Item O5
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA rrEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
March 21, 2001
Division:
County Attorney
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval to advertise an ordinance amending Sec. 13.5-3, MCC, in order to define the
usage of the wood pier at Higgs Beach County Park.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
People using the pier for net casting have been asked not to do so because there is an
apparent danger to swimmers in the area. However, there is no law or regulation which
can be enforced to support guards or police making such requests.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approval to advertise for public hearing on April 18, 2001 in Key West.
TOTAL COST:
Cost to County:
BUDGETED:
APPROVED BY:
County Attorney X
OMB/Purchasing
Risk Management
DIVISION DIREcr~
DOCUMENTATION: Included -1L To Follow
Not required
AGENDA ITEM #
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Public Works Department
ORDINANCE NO
-2001
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNlY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNlY, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 13.5-3, IN ORDER TO DEFINE THE
USAGE OF THE WOOD PIER AT HIGGS BEACH COUNlY PARK; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILIlY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE
MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVe DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNty COMMISSIONERS OF MOf\ROE COUNty,
FLORIDA:
Section 1.
Section 13.5-3, shall be amended by the addition of the following:
(h) The wood pier' at Higgs Beach may be used only for' activities related to
swimming, sunbathing and recreation which does not endanger the safety of swimmers,
sunbathers and persons engaged in meditation. Fishing, including but not limited to
spearfishing, net casting, use of rod and reel, is prohibited.
Section 2. 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 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed to the extent of said conflict.
Section 4. 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 5. 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 April, 2001.
Mayor George Neugent
Commissioner o,arles McCoy
Commissioner Murray Nelson
Commissioner Dixie Spehar
Commissioner Nora Williams
(SEAL)
Attest: DANN~~.Gt, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNty COMMISSIONERS
OF MOf\ROE COUNty, FLORIDA
By
By
Deputy Clerk
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Mayor/o,airperson