NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 22, 2007, the South Florida Water Management District (District), received a petition for waiver from South Florida Anglers for Everglades Restoration (S.A.F.E.R.), Application Number 07-0322-1 for issuance of a Right of Way Occupancy Permit for utilization of Works or Lands of the District known as L-67A, Broward County, to allow the proposed construction of a fish weigh-in pavilion/chickee hut, within the L-67A right of way at the Everglades Holiday Park Recreation Area, Section 28, Township 50 South, Range 39 East. The petition seeks relief from subsections 40E-6.011(4), 40E-6.221(9), and 40E-6.601(3), Fla. Admin. Code, respectively, which governs placement of permanent and/or semi-permanent above-ground encroachments within 40 feet of the top of the canal bank within Works or Lands of the District; the requirement that an applicant own or lease the land adjacent to or served by the portion of the Works or Lands of the District; and, governs the payment of Application Processing Fees associated with the review of applications for issuance of Right of Way Occupancy Permits for utilization of Works or Lands of the District.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Kathie Ruff at (561)682-6320 or e-mail at kruff@sfwmd.gov. The District will accept comments concerning the petition for 14 days from the date of publication of this notice. To be considered, comments must be received by the end of business on the 14th day at the South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, MSC 1413, West Palm Beach, FL 33406. Attn: Kathie Ruff, Office of Counsel.