Ordinance 029-1989
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Mayor Mike Puto
ORDINANCE NO. 029
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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING A DEFINITION OF
"DETERGENT; " GENERALLY PROHIB ITING THE SALE,
EXPOSURE FOR SALE, GIFT OR FURNISHING WITHIN
THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF MONROE COUNTY, OF
ANY DETERGENT CONTAINING AN EXCESS OF ZERO TO
.5 PERCENT PHOSPHORUS BY WEIGHT; PROVIDING AN
~EMPTION FROM THE GENERAL PROHIBITION;
BROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING
lOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING
FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE
OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
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WHEREAS, the prevalence of phosphates in the canals and
near-shore waters of Monroe County, Florida, is caused to a
significant extent by the use of phosphate-laden detergents
within Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, the presence of said phosphates in the canals and
near-shore waters of Monroe County causes significant growth of
nuisance algae; and
WHEREAS,
nuisance algae degrades water quality,
is
detrimental to the fragile marine environment and harmful to the
canals and the coral reefs situated in near-shore waters of
Monroe County; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1.
Definition.
"Detergent" is any synthetic surface active product in any
form used with water for laundry (including presoaking), house-
hold, institutional, industrial or other washing purposes.
Section 2.
General Prohibition.
a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpo-
ration to sell, offer to expose for sale, give or furnish any
detergent, containing more than 0% to .5% phosphorus by weight,
within the unincorporated and incorporated areas of Monroe
County, Florida.
b) The concentration of phosphorus by weight shall be
determined by the method currently used by the Florida Department
of Environmental Regulation.
Section 3. Exemption.
Any detergent manufactured for use in machine dishwashing
which contains 0% to 5.9% phosphorus by weight is exempted from
the General Prohibition.
Section 4. Violations of this ordinance may be pros-
ecuted in the same manner as misdemeanors are prosecuted. In
such cases, the violations shall be prosecuted in the name of the
state in a court having jurisdiction over misdemeanors by the
prosecuting attorney thereof and upon conviction shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment in
the county jail not to exceed 60 days or by both such fine and
imprisonment. Violations may also be prosecuted through
proceedings before the Monroe County Code Enforcement Board, or
pursuant to Chapter 76-435, Laws of Florida, or through any other
lawfully available means including civil and injunctive relief.
Section 5. 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 6. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
said conflict.
Section 7. 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 8. This Ordinance shall be filed in the Office
of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida, but shall not
take effect until 30 days after approval by the Florida
Department of Environmental Regulation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of the Board held on
the /~-fA day of OD-Ia be,...
, 1989.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By d~rf!~
(SEAL)
Attest DANNY L. KOLHAGE, ~lerk
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BRANCH OFFICE
3117 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
MARATHON, FLORIDA 33050
TEL. (305) 743-9036
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
MONROE COUNTY
500 WHITEHEAD STREET
KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040
TEL. (305) 294-4641
BRANCH OFFICr
P.O. BOX 37!
PLANTATION KEY, FLORIDA 3307(
TEL. (305) 852-925i
October 23, 1989
CER'l'IFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mrs. Liz Cloud, Chief
Bureau of Administrative
Department of State
The Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Code and Laws (.) (J ~(J .:/ go 7 ? ~ ,
Dear Mrs. Cloud:
Enclosed please find a certified copy of Ordinance
No. 029-1989 providing a definition of "Detergent;" etc.
This Ordinance was adopted by the Monroe County
Board of County Commissioners at a Regular Meeting in formal
session on October 10, 1989.
Please file for record.
Very truly yours,
Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of the Circuit Court
and ex officio Clerk to the
Board a ounty Commissioners
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Municipal Code Corp. ,0 fI?(J ~ g -? 76 '7
Mayor Michael Puto
Mayor Pro Tern Eugene Lytton
Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey
Commissioner Douglas Jones
Commissioner John Stormont
Sheriff Allison DeFoor
County Attorney Randy Ludacer
County Administrator TOm Brown
Code Enforcement Director
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DOMESTIC RETURN RECBPT
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Jim Smith
Secretary of State
DIVISION OF ELECTIONS
Room 1802. The Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
(904) 488-8427
October 26, 1989
Honorable Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of Circuit Court
Monroe County Courthouse
500 Whitehead street
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Rosalie L. Connolly, Deputy Clerk
Dear Mr. Kolhage:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes,
this will acknowledge your letter of October 23, 1989 and
certified copy of Monroe County Ordinance Nos. 89-28, 89-29,
89-30 and 89-31, which were filed in this office on October 25,
1989.
Sincerely, ~
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Bureau of Administrative Code
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