Sections 39-27 and 39-38 of the Broward County Code of Ordinances ("Code") currently provide for notice of owner-initiated rezonings, developments of regional impact, and variances to be provided to property owners and the mayor and city manager of any municipality within a radius of 500 feet of the property line of the property subject to the application. In the event the property subject to an owner-initiated application is in or contiguous to any Rural, Estate, or Agricultural district, or any Wellfield Zone of Influence, the notification radius is 1,000 feet.
If the property subject to a variance request is in or contiguous to any Rural, Estate, or Agricultural district, the notification radius is also 1,000 feet or the next two adjacent properties, whichever distance is greater. Notices of variances are required to be provided to the mayor and city manager of any municipality within a two mile radius of the property line for which the variance is requested.
Section 27.170 of the Broward County Administrative Code requires that notice of applications for a license under Chapter 27 of the Code to construct, operate, or make a major modification to a "Significant Environmental Impact Facility" be provided to all owners within 500 feet of the facility boundary. Notice must also be provided to the mayor, each city commissioner or council member, and the city administrator or city manager of any municipality within the 500 foot radius.
The effects of certain uses, however, extend beyond the current radii. The proposed Ordinance and Resolution would increase the notification radii set forth above to four miles from the perimeter of any property used, or to be used, as a dump, sanitary landfill, incinerator, or resource recovery facility, with the costs of the increased notice being borne by the applicant.
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