0900 Rezoning ORDINANCE NO. 900
O AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,
FLORIDA AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF
OKEECHOBEE BY REZONING A CERTAIN TRACT OF
LAND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN,FROM
HOLDING(H)ZONING DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL SINGLE
FAMILY ONE(RSF-1)ZONING DISTRICT,AMENDING THE
ZONING MAP ACCORDINGLY, PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida has adopted Ordinance
Number: 402 in which a revised Official Zoning Map was adopted for said City; and
WHEREAS, the owner of the property more particularly described hereafter, has
heretofore filed a petition pursuant to the Land Development Regulations of the City
of Okeechobee for the purpose of rezoning a certain tract of land consisting of 2.26
acre(s) from Holding (H) Zoning District to Residential Single Family One (RSF-1)
Zoning District and that this request be removed from the boundaries of the above
mentioned zone to allow for the processing of the rezoning application; and
WHEREAS,the City Council finds such rezoning consistent with the City's Comprehensive
Plan and deems it in the best interest of the inhabitants of said City to amend
aforesaid revised Zoning Map as hereinafter set forth:
NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained before the City Council of the City of Okeechobee,
Florida; presented at a duly advertised public meeting; and passed by majority vote
of the City Council; and properly executed by the Mayor or designee, as Chief
Presiding Office for the City; that:
Section 1. Legal Description
The following described land, located in the City of Okeechobee, to-wit:
Commencing at the Southeast corner of fractional Block 83,
OKEECHOBEE, according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat
Book 5, Page 5, public records of Okeechobee County, Florida
and run Southeasterly,along the Southerly extension of the East
line of said Block 83, to the intersection with the centerline of
N.E. 6th Street (formerly Twelfth Street), also being the
Southwest corner of a parcel of land as described in O.R. Book
405, Page 663, public records of Okeechobee County, Florida,
and the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence continue Southeasterly,
along said extended line, to the Northeast corner of Lot 1 in
Block 84 of said plat of Okeechobee; thence continue
Southeasterly, along the East line f said Lot 1 and the Southerly
extension thereof,to the intersection with the centerline of the 20
foot wide alley in said Block 84; thence run East, along the
Easterly extension of said centerline,to the Western shoreline of
Taylor Creek; thence run Northwesterly, along said Western
shoreline, to the intersection with the Easterly extension of the
aforesaid centerline of said N.E. 6th Street and the Southeast
0 corner of said land described in O.R.Book 405,Page 663;thence
run West, along said extended centerline and also along the
South boundary line of said parcel of land, to the POINT OF
BEGINNING.
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Section 2. Zoning Map Amendment
That the aforesaid Revised Zoning Map of the City of Okeechobee be amended to
reflect the subject property zoning classification to be changed from Holding (H)
Zoning District to Residential Single Family One (RSF-1) Zoning District.
Section 3. Conflict
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Severability
If any provision or portion of this ordinance is declared by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be void, unconstitutional, or unenforceable, then all remaining
provisions and portions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
INTRODUCED for first reading and set for final public hearing on this 5"'day of July, 2005.
James E. Kirk, Mayor
ATTEST: •
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Lane Gamiotea, *MC, City Clerk
PASSED AND ADOPTED after Second and Final Public Hearing this 19"' day of July,
2005. T G'
James E. Kirk, Mayor
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Lan- Gamiotea CMC, "city Clerk
REVIEWED FOR LEGir SUFFICIENCY:
John R. Cook, City Attorney
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