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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #17 First Reading of Ordinance to Amend Chapter 54 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee to Authorize the City Manager or his Designee to Assign Addresses to Porperties and Improvements within City Limitsire Center of Good Lf V AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET Meeting Date: August 20, 2013 Item # 1 Reviewed By: Contact Name: Al Butler, Support Services Department Director: Contact Number: 407 - 905 -3100, ext. 1543 City Manager: Subject: Amend Chapter 54 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Crcoee to authorize the City Manager or his designee to assign addresses to properties and improvements within the city limits. Background Summary: As currently enacted, Chapter 54 of the City Code designates the Building Official as the person with the responsibility to assign address numbers to principle structures (buildings) within the city limits. With the creation of the Support Services Department and other personnel changes, the city needs flexibility in assigning the responsibility for this duty. Accordingly, staff has developed a set of minor modifications to the current chapter to allow the City Manager to designate the person or organizational unit most suitable for the task, making appropriate changes in such designation as the situation warrants. In addition to providing flexibility in the assignment of the addressing responsibility, the proposed amendments clarify the ordinance to indicate that addresses may be assigned to separately identifiable parts of a single structure, such as in the case of a shopping center with multiple tenant spaces separated by fire walls, and to individual subdivision lots so as to better manage the development review and building permit processes. Issue: Should the City Commission amend Chapter 54 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee to provide flexibility in the designation of the person or organizational unit responsible for addressing and authorize the assignment of addresses to designated portions of a large structure and to individual lots within a subdivision? Recommendations The Support Services and Development Services departments recommend that the City Commission adopt the proposed amendments to Chapter 54, and that these changes become effective 10 days after passage and adoption of the related ordinance. Attachments: Ordinance amending Chapter 54, Section 54 -2, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee. Financial Impact: There is no financial impact to the City as a result of adopting the proposed ordinance. Type of Item: X (please mark with an `k') Public Hearing Ordinance First Reading Ordinance Second Reading Resolution Commission Approval Discussion & Direction For Clerk's Dept Use: Consent Agenda Public Hearing Regular Agenda X Original Document/Contract Attached for Execution by Uty Ulerk Original Document/Contract Held by Department for Execution Reviewed by City Attorney Reviewed by Finance Dept. Reviewed by Development Services Reviewed by N/A 4d/ 77 N/A N/A N/A 2 ORDINANCE NO. 2013-_ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, REVISING CHAPTER 54 OF THE CITY CODE; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY AND SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee adopted Ordinance 91 -12 establishing Chapter 54 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee; and WHEREAS, revisions to that ordinance are needed to improve the implementation provision of the chapter; and WHEREAS, the City desires to provide a coordinated process for determining and assigning addresses. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Authority. The City of Ocoee has the authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes. SECTION 2. Chapter 54, Section 54 -2, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee Code, Florida is hereby revised as follows: Section 54 -2. — Assignment of numbers. The Building O ffieial City Manager or his designee shall assign numbers to all buildings in the city other than accessory buildings. Accessory buildings are structures which are clearly incidental or subordinate to and customarily utilized adjacent to and in connection with a principal building located on the same lot. Separate numbers shall be assigned to each unit within a multi -unit commercial building as may be established by a fire wall as that term is defined in the Florida Building Code. Numbers shall als be assigned to all subdivision lots at the time of platting as an aid to orderly development; corner lots may receive multiple addresses until a principal structure is constructed. SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto. SECTION 4. CODIFICATION It is the intention of the City Commission of the City that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City; and that sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "chapter," "section," "article," or such other appropriate word or phrase in order to accomplish such intentions; and regardless of whether such inclusion in the Code is accomplished, sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the correction of typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the City Manager, without need of public hearing, by filing a corrected or recodified copy of same with the City Clerk. SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after its passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 1 20 APPROVED: ATTEST: Beth Eikenberry, City Clerk CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor (SEAL) ADVERTISED , 20_ READ FIRST TIME , 20_ READ SECOND TIME AND ADOPTED , 20_ UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA; APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY This day of , 20. SHUFFIELD, LOWMAN & WILSON By: City Attorney