SUBJECT:
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Request for Waiver from Land Development Code Section 6.14.2.A & 6.14.2(C)(1)(a) - Sewer Connection requirements for El Faro Duplexes Parcel Number 13396-000-00, Application Number 33316
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Ken McCann, Fire Marshal |
Development Review Committee |
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
The Land Development Code (LDC) Section 6.14.2(C)(2)(a) requires when a property and development is not within connection distance to sewer and is a residential development with five (5) or more Equivalent Residential Connections it shall be served by a decentralized wastewater treatment system. This development is outside connection distance to sewer, therefore the LDC requires a decentralized wastewater treatment system.
The applicant, Radcliffe Engineering, Inc., is seeking a waiver to the requirement for a decentralized wastewater treatment system. The applicant requests to utilize Florida Department of Protection (FDEP) permitted septic tanks that are Enhanced Nutrient-Reducing Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System (ENR-OSTDS), in lieu of constructing a decentralized wastewater treatment system. The project is outside of required Marion County Utilities connection distance. The applicant’s perspective is that the project is small, consisting of 12 duplex units, therefore does not believe it warrants the expense of an FDEP Wastewater Treatment System. The applicant believes an enhanced nitrogen reducing system is sufficient. The applicant also agrees to connect to central sewer when available.
The subject property is located in the central portion of the County on approximately 1.65 acres.
This waiver request was denied by the Development Review Committee (DRC) on December 15, 2025.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to uphold DRC’s action to deny the waiver request.
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