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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

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11  Senator Sebesta moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 3, between lines 4 and 5,

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17         Section 2.  Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (3) of

18  section 316.006, Florida Statutes, to read:

19         316.006  Jurisdiction.--Jurisdiction to control traffic

20  is vested as follows:

21         (3)  COUNTIES.--

22         (c)  If the governing body of a county abandons the

23  roads and rights-of-way dedicated in a recorded residential

24  subdivision, and simultaneously conveys the county's interest

25  therein to a homeowners' association for the subdivision in

26  the manner prescribed in s. 316.00825, that county's traffic

27  control jurisdiction over the abandoned and conveyed roads

28  ceases unless the requirements of paragraph (b) are met.

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30  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2), each county

31  shall have original jurisdiction to regulate parking, by

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  1  resolution of the board of county commissioners and the

  2  erection of signs conforming to the manual and specifications

  3  of the Department of Transportation, in parking areas located

  4  on property owned or leased by the county, whether or not such

  5  areas are located within the boundaries of chartered

  6  municipalities.

  7         Section 3.  Section 316.00825, Florida Statutes, is

  8  created to read:

  9         316.00825  Closing and abandonment of roads; optional

10  conveyance to homeowners' association; traffic control

11  jurisdiction.--

12         (1)(a)  In addition to the authority provided in s.

13  336.12, the governing body of the county may abandon the roads

14  and rights-of-way dedicated in a recorded residential

15  subdivision plat and simultaneously convey the county's

16  interest in such roads, rights-of-way, and appurtenant

17  drainage facilities to a homeowners' association for the

18  subdivision, if the following conditions have been met:

19         1.  The homeowners' association has requested the

20  abandonment and conveyance in writing for the purpose of

21  converting the subdivision to a gated neighborhood with

22  restricted public access.

23         2.  No fewer than four-fifths of the owners of record

24  of property located in the subdivision have consented in

25  writing to the abandonment and simultaneous conveyance to the

26  homeowners' association.

27         3.  The homeowners' association is both a corporation

28  not for profit organized and in good standing under chapter

29  617, and a "homeowners' association" as  defined in s.

30  720.301(7) with the power to levy and collect assessments for

31  routine and periodic major maintenance and operation of street

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  1  lighting, drainage, sidewalks, and pavement in the

  2  subdivision.

  3         4.  The homeowners' association has entered into and

  4  executed such agreements, covenants, warranties, and other

  5  instruments; has provided, or has provided assurance of, such

  6  funds, reserve funds, and funding sources; and has satisfied

  7  such other requirements and conditions as may be established

  8  or imposed by the county with respect to the ongoing

  9  operation, maintenance, and repair and the periodic

10  reconstruction or replacement of the roads, drainage, street

11  lighting, and sidewalks in the subdivision after the

12  abandonment by the county.

13         (b)  The homeowners' association shall install,

14  operate, maintain, repair, and replace all signs, signals,

15  markings, striping, guardrails, and other traffic control

16  devices necessary or useful for the private roads unless an

17  agreement has been entered into between the county and the

18  homeowners' association, as authorized under s. 316.006(3)(b),

19  expressly providing that the county has traffic control

20  jurisdiction.

21         (2)  Upon abandonment of the roads and rights-of-way

22  and the conveyance thereof to the homeowners' association, the

23  homeowners' association shall have all the rights, title, and

24  interest in the roads and rights-of-way, including all

25  appurtenant drainage facilities, as were previously vested in

26  the county.  Thereafter, the homeowners' association shall

27  hold the roads and rights-of-way in trust for the benefit of

28  the owners of the property in the subdivision, and shall

29  operate, maintain, repair, and, from time to time, replace and

30  reconstruct the roads, street lighting, sidewalks, and

31  drainage facilities as necessary to ensure their use and

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  1  enjoyment by the property owners, tenants, and residents of

  2  the subdivision and their guests and invitees.  The provisions

  3  of this section shall be regarded as supplemental and

  4  additional to the provisions of s. 336.12, and shall not be

  5  regarded as in derogation of that section.

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  7  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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11  And the title is amended as follows:

12         On page 1, line 6, after the first semicolon,

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15         amending s. 316.006, F.S.; revising the traffic

16         control jurisdiction of a county over certain

17         roads and rights-of-way dedicated in a

18         residential subdivision under certain

19         circumstances; creating s. 316.00825, F.S.;

20         authorizing the governing body of a county to

21         abandon the roads and rights-of-way dedicated

22         in a recorded subdivision plat under certain

23         circumstances; providing for traffic control

24         jurisdiction of such roads;

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