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ORDINANCE NO. 962
FIRST READING: 3-17-87
SECOND READING: 3-17-87
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA PROVIDING
FOR A NINETY (90) DAY MORATORIUM ON THE ERECTION OF
BILLBOARDS IN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF OCOEE;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires a ninety (90) day
period of time during which the City Commission and staff may
study the problem of an increasing number of billboards being
erected within the city limits in an unsightly manner and without
benefit of a uniform regulation; and
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WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to reserve time in
which to draft an appropriate ordinance to regulate the erection
of billboards in the city limits of Ocoee before any other
billboards are erected; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of Ocoee, Florida has
determined it to be in the best interest of the city to enact an
emergency ordinance prohibiting the erection of any billboards in
the City of Ocoee for a ninety (90) day period.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF OCOEE, FLORIDA,
HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That pursuant to Florida Statutes Section
166.041(3)(b), providing for the enactment of an emergency
ordinance, the City of Ocoee, Florida hereby establishes a ninety
(90) day moratorium on the erection of billboards within the city
limits of Ocoee, Florida.
SECTION II. That no billboard shall be erected in the city
of Ocoee during this ninety (90) day period.
SECTION III. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION IV. That this ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon its approval and passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11'^ day of ~, 1987.
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City Clerk
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By: f. dl~
Thomas R. Ison, Mayor
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