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July 2011
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ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Officials of County ........................................... iii
Preface ..................................................... v
Adopting Ordinance ......................................... vii
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PART I
CODE OF ORDINANCES
Chapter
1-1 General Provisions ..................................... 1
1-2 Administration ......................................... 55
Art. L In General ................................... 55
Art. IL Officers and Employees ...................... 57
Art. III. Code Enforcement Board .................... 59
Art. IV. Purchasing ................................. 67
Div. 1. Generally ............................... 67
Div. 2. Competitive Purchase Bidding ............ 68.1
Div. 3. Design-Build Contracts ................... 68.1
Div. 4. Local Preference ......................... 68.4
Art. V. Lobbyist Registration and Reporting .......... 68.8
Art. VI. Criminal History Record Checks ............. X0.1
Art. VII. Graffiti ................................... 70.2
Art. VIII. Employee Separation Incentive Programs ... 70.6
1-2.3 Airports anal Aircraft .................................. 71
Art. I. In General ................................... 71
Art. II. General Provisions .......................... 79
Art. III. Airport Rules and Regulations ............... 82.5
Art. IV. General Aviation 1~linimum Standards ........ 82.32
1-2.5 Alarm Systems ....................................... 83
1-3 Alcoholic Beverages ..................................... 107
Art. I. In General ................................... 107
Art. II. Regulation of Open Containers ............... 107
Art. III. Specified Sexual Activities in Commercial Es-
tablishments ............................... 109
1-4 Animals and Fowl ...................................... 157
Art. I. In General ................................... 157
Art. II. Animal Control ............................. 157
Art. III. Registration ................................ 166.2
1-4.5 Art .................................................. 169
Art. I. Art in Public Places .......................... 169
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1-5 Boating ................................................ 171
Art. I. Vessel Control and Water Safety .............. 171
1-5.5 Cable Television Franchise Ordinance .................. 181
1-6 Children ............................................... 261
Art. I. In General ................................... 261
Art. II. Parental Neglect ............................ 261
Art. III. Children's Services ......................... 262
Art. IV. Merchandising of Tobacco Products........... 267
1-6.3 Civil Defense and Emergency Management ............. 269
Art. I. Reserved .................................... 269
Art. IL Reserved ................................... 269
Art. III. Reserved ................................... 269
Art. IV. Prohibitions on Price Gouging During Emergen-
cies ........................................ 269
1-6.5 Comm unity Development .............................. 285
Art. I. In General ................................... 285
Art. II. Pine Valley Community Development District . 285
Art. III. Lake Lucie Community Development District 287
Art. IV. Reserve Community Development District .... 288
Art. V Educational Facilities Impact Fee ............. 289
Art. VI. Reserve Community Development District #2 . 294
Art. VII. Tradition Community Development District
No. 1 ..................................... 295
Art. VIII. Tradition Community Development District
No.2 ..................................... 296.1
Art. IX. Tradition Community Development District No.
3 .......................................... 296.4
Art. X. Tradition Community Development District No.
4 ........................................... 296.6
Art. XI. Southern Grove Community Development Dis-
trict No. 5 .................................. 296.8
Art. XII. Tradition Community Development District
No. 6 ..................................... 296.9
Art. XIII. Portofino Shores Community Development
District ................................... 296.9
Art. XIV Creekside Community Development District. 296.13
Art. x~. Celebration Pointe Community Development
District .................................... 296.15
Art. XVI. Waterstone Community Development Dis-
trict ...................................... 296.17
Art. XVII. Sunnyland Farms Community Development
District ........ .......................... 296.19
Art. XVIII. Reserved ................................ 296.21
1-6.8 Contractors .......................................... 297
Art. I. In General ................................... 297
Art. II. Unlicensed Contractors Enforcement Proce-
dures ....................................... 297
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1-7 Courts ................................................. 313
Art. I. In General ................................... 313
Art. II. Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund .... 316
Art. III. Driver Education. Safety Trust Fund ......... 318
1- 7.5 Drainage and Erosion Control ......................... 337
Art. L In General ................................... 337
Art. II. St. Lucie River .............................. 337
1-7.55 Economic Development ............................... 343
1-7.6 Environmental Protection ............................. 347
Art. I. In General ................................... 347
Art. II. Marine Sanitation ........................... 348
Art. III. On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems on
Hutchinson Island .......................... 351
Art. IV. Florida-Friendly Fertilizer Use ............... 353
1-7.7 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems ...... 361
Art. I. In General ................................... 361
Art. II. Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Con-
trol ......................................... 366
Art. III. Illicit Stormwater Discharge and Connection . 368
1-7.8 Firearms ............................................. 371
1-7.9 Fire Protection ....................................... 373
Art. I. FirelEMS Protection Impact Fee .............. 373
1-8 Fish and Game ......................................... 382.7
1-8.5 Reserved ............................................. 383
1-9 Garbage, Trash and R.efuse .............................. 421
Art. I. In General ................................... 421
Art. II. Abandoned Property, Garbage, Trash, Junk and
Debris ...................................... 422
Art. III. Garbage and Trash Collection ............... 430
Art. IV R~Iandatory Disposal ......................... 433
Art. V. Collection of Solid Waste and. Recyclable Mate-
rials ........................................ 437
Div. 1. Generally ............................... 437
Div. 2. Mandatory Collection of Solid Waste ...... 443
Div. 3. Solid Waste Collection Service Agreements. 445
1-10 Health and Sanitation ................................. 465
Art. L In General ................................... 465
Art. II. Sludge, Septage and Sewage Disposal......... 465
Art. III. Sewage Disposal Capacity ................... 469
Art. IV. St. Lucie County Cross Connection Control
Policy ...................................... 470
1-10.2 Reserved ............................................ 485
1-10.5 Housing ............................................. 515
Art. I. In General ................................... 515
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Art. II. Housing Finance Authority .................. 515
Art. III. Fair Housing ............................... 516
Art. IV. State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program 522
1-11 Library ............................................... 565
Art. I. In General ................................... 565
Art. II. Libraries Impact Fee ........................ 567
1-12 Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations 617
Art. I. In General ................................... 617
Art. II. Business Taxes and Regulations .............. 617
Art. III. Pari-mutuel Wagering Facilities ............. 627
1-12.5 Life Support Services ................................ 659
1-13 Reserved ............................................. 689
1-13.3 Motor Carriers ...................................... 697
Art. I. In General ................................... 697
Art. II. Licensure ................................... 697
i-13.5 Municipal Service Taxing or Benefit Units ............. 715
1-13.8 Noise Control ....................................... 729
1-14 Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions .................. 739
Art. I. In General ................................... 739
Art. II. Regulation of Distribution of Commercial Hand-
bills ........................................ 740
Art. III. Motor Vehicle Title Loans ................... 742
1-14.5 Officers and Employees .............................. 763
Art. I. In General ................................... 763
Art. II. Deferred Compensation Program ............. 763
1-15 Parks and Recreation .................................. 789
Art. I. In. General ................................... 789
Art. II. Regulations for Properties and Facilities Owned
or Leased by County ......................... 790
Art. III. Parks Impact Fee .......................... 796
1-15.5 Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers ................ 827
1-16 Planning ............................................. 849
Art. I. In General ................................... 849
Art. II. Comprehensive Plan ......................... 849
Art. III. Reserved ................................... 851
Art. IV. Reserved ................................... 851
Art. V. Reserved .................................... 851
1-16.2 Public Property ...................................... 855
Art. I. Disposition of Surplus Real Property .......... 855
Art. II. Airport West Commerce Park Leasing Stan-
dards and Procedures ........................ 856.2
Art. III. Neighborhood Stabilization Program Sales Stan-
dards and Procedures ....................... 856.3
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1-16.3 Public Buildings ..................................... 857
Art. I. In General ................................... 857
Art. II. Public Buildings Impact Fee ................. 857
1-16.5 Railroads ........................................... 879
1-16.75 Reseach and Development; Treasure Coast Education,
Research and Development Authority ................ 885
1-17 Roads and Bridges .................................... 903
Art. I. In General ................................... 903
Art. II. Special Improvement Service District ......... 904
Art. III. Roads Impact Fee .......................... 907
Art. IV. Building and Equipment Moving ............. 924.8
Art. V Street and House Naming and Numbering .... 927
Art. VI. Reserved ................................... 930
1-18 Sheriff ................................................ 957
Art. I. In General ................................... 957
Art. II. Law Enforcement Impact Fee ................ 958
Art. III. Restrictions on Residence for Sexual Offenders
and Sexual Predators ....................... 973
1-19 Sustai nability and Energy Improvement ................ 1005
Art. I. St. Lucie Count.,y Energy Improvement District. 1005
Art. II. St. Lucie County Property Assessed Clean En-
ergy Improvements .......................... 1012
1-19.3 Taxation ............................................ 1035
Art. I. In General ................................... 1035
Art. II. Reserved ................................... 1035
Art. III. Tourist. Development Tax .................... 1035
Art. IV. Local Option Motor Fuel Tax ................ 1039
Art. V. Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemp-
tions ........................................ 1040
Art. VI. Discretionary Sales Surtax .................. 1045
Art. VII. Ninth Cent Gas Tax ........................ 104 7
Art. VIII. Homestead Exemption for Persons 65 and
Older .................................... 1047
1-19.5 Tour ism ............................................. 1049
Art. I. In General ................................... 1049
Art. II. St. Lucie County Tourist Development Council 1049
1-20 Traffic ................................................ 1065
Art. I. In General ................................... 1065
Art. II. Stopping, Standing and Parking .............. 1069
Div. 1. Generally ............................... 1069
Div. 2. Handicapped, Fire Lanes, Properties Owned
or Leased by County, Road Rights-of--Way
Owned or Leased by State. Parking Prohib-
ited ..................................... 1075
Die. 3. Restrictions on Heavy Vehicles and Equip-
ment in Residential Districts ............. 1078
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Art. III. Bicycle Safety .............................. 1082
Art. IV. Off-Road Vehicles ........................... 1082
1-20.5 Water and Sewer .................................... 1095
Art. I. Regulation of Water and Sewer Utilities ....... 1095
Art. II. Water Shortage Plan ........................ 1096
Art. III. Fluoridation of Water Systems .............. 1099
Art. IV. Uniform Water and Sewer Service Policy ..... 1099
Art. V. St. Lucie County Water and Sewer District .... 1101
Art. VI. Pretreatment of Wastewater ................. 1102
1-21 Welfare ............................................... 1127
Appendix
A. Reserved .............................................. 1615
B. Reserved .............................................. 1987
PART II
COMPILED LAWS
2-1 Administration ......................................... 2231
Art. I. In General ................................... 2231
Art. II. County Administrator ....................... 2236
Art. III. Officers and Employees ..................... 2236
2-2 Advertising ............................................ 2287
2-3 Animals and Fowl ...................................... 2337
Art. I. In General ................................... 2337
Art. II. Dogs ....................................... 2337
Art. III. Animal Control ............................. 2338
2-4 Boats and Waterways ................................... 2389
2-5 Buildings and Building Regulations ...................... 2439
Art. I. Licensing and Examination of Construction Con-
tractors ..................................... 2439
Art. II. Reserved ................................... 2459
Art. III. Unsafe Buildings and Structures ............ 2459
2-6 Drainage anal Erosion Control ........................... 2501
Art. I. In General ................................... 2501
Art. II. St. Lucie County Erosion District ............. 2502
2-6.5 Environmental Control ................................ 2535
2-7 Fish and Game ......................................... 2563
2-8 Garbage, Trash and Refuse .............................. 2615
2-9 Health and Sanitation .................................. 2671
Art. I. In General ................................... 2671
Art. II. St. Lucie County Mosquito Control District.... 2672
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2-10 Libraries ............................................. 2735
Art. I. In General ................................... 2735
Art. II. La«~ ........................................ 2736
2-11 Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions .................. 2787
2-12 Parks and Recreation .................................. 2837
Art. I. In General ................................... 2837
Art. II. Beach Preservation Act ...................... 2837
2-13 Peddlers and Hawkers ................................. 2895
Art. L In Cxeneral ................................... 2895
Art. II. Permits ..................................... 2895
2-14 Planning ............................................. 2947
Art. I. In General ................................... 2947
Art. II. Subdivision Regulations ..................... 2947
Art. III. Zoning and Building Regulations ............ 2949
2-15 Reserved ............................................. 3005
2-16 Public Improvements .................................. 3063
Art. I. In Cxeneral ................................... 3063
Art. II. Street Lighting Districts ..................... 3063
2-17 Water ................................................ 3119
2-1$ Welfare ............................................... 3169
Code Comparative Table-Resolutions ........................ 3671
Code Disposition Table-Ordinances .......................... 3 723
Statu tory Reference Table .................................... 3827
Code Index ................................................. 3849
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SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE
The table below allows users of this Code to quickly and accurately
determine what ordinances have been considered for codification in each.
supplement. Ordinances that are of a general and permanent nature are
codified in the Code and are considered "Included." Ordinances that are not of
a general and permanent nature are not. codified. in the Code anal are
considered "Omitted."
In addition, by adding to this table with each supplement, users of this Code
of Ordinances will be able to gain a more complete picture of the Code's
historical. evolution.
Ord. No. Date
Adopted Included/
"Omitted.
Supp. Na.
10-038 11-9-2010 Include 89
11-004 2-1-2011 Include 89
11-OOlA 3-1-2011 Include 90
11-006 4-5-2011 Include 90
11-008 3-1-2011 Include 90
11-009 3-1-2011 Omit 90
11-010 6-7-2011 Include 91
11-014 5-3-2011 Include 91
11-016 5-3-2011 Include 91
11-020 r-5-2011 Include 91
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Chapter 1-4.5
ART*
Art. I. Art in Public Places, §§ 1-4.5-1-1-4.5-5
ARTICLE I. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
Sec. 1-4.5-1. Definitions.
For the purpose of this article, the following words or terms are defined as follows:
Artwork means works in a variety of media produced by professional visual. artists. Works
may be permanent. temporary or functional.
Board means the Board of County Commissioners for St. Lucie County, Florida.
Capital prgject means any county capital improvement project costing more than fifty
thousand dollars (~50,OOO.OOj anal paid for wholly or in part by funds appropriated by St. Lucie
County to construct or renovate an}> park, above grade utility, and to construct or renovate any
building, except a county detention facility or any capital improvement project at the St. Lucie
County International Airport.
C,ount~~ means St. Lucie County, Florida. For the purposes of this article, the St. Lucie
County Erosion District and the St. Lucie County Mosquito Control District are specifically
excluded from the definition of "County".
Council means the St. Lucie Cultural Affairs Council.
Eligible construction costs means the total project appropriation of county funds for an
eligible project, including engineering and design, but not including demolition costs, equip-
ment costs except for the cost of custom designed equipment or equipment that creates a new
use for a building or facility, real property acquisition costs, impact fees, enterprise funds,
funds contributed by the St. Lucie County Erosion District and/or the St. Lucie County
Mosquito Control District, and soil remediation costs.
Equipment costs means, for the purposes of the public artldesign and transportation
enhancement project calculation, those costs for the acquisition of mechanical equipment of
standard manufacture.
1~7aster plan means a manual of criteria for the selection of sites and artwork and
transportation enhancement projects for public capital and transportation facilities to be
developed by the council u>ith public input and approved by the board prior to its implemen-
tation. This manual shall also provide for a comprehensive program for art in public places
which shall include the display of loaned art in appropriate public buildings.
`Editor's note-Ord. No. 99-07, Pt. A, adopted July 6, 1999, added new provisions to the.
Code as Ch. 1-5. As other provisions existed within the Code as Ch. 1-5, the provisions of Ord.
No. 99-0 i have been included herein as Ch. 1-4.5 at the discretion of the editor.
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Renovation means a capital project or transportation capital project which is a major
redesign of a facility or system or a portion of a facility or system which is included in the
county's capital program budget and which requires a building permit from the appropriate
governmental jurisdiction. Renovation shall also include a capital project or transportation
capital project which is an expansion or upgrading the capacity of the facility or system,
enlarging the facility, or creating new use for the facility. It shall not include repairs,
maintenance, installation of mechanical equipment, or modifications required solely for ADA
compliance.
Transportation capital project means any county capital transportation improvement
project costing more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) and paid. for wholly or in part by
funds appropriated by St. Lucie County to construct or renovate any highway or arterial,
bridge or causeway, sidewalk, or bikeway; or any road beautification project, except any capital
transportation improvement project at the St. Lucie County International Airport.
Transportation enhancement project means one (1} or more of the following projects,
prioritized in the following order:
(1) Visual enhancement of facilities far pedestrians and bicycles.
(2) Scenic or historic highway programs, including the provision of tourist and welcome
center facilities.
(3) Landscaping and other scenic beautification projects.
(4) Historic preservation.
(5) Rehabilitation and operation of historic transportation buildings, structures, or
facilities, including historic railroad facilities.
B) Preservation of abandoned railway corridors, including the conversion and use thereof
for pedestrian or bicycle trails.
Tizcst fund means the art in public places trust fund created pursuant to this article and
shall include all gifts and donations deposited in the trust fund.
(Ord. No. 99-07, Pt. A, 7-6-99; Ord. No. 00-30, Pt. A, 8-15-2000; Ord. No. 02-24, Pt. A,
9-17-2002; Ord. No. 08-001, Pt. A, 1-23-2008}
Sec. 1-4.5-2. Art in public places program.
(a} Appropriations for county capital projects shall include an amount equal to two (2) per
cent of the total eligible construction costs to be used for artist design services and for the
selection, acquisition and display of artworks for related education programs, for the
maintenance of county artworks, and for the administration of the master plan. Funds
appropriated pursuant to this section shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000.00) per project. Funds appropriated for one (1J capital project, but not deemed
necessary or appropriate by the council in whole or in part for that project, may be expended
on other public art projects approved under the annual master plan, subject to any bond
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restrictions and legal or grant restrictions. Bond funds shall be appropriated and accounted for
in the bond capital project. accounts. All county agencies may opt. to participate in the art in
public places program far any improvement project not otherwise subject to this article.
(b) Appropriations for transportation capital projects shall include an amount equal to one
(1) per cent of the total eligible construction costs to be used for site specific transportation
enhancement projects, including artist design services for such projects, for the maintenance
of such projects, and. for th.e administration of the master plan relating to such projects. Fw~ds
appropriated pursuant to this section shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars
{$100,000.00) per project. Bond fiords shall be appropriated and accounted for in the bond
capital project accounts.
(c) The first priority for use of funds generated by a capital project shall be that capital
project site. The monies appropriated under this article may be used for artist design services,
for the development of design concepts and models, and for the selection, acquisition, purchase,
commissioning, placement, installation, exhibition and/or display of artworks. Artworks and
transportation enhancement projects shall be selected in accordance with the master plan and
may be temporary or permanent, may be integral to the architecture or may be incorporated
into the project. Integration of the artists' design concepts into the project architecture and/or
design should be ensured, insofar as is feasible, by the concurrent selection of the artist(s) with
the architect, engineer, or project designer.
(d7 In the case of a project which. invohtes the use of grant or county bond proceeds issued
after the effective date of this article, amounts for artist design services and artworks
described in this chapter shall. be used for projects and capital purposes consistent with. state
and federal laws, the resolutions and/or ordinances approved by the board and the terms of the
grant. agreement.
te) With the exception of transportation capital projects or as otherwise restricted by the
board, any applicable bond resolution or ordinance, local, state or federal law, or the conditions
of a granting authority, monies generated under this article may be pooled and expended for
any public art and design project in the county, subject to the approved master plan. Pooled
funds may be used as seed money for artists' fees to initiate partnerships with private and
other public entities to provide public art and aesthetic enhancements in St. Lucie County,
pursuant to a written agreement.
(fl To the extent allowed by grant guidelines and by law, all county agencies shall, from the
effective date of this article, include in all applications for finding to outside granting
organizations or governmental agencies, an amount equal to two {2) per cent. of eligible
construction costs far a capital project, not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00),
or an amount equal to one (1) per cent of eligible construction costs for a transportation capital
project, not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), for artist design services
and artworks or transportation enhancement projects, as specified herein.
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(g) The minimum amount to be appropriated for artist design services, artworks, and
transportation enhancement projects shall be the total eligible construction costs multiplied. by
0.02 or 0.01, as appropriate. This calculation shall be made by the county agency prior to the
time of the appropriation for the county's capital program. An amount equal to fifteen (15} per
cent of the eligible allocation of the construction project t~~hich is 0.003 of the total eligible
construction costs for a capital project and 0.0015 of the total eligible construction costs for a
transportation capital project) may be used for project support and. community participation
activities. For public-owned property this may include staffing, artist selection-related costs
(excluding travel of the selection committee), consultants, design/proposaUmoquette costs,
identifying plaques, project documentation, publicity, community education activities and
other purposes as may be deemed appropriate for the administration of the program. An
amount equal to fifteen (15) per cent of the eligible public art. allocation of the construction
project for a capital project (which is 0.003 of the total eligible construction costs] shall be set
aside in a separate account within the trust fund for curatorial services, insurance coverage,
and the preservation and. maintenance of county artworks. An amount equal to fifteen (15) per
cent of the eligible public art allocation of the construction project for a transportation capital
project (v~~hich is 0.0015 of the total eligible construction costs) shall be set aside in a separate
account. within the trust fund for curatorial services, insurance coverage, and. the preservation
and maintenance of the specific transportation enhancement project. The council shall
recommend that any artwork or transportation enhancement project. needing extraordinary
operational or maintenance costs be reviewed by the appropriate county agency director prior
to recommendation to the board. The council shall also be responsible for conducting an annual
maintenance survey of artworks and transportation enhancement projects. This survey shall
include a condition report on each work, prioritized recommendations for the restoration or
repair and maintenance, and estimated costs. Such. repair and maintenance shall comply with
any contractual obligations which may have been entered into by the county in the acquisition
of the artworks. Expenditures of monies in the artwork and transportation enhancement
projects maintenance and project support accounts shall be annually recommended by the
council and included in the proposed annual budget submitted to the board. Funds in the
maintenance and conservation account not expended by the end of the close of any fiscal year
shall be carried forward. The council shall also, review and update as necessary the insurance
requirements for artworks at ].east every five (5} years.
(h) The art in public places program is suspended for twenty-four (24) months. This term
may be reduced upon direction of the board of county commissioners. The Arts and Cultural
Alliance of St. Lucie, Inc. shall make recommendations to the board of county commissioners
for changes to the program before its reinstatement in twenty-four (24} months. The art in
public places advisory committee shall sunset until such time as the board of county
commissioners determines it appropriate to appoint a committee.
(Ord. No. 99-07, Pt. A, 7-6-99; Ord. No. 00-30, Pt. B, 8-15-2000; Ord. No. 11-016, Pt. A, 5-3-11)
Sec. 1-4.5-3. Art in public places trust fund.
(a) Created. There is hereby created "art in public places trust fund" consisting of all funds
appropriated and deposited to the trust fund in connection with the construction or renovation
of a facility or system pursuant to sections 1-4.5-2(al and 1-4.5-2(b}. The trust fund is also
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authorized to accept gifts, grants and donations made to St. Lucie County for works of art. All
appropriations, gifts, grants and awards of monies hereunder shall be deposited in an
interest-bearing account entitled the "St. Lucie County Art in Public Places Trust Fund
Account", which shall be a separate account established and maintained apart from the
general revenue funds and accounts of St. Lucie County. All interest in said account shall
accrue to the use and benefit of the trust fund. account.
(b) Term of existence. The St. Lucie County Art in Public Places Trust Fund Account shall
be self-perpetuating from. year to year unless specifically terminated. by the board..
(c) Trust assets. All appropriations, gifts, grants and awards of money or property received
hereunder from either public or private donors shall be placed in trust for and inure to the use
and benefit of St. Lucie County for public art and design purposes; and said property and fiords
shall be expended, utilized and disbursed pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(d) Appropria.ti.ons and dona~ti,ons.
(1) Eligible monies appropriated pursuant to this article shall be transferred to the trust
fund. This transfer shall take place within thirty (30) days of the approval. by the board
of the construction contract for an eligible project.
(21 Funds deposited or credited to the St. Lucie County Art in Public Places Trust Fund
Account, except funds for maintenance and conservation of county artFVOrks and
transportation enhancement projects, not expended or obligated by the close of any
fiscal year shall be carried over automatically for a period of three (3) years beyond the
close of the county construction project, or upon recommendation of the council, carried
over for an additional two (2) years. Any funds carried over for three (3) years, or upon
request five (5) ,years, and still unexpended at the expiration of such period, shall be
transferred to the general fund for general art purposes or transportation enhance-
ment. projects, as appropriate, only; provided that funds derived from other restricted
sources shall revert to the funds from which originally appropriated at the expiration
of said. three- or five-year period, or if' project is canceled, as applicable.
(3) Any gifts, grants and awards received subject to a condition shall be expended strictly
in accordance with such. condition.
(ei During the term of the suspension implemented in section 1-4.5-3(h), any fiords in the
art. in public places trust fund which are not already encumbered by contract shall be
distributed as follows:
(1) Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00 ~ shall be set aside for maintenance of the existing
art pieces.
(2> Any funds placed into the art in public places trust fund during fiscal year 2010-2011
shall be returned to the county department from. where the funds originated.
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(3) The county will enter into a contract with the arts and cultural alliance of St. Lucie,
Inc. for seventy-four thousand dollars (574,000.00) for other activities which would
have been permitted under the art in public places ordinance. Funds for this contract
will be paid for by the AIPP funds that were contributed from the parks MSTU.
(4} Forty-six thousand seven hundred and twenty-nine dollars ($46,729.00) shall be
returned to the Airport, County Capital and. Transportation. Trust accounts.
(5} Three hundred and forty-two thousand five hundred and thirty-seven dollars
($342,537.00} shall be distributed by grant agreement to the Arts and Cultural
Alliance of St. Lucie County, Inc. for implementation of the goals of the strategic plan
as presented to the BOCC on March 22, 2011, including hiring an executive director.
(Ord. No. 99-07, Pt. A, 7-6-99; Ord. No. 00-30, Pt. C, 8-15-2000; Ord. No. 11-016, Pt. A, 5-3-11)
Sec. 1-4.5-4. Ownership and maintenance of artworks.
Unless otherwise provided, ownership of all works of art acquired by the county under this
article shall be vested in the county, including copyrights, patents and other reproduction
rights. The board shall be responsible for managing the reproduction rights of each acquisition
with advice from the council. Custody, supei-~~ision, maintenance and preservation of the works
of art shall be the responsibility of the county, and shall be carried out by qualified art
professionals with appropriate collaboration with the council.
(Ord. No. 99-07, Pt. A, 7-6-99)
Sec. 1-4.5-5. Compliance with state and federal laws.
Nothing in this article shall be deemed or construed to require the county to appropriate or
expend funds if (a) the appropriation or expenditure of such funds for the purposes herein
described would. not be permitted under any state or federal law, rule or regulation, or (b) the
compliance with this article would in any way affect the treatment of interest on any bonds or
other indebtedness or the county for federal income tax purposes, or (c) the compliance with
this article would in any way prevent or inhibit the county's compliance with state or federal
laws, rules or regulations relating to debt obligations of the county.
(Ord. No. 99-07, Pt. A, 7 -6-99)
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LICENSES, PERMITS, REGULATIONS ~ 1-12-33
Sec. 1-12-31. Contracting.
(a) Each person who contracts or subcontracts to construct, alter, repair, dismantle or
demolish buildings, roads, bridges, viaducts, sewers, water and gas mains or engages in the
business of construction, alteration, repairing, dismantling or demolition of buildings, roads,
bridges, viaducts, sewers, water and gas mains must obtain a license as a contractor. The
business tax shall be determined by the maximum number of persons actually employed or to
be employed during the tax year in the county in which. the work is performed and shall be at
the following rate:
(1) From one to ten X10), twelve dollars and thirty-f`ive cents t~12.35}.
~2i For eleven (11) to twenty (20), twenty-four dollars and seventy-five cents ($24.75).
t3) Over twenty-one (21), twenty-seven dollars and fifty-five cents 027.55).
(b) In determining the number of persons employed, all principals shall be deemed
employees and be included in the calculation.
(Ord. No. 00-06, Pt. A, 9-19-2000; Ord. No. 05-014, Pt. A, 8-2-2005; Ord. No. 07-016, Pt. A,
9-4-2007)
Sec. 1-12-32. Insurance adjusters.
All persons acting as insurance adjusters shall pay a business tax of nine dollars and five
cents 09.05). The provisions of this section shall not apply to insurance agents.
(Ord. No. 00-06, Pt. A, 9-19-2000; Ord. No. 05-014, Pt. A, 8-2-2005; Ord. No. 07-016, Pt. A,
9-4-2007)
Sec. 1-12-33. Manufacturing, processing, quarrying and mining.
(ai Every person engaged in the business of manufacturing, processing, quarrying or
mining must obtain a business tax receipt under this section. The amount of the business tax
shall be determined by the maximum number of persons actually employed, or to be employed,
during the tax year in the county in which the work is performed and shall be at the following
rates:
(1) One to ten (10) employees, twenty dollars and sixty cents ($20.60).
(2) Over eleven (11) employees. twenty-seven dollars and fifty-five cents 027.55).
(b) No business tax receipt shall be required under this section where the manufacturing,
processing, quarrying or mining is incidental to and part of some other business classification
for which. a business tax receipt is required by this chapter and is carried on at the place of
business taxed under such classification.
(Ord. No. 00-06, Pt. A, 9-19-2000; Ord. No. 05-014, Pt. A, 8-2-2005; Ord. No. 0 7-016, Pt. A,
9-4-2007)
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Sec. 1-12-34. Reserved.
Editor's note-Ord. No. 11-010, Pt. A, adopted June 7, 2011, repealed § 1-12-34, which
pertained to pawnbrokers and derived from Ord. No. 00-06, adopted September 19, 2000.
Sec. 1-12-35. Reserved.
Editor's note-Ord. No. 11-010, Pt. A, adopted June 7, 2011, repealed § 1-12-35, which
pertained to pawnbrokers; reports to sheriff; penalty and derived from Ord. No. 00-06, adopted
September 19, 2000.
Sec. 1-12-36. General business.
There is hereby created a new general business classification. Except as provided herein,
every person engaged in a business in. St. Lucie County shall pay a license tax of twenty-seven
dollars and fifty-five cents ($27.55). Provided, however, that a business employing five (5) or
fewer employees shall pay a tax of fifteen dollars and ten cents ($15.10). This gill include every
person engaged in the practice of any profession who offers his service either directly or
indirectly to the public for a consideration whether or not such endeavor is required by law.
Every person engaged in a profession, business or occupation regulated by law where licensing
and qualification standards are required shall display and exhibit to the tax collector the
business tax receipt for the current year prior to the tax collector issuing business tax receipt
pursuant to this chapter. A business tax receipt shall not be required where a person, although
licensed by law under a regulatory statute, is prohibited from engaging in a profession,
business or occupation unless under the direct supervision of another person, individual. or
corporation. Every individual or group of individuals who operates a branch office, or any
professional corporation which operates an office in which a profession is practiced, shall
obtain a business tax receipt for each office in which the profession is practiced.
(Ord. No. 00-06, Pt. A, 9-19-2000; Ord. No. 05-014, Pt. A, 8-2-2005; Ord. No. 07-016, Pt. A,
9-4-2007; Ord. No. 07-058, Pt. A, 11-20-2007)
Sec. 1-12-37. Retail stare license.
(a) For the privilege of conducting, engaging in and carrying on the business of a retailer as
defined in this section, there is hereby levied and assessed upon every person or association of
persons as herein defined, for each store located and operated within this state by such person
or association of persons, an annual business tax in the sum of twenty-seven and fifty-five
cents ($27.55).
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PARKS AND RECREATION ~ 1-15-21
that. park personnel may be empowered to make such removals and scientists and students of
botany may be given specimen collecting permits by the Director of Parks and Recreation of St.
Lucie County.
(c) No person shall dig, move, or remove from any area regulated by this article, any clay,
beach sand, soil, rocks, stones, down timber or other woods or materials; or make any
excavations by hand, tool, equipment, blasting or other means or agency, or shall construct or
erect any building, structure, tent, or shelter, or shall erect or use any electronic sound
amplifying device, or shall run or string any public utilities into, across, or over any area
regulated by this article, unless authorized by permit or easement.
(d) No person shall engage in golfing activities in an area regulated by this article except
in an area that has been designated and marked for said operation.
(Ord. No. 82-10, Pt. A, 11-9-8; Ord. No. 04-018, fi Pt. A, 4-6-042)
Sec. 1-15-19. Overnight camping.
(a) Overnight camping shall be prohibited in the areas regulated by this article unless
specifically authorized by permit from the Director of Parks and Recreation of St. Lucie
County.
(b) Bringing into a regulated area and using for overnight occupancy any house trailer,
camp trailer, camp wagon, or any form of moveable structure, or special vehicle, is prohibited,
except where specifically allowed by permit.
(Ord. No. 82-10, Pt. A, 11-9-82; Ord. No. 04-018, ~ Yt. A, 4-6-04)
Sec. 1-15-20. Firearms.
(a) No person shall carry, use, or possess, bows and arrows or any other form of weapon
which is potentially hostile to wildlife or dangerous to human safety on or in the areas
regulated by this article, except as authorized by state law or when such items are used in a
program sponsored, provided, or authorized by a unit. of St. Lucie County government. Without
limitation, a person may carry a concealed weapon or firearm to the extent permitted by
section 790.06. Florida Statutes.
lb) No person shall harm or cause harm in any way to wildlife, inclusive of all species of
mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian, or harm their nest or burrow on or in the areas regulated
by this article, except that park/preserve personnel. may be empo~rered to make such removals
and scientists and students of wildlife biology may be given specimen collecting permits by the
county administrator.
(Ord. No. 82-10, Pt. A, 11-9-82; Ord. No. 00-15, Pt. A, 9-19-2000; Ord. No. 11-020. Pt. A, ~-5-11)
Sec. 1-15-21. Fire duty of picnickers.
(a) No person shall build, light, or cause to be lighted, any fire upon the ground or beach in
any area except as specifically designed and in an approved grill, stove; fireplace, or other
suitable container, nor shall any person starting a fire leave the area without extinguishing
the fire.
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(b) No person shall use a grill or other device in such a manner as to burn, char, mar or
blemish any bench, table or any other object of property.
(Ord. No. 82-10, Pt. A, 11-9-82)
Sec. 1-15-22. Operation and parking of motor vehicles.
(a) No person shall drive, operate, park, stop, occupy, ride upon, be a passenger in, or alight
from, on, or into any motor vehicle in or upon any area regulated by this article, except upon
the streets or highways publicly maintained for purposes of vehicular travel, or roads,
pathways, and parking areas specifically designated for that purpose.
(b) No motor vehicle will be permitted on the beach areas regulated by this article except
authorized beach patrol vehicles, city, county, state, or federal vehicles, and ambulances and
wreckers on emergency calls.
(c) No person shall park a motor vehicle in other than an established or designated parking
area and such use shall be in accordance with the posted directions there displayed and with
the instructions of any attendant who may be present.
(d) No person shall stop or park a motor vehicle in any area regulated by this article beyond
the hours of operation and use established above without the prior express permission of the
Fort Pierce Police Department or the St. Lucie County Sheriffs Department. Motor vehicles
parked in violation. of this article shall be subject to removal by the Fort Pierce Police
Department or the St. Lucie County Sheriffs Department and may be impounded until such
time as redeemed at the owner's expense.
(Ord. No. 82-10, Pt. A, 11-9-82)
Cross reference-Traffic, Ch. 1-20.
Sec. 1-15-23. Alcoholic beverages.
The possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages in the areas regulated by this article
is prohibited, except when expressly permitted by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County.
(Ord. No. 82-10, Pt. A, 11-9-82; Ord. No. 87-41, Pt. A, 5-12-87)
Cross reference-Alcoholic beverages, Ch. 1-3.
Sec. 1-15-24. Vending or selling.
No person, organization, or firm, other than the county government or licensed concession-
aires acting by and under the authority of the board of county commissioners, shall expose or
offer for sale, rent, or trade any article or thing; nor place any stand, cart, or vehicle for
transport, sale, or display of any food, drink, article, or merchandise u=ithin the limits of any
area regulated by this article.
(Ord. No. 82-10, Pt. A, 11-9-82)
Cross reference-Special act provisions relative to peddlers and hawkers, Ch. 2-13.
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PARKS AND RECREATION' ~ 1-15-4 i
(2) The construction of accessory buildings or structures which Krill not. produce additional
need for parks over and above that produced by the principal building or use of the
land.
t31 The replacement of a destroyed or partially destroyed building or structure in
existence on or after January 1, 1996, with a new building or structure of the same or
a different use provided that no additional need far parks will be produced over and
above those produced by the original use of th.e land.
t4) Any claim of exemption must be made no later than. the time of application for a
building permit or electrical permit for a mobile home. Any claim not so made shall be
deemed waived.
(Ord. No. 95-023, Pt. A, 9-19-95)
Sec. 1-15-46. Appeals.
ta) Any decision made by the county administrator in the course of administering the
provisions of this chapter may be appealed to the board of county commissioners by filing a
petition of appeal within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of the rendition of the decision.
(b) The board of county commissioners shall. review the petition. at a public meeting within
thirty (30) calendar days from the date of appeal of said decision. The petitioner shall be
provided reasonable notice of the time, date, and place of the public meeting by certified mail,
return receipt requested, and invited to attend. Testimony at the public meeting shall be
limited. to ten (IO) minutes per side, unless an extension of time is granted by the board.. The
board's decision shall be final for the purpose of administrative appeals.
The board of county commissioners shall revoke the decision of the county administrator ~mh~
if there is competent, substantial. evidence in the record that the decision fails to comply with
this article.
(Ord. No. 95-023. Pt. A, 9-19-95)
Sec. 1-15-47. Review and automatic adjustment of fees.
(a) Th.e parks impact fee shall be adjusted by the. county administrator in April of each
calendar year. Unless otherwise directed by the county commission, any adjustments to the
parks impact fee, made pursuant to this section, shall be effective the first Monday in October
of each calendar year. All adjustments to the parks impact fee shall be based on the
methodology described in subsection ib? of this section.
(bi The base for computing any adjustment is the January Consumer Price Index-A11
Urban Consumers for the United States, published by the United States Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics. For the purpose of this section the initial index to be referenced is
January 1996. The parks impact fee shall be adjusted by the percentage change in the index.
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(c) If the index is changed so that the base year is different, the index shall be converted in
accordance with the conversion factor published by the United States Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the index is discontinued or revised, such other government
index or computation with which it is replaced shall be used in order to obtain substantially
the same result as would be obtained if the index had not been discontinued or revised.
(d} The board of county commissioners shall review the parks impact fee at least once every
five (5) years from the effective date of this article (January 1, 1996).
(Ord. No. 95-023, Pt. A, 9-19-95)
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Chapter 1-15.5
PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS
Sec. 1-15.5-1. Title.
This chapter shall be known as the Pawnbroker and Secondhand Dealer Ordinance of St.
Lucie County, Florida.
(Ord. No. 11-010, Pt. B, 6-7-11)
Sec. 1-15.5-2. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Consignment shop means a shop engaging in the business of accepting for sale, on
consignment, secondhand goods which, having once been used or transferred from the
manufacturer to the dealer, are then received into the possession of a third party.
Pawn means either of the following transactions:
(ll Buy-sell. agreement means an agreement. whereby a purchaser agrees to hold property
for a specified period of time to allow the seller the exclusive right to repurchase the
property. Abut'-sell agreement is not a loan of money.
(2) Loan of money means a written or oral bailment of personal property as security for an
engagement or debt, redeemable on certain terms and with the implied power of sale
on default.
Pawn. means any advancement of funds an the securit;y of pledged goods on condition that
the pledged goods are left in the possession of the pawnbroker for the duration of the pawn and
may be redeemed by the pledgor on the terms and conditions contained in this section.
Pawnbroker means any person duly licensed under Chapter 539, Florida Statutes, who is
regularly engaged in the business of making pawns who makes a public display containing the
term. "pawn." "pawnbroker," or "pawnshop" or any derivative thereof; or who publicly displays
a sign or symbol historically identified with pawns, but does not include a financial institution
as defined in section 655.005, Florida Statutes, or any person who regularly loans money or
any other thing of value on stocks, bonds, or other securities. A pawnbroker may also engage
in the business of purchasing goods which includes consignment and trade.
Pledge means pawn or buy-sell agreement.
Precious rnetals means any item containing any gold, silver, or platinum or any combination
thereof excluding the following:
(1) Any chemical or any automotive, photographic, electrical, medical, or dental materials
or electronic parts.
! 2 i Any coin with an intrinsic value less than its numismatic value.
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(3) Any gold bullion coin.
(4) Any gold, silver, or platinum bullion that has been assayed and that is properly
marked as to its weight and fineness.
(5) Any coin which is mounted in a jewelry setting.
Precious metals dealer means a secondhand dealer who normally or regularly engages in the
business of buying used precious metals for resale. The term does not include those persons
involved in the bulk sale of precious metals from one (1) secondhand or precious metals dealer
to another.
Secondhand dealer means any person who is not a secondary metals recycler and who is
engaged in the business of purchasing, consigning, or trading secondhand goods. However,
secondhand dealers are not limited to dealing only in items defined as secondhand goods in
this section. Except as provided in subsection 1-15.5-3(a)(1), the term "secondhand dealer"
means jewelers, precious metals dealers, garage sale operators, secondhand stores, and
consignment shops.
Secondhand goods means personal property previously owned or used, which is not
regulated metals property regulated under section 538.18, Florida Statutes, et seq., and which
is purchased, consigned, or traded as used property. Such secondhand goods do not include
office furniture, pianos, books, clothing, organs, coins, motor vehicles, costume jewelry, and
secondhand sports equipment that is not. permanently labeled with a serial number. For
purposes of this paragraph, "secondhand sports equipment" does not include golf clubs.
Secondhand store means the place or premises at which a secondhand dealer is registered
to conduct business as a secondhand dealer or conducts business.
Title loan. means a loan of money secured by bailment of a certificate of title to a motor
vehicle. A title loan is not a pawn if the secondhand dealer does not maintain physical
possession of the vehicle throughout the term of the transaction.
Transaction means any title loan, purchase, or consignment of secondhand goods by a
secondhand dealer.
(Ord. No. 11-010, Pt. B, 6-7-11
Sec. 1-15.5-3. Exemptions.
(a) This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) Any secondhand goods transaction involving an organization or entity registered with
the state as a nonprofit, religious, or charitable organization or any school-sponsored
association or organization other than a secondary metals recycler subject to section
538.18. Florida Statutes.
(2) A law enforcement officer acting in an official capacity.
(3) A trustee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator, or receiver who has presented proof
of such status to the secondhand dealer.
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t41 Any public official acting under judicial process or authority who has presented proof
of such status to the secondhand dealer.
t 5) A sale on the execution or by virtue of any process issued by a court, if proof thereof has
been presented to the secondhand dealer.
(6) Any garage sale operator who holds no more than two (2) garage sales of up to three
(3) days each at any site during one (1~ calendar year.
(7) An_y person at antique, coin; or collectible shows or sales.
t8) Any person who sells household personal property as an agent for the property owner
or the owner's representative pursuant to a written agreement at that person's
residence.
(91 The purchase, consignment, or pawn of secondhand goods from. one t1} secondhand
dealer to another secondhand dealer when the selling secondhand dealer has complied
with the requirements of this chapter.
(10) Any person accepting a secondhand good as a trade-in for a similar item of greater
value.
(ll) Any person purchasing, consigning, or trading secondhand goods at a flea market
regardless of whether at a temporary or permanent business location at the flea
market, unless said vendor conducts business transactions otherwise governed by the
State of Florida.
tl2) Any auction business as defined in section 468.382(1), Florida Statutes.
(13) Any business that is registered with the state department of revenue for sales tax
purposes as an antique dealer pursuant to Chapter 212, Florida Statutes, and that
purchases secondhand goods from the property ov~~ner or such owner's representative
at the property owner's residence pursuant to a written agreement that states the
name, address, and telephone number of the property owner and the type of property
purchased.
(14) Any person purchasing, consigning, or pawning secondhand goods ordered by mail;
computer-assisted shopping; media-assisted, media-facilitated, ormedia-solicited shop-
ping; or shopping by other means of media communication, including but not limited
to direct mail advertising; unsolicited distribution of catalogs; television, radio, or
other electronic media; telephone, magazine, or newspaper advertising, so long as such.
person is in this state at the time of the order.
tl5) A motor vehicle dealer as defined in section 320.27, Florida Statutes.
(b) This chapter does not apply to secondary metals recyclers regulated under section
538.18. Florida Statutes.
(Ord. No. i1-010, Pt. B, 6-7-11)
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Sec. 1-15.5-4. Business tax receipt.
Secondhand dealers, precious metals dealers, pawnbrokers, and junk dealers shall obtain a
county business tax receipt from the St. Lucie County Tax Collector as required under Chapter
1-12, St. Lucie County Code of Ordinances and Compiled Laws.
(Ord. No. 11-010, Pt. B, 6-t-11)
Sec. 1-15.5-5. Recordkeeping requirements.
(a) The St. Lucie County Sheriff shall designate an electronic reporting system for all. pawn
and secondhand dealer transactions. The St. Lucie County Sheriff shall provide copies of the
electronic reporting system software to all pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers.
(b) A pawnbroker shall comply with the recordkeeping requirements set forth in section
539.001(9), Florida Statutes, including but not limited to electronic transfer to the St. Lucie
County Sheriff of all pawn transactions using the electronic reporting system designated by
the sheriff.
(c) In addition to the recordkeeping requirements set forth in section 538.04, Florida
Statutes, secondhand dealers shall also comply with the recordkeeping requirements set forth
in this section.
(d) A secondhand dealer as defined in this chapter shall provide an electronic transaction
of all articles of any kind purchased or received using the electronic reporting system
designated by the St. Lucie County Sheriff pursuant to section 539.001(9)(b), Florida Statutes.
The electronic transaction record shall at all times during business hours be open to the
inspection of the St. Lucie County Sheriff 's Office. The report shall be a full, true, and
complete report of all goods, wares, merchandise, or things received on deposit or purchased
the previous day. The report shall contain the following:
(1) The time, date, and place of the transaction.
(2) A complete and accurate description of the goods acquired, including digital images,
any serial numbers, manufacturer's numbers, or other identifying marks or charac-
teristics.
(3) A description of the person from whom the goods were acquired, including:
a. Full name, address, place of employment, and home telephone number.
b. Height, weight, date of birth, race, gender, hair color, eye color, and any other
identifying marks.
c. The right thumbprint, free of smudges and smears, of the person from. whom the
goods were acquired
(4) If any article has engraved thereon a number, word, or initial, or contains settings of
any kind, the description of the article in the report shall contain the number, word, or
initial and shall show the kind of settings and the number of each kind.
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(5) In the case of a purchase, the amount of money paid for the goods or the monetary
value assigned to the goods in connection with the transaction. The amount of money
paid for the goods or the monetary value assigned to the goods in connection with the
transaction.
(6) Any other information required by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
(e) A secondhand dealer shall require verification of the identification of the seller by the
exhibition of agovernment-issued photographic identification card such as a driver's license or
military identification card. The record shall contain. the type of identification. exhibited, the
issuing agency, and the number thereon.
(f) A secondhand dealer shall. require a seller to sign a statement verifying that the seller
is the rightful owner of the goods or is entitled to sell the goods.
(g) Each receipt issued by a secondhand dealer shall be numbered consecutively, and if
stubs are used in connection with the record of the transaction retained by the secondhand
dealer, each stub shall be numbered consecutively to conform to the receipt.
(h? The electronic reporting system will provide for an upload of a complete electronic
report as described in this section. Each secondhand dealer and pawnbroker shall, at the end
of each business day, provide an electronic upload to the electronic reporting system of all
transactions that occurred during the previous business day.
(i7 Secondhand dealers are exempt from this section for all transactions invoh~ing second-
hand sports equipment, except secondhand sports equipment that is permanently labeled with
a serial number.
(Ord. No. I1-010, Pt. B, 6-7-11)
Sec. 1-15.5-6. Inspection of records and premises.
(al The premises and required records of each secondhand dealer and pawnbroker are
subject to inspection during regular business hours by the St. Lucie County Sheriff s Office and
by any state lativ enforcement officer who has jurisdiction over the dealer.
(b) The inspection authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall. consist of an examina-
tion on the premises of the inventory and required records to determine whether the records
and inventory are being maintained on the premises as required by section 1-15.5-5 and
whether the secondhand dealer or pawnbroker has complied with the holding period require-
ments of section 1-15.5-%.
(Ord. No. 11-010, Pt. B, 6-r-11}
Sec. 1-15.5-7. Holding period.
(a) A pawnbroker shall comply with the holding requirements set. forth in section 539.001(9).
Florida Statutes.
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(b) A secondhand dealer shall comply with the following holding requirements:
(1) A secondhand dealer shall not sell, barter, exchange, alter, adulterate, or in any ~>ay
dispose of any secondhand goods within thirty (30} calendar days of the date of
acquisition of the goods. Such holding period is not. applicable when the person known
by the secondhand dealer to be the person from whom the goods were acquired desires
to redeem, repurchase, or recover the goods, provided the dealer can. produce the record
of the original transaction with verification that the customer is the person from whom
the goods were originally acquired.
(2) A secondhand dealer shall maintain actual physical possession of all secondhand goods
throughout a transaction. It is unlawful for a secondhand dealer to accept title or any
other form of security in secondhand goods in lieu of actual physical possession.
(3) Upon probable cause that goods held by a secondhand dealer are stolen, a law
enforcement ofI`icer with jurisdiction may extend the holding period to a maximum of
ninety (90} days. The law enforcement officer must make the hold order, and the
secondhand dealer must act, in compliance with the provisions of section 538.06(3)
Florida Statutes. However, the holding period may be extended beyond ninety (90}
calendar days by a court of competent jurisdiction upon a finding of probable cause
that the property is stolen and further holding is necessary for the purposes of trial or
to safeguard such property. The dealer shall assume all responsibility, civil or criminal,
relative to the property or evidence in question, including responsibility for the actions
of any employee with. respect thereto.
(4} All dealers in secondhand property regulated by this chapter shall maintain transac-
tion records for five (5) years.
(c) Subject. to the requirements of Chapter 537, Florida Statutes, and the restrictions in
section 538.15, Florida Statutes, a secondhand dealer may engage in a title loan transaction,
and the physical possession requirements of subsection 1-15.5-7(b)(2) of this section shall not.
apply if the following conditions are met:
(1) The secondhand dealer maintains physical possession of the motor vehicle title.
(2} The owner maintains possession of or control over the motor vehicle throughout the
transaction.
(3) The owner is not required to pay rent or any other charge for the use of the motor
vehicle.
(4) A secondhand dealer who engages in a motor vehicle title loan transaction has the
right to repossess the motor vehicle upon failure of the owner to redeem the title. The
secondhand dealer shall only repossess a motor vehicle through an agent who is
licensed by the state to repossess motor vehicles. The secondhand dealer may dispose
of the motor vehicle as provided in section 538.16, Florida Statutes. Any sale or
disposal. of the motor vehicle shall be made through a motor vehicle dealer licensed
under section 320.27. Florida Statutes.
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(5) No charges other than those charges permitted in Section 537.011, Florida Statutes,
shall be allowed, and such charges shall be fully disclosed, conspicuously in writing,
and initialed by the motor vehicle owner at the initiation of the transaction.
(Ord. No. 11-010, Pt. B, 6-7-11)
Sec. 1-15.5-8. Certain acts and practices prohibited.
It is unlawful for a secondhand dealer or any employee of a secondhand dealer to do or allow
any of the following acts:
(1) Knowingly make a transaction with any person:
a. Who is under the influence of drugs or alcohol when such condition is visible or
apparent;
b. Under the age of eighteen years; or
c. Using a name other than such person's own name or the registered name of such
person's business.
(2} Have a secondhand store open or engage in or conduct business as a secondhand dealer
between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. A secondhand dealer shall not conduct
any transaction. at adrive-through window or similar device.
t31 Fail to pay any sales tax owed to the Florida Department of Revenue or fail to have a
sales tax registration number.
(4) Engage in both pawn transactions and title loan transactions from at, within or
adjoining a licensed pawn shop or secondhand dealer location.
(5) Use the word "pawn" or "pawnbroker" in any transaction, documentation, advertising
or promotional materials, signs, displays, banners, or other materials of any nature
relating to the secondhand dealer's business.
(Ord. No. 11-010, Pt. B. 6- 7-11)
Sec. 1-15.5-9. Penalties.
Any person willfully violating the provisions of this chapter, other than clerical or
recordkeeping errors, shall. be guilty of a .misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed five
hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed sixty (60) days,
or bath such fine and imprisonment. Each day of noncompliance with this chapter shall be
deemed a separate offense.
lord. No. I1-010, Pt. B, 6-7-11)
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Chapter 1-16.2
PUBLIC PROPERTY
Art. I. Disposition of Surplus Real Property, ~§ 1-16.2-1-1-16.2-6
Art. II. Airport West Commerce Park Leasing Standards and Procedures, fi§ 1-
16.2-7-1-16.2-12
Art. III. Neighborhood Stabilization Program Sales Standards and Procedures,
~~'§ 1-16.2-13-1-16.2-19
ARTICLE I. DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY
Sec. 1-16.2-1. Purpose.
This article is created for the purpose of establishing a method of disposition of surplus
County real property in accordance with section 125.35(3), Florida Statutes.
(Ord. No. 02-18, Pt. B, 6-18-02; Ord. No. 11-014, Pt. A, 5-3-11)
Sec. 1-16.2-2. Declaration of surplus property.
(a) When. the board of county commissioners finds that any real. property owned by the
county is unusable or not needed for county purposes, the board may declare the real property
to be surplus property. Once the property is declared surplus, the property may be sold,
dedicated, donated or otherwise conveyed. to interested parties pursuant to the terms of this
article. The declaration of surplus property shall be recorded in the minutes of the board.
{b) Once the real property is declared surplus by the board of county commissioners, the
county administrator or designee shall have the authority to sell the property to the highest
and best bidder. A deed transferring the property to the highest and best bidder shall be
presented to the chairman of the board of county commissioners for signature without any
further approval of the board being required. The county administrator or designee shall have
the authority to reject all bids if the bids are determined to be too low or not in the best interest
of the county. In the event the county administrator or designee desires to transfer the
property to a person other than the highest and best bidder, the matter shall be presented to
the board for approval.
tOrd. No. 02-18, Pt. B, 6-18-02; Ord. No. 11-014, Pt. A, 5-3-11)
Sec. 1-16.2-3. Process by which interested persons may acquire surplus property.
t a) Any person, corporation, governmental body; or other legal entity may request to
acquire surplus real property by submitting a letter of interest to the county administrator or
designee. The letter shall include the following information:
i 1) I~Tame of the person or legal. entity interested. in the property;
(2) The reason for acquiring the property, i.e., personal, charitable, governmental, etc.;
(3 i The proposed purchase price;
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(4) The legal description, the alternate key number and, if available, the street address of
the property; and
(5) Any other information the person. deems relevant.
(b7 Upon receipt of the letter of interest, the county administrator or designee shall verify
whether the property has in fact been declared surplus. If the property has not been declared
surplus, the county administrator or designee shall make a determination as to whether the
property is needed for county purposes. If the property is no longer needed, then the county
administrator or designee shall request the board of county commissioners to declare the
property surplus. Once the property is declared surplus, then the county administrator or
designee shall seek to dispose of the property in accordance with the standards of competition
set forth in this article.
(cl The county may, on its own initiative, dispose of surplus property by following the
standards of competition.
(Ord. No. 02-18, Pt. B, 6-18-02; Ord. No. 11-014, Pt. A, 5-3-11)
Sec. 1-16.2-4. Standards of competition and notice of disposal.
{a) For real property valued more than $25,000.00, as appraised by the property appraiser's
office, the county may sell the property to the highest and best bidder. Notice calling for bids
shall be published in a newspaper of genera] circulation. once each week for two (2) consecutive
weeks. The county shall have the option to convey the property to the highest bidder or reject
all bids. This procedure applies regardless of whether the surplus property is being disposed
of on the county's own initiative or upon receiving a letter of interest.
{b) For real property valued at $50,000.00 or more, as appraised by the property appraiser,
the county shall have the property re-appraised by a fee appraiser designated by a fee
appraiser designated by the county. The county may then dispose of the property through the
procedure outlined in Section 1-16.2-4 (a).
(c) Alternatively, for real property appraised under $25,000.00 by the property appraiser's
office, the county may negotiate the private sale of the property to an interested person. The
county shall send notice to all adjacent property owners by certified mail indicating the
county's desire to dispose of the real property. The county may then effect a sale and
conveyance of the parcel. at private sale to an adjacent property owner without receiving bids
or publishing notice. If, within ten (10) business days after receiving such notice, two or more
adjacent property owners indicate their desire to purchase the property, the county shall
accept sealed bids for the property from the interested parties. The county may then convey
the property to the highest bidder or reject all bids. This procedure applies regardless of
whether the surplus property is being disposed of on the county's own. initiative or upon
receiving a letter of interest. If no adjacent. property owners express interest in purchasing the
property, the county may dispose of the property through the procedure outlined in Section
1-16.2-4 (a).
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(d) Alternatively, when a parcel of real property is of insufficient size and shape or is
otherwise unable to be issued a building permit for any type of development to be constructed
on the property, the county may negotiate the private sale of the property to an adjacent.
property owner. Such parcels may only be sold or conveyed to adjacent property owners. The
county shall send notice to all adjacent property owners by° certified mail indicating the
county's desire to dispose of the real property and requesting interested adjacent property
owners to submit to the County a letter of interest. The county may then effect a sale and
conveyance of the parcel at private sale to an adjacent property owner v~~ithout receiving bids
or publishing notice. If two or more adjacent property owners express interest. in acquiring the
property, the County shall evaluate the letters of interest and may convey the property to the
adjacent property owner the County deems most appropriate considering the unique location
of the surplus property. This procedure applies regardless of whether the surplus property is
being disposed of on the countds own initiative or upon receiving a letter of interest.
(e) The county, regardless of the appraised value of the property, may convey such property
to another governmental entity or charitable institution at a private sale for such price as the
board of county commissioners may fix. The conveyance shall be done in accordance with.
section 125.38, Florida Statutes.
(Ord. No. 02-18, Pt. B, 6-18-02; Ord. No. 11-014, Pt. A, 5-3-11)
Sec. 1-16.2-5. Negotiation procedures.
ta) In negotiating the terms anal conditions of the disposal of surplus property, the county
administrator or designee shall take into consideration the following factors:
(1) The appraised value of the real property;
(2) The condition of the real property, and the extent to which the party seeking to acquire
the property will have to expend funds to make the property useable, or, to bring the
property into compliance with the St. Lucie County Code of Ordinances; and
(3? The proposed use of the party seeking to acquire the property.
(b In no event shall the disposition of surplus property violate the St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan. or the zoning regulations of St. Lucie County, Florida.
(Ord. No. 02-18, Pt. B, 6-18-02; Ord. No. ll-014, Pt. A, 5-3-11)
Sec. 1-16.2-6. Notification of disposition. to interested parties.
The county administrator or designee shall publish a notice in a newspaper of general
circulation once at least twenty t20J days prior to the board of county commissioners' hearing
in which the real property is to be declared surplus. The notice shall contain a description of
the surplus property sought to be disposed of, the name of the county administrator or
designee to which objections shall be addressed, and the date of the regular meeting of the
board in which proposed final action is to be taken. Objections to the declaration of surplus
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property shall be made in writing no later than ten (10) days prior to the hearing in which the
real property is to be declared surplus and shall be given to the board prior to making its final
decision.
(Ord. No. 02-1$, Pt. B, 6-18-02; Ord. No. 10-029, Pt. A, 8-17-10; Ord. No. 11-014, Pt. A, 5-3-11)
ARTICLE II. AIRPORT WEST COMMERCE PARK LEASING STANDARDS AND
PROCEDURES
Sec. 1-16.2-r. Purpose.
The purpose of developing the Airport West Commerce Park is to generate revenue for the
St. Lucie County International Airport in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration
and Florida Department of Transportation grant assurances by providing economic develop-
ment opportunities for companies interested in locating in St. Lucie County.
(Ord. No. 09-028, Pt. A, 10-6-2009)
Sec. 1-16.2-8. Competition and qualification standards.
In order to expand economic development at the Airport West Commerce Park, the board of
county commissioners may either (1) bid and award leases on a competitive sealed bid or
proposal basis; or, f2) determine to waive the process of obtaining competitive sealed bids or
proposals and award a lease to a company that is a targeted industry meeting the criteria set
forth in subsection 1-7.55-1(d)(1) or subsection 1-7.55-1(d)(2) of this Code that will, in the
opinion of the board, significantly enhance economic activity in St. Lucie County.
(Ord. No. 09-025, Pt. A, 10-6-2009)
Sec. 1-16.2-9. Bid proposal waiver procedure.
In the event the board determines to consider waiving the competitive bid or proposal
process, the board shall:
(17 Publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in St. Lucie County at least ten
(10) days before the board's regular meeting at which the bid or proposal waiver will
be considered. The notice shall identify the nature of the proposed bid or proposal
waiver; and, shall identify the county office where copies of the draft resolution
providing for the bid or proposal waiver may be reviewed or obtained.. The notice shall
also provide the time and manner for persons making objections in writing or
otherwise.
(2) Consider the proposed waiver as a regular (non-consentl agenda item at a regularly
scheduled board meeting. Although the item is not a public hearing, interested
members of the public may comment on the item during general public comment or at
the time the item is presented.
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(3i Adopt a resolution specifying the basis for the competitive bid waiver in the event the
board determines to grant the waiver.
(.Ord. No. 09-028, Pt. A, 10-6-2009)
Sec. 1-16.2-10. Information on available county property.
Information on property that. is available for lease at the Airport ti~'est Commerce Park may
be obtained from the county's airport director.
(Ord. No. 09-028, Pt. A, 10-6-2009)
Sec. 1-16.2-11. Negotiation procedures.
The county administrator or designee shall negotiate all leases at the Airport West
Commerce Park and shall develop appropriate negotiation procedures.
(Ord. No. 09-028, Pt. A, 10-6-2009)
Sec. 1-162-12. Consistency with comprehensive plan and land development regula-
tions.
The lease of property in the Airport West Commerce Park must. be consistent with the
county's comprehensive plan and land development regulations.
(Ord. No. 09-028, Pt. A, 10-6-2009)
ARTICLE III. NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM SALES STANDARDS
AND PROCEDURES
Sec. 1-16.2-13. Purpose.
The purpose of developing the Neighborhood Stabilization Program ((NSP(.) is to ac0uire
foreclosed and abandoned residential properties tivithin the unincorporated areas of the county,
rehabilitate them if necessary, incorporating green components where practical, and convey
them to homebuyers meeting law and moderate income eligibility requirements.
(Ord. No. 10-013, Pt. A, 3-23-2010)
Sec. 1-16.2-14. Acquisition procedures.
i a) This board hereby authorizes the county administrator, or designee, to execute purchase
contracts in accordance with established purchase procedures and all documentation neces-
sary to complete purchase of NSP residential properties within St. Lucie County. Tlie
community seraices director, or designee, shall be responsible for administration of the NSP on
behalf of the county.
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(b) The purchase price of foreclosed properties under the NSP shall generally be less than
current appraised market value. The county shall adhere to the NSP requirements of
minimum discounts for single property purchases and for bulk purchases. The community
services director, or designee, is hereby authorized to acquire NSP properties on behalf of the
county subject to the following conditions:
(1) The community se~-~~ices director or designee, shall utilize a form of agreement
acceptable to the county attorney for each property acquired.
(2) The community services director will coordinate all. aspects of the acquisition process,
including conducting due diligence on each property, negotiation of the ultimate
acquisition price, and closing of the real estate transaction.
(3) The community services director, or designee, shall evaluate each property acquired
and determine the scope of repairs for each home and coordinate the bidding process
and contract award for renovation work on each unit requiring repairs.
(4) Properties shall be acquired in the name of St. Lucie County, a political subdivision of
the State of Florida, unless a different o~rnership is specifically authorized by the
board of county commissioners.
(Ord. No. 10-013, Pt. A, 3-23-2010)
Sec. 1-16.2-15. Sale of properties.
The board authorizes the county administrator, or designee, to execute sales contracts in
accordance with established purchasing procedures and all documentation, with. the exception
of county deeds, necessary to complete the sale of NSP properties. The board authorizes the
Chairman to execute county deeds for the sale of NSP properties. The NSP provides for the
eligibility and qualification standards addressing the disposition of acquired properties. In
conveying NSP properties to consumers, the federal regulations provide eligibility criteria
dictated that the properties acquired by the county pursuant to the NSP may only be sold to
individuals that qualify under the following standards:
(1) All properties made available under the NSP shall only be conveyed to individuals or
families whose income does not exceed one hundred twenty (120) percent of the area
median income established for St. Lucie County by the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
(2) To the extent practicable, residential properties sold by the county under the NSP shall
be financed through conventional or other private-sector mortgage financing. To that
end, residential properties acquired by the county under the NSP shall only be sold to
individuals meeting the income and qualification criteria required by the NSP and
preference shall be given to purchasers who also meet credit criteria of private lenders
providing home mortgages to NSP home purchasers. Nothing in this Ordinance,
however, is intended to preclude the granting of down-payment assistance, principal
buy down assistance, or other assistance available through the county or any other
public agency for an eligible buyer under any other assistance program.
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(31 Notice of the availability for sale of 1VSP properties shall be through the community
services department and may include the use of private-sector realtors and such.
realty-based ser~~ices as the multiple listing service. In addition, the community
services director, or designee, shall make information on the NSP known to the citizens
of St. Lucie County through educational outreach programs established by the
community services department, county lands or not. for profit organizations. Inter-
ested applicants wil] be encouraged. to contact a housing facilitation agency, the
community services department or other source deemed appropriate by the community
services director, or designee, which has access to the list of homes for sale and home
loan eligibility criteria so that prospective home purchasers can. qualify based on NSP
income criteria and credit worthiness far private mortgage financing.
(4) Criteria applicable to the selection of a person to whom county properties shall be
conveyed shall be as set forth herein utilizing the income requirements set forth in the
NSP private lender financing program requirements and eligibility and qualifications
of persons for other public sector financial assistance.
(5) Qualifying purchasers will be notified by community services director, or designee.
Potential purchasers would be (assignedt to a particular property on a first come, first
considered basis. Upon submittal or reasonable qualification paperwork, said property
shall be identified and removed from (available( list which will be retained by the
community services department. Other persons expressing interest in a particular
property will be advised by the community services department of other properties
available and will be informed of the application and qualification process(es).
(Ord. No. 10-013, Pt. A. 3-23-2010)
Sec. 1-16.2-16. Minimum criteria for conveyance.
To meet the policy- and time frame obligations of the NSP and the NSP Grant Agreement,
the following procedures will be followed. with regard to the disposition and conveyance of the
NSP residential properties. The steps to be followed shall be:
(1) The community ser~~ices department may market homes to potential home buyers
through a variety of public and private resources, including the local Multiple Listing
Service (MLS), the St. Lucie County website and other public and private community
facilities frequented by the public. The county shall work with not for profit organi-
zations and private realtors to make program guidelines, eligibility considerations,
target areas, and buyer qualification criteria. made known to public and private
organizations who may present buyers of particular properties to th.e County.
(2) The sale price of all NSP properties shall be at or below an amount equal to the cost
to acquire the residential property plus the cost to rehabilitate that particular home or
the current appraised value, whichever is less. as required by NSP rules or regulations
or the hTSP grant agreement.
(31 All NSP residential properties sold shall be sold to individuals or families whose
income does not exceed one hundred twenty (120) percent of the area median income.
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(4) The board reserves the right under this article to convey properties to qualified
non-profit organizations for reduced or no monetary consideration if the board declares
said non-profit organization can serve the rental. or home ownership needs of persons
qualified under the income or other standards of the NSP.
(Ord. No. 10-013, Pt. A, 3-23-2010)
Sec. 1-16.2-17. Implementing resolutions authorized.
The board hereby reserves unto itself the power, right and authority pursuant to this article
to adopt future implementing resolutions or procedures with regard to the acquisition of
properties under the NSP program and the sale, disposition and conveyance of NSP, a it deems
necessary.
(Ord. No. 10-013, Pt. A, 3-23-2010)
Sec. 1-16.2-18. Information on available county property.
Information on NSP property available for sale to eligible persons may be obtained from the
county's community services director, or designee.
(Ord. No. 10-013, Pt. A, 3-23-2010)
Sec. 1-16.2-19. Consistency with comprehensive plan and land development regula-
tions,
The sale of any NSP property must be consistent with the county's comprehensive plan and
land development regulations.
(Ord. No. 10-013, Pt. A, 3-23-2010 )
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CODE DISPOSITIOl~' TABLE
Ordinance
Number Subject Section Disposition
1-16-41-1-16-49
10-005 Amends section 1- 7-22 relat- Pt. A 1-7-22(b), (cl
ing to courts
10-011 Amends section 1-9-16 relat- Pt. A 1-9-16
ing to definitions and adds
section 1-9-19.5 relating to
abandoned real property
Added. 1-9-19.5
10-012 Created Art. VI, Pretreat- Pt. A Added 1-20.5-79-1-
ment of wastewater 20.5-92
10-013 Creates Art. III, Neighbor- Pt. A Added 1-16.2-13-1-
hood stabilization program 16.2-19
sales standards and proce-
dures
10-019 Repeals section 1-2-101, Vol- Pt. A Rpld 1-2-101
untary separation incentive
program
10-022 Repeals sections Art. 1'VIII, Pt. A Rpld 1-6.5-185-1-6.5-
Whispering Uaks Commu- 189
pity Development District.
10-024 Adds sections 1-2-2 and 1-2-3 Pt. A Added 1-2-2, 1-2-3
relating to the county seal
and logo
10-025 Created Ch. 1-19, Sustain- 1 Added 1-19-1-1-19-18
abilit.v and energy improve-
ment
10-027 Establishes an exemption Arts. I- VIII Ch. 1-19.3, Art. V
from certain ad valorem tax-
ation for Silver-Line Plastics
Corporation (editor's note)
10-028 Amends section 1-7-3 relat- Pt. A 1-7-3
ing to courts
10-029 Amends section 1-16.2-6 re- Pt. A 1-16.2-6
lating to surplus real prop-
erty
10-038 Amends section 1-3-1 relat- Pt. A 1-3-1
ing to hours of sale
11-004 Amends section 1-20-16 re- Pt. A 1-20-16
lating to removal of vehicles
and section 1-20-16.3 relat- 1-20-16.3
ing to fees
11-OOlA Created Art. IV, Florida- Pt. A Added 1-7.6-45-1-7.6-56
Friendly Fertilizer Use
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Ordinance
Number Subject Section
11-006 Establishes an exemption Arts.I-VIII
from certain ad valorem tax-
ation for Tropicana Manufac-
turing Company (editor's
note)
11-008 Amends sections 1-11-16, Pt. A
1-11-24, 1-18-08 and 1-18-15 Pt. B
relating to impact fees Pt. C
Pt. D
11-009 Extends moratorium on de-
velopmentpermits or approv-
als for pain management clin-
ics
11-010 Pawnbrokers and secondhand Pt. A Rpld
dealers
Pt. B Added
11-014 Disposition of surplus real Pt. A
property
11-016 Art in public places Pt. A
11-020 Firearms
Pt. A
Disposition
Ch. 19.3, Art. V
1-11-16
1-11-24
1-18-08
1-18-15
1-12-34,
1-12-35
1-15.5-1-
1-15.5-9
1-16.2-1-
1-16.2-6
1-4.5-2,
1-4.5-3
1-15-20
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F.S. Section Section this Code
125.01(1)(c) 1-16.3-11(c}
125.01(17(f,~ Ch. 1-ll(note). 1-11-ll(c), 1-15-31(c)
Ch. 1-15tnote)
125.01{1)(j) Ch. 2-6(note)
125.01(1)(k) Ch. 1-9(note)
125.01(1)(m) Ch. 1-17(note)
1-20-17(note)
125.01(1)(n) Ch. 1-13.3, Art. II(note)
125.01(1}(q) Ch. 1-17(note)
125.01(1)(0), (w} 1-3-10
125.0104 1-19.3-30, 1-19.3-31,
1-19.3-32(f~
125.0104(3)(a) 1-19.3-32(c)
125.0104(3}(g) 1-19.3-32(a)
125.0104{5) 1-19.3-32(a)
125.0104(8) 1-19.3-32td)
125.0104{10) 1-19.3-32(a)
125.031 2-1-2
125.35 2-1-3
125.35(3) 1-16.2-1
1`Z5.38 1-16.2-4
125.69 1-3-17(b), i-5.5-59~c), 1-7.6-38, 1-9-19.5(f)(2), 1-13.8-21
125.69ta) 1-6.3-55
125.70-125.74 Ch. 2-l, Art. II(note)
125.5801 1-2-6 7
1-2-68
125.901 1-6-38
Ch. 129 1-13.5-4
Ch. 153. Pt. II 1-20.5-76
156.601 et seq. 1-10.5-21
Ch. 159 1-16.75-6
Ch. 159, Pts. II, V 1-16.75-2
159.701 1-16.75-1
159.701-159.7095 1-16.75-4
1-16.65-5
159.703 1-16.75-3
159.705 1-16.75-6
161.053 1-7.6-53
Ch. 162 1-5-10, 1-6-46, 1-9-19.5(f7(1), (2)
Ch. 162, Pt. II 1-2-2^r .5
Ch. 163 1-6.5-52(d), 1-7.9-2tc)
1-17-26(c), 1-19.3-54
163.08 1-19-18
163.08(1) 1-19-17
163.08(2)b 1-19-18
163.3161 et seq. 1-16-16, 1-16-21
163.3161-163.3211 1-20.56-4(3)
163.3174 1-10.5-42
163.3164(7}, (8) 1-10.5-42
163.3178 1-6
163.3201 1-7.9-1(b), 1-11-11, 1-15-31,
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F.S. Section
163.3202
163.3202(3)
173.04
173.12
Ch. 177
186.901
Ch. 189
189.4041
Ch. 190
190.005
190.011
190.012(1}, {3?
190.012{2)(a), (d)
190.012(1)(b)
Ch. 192
192.091(2)(b)2
Ch. 196
196.295
Ch. 197
Section this Code
1-16.3-11, 1-16.3-12
1-6.5-51(b)
1-18-03
1-6.5-52(d),1-11-11,
1-11-12, 1-15-31, 1-15-32,
1-16.3-11, 1-17-26(c)
1-7.9-1(b)
1-18-03
1-6.3-17.1
1-6.3-17.1
1-15-37.1
1-17-30.1
1-5.5-10
1-12-22
1-19-1
1-19-15
2-6-17
2-9-20
2-9-22
2-9-34
1-20.5-76
1-6.5-24
1-6.5-83
1-6.5-93
1-6.5-103
1-6.5-113
1-6.5-123
1-6.5-133
Ch. 1-6.5, Art. III, 1-6.5-21
1-6.5-162
1-6.5-173
1-6.5-183
1-6.5-188
1-6.5-162
1-6.5-173
1-6.5-183
1-6.5-188
1-6.5-162
1-6.5-173
1-6.5-183
1-6.5-188
1-6.5-153
1-19.3-54
1-13.5-10(i)(3)
1-19.3-54
1-6.5-57(b)
1-13.5-10(i)
1-19-6
1-19-9
1-19-14
2-6-23
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F.S. Section
197.322
197.363
197.3632
19 7.3635
Ch. 200
Ch. 206
Ch. 212
Ch. 212, Pt. I
212.03
212.054
212.054(2 )c b ~
212.055f 2 )
212.055~2)(c~
212,12(31
Ch. 214
218.32
218.321
218.33
218.34
218.345
218.62
220.15(5)
Ch. 252
Ch. 257
Ch. 280
280.02
Ch. 286
Ch. 287
287.055
287,055(2)(] )
287.055(10)(c )
287.087
288.106
Ch. 293
Ch. 294
Ch. 316
316.003(75}
316.006(3)
316.008
316.008(6)
316.0261
316.121
316.189(2)
316.193
Section this Code
1-13.5-10(i)
1-13.5-10(i)(6)
1-13.5-6(g}, 1-13.5-7,
1-13.5-10(iJ, 1-13.5-11
1-9-71
1-13.5-6tg), 1-13.7-7,
1-13.5-10(~i), 1-13.5-11
1-20.5-78
1-19.3-41, 1-19.3-81
1-19.3-30-1-19.3-32
1-15.5-3
1-19.3-54, 1-19.3-32fb?
1-19.3-30
1-19.3-71
1-19.3-54
1-19.3-51, 1-19.3-71
1-19.3-72
1-19.3-55, 1-19.3-73
i-10.2-23
1-19.3-54
1-20.5-78
1-20.5-78
1-20.5-78
1-20.5-78
1-20.5-78
1-19.3-55, 1-19.3-73
1-19.3-55
Ch. 1-6.3. Art. IV
1-11-3, 1-11-5
1-19-6
1-19-6
1-6.8-25
2-9-34
1-2-41
1-2-48(b}
1-2-51
1-2-48(a)
1-2-45
1-2-51
1-7.55-1
1-7-3
1-7-3
1-13.8-19~1)ie), 1-7-8, 1-7-10
1-20-6
Ch. 1-20(note)
Ch. i-20(note)
1-18-2
Ch. 1-20(note)
Gh. 1-20(note}
1-20-1
1-7-22~aj, 1-13.3-20
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F.S. Section Section this Code
316.194 1-20-16
316.1951 1-20-16
316.1958 1-2.3-22, 1-20-26, 1-20-27
316.2123(1) 1-17-2
316.660 1-7-8, 1-7-10
318.14(9), (10) 1-7-8
318.18(1}-318.18(6} 1- 7-8
318.18(11)(c) 1-7-1
318.18(13) 1-7-8, 1-7-10
318.18(21) 1-20-16
318.21 1-7-8
320.27 1-15.5-3, 1-15.5-7
320.0848 1-2.3-22
320.084 1-20-26, 1-20-27
320.0842 1-20-26, 1-20-27
320.0843 1-20-26, 1-20-27
320.0845 1-20-26, 1-20-27
Ch. 324 1-13.3-20
Ch. 327 1-7.6-38
327.60(2) Ch. 1-7.6, Art. II(note)
327.72, 327.73 1-5-10
Ch. 332 1-2.3-21
332.08(2)(a) 1-2.3-21
Ch. 334-336 1-17 -25
334.03(7) 1-17-34
336.02 1-17-26
336.021 1-17.3-81
336.025 1-19.3-41
336.025(4} 1-19.3-42(a)
336.025t5)(b) 1-19.3-42(b)
341.102 1-13.3-17
344.03(13j, t18) 1-17-34
370.08(2) 1-8-1
373.62 1-20.5-40
Ch. 380 1-6.5-52(d}, 1-7.9-2(c)
380.03 Ch. 1-16(note)
3$0.06 1-6.5-73, 1-7.9-8(a), 1-11-18(a), 1-15-
38(a), 1-16.3-18(a)
1-18-10
380.06(15) 1-17-25
380.06(16) 1-6.5-52td), 1-6.5-57(d), 1-7.9-8(c), 1-11-11,
1-11-18(c), 1-15-32, 1-15-38(c),
1-16.3-1`L, 1-16.3-18(c), 1-17-26~c}
1-18-10(c)
380.061 1-6.5-73
Ch. 381 1-7.6-34(a)(3)
381.031(1)(8)(3) Ch. 1-9(note)
Ch. 386 1-7.6-34(a)(3)
386.01 1-4-16
388 2-9-17(a)
388.201 2-9-20
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2-9-22
2-9-24
2-9-25
2-9-27
2-9-34
388.221 2-9-31
Ch. 395 1-12.5-3, 1-12.5-6, 1-12.5-7, 1-12.5-9
Ch. 401 1-12.5-1, 1-12.5-7, 1-12.5-9, 1-12.5-17
401.25 1-12.5-3
401.255(1) Ch. 1-10, Art. II(note)
401.255(21(c) 1-10-22(c)(1)
401.255~2)(d? 1-10-22(c)~2)
401.25512)(g) 1-10-22~c)(5)
401.255t2)(hl 1-10-22(c)(6)
40126(2) 1-10-22{c)(6)
401.281 1-10-22{c)(3)
401.44 1-2.5-3
Ch. 402 1-18-20
Ch. 403 1-7.6-34(a)(3 j. 1-13.8-19(1)(e)
1-7.7-2
1-20.5-80
403.707(12)(j} 1-9-51
420.9072 Ch. 1-10.5, Art. IV
1-10.5-42
468.382(1) 1-15.5-3
Ch. 470 1-9-51
Ch. 471 1-2-47, 2-5-3
471.023 1-2-4 7
474.202 2-3-31(e)
Ch. 481 1-2-47, 2-5-3
481.219 1-2-47
481.229(1)(b) 2-5-3
4$1.319 1-2-47
Ch. 489 1-6.8-22, 2-5-5, 2-5-20
489.10514), (5) 1-6.8-22
489.119 1-2-47
489,131 2-5-4{g}
Ch. 501 Ch. 1-6.3, Art. IV
Ch. 53 7 1-15.5-7
537.011 1-15.5-7
538.15 1-15.5- 7
538.16 1-15.5-7
538.18 1-15.5-2, 1-15.5-3
Ch. 538. Pt. I 1-14-30
538.03t11(a) 1-14-30
538.04 1-15.5-5
538.06(3) 1-15.5-7
Ch. 539 1-15.5-2
539.001(91 1-15.5-5
539.001(9)(b) 1-15.5-5
Ch. 550 1-12-61
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561.01(41(b} 1-3-5
561.01(15} 1-3-1
Ch. 527 2-5-3
Ch. 562 1-7-22(a)
Ch. 567 1-7-22(a)
Ch. 568 1-7-22(a)
Ch. 569 1-6-42, 1-6-43
Ch. 588 1-4-22
655.005 1-15.5-2
Ch. 679, Pt. `' 1-14-33
696.05 2-1-4
Ch. 713 2-5-20
713.78 1-20-16
Ch. 715 1-20-16.3
715.07 1-20-16.1
1-20.16.2
767.10-767.14 1-4-20(a)
767.11(1) 1-4-20(c)
767.13 1-4-20(i)
775.08 1-4-26, 2-3-33, 2-6.5-16
775.082 1-4-20(g), (i), 1-6.8-23
1-2-27.5(d)
1-12-19
775.083 1-4-20(g), (i), 1-6.8-23
1-2-27.5(d)
1-12-19
775.084 1-4-20(i}
775.21 1-18-20
790.06 1-15-20
790.07 1-7.8-19(c)(1)
791.013 1-7.9-18(e)
Ch. 796 1-13.3-20
806.101 1-2.5-3
823.14 1-4-16
Ch. 828 2-3-34
828.05 1-4-23
828.055 1-4-23
828.058 1-4-23
828.27 1-4-27
828.27(2} 1-4-24(d)
828.27(4}(b) 1-4-26(d)
828.40 1-15-25-(a)(3)c.
837.06 1-7.8-17(p)
847.07(2) 1-14-2
847.09(1) 1-14-2
847.013(4) 1-14-2
849.086 1-12-61
856.011 1-7-22(a)
856.015 1-7-22(a)
865.09 2-5-9
Ch. 893 1-7-21, 1-7-22,
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F.S. Section
893.02
893.13
893.165
938.O1t1)
938.13
938.15
939.18
943.035
943.10
943.12
943.25(4)
943.251 13 i
Ch. 958
993.02
1013.33
1013.36
Section this Code
1-7.8-17(h), 1-7.8-19(d)
1-13.3-20
1-7-20, 1-7-22(aj
1-7-20
1-7-1
1-7-22(b), (c)
1-7-1
1-7-6.5
1-18-20
2-3-31te)
1-20-26
1-7-1
1-20-32
1-18-21
1-13.3-24
1-6.5-51(h), 1-6.5-52(c)
1-6.5-51(b1
Laws of
Fla.
57-1790
71-895
85-255
87-239, fi 2
ch. 2000-138
ch. 2002-20, S 98
Section this Code
1-7-6
1-7-6
1-7-8(a)
1-19.3-51, 1-19.3-55
1-14-30
1-7-30
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BUILDINGS (Generally) fConfd.)
Examining boards .............................................. 2-5-4
Exemptions ..................................................... 2-5-3
Fees ............................................................. 2-5-r
Intent ............................................................ 2-5-1
Prohibited activities ........................................... 2-5-19
Public buildings impact fee ...................................... 1-16.3-11
et seq.
State registration, county certification. numbers; display of 2-5-6
Swimming pools .................................................. 1-6-61
Unsafe buildings anal structures
Appropriation of expenses .................................... 2-5-44
Authority to declare buildings unsafe ....................... 2-5-41
Enforcement proceedings ..................................... 2-5-45
Inspection of structures
Report ........................................................ 2-5-42
Notice of hearing
Corrective. actions ........................................... 2-5-43
Right to appear in person or by counsel before board ..... 2-5-46
Violations; penalties ........................................... 2-5-47
Zoning and building regulations ................................ 2-14-33 et seq.
See: PLANNING
BUSINESSES
Alcoholic beverages
Business selling, transferring alcoholic beverage as acces-
sory to an eating place
Waiver of provisions ......................................... 1-3-4
Business taxes and regulations ................................. 1-12-16 et seq.
See: LICENSES AND PERMITS (Business taxes, etc.)
Economic development ad valorem tax exemptions
Eligible business or industn~ ................................. 1-19.3-59
Environmental control
Florida-friendly fertilizer use
Licensing of commercial applicators ....................... 1-7.6-55
Graffiti implements, sales restrictions ......................... 1-2-72
See also: GRAFFITI
Pawnbrokers anal secondhand dealers ......................... 1-15.5-i et seq.
See: PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS
C
GABLE TELEVISION (Franchise)
Acceptance by transferee ........................................ 1-5.5-18
Annual construction report, required ........................... 1-5.5-27
Applicability; grant of authority ................................ 1-5.5-9
Application for grant, renewal, modification, transfer ....... 1-5.5-11
Changes in ownershiptcontrol ................................... 1-5.5-14
Conflict of laws ................................................... 1-5.5-20
Consent not a waiver ............................................ 1-5.5-16
Construction bond ................................................ 1-5.5-34
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CABLE TELEVISION tFranchise) lConfdJ
Construction. practices ........................................... 1-5.5-39
Continuity of service mandatory . ............................... 1-5.5-49
County ownership authorized ................................... 1-5.5-55
Customer service requirements ................................. 1-5.5-41
Administration of customer service .......................... 1-5.5-42
Definitions ........................................................ 1-5.5-10
Design; minimum facilities, services ........................... 1-5.5-35
Discrimination prohibited ....................................... 1-5.5-44
Duration ........................................................... 1-5.5-23
Errors, procedure for correction ................................ 1-5.5-58
Fee and forfeiture ................................................ 1-5.5-17
Fines, schedule of ................................................ 1-5.5-42
Force majeure ..................................................... 1-5.5-60
Franchise characteristics, rights, obligations ................. 1-5.5-19
Government channels, facilities ................................ 1-5.5-37
Grant of franchise; evaluation .................................. 1-5.5-12
Hearing rules ..................................................... 1-5.5-57
Incorporation in Code ............................................ 1-5.5-7
Indemnification ................................................... 1-5.5-31
Insurance .......................................................... 1-5.5-32
Intent, purpose ................................................... 1-5.5-8
Joint use of poles ................................................. 1-5.5-28
Libraries, service to .............................................. 1-5.5-36
Nonexclusive, franchise .......................................... 1-5.5-21
Operation, .relocation of franchisee's property ................. 1-5.5-25
Overlapping applications ........................................ 1-5.5-22
Payments, franchise .............................................. 1-5.5-29
Performance by county upon failure of franchise ............. 1-5.5-26
Performance evaluation .......................................... 1-5.5-5 1
Permit required, construction ................................... 1-5.5-40
Privacy, subscriber ............................................... 1-5.5-43
Public streets and ways, use of ................................. 1-5.5-24
Rates and charges ................................................ 1-5.5-50
Refunds to subscribers, schedule of ............................ 1-5.5-42
Rene~vals .......................................................... 1-5.5-13
Reports, records .................................................. 1-5.5-30
Reservation of rights ............................................. 1-5.5-6 1
Revocation, county's right of .................................... 1-5.5-45
Revocation, suspension, procedures for ........................ 1-5.5-46
Rights reserved to franchise .................................... 1-5.5-54
Schools, service to ................................................ 1-5.5-36
Security fund/corporate guarantee ............................. 1-5.5-33
Short title ......................................................... 1-5.5-6
Submission to county; filing ..................................... 1-5.5-56
Technical standards; construction procedures ................. 1-5.5-38
Termination, expiration .......................................... 1-5.5-48
Theft of services; tampering ..................................... 1-5.5-59
Transfers of control; application, consent ...................... 1-5.5-15
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CAFES
Occupational license taxes and regu ations ................... 1-12-30
CAMPING
Parks anal recreation
Overnight camping regulated; permit required ............ 1-15-19
CANALS
Environmental control
Florida-friendly fertilizer use
Fertilizer-free zones ......................................... 1-7.6-48
Unlawful deposits ................................................ 2-17-1
CHAUFFEURS. See: MOTOR CARRIERS
CHILDREN. See: MINORS
CHURCHES
Alcoholic beverages, distance restrictions ..................... 1-3-? et seq.
See: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
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LICENSES AND PERMITS (.Business taxes and regulations}
lCont'd.1
Businesses, general .............................................. 1-12-36
Caf'es ............................................................... 1-12-30
Contracting ........................................................ 1-12-31
Date due; delinquency ........................................... 1-12-18
Definitions ........................................................ 1-12-16
Display ............................................................ 1-12-20
Eating establishments ........................................... 1-12-3Q
Engaging in business, payment of tax. prerequisite to
Exceptions as to vehicles used in business .................. 1-12-17
Exemptions ........................................................ 1-12-25
Farm products, exempt .......................................... 1-12-26
Floricultural products, exempt .................................. 1-12-26
Gambling not authorized ........................................ 1-12-24
Grove products, exempt .......................................... 1-12-26
Horticultural products, exempt ................................. 1-12-26
Hotels .............................................................. 1-12-29
Insurance adjusters .............................................. 1-12-32
Issuance of business tax receipt ................................ 1-12-20
Junk dealers, traveling .......................................... 1-12-41
Lottery not authorized ........................................... 1-12-24
Manufacturing .................................................... 1-12-33
Mining ............................................................. 1-12-33
Motels .............................................................. 1-12-29
Pari-mutuel wagering facilities
Permit and license required .................................. 1-12-61
Quarrying ......................................................... 1-12-33
Restaurants ....................................................... 1-12-30
Retail store license ............................................... 1-12-37
Tangible personal property, trading 'in ......................... 1-12-38
Taxes collected, disposition of
Report to revenue department ............................... 1-12-22
Transfer of business tax receipt ................................ 1-12-21
Tropical fish farm products, exempt ............................ 1-12-26
Tropical piscicultural products, exempt ........................ 1-12-26
Vending machines ................................................ 1-12-39
Peddlers and hawkers; permits ................................. 2-13-16 et seq.
Traffic; parking, stopping and standing
Building and equipment moving ............................. 1-17-40 et seq.
See: ROADS AND BRIDGES
Heavy vehicles and equipment in residential districts;
permits ..................................................... 1-20-45
LIENS
Duration of, imposed by Code enforcement board ............ 1-2-26
See: CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD
Municipal service taxing unit; special assessments .......... 1-13.5-11
LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES
Appeals ............................................................ 1-12.5-18
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LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES (Cont'dJ
Application; information, fee requirement ..................... 1-12.5-5
Authority; purpose ............................................... 1-12.5-2
Board of county commissioners review of application ........ 1-12.5-8
Certificate holders, requirements for ........................... 1-12.5-13
Classification of certificates ..................................... 1-12.5-4
Definitions ........................................................ 1-12.5-3
Emergency medical services advisory council review of ap-
plication ...................................................... 1-12.5-7
Exemptions ........................................................ 1-12.5-12
Inspections ........................................................ 1-12.5-14
Insurance requirements ......................................... 1-12.5-10
Penalties ........................................................... 1-12.5-19
Renewal and amendment of certificate ........................ 1-12.5-16
Review of application; investigation by public safety director 1-12.5-6
Revocation, alteration, suspension of certificate .............. 1-12.5-17
Standards of review of application ............................. 1-12.5-9
Title ................................................................ 1-12.5-1
Transfer; assignability ........................................... 1-12.5-15
Wheelchair vehicle services ..................................... 1-12.5-11
LITTER
Abandoned property, garbage, trash, junk and debris ....... 1-9-16 et seq.
See: GARBAGE, TRASH AND REFUSE
LOBBYIST REGISTRATION AND REPORTING
Definitions ........................................................ 1-2-62
Exemptions ........................................................ 1-2-65
Professional consultant
Disclosure of lobbyist by professional. consultant required 1-2-63
Registration and reporting requirements ...................... 1-2-64
Title ................................................................ 1-2-61
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
Generally .......................................................... 1-16-16 et seq.
See: PLANNING
LOTTERIES
Occupational license taxes and regulations ................... 1-12-24
I~ II
MANUFACTURING
Occupational license taxes and regulations ................... 1-12-33
MAPS AND MAPPING
Right-of--way; plat abandonment procedures .................. 1-17-70 et seq.
Zoning map ....................................................... 2-14-37
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PARKS AND RECREATION (Cont'dJ
Impact f'ee, parks
Alternative collection mechanism ............................ 1-15-37.1
Appeals .......................................................... 1-15-46
Computation .................................................... 1-15-36
Credits .......................................................... 1-15-38
Definitions ...................................................... 1-15-34
Districts created ............................................... 1-15-41
Exemptions ..................................................... 1-15-45
Imposition ...................................................... 1-15-35
Independent property appraisal .............................. 1-15-39
Intents, purposes, and findings .............................. 1-15-32
Payment ........................................................ 1-15-3 7
Property review appraisal .................................... 1-15-40
Refund of fees paid ............................................ 1-15-44
Review, automatic adjustment of fees ....................... 1-15-47
Rules of construction .......................................... 1-15-33
Short title, authority, applicability ........................... 1-15-31
Trust funds established ....................................... 1-15-42
Use of funds .................................................... 1-15-43
Motor vehicles on public beaches, authority to regulate use 2-12-1
North Beach, dogs prohibited on
Exceptions ...................................................... 1-15-2
Permits
Appeal of rejection ............................................. 2-13-19
Application. approval or rejection ............................ 2-13-19
Application; fee ................................................. 2-13-18
Definitions ...................................................... 2-13-16
Issuance ......................................................... 2-13-19
Occupational license tax.
Provisions not. to preclude application .................... 2-13-22
Peddler's license
Prerequisite to issuance .................................... 2-13-23
Preservation program, development of ...................... 2-12-22
Provisions liberalh~ construed ................................ 2-12-33
Taxation.
Ad valorem benefits tax .................................... 2-12-29
Maintenance and operation tax ............................ 2-12-30
Preservation authority and districts
Exemption for property of ................................ 2-L-31
Title ............................................................. 2-12-16
Properties and facilities owned. or leased by county, regula-
tions re
Access ........................................................... 1-15-28
Airboats and aircraft, use ..................................... 1-15-29
Alcoholic beverages prohibited ............................... 1-15-23
Applicability and scope of provisions ........................ 1-15-16
Beaches, on
Restrictions, re animals, games, contests, skin divers,
etc ........................................................ 1-15-25
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PARKS AND RECREATION (Cont'd.)
Closures ......................................................... 2-15-28
Damaging, etc., property prohibited ......................... 2-25-18
Definition ....................................................... 1-15-28
Equestrian activities; use of saddle animals ................ 1-25-30
Firearms ........................................................ 1-15-20
Fires
Duty of picnickers ........................................... 1-15-21
Group functions ................................................ 2-25-26
Hours of operation ............................................. 2-15-17
Overnight camping regulated; permit required ............ 2-15-19
Permits for use, generally
Procedure for obtaining ............. ........................ 1-15-27
See also within this subheading: Camping Overnight;
Group Functions
Vehicles, use .................................................... 1-15-29
Vending or selling .............................................. 2-15-24
Selling parks, authority
Procedures ...................................................... 2-15-1
PARTNERSHIPS
Persons defined. to include ....................................... 1-2-2
PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS
Business tax receipt .............................................. 1-15.5-4
Certain acts and practices prohibited .......................... 2-15.5-$
Definitions ........................................................ 1-25.5-2
Exemptions ........................................................ 1-15.5-3
Holding period .................................................... 1-15.5-7
Inspection of records and premises ............................. 1-15.5-6
Penalties ........................................................... 1-15.5-9
Recordkeeping requirements .................................... 1-15.5-5
Title ................................................................ 1-15.5-1
PEDDLERS AND HAWKERS
Fish. peddlers
Provisions liberally construed ................................ 2-13-24
Records .......................................................... 2-13-19
Required ........................................................ 2-13-17
Term
Application for renewal ..................................... 2-23-22
Violations ....................................................... 2-13-25
Selling and vending on county property ....................... 1-15-24
PENALTIES
General penalty ................................................... 1-2-8
Specific penalties for violation. See specific violations
PERMITS. See: LICENSES AND PERMITS
PERSON
Defined ............................................................ 1-2-2
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PINE VALLEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
See: COMMUNITY DEVELOPR~IENT
PLANNING
Comprehensive plan
Adoption of plan ............................................... 1-16-18
Authori tv ........................................................ 1-16-16
Eletnents ........................................................ 1-16-19
Port master plan ............................................... 1-16-20
Purpose anal intent ............................................ 1-16-1 r
Growth management policy plan
Comprehensive plan. See Appendix B of this Code
Neighborhood stabilization program sales standards and
procedures
Consistency with comprehensive plan and land develop-
ment regulations .......................................... 1-16.2-19
Subdi~~ision regulations
Authority to adopt regulations ............................... 2-14-17
Definitions ...................................................... 2-14-16
Plat, approval prerequisite to recording ..................... 2-14-18
Plat contents required ......................................... 2-14-19
Plat protection restrictions ................................... 2-14-20
Taxes
Pav.ment prerequisite to recording of plat ................ 2-14-21
Zoning and building regulations
Board of adjustment ........................................... 2-14-38
Construction permit required ................................. 2-14-40
Districts. authority to divide territory into
Regulations; notice and hearing ........................... 2-14-34
Enforcement personnel ........................................ 2-14-39
Fees and charges, schedule ................................... 2-14-41
Planning and zoning commission ............................ 2-14-36
Purpose of regulations ......................................... 2-14-35
Regulations, authority to adopt .............................. 2-14-33
Taxation ......................................................... 2-14-42
Violations ....................................................... 2-14-43
Zoning map ..................................................... 2-14-31
PLATS AND PLATTING
Subdivision regulations; platting ............................... 2-14-18 et seq.
See: PLANNINGx
POLLUTION
Air pollution ...................................................... 2-9-1
Marine sanitation ................................................1-t.6-30 et seq.
See: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Uniform. water and sewer service policy ....................... 1-20.5-52
et seq.
See: ~G'ATER AND SEWERS
PONDS. See: LAKES
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POOLS. See: SWIMMING POOLS
PROFESSIONS
Section
Business taxes and regulations enumerated .................. 1-12-16 et seq.
See: LICENSES AND PERMITS (Business taxes and
regulations)
Businesses. See that subject
PROPERTY
Airport. West Commerce Park leasing standards and proce-
dures ..........................................................1-16.2-7 et seq.
Defined ............................................................ 1-1-2
Fire/EMS protection impact fee; appraisals re ................ 1- 7.9-9 et seq.
See: FIRE PROTECTION
Lease of property ................................................. 2-1-3
Neighborhood stabilization program sales standards and
procedures .................................................... 1-16.2-13
et seq.
Parking provisions re handicapped parking spaces, fire lanes,
etc., owned or leased by county or state .................. 1-20-26 et seq.
See: TRAFFIC
Private property
Abandoned property, garbage, trash, ,junk and debris ..... 1-9-16 et seq.
See: GARBAGE, TRASH AND REFUSE
Graffiti.
Right of entry to private property ......................... 1-2-76
Towing of vehicles on private property ...................... 1-20-16.3
Public property
Airport West Commerce Park leasing standards and pro-
cedures ..................................................... 1-16.2-7 et seq.
Neighborhood stabilization program sales standards and
procedures ................................................. 1-16.2-13
et seq.
Surplus real property, disposition of ......................... 1-16.2-1 et seq.
Real property
Abandoned property, garbage, trash, junk and debris ..... 1-9-19.5 et seq.
See: GARBAGE, TRASH AND REFUSE
Acquisition ...................................................... 2-1-2
Right-of--way; plat abandonment procedures .................. 1-17-70 et seq.
Surplus real property; disposition of ........................... 1-16.2-1 et seq.
Sustainability and energy improvement ....................... 1-19-11 et seq.
See: SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY IMPROVEMENT
PUBLIC BUILDINGS IMPACT FEE
Alternative collection mechanism .............................. 1-16.3-17.1
Appeals ............................................................ 1-16.3-26
Cornputation ...................................................... 1-16.3-16
Credits ............................................................. 1-16.3-18
Definitions ........................................................ 1-16.3-14
Districts created .................................................. 1-16.3-2 1
Exemptions ........................................................ 1-16.3-25
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS IMPACT FEE (Cont'd.)
Imposition ......................................................... 1-16.3-1~
Independent property appraisal ................................ 1-16.3-19
Intents, purposes and findings .................................. 1-16.3-12
Payment ........................................................... 1-16.3-17
Property review appraisal ....................................... 1-16.3-20
Refund of fees paid ............................................... 1-16.3-24
Revie«~, automatic adjustment of fees .......................... 1-16.3-2 t
Rules of construction ............................................. 1-16.3-13
Short title, authority, applicability ............................. 1-16.3-11
Trust funds ........................................................ 1-16.3-22
Use of funds ....................................................... 1-16.3-23
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Special improvement service district ........................... 1-17-16 et seq.
See: ROADS AND BRIDGES
Street Iighting districts
Annual special assessments .................................. 2-16-20
Appropriations authorized for organizational expenses
Repayment ................................................... 2-16-21
Contracts and agreements with public utility companies . 2-16-19
Creation authorized ........................................... 2-16-16
Creation validation procedures ............................... 2-16-1$
Proceedings for creation ....................................... 2-16-1 r
Public utility companies
Contracts and agreements with ........................... 2-16-19
Sustainability and energy improvement ....................... 1-19-1 et seq.
See: SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY IMPROVEMENT
PUBLIC LANDS
Abandoned property, garbage, trash, junk and debris ....... 1-9-17
PURCHASING
Competitive purchase bidding .................................. 1-2-41
Definition, county purchases .................................... 1-2-31
Design build contracts
Authoritv ........................................................ 1-2-45
DefinLions ...................................................... 1-2-4r
Delegation of authority ........................................ 1-2-50
Design criteria
Package ....................................................... 1-2-48(a)
Professional .................................................. 1-2-48(b)
Findings and determinations ................................. 1-2-46
Selection procedures
Legal qualifications ......................................... 1-2-49(b i
Professional services committee ........................... 1-2-49(ct
Public announcement ....................................... 1-2-49(a)
Request far proposal ........................................ 1-2-49i d i
Local preference
Purchasing or contracting ..................................... 1-2-51
Ordinances and resolutions not affected by Code ............. 1-1-3
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PURCHASING (Confd.)
Purchasing division
Creation of ...................................................... 1-2-28
Powers, duties and functions ................................. 1-2-29
Purchasing manual .............................................. 1-2-30
Q
QUARRYING
Occupational license taxes and regulations ................... 1-12-33
R
RABIES
Dogs and cats; rabies vaccination required .................... 1-4-24, 2-3-17
RAILROADS
Audible warning signals, use ................................... 1-16.5-1
Signs, posting ..................................................... 1-16.5-11
RECORDS
Criminal historv record checks
Certain employees, appointees ............................... 1-2-67
Definitions ...................................................... 1-2-66
Private contractors, certain ................................... 1-2-68
Pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers
Inspection of records and premises .......................... 1-15.5-6
Recordkeeping requirements ................................. 1-15.5-5
Reproduction of public records .................................. 2-1-4
RECREATION. See: PARKS AND RECREATION
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
All terrain vehicle operation on unpaved roadways .......... 1-17-2
Off-road vehicles .................................................. 1-20-62 et seq.
See: TRAFFIC
Traffic; parking, stopping and. standing
Heavy vehicles and equipment in residential districts
Exemption for recreational vehicles ....................... 1-20-46
REFUSE. See: GARBAGE, TRASH AND REFUSE
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TREASURE COAST ED-
UCATION, RESEARCHAND DEVELOPMENTAUTHOR-
ITY
Authority created; membership and qualifications ........... 1-16.75-3
Conduct of business; meetings; rules of procedure ........... 1-16.75-4
Construction ...................................................... 1-16.75-2
Declaration and finding cif need ................................ 1-16.75-1
Functions .......................................................... 1-16.75-5
Powers and duties ................................................ 1-16.75-6
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RESERVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Provisions enumerated ...........................................1-6. 5-35 et seq.
See: COMMUNITY DEVELOPR~IENT
RESTAURANTS
Occupational license taxes and regulations ................... 1-12-30
RETAIL STORE LICENSE
Occupational license taxes and regulations ................... 1-12-37
REWARDS
Graffiti
Rewal•d for information ....................................... 1-2-73
Persons violating laws or ordinances
Authority to offer rewards .................................... 1-2-1
RIVERS. See: DRAINAGE AND EROSION CONTROL; See
also: FISH AND GAME
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Abandoned property, garbage, trash, junk and debris ....... 1-9-17
See: GARBAGE, TRASH AND REFUSE
All terrain vehicle operation on unpaved roadways .......... 1-17-2
$uilding anal equipment moving
Fees ............................................................. 1-17-48
Permit
Application ................................................... 1-17-41
Notice to be given; contents ................................ 1-17-44
Rejection of application ..................................... 1-17-42
Required ...................................................... 1-17-40
Requirements prior to issuance; insurance requirements 1-17-43
Safety requirements ........................................... 1-17-45
Size limitations ................................................. 1-17-46
Special permit .................................................. 1-I1-47
Gentile Road
Use of portion of restricted ................................... 1-20-4
Roads impact fee
Alternative collection mechanism ............................ 1-17-30.1
Appeals .......................................................... 1-17 -38
Authority and applicabilities ................................. 1-17-25
Computation in the amount of ............................... 1-17-29
Credits .......................................................... 1-17-33.1
Definitions ...................................................... 1-17-34
Exemptions ..................................................... 1-17-33
Impositions of .................................................. 1-17-28
Independent property appraisal .............................. 1-17-36
Independent traffic study ..................................... 1-17-35
Intents, purposes, and findings .............................. 1-17-26
Pavment ........................................................ 1-17-30
Property appraisal
Independent property appraisal ........................... 1-17-36
Property review appraisal .................................. 1-17-3 7
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ROADS AND BRIDGES (ConfdJ
Refund of fees paid ............................................ I-17 -32
Review .......................................................... 1-18-39
Rules of construction .......................................... 1-17-27
Short title ....................................................... 1-17-25
Use of funds and road benefit zones ......................... 1-17-31
Signs or structures
Erection within. right-of--way prohibited, removal .......... 1-17-1
Special. improvement sel-vice district
Advance necessary expenses, county authorized ........... 1-17-21
Annual assessments ........................................... 1-17-20
Contracts ........................................................ 1-17-19
Creation
Authorized ................................................... 1-17-16
Proceedings .................................................. 1-17-17
Violation and confirmation of creation ...................... 1-17-18
Street. and hause naming and numbering ..................... 1-17-50 et seq.
See: STREET AND HOUSE NAMING AND NUMBER-
ING
Additional provisions. See: SUBDIVISIONS
S
SANITATION. See: HEALTH AND SANITATION
SAVANNAHS
Airboats prohibited in ............................................ 2-4-1
SCHOOLS
Alcoholic beverages, distance restrictions ..................... 1-3-2 et seq.
See: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
SEWAGE DISPOSAL. See: WATER AND SEWERS
SEXUAL CONDUCT
Specified sexual. activities in commercial establishments.... 1-3-10 et seq.
See: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
SEXUAL OFFENDERS AND SEXUAL PREDATORS
Restrictions on residence for
Definitions ...................................................... 1-1$-20
Penalties ........................................................ 1-18-22
Prohibitions and exceptions .................................. 1-18-21
SHERIFF
Chief correctional oflicer
Designation ..................................................... 1-18-3
Combat automobile theft program .............................. I-18-2
Law enforcement impact fee .................................... 1-18-03 et seq.
Motor vehicle liability insurance, requirement. to maintain . 1-18-1
SHRUBS. See: VEGETATION
SIDEWALKS. See: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
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SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
Erection of signs or structures within right-of--way prohib-
ited
Removal ......................................................... 1-17-1
Railroads; posting of signs re train horns ..................... 1-16.5-11
Roads and bridges; signs or structures
Erection within right-of--way prohibited; removal .......... 1-17-1
SKIN DIVERS
Beachfront parks
Skin divers to check in and out with lifeguards............ 1-15-25
SOCIETIES
Persons defined to include ....................................... 1-1-2
SOUTHERN GROVE COl~iMUNITY DEVELOPA~lENT DIS-
TRICT NO. 5
Provisions enumerated ........................................... 1-6.5-120
et seq.
See: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SPEARFISHING
Beaches ............................................................ 1-15-25
SPEED REGULATIONS
Traffic; speed limits .............................................. 1-20-1
STREET AND HOUSE NAMING AND NUMBERING
Authority for naming anal numbering streets ................. 1-17-57
Centerlines established .......................................... 1-17-51
Continuity of names .............................................. 1-17-55
Cooperation by municipality .................................... 1-17-65
Curvilinear and circular street names and numbering ...... 1-17-56
Definitions ........................................................ 1-17-50
Designation of streets, avenues, etc ............................ 1-17-52
Firearms, use prohibited in certain areas ..................... 1- 7.8-126
Housing and building numbers
Duty of owner for placement ................................. 1-17-60
Generally; addressing grid .................................... 1-17 -59
Placement required prior to issuance of certificate of
occupancy .................................................. 1-17-61
Iinplementation ................................................... 1-17-64
Measurement ..................................................... 1-17-62
New subdivisions, application of system ....................... 1-17-63
No duplication of name .......................................... 1-17-54
Numeric street identification ................................... 1-17-53
Provisions enumerated ........................................... 1-17-50 et seq.
See: STREET AND HOUSE NAMING AND NUMBER-
ING
Street identification signs ....................................... 1-17-58
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Roads and bridges ................................................ 1-17-1 et seq.
See: ROADS AND BRIDGES
Sidewalks
Defined .......................................................... 1-1-2
Streets
Defined .......................................................... 1-1-2
SUBDIVISIONS
Flood protection regulations and restrictions ................. 2-14-20
Generally .......................................................... 2-14-16 et seq.
See: PLANNING
SUNNYLAND FARMS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIS-
TRICT See: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SURFING, SURF FISHING
Beaches ............................................................ 1-15-25
SURPLUS PROPERTY
Surplus real property, disposition of
Declaration of surplus property .............................. 1-16.2-2
Negotiation procedures ........................................ 1-16.2-5
Notification. of disposition to interested parties ............ 1-16.2-6
Process in acquiring surplus property ....................... 1-16.2-3
Purpose ......................................................... 1-16.2-1
Standards of competition; notice of disposal ................ 1-16.2-4
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY IMPROVEMENT
Property
St. Lucie County Energy Improvement District
Eligible property owners ............ ........................ 1-19-11
St. Lucie County property assessed clean energy improve-
ments ....................................................... 1-19-11,
1-19-18
St. Lucie County Energy Improvement District
Application ...................................................... 1-19-13
Authority of district ........................................... 1-19-6
Authorization of county officers and employees ............ 1-19-16
Declaration of district ......................................... 1-19-1
Definitions ...................................................... 1-19-10
Description of district ......................................... 1-19-3
Description of improvements ................................. 1-19- r
District board ................................................... 1-19-4
Eligible property owners ..................... . ................ 1-19-11
Energy savings audit .......................................... 1-19-12
Financing ....................................................... 1-19-8
Findings ......................................................... 1-19-2
Non-ad valorem assessments ................................. 1-19-9
Notice ........................................................... 1-19-15
Purpose of the district ......................................... 1-19-5
Written agreement ............................................. 1-19-14
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SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY IMPROVEMENT (_Confd.)
St. Lucie County property assessed clean energy improve-
ments
Alternative assessment procedures .......................... 1-19-18
Findings ......................................................... 1-19-17
SWIMMING
Beaches ............................................................ 1-15-25
SWIMMING POOLS
Fencing
Required ........................................................ 1-5-61
Waiver from requirement ..................................... 1-5-62
T
TAXATION
Additional homestead exemption for persons 65 and older
Amount of exemption .......................................... 1-19.3-87
Annual adjustment of income limitation .................... 1-19.3-90
Def"initions ...................................................... 1-19.3-80
Generally ....................................................... 1-19.3-86
Process for claiming the exemption .......................... 1-19.3-88
Property held ,jointly with. right of survivorship............ 1-19.3-89
Beach preservation act; taxation ............................... 2-12-29 et seq.
See: PARKS AND RECREATION
Children's services; ad valorem taxes .......................... 1-6-36
Discretionary sales surtax
Advertisement .................................................. 1-19.3-75
Authorized surtax expenditures .............................. 1-19.3-72
Distribution of surtax ......................................... 1-19.3-73
Imposition of sales surtax ..................................... I-19.3-71
Referendum ..................................................... 1-19.3-74
Economic development ad valorem tax exemptions
Appeals .......................................................... 1-19.3-61
Application generally .......................................... 1-19.3-56
Definition of terms ............................................. 1-19.3-55
Eligible business or industry ................................. 1-19.3-59
Enactment and authority ..................................... 1-19.3-52
Fees ............................................................. 1-19.3-58
Ineligible business or industry ............................... 1-19.3-60
Jurisdiction ..................................................... 1-19.3-53
Procedure ....................................................... 1-19.3-57
Purpose and intent ............................................ 1-19.3-54
Short title ....................................................... 1-19.3-51
Libraries impact fees ............................................. 1-11-11 et seq.
Local option motor fuel tax
Distribution af .................................................. 1-19.3-42
Duration of ..................................................... 1-19.3-43
Levy of .......................................................... 1-19.3-41
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Municipal service taxing or benefit units ......................1-13.5-1 et seq.
See: MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING OR BENEFIT UNITS
Ninth cent gas tax
Distribution ..................................................... 1-19.3-82
Duration ........................................................ 1-19.3-83
Levy .............................................................. 1-19.3-81
Ordinances and resolutions not affected by Code ............. 1-1-3
Park impact fee ................................................... 1-15-31 et seq.
Pawnbrokers a.nd secondhand dealers
Business tax receipt ........................................... 1-15.5-4
Public buildings impact fee ...................................... 1-16.3-11
et seq.
Tourist development tax ......................................... 1-19.3-30
et seq.
See: TOURISM
Zoning and building regulations; taxation ..................... 2-14-42
TAXICABS. See: MOTOR CARRIERS
TELEVISION
Cable television (franchise) ...................................... 1-5.5-1 et seq.
TENANT
Defined ............................................................ 1-1-2
THEFT
Combat automobile theft program .............................. 1-18-2
TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Merchandising of tobacco products ............................. 1-6-4 et seq.
See: MINORS
TOURISM
Tourist development council
Composition .................................................... 1-19.5-22
Created .......................................................... 1-19.5-21
Duties and powers ............................................. 1-19.5-23
Members
Appointment of .............................................. 1-19.5-21
Qualifications ................................................ 1-19.5-22
Terms ......................................................... 1-19.5-21
Powers and duties ............................................. 1-19.5-23
Tourist development tax
Levy ............................................................. 1-19.5-30
Local administration of tax ................................... 1-19.3-32
Plan for tourist development ................................. 1-19.3-31
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