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Planning board approves Waste Connections’ rail transfer plan with conditions, requires covenant and annual reporting
Summary
The board approved a special‑use permit and expansion of an existing legal nonconforming solid‑waste operation to add a sealed‑container rail transfer facility on a 7.12‑acre industrial campus adjacent to the Tri‑Rail Market Station, subject to increased landscaping, a draft declaration of restrictions and ongoing reporting requirements.
The Planning & Zoning Board on July 9 recommended approval of a special‑use permit and expansion of existing solid‑waste operations by Waste Connections of Florida, authorizing a rail intermodal transfer facility on a 7.12‑acre campus adjacent to the Tri‑Rail Market Station. The unified property currently hosts recycling and solid‑waste activities that predate current M‑1 zoning and are legal nonconforming uses; the application consolidates operations, demolishes open‑air recycling structures, and replaces them with a sealed rail‑transfer…
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