CODE OF THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

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CONTAINING

THE CHARTER LAWS

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GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY

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Adopted, October 3, 1972

Effective, October 3, 1972

Published in 1972 By Order Of The City Commission

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Copyright 1972

Municipal Code Corporation

Tallahassee, Florida

OFFICIALS
of the
CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA
AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION

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James E. Edwards
Mayor

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Edward L. Heafy
George MacGregor
Walter R. Blake
Wilfred Neale, Jr.
Commissioners

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Werner Buntemeyer
City Clerk

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Paul J. McDonough
City Attorney

CURRENT OFFICIALS
of the
CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA

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Walter G. Campbell, Jr.
Mayor

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Lou Cimaglia
Vice Mayor

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Joy Carter
Dan Daley
Larry Vignola
Commissioners

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Michael Goodrum
City Manager

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John Hearn
City Attorney

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Debra Thomas
City Clerk

PREFACE

This Code of Ordinances, is a revision and codification of all ordinances of a general and permanent nature that were deemed appropriate to be included, followed by a Comparative Table setting out, in chronological sequence, the ordinances respectively, and their disposition. For the convenience of the user, the Charter is included herein, along with an enumeration of other special acts of the State Legislature relating to the city.

This volume is an entire new codification and, as expressed in the Adopting Ordinance, supersedes all ordinances and resolutions not included herein or expressly saved from repeal by the Adopting Ordinance. This Code contains only ordinances of a general and permanent nature prescribed for and affecting the public as a whole. Special ordinances dealing with only a portion of the inhabitants of the City, rather than all of them, or relating to special purposes, such as the ordinances levying special assessments, providing for bond issues, paving, vacating, and opening specified streets are not included herein. For a specific enumeration of the subject matter of ordinances which are not included herein, see Section 3 of the Adopting Ordinance.

All of the ordinances have been classified as to subject matter, edited, revised and in many instances completely rewritten. New words and phrases and even whole sections have been added to make this Code comprehensive in scope and lucid in meaning. The chapters have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order and the various sections within each chapter have been appropriately catchlined to facilitate usage. Attention is also directed to the appropriate footnotes which tie related sections of the Code together and which also refer to relevant state laws.

The numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and municipal Codes. Each section number consists of two component parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash referring to the chapter number and the figure after the dash referring to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the first section of Chapter 1 is numbered 1-1 and the fourth section of Chapter 14 is 14-4. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter and at the same time new sections can be inserted in their proper places, simply by using the decimal system for amendments. By way of illustration: If new material consisting of three sections that would logically come between Sections 4-4 and 4-5 is desired to be added, such new sections would be numbered 4-4.1, 4-4.2, 4-4.3, respectively.

New chapters may be included by the addition of a fraction after the chapter number, i.e., if the new material is to be included between Chapters 13 and 14, it will be designated as Chapter 13½. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same manner or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, the next successive number being assigned to the article or division. Sections have been reserved at the end of articles and divisions to allow for future expansion.

The parentheses which follow most of the sections in the Code embrace and designate the source of the material used. Where no historical citation follows a section, the material was officially adopted as of the date of the ordinance which adopts this codification.

A special feature of this Code to which the attention of the user is especially directed is the innovation of the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing for the City of Coral Springs. With this new looseleaf system, the Code of Ordinances will be kept up-to-date periodically. Acts of the State Legislature amending the Charter, or pertaining to the City, can be inserted biennially by reprinting the pages affected, by adding new pages or deleting pages, in case of repeal. Amendatory ordinances, after proper editing, would be similarly handled, except that they can be published as often as desired by the City. The indices will be subjected to the same treatment. The reprinted pages will be distributed tot he holders of the Codes with instructions for inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages. To each such amendment will be attached an editorial footnote explaining briefly the effect of the amendment on the section or sections amended and the derivation of such amendment. Each such subsequent amendment, when incorporated into this Code, may be cited as a part hereof, as provided in Section 5 of the Adopting Ordinance.

The successful maintenance of this Code up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the volume. As revised sheets are received it will become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publishers that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid confusion or misplacement and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

The indices to the Code have been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of the headings being couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language used by city officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which he is interested.

The publishers are most grateful to the City Clerk, Mr. Werner Buntemeyer and Mr. Paul J. McDonough, City Attorney, for their assistance and cooperation during the progress of the editorial work.

The publication of this Code was under the direct supervision of Mr. George R. Langford, President, and Clarence A. Neeley, Editorial Counselor of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully acknowledged to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

This Code of Ordinances is presented for the use and benefit of the citizens of the City of Coral Springs, Florida.

	MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION
	Tallahassee, Florida

 

ADOPTING ORDINANCE

An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a New Code of Ordinances of the City of Coral Springs, Florida; Establishing the Same; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances Not Included Therein, Except as Herein Expressly Provided; Providing for the Manner of Amending Such Code of Ordinances; Providing a Penalty for the Violation Thereof; and Providing When This Ordinance Shall Become Effective.

Be It Ordained by the City Commission of Coral Springs, Florida:

Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances, consisting of Chapters 1 and 19, each inclusive, is hereby adopted and enacted as the "Code of Ordinances of the City of Coral Springs, Florida."

Section 2. That said "Code of Ordinances of the City of Coral Springs, Florida," shall be treated and considered as a new, original comprehensive ordinance which shall supersede all other general and permanent ordinances of the City of Coral Springs, Florida, passed on or before May 2, 1972.

Section 3. This ordinance shall not affect the following:

(a)

Any offense or act committed or done or any penalty or forfeiture incurred or any contract or right established or accruing before the effective date of this ordinance;

(b)

Any ordinance or resolution promising or guaranteeing the payment of money for the City, or authorizing the issuance of any bonds of the City or any evidence of the City's indebtedness, or any contract or obligation assumed by the City;

(c)

The administrative ordinances or resolutions of the City, not in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of such Code;

(d)

Any ordinance or resolution fixing salaries of officers or employees of the City;

(e)

Any appropriation ordinance or resolution;

(f)

Any right or franchise granted by the City Commission to any person, firm or corporation;

(g)

Any ordinance or resolution dedicating, naming, establishing, locating, relocating, opening, closing, paving, widening, etc., any street or public way in the City;

(h)

Any ordinance or resolution establishing and prescribing the street grades of any street in the City;

(i)

Any ordinance or resolution providing for local improvements or assessing taxes therefor;

(j)

Any ordinance or resolution dedicating or accepting any plat or subdivision in the City or providing regulations for the same;

(k)

Any ordinance relating to the airport of the City;

(l)

Any ordinance or resolution prescribing traffic regulations for specific locations, prescribing through streets, parking limitations, parking prohibitions, one-way traffic, limitations on loads of vehicles or loading zones, not inconsistent with such Code;

(m)

Any ordinance or resolution regulating the installation or repair of gas piping or apparatus;

(n)

Any ordinance regulating the zoning of lands;

(o)

Any ordinance enacted after May 2, 1972.

Such repeal shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part of an ordinance that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance which is repealed by this ordinance.

Section 4. That whenever in such Code an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor by the City Commission, or whenever in such Code the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful by the City Commission, and no specific penalty is provided therefor the violation of any such provision of such Code shall be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code.

Section 5. That any and all additions and amendments to such Code when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the City Commission to make the same a part thereof shall be deemed to be incorporated in such Code so that reference to the "Code of Ordinances of the City of Coral Springs, Florida," shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments.

Section 6. That in case of the amendment of any section of such Code by the City Commission, for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty as provided in Section 1-8 of such Code shall apply to the section as amended; or in case such amendment contains provisions for which a penalty, other than the aforementioned general penalty is provided in another section in the same chapter, the penalty so provided in such other section shall be held to relate to the section so amended; unless such penalty is specifically repealed therein.

Section 7. That a copy of such Code shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk preserved in looseleaf form, or in such other form as the City Clerk may consider most expedient. It shall be the express duty of the City Clerk, or someone authorized by him, to insert in their designated places all amendments, ordinances or resolutions which indicate the intention of the City Council to make the same a part of such Code when the same have been printed or reprinted in page form, and to extract from such Code all provisions which from time to time may be repealed by the City Commission. This copy of such Code shall be available for all persons desiring to examine the same.

Section 8. That it shall be unlawful for any person to change or alter by additions or deletions, any part or portion of such Code, or to insert or delete pages or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the laws of the City of Coral Springs to be misrepresented thereby. Any person violating this section shall be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the "Code of Ordinances of the City of Coral Springs, Florida."

Section 9. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.

Section 10. That this ordinance shall become effective on the 3rd day of October, 1972, subject to corrections and inclusion of all duly enacted but omitted ordinances.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON this 3rd day of October, 1972.

(SEAL)

/s/ James E. Edwards
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Mayor

/s/ Werner Buntemeyer
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City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:

City Attorney

I hereby Certify that the above Ordinance is a true and correct copy of the said Ordinance adopted by the Commission of the City of Coral Springs at a regular meeting held on the 3rd day of October, 1972.

/s/ Werner Buntemeyer
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City Clerk
City of Coral Springs, Florida