1997-063 Unified Land Development Code AmendmentsRESOLUTION 63-97
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A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM
BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE PALM BEACH COUNTY MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
IN ITS RECOMMENDATION FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSED CHANGES BY
THE PALM BEACH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT (ERM) TO SECTION 9.4., WETLANDS PROTECTION, OF THE UNIFIED
LAND DI?VELOPMENT CODE; PROVIDINGFORDISTRIBUTION; AND, PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management
(ERM) has proposed a modification to Section 9.4., Wetlands Protection, of the Unified Land
Development Code which will require ERM oversight of municipal code adoption and
enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Wetlands Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the Environmental Control
Act, which only allows municipalities the opportunity to opt-out of those regulations if the
municipality's ordinance is as restrictive or more restrictive than the countywide regulations; and
• WHEREAS, all other proposed countywide regulations are either enumerated in the County
Charter as approved by the electorate or adopted pursuant to Chapter 125, F.S., which allows an
individual municipality the legal right to opt-out of the ordinance in accordance with the
County/Municipal Policy; and
WHEREAS, if the amendments are adopted pursuant to Chapter 125, F.S., municipalities not
desiring to develop their own regulations will automatically be bound by the countywide
ordinance while those adopting their own regulations will retain their legal ability to "opt-out";
and
WHEREAS, the Village Council of the Village of North Palm Beach supports the
recommendation of the Palm Beach County Municipal League that the municipalities should be
afforded the same exemptions as the County government under these regulations in fairness to
all local governments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE
OI' NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Village Council of the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida, hereby
supports the recommendations of the Palm Beach County Municipal League that the amendments
to Section 9.4, Wetlands Protection, of the Unified Land Development Code be adopted pursuant
to Chapter 125, F.S., and that all municipalities be afforded the same exemptions as the County
• government under these regulations in fairness to all local governments.
Section 2. The Village Clerk is hereby directed to distribute copies of this Resolution
• to the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, the Palm Beach County Department
of Environmental Resources Management and to all municipalities in Palm Beach County.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 9th DAY OF OCTOBER , 1997.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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