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Fr- 3 A � 12 119 Boa 88 P,k�r 4 9?1 In verbal conversations with county staff, DER staff has indicated that Macho Products, Inc. will be using the best available control technology (SACT) to handle VOC emissions. DER staff has also indicated that Macho Products, Inc. will soon apply for a DER air -- quality permit. Consequently, county planning staff will require the applicant to submit a DER construction permit prior to site plan release and to submit a DER operations permit prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the project. In staff's opinion, state air emissions requirements enforced through the FDER permitting and inspection process are. adequate to ensure that'no adverse air quality problems will result from site plan approval. In fact, if Macho Products were proposing to locate within an existing structure which was approved for industrial uses, no county approvals at all would be required. In that case, - however, DER would still require -that applicable air emissions permits be obtained.. - It is staff's opinion that all air emission related issues be addressed by DER. Not only does DER have adequate technical staff to address air emissions, but DER also has standards and criteria relating to air quality. Because Indian River County regulations do not specifically address air emissions, any decision made based upon assumed air quality impacts would be arbitrary and probably v indefensible if challenged in court. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners take no action on this matter. Director Keating reported that staff has been talking to representatives of Macho Products for a year about their desire to locate within Indian River County, and they have informed staff about characteristics of their product and the fact that they have some emissions. Any site plan must meet the requirements of all jurisdictional agencies, including the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) and the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (FDER). Construction and operating permits will be required. Macho has not yet applied for either of these. Indian River County ordinance requires all permits and agency criteria to be submitted to staff before a permit will be issued. The specifics will be discussed Thursday night at the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting. He noted that if Macho wanted to move into an existing facility, they would not have to get a permit from the County because that would be outside the scope of the County's authority. Because this is a new facility the County will be coordinating with FDER. 18