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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16-005JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT s SAINT LUCIE COUNTY . FILE # 4180154 04/15/2016 at 08:34 AM f. OR BOOK 3857 PAGE 2100 - 2102 Doc Type: ORDN RECORDING: $27.00 ORDINANCE -NO. -2W115-00-5 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE IV, (ALARM SYSTEMS), OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, BY EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE NO. 15-05, AS AMENDED, TO JULY 1, 2016; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the following determinations: 1. On November 17, 1982, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 87-44 which created Chapter 1-2.5, "Alarm Systems", of the St. Lucie County Code of Ordinances and Compiled Laws, to establish standards and regulate intrusion, holdup, and other emergency signals from alarm users which require law enforcement and fire/rescue response or investigation. 2. On August 24, 1999, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 99-10 which amended Chapter 1-2.5 to clarify and strengthen the regulation of alarm systems in the County in order to better serve the residents of the County through more efficient use of law enforcement and fire/rescue services. 3. On August 12, 2014, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 14-020 which amended and recodified the St. Lucie County Code of Ordinances, including the recodification of Chapter 1-2.5 as Article IV (Alarm Systems) of Chapter 18, (Emergency Management and Emergency Services). 4. On May 19, 2015, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 15-05 which further amended Article VI of Chapter 40 of the St. Lucie County Code of Ordinances to ensure consistency with the requirements of state law and to provide for a more efficient means of processing alarm system permit applications and collecting false alarm charges effective October 1, 2015. 5. On September 15, 2015, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 15-013 which further amended Article VI of Chapter 40 of the County Code of Ordinances to provide for appeal of a false alarm determination and fine and extend the effective date of from October 1, 2015 to April 1, 2016 in order to allow the additional time for the local municipalities to complete adoption of similar amendments to their respective alarm system ordinance. 1 Underlined passages are added. StFUCk thFO ^" passages are deleted. 6. In order to further allow additional time for the local municipalities to complete adoption amendments to their respective alarm system ordinances, it is necessary to further amend Ordinance No. 15-05 to extend the effective date from April 1, 2016 to July 1, 2016. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, as follows: PART A. Part M (Effective Date) of Ordinance No. 15-05 is amended to read as follows: PART M. . EFFECTIVE DATE. Ordinance No. 15-05 shall take effect on Alia —1 July 1, 2016. PART B. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, it is the intent of the District that the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the. Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared severable. PART C. FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. The Clerk is hereby directed forthwith to send a certified copy of this ordinance to the Bureau of Administrative Code and Laws, Department of State, the Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32304. PART D. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect on April 1, 2016 and shall operate to extend the effective date of Ordinance No. 15-05 to July 1, 2016. PART E. ADOPTION. After motion and second, the vote on this ordinance was as follows: Commissioner Kim Johnson, Chairman AYE Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky, Vice Chairman AYE Commissioner Tod Mowery AYE Commissioner Paula A. Lewis AYE Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE PART F. CODIFICATION. Provisions of this ordinance shall be incorporated -in the Code of Ordinances of St. Lucie County, Florida, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or other appropriate word, and the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention; provided, however, that Parts B through F shall not be codified. 2 Underlined passages are added. StFUG'( thFG ^" passages are deleted. PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 5th day of April, 2016. ATTEST: Deputy Clerk BOARD OF CO TY COM MI SIONERS ST. LUCIE CO Y, F�RI BY: Chairma APPROVED AS TO FOR CORRECTNESS') /],td,/, BY: County Attoyhey Underlined passages are added. Struckthre passages are deleted. RICK SCOTT KEN DETZNER Governor Secretary of State April 13, 2016 Honorable Joseph E. Smith Clerk of the Circuit Court St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 Attention: Ms. Melissa Upton Dear Mr. Smith: Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your electronic copy of St. Lucie County Ordinance No. 2016-005, which was filed in this office on April 13, 2016. Sincerely, Ernest L. Reddick Program Administrator ELR/lb R. A. Gray Building 500 South Bronough Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 Telephone: (850) 245-6270 www.dos.state.fl.us