The City's current National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES) requires the City to review and amend its existing Florida Friendly Landscaping Practices and Irrigation Systems Ordinance every Permit cycle of five years. When performing the review and implementing the updates into the existing ordinance, staff typically will incorporate the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) model ordinance. The model ordinance is created by (FDEP) staff and includes all of the mandated requirements the City's (NPDES) permit calls out for the City's compliance.
On July 5, 2016 at its regularly scheduled meeting, City Council approved the first reading of the ordinance with the amendments submitted by staff. If approved, this will be the second and final reading of the amended ordinance titled Florida Friendly Landscaping Practices and Irrigation Systems.