0753 Comp Plan EAR adoptedORDINANCE NO. 76$_
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA BASED ON
ITS EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT INCLUDING
AMENDMENTS TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, THE TEXT OF THE
FUTURE LAND USE, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, SANITARY
SEWER, SOLID WASTE, DRAINAGE, POTABLE WATER AND NATURAL
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE,
CONSERVATION, INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION, AND
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENTS; TO REVISE AND UPDATE THE
EXISTING GOALS, OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, DATA AND ANALYSIS;
AND ADDING APPENDIX "A STATUTORY DEFINITIONS, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANDATES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 163,
FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE
LAND PLANNING AGENCY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE AND
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the State Legislature of the State of Florida has mandated that all local
governments draft and adopt comprehensive development plans to provide thorough and
consistent planning with regard to land within their corporate limits; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature of the State of Florida has mandated that all local
governments draft and adopt Evaluation and Appraisal Reports to review and update their
Comprehensive Plans and to reflect changes in state policy on planning and growth
management and evaluating the effectiveness of their plans; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature of the State of Florida has mandated that all local
governments must adopt amendments within eighteen (18) months of completion of the
Evaluation and Appraisal Report; and
WHEREAS, the City of Okeechobee adopted its Evaluation and Appraisal Report
on February 16, 1999; and
WHEREAS, all amendments to the Comprehensive Plan must be adopted in
accordance with detailed procedures which must be strictly followed; and
WHEREAS, the City of Okeechobee has held all duly required public hearings; both
prior to submission of the proposed amendments to the plan to the Florida Department of
Community Affairs, and after the proposed amendments to the plan were returned to the
City, in accordance with Chapter 163, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt amendments to the current
Comprehensive Plan to guide and control the future development of the City, and to
preserve, promote and protect the public's health, safety, and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida hereby
adopts amendments to its current Comprehensive Plan dated March
19, 1991, which amendments consist of the pages which are
identified as Exhibit "A" and which are incorporated into the current
Comprehensive Plan. A copy of the Comprehensive Plan, as
amended, is on file in the office of the City Clerk, City of Okeechobee,
Florida.
Section 2.
That the City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit three (3) copies of
the amendments to the current Comprehensive Plan to the State
Land Planning Agency, along with one (1) copy to the Department of
Environmental Protection, the South Florida Water Management
District, the Florida Department of Transportation, the Central Florida
Regional Planning Council, the Florida Department of State, Bureau
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ATTEST:
Section 3.
Section 4.
Section 5.
Bonnie S. Thomas, CMC, City Clerk
ATTEST:
Bonnie S. Thomas, CMC, City Clerk
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John R. Cook, City Attorney
of Historic Preservation, and the Okeechobee County Planning
Development Department, and to any other unit of local government
who has filed a written request for a copy, within ten (10) working
days after adoption, in accordance with Section 163.3184(7), Florida
Statutes.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict be and the same
are hereby repealed.
That should any section or provision of this Ordinance or any portion
thereof, any paragraph, sentence or work be declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remainder of this ordinance.
That the effective date of this plan amendment shall be the date a
final order of compliance is issued by the Florida Department of
Community Affairs or Administration Commission finding the
amendment in compliance in accordance with Section 163.3184,
Florida Statutes, whichever occurs earlier. No development orders,
development permits, or land uses dependent on this amendment
may be issued or commence before it has become effective. If a final
order of noncompliance is issued by the Administration Commission,
this amendment may nevertheless be made effective by adoption of
a Resolution affirming its effective status, a copy of which Resolution
shall be sent to the Florida Department of Community Affairs, Bureau
of Local Planning, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee,
Florida 32399 -2100.
INTRODUCED for first reading of the ordinance for transmittal, in accordance with
Chapter 9J -11 F.A.C., and F.S. 163.3184(15), at public hearing this 2 day of May
2000.
REVIEWED FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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PASSED and ADOPTED on second and final public he
id 1 -t), 2000.
James t. Kirk, Mayor
this J'9tk day of
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James E. Mayor