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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 596 ", ORDINANCE NO. P16 CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA . AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AREAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF OCOEE AND REZONED BY OWNERS THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR A LIMITATION OF TIME FOR THE FILING OF PLANS WITH THE CITY BY OWNERS OF SUCH PROPERTY; REQUIRING SAID PLANS TO BE FILED WITHIN A PRESCRIBED PERIOD; PROVIDING FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME; PROVIDING THAT IN DEFAULT THEREOF THE ZONING OF SUCH AREAS SHALL REVERT TO THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION APPLICABLE TO SUCH PROPERTY BEFORE ANNEXATION OR SUCH OTHER ZONING CLASSIFICATION AS PROVIDED BY LAW; PROVIDING FOR CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA: Section 1. AUTHORITY; PURPOSE; SCOPE. This Ordinance is enacted under authority of Article VIII, Section 2(b) of the Constitution of the State of Florida, and under authority of Chapter 69-1359, Florida Statutes, Special Acts of 1969, for the purpose of requiring the speedy development of land annexed into the City and rezoned for that purpose, in the interest of the welfare of the people of the City of Ocoee. This Ordinance shall be in force and effect and shall be enforced within and throughout all areas of the City of Ocoee, and shall apply to all areas hereafter annexed into the City and rezoned for the purpose of development of such areas. Section 2. DEFINITIONS. In construing this ordinance: . (a) "City" shall mean the City of Ocoee, and shall also refer to the City Commission of the City of Ocoee, and, for the purposes of filing of plans, the Building Inspector of the City of Ocoee. (b) "Owner" shall mean the individual person or persons, corporation, partnership, or other entity having legal or equitable title to said property. -"" . Section 3. REQUIREMENTS. Whenever a certain plot, parcel or area of land is annexed by the City pursuant to the applicable law and ordi- nances of this City and rezoned by the City, said annexation and rezoning being at the petition or request of the owner of such property for the purpose of facilitating the develop- ment of such property, said owner must, within 180 days of the effective date of the Ordinance annexing and rezoning the property, file with the City final plans for the develop- ment of said area. If the required plans are not filed within the 180 day period, the zoning on said property shall revert to the zoning classification borne by the property prior to the annexation, or such other zoning classification as shall be determined by the City Commission as provided by law, although the area shall remain as a part of the City of Ocoee, unless de-annexed by the City as provided by law. All Ordinances annexing and rezoning property of the nature dealt with in this Ordinance shall be deemed to have been passed subject to this Ordinance. Section 4. EXTENSIONS OF TIME. For good cause shown, the City Commission may upon request by the owner of such property grant an extension of time in which to file the required plans with the City, said extension not to exceed 30 days. Subsequent extensions may likewise be granted upon good cause shown, no extension to exceed 30 days. Section 5. CONSTRUCTION. This ordinance shall be deemed to be cumulative and supplemental and in addition to any other act, law or regulation of Orange County or of the State of Florida relating to limit- ation of time for filing development plans for areas of land . annexed and rezoned as set forth above; provided, however, that this ordinance supersedes and repeals any existing ordinance which is in direct, irreconciliable conflict here- with. The provisions of this ordinance shall be liberally construed in order to effectively carry out the purpose of . this ordinance in the interest of the public health, welfare and safety of the citizens and residents of the City of Ocoee and the state of Florida. section 6. SEVERABILITY. If any section, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance is for any reason held or declared to be unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such holding of invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and it shall be construed to have been the legis- lative intent to pass this ordinance without such unconstitu- tional, invalid or inoperative part therein and the remainder of this ordinance after the exclusion of such part or parts shall be deemed and held to be valid as if such part or parts had not been included herein. If this ordinance or any provision thereof shall be held inapplicable to any person, group of persons, property, kind of property, circumstances or set of circumstances, such holding shall not affect the applicability thereof to any other person, property or circumstances. Section 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall . take effect immediately upon passage by the City Commission of the City of Ocoee, Florida. ENACTED this I g day of ~ e-j}-.u- 61"'- '1 , 1973. CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA ~ t ) By utr j~;- 4 I ( ATTEST: ~~jJ .40CW1~r~ ~J -