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7 MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
8 MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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10 ORDINANCE NO. 004 - 2026
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12 AN ORDINANCE BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
13 COMMISSIONERS AMENDING CHAPTER 26, MONROE COUNTY
14 CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO ESTABLISH A BOATING RESTRICTED
15 AREA (SLOW SPEED/MINIMUM WAKE ZONE) WITHIN A PORTION
16 OF TAVERNIER CREEK; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
17 PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS;
18 PROVIDING FOR FILING AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND
19 PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION.
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22 WHEREAS,pursuant to Article VIII. of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 125,Florida
23 Statutes, Monroe County ("Board of County Commissioners", "Board", "BOCC", "Monroe
24 County", or the "County")possesses the police power(s)to enact ordinances to protect the health,
25 safety, and welfare of the public at-large; and
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27 WHEREAS, Section 327.46(l)(c), Florida Statutes, provides authority for local
28 governments to establish by ordinance certain boating-restricted areas. Such ordinances must be
29 permitted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ("FWC"), and meet the
30 requirements of R. 6813-21.001, Fla. Admin. Code; and
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32 WHEREAS, at the Board of County Commissioners' January 31, 2024, regular public
33 meeting, the BOCC approved Monroe County Marine Resources Office professional staff to
34 proceed with preparing and/or processing an item to create a Slow Speed/Minimum Wake boating
35 restricted area for the portion of Tavernier Creek encompassing two (2) blind bends and two (2)
36 blind intersections; and
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38 WHEREAS, Monroe County Marine Resources Office professional staff has prepared a
39 draft Slow Speed/Minimum Wake Ordinance for that certain above-referenced portion of
40 Tavernier Creek, and submitted said Ordinance (and additional necessary documentation pursuant
41 to R. 6813-21.001) to FWC for preliminary review prior to the Monroe County Board of County
42 Commissioners holding a public hearing on such an ordinance; and
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44 WHEREAS, FWC has determined that such a Slow Speed/Minimum Wake ordinance
45 meets the criteria of R. 6813-21.001, Fla. Admin. Code; and
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47 WHEREAS, FWC has determined said Slow Speed/Minimum Wake ordinance does not
48 meet the criteria of R. 68D-21.004(3), Fla. Admin. Code; and
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I WHEREAS, amending Chapter 26 of the Monroe County Code of Ordinances to
2 effectuate the establishment of this regulation requiring Slow Speed/Minimum Wake in that
3 certain above-referenced portion of Tavernier Creek encompassing two (2) blind bends and two
4 (2)blind intersections is in the best interest of the health and safety of the public at-large;
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6 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
7 COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
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9 Section 1. Title and Recitals. The foregoing title and recitals are true and correct and are
10 hereby incorporated as if fully stated herein.
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12 Section 2. Chapter 26 of the Monroe County Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as
13 follows:
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15 Chapter 26—WATERWAYS
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17 ARTICLE III.—VESSEL RESTRICTED AREAS
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19 Sec. 26-71—Boating restricted zones established.
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21 (b) ,Slow speed/minimum wake zones. No person shall operate a vessel in the following areas
22 spatially defined as "slow speed/minimum wake zones" at a speed in excess of slow
23 speed/minimum wake as defined in this chapter:
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25 (9) Tavernier Creek North: To include all waters within Tavernier Creek including the
26 contiguous creeks that allow entry to Tavernier Creek from Florida Bay starting
27 approximately 1,800 feet from the intersection of Tavernier Creek and the northern man
28 made canal ending approximately 300 feet north of the mangrove shoreline at the north
29 end of Tavernier Creek as shown in Exhibit A.
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31 Section 3. Attached Exhibit A. is hereby incorporated as if fully stated herein.
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33 Section 4. To the extent of any internal or external conflicts, inconsistencies, and/or
34 ambiguities, within this Ordinance or between this Ordinance and any other
35 ordinance, resolution, approval, decision, or interpretation of Monroe County, the
36 more restrictive law, regulation, provision, text, and interpretation shall always
37 apply.
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39 Section 5. Inconsistency, Partial Invalidity, Severability, and Survival of Provisions. If
40 any portion of this Ordinance, or any part or portion thereof, is held to be invalid
41 or unenforceable by any administrative hearing officer or court of competent
42 jurisdiction, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision, or any part or
43 portion thereof, shall neither limit nor impair the operation, enforceability, or
44 validity of any other provision of this Ordinance, or any remaining part(s) or
45 portion(s)thereof All other provisions of this Ordinance, and remaining part(s) or
46 portion(s) thereof, shall continue unimpaired in full force and effect.
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i 1: • .:Section 6: Repeal.Of Inconsistent.Provisions. All ordinances in conflict.with.this.Ordinance •i •. •
2 .•: : • are hereby:repealed:to the:extent of said conflict..The repeal:o.f.an ordinance herein •: :
. 3 : • • :s a not repealt, a repealing c.ause.•o such:or d inance• :or revive:any:or: inance.• . .. .
4. .- � : � which has been repealed thereby. . .. . - ' . . -
. 6 : Section 7. Filing :and :Effectiveness.: .This. Ordinance shall be filed in :the: Office of:the . - : .
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. . 15 by:the Board •of.County .Commissioners., Of'Monroe.County, ' • . . :
16 :. Florida,..at a:regular•public meeting held'on'the 28th day of.January,2.026. • :'. i 1
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GVS COURTq°
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January 30, 2026
Department of State
Administrative Code & Register
500 S Bronough Street
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
To Whom It May Concern,
Attached is a copy of Ordinance 004-2026 by the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners amending Chapter 26, Monroe County Code of Ordinances, to establish a
Boating Restricted Area(Slow Speed/Minimum Wake Zone) within a portion of Tavernier
Creek; providing for severability; providing for repeal of inconsistent provisions;
providing for filing and an effective date; and providing for codification.
This Ordinance was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners at a
regular meeting, held in formal session, on January 28, 2026. 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: Liz Yongue, Deputy Clerk
cc: County Administrator
County Attorney
MuniCode
BOCC
File
KEY WEST MARATHON PLANTATION KEY
500 Whitehead Street 3117 Overseas Highway 88770 Overseas Highway
Key West, Florida 33040 Marathon, Florida 33050 Plantation Key, Florida 33070
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT Of$ ATE
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RON DESANTIS CORD BYRD
Governor Secretary of State
February 2, 2026
Kevin Madok
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County
500 Whitehead Street, Suite 101
Key West, Florida 33040
Dear Kevin Madok,
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your
electronic copy of Monroe County Ordinance No. 004-2026, which was filed in this office on January 30,
2026.
Sincerely,
Alexandra Leijon
Administrative Code and Register Director
AL/dp
R. A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
Telephone: (850) 245-6270