HomeMy WebLinkAbout16-005JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
s SAINT LUCIE COUNTY .
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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.
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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.
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PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 5th day of April, 2016.
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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
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R. A. Gray Building 500 South Bronough Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
Telephone: (850) 245-6270
www.dos.state.fl.us