§ 11-117. Application requirements.

All applications for new solid waste management facilities or modifications or expansions of existing facilities must contain the basic materials and information required for approval under the requirements of the Polk County Land Development Code, including, without limitation, the information required in Polk County Land Development Code section 906D.2.

The application for the solid waste management facility siting permit shall be submitted simultaneous with any related Polk County Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulation applications for the proposed development.

Written and oral representations made by the applicant in the application, during the course of the approval process, or otherwise, are binding and may be memorialized in the final conditions of approval by the board. In addition thereto, the following information and analysis is required to be submitted as part of the application for a solid waste management facility siting permit:

(1)

Needs analysis. An analysis of the local need in Polk County for the proposed solid waste management facility, or modification or expansion to an existing solid waste management facility. Such analysis shall include market surveys, letters of commitment and contracts, and other documentation establishing the quantity of solid waste generated and the need in Polk County for additional solid waste management facility capacity to dispose of such waste.

(2)

Land use compatibility analysis. An analysis of the effect(s) which the proposed solid waste management facility will have on land uses and conditions in relative proximity to the proposed site. Such analysis shall specifically state whether the impacts of the proposed facility is likely to diminish the value of properties, or materially diminish the quality of life of the residents, within one-half (½) mile of the proposed facility, or whether the proposed facility will preclude or diminish the uses of adjacent properties in existence at the time of application. The analysis shall also include the expected levels of odor, dust, gas emissions, air pollution, leachate, stormwater runoff, vectors and vermin, and proposed mitigation and abatement plans thereof.

(3)

Traffic impact analysis. This analysis shall include a traffic study and address the trip generation of the proposed facility; ingress, egress, and access control to the site; and will address the impact(s) of the proposed facility on the transportation system which will support the proposed facility, including anticipated increases in road maintenance requirements, impacts to the levels of service of affected roadways; and the estimated public cost of maintaining the area's transportation system.

(4)

Public facilities impact analysis. An analysis of the impact(s) of the proposed facility on schools, parks, conservation areas, hospitals, potable water supplies, aquatic preserves, and other natural water bodies within one (1) mile of the proposed site.

(5)

Environmental impact analysis. The environmental analysis shall review the impact of the proposed facility on endangered or threatened species which occur on or utilize the subject property; air quality within one and five-tenths (1.5) miles from the site, noting direction of the prevailing wind; wildlife habitat and native vegetative communities on the site; surface and groundwater quality within one-half (½) of a mile from the site (the analysis must include a graphic illustration of any Class I surface waters as defined by the FDEP which occur within three thousand (3,000) feet of the edge of the subject property); and noting any areas within the subject property which occur within the 100-year flood zone.

(6)

Facility operations plan. This plan shall address the type of solid waste management facility proposed, its method of operation, and other pertinent information. The plan shall include detailed drawings and specifications for the facility. The narrative shall describe the method of operation of the facility; the construction schedule; hours of operation; haul routes to be utilized identifying the roads which will be used to haul the waste to the facility; qualifications of operators, including a statement relative to any state or federal employee certifications necessary; sources of materials to be disposed; limitations on types of waste that may be disposed; volume of waste to be received, expressed in cubic yards per day or tons per day; special waste areas; method of management of byproducts of any proposed waste processing; and emissions controls, including gas, leachate, and surface run-off. Narratives submitted as part of landfill applications shall include the sequence of filling and areas to be landfilled.

(7)

Principal and accessory uses. A detailed, binding description of the proposed principal use for the facility, as defined in the Polk County Land Development Code, and a detailed, binding description of all accessory uses to the principal use, as defined in the Polk County Land Development Code. Written and oral representations of the applicant to Polk County staff or the board regarding identification of principal and accessory uses shall be binding on the applicant and incorporated into the permit by reference.

(Ord. No. 2014-014, § 7, 3-18-14)