That it has issued an order on October 20, 2023, granting Patricia A. Cochran’s Petition for a Variance. The Petition was received on July 27, 2023. Notice of receipt of this Petition was published in the Florida Administrative ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Beaches and Coastal Systems

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

62B-33.002Definitions

62B-33.0051Coastal Armoring and Related Structures

The Department of Environmental Protection hereby gives notice: That it has issued an order on October 20, 2023, granting Patricia A. Cochran’s Petition for a Variance. The Petition was received on July 27, 2023. Notice of receipt of this Petition was published in the Florida Administrative Register on August 1, 2023. The petition requested a variance from the rule provisions of subparagraph 62B-33.002(12)(b)1., subsection 62B-33.002(39), and subparagraph 62B-33.0051(1)(a)1., F.A.C., which require that in order to qualify for a permit for coastal armoring, the structure proposed to be protected must be an eligible structure. No public comment was received. The Order, OGC file number 23-1206, granted the Petition based on a demonstration by the Petitioner that the purpose of the underlying statute is met and that a strict application of the rule would result in substantial hardship to Petitioner and would affect Petitioner differently than other similarly situated applicants.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting:

Douglas Aarons, Department of Environmental Protection, MS 3500, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399; telephone [phone]; during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.