§ 2-20-6. Exemptions.  


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  • (1)

    Minor and/or major earthmoving activities that are subject to the provisions of Section 732 of the Manatee County Land Development Code, or its successor provisions, shall not be considered phosphate mining activities, and shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter, and phosphate mining activities shall not be subject to the provisions of the Land Development Code, except as specifically stated herein or in the Land Development Code.

    (2)

    Construction and/or operation of a phosphate fertilizer manufacturing plant shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter.

    (3)

    No provision of this chapter shall be construed to exempt mining activities from the requirements of the Comprehensive Plan, including, without limitation, the wetlands avoidance requirements set forth in Comprehensive Plan Policy 3.3.1.1., as amended, or its successor provision.

(Ord. No. 04-39, § I(F), 11-2-04)