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Ordinance 002-20222 h 3 '> 6 MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA 7 MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 8 ORDINANCE NO. 002 - 2022 9 10 AN ORDINANCE BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY 11 COMMISSIONERS AMENDING MONROE COUNTY CODE OF 12 ORDINANCES CHAPTER 12, ARTICLE IV, IMPLEMENTING THE 13 MANDATORY YEAR-ROUND LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION CONSERVATION 14 MEASURES RULE OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT 15 DISTRICT (40E-24, F.A.C.); PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR 16 THE APPLICABILITY OF THE ORDINANCE; PROVIDING THE 17 LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION SCHEDULE; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS TO THE 18 LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION SCHEDULE; PROVIDING FOR A, 19 REQUIREMENT TO OPERATE TECHNOLOGY THAT INHIBITS OR 20 INTERRUPTS AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM DURING PERIODS OF 21 SUFFICIENT MOISTURE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING 22 FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR 23 TRANSMITTAL TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE; PROVIDING FOR 24 AMENDMENT TO AND INCORPORATION IN THE MONROE COUNTY 25 CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 26 27 WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) recognizes that the 28 work of ordinance codification is an ongoing process that requires a continuing effort by various County 29 officials and staff; and 30 31 WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida has, in Chapter 125 — County Government, 32 Florida Statutes, conferred upon local governments the authority to adopt regulations designed to promote 33 the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry; and 34 35 WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 8 of the Florida Constitution and Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, 36 Monroe County possesses the police powers to enact ordinances in order to protect the health, safety, and 37 welfare of the County's citizens; and 38 39 WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, constitutes the 40 local legislature of Monroe County, Florida; and 41 42 WHEREAS, the South Florida Water Management District (District) has the responsibility and 43 exclusive authority under Chapter 373, Florida Statutes (F.S.), for regulating the consumptive use of 44 water; and Page 1 of $ 2 WHEREAS, the District has promulgated Chapter 40E-2, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C), 3 for the consumptive use of water which includes Rule 40E-2.061, F.A.C.., General Consumptive Use 4 Permits by Rule, regulating landscape irrigation at a single family dwelling or duplex, and Rule 40E- 5 2.071, F.A.C., Noticed General and Individual Permits, regulating larger landscape irrigation users; and 6 7 WHEREAS, the District promulgated and amended Chapter 40E-24, F.A.C., requiring year-round 8 irrigation conservation measures; and 9 10 WHEREAS, Chapter 40E-24, F.A.C., applies to all users as defined in subsection 40E- 11 24.1 Ol (14), F.A.C., including permitted and exempt users under Chapter 40E-2, F.A.C.; and 12 13 WHEREAS, Chapter 40E-24, F.A.C., calls for year-round and permanent landscape irrigation 14 restrictions, separate and independent from water shortage declarations, in accordance with Chapter 40E- 15 21, F.A.C.; and 16 17 WHEREAS, Chapter 40E-24, F.A.C., applies to all landscape irrigation regardless of whether the 18 water comes from ground or surface water, from a private well or pump, or from a public or private utility; 19 and 20 21 WHEREAS, Rule 40E-24.301, F.A.C., provides that local governments may adopt a landscape 22 irrigation ordinance that achieves water conservation consistent with Rule 40E-24.201, F.A.C., including 23 variance and enforcement procedures; and 24 25 WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners adopted Monroe County Water 26 and Irrigation Conservation Ordinance 030-2002 on November 20, 2002; and 27 28 WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners to amend 29 Article IV of the Monroe County Code of Ordinances in accordance with Rules 40E-24.201 and 40E- 30 24.301, F.A.C.; 31 32 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY 33 COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT: 34 35 Section 1. Recitals and Legislative Intent. The foregoing prefatory recitals, including but 36 not limited this ordinance's title, are true and correct, and are hereby incorporated as if fully stated herein. 37 38 Section 2. The Monroe County Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows (deletions are 39 stricken through; additions are underlined): 40 41 Chapter 12 - ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION 42 43 44 45 Article IV. IRRIGATION CONSERVATION Page 2 of Y 2 Sec. 12-79. Applicability. 3 All provisions of this article shall be effective within the unincorporated areas of the county, and 4 shall set restrictions, constraints and prohibitions to enhance the county's water resources and provide a 5 permanent water conservation measure. The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to each user. as 6 defined in Section 12-81, providing landscape irrigation from all water resources with the following 7 exceptions: 8 (a) The use of reclaimed water, which may or may not be supplemented from another source, 9 b Irrigation at agricultural and nursery operations; and 10 (c) Irrigation of athletic play areas. 11 Unless otherwise provided, nothing in this article shall be construed to relieve any person from 12 compliance with any applicable regulations enacted by the county or any municipality, district or other 13 political subdivision of the state. . 14 (Code 1979, § 2.4-41; Ord. No. 030-2002, § 1) 15 16 Sec. 12-80. Purpose. 17 The purpose of this article is to establish a regulatory framework and guidance document that will 18 help ensure that water and landscape irrigation conservation will be consistent throughout the county. 19 (Code 1979, § 2.4-42; Ord. No. 030-2002, § 2) 20 21 Sec. 12-81. Definitions. 22 The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed 23 to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: 24 "Address" means the "house number" (a numeric or alphanumeric designation) that, together Nvith 25 the street name, describes the physical location of a specific property. This includes "rural route" numbers, 26 but excludes post office box numbers. If a lot number in a mobile home park or similar community is used 27 by the U.S. Postal Service to determine a delivery location, the lot number shall be the property's address. 28 If a lot number in a mobile home park or similar residential community is not used by the U.S. Postal 29 Service (e.g., the park manager sorts incoming mail delivered to the community's address), then the 30 community's main address shall be the property's address. If a property has no address. it shall be 31 considered "even -numbered." 32 Agriculture means the growing of farm products including, but not limited to, vegetables, citrus and 33 other fruits, sod or nursery stock including, but not limited to, ornamental foliage and greenhouse plants. 34 Athletic Plav Area means all golf course fairways, tees, roughs, greens, and other athletic play 35 surfaces; including. football, baseball. soccer, polo, tennis, and lawn bowling fields, and rodeo, equestrian, 36 and livestock arenas. 37 Code enforcement officer/code inspector means any authorized agent or employee of the county 38 whose duty is to ensure compliance with the provisions of this article, including, but not limited to, law 39 enforcement officers and designated employees of the code enforcement department. 40 Consumptive Use Permit (CUP) means a permit issued pursuant to Chapter 40E-2. F.A.C., 41 authorizing the consumptive use of water. 42 Districl means the South Florida Water Management District, a government entity created under 43 Chapter 373. F.S. 44 Even Numbered Address means an address ending in the numbers 0, 2. 4. 6. 8, or rights -of -way or 45 other locations with no address, or the letters A-M. Page 3 of.? I Existing lcndscapin,J means any landscaping which has been planted and in the ground for more than 2 ninety 90) days. 3 Impendous means land surfaces that do not allow the penetration of water including paved roads, 4 sidewalks, driveways, parking lots and highly compacted areas including shell or clay. 5 Irrigation means the direct application of water by means other than precipitation. 6 Irrigation systems means equipment and devices that deliver water to plants being irrigated. 7 Landscaping means shrubbery trees, lawns, sod, grass. ,:round covers, plants. vines, ornamental 8 gardens, and such other flora not intended for resale. which are situated in such diverse locations as 9 residential landscapes, recreation areas. cemeteries, public, commercial. and industrial establishments. 10 public medians. and rights -of -way. except athletic play areas, as defined in Section 12-81. l 1 Lamiscape Irritation means the outside watering of shrubbery trees, lawns, sod, grass, ground 12 covers, plants, vines. ornamental gardens. and such other flora not intended for resale, which are planted 13 and situated in such diverse locations as residential landscapes, recreation areas. cemeteries, public, 14 commercial, and industrial establishments, public medians, and rights -of -way, except athletic play areas. 15 Low Vohn►e Hand Watering means the watering of landscape by one (1) person, with one (1) hose, 16 fitted with a self -canceling, or automatic shutoff nozzle. 17 Loiv Volume Irrigation means the use of equipment and devices specifically designed to allow the 18 volume of water delivered to be limited to a level consistent with the water requirement of the plant being 19 irrigated, and to allow that water to be placed with a high degree of efficiency in the root zone of the plant. 20 The term also includes water used in mist houses and similar establishments for plant propagation. 21 Overhead irrigation and flood irrigation are not included. 22 Micro -irrigation means the application of small quantites of water on or below the soil surface as 23 ,drops or tiny streams of spray through emitter or applicators placed along a water delivery line. Micro- 24 irritation includes a number of methods or conceuts. such as bubbler. drip. trickle. mist or microSDray. 25 and subsurface irrigation. 26 Neiv landscaping means any landscaping which has been planted in the ground for ninety (90) days 27 or less. 28 Odd Numbered Address means an address ending in the numbers 1. 3. 5. 7. 9, or the letters N-Z. 29 Reclaimed Water means wastewater that has received at least secondary treatment and basic 30 disinfection, and is reused after flowing out of a wastewater treatment facility as defined by Rule 62- 31 40.210. F.A.C. 32 User means any person, individual, firm, association. organization, partnership. business trust, 33 corporation, companagent. employee. or other legal entity whether natural or artificial, the United States 34 of America, and the State and all political subdivisions, regions, districts, municipalities, and public 35 agencies thereof, which directly or indirectly takes water from the water resource, including uses from 36 private or public utility systems• uses under water use permits issued pursuant to Chapter 40E-2. F.A.C., 37 or uses from individual wells or pumps. 38 YVastefirl and Unnecessanv means allowing water to be dispersed without any practical purpose to 39 the water use: for example, excessive landscape irrigation. leaving an unattended hose on a driveway with 40 water flowing. allowing water to be dispersed in a grossly inefficient manner regardless of the type of 41 water use: for example, allowing landscape irrigation water to unnecessarily fall onto pavement, 42 sidewalks and other impervious surfaces; or allowing water flow through a broken or malfunctioning, 43 water delivery or landscape irrigation system. 44 Water Resource means any and all water on or beneath the surface of the ground. including natural 45 or artificial watercourses, lakes, ponds. or diffused surface water, and Nyater percolating, standing, or 46 flowing beneath the surface of the ground Page 4 of 7 I 11"ater Shortage means when the District determines there is the possibility that insufficient water 2 will be available to meet the present and anticipated needs of the users, or when conditions are such as to 3 require a temporary reduction in total use within a particular area to protect water resources from serious 4 harm. A water shortage usually occurs due to drought. 5 Water Shortage Emergency means when the District determines the provisions listed in Part II of 6 Chapter 40E-2I, F.A.C., are not sufficient to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, the health of 7 animals, fish. or aquatic life. a public water supply, or commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, 8 or other reasonable -beneficial uses. 9 (Code 1979, § 2.4-43; Ord. No. 030-2002, § 3) 10 11 Sec. 12-82. Restrictions. The year-round landscape irrigation conservation measures contained in this 12 Ordinance are applicable to all users including permitted and exempt users under Chanter 40E-2, F.A.C.. 13 unless otherwise indicated. These conservation measures apply to all water resources, unless otherwise 14 indicated. in addition to the requirements of this Section, all permitted users under Chapter 40E-2 F.A.C. 15 are required to maintain compliance with all CUP conditions and terms, including requirements to 16 implement water conservation practices. It shall be the duty of each user to keep informed as to the 17 landscape irrigation conservation measures within this Ordinance which affect each particular water use. 18 (a) Landscape irrigation shall be prohibited between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., except as 19 otherwise provided. 20 (b) It shall be unlawful to operate or cause the operation of any irrigation system or device in a wasteful 21 and unnecessary manner causing potable water to be wasted, including, but not limited to, 22 unnecessary watering of impervious areas, other than that which may occur incidental to the property 23 operation of the primary irrigation system. 24 (c) Upon the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived, new installations of 25 automatic irrigation systems shall be equipped with a water sensing device that will automatically 26 discontinue irrigation during periods of rainfall. 27 (d) Irrigation of existing landscaping shall comply with the following provisions: 28 i. Even addresses, as defined in Section 12-81, installations with irrigation systems that irrigate 29 both even and odd addresses within the same zones. such as multi -family units and 30 homeowners' associations, and rights -of -way or other locations with no address shall have the 31 opportunity to accomplish necessary landscape irrigation three (3) days a week, only 32 Tuesday and/or Thursday and/or Sunday, 33 ii. Odd addresses• as defined in Section 12-81, shall have the opportunity to accomplish necessary 34 landscape irrigation three (3) days a week, only on Monday and/or Wednesday and/or 35 Saturday. 36 (e) Irrigation of new landscaping shall comply with the following_ provisions: 37 i. New landscaping may be irrigated once on the day it is installed without regard to the listed 38 watering days and times. Irrigation of the soil immediately prior to the installation of the new 39 landscaping is allowed without regard to the normal watering days and times. 40 ii. A ninety (90) day establishment period begins on the day the new landscaping is installed. The 41 new landscaping shall be installed within a reasonable time from the date of purchase. which 42 may be demonstrated with a dated receipt or invoice. 43 iii. Irrigation of new landscaping which has been in place for thirty (30) days or less may be 44 accomplished on Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and/or Sunday. Page 5 of 8 iv. Irrigation of new landscaping which has been in place for thirty-one (31) to ninety (90) days 2 may be accomplished on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and/or Saturday. 3 V. Irrigation of new landscaping is limited to areas only containing the new landscaping. An entire 4 zone of an irrigation system shall only be utilized for landscape irrigation under this Subsection 5 if the zone contains at least 50% new landscaping. If a zone contains less than 50% new 6 landscaping, or if the new landscaping is in an area that will not typically be irrigated by an 7 irrigation system, only the individual new plantings are eligible for additional irrigation. 8 Targeted watering may be accomplished by low volume hand watering or any appropriate 9 method which isolates and waters only the new landscaping. 10 (f) Any water shortage, restrictions or other measures declared pursuant to Chapter 40E-21. F.A.C.. or l l related District Governing Board or Executive Director orders which are more restrictive than a 12 measure contained within this Ordinance, shall supersede this Ordinance for the duration of the 13 applicable water shortage declaration. 14 (Code 1979, § 2.4-44; Ord. No. 030-2002, § 4) 15 16 Sec. 12-83. Exemptions. 17 The following activities shall be exempt from the provisions of this article: 18 (1) Landscape irrigation by Low Volume Hand Watering using a self -canceling nozzle; 19 (2) Landscape irrigation by systems from which the sole source is reclaimed water or treated 20 wastewater effluent, cistern water, or desalinated water; 21 (43) Flushing of water mains required for normal water main clearance and maintenance and for 22 maintenance of water quality; however, where practical, contractors shall direct flushed water 23 into pervious areas, flush at the minimum rate necessary for cleaning and disperse the water in 24 such a manner to benefit local vegetation; 25 (74) Irrigation activity for dust emissions required by court or administrative action; and 26 (5) Landscape irrigation systems may be operated during restricted days and/or times for cleaning, 27 maintenance, and repair purposes with an attendant on site in the area being tested. Landscape 28 irrigation systems may routinely be operated for such purposes no more than once per week 29 and the run time for anv one (1) test should not exceed ten (10) minutes per zone. 30 (6) Landscape irrigation for the purpose of watering -in fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides, 31 fungicides and herbicides, where such watering -in is recommended by the manufacturer, or by 32 federal, state or local law, or best management practices, shall be allowed under the following 33 conditions: 34 (a) Such watering -in shall be limited to one (1) application, unless the need for more than one 35 (1) application is stated in the directions for application specified by the manufacturer; and 36 (b) Such watering -in shall be accomplished during normally allowable watering days and times 37 set forth in Section 12-82. unless a professional licensed applicator has posted a temporary 38 sign containing the date of application and the date(s) of needed watering -in activity. 39 (Code 1979, § 2.4-45; Ord. No. 030-2002, § 5) 40 41 Sec. 12-84. Enforcement. 42 (a) Violations of the provisions of this article may be punished, pursuant to F.S. § 162.21, as a civil 43 infraction with a maximum civil penalty not to exceed $500.00, as set forth in the county code 44 enforcement citation system. 45 (b) Each day in violation of the provisions of this article shall constitute a separate offense. Page 6 of 2 I (c) All monies collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the county general fund or such 2 other place as may be designated by resolution of the board of county commissioners. 3 (Code 1979, § 2.4-46; Ord. No. 030-2002, § 6) 4 Sec. 12-85. Variance relief. 5 (a) Any person affected by the provisions of this article may make application to the gr-03MII management 6 direeter• Planning Director, or his designee, for a variance, if strict compliance would impose a 7 unique, unnecessary unreasonable, unfair and inequitable hardship on such person. The applicant 8 must demonstrate with particularity that compliance with the schedule will result in substantial 9 economic. health. or other hardship on the applicant or those served by the applicant. If granted the 10 applicant shall be required to post a notice at each parcel to which the variance pertains. Relief may 11 be granted only upon a demonstration that such hardship is peculiar to the person or the affected 12 property and is not self-imposed, and that the grant of the variance will be consistent with the general 13 intent and purpose of this article. Any application for variance or appeal shall be sent by certified 14 mail, return receipt requested. 15 (b) Upon receipt of an application for variance the gFewth management di fee Planning Director, or 16 his designee, shall render a written decision on the variance within ten working days. If granted. the 17 applicant shall be required to post a notice at each parcel to which the variance pertains. Denials of 18 variance relief may be appealed to the planning commission within 20 days of such person's receipt 19 of the notice of denial. The planning commission's decision is the final administrative action of the 20 county. 21 (c) An application for a variance, and/or the granting of a variance, shall operate prospectively, and shall 22 not affect any pending enforcement action against the property owner pursuant to the provisions of 23 this article. 24 (d) Monroe County shall recognize all irrigation variances or waivers issued by the District under Rule 25 40E-24.501. F.A.C. 26 (Code 1979, § 2.4-47; Ord. No. 030-2002, § 7) 27 28 Sec. 12-86. DECLARATION OF WATER SHORTAGE OR WATER SHORTAGE EMERGENCY 29 Declaration of a water shortage condition and/or water shortage emergency within all or parts of Monroe 30 County y the District's Governing Board or Executive Director shall supersede this Ordinance for the 31 duration of the applicable water shortage declaration. A water shortage usually occurs due to drought. ky_j 33 Secs. 12-876---12-113. Reserved. 34 35 * X 36 37 Section 3. Construction and Interpretation. This ordinance and its interpretation shall be 38 liberally construed and enforced in favor of Monroe County to effectuate its public purpose(s) and 39 policy(ies) of the County. The construction and interpretation of this ordinance and all Monroe County 40 Comprehensive Plan provision(s), Florida Building Code, Florida Statutes, and Monroe County Code(s) 41 provision(s) whose interpretation arises out of, relates to, or is interpreted in connection with this 42 ordinance shall be liberally construed and enforced in favor of Monroe County to effectuate its public 43 purpose(s) and policy(ies) of the County, and shall be construed in favor of the BOCC and such Page 7 of I construction and interpretation shall be entitled to great weight in adversarial administrative proceedings, 2 at trial, bankruptcy, and on appeal. 3 4 Section 4. No Liability. Monroe County expressly reserves and in no way shall be deemed to 5 have waived, for itself or for its officer(s), employee(s), or agent(s), any sovereign, governmental, and any 6 other similar defense, immunity, exemption, or protection against any suit, cause -of -action, demand, or 7 liability. 9 Section 5. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or any part or portion thereof, is 10 held to be invalid or unenforceable by any administrative hearing officer or court of competent I jurisdiction, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision, or any part or portion thereof, shall 12 neither limit nor impair the operation, enforceability, or validity of any other provision of this ordinance, 13 or any remaining part(s) or portion(s) thereof. All other provisions of this ordinance, and remaining part(s) 14 or portion(s) thereof, shall continue unimpaired in full force and effect. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Section 6. Repeal of Inconsistent Provisions. All ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict. The repeal of an ordinance herein shall not repeal the repealing clause of such ordinance or revive any ordinance which has been repealed thereby. Section 7. Filing and Effective Date. This ordinance shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of Florida, and shall be effective as provided by Section 125.66(2)(b), Florida Statutes. Section 8. Inclusion in the Monroe County Code of Ordinances. The amendment shall be incorporated in the Monroe County Code of Ordinances. The numbering of the foregoing amendment may be renumbered to conform to the numbering in the Monroe County Code of Ordinances. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at areg�lar meeting held on the 16th < day of February , 2022. ,^ , - V. Mayor David Rice Yes Mayor Pro Tem Craig Cates Yes c Commissioner Michelle Coldiron Yes VACANT, District 3 Vacant T = ' Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein Yes LLJ- LLJ BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 38 �©t� 3�� , 45 L EVIN M DOK, CLERK 46 OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORID/0� % By. Mayor David Rice Page 8 of 2 MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY .. AP IYED S TOFORM Date: r'1 KEYV ru ZEN The Florida Keys Only Daily Newspaper, Est. 1876 PO Box 1800, Key West FL 33041 P: (305) 292-7777 ext. 219 F: (305) 295-8025 legals@keysnews.com MONROE CO PLANNING DEPT MURRY E NELSON GOVERNMENT CENTER 102050 OVERSEAS HWY KEY LARGO FL 33037 Account: 423741 Ticket: 3831080 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF MONROE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Vt�--� % -tii (�, , who on oath says that he or she is of the Key West Citizen, a five day newspaper published in Key West, in Monroe County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertiement, being a legal notice in the matter of was published in said newspaper in the issues of. - Saturday, January 29, 2022 Affiant further says that the Key West Citizen is a newspaper published in Key West, in said Monroe County, Florida and that the said newspapers has hereto- fore been continuously published in said Monroe County, Florida Tuesday thru Saturday weekly, and has been entered as periodicals matter at the post office in Key West, in said Monroe County, Florida, for a period of 1 year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he or she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rate, commission re and for the purpose of securing this advertise- rpont for p lic*i0 in the saiA spaper. of before me this 2nd day of February 2022 Name) (Notary Sea]) My commission expires _r�CSl t� Personally Known, X Produced Identification _ Type of Identification Produced ,..�y:�,� Suelynn Stamper =��'-_ COM SSION # GG232802 EXPIRES: June 27, 2022 Bonded lhru Aaron Notary [legal.text] GJ�t C°UR" ° o:Kevin Madok, CPA ...... Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Monroe Count Florida •ROE COUNT. Y1 February 24, 2022 Department of State Adtuiiiistrative Code & Register 500 S Bronough Street Tallabassee FL 32399-0250 To Whom It Mav Concern, Attached is a copy of Ordinance No. 002-2022 amending Monroe Comity Code of Ordinances Chapter 12, Article IV, implementing the marrdatore vear-round landscape irrigation conservation measures iule of the South Florida Water Management District (40L-24, F.A.C.); proNldiiig definitions; proNldiiig for the applicability of the Ordinance; proNldiiig the landscape irrigation schedule; proNldiiig exceptions to the landscape irrigation schedule; proNldiiig for a requirement to operate technology that iiihibits or nrten-upts air irrigation system duriiig periods of sufficient moisture; proNldiiig for severability; proN"ding for repeal of conflicting proNisions; proNldiiig for transmittal to the Secretary of State; proNldiiig for arnendrnent to and incorporation iii the Monroe County Code of Ordinances; proNriding for air effective date. This Ordinance was adopted by the Monroe Comity Board of County Commissioners at a regular meeting, held iii formal session, on February 16, 2022. Should you have airy questions please feel free to contact me at (305) 292-3550. Respectfully Submitted, Kexrin Madok, CPA, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller & ex-offrcio to the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners bv.• Pamela G. Hancock, D.C. cc: Planniiig & Limronmental County Administrator County Attorney_ MimiCode BOCC File KEY WEST MARATHON PLANTATION KEY 500 Whitehead Street 3117 Overseas Highway 88820 Overseas Highway Key West, Florida 33040 Marathon, Florida 33050 Plantation Key, Florida 33070 305-294-4641 305-289-6027 305-852-7145 PK/ROTH BUILDING 50 High Point Road Plantation Key, Florida 33070 305-852-7145 RON DESANTIS Governor February 24, 2022 Honorable Kevin Madok Clerk of the Circuit Court Monroe County 500 Whitehead Street, Suite 101 Key West, Florida 33040 Attention: Pamela Hancock Dear Mr. Madok: LAUREL M. LEE Secretary of State Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your electronic copy of Monroe County Ordinance No. 002-2022, which was bled in this office on February 24, 2022. Sincerely, Anya Owens Program Administrator • All R. A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 Telephone: (850) 245-6270 Pamela G. Hancock From: ords@municode.com Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 2:41 PM To: campo-abra@monroecounty-fl.gov; Pamela G. Hancock Subject: Monroe County, FL Code of Ordinances - 2008 (14298) Supplement 24 Update 3 Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged ****THIS IS AN AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED EMAIL**** Below, you will find the material that we have received/recorded to your account. This material is being considered for inclusion in your next/current update, Supplement 24 Update 3 [H] Update the internet version of your Code more often than a printed supplement. 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