HomeMy Public PortalAbout21/4ORDINANCE NO. 21/4
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF
THE TOWN OF G ULF STREAM, PALM BEACH
COUNTY, FLORID A, AMEN DING THE TOWN CODE OF
ORDINANCES AT C HAPTER 66 — ZONI NG; ARTICLE VI
— DISTRICT REGULATIONS; DIVISIO N 4 — OR
OUTDOOR RECREATION AL DISTRICT; SECTION 66-
254 — SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, TO PRO VIDE FOR A
SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR REVERSE OSMOSIS
WA TER PLANTS ASSOCIATED WITH A GOLF
CO UR SE; PROVI DIN G F OR SEVERABILIT Y;
PRO VID ING FOR REPEAL OF OR DINANCES IN
CONFLICT; PROVIDIN G FOR CODIFIC ATION;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY TH E TOWN COMMISSIO N OF THE TOWN OF
GULF STREAM, PA LM BEACH COUN TY, FLORID A, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Code of Ordin ances of the Town of Gulf Stream is hereby
a mended at Cha pter 66 — Zoning; A rticle VI — District Regulations; Division 4 — OR
Outdoor R ecrea tional D istrict; Section 66-254 — Spe cial Exceptions to read as
follows:
Sec. 66-254. - Special exceptions.
There a rc no epeci
Reverse osmosis waterplants (RO Pla nt) associa ted with a golf course may be
approve d as a special exception subject to the following:
u Water from the RO Plant may be used for irrigation at the a ssociated golf
course and accessory uses to the golf co urse only.
The propo sed RO Plant sha ll not result in such noise, odor, or v ibration, so
as to a dv ersely impact surrounding residential dwellings.
Lal Equipment associated with the RO Plant shall be located inside of a
building constructe d of materials designed to reduce noise levels at
neighboring locations. All ventilation openings within the building
housing the RO Plant sha ll contain noise reduction devices to reduce the
no ise escaping the RO Pla nt building, and the openings shall be located so
that they are not facing any residential dwellings located within 1000 feet
of the RO Pla nt building.
(4) The RO Plant shall provide sufficient protection so th at the sound level
measured in decibels, using the "A" weighting sc ale which reflects the
response characteristics of th e human ear, sh all not exc eed 45 decibels at
the RO Plant property bound ary, and 30 decibels at adi acent residential
pro perty boundaries.
(5) If the RO Pla nt receives three or more noise compl aints from sep arate
households within a 30 -day period, a noise control pl an sh all be de veloped
by a professiona l engineer registered in the State of Florida, and the RO
Plant shall implement the recommendations of the n oise control plan . The
noise co ntrol pla n will be develope d by an engineer hir ed by the T own, and
pa id for by the owner or opera tor of the RO Plant.
(6) If the RO Plant receiv es three or more odor complaints from indi vidu als
from sepa ra te ho useholds within a 30 -day period, an odor control pl an sh all
be develo ped by a professional engineer registered in the State of Florida,
a nd the RO Plant shall implement the recommenda tions of the odor control
plan. The o dor control plan will be developed by an engineer hired by the
Town, and pa id for by the owner or opera tor of the RO Pla nt.
(7) The RO Plant sha ll obtain a nd comply with a ll a pplicable federal, sta te or
local permits for construction and operation of the RO Plant.
(8) The RO Plant shall not be detrimental to the area residents or households,
or the public hea lth, safety or welfa re of the community as a whole.
(9) The RO Pla nt a nd any accessory buildings shall be screened from view
from adia cent properties. Accessory buildings include, but are not limited
to, sto ra ge ta nks.
Section 3. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or the
applicatio n thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not a ffect the other
pro visio ns or a pplicatio ns of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the
inva lid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance
a re he reby declared severable.
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Section 4. Repe al of Ordinances in Conflict . All other ordin ances of th e
Town of Gulf Stream, Florida, or parts thereof which conflict with this or any part of
this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 5. Codification. This Ordinance shall be codified and made a p art
of the official Code of Ordinances of the Town of Gulf Stream.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its passage a nd approval, as provided by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in a regular, a djourned session on the first re ading
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this i i- da y of A 202( , and for a second and final reading on this d ay of
.�vIY 2021.
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