Senate Bill 2654

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    Florida Senate - 1999        (NP)                      SB 2654

    By Senator Campbell





    33-1755-99                                         See HB 1563

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Broward County; extending

  3         the corporate limits of the Cities of Fort

  4         Lauderdale, North Lauderdale, and Pompano

  5         Beach; providing for annexation of the

  6         unincorporated area known as "Palm Aire

  7         Village"; providing for a study; providing for

  8         an election, providing for a runoff election;

  9         providing for an effective date of annexation;

10         providing for a transition plan and other

11         plans; providing for an interlocal agreement;

12         providing for a continuation of certain Broward

13         County regulations; providing an effective

14         date.

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16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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18         Section 1.  The governing body of each municipality

19  which desires to annex the area known as Palm Aire Village

20  shall submit transition plans providing for the impact on

21  employees of the governments affected, along with plans for

22  law enforcement and fire-rescue services. The plans shall be

23  submitted by the annexing cities in accordance with the Rules

24  and Regulations of the Broward County Legislative Delegation.

25         Section 2.  No later than June 15, 1999, the governing

26  body for each municipality which has complied with section 1,

27  and which chooses to be considered for annexation, shall

28  notify the Broward County Legislative Delegation that they

29  wish to appear on a ballot to annex the area known as "Palm

30  Aire Village."

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  1         Section 3.  The legal description of the "Palm Aire

  2  Village Area" is as follows:

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  4         That portion of Sections 7 and 8, Township 49

  5         South, Range 42 East, described as follows:

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  7         BEGINNING at the Northwest corner of said

  8         Section 8, said point being on the municipal

  9         boundary of the City of Pompano Beach as

10         described in Ordinance No. 73-38 of the City of

11         Pompano Beach;

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13         THENCE easterly along the north line of said

14         Section 8 and along said municipal boundary to

15         a line 53 feet East of and parallel with the

16         west line of said Section 8;

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18         (The following 10 courses are coincident with

19         the municipal boundary of the City of Fort

20         Lauderdale, as described in Ordinance No.

21         C-74-34 of the City of Fort Lauderdale)

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23         THENCE southerly, along said parallel line to

24         the north line of the South 125 feet of the

25         North 259.48 feet of the East 186 feet of the

26         West 239 feet of the Northwest one-quarter (NW

27         1/4) of said Section 8;

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29         THENCE easterly along the said north line to

30         the east line of the South 125 feet of the

31         North 259.48 feet of the East 186 feet of the

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  1         West 239 feet of the Northwest one-quarter (NW

  2         1/4) of said Section 8;

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  4         THENCE southerly along the said east line to

  5         the south line of the South 125 feet of the

  6         North 259.48 feet of the East 186 feet of the

  7         West 239 feet of the Northwest one-quarter (NW

  8         1/4) of said Section 8;

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10         THENCE westerly along said south line to the

11         point of curvature of a curve concave to the

12         Northeast, having a radius of 25 feet and

13         tangent to the said south line and tangent to a

14         line 53 feet East of and parallel with the west

15         line of the Northwest one-quarter (NW 1/4) of

16         said Section 8;

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18         THENCE westerly through northerly along said

19         curve to the point of tangency with a line 53

20         feet East of and parallel with the west line of

21         the Northwest one-quarter (NW 1/4) of said

22         Section 8;

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24         THENCE southerly along said parallel line to

25         the North line of the South 690 feet of the

26         North 1009.48 feet of the East 400 feet of the

27         West 453 feet of the Northwest one-quarter (NW

28         1/4) of said Section 8;

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30         THENCE easterly along said north line to the

31         east line of the South 690 feet of the North

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  1         1009.48 feet of the East 400 feet of the West

  2         453 feet of the Northwest one-quarter (NW 1/4)

  3         of said Section 8;

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  5         THENCE southerly along said east line to the

  6         south line of the South 690 feet of the North

  7         1009.48 feet of the East 400 feet of the West

  8         453 feet of the Northwest one-quarter (NW 1/4)

  9         of said Section 8;

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11         THENCE westerly along the said south line to a

12         line 53 feet East of and parallel with the west

13         line of the Northwest one-quarter (NW 1/4) of

14         said Section 8;

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16         THENCE southerly along said parallel line to a

17         line 50 feet North of and parallel with the

18         south line of the Northwest one-quarter (NW

19         1/4) of said Section 8;

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21         THENCE continue southerly along said parallel

22         line to the south line of the Northwest

23         one-quarter (NW 1/4) of said Section 8;

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25         THENCE continue southerly along a line 53 feet

26         East of and parallel with the west line of the

27         Southwest one-quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section

28         8 to a line 53 feet South of and parallel with

29         the north line of the Southwest one-quarter (SW

30         1/4) of said Section 8;

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  1         THENCE westerly along said parallel line and

  2         continuing westerly along a line 53 feet South

  3         of and parallel with the north line of the

  4         Southeast one-quarter (SE 1/4) of said Section

  5         7, a portion of which is along the municipal

  6         boundary of the City of Fort Lauderdale, as

  7         described in aforesaid Ordinance No. C-74-34,

  8         to the east line of Tract 8, Block 96, of the

  9         PALM BEACH FARMS CO. PLAT NO. 3, as recorded in

10         Plat Book 2, Pages 45 - 54 inclusive, of the

11         Public Records of Palm Beach County, Florida;

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13         (The following 2 courses are coincident with

14         the municipal boundary of the City of Fort

15         Lauderdale, as described in House Bill 2512)

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17         THENCE northerly along the said east line to

18         the Northeast corner of said Tract 8;

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20         THENCE westerly along the north line of said

21         Tract 8, to a line 25 feet West of and parallel

22         with the East line of Tract 5, Block 96, of

23         said PALM BEACH FARMS CO. PLAT NO. 3;

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25         THENCE northerly along said parallel line and

26         along the municipal boundary of the City of

27         North Lauderdale, as described in Ordinance No.

28         89-6-721 of the City of North Lauderdale, to

29         the south line of Tract 4, Block 96, of said

30         PALM BEACH FARMS CO. PLAT NO. 3;

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  1         (The following 2 courses are coincident with

  2         the municipal boundary of the City of North

  3         Lauderdale, as described in House Bill 926)

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  5         THENCE easterly along the said south line to

  6         the Southeast corner of said Tract 4;

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  8         THENCE northerly along the east line of said

  9         Tract 4 to the North plat boundary line of PALM

10         AIRE VILLAGE 2ND SECTION ADD'N 3, as recorded

11         in Plat Book 78, Page 31, of the Public Records

12         of Broward County, Florida;

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14         THENCE easterly along the said North Plat

15         boundary line and continuing easterly along the

16         North plat boundary line of PALM AIRE VILLAGE

17         2ND SECTION, as recorded in Plat Book 73, Page

18         9, of the Public Records of Broward County,

19         Florida, to a line 53 feet West of and parallel

20         with the east line of said Section 7;

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22         THENCE northerly along said parallel line to

23         the North line of said Section 7;

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25         THENCE easterly along said North line and along

26         the municipal boundary of the City of Pompano

27         Beach, as described in aforesaid Ordinance No.

28         73-38, to the Point of Beginning.

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30         Section 4.  The Broward County Board of County

31  Commissioners shall schedule a election in accordance with the

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  1  provisions of the law relating to elections, currently in

  2  force in Broward County on September 7, 1999. The subject of

  3  said election shall be the annexation of the area described in

  4  section 3 commonly known as the "Palm Aire Village Area."

  5  Only registered voters residing in the "Palm Aire Village

  6  Area," as described in this act, may vote in said election.

  7  The name of each municipality which chooses to be considered

  8  for annexation in accordance with section 2 shall appear on a

  9  ballot. The voters residing in the "Palm Aire Village Area"

10  shall, by majority vote of the voters participating in the

11  election, choose one municipality for annexation.

12         Section 5.  Palm Aire Village shall be deemed a part of

13  the municipality receiving a majority of the votes effective

14  September 15, 2000, pursuant to s. 171.062, Florida Statutes,

15  except as provided for in this act.  If no entity receives a

16  majority vote of those voting as provided for in section 4,

17  there shall be a runoff election scheduled for Tuesday,

18  October 4, 1999, between the two entities which have received

19  the highest number of votes in the election of September 7,

20  1999.

21         Section 6.  If a runoff election is necessitated as

22  provided for in section 5, the "Palm Aire Village Area" shall

23  be deemed annexed to the municipality which has received a

24  majority vote of those voters voting in the runoff elections.

25         Section 7.  An interlocal agreement shall be developed

26  between the governing bodies of Broward County and the

27  annexing municipality and executed prior to the effective date

28  of the annexation as provided for in section 5. The agreement

29  shall include a financially feasible plan for transitioning

30  county services, buildings, infrastructure, waterways, roads,

31  and rights-of-way and employees, and provisions for Broward

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  1  County to continue to receive certain revenues generated by

  2  the "Palm Aire Village Area" until the completion of

  3  programmed infrastructure improvements, as appropriate.

  4         Section 8.  The Board of County Commissioners of

  5  Broward County is hereby authorized to set the election

  6  provided for in section 4 by special election for the time

  7  period provided in this act at the cost of Broward County. A

  8  mail ballot shall not be used for any election provided for in

  9  this act.

10         Section 9.  Upon annexation into a municipality, the

11  following shall govern the areas described in section 3.

12         (1)  The future land use designations and zoning

13  districts presently provided for under the Broward County

14  Comprehensive Plan and Code of Ordinances of Broward County

15  shall remain the law governing the "Palm Aire Village Area,"

16  notwithstanding the fact that the "Palm Aire Village Area" is

17  now a part of a municipality.  The future land use

18  designations and zoning districts of Broward County shall be

19  deemed the conforming laws of the municipality of which the

20  "Palm Aire Village Area" is now a part.

21         (2)  Any change of zoning districts or future land use

22  designations may only be accomplished by enactment of the vote

23  of the majority of the full governing body of a municipality

24  plus one.

25         (3)  Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), any use

26  that is legally in existence at the time that the "Palm Aire

27  Village Area" becomes a part of a municipality, shall not be

28  made a prohibited use by a municipality, on the property of

29  the use, for as long as the use shall continue, and shall not

30  be voluntarily abandoned.

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  1         Section 10.  Subsequent to the effective date of this

  2  act, no change in future land use designation or zoning

  3  district shall be effective, until the "Palm Aire Village

  4  Area" has been annexed into a municipality; no annexation by

  5  any municipality shall occur during the time period between

  6  the effective date of this act and the effective date of the

  7  annexation.

  8         Section 11.  All public roads and the public

  9  rights-of-way associated therewith, on the Broward County Road

10  System, lying within the limits of the lands subject to

11  annexation herein, as described in section 3, are transferred

12  from Broward County jurisdiction to the jurisdiction of the

13  annexing municipality, except for those portions of Cypress

14  Creek Road (N.W. 62nd St.) and N.W. 31st Avenue lying within

15  the limits of the annexation area. All rights, title,

16  interests, and responsibilities for any transferred roads,

17  including, but not limited to, the ownership, operation,

18  maintenance, planning, design, and construction of said roads

19  and to the rights-of-way associated therewith shall transfer

20  from Broward County jurisdiction and ownership to the

21  jurisdiction and ownership of the annexing municipality upon

22  the effective date of this act.

23         Section 12.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

24  law.

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