2014-009 Lien Search Fee - Multiple Units on One ParcelORDINANCE NO. 2014-009
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
AMENDING ORDINANCE 2010 -004, BY AMENDING
SECTION 1 -14 OF THE CITY OF OCOEE CODE OF
ORDINANCES ENTITLED "LIEN SEARCH FEES";
ADDING A FEE STRUCTURE FOR LIEN REPORTS WITH
MULTIPLE UNITS ON ONE PARCEL AND
AUTHORIZING ASSESSMENT OF FEES BY THE CITY
CLERK; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BV 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. Article III of Chapter 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee is
hereby amended as follows:
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE FEES
§1 -14 Lien Search Fees
(a) A fee of $25.00 shall be charged per research request for each parcel of real
property requiring a search of the City's official records and production of a
City lien report identifying any outstanding liens, special assessments, utility
balances, fees and fines that are reasonably ascertainable. 'The form of the
report shall be in a manner prescribed by the City Clerk and kept on file in the
City Clerk's Office.
(b) A fee of $75.00 shall be charged per expedited research request for each parcel
of real property requiring a lien report response within 2 business days.
(c) In ad dition to charges set forth in paragraph (a) and (b), a fee of $10.00 shall be
charged for ea ch additional unit or address when a lien report request includes
multiplg_ units on the same residential or commercial parcel of real rp ope
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 recodifted copy of same with
the City Clerk.
SECTION 5. Effective Date This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
passage and adoption. _
PASSED AND ADOPTED this�� day of 2014.
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ATTEST:
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(SEAL)
APPROVED:
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
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S. Scott Vandergrift, o
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY
THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA;
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGALITY this 3 day o __, 2014.
SHUFFiELD LOWMAN & WILSON P.A.
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City Attorney
ADVERTISED 2014
READ FIRST TIME 2014
READ SECOND TIME AND A60PTED
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