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. VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Village Council
FROM: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager
DATE: December 11, 1991
SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 431; Second Reading; Agenda Item
Attached hereto, please find a copy of Ordinance 'No. 431, which
pertains to specifying unlawful growth within the Village. Please
recall that this is merely a rewrite of the existing ordinance for
the purpose of clarification. Additionally, Item (f) has been added
at the direction of the Village Council -to exempt environmentally
sensitive lands from this Ordinance in the event that it is
determined by the Village that to remove said unlawful growth would
be a violation of the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Ordinance of
the Village. •
It is recommended that the Village Council adopt Ordinance No. 431 .
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ORDINANCE NO. 431
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION
10-18 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO
UNLAWFUL GROWTH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 10-18 of the Village of Tequesta
Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"Sec. 10-18. Unlawful growth enumerated.
(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any lot,
parcel or tract of land with improvements constructed
thereon within the Village to permit grass, weeds, or
undergrowth to grow thereon to a height of twelve inches
(12") or more from the ground.
(b) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any lot,
parcel or tract of land with improvements constructed
thereon within the Village to permit rubbish, trash,
debris, dead trees or unsightly or unsanitary conditions
to remain on the premises other than as permitted for
composting purposes as set forth in Section 10-29 of this
article. •
(c) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any lot,
parcel or tract of land with improvements constructed
thereon within the Village to permit the existence of
depressions or excavations or any other condition on such
premises thereon in which water may accumulate in such a
manner or fashion to make possible the propagation of
mosquitoes therein.
(d) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any lot,
parcel or tract of land whether there are improvements
and constructions thereon or not, to permit weeds, grass
or undergrowth to grow thereon to a height of twelve
inches (12") from the ground within one hundred (100')
feet of the property line of any other parcel or property
that has improved construction thereon.
(e) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any lot,
parcel or tract of land whether there are improvements
and constructions thereon or not to permit rubbish,
trash, debris, dead trees or other unsanitary or
unsightly conditions to remain on the premises.
(f) In the event properties are protected under the
Environmentally Sensitive Lands Ordinance of the Village
of Tequesta, they shall be exempted from those provisions
of this section which require the removal of weeds, grass
and undergrowth where it is determined by the Village
that to remove same will be in violation of the
Environmentally Sensitive Lands Ordinance of the
Village."
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.
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section 3. Repeal of Ordinances in Conflict. All other
ordinances of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, or parts thereof
which conflict with this or any part of this Ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Section 4. Codification. This Ordinance shall be codified
and made a part of the official Code of Ordinances of the Village
of Tequesta.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect immediately upon its passage and approval, as provided by
law.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was offered by Councilmember
, who moved its adoption. The Ordinance
was seconded by Councilmember 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 day of , 1991.
MAYOR OF TEQUESTA
Joseph N. Capretta
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
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