Item M3
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
July 18, 2001
Division:
County Attorney
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval to advertise an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 021-2001, in order to revise
the Pets Allowed Area of Harry Harris Park in Tavernier.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
The Ordinance approved May 16, 2001, stated the wrong area for pets allowed.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
See above.
CONTRACT I AGREEMENT CHANGES:
Section (0).
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approval to advertise for public hearing August 15, 2001 in Key Largo.
TOTAL COST:
Cost to County:
BUDGETED:
APPROVED BY:
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DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVALC9~~
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AGENDA ITEM #
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Commissioner Nora Williams
ORDINANCE NO.
- 2001
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE 021-2001, IN
ORDER TO REVISE THE PETS ALLOWED AREA OF HARRY HARRIS
PARK IN TAVERNIER; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; 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 MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 021-2001 is hereby amended to read as
follow:
(m) Except for animals that assist disabled persons, and except as provided in
(n) and (0), below, domestic animals are prohibited from all county parks. No
person may cause or allow any domestic animal (of whatever size), other than an
animal that assists a disabled person, to be brought to, or remain on, any county
park other than those listed below in (n) and (0).
(n) Pets are allowed at Key Largo Park, Old Settlers Park, Wilhelmina Harvey
Park, SOFRBrCr6 l3e~<:h Pel! k, 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 wilter ilAd .:Ict &ilna arca 9f Sombrcro Beach
..parl<;- opll.r'\ C;;;pOlC~ S o.f' H:~ P..e..G\c:..h J c(eS. t'n (0) be.lou.)
(ii) Owners must clean up after pets and properly dispose of waste.
The County shall provide Mutt Mitts and Doo-Drop In statipns for this
purpose.
(iii) Pets exhibiting aggressive behavior or creating a nuisance must
be immediately removed from the park. "'\\~
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(0) Pets are allowed at Higgs Beach County Park in Key West on paved surfacey a. ,:~~
and on the open space lying southerly and easterly of West Martello Towers.../fn ~(O~p\
Harry Harris Park, pets are allowed south in the green area north of the boat ramp fftlt r
with the exception of the ballfield. of< ~e'
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 16th day of May, 2001.
Mayor George Neugent
Commissioner Charles McCoy
Commissioner Murray Nelson
Commissioner Dixie Spehar
Commissioner Nora Williams
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY L.KOLHAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By
By
Deputy Clerk
Mayor/Chairperson
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