Resolution 221-2010
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9 MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
10 MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
11 RESOLUTION NO. 221 - 2010
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13 A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TRANSMITTING TO THE
15 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AN
16 ORDINANCE OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
17 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AMENDING POLICY 101.2.6
18 REGRDING THE MORATORIUM ON NEW TRANSIENT
19 UNITS, SUCH AS HOTEL OR MOTEL ROOMS, OR
20 CAMPGROUND, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE OR TRAVEL
21 TRAILER SPACES.
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24 WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners makes the
25 following Findings of Fact:
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27 1. The Board of County Commissions previously adopted Ordinance No. 47-1999 on
28 November 10, 1999, Creating Sec. 9.5-120.5: New transient residential units, such as hotel or
29 motel rooms, or campground, recreational vehicle or travel trailer spaces, shall not be eligible
30 for residential ROGO allocations until January 1,2002.
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32 2. The Board of County Commissions previously adopted Ordinance No. 001-2002, to
33 extend the moratorium on new transient units from January 1,2002 to December 31,
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36 3. The Board of County Commissions previously adopted Ordinance No. 001-2007, to
37 extend the moratorium on new transient units from January 1, 2006 to December 31,
38 2008.
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40 4. According to the Monroe County Tourist Development Council, the need for
41 additional transient units occurs when the average annual occupancy rate exceeds
42 90%.
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44 5. Any strategy to permit new transient units must address the impacts of transient units
45 on hurricane evacuation and workforce/employee housing through the adopted Permit
46 Allocation System.
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1 6. The Planning Commission, at a regularly scheduled public hearing on
2 recommended that the moratorium be continued until the average occupancy rate
3 exceeds 90%, as evidenced by the Tourist Development Council annual trend report
4 of Monroe County occupancy rates.
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7 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MONROE COUNTY
8 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THAT:
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10 Section 1. Policy 101.2.6 shall be amended as follows:
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12 Monroe County shall prohibit new transient residential units including hotel or motel
13 rooms, campground spaces, or spaces for parking a recreational vehicle or travel trailer
14 until July 31,2010 December 31,2011.
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16 Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, item, change, or
17 provision of this ordinance is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be
18 affected by such validity.
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20 Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances In conflict with this
21 ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
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23 Section 4. This ordinance shall be transmitted by the Planning Department to
24 the Department of Community Affairs to determine the consistency of this ordinance
25 with the Florida Statutes.
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27 Section 5. This ordinance shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State
28 of Florida, but shall not become effective until a notice is issued by the Department of
29 Community Affairs or Administrative Commission approving the ordinance.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, at a special meeting held on the 21 st day of July, A.D., 2010.
Mayor Sylvia Murphy Yes
Mayor Pro Tern Kim Wigington Yes
Commissioner Heather Carruthers Yes
Commissioner Mario Di Gennaro Yes
Commissioner George Neugent Yes
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLiORI~~~~
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Mayor Sylvia Murphy
MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY
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