waiver from Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation Department, Application No. 09-0311-5, for utilization of Works or Lands of the District known as the C-9 Canal for a new shared-use trail, landscaping, shelters with appurtenances, signage and ...

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
South Florida Water Management District

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
40E-6.011: Policy and Purpose

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on July 19, 2011, the South Florida Water Management District (District, received a petition for waiver from Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation Department, Application No. 09-0311-5, for utilization of Works or Lands of the District known as the C-9 Canal for a new shared-use trail, landscaping, shelters with appurtenances, signage and access control features (fencing, bollards, vehicular gates and guardrailing) within the south right of way of C-9 beginning at the Florida Turnpike and ending at Miami Gardens Drive, Sections (multiple), Township 51 & 52 South, Range 41 & 42 East, Miami-Dade County. The petition seeks relief from subsections 40E-6.011(4) and (6), Florida Administrative Code, which prohibits the placement of permanent and/or semi-permanent above-ground structures within 40 feet of the top of canal bank within Works or Lands of the District, and paragraph 40E-6.221(2)(j), Florida Administrative Code, which prohibits the placement of permanent and/or semi-permanent above-ground structures within designated equipment staging areas within Works or Lands of the District.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Juli Russell at [phone] or e-mail: [e-mail]. The District will accept comments concerning the petition for 14 days from the date of publication of this notice. To be considered, comments must be received by the end of business on the 14th day at the: South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, MSC 1414, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, Attention: Juli Russell, Office of Counsel.