Resolution 525-1996
Planning Department
RESOLUTION NO.525-l996
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS GRANTING THE DESIGNATION OF
"HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL LANDMARK" TO THE
FORMER STANDARD OIL GAS STATION, TAVERNIER,
FLORIDA. THE PROPERTY IS DESCRIBED AS
TAVERNIER SUBDIVISION #2, BLOCK A AND PART OF
DISCLAIMED ALLEY, LOT 2, IN SECTION 34,
TOWNSHIP 62 SOUTH, RANGE 38 EAST. THE REAL
ESTATE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS
555590-000000.
WHEREAS, the procedures for landmark designation set forth
in Section 9.5-453 of the Monroe County Code, Amended, have
been followed, in that:
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2. The proposed designation included a legal description,
address, and a narrative description of the site and its
structures; and
3. The application established the basis for the former Standard
Oil Gas Station historic designation under Code Section
9.5-452, and included other evidence that supports the
designation,
as set forth on the application
which
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documents the historic, social, and cultural significance of
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the former Standar~ O~l Gas Station; and
4. The application has been reviewed by the Historic Florida
Keys Preservation Board, which recommends the former Standard
Oil Gas Station for local historic designation, as evidenced
in a May 2, 1996 letter from the Board; and
5. The application has been reviewed by the Planning Staff, who
recommends the former Standard Oil Gas Station for landmark
designation, as stated in the staff report to the Monroe
County Planning Commission dated August 6, 1996; and
6. The Monroe County Planning Commission during a regular
session held on August 23, 1996 conducted a public hearing to
designate
the
former
Standard
Oil
Gas
Station
as
a
"Historical and Cultural Landmark" as specified in Section
9.5-452 (a), of the Monroe County Code, Amended, in that the
property is associated with events of cultural, social, and
historical significance to Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
has considered the proposed designation and the recommendations
of the Historic Florida Keys Preservation Board, the Planning
Department,
and the Planning Commission,
and has made the
following Findings of Fact and Conclusions:
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1. The former Standard Oil Gas Station is eligible for and
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hereby is granted _, tndmark designation pursuant to Section
9.5-452(a) of the Monroe County Land Development Regulation since
it is associated with events of significance to the cultural and
social history of Monroe County.
NOW THEREFORE,
BE
IT RESOLVED
BY THE
BOARD
OF
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT:
The preceding Findings of Fact and Conclusions, support their
decision to APPROVE the designation of the former Standard Oil
Gas Station, located at mile marker 92 in Tavernier, Florida, a
"Historic and Cultural Landmark" as provided for by Article
VIII of the Monroe County Code.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held
on the 12th day of November, A.D. 1996.
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By:
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Attest: DANNY L. KOHLAGE, CLERK
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