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COUNTY OF OKEECHOBEE
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
Katrina Elsken Muros, who on oath says she is the Publisher of
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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 in the said newspaper.
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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 in the said newspaper.
Katrina Elsken Muros
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Exhibit 3
01 /18/2022
ORDINANCE NO. 1247
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,
FLORIDA RELATING TO THE DEMOLITION OF BLIGHTED STRUCTURES;
AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES AT CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE 11
"NUISANCE" BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 30-31 "DEFINITIONS";
SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 30-43 "PUBLIC NUISANCES";
SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 30-74 "RESERVED"; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the City has determined that as many as ten percent of the structures
within its jurisdiction pose an imminent threat to the public health, safety, and
welfare of its citizens; and,
WHEREAS, City Council has determined that the Chapter 30 of its Code of
Ordinances should be amended and updated to provide a procedure for the
demolition of blighted and dangerous structures; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this ordinance promotes the public health,
safety and welfare of its citizens and inhabitants of the City, pursuant to
Article VIII, Section 1(g), Florida Constitution.
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: Recitals.
The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are ratified and confirmed as being true and
correct and are made a specific part of this Ordinance.
Section 2:
That the City Council for the City of Okeechobee, Florida amends herein Part II of
the Code of Ordinances Chapter 30 - Environment, Article II — Nuisances, Sec. 30-
31 — Definitions, to read as follows:
The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates
a different meaning:
Abandoned property means wrecked or derelict items of property of little inherent
value, including junk as defined in this section, that is placed, stored, or abandoned
at a public place or right-of-way, or such items of property owned by a private person
or business entity, and which are located or placed at a location other than the lands
owned or leased by such private individual or business entity.
Accumulate (store, keep, hold, and retain) means the retention or storage of one
item, as well as the amassing of more than one item.
Blighted structure means a structure which has deteriorated to such a degree that it
impairs the sound growth of the City or impairs the public health, safety, or welfare
of the general public.
Danqerous structure means a structure with one or more of the following criteria: (a)
a structure that has been declared an unsafe structure by the City's building official:
(b) a structure that has been abandoned for more than one hundred and eighty
(180) days; (c) a structure, or a portion thereof, that has been damaged by fire flood
wind, or other natural phenomena such that the structure poses an a threat to the
public health, safety or welfare of the general public or occupant; (d) a structure so
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unsanitary that it is unfit for human habitation, or is likely to cause sickness: and (e)
a structure, or a portion thereof, as a result of decay, deterioration, or dilapidation is
likely to fully or partially collapse.
Garbage means putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food items.
Junk means items that include but is not limited to, scrap metal, used tires, and
those items such as dismantled or partially dismantled non -operative or discarded
machinery, appliances, household items; equipment, motor vehicles, motorcycles,
tractors, motors, farm implements, trailers, frames or parts thereof, and used boats
and vessels. The intent of the City is to totally ban such items from public view as
provided in this article. Accordingly, for purpose of this definition, it is immaterial
whether the junk items are claimed to have inherent value; whether such junk is
evidenced by a title or certificate or origin; whether it is accumulated for salvage,
resale, or rehabilitation; or whether the items could eventually be made to be
operative. This article shall not prevent authorized garage or yard sales, or displays
at permitted non-profit events, or festivals.
Refuse means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except bodily waste)
including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ash, street cleanings, dead animals,
abandoned automobiles, junk, and solid market and industrial wastes.
Rubbish means nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and
noncombustible wastes, such as paper, cardboard, tin cans, yard trash, wood,
glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
Street advertising means the placement by a business owner, tenant, agent or
custodian thereof, of signs or items for display to the general public outside of their
building or structure, for advertising purposes on the grounds of the business.
Untended vegetation means grass, weeds or underbrush in excess of 12-inches in
height from the ground, dead trees, hedges or any dense growth of trees, vines or
other vegetation which tends to create a danger to the public health, safety and
welfare by creating a fire hazard; by providing a nesting, breeding or feeding area
for insects, rodents, snakes or other species of pest and vermin, or disease bearing
organism; or such vegetation impairing the vision of motorists or bicyclists or
impeding pedestrians to the extent that traffic and pedestrian safety is impaired; or
by adversely affecting the aesthetic appearance to the property upon which the
vegetation is located and adjacent: properties.
Section 3:
That the City Council for the City of Okeechobee, Florida amends herein Part II of
the Code of Ordinances, Chapter .30 - Environment, Article II — Nuisances, Sec. 30-
43- Public nuisances, to read as follows:
(a) "Public nuisance" as defined in this section, means the existence of
excessive accumulation of litter or untended vegetation, garbage, weeds, or
other dead or living plant life; or places holding stagnant water, and all other
objectionable, unsightly or unsanitary matter upon any lot, track of land within
the City, whether uncovered or under shelter, to the extent and in the manner
that such lot or parcel of land is, or may reasonably become infested or
inhabited by rodents, vermin or wild animals, or may furnish a breeding place
for mosquitoes, or threatens or endangers the public health, safety or welfare,
including such condition causing or tending to cause disease, or by reason
of such a condition, tends to impair the economic welfare of adjacent
property; including abandoned or junk property as defined by this article,
blighted structures and dangerous structures as defined in this article;
unsightly, derelict or unsafe building or structure which may constitute a
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hazard to safety, health, welfare or sense of public aesthetics by reason of
inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, or abandonment.
(b) All nuisances are declared to be a public nuisance and illegal within the
municipal boundaries of the City, and shall be removed, corrected, or
otherwise satisfied at the direction of the City as provided in this article.
(c) Any nuisance, except such nuisance as would be determined to be an
emergency, existing with n the City shall be brought before the Cede
Enfe. -oM ent Board Special Magistrate of the City as provided in Florida
Statue Chapter (F.S. Ch.) 162. Upon determination by the beard Special
Magistrate that a nuisance does in fact exist, the landowner or custodian
thereof shall take whatever corrective measures as directed by the board
Special Magistrate, within the time period provided by the beard Special
Magistrate. The remedies ;available to the r de F=nfoFGerneRt BE)aF l Special
Magistrate, in addition to those set forth in F.S. Ch. 162, shall include the
authority to authorize clean up or repair of the property to come into
compliance; to recommend suspension or revocation of an eGGUpatieRal
"Dense Business Tax Receipt until the property comes into compliance; and
such further remedies as provided by law. If the code enforcement officer or
other official designated k)y the City Administer has reason to believe a
violation or the condition causing the nuisance presents a serious threat to
the public health, safety, or welfare, or is irreparable or irreversible in nature,
he shall make a reasonable effort to notify the violator, and may immediately
notify the Cede =nf_mem,mot—Beard Special Magistrate and request a
hearing.
(d) If the owner, agent or person in custody of any property upon which such
nuisance should exist, fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the direction of
the Cede ERfornomept Re Special Magistrate within the time provided,
and such is verified by the Code Enforcement Officer or City Administrator's
designated official, and the Code Enforcement Officer or City Administrator's
designated official confirms that the person responsible was noticed of the
beard Special Magistrate's action by certified mail, the Code Enforcement
Officer or City Administrator's designated official is empowered to authorize
the property to be cleaned and the nuisance abated by his own agents or
authorized contractors. Prior to commencing such abatement, the Code
Enforcement Officer or City Administrator's designated official shall obtain a
reasonable estimate for such abatement and present the estimate to the City
Administrator for approval. If in the opinion of the City Administrator the cost
of abatement exceeds the reasonable value of the property or is otherwise
not warranted, then enforcement of the order of the cede Enferr_,e ent BeaF.d
Special Magistrate may proceed via other available alternatives under law. If
abatement is approved, the Code Enforcement Officer or City Administrator's
designated official, his agents or contractors are authorized to enter upon
such property and take whatever remedial measures are necessary to abate
the nuisance to comply with the order of the GA -de Enfocmement Beard
Special Magistrate, and to protect the health, welfare, and safety of the
citizens of the City. Notwithstanding this procedure, if the City Administrator
should determine that the nuisance is in the nature of an emergency or of
such an immediate danger or risk to the public as to imminently affect the
public health, safety, or welfare of the general public, then the City may enter
upon such property at any time to take whatever remedial action as is
deemed reasonable and necessary to abate the nuisance to ensure the
public health and safety. In such instance, the City shall attempt all
reasonable means to give the landowner, agent, or person in custody of the
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property advance notice of the proposed actions of the City, although failure
to achieve actual notice shall not prevent such abatement.
(e) All costs incurred under this section for the abatement of the nuisance,
including administrative God-e e^'^F^ernent expenses; labor, equipment, and
material expenses; and any costs reasonably related to the abatement shall
be the responsibility of the landowner. The total costs as calculated by the
Code Enforcement Officer or City Administrator's designated official shall be
included in a resolution presented to the City council, who shall levy a special
assessment lien against such lot. Such resolution shall describe the
landowner, parcel number, legal description of parcel or lot, and provide the
total cost assessed. Until payment is made in full, such assessment shall be
a legal valid and binding obligation and lien upon the property. The
assessment shall become due and payable to the City as of the date of
mailing a copy of the resolution by certified mail by the Code Enforcement
Officer or City Administrator's designated official. Thirty (30) days after
mailing, interest shall commence to accrue on the assessment at the rate of
12 percent per annum on any unpaid portion thereof.
(f) As soon as possible after the assessment has been levied, a certified copy
of the resolution shall be recorded in the official records of the county clerk
of court. The lien shall become effective as of the date of filing such copy with
the clerk of the circuit court.
(g) The property lien created tinder the provisions of this article, together with
interest thereon, may be enforced by civil action, including foreclosure in the
appropriate court in the county. The liens created by this article shall be a
first lien equal in dignity and priority to a lien for nonpayment of property
taxes, on any property against which an assessment of costs to abate the
nuisance has been filed, and shall continue in full force from the date of
recording until discharged by satisfaction or foreclosure.
(h) Notwithstanding the procediures available to the City by this article, the City
retains the right and ability to proceed against the lot or parcel for abatement
of a nuisance by F.S. Ch. 60, or any other applicable provision of state laws.
SECTION 4:
That the City Council for the City of Okeechobee, Florida amends herein Part II of
the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 30 - Environment, Article II — Nuisances, Sec. 30-
47- Demolition of blighted and dangerous structures, to read as follows:
(a) Legislative Intent and findings. The City declares blighted structures and
dangerous structures as defined in Section 30-31 to be a public nuisance and
subject to regulation. The City pursuant to the authority granted by law is
empowered to make regulations and take actions to promote the general
health, safety, and welfare of the general public and to present, abate and
remove nuisances, including the condemnation, demolition, and clearance of
blighted structures and dangerous structures.
(b) Procedure for Demolition of blighted structures and dangerous structures.
Inspection: Initiation of enforcement proceedings. The Code
Enforcement Officer or City Administrator shall• designated officials,
who shall inspect any structure, or portion thereof, to determine if it is
a blighted structure or dangerous structure. If the said official
determines that the structure, or portion thereof, meets the definition
of a blighted structure or dangerous structure, the official shall initiate
Proceedings to cause the abatement of the public nuisance through
condemnation, demolition, and removal.
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(2) Notice of Violation and Order to Demolish. Upon determination that a
structure, or portion thereof, is a blighted structure or dangerous
structure. the City shall promptly issue a Notice of Violation and Order
to Demolish to the property owner of record. The Notice of Violation
and Order to Demolish shall contain, but not be limited to, the
following:
a. The street address and legal description of the blighted
structure or dangerous structure.
b. A statement indicating that the blighted structure or dangerous
structure is a public nuisance, with the specific code sections
cited and a copy of the statement of conditions leading to that
determination.
C. A statement indicating the date by which the owner of record
must demolish the blighted structure or dangerous structure
and a date by which the blighted structure or dangerous
structure must be vacated (if applicable).
d. A statement advising that if the owner of record does not
demolish the blighted structure or dangerous structure, that the
City will seek to cause it to be demolished and that demolition
and clearance may include the removal and disposal of all
associated debris, accessory structures, vehicles, and tangible
personal property from the parcel.
e. A statement advisinq that failure to complete the required
demolition within the timeframe specified by the City will result
in a hearing before the Special Magistrate: the entry of an order
authorizing demolition, the imposition of a lien: and/or foreclose
on the property itself to recover the fines and costs incurred.
f. Further, the Order to Demolish shall contain, at a minimum,
language substantially similar to the following:
ORDER TO DEMOLISH STRUCTURE
This structure shall be demolished pursuant to Section 30-47
of the City of Okeechobee's Code of Ordinances. THIS
STRUCTURE MUST BE VACATED AND SHALL NOT BE
OCCUPIED. Persons inhabiting this structure should vacate
immediately, but in no case more than 48 hours after posting of
this notice. The owner(s) of this structure shall demolish this
structure immediately or the City of Okeechobee may cause the
structure to be demolished and cleared at the owner's expense.
Demolition and clearance will include all tangible personal
property on the site, such as vehicles, appliances, etc. IT IS
UNLAWFUL TO REMOVE OR TO MUTILATE THIS NOTICE.
Lcj Posting of the Notice of Violation and Order to Demolish.
M In addition to the requirements for the servinq and posting of Notices
of Violation cited in the City's Code of Ordinances. the Notice of
Violation and Order of Demolition shall also be posted at each exit and
entrance of the blighted structure or dangerous structure along with a
statement advising that the structure is unsafe, and its use or
occupancy has been prohibited by the City. Such Notice of Violation
and Order of Demolition shall remain posted until the demolition is
complete. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove such notice or
enter the structure without written permission of the City after the
Notice has been posited. It shall be further unlawful for any person to
enter the structure for the purpose of demolishing it, or portions
thereof, without the necessary permits.
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The Notice of Violation and Order to Demolish shall also be recorded
in the Public Records of Okeechobee County, Florida. The recording
of same shall constitute constructive notice to any subsequent
purchasers, transferees, grantees, mortgagors, mortgagees, lessees,
lienors, and all persons having, claiming, or acquiring any legal or
equitable interest in the blighted or dangerous structure that the
subject of the Order to Demolish.
Upon the recording of the Notice of Violation and Order to Demolish,
no permits regarding the blighted structure or dangerous structure will
be issued (except for the necessary permits required for demolition)
unless and until authorized by a Special Magistrate or court of
competent jurisdiction after appeal, or unless a City official withdraws
the Order to Demolish.
Administrative Hearing Before the Special Magistrate.
If the blighted structure or dangerous structure has not been
demolished by the date established by the City in its Notice of Violation
and Order of Demolition, the matter shall proceed to hearing before
the Special Magistrate. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Special
Magistrate shall issue a Final Order which shall contain findings of fact
determining if the Notice of Violation and Order of Demolition is
justified and supported by competent substantial evidence along with
detailed requirements that the owner of record must comply with.
If the owner of record is aggrieved by the decision of the Special
Magistrate, the owner may appeal the decision to the Courts sitting in
the 19th Judicial Circuit within thirty (30) days of the record owner's
receipt of the Special Magistrate's Order.
(3) The Order to Demolish shall automatically become a final order by
operation of law in the event that no written appeal of the order is
timely filed.
(4) When an Order to Demolish becomes final, either by operation of law
or by judgment or court ruling, the Order to Demolish shall be
conspicuously posted on the blighted or dangerous structure.
(e) Recovery of costs and fines_
The demolition and clearance by owner of record or by the City in the
manner provided for in this Section is deemed to constitute an activity
performed for the protection, benefit, and welfare of the general public and
also for the benefit of the property itself. As a result, the owner of record
shall be responsible for the costs of demolishing and clearing the blighted
structure or dangerous structure, whether the owner of record or the City
completes the demolition and clearance.
L2 If it is necessary for the City to demolish a blighted structure or dangerous
structure in accordance with this Section. the City may perform the work
itself or may contract with an individual, firm, or other legal entity for such
services. An invoice shall be submitted to the owner of record for payment
of the costs incurred by tYie City or its contractor. The owner of record shall
be required to pay all costs incurred, including any administrative costs,
within thirty (30) days of the date of the invoice. It is a violation of this
Section to fail to timely pay an invoice.
Q1 If payment is not made by the owner(s) within thirty (30) days of the date
of the invoice. the City shall impose a lien/special assessment upon the
Property for the costs of demolition, clearance, administrative costs and
recording fees. The lien/special assessment shall be of the same priority
as liens/special assessments for ad valorem taxes, and as it represents
costs expended for the benefit of the property itself, the lien/special
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assessment shall be superior to all other encumbrances, whether secured
and regardless of priority. Such lien/special assessment shall be duly
recorded in the official Records of the county and shall accrue interest at
the statutory rate from the date of recording. Upon foreclosure of the
lien/special assessment, the City shall be entitled to all costs and
attorney's fees incurred as a result.
SECTION 5: SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, clause, or provision of this Ordinance is declared invalid
or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder shall not be
affected by such invalidity.
SECTION 6: CONFLICT.
All sections or parts of sections of the City of Okeechobee Code of Ordinances in
conflict herewith are intended to be repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 7: Inclusion in the Cade of Ordinances.
It is the intention of the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, and it is hereby
ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and made a part of the
City of Okeechobee Code of Ordinances, that the sections of this Ordinance may
be renumbered or re -lettered to accomplish such intentions; and the word
"ordinance" may be changed to "Section" or other appropriate word.
SECTION 8: EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately after its adoption at the second
and final City Council Public Hearing
INTRODUCED for First Reading and set for Final Public Hearing on this 21st day of
December 2021.
Dowling R. Watford Jr., Mayor
ATTEST:
Lane Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk
PASSED AND ADOPTED after Second and Final Public Hearing this 18th day of
January 2022.
Dowling R Watford Jr., Mayor
ATTEST:
Lane Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk
REVIEWED FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
John J. Fumero, City Attorney
Ordinance No.1247 - Page 7 of 7
Language to be added is underlined.
Language to be deleted is strask through.
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Southwest Service
Area — Project 1
• Expected total cost
y $ 6,186,939
• Fully funded by FDEP
Appropriation
• Bids Accepted
o Master Pump Station - $ 1,894,600
o MPS Site Civil - $ 97,459.00
• Bids Pending
o Master Force Main Materials
• Bids Scheduled
o Master Force Main — Feb 2022 Bid
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• SWSA — Project 2 consists of the following
components
1) Master Vacuum,Station No. 3 (MVS1)
This station will receive collected wastewater
generated in the northern portion of the SWSA
2) Master Vacuum Station No. 4 (MVS2)
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This is the piping system and vacuum pits for
residential connection to the system
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• Expected total cost including engineering &
construction (no financing)
➢ $ 10,830,783 SWSA
➢ $ 612,756 Oak Lake Estates
• Partially funded by FDEP Appropriation with the
remainder from a USDA loan
• Expected bidding by Summer 2022 with bids
expected Fall 2022
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• Service provided to approximately 500-700
connections
➢Removal of 6.7 tons of nitrogen per year
➢Removal of 1.6 tons of phosphorus per year
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• SWSA — Project 3 consists of the following
components
1) Okee-Tantie Force Main
This pump station and force main will serve the
SR78 corridor from the Okee-Tantie to the
SWSA MPS.
2) Service provided to approximately 600
connections
➢Removal of 5.7 tons of nitrogen per year
➢Removal of 1.4 tons of phosphorus per
year
3) An engineering group has been selected
and contract negotiations under way
Southwest Service
Area — Project 3
• Expected total cost including
engineering & construction (no
financing)
$ 8,575,000
• Fully funded by FDEP Appropriation
• Aticipated Engineering work to
begin March 2022
• Expected bidding by early Spring
2023
• Expected construction to begin by
April 2023
• Construction completed by Summer
2024
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• Bidding late Fall 2022
• Expected construction to begin
by December 2022
• Completion by late Summer
2023
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CONTACT INFORMATION
John Hayford, Executive Director
Okeechobee Utility Authority
(863) 763-9460
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