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Planning board approves two Class‑3 organic material processing sites with conditions to protect rural roads and neighbors
Summary
The board approved two Class‑3 special exceptions for near‑countywide organic/land‑clearing material processing sites after applicants committed to FDEP permitting, road improvements to meet fire‑code access, daily road maintenance materials, stockpiles for repair, site buffers and limits on materials accepted; neighbors asked for protections and limits to ensure operations remain private and limited to organic debris.
Flagler County’s Planning & Development Board approved two separate special‑exception applications on July 14 for Class‑3 facilities intended to process organic material and land‑clearing debris.
Staff described both proposals as uses the county code categorizes as "Class‑3 landfills" but clarified that applicants are pursuing FDEP authorization limited to organic/yard/land‑clearing materials (not municipal solid waste). Each site plan included an office, pole barn, designated storage/processing areas, an air‑curtain burner or enclosed incinerator as a later improvement, and a large stormwater pond/borrow pit. Both applicants submitted FDEP applications and agreed to comply with conditions including operation hours (07:30–17:30 Monday–Saturday), obtaining FDEP permits before commencing development, and constructing and maintaining access easements to fire‑code standards.
Neighbors asked how truck traffic and heavy equipment would affect private easements and unpaved roads, sought assurances on dust, noise and fire risk, and requested protections for livestock and property access. Applicants said they would maintain a material stockpile for road repair, water roads for dust control, provide daily maintenance when operations occur and coordinate with neighboring landowners. Staff and the fire marshal will review access upgrades and require them be included in permit packages. The board added conditions to require road improvements to the access easement to meet fire‑code standards, require FDEP permit approval prior to operations, and asked for fencing and conditions to limit incoming materials to land‑clearing and vegetative debris.
Both applications were approved unanimously with conditions; staff will include the permit and road maintenance obligations in the development order and monitor compliance.
