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Flagler County approves Potatoville pond and organic‑waste special exception with permit conditions
Summary
The Planning and Development Board approved a special exception June 10 allowing soil extraction for a pond (about 12 acres) and a roughly 3.5‑acre class‑3 organic‑waste disposal area on Potatoville Road, subject to required permits from the St. Johns River Water Management District, FDEP and other agencies; board members pressed the applicant on phasing and potential truck impacts to neighboring roads.
The Flagler County Planning and Development Board granted a special exception June 10 for soil extraction and an on‑site class‑3 organic waste disposal area on a roughly 34‑acre parcel on Potatoville Road, approving project 2025040019 with conditions that require other agency permits before excavation begins.
Planner Simone Kenny described the project as proposing a pond area of approximately 12 acres and a proposed recycle/organic yard‑waste disposal area of about 3.5 acres. Staff noted the property is partly within an FPL easement, that the Saint Johns River Water Management District will have permitting authority over dredge and fill activity, and that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) will permit the class‑3 landfill/organic disposal. The planner also said the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission could require permitting related to protected species.
Board members asked whether the applicant had considered the number of haul‑truck trips and impacts on roads that cross into neighboring St. Johns County. One member outlined a theoretical calculation for a deep pond and suggested haul‑trip impacts could be substantial if excavation were concentrated; staff replied depth and haul sequencing are addressed through FDEP permits and county slope requirements, and suggested those specifics could be clarified by the applicant.
Applicant Corey Thurston said the pond boundary shown in the site plan represents maximum limits and that excavation would be phased and tied to market demand for the dirt; he said haul trips would be limited and the easement road used for access would be maintained by the applicant.
After discussion the board approved the special exception and attached the usual permit conditions requiring any necessary state and water‑management permits and compliance with county right‑of‑way permitting before site improvements begin.
