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Ocala council rejects ordinance to allow permanent air‑curtain incinerators
Summary
After lengthy testimony from applicants, engineers and residents, the Ocala City Council voted down Ordinance 2026‑5, a proposed zoning change that would have authorized permanent above‑ground air curtain incinerators as an ancillary use to materials recovery facilities. The vote followed public safety and land‑use concerns from neighbors and consultants.
Ocala City Council on Feb. 3 rejected Ordinance 2026‑5, a citywide text amendment that would have allowed above‑ground air curtain incinerators to operate permanently as an ancillary use at materials recovery facilities. The motion to adopt the ordinance failed in roll call after extended presentations, technical testimony and public comment.
The ordinance, introduced for second reading by a council member, would have added a new subsection to chapter 122 of the city code permitting air curtain incinerators subject to operational requirements. Growth management staff described key provisions including restricted burnable materials, compliance with the most stringent federal/state/local standards, a minimum 10‑acre site requirement, minimum setbacks (200 feet from protected uses with an additional 100‑foot buffer added in amendments), a site plan and robust operations plan with annual compliance review, a log of daily authorizations, a 14‑day limit on stored debris…
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