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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
April 17, 2002
Division:
County Attorney
Bulk Item: Yes 0 No 0
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval to advertise an Ordinance amending Sec. 13.5 regarding hours open to
public, pets allowed and parking restrictions of certain County Boat Ramps and
Parks.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Request by Public Works to amend regulations for Sunset Point Park. Some parks
and boat ramps no longer in unincorporated areas being deleted from County Code.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT I AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval to advertise for public hearing on May 15, 2002 in Key Largo.
TOTAL COST:
COST TO COUNTY:
BUDGETED: Yes 0 No 0
APPROVED BY:
County Attorney 0 OMB/Purchasing 0 Risk Management 0
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DOCUMENTATION: Included 0 To Follow 0 Not Required 0
AGENDA ITEM #
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Board of County Commissioners
ORDINANCE NO.
- 2002
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 13.5, MONROE COUNTY CODE,
DELETING PROVISIONS REGARDING THE 33RD STREET BOAT RAMP,
MARATHON, THE AVlAnON BLVD. BOAT RAMP, MARATHON AND THE
MILE MARKER 82.5 BOAT RAMP, ISLAMORADA, AS WELL AS COCO PLUM
PARK, JESSIE HOBBS PARK, AND SOMBRERO BEACH PARK, ALSO
AMENDING PROVISIONS REGARDING SUNSET POINT PARK, ALLOWING
DOGS THEREON AND RESTRICTING PARKING; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORAnON INTO THE
MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Sec. 13.5-4(b), paragraphs 6, 7, and 8, MCC, are hereby deleted.
Section 2. Sec. 13.5-5(a), paragraphs 7 and 8, MCC, are hereby deleted.
Section 3. Sec. 13.5-5(d)(2) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2) Park hours. The parks and beaches listed above are open to the
public, Monday through Sunday, from 7:30 AM until sunset with the following
exceptions:
Bay Point Park, and Bernstein Park are open everyday from 7:30 a.m. until
10:30 p.m.;
Friendship Park is open everyday from 7:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.;
Jessie Hobbs Park is of3eA everyday from 7:30 a.m. uAtil 9:00 f3.m.;
Key Largo Community Park is open everyday from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
All persons and their vehicles that enter the parks during the open hours must
leave the parks by closing time, unless prior approval has been granted by the
Monroe County Parks & Recreation Coordinator by way of a use form for a specific
event. Any vehicles in the parks when the parks are closed will be towed away at
the vehicle owner's expense.
Section 4. Sec. 13.5-5(n) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(n) Pets are allowed at Key Largo Park, Old Settlers Park, Wilhelmina Harvey Park,
Sunset Point Park and in those parts of Harry Harris Park and Higgs Beach County Park
specified in (0), subject to the following regulations:
(i) Pets must be leashed on a leash no greater than 8 feet long, unless and
while in the water and wet sand area of Sombrero Beach Park.
(ii) Owners must clean up after pets and properly dispose of waste. The
County shall provide Mutt Mitts and Doo-Drop In stations for this purpose.
(iii) Pets exhibiting aggressive behavior or creating a nuisance must be
immediately removed from the park.
Section 5. Sec. 13.5-5(p) is hereby created to read as follows:
(p) No person may stand or stop a motor vehicle or boat trailer within Sunset Point
Park or on the adjacent riahts-of-way.
Section 6. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is
held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity.
Section 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
Section 8. The provisions of this ordinance shall be included and incorporated in the
Code of Ordinances of the County of Monroe, Florida, as an addition or amendment thereto, and
shall be appropriately renumbered to conform to the uniform numbering system of the Code.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon receipt of official notice
from the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida that this ordinance has been filed
with said Office.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the day of , 2002.
Mayor Charles McCoy
Mayor Pro Tern Dixie Spehar
Commissioner Murray Nelson
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Nora Williams
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY L.KOLHAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNlY, FLORIDA
By
Deputy Clerk
By
Mayor/Chairperson
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