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ORDINANCE NO. 2001-18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
AMENDING SUBSECTION 4-4(G) OF ARTICLE IV OF
CHAPTER 180 BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW
SUBSECTION (7) THEREOF TO PROVIDE A
PROCEDURE FOR NAMING SUBDIVISIONS AND
PROVIDING A FORMAL METHOD OF CHANGING THE
SUBDIVISION NAME; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Authority. The City Commission of 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. Subsection G of Section 4-4 of Article IV of Chapter 180 of the
Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by the adoption of a new Subsection (7) to read as
follows:
(7) Subdivision Name
Every subdivision shall be given a name by which it shall be legally known. All
subdivision signage must be consistent with its legally assigned name. Such name shall
not be the same, phonetically, or visually similar to any name appearing on any
recorded plat in the County so as to confuse the records or to mislead the public as to
the identity or location of the subdivision, except when the subdivision is subdivided as
an additional unit or section by the same developer or his successors in title. No
subdivision name shall mislead the public as to municipality or geographic area in
which the subdivision is located. The name of the subdivision shall be determined by
the developer, and subject to review by the Development Review Committee, and
approval by the City Commission as part of the Preliminary Subdivision Plan. If at any
time, the developer intends to change the name of the subdivision, the developer shall
request the name change in writing. All correspondence regarding a name change shall
be sent to the Planning Director who shall make a recommendation to the Development
Review Committee, who shall make a recommendation to the City Commission. All
such name changes shall be subject to the approval of the City Commission. The
decision of the City Commission is final. After approval by the City Commission, it
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shall be the responsibility of the developer to make the appropriate changes to all
applicable documents and reference the previous subdivision name on all
correspondence for three (3) months following the name change. The provisions of this
subsection shall be applicable in all zoning districts, including planned unit
developments.
SECTION 4. Conflicts. All ordinances, resolutions, parts of ordinances, or
parts of resolutions of the City of Ocoee in conflict herewith are hereby repealed and
rescinded.
SECTION 5. 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 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon passage and adoption.
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day of 4ct6ll~,r
, 2001.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
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S. Scott Vandergrift,
(SEAL)
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ADVERTISED July 5 & Aug. 2, 2001
READ FIRST TIME July 1 7 , 2001
READ SECOND TIME AND ADOPTED
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UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. J..L . ~, , ,
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY
BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND LEGALITY It-, .J, "I,!f
this l day of ~' 2001.
FOLEY & 4~R ~ . ,il- A
By: ~tlu1L ') IVUW
City Attorney
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