Notice of Final Agency Action Taken by the
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Notice is given that Environmental Resource permit number IND-005-302360-1 was issued on May 13, 2022 to Randy Butler of Lauderdale Property Holdings, LLC for the construction of a new surface water management system Designed to provide treatment and attenuation for a new development located between Fanning Bayou Drive and Newman Bayou in Bay County. The proposed development will consist of the construction of an approximately 33.05-acre single family residential subdivision with associated roadways and a driveway connection to Fanning Bayou Drive. The proposed surface water management system will consist of the construction, operation, and maintenance of two hydraulically separate wet detention ponds (Ponds A and B), and swales (Swales 1-4) along the perimeter of the development. Pond A is located in the northwest corner of the development and has been designed with a control structure on its western embankment and will consist of a modified Type C Inlet with a 1.25-inch orifice set at an elevation of 5.50 feet, and top of grate set an elevation of 6.04 feet. Pond B is located in the northwest corner of the development and has been designed with a control structure in its western corner and will consist of a modified Type C Inlet with a 2.50-inch orifice set at an elevation of 4.50 feet, and top of grate set an elevation of 6.11 feet. Both ponds will discharge to the west into Newman Bayou. The project is located at Fanning Bayou Drive, Bay County.
The application file is available online and can be accessed through the District’s e-Permitting Portal at:
https://permitting.sjrwmd.com/nwepermitting/jsp/Search.do?theAction=PermitNumSearch. If you have any questions or are experiencing difficulty viewing the electronic application, please contact us at (850) 951-4660.
A person whose substantial interests are affected by the District permitting decision may petition for an administrative hearing in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes, or may choose to pursue mediation as an alternative remedy under Section 120.573, Florida Statutes, and Rules 28-106.111 and 28-106.401-404, Florida Administrative Code. Petitions must comply with the requirements of Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 28-106 and be filed with (received by) the District Clerk located at District Headquarters, 81 Water Management Drive, Havana, FL 32333-4712. Petitions for administrative hearing on the above application must be filed within twenty-one (21) days of publication of this notice or within twenty-six (26) days of the District depositing notice of this intent in the mail for those persons to whom the District mails actual notice. Failure to file a petition within this time period shall constitute a waiver of any right(s) such person(s) may have to request an administrative determination (hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., concerning the subject permit. Petitions which are not filed in accordance with the above provisions are subject to dismissal.
Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means that the District's final action may be different from the position taken by it in this notice. Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by any such final decision of the District on the application have the right to petition to become a party to the proceedings, in accordance with the requirements set forth above.
