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Planning commission approves FDEP‑recommended waste control language for county code
Summary
The commission unanimously approved a staff‑initiated amendment to add waste‑control language to the land‑development code after the Florida Department of Environmental Protection suggested the text during review of the county stormwater program.
The Clay County Planning Commission on June 3 approved a staff‑initiated amendment (ZON 20‑015) to add a “waste control” subsection to the county’s land‑development code after receiving language recommended by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).
Staff said the amendment harmonizes terminology across Articles 2 and 8 of the code and inserts a new subsection addressing waste control in the stormwater/stormwater management standards. Planning staff recommended approval; no public comments were filed on the item.
County Engineer Richard Smith responded to a commissioner question about concrete‑washout practices, describing on‑site controls he expects contractors to use: “Well, the standard should be don't wash it out on‑site, but they do. And if they do that, they'll have to put up a spatially 1 concrete block tall washout area so it doesn't go anywhere else and then clean it up and haul it off at the end of the project. So that's the, but they should not wash their drum out on especially like a single family residential site.”
A motion to approve staff's recommendation passed by voice vote; the chair recorded the motion as carried.
What the change means - The code amendment adds a defined “waste control” subsection requested by FDEP and aligns terms across articles for consistency. - Staff said the language came directly from FDEP and recommended approval with no additional local edits at this time.
Ending With the amendment approved, county staff will publish the updated code language and coordinate enforcement and implementation through public works and development‑review processes.
