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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution_03-97/98_10/09/1997 RESOLUTION NO. 3 -97/98 • I A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE PALM BEACH COUNTY MUNICIPAL LEAGUE IN ITS RECOMMENDATION FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSED CHANGES BY THE PALM BEACH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ERM) TO SECTION 9.4 WETLANDS PROTECTION OF THE UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; PROVIDING FOR DISTRIBUTION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. a WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management (ERM) has proposed a modification to Section 9.4 Wetlands Protection of the Unified Land Development Code which will require ERM oversight of municipal code adoption and enforcement; and I WHEREAS, the proposed Wetlands Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the Environmental Control Act, which only allows municipalities the opportunity to opt -out of those i regulations if the municipality's ordinance is as restrictive or more restrictive than the countywide regulations; and • WHEREAS, all other proposed countywide regulations are either enumerated in the County Charter as approved by the electorate or adopted pursuant to Chapter 125, F.S., which allows an individual municipality the legal right to opt -out of the ordinance in accordance with the County /Municipal Policy; and WHEREAS, if the amendments are adopted pursuant to Chapter 125, F.S., municipalities not desiring to develop their own regulations will automatically be bound by the countywide ordinance while those adopting their own regulations will retain their legal ability to "opt- out "; and WHEREAS, the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta supports the recommendation of the Palm Beach County Municipal League that the municipalities should be afforded the same exemptions as the County government under these regulations in fairness to all local governments. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Village Council of the Village of Tequesta hereby supports the recommendations of the Palm Beach County Municipal League that the amendments to Section 9.4, • Wetlands Protection, of the Unified Land Development Code be adopted pursuant to Chapter 125, F.S., and that all municipalities be afforded the same exemptions as the County government under these regulations in fairness to all local governments. Section 2. The Village Clerk is hereby directed to distribute copies of this Resolution to the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, the Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management and to all municipalities in Palm Beach County. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED by Councilmember Mackail , who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Hansen and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION Alexander IV. Cameron Joseph N. Capretta Carl C. Hansen Ron T. Mackail Elizabeth A. Schauer The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and adopted this 9th day of October, A.D., 1997. MAYOR OF TEQUESTA t Elizabeth Tk. Schauer ATTEST: Joann Mangan' llo Village Clerk wp60 \res \4 -97 I� I