0398 (Subdivisions)Ordinance Number #398
AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING AND REGULATING THE SUBDIVISION
OF LAND IN THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA; STATING THE
PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THE REGULATIONS; DEFINING CERTAIN
TERMS; PROVIDING FOR PREAPPLICATION PROCEDURE; PROVIDING
FOR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY PLATS AND FOR
APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS;
PROVIDING PROCEDURES FOR APPROVAL OF FINAL PLATS: SETTING
DESIGN STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISIONS; SETTING DATA REQUIRED
FOR SUBMISSION AT THE VARIOUS STAGES OF THE SUBDIVISION
PROCESS; PROVIDING METHODS FOR ASSURANCE OF COMPLETION
OF REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION OF THESE REGULATIONS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; REPEALING ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, under Article V111, Section 2(b) of the Constitution of
Florida and Chapter 166, Part 1, Florida Statutes, the City of Okee-
chobee, Florida, has governmental, corporate, and proprietary powers
to enable it to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions,
and render municipal services, and to that end may exercise any power
for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law;
AND WHEREAS, the City Council of Okeechobee, Florida, has deter-
mined after study and consideration of all factors involved that it
is in the public interest, health, safety, and general welfare to
regulate the subdivision of land within the corporate limits of the
City;
AND WHEREAS, the City Council of Okeechobee, Florida, has
complied with all applicable prodedural and substantive requirements
of the Charter of the City and of State law;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Short title.
The rules and regulations hereby adopted shall be known and cited
as the "Code of Subdivision Regulations. City of Okeechobee, Florida."
Section 2. Purpose and intent.
Land subdivision is the first step in community development. Once
land has been subdivided into streets, lots, and blocks and publicly
recorded, the correction of defects is costly and difficult. Subdivided
land sooner or later becomes a public responsibility, in that roads,
drainage, and utilities must be maintained and various customary city
services must be provided. The welfare of the entire city is directly
affected by land subdivision. It is to the interest of all taxpayers
and citizens, the developer, and future residents that subdivisions
be conceived, designed, and developed in accordance with sound practice
and appropriate standards.
The intent and purpose of these regulations is to aid in the
harmonious development of the City; to secure a coordinated layout
and adequate provision for traffic; to secure adequate provision
for light, air, recreation, transportation, potable water, flood
prevention, drainage, sewers, other sanitary facilities, and other
city services; and to that end to prevent and prohibit the sub-
division of land in the city that will not be accomplished in accord
with these regulations.
In addition to the minimum requirements for construction of such
required improvements as roads and drainage, as set out herein, com-
pliance with the intent of these regulations requires that good design
be practiced in subdivision planning, valuable and scenic natural
features conserved, and adequate open space be made available for
public use. Subdivision design should be adapted to the peculiari-
ties and opportunities of the site, should utilize contemporary,
imaginative design and should avoid monotonous repetition of pattern,
wasteful gridiron layouts, and long, straight, minor or collector
streets. Size, shape, and orientation of lots and blocks should be
carefully considered with relation to future use of the various lots
to be created.
It is intended that these regulations shall be liberally constructed
to accomplish their stated purposes.
Section 3. Jurisdiction.
The regulations herein set out shall apply to all lands presently
within the incorporated limits of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, and
to any lands which may in the future be annexed to and be made a part
of the Cityof Okeechobee. No land shall be subdivided, or no building
or structure or any part thereof constructed, in any area of the city,
after the effective date of these regulations unless such subdivision
conforms to the provisions of these regulations.
Section 4. Applicability.
In order to subdivide land and file a plat thereon, except merely
to record the boundaries of an ownership, all requirements as set out
in these regulations shall be met and the procedures as herein set
forth shall be followed.
Section 5. Definitions.
For the purposes of these regulations, certain words or terms used
herein shall be interpreted as follows:
The word "person" includes a firm, association, unincorporated
group, organization, partnership, trust, company, or corporation as
well as an individual.
The present tense includes the future tense, the singular number
includes the plural, and the plural number includes the singular.
The word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" is permissive.
The words "used" or "occupied" include the words "intended ",
"designed ", or "arranged to be used" or "occupied."
The word "plot" includes the words "lot" or "parcel." A lot
or plot is a parcel of land with minimum dimensions of at least
seventy -five (75) feet width at front building line and one hundred
forty (140 ) feet average depth; provided, that upon the adoption of
zoning regulations by the City of Okeechobee, Florida, a lot or parcel
shall be of at least sufficient size to meet the minimum requirements
of such zoning regulations as to use, coverage and area, and to provide
such yards and open spaces as are required by zoning regulations. A
lot is also identified as a single unit in a subdivision.
The word "building" includes the word "structure" and shall be
constructed as if followed by the phrase "or part thereof."
The word "land" includes water surface and land under water.
Other terms are defined as follows:
Alleys. Alleys are minor ways which are used primarily for
vehicular service access to the back or the side of properties other-
wise abutting on a street.
Cul -de -sac. A cul -de -sac is a minor street intersection with
another street at one end and terminating at the other in a vehicular
turn around.
Developer. A developer is a person, or his agent, who undertakes
the activities covered by these regulations, particularly the pre-
paration and presentation of a subdivision plat showing the layout of
the land and the improvements involved thereon. Inasmuch as the sub-
division plat is merely a necessary means to the end of assuring a
satisfactory development, the term "developer" includes the term
"subdivider," even though the
identity of persons involved in suc-
cessive stages of a project may vary.'
Developer's agreement. A developer's agreement is the agreement
entered into between the developer and the City of Okeechobee, defin-
ing in detail the responsibility of both parties and the conditions
for acceptance and recording of the plat.
Easement. An easement is a right -of -way granted for limited use
of private property for a public or quasi- public purpose.
Engineer. An engineer is an engineer licensed in Florida and
qualified to perform duties for a developer under the terms of these
regulations.
Half or partial street. A half or partial street is a street,
generally parallel and adjacent to the boundary line of a tract,
having a lesser right -of -way width and improvement than required for
a full width of the type involved.
Improvements, public. Public improvements are any of the following,
which are listed only for the purpose of illustration and emphasis:
Streets, pavement, with or without curbs and gutters; sidewalks, alleys,
and alley pavement; water mains; sanitary sewers; storm sewers or
storm drainage; electricity; street name signs, street trees, and
similar public requirements or amenities.
Lot, depth. Lot depth is the mean horizontal distance between
the front and rear lines of a lot.
Lot, width. Lot width is the horizontal distance between the
side lines of a lot at the depth of the required front yard or at the
front lot line where no building setback is required.
Plat. A plat is a map, diagram, or graphic representation of
real property which has been subdivided into lots, plots, or parcels
and showing such facilities and public improvements as may be required
under this chapter. The verb "to plat" shall mean to make or prepare
a plat.
Right -of -way. Right -of -way is lands conveyed or dedicated to the
public to be used for a street, alley, walkway, drainage facility or
other public purpose.
Sight distance. Sight distance is the maximum extent of un-
obstructed vision (in a horizontal plane) along a street located at
any given point on the street.
Street. A street is a way for vehicular traffic, whether designated
as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue,
boulevard, lane, place, or however otherwise designated. Where width
is designated, such width is right -of -way width.
Street, collector. A collector street is a street with a right-
of-way of at least seventy (70) feet which, in addition to giving
access to abutting properties, carries traffic from minor streets to
the major system of arterial streets and highways, including the
principal entrance street or streets of a residential development and
streets for circulation within a development.
Street, major arterial. A major arterial street is a street or
highway used primarily for fast and heavy traffic traveling considerable
distances with a width of right -of -way of one hundred (100) feet or
more.
Street, marginal access. A marginal access street is a minor
street at least fifty (50) feet in width parallel to and adjacent to
arterial streets or highways and which provides access to abutting
propert_yand protection from through traffic. A marginal access street
may also be called a frontage or service road.
Street, minor. A minor street is a street used primarily for
access to abutting properties and not for through traffic with a
right -of -way of at least fifty (50) feet.
Street, secondary arterial or section line road. A secondary
arterial street or section line road is a street or highway used
primarily for through traffic with a width of right-of-way of at
least seventy (70) feet.
Subdivision. Subdivision is the division of land into three
(3) or more lots, sites, or parcels, anv one of which contains two
(2) acres or less in area, or, if a i.;;reet or easement for street
purposes or the establishment or dedication of a highway, street, or
alleys is involved, any division of a par ^el of land. The term in-
cludes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, shall
relate to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided. The
sale or exchange of small parcels of land to or between adjoining
property owners where such sale or exchange does not create additional
lots shall not be considered a subdivision of land.
Surveyor. Surveyor refers to a land surveyor registered in
Florida, and engaged by the developer to survey and prepare the
plat of the land proposed for subdivision.
Walkway. A walkway is a right -of -way intended primarily for
pedestrians, excluding self - propelled vehicles.
Way, Bicycle. A bicycle way is a right of way intended
primarily for the use of bicyclists, excluding self - propelled
vehicles.
Work. Work shall include all construction shown or required
on the plat as approved as well as all required construction as
shown on approved plans and specifications for all facilities and
features of any kind.
Section 6. Preparation of plats.
Maps and plats are to be prepared by registered surveyors and
construction plans and specifications for required improvements
shall be prepared by a registered engineer. The subdivider or developer
shall present a letter to the City Council certifying that he has
employed a registered surveyor and /or engineer (naming him or them)
to prepare tha plat and the plans and specifications for required
improvements.
Section 7. Preapplication procedure.
(1) Prior to the filing of an application for conditional approval
of the preliminary plat, the developer or subdivider shall submit to
the City Council, through the Building Official, plans and data as
specified in Section 22. This step does not require formal application ,
fee, or filing of plat with the City Council. The specified plans and
data shall be filed with the Building Official who will in turn refer
the material to appropriate city departments for review, comment,
criticism and suggestion. The Building Official shall compile such
comments, criticisms and suggestions and submit them with the pre -
application plans and data to the City Council.
(2) Within thirty -one (31) days after receipt by the City of
the preapplication material, the City Council shall inform the
developer that the plans and data as submitted or as modified do or
do not meet the objectives of these regulations. When the City finds
the plans and data do not meet the objectives of these regulations, it
shall express in writing its reasons therefor.
Section 8. Procedure for conditional approval of preliminary plat
and approval of construction plans for required improvements.
(1) On reaching conclusions under preapplication procedure,
as outlined in Section 7 above, regarding his general purposes and
objectives, the developer will prepare a preliminary plat, together
with improvement and construction plans and other supplementary
material as specified in section 23.
(2) Four (4) copies of the preliminary plat, improvement and
construction plans, and supplementary material specified shall be
submitted to the City Council through the City Building Official
with written application for conditional approval at least fourteen
(14) days prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered.
(3) The Building Official shall be the agent for reporting in
writing to the City Council the recommendations, findings, or reports
of the appropriate city departments to which he refers the materials
specified in subsection (2) above, together with an analysis of com-
pliance or non - compliance with regulations applicable to the pre-
liminary plat and required supplementary materials. The City Clerk
shall check to determine whether any taxes remain unpaid on the
land in question.
(4) At a public meeting, the City Council will receive reports
on and review the preliminary plat and required improvement and con-
struction plans and supplementary materials to determine compliance
with applicable regulations. The developer, adjoining owners and
other persons interested in or affected by the proposed subdivision
shall have a right to be heard in person, by letter, or by agent or
attorney before action is taken by the City Council
(5) The City Council may conditionally accept the preliminary
plat and approve the required construction and improvement plans and
supplementary materials as presented, or with minor modifications,
if found to be in compliance with these regulations, or may refuse
to accept the preliminary plat and required construction and improve-
ment plans and supplementary materials when not found to be in
compliance with, or readily capable of being revised to comply with,
these regulations. If the Council refuses to accept the preliminary
plat and required construction and improvement plans and supplementary
materials, the Council shall state in writing the particular basis
for the refusal and a copy thereof shall be furnished the developer.
(6) At this stage, the City Council, with the aid of the Building
Official and appropriate city departments shall, if conditional accep-
tance of the preliminary plat and required construction and improve-
ment plans and supplementary materials be given, work out an agreement
or agreements with the developer to include, but not to be limited to,
provisions for carrying out the required construction and improvements
to completion and the developing of the subdivision instages, if the
proposed subdivision be a large one and the Council shall find that
development in stages is consistent with the intent and purpose of
these regulations.
(7) The action of the City Council shall be noted on two copies
of the preliminary plat, references, and attached to any conditions
made. One copy shall be returned to the developer and the other
retained in the office of the City Clerk.
(8) Conditional acceptance of the preliminary plat and approval
of construction plans for required improvements and required supple-
mentary materials shall not constitute acceptance of the final plat.
Rather, it shall be deemed an expression of acceptance of the layout
submitted on the preliminary plat as a guide to the preparation of the
final plat and approval of construction plans for required improvements
and required supplementary materials.
Section 9. Procedure for approval of final plat.
(1) The final plat shall conform substantially to the preliminary
plat as approved, and, if desired by the developer and approved by the
City Council, it may constitute only that portion of the approved pre-
liminary plat which heproposed to record and develop at the time; pro-
vided however, that such portion conforms to all requirements of these
regulations.
(2) The final plat and required supplementary material shall be
submitted for approval by the City Council through the Building Official
and for recording upon fulfillment of the requirements of these reg-
ulations and any conditions imposed at the time of conditional approval
of the preliminary plat. The final plat shall conform to all applicable
provisions of Chapter 177, Florida Statutes.
(3) Application for approval of the final plat and approval of
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construction of required improvements and required supplementary
materials shall be submitted in writing at least fourteen (14) days
prior to the City Council meeting at which it is to be considered.
The application shall be checked by the City Building Official and
City Clerk and other appropriate city departments for compliance
with applicable regulations. The City Building Official shall report
in writing the findings of city departments to the City Council.
(4) Copies of the final plat and required supplementary material
shall be prepared as specified in section 24 and shall be submitted
within twelve (12) months after approval of the preliminary plat;
otherwise such conditional approval of the preliminary plat shall
become null and void unless an extension of time is applied for in
writing and granted by the City Council.
(5) One (1) approved milar and two (2) reproducible prints and
three (3) paper prints of the final plat and one (1) copy of the
required supplementary material shall be submitted for the files of
the City. Additional prints may be required upon demonstrated need
of the City.
(6) The City Council shall accept, reject, or modity the final
plat in conformity with these regulations.
(7) Failure to comply with the provisions of these regulations
and other applicable statutes and ordinances shall be cause for refus-
ing to accept the final plat.
Section 10. Design standards: Streets.
(1) The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade, and location
of all streets shall conform to the general city plan and shall be
considered in their relation to existing and planned streets, to
topographical conditions, to public convenience and safety, and in
their appropriate relation to the proposed uses of the land to be
served by such streets.
(2) Where such is not shown in the general city plan, the
arrangement of streets in a subdivision shall either:
(a) Provide for the continuation or appropriate projection of
existing principal streets in surrounding areas; or
(b) Conform to a plan for the neighborhood approved or adopted
by the City Council to meet a particular situation where topographical
or other conditions made continuance or conformance to existing streets
impracticable.
(3) Minor streets shall be so laid out that their use by through
traffic will be discouraged.
(4) Where a subdivision abuts on or contains an existing or pro-
posed arterial street, the Council may require marginal access streets,
reverse frontage with screen planting contained in a nonaccess res-
ervation along the rear property line, deep lots with rear service
alleys, or such other treatment as may be necessary for adequate
protection of residential properties and to afford separation of
through and local traffic. Where screen planting is approved, such
screen shall be composed of cold - resistant shrubs, shall be the type
of shrub which presents a solid screen at the base unless liner plants
are used, and shall be composed of shrubs at least three (3) feet in
height at time of planting.
(5) Where a subdivision borders on or contains a railroad right-
of-way or limited access highway right -of -way, the City Council may
require a marginal access street approximately parallel to and on
each side of such right -of -way, at a distance suitable for the
appropriate use of the intervening land, as for park purposes in
residential districts. or for commercial or industrial purposes in
appropriate districts. Distances involving rights -of -way shall also
be determined with due regard for the requirements of approach grades
and future grade separations.
(6) Reserve strips controlling access to streets shall be pro-
hibited except where their control is definitely placed in the City
under conditions approved by the City Council.
(7) Street jogs with center line offsets of less than two hundred
(200) feet shall be avoided, except where topographic situations make
this provision impractical.
(8) A tangent at least two hundred and fifty (250) feet long shall
be introduced between curves on arterial and collector streets.
(9) When connecting street lines deflect from each other at any
one point by more than ten (10) degrees, they shall be connected by
a curve with a radius adequate to insure a sight distance of not less
than one hundred and fifty (150) feet for minor streets, three hundred
(300) feet for collector streets, and five hundred (500) feet for
arterial streets.
(10) Streets shall be laid out so as to intersect as nearly as
possible at right angles and no street shall intersect any other street
at less than a sixty (60) degree angle.
(11) Property lines at street intersections shall be rounded
with a radius of ten (10) feet, or of a greater radius where the
City Council may deem it necessary. The City Council may permit com-
parable cutoffs or chords in place of rounded corners.
(12) There shall be no private streets or easements for street
use platted in any subdivision without the specific approval of the
City Council. Where the City Council approves private streets, the
Council shall insure that adequate provision is made for the initial
installation and future maintenance of such streets, to the end that
such streets shall not become a future charge upon the City.
(13) Street right -of -way widths and sight distances shall be as
follows unless otherwise indicated or required by law:
Street type
Major arterial thoroughfare
ROW in feet Sight distance
100 1300
Secondary arterial thoroughfare
or section line road 70 1000
Collector 70 500
Minor 50 300
Marginal access 50 300
The plat should indicate setback requirements on any street
where they would be applicable.
Additional right -of -way may be required to promote public safety
and convenience, or to insure adequate access, circulation, and parking
in high density residential areas, commercial areas, business areas,
or industrial areas.
Where a subdivision abuts on or contains an existing street of
inadequate right -of -way width, additional right -of -way in conformity
with the above standards shall be required for new subdivisions.
(14) Half or partial streets shall be prohibited. Wherever a
half street is adjacent to a tract to be subdivided, the other half
of the street shall be platted within such tract.
(15) Dead -end streets, designed to be so permanently, shall be
prohibited except when designed as cul -de -sacs. Such streets shall
not exceed six hundred and sixty (660) feet in length without special
permission of the City Council, where due to unusual circumstances
involving larger designs or topographical conditions a greater
length may be deemed necessary. They shall be provided at the closed
end with a circular dedicated area with a diameter of not less than
eighty (80) feet.
(16) Street names and lot numbers shall conform to the street
naming and lot numbering plan of the city.
(17) Street grades shall be determined in relation to the drain-
age installations for the subdivision; wherever feasible, street grades
shall not exceed five percent (5 %) or be less than one -half percent
0.50 %) unless otherwise approved by the City.
Section 11. Design standards: Alleys.
(1) Alleys shall be provided in commercial and industrial
districts, except that the City Council may waive this requirement
where other definite and assured provision is made for service access,
such as off - street loading, unloading, and parking consistent with
and adequate for the uses proposed. Alleys shall be allowed in
residential districts.
(2) The width of an alley shall not be less than twenty (20)
feet, in commercial and industrial districts.
(3) Alley intersections and sharp changes in alignment shall be
avoided, but, where necessary, corners shall be cut off sufficiently
to permit safe vehicular movements.
(4) Dead -end alleys shall be prohibited.
Section 12. Design standards: Easements.
(1) Normally, utilities easements across lots or centered on
rear or side lot lines will be permitted. Where, due to topography
or other circumstances beyond the control of the developer, such
easements are deemed by the City Council to be necessary to the
reasonable development of the property, such easements shall be at
least twenty (20) feet wide.
(2) Where a subdivision is traversed by a water course, drainage
way, channel, or stream, there shall be provided a storm water ease-
ment or drainage right -of -way conforming substantially with the lines
of such water course, and of such further width or construction, or
both, as will be adequate for the purpose of storm drainage facilities.,
Parallel streets or parkways may be required in connection therewith
where necessary for service maintenance and other measures for safety
as may be required.
(3) Other easements may be required for drainage purposes of
such size and location as may be determined by the City.
(4) Where necessary to safety and convenience, pedestrian and
service easements shall be provided. Such pedestrian and service
easements may include, or be included in, easements required in
(1), (2) and (3) above.
Section 13. Design standards: Blocks.
(1) The lengths, widths, and shapes of blocks shall be determined
with due regard to:
(a) Provision of adequate building sites suitable to the special
needs of the type of use contemplated.
(b) When applicable, zoning requirements as to lot sizes and
dimensions.
(c) Needs for convenient access, circulation, control, and safety
of street and pedestrian traffic and fire protection.
(d) Limitations and opportunities of topography, with special
emphasis on drainage of the proposed subdivision and the possible
adverse effects of that drainage on properties nearly or adjoining
the subdivision.
(2) Block lenghts should not exceed six hundred (600) feet, or
be less than three hundred (300) feet in residential areas, except
where special topographical conditions exist.
(3) Pedestrian crosswalks and bicycle ways, each not less than
ten (10) feet wide, may be required where deemed essential to provide
circulation, or access to schools, playgrounds, shopping centers,
transportation, and other community facilities.
Section 14. Design standards: Lots.
(1) The lot size, width, depth, shape, and orientation, and the
minimum building setback lines shall be appropriate for the location
of the subdivision and for the type of development and use contemplated.
Lot arrangement and design shall be such that all lots will provide
satisfactory and desirable building sites.
(2) Lot dimensions for residential purposes shall not be of
less than seventy -five (75) feet width at front building line and one
hundred forty (140) feet average depth; provided, that upon adoption
of zoning regulations by the City of Okeechobee, residential lots
shall meet the minimum zoning requirements for the zoning district
in which the land is located. Residential lots not served by central
water or central sewer shall meet applicable requirements of the
State of Florida.
(3) Depth and width of properties reserved or laid out for
commercial and industrial purposes shall be adequate to provide for
the off - street service and parking facilities required by the type
of use and development contemplated.
(4) Corner lots for residential use shall have not less than
twenty five percent (25 %) extra width, greater than the average of
corresponding interior lots of the same block, to permit appropriate
building setbacks from and orientation to both streets.
(5) The subdividing of the land shall be such as to provide, by
means of a public street, each lot with satisfactory and permanent
access to an existing public street, provided that the City Council
may approve private streets when constructed to the specifications
of these regulations and when adequate provision for initial installa-
tion and future private maintenance is made for such streets.
(6) Double frontage and reverse frontage lots should c! be avoided
except where essential to provide separation of residential develop-
ment from traffic arteries or to overcome specific disadvantages of
topography and orientation. A planting screen easement of at least
ten (10) feet, composed of plantings as set out in section 10 (4),
and across which there shall be no right of access, shall be pro-
vided along the line of lots abutting such a traffic artery or other
disadvantageous use..
(7) Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles or
radial to street lines, and entrance of automobiles from the lot
to the street shall be approximately at right angles or radial to
street lines.
Section 15. Design standards: Public sites and open spaces.
(1) Where a proposed park, playground, school, or other public
use is located in whole or in part in a subdivision, the City Council
may require the reservation of such area within the subdivision in
those cases in which the City Council deems such requirements to be
reasonable and in the public interest. The City may, in such cases,
seek the voluntary dedication by the developer of such areas.
(2) Where deemed essential by the City Council upon consider-
ation of the particular type of development proposed in the sub-
division, and especially in large -scale neighborhood unit develop-
ments not anticipated in the general city plan, the City Council
may require the reservation of such other areas or sites of a
character, extent, and location suitable to the needs created by
such development for schools, parks, and other neighborhood purposes.
The City may, in such cases, seek the voluntary dedication by the
developer of such areas.
(3) Where a natural stream or other important surface drainage
course is located in an area being subdivided, the City Council may
require the dedication of lands or easements along each side of the
stream or drainage course for the purpose of widening, deepening,
sloping, ponding, improving, or protecting the stream for drainage.
parkway, or recreational purposes.
Section 16. Required improvements: Monuments.
(1) Permanent reference markers shall be placed at each corner
or change of direction on the boundary lines of the lands being sub-
divided. All such permanent reference markers shall be located and
placed in conformity with Chapter 177.091(7), Florida Statutes, and
the markers shall meet the standards specified in Chapter 177.031
(15) , Florida Statutes.
(2) Permanent control points shall be set at such locations in
the subdivisions as specified by Chapter 177.091(8), Florida Statutes,
and by the City. Permanent control points shall meet the standards
specified in Chapter 177.031(13), Florida Statutes.
(3) The location of all monuments under (1) and (2) above shall
be indicated on the final plat.
(4) Lot line boundaries shall be monumented.
(5) All original corner markers shall be protected throughout
the development. Should such, or any, monuments, iron pipes, or
iron pins serving as monuments, fall within pavements, driveways or
sidewalks they shall be secured to proposed grades by eight (8) inch
concrete pipes and a cast -iron cap for access to the original monument.
All monuments must be in place before the developer is released from
bond, if bond has been posted. If no bond is posted, monuments must
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be in place prior to the approval of the final plat. Any and all land
monuments disturbed or destroyed in the prosecution of construction
shall be accurately witnessed and replaced at the expense of the
developer upon the completion of construction.
Section 1Z. Required improvements: Storm drainage.
(1) A drainage system shall be designed showing the ultimate
disposition of all surface water. All ditches or other drainage
facilities shall have adequate capacity to carry the runoff resulting
from rainfall intensity which may be expected for a twenty -five (25)
year storm period. Where there is substantial diversion of water,
such diversion shall be accomplished through a culvert or culverts,
in order to prevent erosion.
(2) All drainage facilities shall be designed for a positive
outfall to existing storm sewer systems, lakes, canals, rivers,
streams, or previously constructed city, county, or state road ditches.
All water retention areas shall be fenced and shall be screened by
appropriate trees or shrubbery.
(3) If the added runoff from the developed area will, in the
judgement of the city, overtax or overload the existing road or out -
fall ditches, then the developer shall include in his plans sufficient
work to enlarge the present facilities to care for the added drainage
imposed on the system.
(4) Where land is subject to periodic flooding by the overflow
from creeks, rivers, or streams, a flood plain based on a twenty -five
(25) year storm must be established and clearly designated on the
final plat. No building will be permitted within the area of the
flood plain unless the entire area to be utilized for building is
filled to a height of three (3) feet above the flood plain.
(5) Areas to be used for water retention purposes shall be
designated as "General Purpose Areas" on the plat and shall not be
shown on the plat in any other way. Such areas shall in no circum-
stances be given a lot designation in the subdivision; when such areas
are deeded to the city, they shall be deeded as "General Purpose Areas"
in a given block as the case may be.
(6) Drainage facilities and necessary,- auxiliary improvements
such as fencing and screening must be constructed and approved before
the deveolper is released from bond, if bond has been posted. If
no bond is posted, drainage facilities must be constructed and
approved by the city before the approval of final plat.
Section 18. Required improvements: Clearing and grading of rights -
of -way.
The devoloper shall be required to clear all rights -of -way to
their full width and to make all grades, including grades for streets,
alleys, and drainage to grades approved for the final plat. The City
Council may provide that trees need not be removed from the right-of-
way, where the preservation of such trees will not hinder the future
maintenance of streets, drainage, or 'be a hazard to vehicular or
pedestrian safety. All debris shall be removed from rights -of -way.
Section 19. Required improvements: Bridges and culverts.
The minimum width of bridges shall meet State Department of
Transportation specifications for arterial roads and shall be the
minimum width of the paving section plus three (3) feet on each side
for all other roads. Culverts shall be of such size as to provide
adequate drainage opening, and of sufficient length to extend be-
yond the curb limits of the road. Culverts shall meet the standards
specified by the city.
Locations of bridges and culverts, with construction data and
full specifications, shall be shown in an exhibit, and approval or
acceptance of the final plat shall not be accomplished unless such
exhibit is transmitted.
Bridges and culverts must be constructed and approved before
the developer is released from bond, if bond has been posted. If
no bond is posted, bridges and culverts must be constructed and
approved by the city engineer before the approval of the final plat.
Section 20. Required improvements: Sewer, water, and electricity.
(1) City water (including fire hydrants), sanitary sewer, and
storm sewer shall be provided in each new subdivision; provided that
the City Council may find, after public hearing, that conditions are
such that this requirement or a portion of it may be set aside.
Plans for the use of private septic tanks, private sewarage systems,
or private water systems must, in such circumstances, be fully
approved by all state, county, and city authorities before approval
of final plat. Private septic tanks or private sewerage systems
shall be so installed as to simplify later connection with city
systems.
(2) Standards for installation of water, sewer and storm sewer
systems shall be as follows:
(1) Water and sewer. Each lot within the subdivision area shall
be provided with a connection to an approved public water supply and
an adequate public sanitary sewer. All connections of the subdivis-
ion water and sewer system shall comply with appropriate state re-
gulations and standard specifications for water and sewer installation,
City of Okeechobee, and shall be installed under the direction and
supervision of, and subject to the inspection and approval of the
City. If any defects shall occur in the water or sanitary sewer
facilities within one year from the date of acceptance by the city,
such defects shall be remedied and corrected at the developer's
expense. The specifications and location of fire hydrants shall
be approved by the city.
(b) Storm drainage. All necessary facilities, either under-
ground pipe, drainage wells, canals, or drainage ditches, shall
be installed to city standards and specifications, and subject to
the approval of the city, so as to provide adequate disposal of
surface water and to maintain any natural watercourses. In areas
where high ground water exists and it is deemed necessary by the
city for the protection of paved streets, underdrains shall be
installed. If any defects shall occur in the storm drainage system
within one year from the date of acceptance by the city, such defects
shall be remedied and corrected at the developer's expense.
(3) Installations for water, sewer, and storm drainage shall be
installed at the expense of the developer with no rebates from the
city to the developer; provided however, that where the developer
is required to install larger lines or facilities than necessary
to serve his development in order to provide for the future develop-
ment of other properties, the difference in costs between install-
ing facilities adequate for the subdivision and the oversize lines
or facilities shall be borne by the city.
Section 21. Re uired improvements: Streets.
(1) All streets and public ways shall be cleared and graded to
their full width of right -of -way and to the established and approved
grade as set out in section 18. If required to prevent erosion or
excessive washing, protective measures shall be taken by thhe developer
as required by the city.
(2) All streets shall be paved to the minimum applicable
standard specifications of the city. Curbs and gutters may be re-
quired where storm drainage runoff necessitates this form of
channelization; where curbs and gutters are not required, pavements
edges shall be bonded or otherwise strengthened to insure against
pavement edge breakage. The right -of -way widths, utilities
easements and locations, and paving widths are illustrated in the
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Section 22. Plats and data: Prea location .laps and data.
In connection with the subdivision or resubdivision of land,
the following materials are required at the stage of preapplication:
(1) General subdivision information shall describe or outline
the existing conditions of the site, including general information
on drainage and topography, and the proposed development as necessary
to supplement the drawings required below. This information may
include but is not necessarily limited to data on existing covenants,
land characteristics, and available community facilities and utilities;
and information describing the subdivision proposal such as number of
residential lots, typical lot width and depth, price range, business
areas, other public areas, proposed restrictive covenants, and pro-
posed utilities and street improvements.
(2) Location map shall show adjacent and surrounding properties
and the relationship of the proposed subdivision to existing community
facilities which serve or influence it. Include development name
and location; main traffic arteries; shopping centers; elementary
and high schools, parks, and playgrounds; principal places of
employment; other community features such as railroads and bus
stations; hospitals and churches; title; scale; North arrow; and
date.
(3) Sketch plan on topographic survey shall show in simple
sketch form the proposed layout of streets, lots, and other features
in relation to existing conditions. The sketch plan may be a free-
hand pencil sketch made directly on a print of the topgraphic survey.
In any event, the sketch plan shall include either the existing topo-
graphic data listed in section 24 below or such of these data as
the City Council determines is necessary for its consideration of
the proposed sketch plan.
Section 23. Plats and data: Plats and data for - conditional acceptance
or approval.
The preliminary plat shall be at a scale of not more than two
hundred (200) feet to the inch. It shall show or be accompanied by
the following information:
(1) Proposed subdivision name or identifying title, which shall
not duplicate or closely approximate the name of any other subdivision
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in the city;
(2) Key plan, showing location of tract in reference to other
areas of the city;
(3) North arrow, graphic scale, scale, and data; basis of bear-
ing desired true bearing);
(4) Name of the owner of the property or his authorized agent;
(5) Name of the registered engineer or surveyor responsible for
the plat and supporting data;
(6) Tract boundaries, with angles and distances;
(7) Conditions on tract, including all existing water courses,
drainage ditches, and bodies of water; marshes; rock outcrop; issolated
preservable trees one (1) foot or more in diameter; and other signi-
ficant features;
(8) All existing streets and alleys on or adjacent to the tract,
including name, right -of -way width, street or pavement width, and
established centerline elevations. Existing streets shall be
dimensioned to tract boundaries;
(9) All existing property lines, easements, and rights -of -way
and the purpose for which the easemtns or rights -of -way have been
established;
(10) Location, names where applicable, and width of all pro-
posed streets, alleys, rights -of -way, easements, and purpose of
easements; proposed lot lines with approximate dimensions; lot
numbers, and block numbers;
(11) Ground elevations on the tract, based on U.S.C. & G.
datum level at minimum contour intervals sufficient to show dis-
position of surface drainage (city datum based on U.S.C. & G. datum
acceptable);
(12) Subsurface conditions on the tract; location and results
of tests made to ascertain subsurface soil, rock, and ground water
conditions; depth to ground water unless test pits are dry at a
depth of three (3) feet; location and results of soil percolation
tests if individual sewage disposal systems are proposed;
(13) Written statement and graphic representations and profiles,
if necessary, showing proposed grades of streets and facilities for
drainage;
(14) When applicable, zoning classifications on and near the
tract;
(15) Utilities on or adjacent to the tract. Indicate whether
above or below ground;
(16) Sites, if any, to be dedicated or reserved for public use;
(17) Preliminary specifications for required improvements,
such as streets, curb and gutter, water, sanitary sewer, storm
drainage, etc.;
(18) Title and certificates; present tract designation according
to official records in office of Okeechobee County Clerk; names and
addresses of owners, including certification from developer's attorney
or abstract company that the dedicator of the plat is the owner of
record at the time plat is to be accepted for filing; statement
from the owner that there are no mortgages on the property; if there
are none, or if there be a mortgage, a letter of acknowledgment
from the mortgagee stating that he approves the platting; certi-
cate from the developer's attorney, or the Okeechobee County Tax
Collector, that all due taxes have been paid at time application
for conditional approval or acceptance is filed;
(19) Draft of protective covenants, whereby the developer pro-
poses to regulate land use in the subdivision and otherwise protect
the proposed development;
(20) Statements in accord with section 8;
(21) Draft of proposed developer's agreement.
Section 24. Plats and data: Plats and data for final acceptance or
approval.
(1) The final plat is to be prepared by a surveyor or engineer
registered in the State of Florida and to be clearly and legibly
drawn as required for filing for record in Okeechobee County, and in
accordance with design standards and provisions of Chapter 177,
Florida Statutes. Where necessary, the plat may be on several sheets
accompanied by an index sheet showing the entire subdivision. For
large subdivisions, the final plat may be submitted for approval or
acceptance progressively in contiguous sections satisfactory to the
City Council. If required improvements are constructed without bond,
all construction shall be in accord with these regulations and with
the developer's agreement; if constructed with bond, all plans for
required improvements shall be in accord with these regulations and
with the developer's agreement.
The final plat shall be at a scale of no more than two hundred
(200) feet to the inch except where special dispensation is granted
by the City Council, and shall include the following features:
(a) Subdivision name or identifying title and name of recorded
owner;
(b) Primary control points, approved by the City, or descrip-
tions and''ties' to such control points, to which all dimensions,
angles, bearings, and similar data on the plat shall be referred;
(c) North point, scale, graphic scale, and date; basis of
bearing (desired true bearing;
(d) Trace boundary lines, right -of -way lines of streets and
easements, and other rights -of -way, and property lines of resi-
dential lots and other sites, with accurate dimensions, bearing
or deflection angles, with radii, arcs, and central angles of all
curves; distances to be accurate to hundredths of afoot and angles
to nearest minute;
(e) Location sketch showing location of subdivision with respect
to section lines;
(f) Location and description of all permanent reference markers
and permanent control points;
(g) The exact name, locations, and widths along the property
lines of all existing or recorded streets intersecting or paralleling
the boundaries of the tract;
(h) The exact layout including street and alley lines and rights-
of-way; street names, bearings, and widths (including widths along
the lines of any obliquely intersecting street); lengths of arcs and
radii, points of curvature, and chord and length and bearings; points
of tangency or non - tangency intersects; all easements owned by or
rights -of -way provided for public utilities; all lot lines with
dimensions in feet and hundredths, and with bearings or angles if
other than right angles to the street and alley lines. All street
names shall conform to the city system;
(i) Lots to be numbered in numerical order beginning with one
in each block, and blocks to be numbered in numerical order or
lettered in alphabetical order;
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(j) Minimum building setback lines on all lots or other sites;
(k) The accurate outline of all property which is to be dedicated,
reserved, or proposed for public use, including open drainage courses
and easements, and all property that may be reserved by covenants in
deeds for the common use of the property owners in the subdivision,
with the purposes indicated thereon;
(l) Reference to recorded subdivision plats of adjoining platted
land by record number, name and date, the adacent portions of which
may be shown in outline form;
(m) A complete description of the land intended to be subdivided;
(n) Certification by registered surveyor or engineer attesting
to the accuracy of the survey and that the permanent reference
markers and control points have been established according to law
and these regulations;
(o) Space and form for the following necessary acceptances or
approvals: (1) Mayor of the City; and (2) Okeechobee County Clerk
of the Circuit Court;
(p) The plat shall contain on the face thereof an unreserved
dedication to the public of all streets, highways, alleys, parks,
parkways, easements, commons, or other public places included
within the plat, such dedication to be subscribed to by the legal
and equitable owners of such lands, which dedication shall be
checked for accuracy of description by the City Attorney and attested
by a notary public.
(2) Data for final approval shall include cross sections and
profiles of streets and any necessary drainage facilities, approved
by the City. The profiles shall be drawn to city standard scales
and elevations shall be based on a U.S.C. & G. datum plane.
(3) Protective covenants in form for recording shall be included
with data for final approval.
(4) No plat shall be accepted or approved unless and until all
taxes and improvement liens levied against the lands included in such
plat have been paid and discharged.
(5) No plan shall be accepted or approved for recording until the
developer shall have entered into an agreement, in form for recording
with the City of Okeechobee specifying the following, at a minimum:
(a) The work to be done, and the time specified therefor, by
the developer.
(b) The exception, if any, approved by the City to standard
requirements.
(c) The participation in the development, if any, by the City
of Okeechobee and the time for completion of such work.
(d) The lien, if any, imposed upon the land of the developer
for any work performed by the City.
(e) The conditions under which building permits will be allowed
within the subdivision by the City.
(f) The conveyance by the developer to the City of all water,
sewer, and storm lines installed within dedicated public rights-
of-way.
(g)
The agreement of the developer to maintain and repair all
streets constructed by the developer in the subdivision for a period
of one year after completion of the same, and prior to acceptance
of maintenance thereof by the City.
The developer's agreement shall further contain a certification
countersigned by the Building Official and showing the approval of the
City Council that the developer has complied with one of the following
alternatives:
(a) Without bond. The developer's engineer shall, upon comple-
tion of the entire work on the subdivision or on one or more units
of the subdivision, as approved by the City Council furnish the
Building Official with a written certificate of such completion, ac-
companied by the records and data as herein prescribed; the City
Building Official or his authorized representative, shall recheck the
plat and the work done and, if the same shall be found to comply with
these regulations, the City Council shall, on the recommendation of the
City Building Official, approve or accept the final plat.
(b) Bond. The developer shall furnish to the City within sixty
(60) days after approval or acceptance by the City Council of the
final plat, and any event prior to commencing any construction, a
surety bond satisfactory to the City Council guaranteeing that
within twelve (12) months the work required will be completed in full
accordance with the final plat and all conditions attached thereto,
copies of which shall be attached to and constitute a part of the bond
agreement. If the bond is not thus furnished, the final approval or
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acceptance of the plat shall be automatically voided, and the plat
shall not be filed or recorded. One twelve (12) months extension of
the bond may be granted in the discretion of the City Council but
not more than one such extension shall be granted. Said bond shall
be in an amount equal to one hundred and twenty (120) percent of the
sum of engineering and construction contracts.
The developer's agreement shall constitute a covenant by the
City and the developer -owner of the subdivision, the terms and
conditions of which shall run with the land and be binding upon all
successors in interest to the developer- owner.
(6) Upon completion of the entire work on the subdivision or on
one or more stages of the subdivision, in accordance with the develop-
ers agreement, the developer's engineer shall furnish to the City a
written certificate of such completion, accompanied by the records
and data as herein prescribed. The City shall recheck the plans and
the work done and if the same shall be found to comply with these
regulations and are in accordance with the developer's agreement,
recommendations shall be made to the City Council for the acceptance
of the subdivision. The City Council, upon the recommendation of
the City Building Inspector shall approve the subdivision develop-
ment which shall authorize the City Building Inspector to issue
permits for construction therein according to codes of the City of
Okeechobee. No temporary or conditional permit shall be issued
prior to the acceptance of the development by the City Council.
Section 25. Inspection; release of developer's bond.
(1) For the purpose of generally enforcing and administering
these regulations the City Building Inspector or his duly authorized
representative shall make such necessary inspections before, during,
and after the construction of the work so that the City Council may
currently be informed of the status of the development and so that
the City may generally assist all agencies and persons involved in
the work to maintain the standards set by these regulations. Upon
receipt of this certificate of completion, the City Council shall direct
the City Building Inspector to make a final inspection of each contract
operations on the site; if the work conforms to all plans and spec-
ifications, the City Building Inspector shall so inform the City
Council by letter which body shall endorse the said letter and transmit
it to the developer or the developer's engineer. The letter shall
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con'sti'tute authority for release of the contractor's perfo`rmancre
bond by the developer. In the event that certain elements of the
incompleted project do not conform to the requirements of these
regulations and the plans and specifications, the City Building
Inspector shall notify the City Council in writing and that body
shall transmit the same to the developer's engineer so that cor-
rective measures may be instituted within the life of the construction
contract and within the tenure of the contractor's performance bond.
Upon completion of the elements of the work in accordance with
these regulations and the plans and specifications, the City Building
Inspector shall submit a certification to the City Council that the
work has been acceptably completed. The City Council shall accept,
modify, or reject this recommendation. If approved, the performance
bond of the developer shall be released.
Section 26. Variances.
(1) Hardship. Where the City Council finds that extraordinary
hardships may result from strict compliance with these regulations so
that substantial justice may be done and the public interest secured;
provided, that such variation will not have the effect of nullifying
the intent and purpose of the City plan for development or these
regulations. Such variances shall be specified in the developer's
agreement.
(2) Large scale development. The standards and requirements of
these regulations may be modified by the City Council in the case of
a plan and program for a new town, a complete community, or a neigh-
borhood unit, which in the judgement of the City Council will provide
adequate public spaces and improvements for the circulation, recreation,
light, air, and service needs of the tract when fully developed and
populated, which will provide such convenants or other legal provisions
as will insure conformity to and achievement of the City plan for
development, and which will insure that such development will not
constitute an economic and tax burden on the City.
(3)
Conditions. In granting variances and modifications, the
City Council may require such conditions as will, in its judgement,
secure substantially the objectives of the standards and requirements
so modified or varied.
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Section '27. Conflicting Regulations.
Whenever any provision of these regulations imposes more
stringent requirements, regulations, restrictions, or limitations
than are imposed or required by the provisions of any other law,
ordinance, regulations, or restrictive convenant, then the pro-
visions of these regulations shall govern. Whenever any provisions
of any ordiance, law, regulations or restrictive convenant are more
restrictive than this resolution, then such ordinance, regulations,
law, or restrictive convenant shall govern.
Section 28. Penalties for violation.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of
this Ordinance. Any person who is convicted of a violation of
this Ordinance shall be punished up to sixty (60) days in jail or
a fine of five - hundred dollars ($500.00) or both. Each day any such
violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
The owner or tenant of any building, structure, premises, or
part thereof, and any engineer, architect, surveyor, builder, con-
tractor, agent, or other person who commits, participates in,
assists in, or maintains such violation may each be found guilty of
a separate offense and suffer the penalties herein provided.
Statement of criminal penalties for violations of these re-
gulations shall not -
be deemed to prevent resort by the City to
civil remedies in order to prevent or abate violations of these
regulations.
Section 29. Severability.
Should any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase,
or other part of this Ordinance be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall
not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole or the portions
of this Ordinance not declared to be invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 30. Conflicting Ordinances Repealed.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict or incon-
sistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to
the extent necessary to give this ordinance full force and effect.
Section 31. Effective Date.
This ordinance shall be effective ten (10) days after its final
adoption.
Dated this °l 8 t' day of A. D., 1977.
Russell V. Domer
President City Council
City of Okeechobee
ATTEST:
Sandra Bennett
City Clerk
City of Okeechobee
Approved by me this are(' day of
Aud y Dunham
Mayor
City of Okeechobee
1977.
NOTICE OF PROPOSED' ORDINANCE
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Notice is hereby given that the Ordinance described below
by title only will be placed on third and final reading at the
Meeting of the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, to
be held on June 28, 1977, at 7:00 P.M., at the City Hall or as soon
thereafter as such Ordinance may be read and considered for passage:
AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING AND REGULATING THE SUBDIVISION OF
LAND IN THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA; STATING THE PUR-
POSE AND INTENT OF THE REGULATIONS; DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS;
PROVIDING FOR PREAPPLICATION PROCEDURES; PROVIDING FOR
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY PLATS AND FOR APPROVAL
OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS; PROVIDING
PROCEDURES FOR APPROVAL OF FINAL PLATS; SETTING DESIGN STAN-
DARDS FOR SUBDIVISIONS; SETTING REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS; SET-
TING DATA REQUIRED FOR SUBMISSION AT THE VARIOUS STAGES OF
THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS; PROVIDING METHODS FOR ASSURANCE OF
COMPLETION OF REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION OF THESE REGULATIONS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; REPEALING ORDINANCES OR PARTS OR ORDINANCES IN CON-
FLICT HEREWITH; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Said Ordinance may be inspected in the office of the City Clerk
at the City Hall, City of Okeechobee, Florida. Interested parties
may appear at said meeting and be heard with respect to the enactment
of said Ordinance.
BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
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Sandra Bennett
City Clerk
City of Okeechobee, Florida
PUBLISH IN THE OKEECHOBEE NEWS: June 16th and 23rd, 1977.
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BEEF AND DAIRY CAPITAL OF FLORIDA
The Okeechobee News
A Division of Sunshin. N•wspapers, Inc.
P. 0. Bo, 638
Okeechobee, Florida 33412
Published Weekly
Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF OKEECHOBEE
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
J. David Fleming
who on oath says he is Publisher of the
Okeechobee News, a weekly newspaper published at
Okeechobee, in Okeechobee County, Florida; that the
attached copy of advertisement, being a
Notice of Proposed Ordinance
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in the City Clerk's Office, City of
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County, Florida, was published in said newspaper in the
issues of
June 16, 23, 1977
Affiant further says that the said Okeechobee News is a
newspaper published at Okeechobee, in said Okeechobee
County, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore
been published continuously in said Okeechobee County,
Florida. each week and has been entered as second class
mail matter at the post office in Okeechobee, in said
Okeechobee County, Florida, for a period of one year next
preceding the first publication of the attached copy of
advertisement; and affiant further says that he has neither
paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any
discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of
securing this advertisement for publication in the said
newspaper.
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0RDTNANCES' IN CONFLICT
WITH; AND SETTING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE;
Said OrdlnlfCe -may be'lrpcted in
the office of rneCtty Cletk et-tee City
Halt,. -Ci .° Ft s
Interested a at
meeting an '; heard respect fo
ttw Qnactml . Id Ordinance.
BY ORDER ‘P
COUNCIL.
THE CITY
Sandra Sennett
City Clerk
City of Okeectibbee. Florida
Publish JuneYl ,fir 19
The Okeech
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