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BOOK 96 wE 36 <br />KARL HEDIN'S REQUEST FOR BOARD REVIEW OF COUNTY <br />WETLANDS RESOURCE PERMIT FEE REQUIREMENT <br />Roland DeBlois, Chief of Environmental Planning, presented the <br />alternatives as set out in staff's recommendation: <br />TO: James E. Chandler <br />County Administrator <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br />Ro ert Rea g,ftDir <br />Community Developme for <br />FROM: Roland M. DeBlois, ICP <br />.Chief, Environmental Planning <br />DATE: October 4, 1995 <br />RE: Karl Hedin's Request for Board Review of County <br />Wetland Resource Permit Fee Requirement <br />It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal <br />consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular <br />meeting of October 10, 1995. <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />For purposes of constructing a newly approved expansion of a mini - <br />warehouse storage business (Keith's Mini Storage "1B" at 6015 99th <br />Street), Mr. Karl Hedin recently obtained wetland fill approvals <br />from the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) and the <br />U.S. Army Corps- of Engineers (ACOE). To mitigate site wetland <br />impacts, Mr. Hedin agreed to pay a $6,000 fee -in -lieu of on-site <br />mitigation to the Environmental Learning Center (ELC), where the <br />funds will. be used for native vegetation restoration. <br />During the County's plan review process, county staff advised Mr. <br />Hedin that, in order to gain release of his approved site plan, he <br />also needed to obtain a county wetland resource permit, including <br />payment of $75 application fee. Although Mr. Hedin paid the $75 <br />fee to obtain a county permit, he wrote a letter on September 20, <br />1995 (attached) protesting the fee, and requesting a hearing before <br />the Board of County Commissioners to discuss the permit <br />requirement, which he considers duplicative and unreasonable. As <br />such, this matter is presented herein for -the Board's <br />consideration. <br />ANALYSIS <br />The county wetland resource permit was established in conjunction <br />with implementation of the 1990 Comprehensive Plan. Before 1990, <br />21 <br />OCTOBER 17, 1995 <br />