that on July 20, 2012, the Executive Director of the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD or District) issued an Order Granting Variance under Section 120.542, Florida Statutes, (SFWMD 2012-080-DAO-ERP) to the Florida Department of ...

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
South Florida Water Management District

The South Florida Water Management District hereby gives notice that on July 20, 2012, the Executive Director of the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD or District) issued an Order Granting Variance under Section 120.542, Florida Statutes, (SFWMD 2012-080-DAO-ERP) to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), concerning a project known as SR 600 Roadway Improvements from Portage Street to Vine Street, located in Osceola County; Sections 16, 21, 28, Township 25 South, Range 29 East. The Petition for Variance (Application No. 120621-4) was received by the SFWMD, June 21, 2012. Notice of receipt of the Petition was published in the Florida Administrative Weekly, Vol. 38, No. 27, on July 6, 2012. No public comment was received. This Order provides a variance for proposed roadway and drainage improvements to SR 600 (John Young Parkway) from north Vine Street to Portage Street, within the City of Kissimmee in Osceola County, Florida. The particular criterion from which the variance is sought is found at Section 7.4(d) of the Basis of Review for Environmental Resource Permit Applications within the South Florida Water Management District (Basis of Review or BOR), which is incorporated by reference in Rule 40E-4.091, Florida Administrative Code. This criterion provides, in general, that for purposes of public safety, water quality enhancement, and maintenance, all wet retention/detention areas shall be designed with side slopes no steeper than 4:1 (horizontal:vertical) from top of bank out to a minimum depth of two feet below the control elevation, or an equivalent substitute. The Order sets forth the basis of the SFWMD decision to grant the variance, as follows: 1) the variance is necessary to prevent a substantial economic hardship on FDOT; and 2) the purpose of the underlying rule has been achieved by other means.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Regulation Division during the normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, [phone], by e-mail: [e-mail] or by accessing the District’s website (www.sfwmd.gov) using the Application/Permit Search on the ePermitting page.