Ordinance 016-2021 ORDINANCE 016 -2021
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AMENDING SECTION 25-27 OF
THE MONROE COUNTY CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN
INCREASE TO THE NONCRIMINAL CIVIL PENALTY FOR
PARKING VIOLATIONS FROM$20.00 TO $200.00; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF
ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)at its May 19, 2021
regular meeting discussed increasing the parking fines on county roads to deter illegal parking; and
WHEREAS,the current noncriminal civil penalty for parking violations is$20.00 and has been
at$20.00 since at least 1996 by adoption of Ordinance No. 32-1996; and
WHEREAS,the BOCC was shown various pictures and videos of areas where parking
violations on"No Parking"posted county roads repeatedly occurs; and
WHEREAS, the BOCC directed for staff to draft an ordinance and to hold this public hearing to
consider adoption of an ordinance to increase the noncriminal parking penalty from $20.00 to$200.00 in
an effort to deter parking violations from occurring on county"No Parking" areas; and
WHEREAS,staff currently post"No Parking" signs on county roads as approved by resolution
by the BOCC and will include the noncriminal civil penalty amount moving forward and will update
signs already erected to include the noncriminal civil penalty on signage; and
WHEREAS, F.S. 316.1967 provides for the fine amount to be designated by county ordinance
and Section 25-27 of the Monroe County Code,which sets the noncriminal civil penalty for parking
violations,will be amended by this ordinance to designate the fine as $200.00;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Section 25-27(e) shall be amended to read as follows: (added language is noted in
underlined text and deleted language is noted in strike-�—1.-. I. text)
(e) The noncriminal civil penalty for a violation of subsection (a), (b), (c) or(d)of this section and of
the resolution designating the restricted or prohibited parking area is $200.00. A law enforcement
officer or parking enforcement specialist who discovers a vehicle parked in violation of subsection
(a), (b), (c) or (d) of this section and the resolution may issue a ticket in the form used by the county
for parking violators to the driver or, if the vehicle is unattended, attach the ticket to the vehicle in a
conspicuous place. Penalties collected under this section must be remitted to the county's general
fund.
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SECTION 2: SEVERABILITY. If any portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or
declared to be unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining portions
of this ordinance. If this ordinance or any provision thereof shall be held to be inapplicable to any
person, property or circumstances, such holding shall not affect its applicability to any other person,
property or circumstances.
SECTION 3: CONFLICT WITH OTHER ORDINANCES. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
SECTION 4: INCLUSION IN CODE OF ORDINANCES.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: TRANSMITTAL AND EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be filed with the
Department of state and shall be effective as provided in section 125.66(2), Florida Statutes.
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 June 2021.
Mayor Michelle Coldiron Yes ,
Mayor Pro Tem David Rice Yes
Commissioner Craig Cates Absent
Commissioner Eddie Martinez Yes r`)
Commissioner Mike Forster Yes - _ '-^
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Department of State
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500 5. Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL. 32399-0250
To Whom It May Concern,
Attached is an electronic copy of Ordinance No. 016-2021 of the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, amending Chapter 25 of the Monroe County Code
to increase the noncriminal civil penalty for parking violations from $20.00 to$200.00.
This Ordinance was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners at a
special meeting, held in formal session, on June 16, 2021. Should you have any questions,
please feel free to contact me at (305) 292-3550.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kevin Madok, CPA,
Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller&
ex-officio to the Monroe County
Board of County Commissioners
by:Sally M. Abrams, D.C.
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June 28, 2021
Honorable Kevin Madok
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County
500 Whitehead Street, Suite 101
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Sally Abrams
Dear Mr. Madok:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your
electronic copy of Monroe County Ordinance No. 016-2021, which was filed in this office on June 25,
2021.
Sincerely,
Anya Grosenbaugh
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Sally Abrams
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