Ordinance 002-1974
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ORDINANCE NO. 2 -1974
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2-1973 ENTITLED "AN
ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE ADOPTION OF PLAT FILING RULES
AND REGULATIONS SETTING FORTH PURPOSE, INTENT, AUTHORITY,
fu~D JURISDICTION; DEFINITIONS, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, PRO-
CEDURE FOR PLAT APPROVAL, PLATS AND DATA REQUIREMENTS,
DESIGN STANDARDS, REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS, VARIANCES, LEGAL
STATUS PROVISIONS OF SAID RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND PRO-
VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE" BY CHANGING THE MINIMUM CROWN
ELEVATIONS OF ROADS OR STREETS AND THE MINIMUM FLOOR
ELEVATIONS OF STRUCTURES IN SECTION 1, PARAGRAPH 1.18 OF
ARTICLE VI OF SAID ORDINANCE AND BY CHANGING THE ELEVA-
TIONS IN L~~DS SUBJECT TO FREQUENT FLOODING AND BEING
TOPOGRAPHICALLY UNSUITABLE FOR PLATTING PURPOSES IN
SECTION 10, PARAGRAPH 10.2 OF ARTICLE VI OF SAID ORDINANCE;
REPEALING ALL SPECIAL LANS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, RULES
AND REGULATIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY CO~~ISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA:
Section 1.
Article VI, Section 1, Paragraph 1.18 of the Plat Filing
Rules and Regulations within all of Monroe County, Florida, except within the
municipalities located within said County as adopted by Ordinance No. 2-1973,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Paragraph 1.18
North and East of the Seven Mile Bridge, the
minimum crown elevation of the road or street shall be not less than +3.5 msl
and South and West of the Seven Mile Bridge not less than +4.0 msl. The mini-
mum floor elevations for any structure shall be as follows. From Stock Island
through Big Pine Key +8.0 msl; from No Name Key through Fat Deer Key +9.0 msl;
from Crawl Key to the Middle of Channel 5 Bridge U. S. Highway 1 +10.0 IDsl;
from Craig Key through Islamorada +11.0 msl; and from Windley Key to the Dade
County Line +12.0 msl.
Section 2.
Article VI, Section 10, Paragraph 10.2 of the Plat Filing
Rules and Regulations within all of Monroe County, Florida, except within the
municipalities located within said County as adopted by Ordinance No. 2-1973,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Paragraph 10.2
Land subject to frequent flooding and land
deemed to be topographically unsuitable shall not be platted for residential
occupancy or for any other uses that may increase flood hazard, endanger
health, life or property, or aggravate erosion. Such land within the plat
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shall be set aside for uses that will not be endangered by periodic or occa-
sional inundation or will not produce unsatisfactory living conditions. In
applying this provision, all land below the elevation of +8.0 msl from Stock
Island through Big Pine Key, +9.0 msl from No Name Key through Fat Deer Key,
+10.0 msl from Crawl Key to the middle of Channel 5 Bridge U. S. Highway 1,
+11.0 msl from Craig Key through Islamorada and +12.0 msl from Windley Key
to the Dade County line shall be considered to be subject to flooding. Fill
w~y be used to raise land in areas subject to flooding provided fill does not
restrict the flow of water and unduly increase flood heights as determined by
the Building and Zoning Department. Once the elevation of the land is filled
to the required elevation it will be considered suitable for development. T.!e
property owner may elect to fill only that portion of the property upon which
he intends to build. If such a case arises, the owner shall place on file a
notarized statement to the effect that except for the building site itself, he
is fully aware of the possibility of frequent flooding on that portion of the
property lying below the minimum elevations established herein.
Section 3.
All Special Laws, Ordinances, Resolutions, rules and
regulations in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of said
conflict.
Section 4.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon receipt of the
official acknowledgment from the Department of State acknowledging receipt of
certified copy of this Ordinance and that said Ordinance has been filed in sa~d
office.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER ADOPTION
OF COUNTY ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on Tuesday,
June 18, A.D. 1974, at 2:00 P.M. in the Sheriff's Substation, Plantation Key,
Monroe County, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, intends to consider the adoption of the following County Ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO.
-1974
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2-1973 ENTITLED "AN
ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE ADOPTION OF PLAT FILING RULES
AND REGULATIONS SETTING FORTH PURPOSE, INTENT, AUTHORITY,
AND JURISDICTION; DEFINITIONS, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, PRO-
CEDURE FOR PLAT APPROVAL, PLATS AND DATA REQUIREMENTS,
DESIGN STANDARDS, REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS, VARIANCES, LEGAL
STATUS PROVISIONS OF SAID RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND PRO-
VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE" BY CHANGING THE MINIMUM CROWN
ELEVATIONS OF ROADS OR STREETS AND THE MINIMUM FLOOR
ELEVATIONS OF STRUCTURES IN SECTION 1, PARAGRAPH 1.18 OF
ARTICLE VI OF SAID ORDINANCE AND BY CHANGING THE ELEVA-
TIONS IN LANDS SUBJECT TO FREQUENT FLOODING AND BEING
TOPOGRAPHICALLY UNSUITABLE FOR PLATTING PURPOSES IN
SECTION 10, PARAGRAPH 10.2 OF ARTICLE VI OF SAID ORDINANCE;
REPEALING ALL SPECIAL LAWS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, RULES
AND REGULATIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
DATED at Key West, Florida, this 22nd day of May, 1974.
RALPH W. WHITE
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe
County, Florida, and ex officio Clerk
of the Board of County Commissioners
of Monroe County, Florida.
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Publish: Tuesday, May 28, 1974
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
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Published Daily
Key West,Monroe County,Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA 1
COUNTY OF MONROEJss.
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Thomas J. Samoly
+who oath says that he is
Advertising Director
of The Key West Citizen,
Y a daily newspaper published at Key West in Monroe County,Florida; that the attached copy
of advertisement, being a Notice of Intention to consider
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NOTICE OFINTEN Adoption of County Ordinance
TO CONSIDER ADO
OF COUNTY ORD IN
the matter of Ordinance No. 1974
NOTICE IS HEREBY Gov
IT MAY CONCERN that on T
18,A.D. 1974,at 2:00 P.M. in the d-riff's
Substation,Plantation Key,Monroe County,
Fiorida,the Board of County Commissioners
of Monroe County, Florida, intends to con-
older the adoption of the following County
Ordinance-
ORDINANCE NO.•1974
M ordinance amending ordinance No.2.1973
entitled "an Ordinance pertaining to the
adoption of plat tiling rules and regulations
setting forth purpose,intent,authority,and
urisdiction; definitions, general
-equirements,procedure for plat approval,
Oats and data requirements, design Stan-
lards, required improvements, variances,
egal status provisions of said rules and
-egulations, and providing an effective
late" by changing the minimum crown
fevations of roads or streets and the
ninimum floor elevations of structures in
ection 1,paragraph 1.18of article VI of said
rdinanceand by changing the elevations in
ands subiect to frequent flooding and being
opographically unsuitable for platting
urposes in section 10, paragraph 10.2 of
rticle VI of said ordinance; repealing all
pecial laws,ordinances,resolutions, rules
nd regulations in conflict herewith; and
roviding an effective date.DATED at Key West, Florida, this 22nd;as published in said newspaper in the issues of May 28 t h, A.D. 197 4
ay of May, 1974.
RALPH W.WHITE
Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Monroe County,Florida,and
—tl ex offitc to Clerk of the
boardoftount L I •stoners
Affiant further says that the said The Key West Citizen is a newspaper published at Key
nay 28, . . .. est, in said Monroe County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been
continuously published in said Monroe County,Florida,each day (except Saturdays) 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 one year next preceeding 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 publication in the said newspaper.
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Sworn to and subscribed before me this y
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NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF FLORIDA AT LARGE
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GENERAL INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS,INO.
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STATE OF FLORIDA
THE CAPITOL
TALLAHASSEE 32304
1904) 488-3918
RICHARD (DICK) STONE
SECRETARY OF STATE
June 26, 1974
Honorable Ralph W. White, Clerk
Momroe County Circuit Court
Post Office Box 1680
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Miss Debra Groziano, Deputy Clerk
Dear Mr. White:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes,
this will acknowledge receipt of a certified copy of Monroe County
Ordinance No. 74-2, which was received and filed in this office on
June 26, 1974.
Kindest regards.
Cordially,
RICHARD (DICK) STONE
Secretary of State
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By J ,)7
(Mrs.) Nancy Kavanaugh '
Chief, Bureau of Laws
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