An Ordinance By The Pasco County Board Of County Commissioners Amending The Pasco County Land Development Code To Address Invasive Vegetation By Amending Section 403.1.B.6, Preliminary Development Plans- Residential (PDP-R), Submittal Requirements, Studies And Other Required Submittals; Section 403.2.B.6, Preliminary Development Plans- Nonresidential/Mixed Use (PDP-Nr/Mu), Submittal Requirements, Studies And Other Required Submittals; Section 403.3.B.6, Preliminary Site Plans (PSP), Submittal Requirements, Studies And Other Required Submittals; Section 403.4.C, Stormwater Management Plan And Report, Submittal Requirements; Section 403.5.B, Construction Plans, Submittal Requirements; Section 403.6.D, Fill, Prohibitions And Requirements; Section 403.7.B.6, Mass Grading, Submittal Requirements, Studies And Other Required Submittals; Section 403.10.C.6, Landscape Plan, Submittal Requirements, Studies And Other Required Submittals; Section 404.1.G, Minor Land Excavation, Prior To Excavation Activity; Section 404.2.K, Land Excavation Operating Permits, Prior To Excavation Activity And On-Going Monitoring; Section 404.3.K, Mining Operating Permits, Prior To Mining Activity; Section 404.4.I, Construction And Demolition Debris Disposal Facilities (CDDDF) Operating Permit, Approval Form, Permit Time Limits, And Activities Required Prior To Commencement; Section 404.5.G, Land Spreading Operating Permits, Operational Standards; Section 404.6.K, Yard Trash Processing Facilities, Operational Standards; Section 406.5.H.2 Right-Of-Way Use Permit, Activity Pursuant To Permit, Restoration And Maintenance Standards; Section 406.8.D.2.C, Garden Plan Permits, Application Requirements, General Information, Garden Management; Section 530.23.G, Community Gardens, Market Gardens And Community Farms, Community Gardens On Public Land; Section 604.4.C.1, Scenic Roadway Corridor Preservation And Enhancement, Corridor Buffer; Section 804.8.B, Ecological Corridors, Permitted Uses With Specific County Approval; Section 901.2.F, Transportation - Corridor Management, Interim Uses; Section 901.3.R, Access Management, Maintenance; Section 901.4.E, Substandard Roadway Analysis And Mitigation, Submittal Information; Section 901.6.D, Street Design And Dedication Requirements, Design And Construction; Section 901.6.E, Street Design And Dedication Requirements, Roadside Design; Page 3 of 7 Section 901.7.D, Bicycle Facilities, Construction; Section 901.8, Pedestrian Facilities; Appendix A Definitions; And Other Sections, As Necessary, For Internal Consistency; Providing For Applicability; Repealer; Providing For Severability; Inclusion Into The Land Development Code, And An Effective Date. File Number DRD24--0036

13:12Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, Planning Commission Members. Denise Hernandez, Planning Development and Economic Growth Department. We're going to start with item PC three, which is DRD 240036. This is an ordinance by the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners amending the Land Development Code several sections to

13:36To address um listed in to address invasive species. This item is being withdrawn, so there is no further action required. However, we do have someone who has signed up to speak for this item.

13:52Okay.

13:55Um Well, let's go ahead and make the motion. Do we wanna make a motion to withdraw?

14:12I do do have Ms. Jennifer Seney signed up to speak on that item.

14:16Okay. Um

14:19Would you like to handle that at the end of the consent agenda?

14:22Yeah, let's do that.

14:23Okay.

14:24Okay.

14:24Did you call for regular common thumbs? Yeah, okay.

14:28Yeah, I did.

2:55:59Chair, we're gonna go to item PC three because we do have someone who wants to speak on the withdrawn item and that same person also wants to speak on item um PC 17 as well.

2:56:14And that is Ms. Jennifer Sini.

2:56:17Mm. Okay. Yeah.

2:56:26Jennifer Seney, 25605, Apple Blossom Lane, Wesley Chapel, 3354. I'm here to speak to the item that you withdrew. That would be the original invasives ordinance that was presented to you twice. This program was meant to be proactive in that the inventory of invasive plants in new development was to start early in the process, planning process. It provided a very specific list

2:56:56of invasive plants that was tailored to PASCO. It didn't simply say remove invasives. It said included invasive management plan with guidelines. best management practices, types of treatment, maintenance and monitoring, This ordinance amended 26 sections of the Land Development Code in order to make sure that every type of new development would be required to comply. This it was this was

2:57:27a seriously aggressive program. But you need to know that we're not the leader. on programs with this approach. Hillsboro County has an extremely strict invasive ordinance requiring strong specific measures. They name their obnoxious plants and Cogan grass is among it. Pinellas is right there with Hillsboro, with a very strict approach to invasives at the site planning stage. Polk County is so serious about their aquatic invasive

2:57:57species ordinance that their Sheriff's Department enforces it. They've invested thousands into providing boat decontamination stations. Hernando only names two plants that ticks them off. but requires complete eradication on all property. Whether development or individual homeowners. You did not need to kill this program. Others were already doing an

2:58:28aggressive approach and we could have been part of that. Unfortunately, your interference in the development of this invasive program was unwarranted and I believe should be reversed. That's my comment on PC three.

2:58:46Okay, thank you very much.