Broward County Commission Public Hearing

MOTION TO CONSIDER enactment of an Ordinance, the title of which is as follows: (This is the first of two Public Hearings. The second Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE BROWARD COUNTY ZONING CODE; AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 39 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES ("CODE"), TO DEFINE AND PROVIDE FOR THE PLACEMENT AND REGULATION OF DONATION BINS AND CLOTHING DONATION BINS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
 

(Sponsored by Mayor Barbara Sharief)
 

ACTION:  (T-3:05 PM)  No Board action taken. Continued the second Public Hearing to Tuesday, June 10, 2014.
 

A Resolution directing the County Administrator to publish notice of public hearing to consider enactment of the Ordinance was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners at its meeting of April 22, 2014.

Amends the Zoning Code to allow for the placement of clothing donation bins on properties having a commercial, industrial, or community facilities zoning classification, subject to permitting requirements.

Sections 39-300 and 39-313 of the Zoning Code currently provide for mobile collection centers as a permitted use in some commercial and industrial zoning categories subject to separation and trailer size requirements. A "mobile collection center" is defined by the Zoning Code as a trailer or mechanical depository used for the collection and temporary storage of aluminum cans or other aluminum products, paper, or clothing material. The Zoning Code does not address smaller donation bins which are often utilized for the donation of clothing.

The proposed Ordinance would amend the Zoning Code to provide for clothing donation bins as a permitted use in commercial, industrial, and community facilities zoning categories and for the regulation of clothing donation bins through a permitting process, including location and separation criteria, installation requirements, and maintenance requirements for the donation bins and their surrounding area.