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ORDINANCE NO . 5 0 6
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES AT SECTION 7-4, RELATING TO
MEETINGS; RECORDS; APPROVAL OF PLANS; APPEALS
FROM BOARD AND DECISIONS OF THE COMMUNITY
APPEARANCE BOARD; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended at Section 7-4 to read as follows:
"Sec. 7-4. Meetings; Records; Approval of Plans; Appeals from
Board, Decision.
(a) The Community Appearance Board shall meet at the call of
the Chairman in order to consider applications pending
without unnecessary delay. All meetings shall be open to
the public and the order of business and procedures to be
followed shall be as prescribed within the rules and
regulations to be adopted by the Board.
A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum and the
affirmative vote of a majority of the Board present shall
be necessary for any action thereof.
The Village Manager is authorized and empowered to
appoint a Clerk of the Board. A record of the
proceedings of the Board shall be kept, showing its
actions on each question considered. Such records shall
be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Community
Appearance Board and shall be open for public inspection.
(b) Failure of the Board to take final action within fifteen
(15 ) days of sufficient plans and specifications being
filed with the Board shall constitute approval of such
plans and specifications by the Board.
(c) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Community
Appearance Board may file a Notice of Appeal with the
. Village Council by filing the same with the Village
Building Official. Such Notice of Appeal shall specify
the action taken by the Board and in what respect to
• his/her application. The Village Council shall sit in
open session as an Appeal Board from the Community
Appearance Board at the next regularly scheduled Village
Council Meeting or within twenty (20) days of the Notice
of Appeal being filed, whichever is sooner, and shall
render an Order within seven (7) days after so sitting,
which Order shall either affirm the action of the
Community Appearance Board, affirm it with modifications
or reverse it. In the event the aggrieved party has
chosen the expedited site plan review process, they may
appeal directly to the Village Council at the special
meeting of the Community Appearance Board and Village
Council called for such purpose. At the discretion of
the Village Council, the appeal of a Community Appearance
Board decision under expedited site plan review
procedures may be deferred to the next regularly
scheduled meeting of the Village Council."
Section 2. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance
or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this
Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid
provisions or applications, and to this end, the provisions of
this Ordinance are hereby declared severable.
• Section 3. Codification. This Ordinance shall be codified
and made a part of the official Code of Ordinances of the
Village of Tequesta.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect
upon its passage as provided by law.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS OFFERED BY Councilmember
Burckart who moved its adoption. The motion
was seconded by Councilmember Schauer and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION
The Mayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly passed and
adopted this 12th day of October , A.D., 1995.
• Mayor of Tequesta
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P_TTE ST
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