Item M6
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
C ounty of M onroe
Mayor David Rice, District 4
Mayor Pro Tem Craig Cates, District 1
The Florida Keys
Michelle Coldiron, District 2
Vacant, District 3
Holly Merrill Raschein, District 5
County Commission Meeting
April 20, 2022
Agenda Item Number: M.6
Agenda Item Summary #10437
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: BOCC District 5
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Corie Abel 3054538787
No specific time needed
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Discussion and direction regarding problems associated with
parking on the Card Sound Road right of ways.
ITEM BACKGROUND: Many people park in the Card Sound Road right-of-way in order to fish
from the roadside and, at times the bridges, despite certain areas being designated no parking zones.
This practice has increasingly become a safety issue especially when people cross back and forth
across the road and stand close to the travel lanes of the roadway. Additionally, some leave garbage
and other litter behind which County road crews must spend time cleaning up.
Under Section 25-27 of the Monroe County Code, the Board can lawfully designate no parking
zones along its rights-of-way by resolution. Under Section 19-3 of the Code, fishing is prohibited
from the Card Sound Bridge.
Direction is needed on how to address these concerns. One option would be to adopt no parking
zones or emergency parking only zones on Card Sound Road from the toll gantry south to the three-
way intersection with C.R. 905. Another option would be to improve the enforcement provisions of
the current code sections.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: The BOCC raised parking fines from $20.00 to
$200.00 when it adopted Ordinance 016-2021 on 6/16/21.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
DOCUMENTATION:
Section 25-27 Monroe County Code Parking Prohibitions
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Section 19-3 Monroe County Code Card Sound Road Fishing prohibition
Glista Information card Sound Rd.
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REVIEWED BY:
Corie Abel Completed 03/31/2022 10:50 AM
Bob Shillinger Completed 04/01/2022 5:03 PM
Lindsey Ballard Completed 04/04/2022 4:36 PM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 04/20/2022 9:00 AM
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Sec. 25-27. Prohibition or restrictions on parking vehicles; signs to be erected; penalties.
(a) The board of county commissioners may by resolution restrict or prohibit the parking, standing or stopping
of vehicles along county roads. The road affected must be posted with signs that state the restriction or
prohibition. After posting, no person may park, stop or stand a vehicle in violation of the posted restriction or
prohibition.
(b) The board of county commissioners may by resolution restrict or prohibit the parking, standing or stopping
of trucks with a capacity of one ton or more on county roads within areas designated Improved Subdivision
or Suburban Residential. The road affected must be posted with signs that state the restriction or
prohibition. After posting, no person may park, stop or stand such a truck in violation of the posted
restriction or prohibition.
(c) The board of county commissioners may by resolution restrict or prohibit the parking, stopping or standing
of vehicles on hazardous or congested portions of county roads, intersections or parking lots. The portion of
the road, intersection or parking lot affected must be posted with signs that state the restriction or
prohibition. After posting, no person may park, stop or stand a vehicle in violation of the posted restriction or
prohibition.
(d) The board of county commissioners may by resolution restrict or prohibit the parking, standing, or stopping
of vehicles along county roads during the nighttime hours. The road affected must be posted with signs that
state the restriction or prohibition. After posting, no person may park, stop or stand a vehicle in violation of
the posted restriction or prohibition.
(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.
(Code 1979, § 11-10; Ord. No. 32-1996, § 2; Ord. No. 016-2021 , § 1)
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Created: 2022-03-07 09:12:28 \[EST\]
(Supp. No. 24, Update 2)
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Sec. 19-3. Fishing from Card Sound Bridge prohibited.
(a) There shall be no fishing from the Card Sound Bridge in Monroe County, Florida.
(b) Enforcement of this section may be made by any appropriate enforcement officer of the county, the state, or
other agency so empowered.
(Code 1979, § 16-3; Ord. No. 11-1989, §§ 1, 2)
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Created: 2022-03-07 09:12:22 \[EST\]
(Supp. No. 24, Update 2)
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