1011 #08-001-R ORDINANCE NO. 1011
• 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 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY-ONE (RSF-1) ZONING
DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY-TWO (RSF-2) 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, Vikki Aaron, on behalf of property owner Sheri Lachapelle, of the property
more particularly described hereafter, has heretofore filed Petition No. 08-001-R,
pursuant to the Land Development Regulations of the City of Okeechobee for the
purpose of rezoning a certain tract of land consisting of 1.31 acre(s) from
Residential Single Family-One(RSF-1)Zoning District to Residential Single Family-
Two (RSF-2) Zoning District and that this request be removed from the boundaries
of the above mentioned zone to allow for the processing of the rezoning petition;
and
WHEREAS, said petition(s) being reviewed by the City's Planning Board at a duly
advertised meeting held on February 21, 2008, and submitted by staff report,which
determined such petition(s) to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and is
appropriate with the zoning uses within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has agreed with the recommendation of the Planning Board
and hereby 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 Officer for the City; that:
SECTION 1. LEGAL DESCRIPTION.
The following described land, located in the City of Okeechobee, to-wit:
LEGAL: A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 37
SOUTH, RANGE 35 EAST, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND
BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS
BOOK 562, PAGE 1959, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS
FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF
SOUTHWEST 10TH AVENUE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS PENSACOLA
STREET, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP OF OKEECHOBEE TOWNSITE,
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2,PAGE 17,OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, 345.00 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH
LINE OF SOUTHWEST PARK STREET, THENCE RUN SOUTH ALONG
THE EAST LINE OF SOUTHWEST 10TH AVENUE, A DISTANCE OF
111 370.00 FEET; THENCE RUN EAST A DISTANCE OF 705.00 FEET TO
THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 18, ACCORDING TO THE
UNRECORDED PLAT OF SURVEY, OF SAID SECTION 21, MADE BY
LEON H. WILLIS, COUNTY SURVEYOR, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA DATED MARCH 26, 1963 FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING;
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THENCE CONTINUE EAST A DISTANCE OF 150.00 FEET; THENCE
BEAR NORTH PARALLEL TO THE CENTERLINE OF NORTHWEST 9T"
AVENUE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHOKALOSKEE STREET, TO THE
INTERSECTION WITH A CURVE IN THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY
LINE OF SOUTHWEST 2ND STREET, FORMERLY KNOWN AS
TUSCALOOSA STREET, A DISTANCE OF 400.81 FEET, MORE OR
LESS; THENCE RUN SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID
CURVE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE CENTERLINE EXTENDED
OF SOUTHWEST 9T"AVENUE,A DISTANCE OF 154.05 FEET,THENCE
RUN SOUTH ALONG THE SAID CENTERLINE EXTENDED OF
SOUTHWEST 9T" AVENUE, A DISTANCE OF 370.00 FEET, TO THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 18 AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING,
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE SUBDIVISION AND IS APPROXIMATELY 1.31
ACRE(S)
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 Residential
Single Family-One (RSF-1) Zoning District to Residential Single Family-Two (RSF-
2) Zoning District. The zoning for this parcel is subject to the further limitations of
the Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Element, Policy 2.6.
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 4th day of March,
2008.
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r� James E. Kirk, Mayor
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PASSED AND ADOPTED after Second and Final Public Hearing this 18th day of March,
2008.
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James E. Kirk, Mayor
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Lan Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk
REVIEWED FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
John R. Cook, City A orney
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