Subject:
Title
Public Interest Determination: Wetland Impacts for Linde Mims Plant Expansion at Hammock Road, Tax Account Number 2103214 (District 1)
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Natural Resources Management Department
Requested Action:
Recommendation
In accordance with Chapter 62, Article X, Division 4, Section 62-3694(c)(3)c, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (Kimley-Horn) on behalf of Linde Engineering Americas (Linde), and on behalf of PRAXAIR Inc. (Praxair), requests that the Board of County Commissioners (Board) consider a Public Interest Determination (PID) for wetland impacts proposed for an industrial project on the referenced parcel. End
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Kimley-Horn, on behalf of Linde, and on behalf of Praxair, submitted a Wetland Toolbox analysis (attached) for wetland impacts proposed for an industrial project (25SP00032) located east of Hammock Road in Mims (Tax Account #2103214). The property contains one wetland that is approximately 5.97 acres. The project proposes to directly impact 1.07 acres of the on-site wetland, as depicted in Figure 1 of Kimley-Horn's report, to expand the existing air separation plant thereby increasing production capacity. According to the company website, Linde US produces industrial, specialty and process gases. A site plan (25SP00032) for the facility expansion is currently under development review. A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for Heavy Industry was approved by the Board on July 17, 2025, under zoning action 25Z00017.
To achieve no-net-loss of functional wetlands within Brevard County as required by the Brevard County Comprehensive Plan (Conservation Element Objective 5), the applicant is proposing to purchase 1.056 Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM) wetland mitigation credits at Farmton Mitigation Bank, located in Brevard/Volusia counties.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has approved the amount of mitigation credits required to offset th...
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