Sec. 380.107. - Issuance of certificate.

(a) The Council may issue the certificate with or without conditions if it finds, based upon the criteria considered by the Director, the Chief of Solid Waste, the Chief of the Environmental Quality Division, the Director of Planning and Development and the Florida Department of Health in Duval County that the facility, if designated under Chapter 386 , would serve the public convenience and provide a needed service to the citizens of Duval County. The Council shall not issue a certificate for any hazardous waste treatment, storage and/or transfer facility unless it finds that a significant amount of hazardous wastes generated in Duval County are not disposed or managed properly and that certification of the proposed facility will significantly improve the management of hazardous waste in Duval County. Any certificate for a hazardous waste treatment storage and/or transfer facility shall contain the condition that the facility may process only hazardous waste of the kind generated in Duval County. The issuance of a certificate under this Part shall make the facility eligible for designation by the Director as a facility to receive solid waste generated or brought into Duval County as provided in Chapter 386 . A certificate of public convenience and necessity does not guarantee designation under Chapter 386 . Unless otherwise stated, a certificate shall be for a term of no more than five years. The enacted resolution shall serve as the certificate, and the resolution number shall serve as the certificate number. (b) Nothing in this Chapter or Chapter 386 shall prohibit the Solid Waste Division from issuing a request for proposal for a solid waste disposal or management facility within Duval County and thereafter presenting the recommended proposal, application for certificate of public convenience and necessity, Director's designation, and recommended service agreement simultaneously for review and action by the Jacksonville City Council. (c) No certificate shall be issued until the proposed site as acquired all appropriate zoning designations including, but not limited to, necessary zoning classification, necessary land use designation, necessary variances and necessary exceptions. All certificates shall be conditional on the facility meeting all Comprehensive Plan requirements including concurrency. (Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 78-1089-546, § 3; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 85-838-439, § 1; Ord. 90-296-169, § 7; Ord. 92-1877-1408, § 2; Ord. 95-280-281, § 3; Ord. 2008-513-E, § 1; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2017-431-E , § 1; Ord. 2025-30-E , § 15) Note— Former § 618.107.