1970-02-24 Regular Adjourned1200
Upon motion the Council adjourned to meet February. 2h, 1970~at 5:30 P. M. ½7
-- PRE~S~_DENT CITY COUNCIL
February._ 2h, 1970
The City Council of the City of ()keechobee, Florida, met in regular adjourned session at
the City Hall on the above date at 5:30 P. M. with the following present: President Gardner,
Councilman Brelaud, Hunt ~Padgett and Walker with Attorney Curren and Clerk Spivey.
Pursuant to not~ce oublished in the Okeechobee News regardinga public hearing to consider
rezoning ~rom Residential (R-l) to Commercial, Lots h, 9 and 6, Block 2, South Okeechobee, President
Gardner asked if the_~r we~-e any objections. No objection was heard or filed. Therefore, Councilman
Padgett mo~zed to rezone the above described oroperty as requested, presenting the following Ordinance
and moved its adoption and upon being seconded by Councilman Breland was put to a vote and unanimonsly
adcpted:
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,,R~ .... A,,'CE NO. 271
O~INANCE AMENDING ORDIN?.~CE NO. 271, BEING AN O~IN_~CE ESTABLISHING ZONING
~GULATIONS ~;DR T~ CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, ~ORIDA, AND PROV~ING FOR ~
ADMINSTRATION, ENFORCE~NT AND ~DMENT THEREOF PU~UANT ~ T~ P~VISIONS
OF CHAPTER ]?6, ~ORIDA STATUTES, 1953.
~E~AS, ampi ication has been made by Owen C. Cone, Mrs. ~en C. Cone and ~se
Marie Bonnel]., requesting this Council to rezone from ~sidential (R-l) to Co~ercial
Lots h, 5 and 6, Block 2, South Okeechobee, a~
W~REAS, notice of intention to ~end City Zoning Ordinance No. 271, ~garding said
application was d~y published according to law, and
W~REAS, on the 2hth day of Feb~a~, 1970, a public hearing was held in the City
Council rcom pursuant to said notice, and
~EREAS, it ~.s deemed to the best interest of the City of Okeechobee ~ gr~t said
application; now therefore
BE IT ORDAI~D BY THE CITY CO~CIL OF THE crrY OF OKEECHOBEE, ~ORIDA:
SECTION 1. That Lots h, 5 and 6, Block 2, South Okeecho~e, be a~ a~ hereby
rezoned from Residential (R-l) to Commercial effective Febn]a~ 2h, 1970.
SECTION ~. That th~ application requesting ~zon~ng and oroof of publication to
~end Zoning Ordinance No. 271 oublished in co~ection with the above application be
attached to this Ordinance and become a ~rt hereof.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk make the a~ropria~ change on the City Zoning
MaD in accordance ~th this Ordinance.
PASSED ~D ADORED this 2hth day of Feb~a~, 1970.
Claude Gardner
PRESIDENT CITY CO~CIL
ATTEST: Lo~na Spivey
APPRO~D BY ME T~S 2hth DAY OF ~BRUARY, 1970.
Audley Du~ ~YOR
The Council discussed the bids on. 2 Ton Cab and Chassis (fire truck) and upon recommendation
of Fire Chief Godwin, Councilman Hunt moved to accept the bid from the Okeechobee Motor Company Jn
the amount of $6,O68.6~, seconded by Councilman Walker and unanimously carried.
Wire Chief Godwin reported that the Assistant Fire Chief was scheduled to enter the National
Cmard April 1st and requested permission to hire the relief fireman two weeks prior to April 1st in
or, er to acquaint him with the duties. After discussion Councilman Hunt moved to grant request and to
emolov new fireman two weeks prior to Assistant Fire. Chief Godwin's
dep~ture ~or service. &ssistant
Fire Chief Godwin will be away for a period of 120 days.
A letter was Presented from R. W. Start, Jr., Regional Sanitary Engineer, relating to the
cover over tee digester at sewer ~].ant, recommending that the floating cover^the digester be removed
and digester be converted to aerobic operation.
Snot. Fortner reported the Engineers requested a meeting with Council to discuss right of
way for wate? main from water plant to water tank. The Council agreed to meet March 3, 1970 at 5:30 P.~.
A letter was read from Curren Electric Company requesting that encorachments and obstructions
be removed from alley in Block lA9, so that suppliers and employees could approach his business from
the rear of the property by way of the alley. The Council referred matter to Clayton White, Building
Official for investigation,
Th~ Clerk stated the need of a photo-copier. Councilman Padgett moved to purchase 3M Photo-
Copier Cot $300.00 from Ft. Pierce Typewriter Company, seconded by Councilman Breland and carried.
A rezoning %pp!ication was received from E. C. Goolsby requesting the Council to rezone
Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block ].60, Original Town of Okeechobee, from Residential (R-3) to Commercial. The
Council authorized the publication of notice on public hearing.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ~MEND CITY ZONING ORDINANCE #271
NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, a
municipal corporation, will consider rezoninK from Residential (R-3) to Commercial and
to amend accordingly the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance #271 adopted November 21, 19~,
the following described real property, situate, lying and being within the corporate
limits of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, to-w~t:
Lots l, 2 and 3, Block 160, Origdnal Town of Okeechobee
~nd that a public hearing in relation thereto will be held at 8:00 P. M. on the 10th
daj~~ of March, 1970, in the City Council room, City Hall, Okeechobee, Florida, at
wh-~ch time all parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard.~
PLEASE GOVERN YOURSELVES ACCORDINGLY.
Claude Gardner
President City Council
City of Okeechobee
Okeechobee, Florida
AT'!'EST: Lorena Spivey, City Clerk
City of Okeechobee
Okeechobee, Florida
PUBLISH IN OKEECHOBEE NEWS: February 19, 1970
Upon motion the Council adjourned.
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