On July 16, 2015, the District's Governing Board issued SFWMD Order No. 2015-052-DAO-ROW to Florida Department of Transportation (Application No. 15-0519-1). The petition for waiver was received by the District on June 4, 2015. Notice of receipt of ...

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

South Florida Water Management District

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

40E-6.011Policy and Purpose

The South Florida Water Management District (District) hereby gives notice:

On July 16, 2015, the District’s Governing Board issued SFWMD Order No. 2015-052-DAO-ROW to Florida Department of Transportation (Application No. 15-0519-1). The petition for waiver was received by the District on June 4, 2015. Notice of receipt of the petition requesting the waiver was published in the Florida Administrative Register, Vol. 41, No. 110, on June 8, 2015. No public comment was received. This Order provides a waiver of the District’s criteria to allow installation of landscaping, consisting of palm trees and shrubs, within the north right of way of C-6 adjacent to S.R.25 (Okeechobee Road) beginning approximately 0.15 miles west of the Florida’s Turnpike and extending southeasterly approximately 5 miles to the Palmetto Expressway Canal; Sections 19, 30, 29, 32, 33, 4, 3 & 10, Township 52 South, Range 40 East; Miami-Dade County. Specifically, the Order grants a waiver from subsections 40E-6.011(4) and (6), F.A.C., and the Basis of Review for Use or Occupancy of the Works or Lands of the District, incorporated by reference in subsection 40E-6.091(1), F.A.C., which governs the placement of permanent/semi-permanent above-ground facilities within 40 feet of the top of the canal bank within works or lands of the District. Generally, the Order sets forth the basis of the Governing Board decision to grant the waiver as follows: 1) the proposed landscaping will not interfere with the District’s current ability to perform necessary construction, alteration, operation, and routine maintenance activities; and 2) the Order granting a waiver from the subject rule is based upon a substantial hardship.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting Juli Russell at the South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, MSC 1410, West Palm Beach, FL 33406-4680, [phone], [e-mail].