HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 Ordinance No. 76-1
An ordinance classifying the roads in St. Lucie
County and approving a list of roads to be known
as the "St. Lucie County Rca~ Classification";
providing which roads and traffic signals in St.
Lucie County the state,county and municipalities
will construct, install and maintain and providing
an effective date.
WHEREAS, the Florida Turnpike was constructed and is maintained
by the state using the proceeds from the tolls thereon; the primary
roads are constructed and maintained by the state using the
proceeds of the first four cents of the gasoline tax and the
secondary roads are constructed by the state using the county's
share of the fifth and sixth cents of the gasoline tax, and
WHEREAS, the county receives the seventh cents of the gasoline
tax and a surplus fuel tax and levies an ad valorem road tax for
construction and maintenance of county roads, together with the
maintenance of secondary roads, and municipalties receive the
eighth cent of the gasoline tax and one-half of the ad valorem road
tax collected from within their corporate limits for construction
and maintenance of city streets, and
W~EREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County
has prepared a list and map reflecting the following road classifi-
cations:
Limited Access
Major Arterial
Minor Arterial
Major Collector
Minor Collector
Agricultural/Industrial
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Section 1. The list of roads attached hereto and by reference
made a part hereof is hereby approved as the "St. Lucie County Road
Classification".
Section 2. Any roads not included in said list will be considered
as "local roads" insofar as the county road classification is concerned.
Section 3. The state will maintain the Florida Turnpike and all
primary roads.
Section 4. The county will maintain all secondary roads and all
other roads included in said list. Provided, however, any such roads
located within the municipalities will not be accepted for maintenance
by the county until it meets county standards and the title to the
right of way has been transferred to the county.
Section 5. The county will maintain all "local roads" outside
of the municipalities and the municipalities will maintain all such
roads within their corporate limits.
Section 6. Any pavement improvements along the Florida Turnpike
and primary roads will be made by the state and any along secondary
roads and all other roads included in said list will be made by the
county.
Section 7. Any pavement improvements made along "local roads"
in the unincorporated areas will be financed through either an
assessment district or a special taxing district and any along "local
roads" in the incorporated areas will be made by the municipalities.
Section 8. Any traffic signal installations on primary roads
will be the responsibility of the state; and any on secondary roads
and all other roads included in said list will be the responsibility
of the county and all others within the municipalities will be
the responsibility of such municipalities.
Section 9. The maintenance and utility charges for all traffic
signals in the unincorporated areas will be the responsibility of
the county and the maintenance and utility charges for all traffic
signals within the municipalities will be the responsibility of
such municipalities.
Section 10. This ordinance shall take effect upon receipt
of official acknowledgment from the Office of the Secretary of State
that said ordinance has been filed in said office.
Passed and duly enacted this 2nd day of March, 1976.
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
Florida
Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
I, ROGER POITRAS, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance duly published
in the News Tribune on February 11, 1976.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Board this
day of March, 1976.
Roger Poitras, Clerk of the Board
of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida
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ORDINANCE NO. 76-2
An ordinance prohibiting the use of recreational
vehicle-type units, as defined by Section 320.1
(1) (b), Florida Statutes, for living quarters or
as a residence in the unincorporated areas of St.
Lucie County except in specified areas; providing
an exception; providing a penalty for the violation
of said ordinance and providing an effective date.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. No recreational vehicle-type unit as defined by
Section 320.1(1) (b), Florida Statutes, shall be used for living
quarters or occupied as a residence in the unincorporated area of
St. Lucie County unless it is located in an approved camping
ground, travel trailer park or mobile home park or is located in
an A-1 District and meets the requirements of Subsection 2 of
Section 11 of the Comprehensive Zoning Resolution of St. Lucie
County. Provided, however, that such a unit may be temporarily
occupied for a period not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours in any
thirty (30) day period when the owner or operator of the unit is
a gratuitous guest of the owner or occupant of the property on
which the unit is located.
Section 2. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail of
St. Lucie County for not to exceed sixty ('60) days or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon receipt of
official acknowledgment from the Office of the Secretary of State
that said ordinance has been filed in said office.
Passed and duly enacted this 2nd day of March, 1976.
Clerk of the Board
County Commissioners of
St. Lucie County, Florida
Chairman of the Board of County
Commis~ionero~ ~ of St. Lucie
County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
I, ROGER POITRAS, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance duly
published in the News Tribune on February 12, 1976.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Board this
day of March, 1976.
Roger Poitras, Clerk of the Board of
County Commissioners of St Lucie
County, Florida
Ch. 320 M( )R VEHICLE LICENSES, ETC. Ch. 320
320.665 Hearing procedures relating to li-
censing of manufacturers, distribu-
tors, etc.
320.67 Inspection of books, etc., of licensee.
320.68 Revocation of license held by firms or
corporations.
320.69 Rules and regulations.
320.694 Advisory council.
320.695 Injunction.
320.696 Warranty responsibility.
320.697 Civil damages.
320.698 Civil fines; procedure.
320.70 Penalties for violation.
320.71 Nonresident automobile or trailer
coach dealer's license.
320.72 Specially selected numbers.
320.74 "For hire" license plate; when use pro-
hibited.
320.77 License required of mobile home
dealers.
320.01 Definitions, general.--In construing
these statutes, the word, phrase or term:
(1) "Motor vehicle" includes:
(a) Automobiles, motorcycles, motor trucks,
trailers, semitrailers, tractor trailer combina-
tions, and all other vehicles operated over the
public streets and highways of this state and
used as a means of transporting persons or
property over the public streets and highways
and propelled by power other than muscular
power, but does not include traction engines,
road rollers, and such vehicles as run only upon
a track. '
(b) Recreational vehicle-type units pri-
marily designed as temporary living quarters
for recreational, camping, or travel use, which
either have their own motive power or are
mounted on or drawn by another vehicle. As
defined below, the basic entities are:
1. Travel trailer: A vehicular portable
unit, mounted on wheels, of such a size or
weight as not to require special highway move-
ment permits when drawn by a motorized
vehicle. It is primarily designed and construc-
ted to provide temporary living quarters for
recreational, camping, or travel use. It is of a
body width of no more than eight feet and a body
length of no more than thirty-two feet when
factory equipped for the road.
2. Camping trailer: A vehicular portable
unit mounted on wheels and constructed with
.collapsible partial side walls which fold for tow-
mg by another vehicle and unfold at the camp
site to provide temporary living quarters for
recreational, camping, or travel use.
3. Truck camper: A portable unit, de-
signed to be loaded onto, or affixed to, the bed
or chassis of a ~ruck, ~on~rucL~d Lo provide
temporary living quarters for recreational,
camping, or travel use. Truck campers are of
two basic types:
a. Slide-in camper: A portable unit de-
signed to be loaded onto, and unloaded from,
the bed of a pickup truck, constructed to pro-
320.821 Short title.
320.822 Definitions.
320.823 Establishment of uniform standards
code.
320.8235 Application of code.
320.824 Rules and regulations, changes and
modifications of standards.
320.825 Notice and hearing.
320.826 License.
320.827 Seal and certification.
320.828 Issuance of seals.
320.829 Fees.
320.830 Reciprocity.
320.831 Penalties.
320.832 Legislative intent.
320.8325 Mobile home tie-down requirements;
minimum installation standards; in-
junctions, penalty.
320.833 Destruction and reproduction of rec-
ords.
vide temporary living quarters for recreational,
travel, or camping use.
b. Chassis-mount camper: A portable unit
designed to be affixed to a truck chassis, and
constructed to provide temporary living
quarters for recreational, travel, or camping
use..
4. Motor home: A vehicular unit built on
a self-propelled motor vehicle chassis, primarily
designed to provide temporary living quarters
for recreational, camping, or travel use.
(2) "Mobile home" includes any type of
trailer or vehicle body, regardless of any appur.
tenances, additions, or other modification there-
to, without independent motive power, manufac-
tared upon an integral chassis or undercarriage
and designed either for travel over the highways
or for housing accommodations or both.
(3) "Local authorities" includes all officers
and public officials of the several counties and
municipalities of this state.
(4) "Owner" includes any person, firm, cor..
poration, or association controlling any motor
vehicle by right of purchase, gift, lease or
otherwise.
(5) "Chauffeur" includes any person op-
crating any motor vehicle as an employee of
the owner thereof; provided, the term "chauf-
feur" does not apply to a person using a mo-
tor driven vehicle as an incident to their
employment in some other capacity.
(6) "Trailer" includes all four-wheel ye-
hicles coupled to, or drawn by, a motor vehicle.
(7) "Semi-trailer" includes any two-wheel
vehicle coupled to, or drawn by, any motor
vehicle.
(8) "Motorcycle sidecar" includes any at-
tachment to a motorcycle for extra conveying
capacity, requiring the use of one or more
extra wheels.
(9) "Solid tires" includes all tires of any
material or substance, which do not depend
upon confined air for the support of the load,
except airless cushion tires.
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319.3'6 1974 SUPPLEMENT TO FLORIDA STATUTES 1973 s. 320.01
CHAPTER 319 320.851
TITLE CERTIFICATES
319.36 Definitions; shipment of motor vehicles;
proof of right of possession; penalties.
(Transferred)
319.36 Definitions; shipment of motor vehi-
cles; proof of right of possession; penalties.-
[ Transferred from s. 814.07 by ch. 74-383 effec-
tire July 1, 1975. See s. 814.07, 1973 F. S., for
text.]
CHAPTER 320
MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES, ETC.
320.01
320.04
320.06
320.0611
320.08
320.0805
320.0806
320.0842
320.0843
320.089
320.351
320.72
320.77
320.822
320.8225
320.8245
320.8255
320.8285
320.829
320.830
320.831
320.8325
320.834
320.835
320.836
320.837
320.838
320.839
320.84O
32O.85
Definitions, general.
License plates; service charge.
Registration; revalidation stickers; li-
cense plates transferable; transfer
fee; replacement plates.
Lost, stolen or damaged plates or
stickers.
License taxes.
Personalized prestige license plates.
Handicapped persons; license plates.
(New)
Free motor vehicle license plates to
veterans confined to wheelchairs.
License plates for wheelchair users.
(New)
Members of National Guard; special
tags; fee.
Motor vehicle noise limit compliance
prerequisite to registration. (New)
Specially selected numbers.
License required of mobile home deal-
ers.
Definitions.
Mobile home manufacturer's license.
(New)
Limitation. of alteration or modifica-
tion to mobile homes. (New)
Mobile home inspection. (New)
Onsite inspection. (New)
Fees. (Repealed)
Reciprocity.
Penalties.
Mobile home tie-down requirements;
minimum installation standards; in-
junctions, penalty.
Purpose. (New)
Mobile home warranty. (New)
Presenting warranty claim. (New)
Warranty service. (New)
Civil action. (New)
Cumulative remedies. (New)
Liquidated damages. (New)
Definitions for ss. 320.851-320.864.
(New)
320.852
320.853
320.854
320.855
320.856
320.857
320.858
320.859
320.860
320.861
320.862
320.863
320.864
320.01
License required of mobile home and
recreational vehicle manufacturers.
(New)
Agent for service of process. (New)
Licenses; amount; disposition of pro-
ceeds. (New)
Application for license; contents.
(New)
Requirement of assurance. (New)
Denial, suspension, or revocation of li-
cense; grounds. (New)
Denial of license; notice. (New)
Hearing for revocation, etc. (New)
Reinstatement of license. (New)
Hearing procedures relating to licens- ing of manufacturers. (New)
Inspection of books, etc., of licensee.
(New)
Revocation of license held by firms or
corporations. (New)
Rules and regulations. (New)
Advisory council. (New)
i)efinitlons, generaLwln construing
these statutes, the word, phrase or term: (1) "Motor vehicle" includes:
(a) Automobiles, motorcycles, motor trucks,
trailers, semitrailers, tractor trailer combinations,
and all other vehicles operated over the public
streets and highways of this state and used as a
means of transporting persons or property over
the public streets and highways and propelled by
power other than muscular power, but does not
include traction engines, road rollers, and such
vehicles as run only upon a track.
(b) Recreational vehicle-type units primarily
designed as temporary living quarters for recrea-
tional, camping, or travel use, which either have
their own motive power or are mounted on or
drawn by another vehicle. As defined below, the
basic entities are:
1. "Travel trailer:" A vehicular portable m~it,
mounted on wheels, of such a size or weight as
not to require special highway movement per-
mits when drawn by a motorized vehicle. It is
primarily designed and constructed to provide
temporary living quarters for recreational, camp-
ing, or travel use. It is of a body width of no
more than 8 feet and a body length of no more
than 32 feet when factory equipped for the road.
2. "Camping trailer:" A vehicular portable
unit mounted on wheels and constructed ~th
collapsible partial sidewalls which fold for tow-
ing by another vehicle and unfold at the caP
site to provide temporary living quarters for rec-
reational, camping, or travel use.
3. "Truck camper:" A portable unit, designed
to be loaded onto, or affixed to, the bed or chas-
sis of a truck, constructed to provide temporarY.
living quarters for recreational, camping, or
travel use. Truck campers are portable units
signed to be affixed to a truck chassis and con-
structed to provide tempor .a~'y living quarters for
recreational, travel, or camping use.
4. "Motor home:" A vehicular unit built on a
self-propelled motor vehicle chassis, primarily
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1974 SUPPLEI~ ~IT TO FLORIDA STATUTES 1973
s. 320.01
designed to, provide temporary living quarters for
recreational, camping, or travel use.
(2) "Mobile home" includes any type of
trailer or vehicle body, regardless of any ap-
purtenances, additions, or other modification
thereto, without independent motive power,
manufactured upon an integral chassis or under-
carriage and designed either for travel over the
highways or for housing accommodations or
(3) "Local authorities" includes all officers
and public officials of the several counties and
municipalities of this state.
(4) "Owner" includes any person, firm, corpo-
ration, or association controlling any motor vehi-
cle by Oght of pur,c, hase, gift, lease or otherwise.
(5) Chauffeur' includes any person operat-
Lug any motor vehicle as an employee of the
owner thereof; provided, the term "chauffeur"
does not apply to a person using a motor-driven
vehicle as an incident to their employment in
some other capacity.
(6) "Trailer" includes all four-wheel vehicles
coupled to, or drawn by, a motor vehicle.
(7) "Semitrailer" includes any two-wheel ve-
hicle coupled to, or drawn by, any motor vehicle.
(8) "Motorcycle sidecar" includes any attach-
ment to a motorcycle for extra conveying capac-
ity, requiring the use of one or more extra
wheels.
(9) "Solid tires" includes all tires of any ma-
terial or substance, which do not depend upon
confined air for the support of the load, except
airless cushion tires.
(I0) "Pneumatic tires" includes all tires made
of rubber and fabric inflated with air.
(11) "Net weight" shall be construed to be
the actual scale weight with complete catalogue
equipment.
(12) "Gross weight" shall be construed to be
the net weight of a motor vehicle plus the weight
of the load carried by such vehicle.
(13) "Cwt" shall be understood to refer to the
weight per hundred pounds, or major fraction
thereof, of a motor vehicle.
(14) "Trucks" includes any motor vehicle de-
signed or used principally for carrying things
other than passengers and includes a motor vehi-
cle to which has been added a cabinet box, plat-
form, rack, or other equipment for the purpose
of carrying merchandise other than the person or
effects of the passengers.
(15) "Truck-tractor" means a motor vehicle
having four or more wheels designed and
equipped with a fifth wheel for the primary pur-
pose of drawing a semitrailer which shall be at-
tached or coupled thereto by means of such fifth
.wh. eel an.d ha.x, ing no provision for carrying loads
maepenaently.
.(16) "GVW" means the gross vehicle weight
or a truck-tractor and semitrailer combination
which shall be calculated by adding to the net
weight of the truck-tractor the gross weight of
the semitrailer, which shall be the maximum
gross weight as declared by the owner or person
applying for registration, such vehicles being
coupled together by means of a fifth wheel ar-
rangement whereby part of the weight of the
semitrailer and load rests upon the truck-tractor.
(17) The word "passenger," or any abbrevia-
tion thereof, shall not include the driver.
(18) "Private use" shall be construed to mean
the use of all vehicles, which are not prope;-ly
classified as "for-hire" vehicles.
(19) "For-hire" vehicles include all motor ve-
hicles, or trailers drawn by motor vehicles, when
used for transporting persons, commodities or
materials for compensation; let or rented to an-
other for a consideration; offered for rent or hire
as a means of transportation for compensation;
advertised in a newspaper or generally held out
as being for rent or hire; used in connection with
a travel bureau or when offered or used to pro-
vide transportation for persons solicited through
personal contact or advertised on a "share-
expense" basis. When freight or passengers are
transported in a motor vehicle outside of a mu-
nicipal corporation of this state, for compensa-
tion or when freight is transported in a motor ve-
hicle not owned by the same person owning the
said freight, so that there is identitiy of owner-
ship between the said freight and motor vehicle,
such transportation shall be deemed "for hire."
The carrying of goods, wares, merchandise and
other personal property in motor vehicles by cor-
porations or associations for their stockholders,
shareholders and members, cooperative or other-
wise, shall be deemed transportation "for hire";
provided, however, the following shall not be
deemed as operatl, ng "for hire," to wit: Motor ve-
hicles used for transporting school children to
and from school under contract with school offi-
cials; hearses and ambuiances when operated by
licensed embalmers and morticians, their agents
and employees in this state; motor vehicles used
in the transportation of agricultural and horticul-
tural products or in transporting agricultural or
orticultural supplies cErect to growers or the
consumers of said supplies or to associations of
said growers or consumers; and motor vehicles
temporarily used by farmers for the transporta-
tion of agricultural and horticultural products
from farms or groves to packing houses or to
points of shipment by transportation companies;
motor vehif:les not exceeding 1 ~/2 tons under
· contract with the Government of the United
States to carry United States mail, provided such
vehicle is not used for commercial purposes.
(20) "State road" shall be construed to mean
any part of any road, including the b?idges
thereon, heretofore or which may hereafter be
designated by the legislature or by the Division
of P~lanning .and Programmin. g of the Department
of l ransportation, in accoraance with law, as a
state road, which has been, or may hereafter be
constructed, maintained, or otherwise improved
by the Division of Road Operations of said de-
partment, or which is now, or may hereafter be,
in course of construction, maintenance or im-
provement by such division.
(21) "Station wagons," also known as "sub-
urbans,'' not used for hire, are hereby declared to
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ORDINANCE NO. 76-3
An ordinance providing minimum standards requiring
landscaping of certain setback and yard areas,
including off-street vehicle parking, other vehicular
use areas, service areas, and open lot sales in the
unincorporated areas of St. Lucie County and making
certain requirements therefore; providing a penalty
for the violation of said ordinance and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA-
Section 1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this ordinance is to improve the appearance
of certain setback and yard areas and including off-street vehicular
parking and open-lot sales and service areas in the unincorporated
areas of St. Lucie County to protect and preserve the appearance,
character and value of the surrounding neighborhoods and thereby
promote the general welfare by providing for installation and maint-
enance of landscaping for screening and natural beautification
qualities, since the Board of County Commissioners finds that the
peculiar characteristics and qualities of the county justify
regulations to perpetuate its natural appeal on a county-wide basis.
Section 2. ENFORCEMENT
This ordinance shall be a minimum standard and shall apply
to all unincorporated areas in the county except one and two-family
dwellings. The St. Lucie County Building and Zoning Department shall
be the administering agency.
Section 3. DEFINITIONS
In construing the provisions of this ordinance, the following
definitions shall apply-
(a) Accessway. A paved area intended to provide ingress and
egress of vehicular traffic from a public right of way to
an off-street parking area.
(b) Developed Area. That portion of a lot or parcel upon
which a building, structure, pavement, gravel, lands-
caping or other improvements has been placed except
one and two-family dwellings.
(c) Encroachment. Encroachment is defined as any protrusion
of a vehicle outside of a parking space, display area,
or access way into a landscaped area.
(d)
Frontage. Lineal distance measured along abutting public
right of way.
(e)
Ground Cover. Low growing plants planted in Such a manner
as to form a continuous cover over the ground, such as
EnglishIvy, low growing varieties of Honeysuckle, Confed-
erate Jasmine, etc.
(f)
Landscaping. Landscaping shall consist of any of the
following or combination thereof: material such as, but
not limited to, grass, ground covers, shrubs, vines,
hedges, trees or palms; and non-living durable material
commonly used in landscaping, such as, but not limited
to, rocks, pebbles, sand, walls or fences but excluding
paving.
(g)
Mulch. Non-living small aggregate material such as
gravel, rock, pebbles, bark, or pine needles used as
a ground cover.
(h)
(i)
(J)
Off-street parking. Any area excepting public right of
way used for the purpose of parking, storing, or display
of vehicles, boats, trailers, and mobile homes, including
used car lots and other open lot uses but not including
parking structures or garages.
Street Line. That line limiting the right of way of the
street and being identical with the property line of
persons owning property fronting on the streets.
Planting Area. Any area designated for landscape planting
having a minimum of ten (10) square feet and at least one
dimension on any side of three (3) feet; except that
wherever a tree shall be planted a minimum area of twenty-
five (25) square feet, with a minimum dimension of at
least five (5) feet.
(k)
Tree. Any living self-supporting woody plant or palm
having at least one (1) well defined stem as described in
Section 4.
(1)
(m)
Shrub. Any self-supporting woody evergreen as normally
grown in St. Lucie County. ·
Vines. Any of a group of woody or herbaceous plants which
may climb by twining, by means of aerial rootle~s or by
means of tendrils, or which may simply sprawl over the
ground.
Section 4. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN YARD AREAS, OFF-
STREET PARKING AND OTHER VEHICULAR USE AREAS
All areas used for the display or parking of any and all types
of vehicles, boats or heavy construction equipment, whether such
vehicles, boats or equipment are self-propelled or not, and all land
upon which vehicles traverse the property as a function of the primary
use, hereinafter referred to as "other vehicular uses" including but
not limited to multiple-family dwellings, f~lling stations, grocery
and dairy stores, banks, restaurants, manufacturing, motels/hotels,
and the like shall conform to the minimum landscaping requirements
hereinafter provided, save and except areas under, on, or within
buildings used for parking or other vehicular uses, and parking
areas serving single and two-family uses.
(a) Installation. All landscaping shall be installed in a
sound workmanlike manner and according to accepted good
planting practice with the quality of plant materials
as hereinafter described. All elements of landscaping
not including plant material except hedges shall be
installed so as to meet any other applicable ordinances.
Landscaped areas shall require protection from vehicular
encroachment as herein provided in Section 4 (f) and
4(g). A qualified representative of the department
charged with the issuance of building permits shall
inspect all landscaping and no certificates of occupancy
or similar authorization will be issued unless the land-
scaping meets the requirements provided herein.
(b) Maintenance. The owner, tenant, and their agent, if any,
shall be jointly and severally responsible for the
maintenance of all landscaping which shall be maintained
in good condition so as to present a healthy, neat and
orderly appearance at all times and shall be kept free
from refuse and debris. All planted areas shall be
provided with an irrigation system or a readily available
water supply within one hundred (lO0) feet to ensure
continuous healthy growth and development. Maintenance
shall include the replacement of all dead plant material.
(c) Plant Materials.
(1)
Quality. Plant materials used in conformance with
the provisions of this ordinance shall be good,
healthy, and sturdy plants. Plant materials, which
are known to be intolerant of paving environments,
or whose physical characteristics may be injurious
to the public, or which produce a quantity and/or
quality of debris so as to present maintenance
difficulties, shall not be specified for use under
this ordinance.
(2)
Trees. Trees shall be species having an avewage mature
spread of crown of greater than fifteen (15) feet in
St. Lucie County, Florida, and having trunks which
can be maintained in a clean condition ovem five
(5) feet of clear wood (no branches). Trees having
an average mature spread of crown less than fifteen
(15) feet may be substituted by grouping the same
so as to create the equivalent of a fifteen (15)
foot crown spread.
(3)
Tree species shall be a minimum of six (6) feet over-
all height when installed. Trees of species whose
roots are known to cause damage to public roadways
or other public works shall not be planted closer
than twelve (12) feet to such public works, unless
the tree root system is completely contained within
a barrier for which the minimum dimensions shall be
five (5) feet square and five (5) feet deep, and for
which the construction requirements shall be four
(4) inch thick concrete reinforced with #6 road
mesh (6x6x6) or equivalent.
Shrubs and Hedges. Shrubs shall be a minimum of two
(2) feet in height when measured immediately after
planting. Hedges, where required, shall be planted
and maintained so as to form a continuous, unbroken,
solid, screen within a maximum of one (1) year after
time of planting.
(4)
Vines. Vines shall be a minimum of thirty (30)
inches in height immediately after planting and may
be used in conjunction with fences, screens, or walls
to meet physical barrier requirements as specified.
(d)
(e)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
Ground Covers. Ground covers, other than grass,shall
be planted in such a manner as to present a finished
appearance and reasonably complete coverage within
four (4) months after planting.
Lawn Grass. Grass areas shall be planted in species
normally grown as permanent lawns in St. Lucie County.
Grass areas may be sodded, plugged, sprigged or seeded
except that solid sod shall be used in swales or
other areas subject to erosion, and providing that
in areas where other than solid sod or grass seed is
used, protective measures shall be taken until complete
coverage is achieved.
~ynthetic Lawns. Synthetic or artificial turf shall
be subject to standards for fire retardation and may
be used in lieu of lawn grasses in whole or in part.
The installation of such synthetics shall conform to
recognized practices for erosion control of the base
grade and shall be installed over a paving surface if
designed for pedestrian circulation.
~nthetic Plants. Synthetic or artificial material in
the form of trees, shrubs, ground covers or vines shall
not be used in lieu of plant requirements in this
section.
(2)
(3)
Existing Plant Material. Healthy, acceptable plant material
existing on a site prior to its development, may be used
in part or in whole to meet the intent of this section.
Required Landscaping Adjacent to Public Rights of Wa~. On
the site of a building or open lot use providing an off-
street parking area or other vehicular use area, where such
area will not be entirely screened visually by an intervening
building or structure from any abutting right of way,
excluding dedicated alleys, there shall be provided lands-
caping between such area and such right of way, as follows:
(1) A strip of land at least ten (10) feet in depth
located between the abutting right of way and the
off-street parking area or other vehicular use area
which is exposed to an abutting right of way shall be
landscaped, such landscaping to include one (1) tree
for each thirty (30) lineal feet or fraction thereof.
Such trees shall be located between the abutting
right of way and off-street parking area o~ other
vehicular use area and shall be planted in a planting
area of a t least twenty-five (25) square feet with
a least dimension of five (S) feet, in addition, a
hedge, wall, or other durable landscape barrier of
at least two (2) feet in height shall be placed along
the entire length of such landcaped strip. If such
durable barrier is of non-living material, for each
ten (10) feet thereof, one (1) shrub or vine shall
be planted abutting such barrier but need not be
spaced ten (lO) feet apart. Such shrubs or vines
shall be planted along the street side of such barrier
unless they are of sufficient height at the time of
planting to be readily visible over the top of such
barrier. The remainder of the required landscaped
areas shall be landscaped with grass, ground cover,
or other landscape treatment, excluding paving.
All property lying between the right of way and off-
street parking area or other vehicular use area, other
than the required landscaped strip, shall be land-
scaped with at least grass or other ground cover.
Necessary accessways from the public right of way
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
through all such landscaping shall be permitted to
service the parking or other vehicular use areas
and such accessways may be subtracted from the lineal
dimension used to determine the number of trees
required.
Perimeter Landscaping Relating to Abutting Properties. On
the site of a bu'ilding or structure or open'lot'use
providing an off-street parking area or other vehicular
use area, the site shall be provided with a landscaped
buffer of not less than ten (10) feet in width. Such
landscaped buffer shall be designed and planted with a
hedge or other durable landscape barrier not less than
six (6) feet in height (within one (1) year after planting)
to form a continuous screen between the off-street parking
area or other vehicular use area and such abutting property.
Such landscaped barrier shall be located between the common
lot line and the off-street parking area and other vehicular
use areas. A six (6) foot high masonry wall set in a
ten (10) foot wide landscaped buffer area may be subst-
ituted for the required six (6) foot high planted buffer.
In addition, one (1) tree shall be provided for each
seventy-five (75) lineal feet of such landscape barrier
or fractional part thereof. Such trees shall be
located between the common lot line and the off-street
parking area or other vehicular use area. Each such
tree shall be planted in at least twenty-five (25) square
feet of planting area with a minimum dimension of at
least five (5) feet. Each such planting area shall be
landscaped with grass, ground cover or other landscape
material excluding paving in addition to the required tree.
Where such area abuts a dedicated alley or property
used for business or industrial purposes, only the tree
provision with its planting area provision as prescribed
in this subsection shall be required.
Parking Area Interior Landscaping. Off-street parking
and other vehicular use areas shall have at least one (1)
square foot of interior landscaping for each forty (40)
square feet or fraction thereof of off-street parking
and vehicular use area. Each separate landscaped area
shall contain a minimum of fifty (50) square feet and
shall have a minimum dimension of at least five (~)
square feet and shall include at least one (1) tree
having a clear trunk of at least five (5) feet with the
remaining area adequately landscaped with shrub~, ground
cover, or other authorized landscaping material not to
exceed three (3) feet in height. The toal number of
trees shall not be less than one (1) for each one
hundred (100) square feet or fraction thereof of required
interior landscaped area. These landscaped areas shall
be situated to divide and break up expanses of parking
and vehicular use areas.
Encroachment. The front of a vehicle may not encroach
upon any interior landscaped area. Two (2) feet of th-
required depth of each parking space abutting on an
interior landscaped area may be planted in extra grass
or ground cover provided that a suitable motor-vehicle
stop is provided.
Sight Distance for Landscaping Adjacent to Public Rights
of Way and Points of Access. Wh'en an accessway inter-
sects a public right of way or when the subject property
abuts the intersection of two (2) or more public rights
of way, all landscaping within the triangular areas
described below .shall provide unobstructed cross-visibility
at a level between three (3) feet and six (6) feet,
provided however, trees or palms having limbs and
foliage trimmed in such a manner that no limbs or
foliage extend into the cross-visibility area shall
be allowed provided they are so located so as not to
create a traffic hazard. Landscaping, except required
grass or ground cover shall not be located closer than
three (3) feet from the edge of any accessway pavement.
The triangular areas above referred to are-
(1)
The areas of property on both sides of an accessway
formed by the intersection of each side of the
accessway and the public right of way line with
two (2) sides of each triangle being ten (lO)
feet in length from the point of intersection and
the third side being a line connecting the ends
of the two other sides.
(2)
The area of property located at a corner formed by
the intersection of two (2) or more public rights
of way with two (2) sides of the triangular area
Being thirty (30) feet in length along the abutting
public right of way lines, measured 'from their
point of intersection, and the third side being
a line connecting the ends of the other two (2)
lines.
(J)
Existing Off-Street Parking Lots. Where an off-street
parking lot existed as of the effective date of this
ordinance and such off-street parking lot is enlarged
in area, volume, capacity, or space occupied, lands-
caping requirements, as herein specified, shall be met
for the total (old and new) area, volume, capacity, or
space so created or used.
Section 5. PLAN APPROVAL
The Building and Zoning Director, upon application for a
building permit for a development, shall require appropriate plans
showing the proposed landscape development in accordance with the
requirements herein provided below. Where site plan approval is
required by the Board of County Commissioners, appropriate plans for
landscape development shall be submitted with the site plan-,in
accordance with the requirements herein provided below:
A plot plan drawn to a scale of not less than one
(1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet including
dimensions and distances and clearly delineating
the existing and proposed landscape development.
A list of alt landscape material to be used shall
also be provided. Such plot plan shall also
include detailed drawings of the entire off-street
parking area and the location of all proposed
buildings.
No Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued until the
required landscaping has been provided, ins.pected, and approved.
Section 6. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail of
St. Lucie County for not to exceed sixty (60) days or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect upon receipt of
official acknowledgement from the Office of the Secretary of State
that said ordinance has been filed in said office.
Passed and duly enacted this llth day of ~y.' , 1976.
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County
Florida ·
Clerk of the Board of
County Commissioners of
St. Lucie County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
I, ROGER POITRAS, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance duly
published in the News Tribune on April 2, 1976.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Board this
day of MaY , 1976.
' R6ger" pOitras, Clerk 'of the Board of
County Commissionyrs of St. Lucie'
County, Florida
ORDINANCE NO. 76-4
An emergency ordinance of the county of St. Lucie
Florida designating and establishing the St.
Lucie County Planning and Zoning Commission as its
local planning agency pursuant to the Local
Government Comprehensive Planning Act of 1975
(Chapters 163.3161 - 163.3211, Florida Statutes);
setting forth said agency's duties and responsi-
bilities; establishing said agency's organization,
rules and procedures; requiring that all meetings
be public and providing for the keeping of public
records; providing for severability of any portion
declared invalid; repealing all ordinances in
conflict herewith; and providing for the effective
date hereof.
WHEREAS, Section 163.3167(8), Florida Statutes, requires
each unit of local government to designate a local planning agency
on or before July 1, 1976, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County
will not have another meeting until July 6, 1976.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. An emergency exists as to the designation of a
local planning agency as required by Section 163.3167(8), Florida
Statutes, and .the immediate enactment of this ordinance is necessary.
Section 2. The notice requirements of Section 125.66(2),
Florida Statutes, are waived.
Section 3. AUTHORITY. This ordinance is enacted pursuant to
and in.accordance with, provisions of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes
(Local Government Comprehensive Planning Act of 1975).
Section 4. DESIGNATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL PLANNING
AGENCY,'~' Pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 16313174 of
Florida ~Statutes (the Local Government Comprehensive Planning
Act of 1975) the St. Lucie County Planning and Zoning Commission
is hereby designated and established as the local planning agency
for the unincorporated territory of St. Lucie County, Florida.
Section 5. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LOCAL PLANNING
AGENCY. The local planning agency, in accordance with the Local
Government Comprehensive Planning Act of 1975, Section 163.3161 -
3211, Florida Statutes, shall:
(a) Recommend a comprehensive plan or elements or portions
thereof to the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida for adoption, and
(b) Monitor and oversee the effectiveness and status of
the comprehensive plan and recommend to the Board of
County Commissioners of St. Lucie County such changes
in the comprehensive plan as may be required from time
to time.
Section 6. ORGANIZATION RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE AGENCY:
Members of the local plannihg agency shall continue to be appointed
and follow such rules of procedure, methods of choosing officers,
setting of public meetings, providing of financial support, and
accomplishing its duties as provided in~.~hapter~59-1805 Laws of
Florida, 1959 as amended by St. ~ucie County Ordinance No. 71-5.
Section 7. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND RECORDS. All meetings of the
local planning agency shall be public meetings and all agency records
shall be public records. The local planning agency shall encourage
public participation.
, Section 8. SEVERAB.IAITY. If any word, sentence, phrase, clause,
section or portion of this ordinance shall be held invalid or
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such Portion ~
or words-shall be deemed a separate and independent provision and
such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
thereof, i
Section 9. REPEAL .OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES,~AND RESOLUTIONS,~~
All ordinances and resolutions of the governing body in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect
when a copy has been accepted by the postal authorities of the
Government of the United States for special delivery by registered
mail to the Departmen~ of State of Florida.
Passed and duly enacted this 22nd day of June, 1976.
Chairman of the Board of
~oun{y Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida
C e~kJof the Board of County
Cof~missioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
I, ROGER POITRAS, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an emergency ordinance
duly enacted by said Board of County Clmmissioners at a regular
meeting held on June 22, 1976 by the unanimous vote of all five
members and which has been duly recorded in the official minutes
of said Board.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Board this 22nd day of
June, 1976.~ ~
County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
I, ROGER POITRAS, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida, do hereby certify that on this
~ day of June, 1976, a certified copy of Ordinance
No. 76-4 of St. Lucie County, Florida was delivered to the United
States Post Office at Fort Pierce, Florida, in an envelope
addressed to the Department of State of Florida, Tallahassee,
Florida, 32304, to which had been affixed the required amount
of postage for special delivery by registered mail.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Board this ~JJ
day of June, 1976.
Cle/6~JSf the Board
County
of
Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida
ORDINANCE NO. 76-5
An ordinance amending Section 8 of Chapter
67-2000, Laws of Florida, 1967 to provide that
all certificates of competency shall expire
annually at midnight on September 30; prohibiting
anyone from engaging in contracting while his
certificate is inoperative; providing for the
renewal of certificate and the fee therefor;
providing penalty for the violation of said
ordinance and providing an effective date.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY:
Section 1. Section 8 of Chapter 67-2000, Laws of Florida,
1967 is amended to read:
"Section 8.
(1) If from said investigation and examination the board
shall determine that the applicant is qualified to engage
in the business of contractor as herein defined, the board
shall cause its certificate of competency to be issued to
the applicant, otherwise the application shall be denied.
Such certificate of competency shall specifically show the
type or types of contracting work which the applicant is
qualified to perform and shall show upon the face thereof
that it is subject to revocation and suspension. Should
any applicant be denied a certificate of competency,
he may within fifteen days from notice of such denial appeal
the denial to the board of county commissioners who shall
consider the appeal and either affirm the action of the
board or order the issuance of a certificate.
(2) Certificates of competency shall expire annually at
midnight on September 30.
(a) Failure to renew the certificate during September
shall cause the certificate to become inoperative, and
it is unlawful thereafter for any person to engage or
offer to engage or hold himself out as engaging in
contracting under the certificate unless the'certificate
is restored or reissued.
(b) A certificate which is inoperative because of
failure to renew shall be restored on payment of the
proper renewal fee, if the application for restoration
is made within ninety days after September 30. If
the application for restoration is not made within
the ninety day period, the fee for restoration shall
be equal to the original application fee; and in
addition, the board may require reexamination of the
applicant.
(c) A person who holds a valid certificate from the
board may go on inactive status during which time he
shall not engage in contracting but may retain his
certificate on inactive basis on payment of an annual
renewal fee during the inactive period of $5.00 per year.
(3) The annual renewal fee shall be as follows:
(a) General, building, residential, electrical, plumbing,
mechanical and HARV contractor $15.00
(b) Specialty Contractor $10.00"
Section 2. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance
shall upon conviction be punished by fine not to exceed Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail of St. Lucie
County not to exceed sixty (60) days or by both fine and imprisonment.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon receipt of
official~acknowledgment from the Office of the Secretary of State that
said ordinance has been filed in said office.
Passed and duly enacted this 13th day of July, 1976.
C~a~ the Board of County
~omm i ~s
~ioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida
Cl~rk~of the Board of
County Commissioners of
St. Lucie County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
I, ROGER POITRAS, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida, do .hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance' duly
published in the News Tribune on June 18., 1976 and
which has been duly recorded in the Official Minutes of said
Board.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Board this
day. of Julyv 1976.
Roger ol~ras, Clerk of th~
Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida
ORDINANCE NO. 76-6
An ordinance authorizing law enforcement
officers to ticket illegally parked, stopped or
standing vehicles with a notice requiring the
driver to pay a civil penalty of Fifteen ~15.00)
Dollars or to appear before a hearing officer;
providing that if such a violator does not pay
such civil penalty or appear before a hearing
officer, a warrant for his arrest shall be
issued; providing that the proving of certain
facts will be prima facie evidence of the vio-
lation of the ordinance prohibiting stopping,
standing or parking; providing a penalty and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Whenever any motor vehicle without driver is found
parked, stopped or standing in violation of any restrictions imposed
by ordinance of St. Lucie County, the law enforcement officer finding
such'vehicle shall take its license number, and may take any other
information displayed on the vehicle which may identify its user,
and shall conspicuously affix to such vehicle a notice in writing,
on a form provided by the Clerk of the County Court of St. Lucie
County, requiring the driver to pay a civil penalty of Fifteen ($15.00)
Dollars to said clerk within ten (10) days or to appear before a
hearing officer at the time, date and location specified on said
notice.
Section 2. If a violator of the restrictions on stopping,
standing or parking under St. Lucie County ordinances does not pay
said civil penalty within said ten (10) days or appear before a
hearing officer as provided in said notice, a warrant for his arrest
shall be issued.
Section 3. In any action charging a violation of any St. Lucie
County ordinance governing the stopping, standing or parking of a
motor vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the
complaint was parked, stopped or standing in violation of any such
ordinance, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint
was at the time of such parking, stopping or standing the registered
owner of such vehicle, shall be prima facie evidence that the
registered owner of such vehicle was the person who stopped, stood or
parked such vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which,
such violation occurred.
Section 4. Any person violating any provisions of this ordinance
shall upon conviction be punished by fine not to exceed $500.00 or by
imprisonment in the County Jail of St. Lucie County not to exceed
sixty (60) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon receipt of
official acknowledgment from the Office of the Secretary of State
that said ordinance has been filed in said office.
Passed and duly enacted this 13th day of July, 1976.
~i~.-m.9~. of th'e Board of County
FC~o~rr~aSlOners of St Lucie County,
~r~ of the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
I, ROGER POITRAS, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance duly
published in the News Tribune on June 18, 1976 and which has
been duly recorded in the Official Minutes of said Board.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Board this /F~ ~
day of July, 1976.
Roge/ ~6i~ras, Clerk of the
Boa?d of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida
BRUCE A. SMATHERS
SECRETARY O1:' STATE
June 28, 1976
STATE OF FLORIDA
THE CAPITOL
TALLAHASSE E 32304.
1904! 488-3918
DAVID C. MACNAMARA
Assistant Secretary of State
Ralph Bo Wilson, Esquire
St. Lucie County Attorney
Post Office Box 700
Fort Pierce, Florida 33450
Dear Mr. Wilson:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida
Statutes, this will acknowledge your letter of June 25 and
certified copy of St. Lucie County Ordinance No. 76-4 and
St. Lucie County Emergency Ordinance No. 76-7, which
were received and filed i,n this office on June ~976.
Kindest regards.
Cordially,
BRUCE A. SMATHERS
Secretary of State
NK/mb
CC: Pog/e~. Poitras
(Bff/Lr~~a na ugh ~'
Ci}(~f, BTu of Laws '
ORDINANCE NO. 76-7
An emergency ordinance amending Ordinance No. 76-3
of St. Lucie County to provide for the hearing of
appeals and granting variances from the provisions
of said ordinance by the St. Lucie County Board of
Adjustment and providing an effective date.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County
on May 11, 1976 enacted Ordinance No. 76-3 establishing minimum
standards requiring landscaping of certain setback and yard areas
in the unincorporated areas of St. Lucie County, and
WHEREAS, said ordinance does not provide for any appeals or
variances from the provisions of said ordinance and a literal
interpretation thereof could deprive land owners of the use of
their land in certain cases.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. An emergency exists as to the procedUre for the
granting of appeals or variances to the provisions of Ordinance
No. 76-3 and the immediate enactment of this ordinance is necessary.
Section 2. The notice requirements of Section 125.66(2),
Florida Statutes, are waived.
Section 3. Ordinance No. 76-3 is amended by adding a new
section to read:
"Section 5-A. APPEALS AND VARIANCES
The St. Lucie County ~oard of Adjustment shall have
the power to hear and decide appeals and to grant variances'
fr~ the provisions of this ordinance. In considerihg
sUch appeals and variances, said Board of Adjustment shall
be governed by the provisions of Sections 18, 19 and 20
of the Comprehensive Zoning Resolution for St. Lucie County."
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect when a copy has
been accepted by the postal authorities of the Government of the
United States for special delivery by registered mail to the
Department of State of Florida.
Passed and duly enacted this 22nd day of June, 1976.
Cler/k of the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida
Chairman of the Board of County
CommisSioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
I, ROGER POITRAS, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a tru? and correct copy of an emergency ordinance
duly enacted by said Board of County C6mmissioners at a regular
meeting held on June 22, 1976 by the unanimous vote of all five
members and which has been duly recorded in the official minutes
of said Board.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Board this ~22nd day of
June, 1976.
County, Florida
ORDINANCE NO. 76-7
An emergency ordinance amending Ordinance No. 76-3
of St. Lucie county't° provide for the hearing of
appeals and granting variances from the provisions
of said ordinance by the St. Lucie County Board of
Adjustment and providing an effective date.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County
on May 11, 1976 enacted Ordinance No. 76-3 establishing minimum
standards requiring landscaping of certain setback and yard areas
in the unincorporated areas of St. Lucie County, and
WHEREAS, said ordinance does not provide for any appeals or
variances from the provisions of said ordinance and a literal
interpretation thereof could deprive land owners of the use of
their land in certain cases.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD ~F COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. An emergency exists as to the procedure for the
granting of appeals or variances to the provisions of Ordinance
No. 76-3 and the immediate enactment of this ordinance is necessary.
Section 2. The notice requirements of Section 125.66(2),
Florida Statutes, are waived.
Section 3. Ordinance No. 76-3 is amended by adding a new
section to read:
"Section 5-A. APPEALS AND VARIANCES
The St. Lucie County Board of Adjustment shall have
the power to hear and decide appeals and to grant variances
from the provisions of this ordinance. In considering
such appeals and variances, said Board of Adjustment shall
be governed by the provisions of Sections 18, 19 and 20
of the Comprehensive zoning Resolution for St. Lucie County."
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect when a copy has
been accepted by the postal authorities of the Government of the
United States for special delivery by registered mail to the
Department of State of Florida.
Passed and duly enacted this 22nd day of June, 1976.
Cler/k of the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida
'airman of the Board of County
mmis~ioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
I, ROGER POITRAS, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an emergency ordinance
duly enacted by said Board of County Commissioners at a regular
meeting held on June 22, 1976 by the unanimous vote of all five
members and which has been duly recorded in the official minutes
of said Board.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Board this 22nd day of
June, 1976.
Cle~. 6f the Board of County
Cominissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida
THE NEWS I'RI'BUNE
Published Daily and Sunday ~ Except Saturday Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
Before the undersigned authority personal!y appeared Marvin
De,Bolt Sibyl B. Hall, who on oath says that he/she is Publisher,
Business Manager of The News Tribune, a daily newspaper pub-
lished at Fort Ymrce in St. Lucia County, Florida; that the attach,
ed copy of advertisement, being a ...Rub. l£.c..~Io.~i.c.e. .....................
in the matter of Haar. irx~...to...cQrtsid.e. IL..~.II..eL.c..~..m..e...n..t....Q.f.. ...........
Oral iaarxc ~_.. 2.6.-. B ............. in the ................................................ Court,
was published in said newspaper in the issues of 7./.23/Z.6. ...........
Affiant further says that the said News Tribune is a newspaper published at Fort
Pierce, in said St. Lucia County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore
been continuously published in said St. Lucia County, Florida, each day except Saturday
and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Fort Pierce,
in said St. Lucia County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first pub-
lication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that Be has
neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, com-
mission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the
said newspaper.
Sworn' to and subscribed before me
this 23rd day of Ju]-y
~O{~I~I~LIC STATE OF FLORIDA AT LARGE Notary Public fi~¥ COMMISSION EXPIPJ:$ JUNE $, 197'/
No. 00S13
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Board of County Com-
missioners of St. Lucia County,
Florl0i, will at its m~tlng at ~:0~
A.M. on Tuesday, Aught 10, 1~76 in
Room 2G3 e~ the St. Lucia County
Courthouse at Fort Pierce, Florkla,
hold I public hearing to cee~der the
enactment e~ OrdineKINo. 744, 1
C:eI~ a~ w111eh Il lfllC~Id llerlto al~l
~e ~m~ll l, plrt harKS.
thilIiyof July, 1~76.
CS) Ro~ Poitral
Clerk of the
_Bo,,d of Cm.y
Comml#lqners of
st urdr~, .
OROINANCE NO.
An ordinance pro~lbltl~, the
cou v; mt-alnntrles emi s(~eets iff ff'l. Lucl.
~. !'; ddtntng the torm larking;
"9."'?. prov~Ing a P~Ri~/~, the
vloII;lOl~ Of laid OPdiI~iRCl and
~evklln~ ~f~im ~
_ierl~ Stitutos,. aumerlm me
regulate er I~'O~blt ~ o~ any
W.H~.. REAS, the II,lng ,~f
yehlCleS In the vicl~.~y of the
whl.~ are all ~. ~~
NO~I'HEREFO!E, BE IT
ORDAINED BY ff~'lE .IOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
ST. LLI~IE COUNTY:
Hiht o~ li¥ o~ ~lll I~Ii R~ad
between the heur$ o~ I AM lad 3
PM, Monday threugh F:rlday.
~.S~ctJon ~. The parking of motor
reaches, except in the ~ase of an
r~ig~flcY, il pl'Ohibi~tsNd on the
Of Way of Jenkla$ ~ond Within
fit of its InterNctlon with
Orange Aveflue {SR44). .
Section 3. The perking of motor
vehicles, except in the ca~ of an
emergency, Il prohlblt~ on the
right of way of Angle Reed within
300 feet of Itl .intersection with
Avenue D.
. .S~t. lon 4. The parking of motor
a.ny provisions of th'- __V?atlng ,
.a urolnsnce ~
<hal/. ~,.aon C, onyictlon be unl
PUbliSh: J u,~. ~,~, .... P shed by '
BRUCE A. SMATHERS
SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE OF FLORIDA
THE CAPITOL
TALLAHASSEE 32304
(904) 488-3918
August 16, 1976
Honorable Roger Poitras
Clerk of Circuit Court
Saint Lucie County
Post Office Drawer 700
Fort Pierce, Florida 33450
Dear Mr. Poitras'
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida
Statutes, this will acknowledge your letter of August 12 and
certified copy of Saint Lucie County Ordinance No. 76-8,
which was received and filed in this office on August 16, 1976.
Kindest regards.
Cordially,
NK/mb
BRUCE A. SMATHERS
Secretary of State
, Burea7 Laws ' /
ORDINANCE NO. 76-8
An ordinance prohibiting the parking
of motor vehicles on certain portions
of the rights of way of certain roads
and streets in St. Lucie County; defining
the term parking; directing the Road
Superintendent of said County to erect
appropriate signs; providing a penalty
for the violation of said ordinance and
providing an effective date.
WHEREAS, Section 316.008, Florida Statutes, authorizes the
Board of County Commissioners to regulate or prohibit parking on any
street or highway under its jurisdiction, and
WHEREAS, the parking of motor vehicles in the vicinity of
the hereinafter designated intersections which are all under the
jurisdiction of the County, creates a serious traffic problem,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY:
Section 1. The parking of motor vehicles, except in the case
of an emergency, ms prohibited on the right of way of Will Fee Road
between the hours of 8 AM and 3 PM, Monday through Friday.
Section 2. The parking of motor vehicles, except in the case
of an emergency, ms prohibited on the right of way of Jenkins Road
within 500 feet of its intersection with Orange Avenue (SR-68).
Section 3. The parking of motor vehicles, except in the case
of an emergency, ms prohibited on the right of way of Angle Road
within 300 feet of its intersection with Avenue D.
Section 4. The parking of motor vehicles, except in the case
of an emergency, ms prohibited on the right of way of Avenue D within
300 feet of its intersection with Angle Road.
Section 5. The parking of motor vehicles, except in the case
of an emergency, is prohibited on the right of way of Flamingo
Boulevard east of Atlantic Beach Boulevard.
Section 6. The parking of motor vehicles, except in the case
of an emergency, IS prohibited on the right of way of Tamarind Drive
within 300 feet of its intersection with Flamingo Boulevard.
Section 7. The term parking as used herein means the standing
of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily
for the purpose of and while actually engaging in loading or unloading
merchandise or passengers as may be permitted by law.
Section 8. The Road Superintendent of said County is directed
to erect the necessary signs to advise the public that such parking
is prohibited.
Section 9. Any person violating any provisions of this ordinance
shall upon conviction be punished by fine not to exceed $500.00 or
by imprisonment in the County Jail of St. Lucie County not to exceed
sixty (60) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 10. This ordinance shall take effect upon receipt of
official acknowledgment from the Office of the Secretary of State
that said ordinance has been filed in said office.
Passed and duly enacted this 10th day of August, 1976.
~ir~n of the Board of County
uomm~/~sioners of St. Lucie County,
Florida
~er~k of the Board of
County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
I, ROGER POITRAS, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance duly
published in the News Tribune on July 23, 1976 and which has
been duly recorded in the Official Minutes of said Board.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Board this
day of August, 1976.
Roger/Poi~tras, Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida
~ : THE NL'~A' TRIBUN~
Published Daily and Sunday ~ Except Saturday
Fort Pierce, St. Lucia County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
Before the undersigned authority personal!y appeared Marvin
De,Bolt. Sibyl B. Hall, who on oath says that he/she is Publisher,
Business Manager of The News Tribune, a daily newspaper pub-
lished at Fort l~mrce in St. Lucie County, Florida; that the attach,
ed copy .of advertisement, being a ..... ..n.9...t..i..c...e....9.~....m..e...e..t...i..n. 9. .........
in the matter of Ordinance 76-9
............................................ in the ................................................. Court,
was published in said newspaper in the issues of ............................
30 AUG 76
Affiant further says that the said News Tribune is a newspaper published at Fort
Pierce, in said St. Lucie County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore
been continuously published in said St. Lucie County, Florida, each day except Saturday
and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Fort Pierce,
in said St. Lueie County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first pub-
lication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that lie has
neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, com-
mission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the
said newspaper.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
· 30 th AUG
thls ........................ day of .................. ~.....,~ ........ /"x r"'-,,.
'1
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~C~"D~D TLUgtJ G~N~_.I~t INS, UNC~W~ffEI5
NO. O~
NOTICE
NOTICE Is hereby given t~et the
Board of County Commissleners of
St. Lucia County, Florida, will et Itl
meeting at 9:00 A.M. en Tue~lay,
September :21, 1976 In Room 203 of
the St. Lucia County Courthouse at
Fort Pierce, Florida, hold · public
hearing to consider the enactment
of Ordinance No. 76-9. a CODy of
which is effached hereto and by
reference made e part hereof.
ORDINANCE NOi 76.9
An ordinance prohibiting trucks
having a rated load cel~cltY In ex-
cess of three quarters of a ton
ton) on Rose Lane; requiring the
posting of e notice of such prehlbl.
non; providing · penalty for such
violation and providing an afl.five
date.
WHEREAS, Section 316.202,
Florida Statutes, provides that the
Board of COUnty Commissioners
may prescribe weight Iimltl lo,er
than the limits prescribed In
Chapter 316, Flotilla Statutes,
whenever In Its ludgment any road
or part thereof shall, bY reason of Its
design, deterioration or other
climatic or natural causes be II·l~le
to be damaged or destroyed by
motor vehicles If the gross weight
thereof shall exceed the limits es-
tablished by the Board of County
Commissioners.
NOW, THEREFORE,' BE IT
ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
ST. LUClE COUNTY:
Section l. All trucks having a
rated load capacity In excess of
three quarters (3~ Ton) of a ton are
prohibited on. Rose Lane In St. Lucia
County.
Section 2. Notice of the'eStablish.
mens of said weight limit shell
posted at the Intersection to said
road.
Section, 3. Any parson vleietlng
any provisions of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction be Punlsheq
by fine not to exceed S$00.~0 or be
Imprisoned In the County .lall of St.
Lucia County not to exceed sixty
(N}) days or by both such fine and
·imprisonment
Section 4. This ordlnence shall
take effect upon receipt of official
acknowledgment from the Office of
the Secretary of State that said
dlnance has been filed in said office.
DATED this 25th day of August,
IF~6.
(s) Roger Poltras
Clerk of the Board of County
ORDINANCE NO. 76-9
An ordinance prohibiting trucks having a rated
load capacity in excess of three quarters of a
ton (3/4 ton) on Rose Lane; requiring the post-
ing of a notice of such prohibition; providing
a penalty for such violation and providing an
effective date.
WHEREAS, Section 316.202, Florida Statutes, provides that the
Board of County Commissioners may prescribe weight limits lower
than the limits prescribed in Chapter 316, Florida Statutes,
whenever in its judgment any road or part thereof shall, by
reason of its design, deterioration or other climatic or natural
causes be liable to be damaged or destroyed by motor vehicles if
the gross weight thereof shall exceed the limits established by
the Board of County Commissioners.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY:
Section 1. Ail trucks having a rated load capacity in excess
of three quarters (3/4 ton) of a ton are prohibited on Rose Lane
in St. Lucie County.
Section 2. Notice of the establishment of said weight limit
shall be posted at the intersection to said road.
Section 3. Any person violating any provisions of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction be punished by fine not to
exceed $500.00 or be imprisoned in the County jail of St. Lucie
County not to exceed sixty (60) days or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon receipt of
official acknowledgment from the Office of the Secretary of State
that said o~dinance has been filed in said office.
Passed and duly enacted this 21st day of September, 1976.
~ 'the BOard of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida
~__a~a.n of the' Board o'f COunty
'Commissioners of St Lucie -
Florida . ~ounty
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST. LUCIE
I, ROGER POITRAS, Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct
copy of an ordinance duly published in the News Tribune
on August 30, 1976 and which has been duly recorded in the
Official Minutes of said Board.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Board this
day of ~, 1976.
R~e~ Poitras, Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida
BRUCE A. SMATHERS
SECRETARY OF STATE
ecretar tate
STATE OF FLORIDA
THE CAPITOL
TALLAHASSEE 32304
(904) 488-3918
October 7, 1976
Honorable Roger Poitras
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Saint Lucie County
Drawer 700
Fort Pierce, Florida
Dear Mr. Poitras:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, F.S. this will
acknowledge your letter of October 5, and certified copy of Saint
Lucie County Ordinance No. 76-9, which was received and filed in
this office October 7, 1976.
Kindest regards.
Cordially,
NK,/mp
BRUCE A. SMATHERS
Secretary of State