0997 Mobile/Modular Homes
ORDINANCE NO. 997
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 716, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,
PARTICULARLY SECTIONS 90-162 AND 90-165 OF THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, BY ADDING SITE-BUILT OR MODULAR
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES ON LOTS IN MOBILE HOME PARKS IN THE
RMH DISTRICT EXISTING AS OF AUGUST 1,2007 TO THE LIST OF
PERMITTED USES AND MODIFYING THE LOT AND STRUCTURE
REQUIREMENTS IN THE RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME DISTRICT
(RMH); PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida has adopted Ordinance
Number 716 known as the Land Development Regulations, and included
requirements for planned unit development zoning districts within the City; and
WHEREAS, upon review of same, the City of Okeechobee, through staff analysis, has
determined that current RMH District regulations do not adequately safeguard the
City's interest and promote improved development patterns; and
WHEREAS, the City of Okeechobee has determined that modifying specific regulations for
the Residential Mobile Home District are in the best interests of the City of
Okeechobee, and an appropriate and necessary promulgation of its authority;
NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida;
presented at a duly advertised publiC meeting; and passed by a majority vote of the
City Council; and properly executed by the Mayor or designee, as Chief Presiding
Officer for the City:
Section 1. Sections 90-162, 90-165 of Ordinance No. 716 be amended as
follows:
Sec. 90-162. Permitted uses.
The following principal uses and structures in the RMH district are permitted:
(1) Mobile home subdivision, with one mobile home per lot.
(2) Mobile home park, with one mobile home per lot.
(3) Hurricane shelter.
(4) Public and private schools.
(5) House of worship, on a lot of at least five acres.
(6) Open space.
(7) Public facility or use.
lID Site-built or modular single-family homes on lots in mobile home oarks
existina as of August 1. 2007.
Sec. 90-165. Lot and structure requirements.
Except where further restricted by these regulations for a particular use, the
minimum lot and structure requirements in the RMH district shall be as follows:
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(1 )
Minimum area.
a. Mobile home park:
b. Mobile home subdivision:
c. Recreation vehicle park:
Area 1 0 acres
Area 1 0 acres
Area 10 acres
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(2)
Minimum lot area.
a. Mobile home and sinale-family home:
b. Other permitted principal uses:
Area 5,000 square feet
Width 50 feet
Area 10,000 square feet
Width 100 feet
(3) Minimum yard requirements. Except where a greater distance is required by
these regulations for a particular use, the minimum yard setbacks in the
RMH district shall be as follows:
a.
b.
District yard minimum:
Mobile home and
sinale-family home:
20 feet on all property boundaries
Front 20 feet
Side 10 feet
Rear 10 feet
c.
Other permitted principal
uses:
Front
Side
Rear
25 feet
20 feet
20 feet
(4) Maximum lot coverage by all buildings.
Maximum
Coverage
Maximum
Impervious
Surface
a.
Mobile home, recreation vehicle
and sinale-family home:
Other permitted principal uses:
50 percent
30 percent
50 percent
50 percent
b.
(5) Maximum height of structures.
Except where further restricted by these regulations for a particular use, the
maximum height shall be as follows: All uses shall be 30 feet.
Section 2. Conflict.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Severability.
If any provisions 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 4. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
INTRODUCED for first reading and set for final public hearing on this ~ day of
September, 2007.
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James E. Kirk, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Ordinance No. 997 - Page 2 of 3
PASSED AND ADOPTED after Second and Final Public Hearing this 19th day of
September , 2007 .
James E. Kirk, Mayor
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Lane Gamiotea, $MC, City Clerk
REVIEWED FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
John R. Cook, City Attorney
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The Okeechobee News
P.O. Box 639, Okeechobee, Florida 34973
(863) 763 -3134
Published Daily
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF OKEECHOBEE
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
Judy Kasten, who on oath says she is Publisher of the Okeechobee
News, a DAILY Newspaper published at Okeechobee, in
Okeechobee County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertise-
ment, being a
in the matter of
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in the 19th Judicial District of the Circuit Court of Okeechobee
County, Florida, was published in said newspaper in the issues
of
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 she 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 m
the said newspaper. j
Sworn t&and subs d before r e this
day of
Public, State of Florida at Large
NOTICE OF RMH ZONING
DISTRICT PERMITTED
USES CHANGE
The City of Okeechobee proposes to adopt
the following ordinance: NO. 997: AN ORDI-
NANCE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,
FLORIDAAMENDING ORDINANCE 716, LAND'
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AS AMEND-
ED, AMENDING SECTION 90 -162 RESIDEN-
TIAL MOBILE HOME PERMITTED USES TO
ALLOW SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS TO
REPLACE MOBILE HOMES; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS AND SEVERABILITY; PROVID-
ING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A public hearing on the ordinance will be held
on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at 5:01 p.m.
or as soon thereafter possible, at City Hall, 55
SE 3rd Ave., Okeechobee, FL.
All members of the public are encouraged to
attend and participate in said hearing. The pro-
posed ordinance may be inspected in its entire-
ty by members of the public in the Office of the
City Clerk during regular business hours, Mon
Fri, 8am- 4:30pm, except for holidays.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED
that if any person desires to appeal any decision
made by the City Council with respect to any
matter considered at this hearing, such interest-
ed person will need a record of the proceedings,
and for such purpose may need to ensure a ver-
batim record of the proceedings is made, which
record includes the testimony and evidence
upon which the appeal is to be based. City
Clerk media are for the sole purpose of backup
for official records of the Clerk.
In accordance with the Americans with
Disability Act (ADA) and Florida Statutes 286.26,
persons with disabilities needing special accom-
modation to participate in this proceeding should
contact Lane Gamiotea no later than two (2)
working days prior to the proceeding at 863 -763-
3372 x215; if hearing or voice impaired, call
TDD 1- 800 -222 -3448 (voice) or 1 -888- 447 -5620
(TTY).
Lane Gamiotea, CMC, CITY CLERK
Janetta Thiboult
.F Commission DD505311
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The Okeechobee News
P.O. Box 639, Okeechobee, Florida 34973
(863) 763 -3134
Published Daily
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF OKEECHOBEE
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
Judy Kasten, who on oath says she is Publisher of the Okeechobee
News, a DAILY Newspaper published at Okeechobee, in
Okeechobee County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertise-
ment, being
ALIA
in the 19th Judicial District of the Circuit Court of Okeechobee
County, Florida, was published in said newspaper in the issues
of
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Affiant further says that the said Okeechobee News is
a newspaper published at Okeechobee, m 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 she 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.
Sworn to'a
day of
subsc d befor me this
A.D. 20
Public, State of Florida at Large
NOTICE OF RMH ZONING
DISTRICT PERMITTED
USES CHANGE
The City of Okeechobee proposes to adopt the
following ordinance: NO. 997: AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, AMEND-
ING ORDINANCE NO. 716, LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS, PARTICULARLY SECTIONS 90-
162 AND 90 -165 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS, BY ADDING SITE -BUILT OR MOD-
ULAR SINGLE- FAMILY HOMES ON LOTS IN
MOBILE HOME PARKS IN THE RMH DISTRICT
EXISTING AS OF AUGUST 1, 2007 TO THE LIST
OF PERMITTED USES AND MODIFYING THE LOT
AND STRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS IN THE RES-
IDENTIAL MOBILE HOME DISTRICT (RMH); PRO-
VIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A final public hearing on the ordinance will be
held on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 5:01
p.m. or as soon thereafter possible, at City Hall, 55
SE 3rd Ave., Okeechobee, FL.
All members of the public are encouraged to
attend and participate in said hearing. The proposed
ordinance may be inspected in its entirety by mem-
bers of the public in the Office of the City Clerk dur-
ing regular business hours, Mon -Fri, 8am- 4:30pm,
except for holidays.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED that
if any person desires to appeal any decision made
by the City Council with respect to any matter con-
sidered at this hearing, such interested person will
need a record of the proceedings, and for such pur-
pose may nedd to ensure a verbatim record of the
proceedings is made, which record includes the tes-
timony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be
based. City Clerk media are for the ,sole purpose of
backup for official records of the Clerk.
In accordance with the Americans with Disability
Act (ADA) and Florida Statutes 286.26, persons with
disabilities needing special accommodation to partic-
ipate in this proceeding should contact Lane
Gamiotea no later than two (2) working days prior to
the proceeding at 863 -763 -3372 x215; if hearing or
voice impaired, call TDD 1- 800 -222 -3448 (voice) or
1- 888 -447 -5620 (TTY).
Lane Gamiotea, CMC, CITY CLERK
Janetta Thiboult
Commission DD505311
o Expires January 10. 2010
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