters. In meeting the selection criteria provided in Exhibit II, those concerns are minimized. The site locations combined with their extensive buffering will minimize impacts on surrounding properties and surface waters. Design requirements that can be imposed by the County during site plan approval and issuance of building permits will further limit impacts to surrounding properties, surface waters and groundwaters. It should also be recognized that the Florida Department of Envirpnmental Regulation must approve and permit any construction of a hazardous waste storage/transfer facility; and will levy extensive design and operation requirements during site specific evaluation of any proposed facility. The Board should be aware that the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council is required to select a site within its regional jurisdiction -(Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties) that could be utilized for a future hazardous waste treatment facility. The sites selected by the four counties for hazardous waste storage/transfer facilities will be considered (along with independent sites in the four county area) as potential sites for a hazardous waste treatment facility. Staff has selected the two subject sites to satisfy only the State mandated requirement for the County to select two sites for future hazardous waste storage/transfer facilities. Staff does not intend for these sites to be approved by the Board for use for future hazardous waste treatment = facilities. It is the opinion of the Staff that any site within Indian River County that the Regional Planning Council intends to designate for a future hazardous waste treatment facility must be independently evaluated and submitted before the Board of County Commissioners for approval. RECOMMENDATION Staff will hold a public workshop regarding the selection of the two subject sites within the Commission Chambers at 7:00 P.M. on June 10, 1985. Staff will also provide a formal presentation to the Board and the public -during a public hearing before the Board during the Commission meeting on June 12, 1985. Staff recommends that, after the public hearing, the Board, upon weighing all matters presented, make a decision on the designation of the suggested sites for future hazardous waste storage/transfer facilities. Staff further recommends that the Board's decision be reflected in a resolution drafted by the County Attorney and executed by the Chairman of the Board; and that the resolution be authorized for submittal to the Regional Planning Council as Indian River County's decision on selection of two sites for future hazardous waste storage/transfer facilities. In the event only one of the sites is approved by the Board,. Staff recommends that the resolution reflect that two sites were selected but only one was approved due to whatever conditions or issues affected the decision. Staff does not believe that a hazardous waste storage/transfer facility is needed or financially feasible in Indian River County at this time. As such, we do not believe that the selection of two sites is absolutely necessary and recommend that, in the event only one site is approved, Indian River County not pursue the selection and approval of another site unless directed to do so by the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation. 44