Ordinance 020-2003
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ORDINANCE NO. 020-2003
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS AMENDING ARTICLE II, SECTION 5.5-17, BOATS,
DOCKS, AND WATERWAYS, ELIMINATING THE TERM AND DEFINITION
"NAVIGABLE CANAL" AND REPLACING IT INSTEAD WITH THE TERM
AND THE DEFINITION "MAN MADE WATER BODY" AS CURRENTLY
ESTABLISHED IN ARTICLE I OF THE CHAPTER, FURTHER AMENDING
THE CHAPTER TO MODIFY CERTAIN ARTICLES AND SECTIONS
THROUGHOUT THE CHAPTER TO MOVE ALL DEFINITIONS TO
ARTICLE I OF THE CHAPTER, PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING
FOR REPEAL OF SECTIONS FOUND INCONSISTENT WITH THIS
REVISION, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the term "navigable canal" as defined in Chapter 5.5, 17 is overbroad and
exceeds the intent of the Board of County Commissioners when adopting the Section; and
WHEREAS, the term "man-made water body" as also defined in the Chapter better defines the
intent of the Board in adopting an Ordinance requiring that man-made canals be maintained for
unobstructed navigation; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Board to consolidate the Code, such as definition sections,
for simplicity of use, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT REVISIONS TO CHAPTER 5.5 OCCUR AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Revise Chapter 5.5, Article I to add definitions as follows:
Commercial vessel means: (1) any vessel primarily engaged in the taking or landing of saltwater fish or
saltwater products or freshwater fish or freshwater products, or any vessel licensed pursuant to [F.S.] ~
370.06 from which commercial quantities of saltwater products are harvested, from within and without
the waters of this state for sale either to the consumer, retail dealer, or wholesale dealer; (2) any other
vessel, except a recreational vessel as defined in this section.
Manager means the manager and/or management staff of the land based facility authorized by separate
resolution and/or agreement to operate, manage and maintain any county mooring field(s).
Mooring field(s) means areas in and adjacent to Monroe County installed mooring systems, including
designated anchoring areas. These areas may include both county and state owned submerged lands,
but shall exclude privately owned submerged lands. The delineation, implementation and management
of county mooring fields will be approved by the state.
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Real Property Owner means any part owner, tenant in common, tenant in partnership, joint tenant or
tenant by the entirety, with legal or beneficial title to the whole or to part of real property.
Recreational vessel means any vessel: (a) Manufactured and used primarily for noncommercial
purposes; or (b) Leased, rented, or chartered to a person for the person's noncommercial use.
Residential area means any area designated improved subdivision, suburban residential or suburban
residential limited, sparsely settled, urban residential, and urban residential mobile home under the
Monroe County land development regulations.
Seaworthy condition means that a vessel is in good condition and capable of the use for which it was
designed.
Section 2. Include definitions, existing or to be included in Article I, as referenced in Ordinance 006-
2003, but revised herein:
Motorized Vessel means any vessel, which is propelled or powered by machinery and which is capable
of being used as a means of transportation on water.
Combustion Vessel Exclusion Zone means that no person shall operate a motorized vessel (as defmed
in Article I of this Chapter), by use of a combustion engine, or in some cases where specifically
established - an electric motor, in any area spatially defined as "Combustion Vessel Exclusion Zone"
and which is so identified as a "Combustion Vessel Exclusion Zone" by appropriate signage.
Section 3. Replace 5.5-16 (a) Definitions with the following text:
(a) Definitions shall apply as provided in Article I of this chapter or as referenced from other chapters
as appropriate.
Section 4. Replace 5.5-17 (a) Definitions with the following text:
(a) Definitions shall apply as provided in Article I of this chapter or as referenced from other chapters
as appropriate.
Section 5. Revise Section 5 .5-17 (b) to read as follows:
(b) Prohibition on causing or permitting trees to interfere with vessels upon any man-made
waterbody. No real property owner may cause, suffer, or permit a tree, trees or other vegetation, to
grow, or otherwise extend, from his or her real property into or over a man-made water body in such a
way or manner as to constitute a navigational hazard to, or to interfere with, vessels engaged in a
journey or ride upon the man-made water body.
Section 6. Replace 5.5-46. Definitions, with the following text:
Definitions shall apply as provided in Article I of this chapter or as referenced from other chapters as
appropriate.
Section 7. Replace 5.5-77. Definitions, with the following text:
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Definitions shall apply as provided in Article I of this chapter or as referenced from other chapters as
appropriate.
Section 8. Revise Chapter 5.5-108 (c) as follows:
Combustion Engine Exclusion Zones: No person shall operate a motorized vessel in the following
areas spatially defined as "combustion engine exclusion zones."
Chapter 5.5, 108 (c) (1) through (4) are retained intact.
Section 9. Severability. 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 10. Repeal of inconsistent ordinance clauses. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
Section 11. Inclusion in the Monroe County Code. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be included
and incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of the County of Monroe, Florida, as an addition to
amendment thereto, and shall be appropriately renumbered to conform to the uniform numbering
system of the Code.
Section 12. Effective date. This Ordinance shall be filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of
the State of Florida, and will take effect upon receipt by that agency.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners, Monroe County, Florida
at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 18 th day of June , A.D., 2003.
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MONROE COUNTY
BRANCH OFFICE
MARATHON SUB COURTHOUSE
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MARATHON, FLORIDA 33050
TEL. (305) 289-6027
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KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040
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PLANTATION KEY
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PLANTATION KEY, FLORIDA 33070
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July 10, 2003
Mrs. Liz Cloud, Chief
Bureau of Administrative Code & Laws
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107 W Gaines Street, Suite L43
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
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Dear Mrs. Cloud,
Enclosed please find a certified copy of Ordinance No. 020-2003 amending Article II,
Section 5.5-17, Boats, Docks, and Waterways, eliminating the term and definition "navigable
canal" and replacing it instead with the term and the definition "man made water body" as
currently established in Article I of the Chapter, further amending the Chapter to modify certain
Articles and Sections throughout the Chapter to move all definitions to Article I of the Chapter,
providing for inclusion in the Code of Ordinances, providing for severability, providing for repeal
of Sections found inconsistent with this revision, and providing for an effective date.
This Ordinance was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners at a
Regular Meeting in formal session on June 18, 2003. Please file for record.
Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me at (305) 292-3550.
Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of the Circuit Court
and ex officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
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Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Randy G. Erickson, who
on oath says that he is Vice-President of Advertising Operations of the Key
West Citizen, a daily newspaper published in Key West, in Monroe County,
Florida; th the attached copy of dvertisem nt, being a legal notice in the
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West, in said Monroe County, Florida and that the said newspaper has
heretofore been continuously published in said Monroe County, Florida every
and has been entered as second-class mail 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 has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount,
rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO
WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on
Wednesday, June 18,~bo3; at'3:0Q
PM aftrte Mara1hOt'l Gllwmment
Center, '2798 Overseas> HighWay,
Marathon, Monroe County., .Florida,
the Board of County Commissioners
of Monroe County, Florida; intends to
consider the adoption of the follow-
ing County ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MONROE
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMIS-
SIONERS AMENDING ARTICLE II,
SECTION 5.5-17, BOATS. DOCKS,
AND WATERWAYS. ELIMINATING
THE TERM AND DEFlNmON
"NAVIGABLE CANAL" AND RE.
PLACING IT INSTEAD WITH THE
TERM AND THE DEFINmON
"MAN MADE WATER BODY" AS
CURRENTL YESTABLlSHED IN
ARTICLE J OF THE CHAPTER,
FURTHER AMENDING THE CHAP-
TERTO MODIFY CERTAIN ARTI-
CLES AND SECTIONS THROUGH-
OUT THE CHAPTER TO MOVE
ALL DEFINITIONS TO ARTICLE I
OF THE CHAPTER, PROVIDING
FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES. PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL OF SECTIONS FOUND
INCONSISTENT W1THfHIS RIM-
SION, AND PROVIDING FORAN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Pursuant to Section 286,0105, Flori-
da Statutes, notice is given that if a
person decided to appeal any deci-
sion made by the Board with respect
to any matter considered at such
hearings Of' meetillg$. he wiU need a
record of the ~, andttlat,
for such purpose,' he may . need to.
ensure that a verbatim record of the
proceedingS is made. which ,record
includes the testimony and evidence.
lJ1'OO wt:Ilch the appeal is to. be
based.
Copies of the above-refere~ced ordi-
nance are available for revIew at the
various pUblic libraries in Monroe
County ,Rorida. .
Dated at Marathon, Florida, this 23rd
day of May, 2003.
DANNY L KOLHAGE, Clerk of the
Circuit Court and ex officio Clerk of
the Bo8td of County Commissioners
. of Monroe County, FJorida
June 1, 2003
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STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
JEB BUSH
Governor
GLENDA E. HOOD
Secretary of State
July 18, 2003
Honorable Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County
500 Whitehead Street
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk
Dear Mr. Kolhage:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge
receipt of your letter dated July 10, 2003 and certified copy of Monroe County
Ordinance No. 020-2003, which was filed in this office on July 15, 2003.
Sincerely,
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