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        By Representative Ritter






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Broward County; providing

  3         for extending the corporate limits of the City

  4         of Cooper City; providing for annexation of

  5         specified unincorporated land; providing for an

  6         election; providing for an effective date of

  7         annexation; providing an effective date.

  8

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

10

11         Section 1.  The governing body of the City of Cooper

12  City has affirmed its interest to serve as the governing body

13  for a specified unincorporated area hereinafter known as the

14  "Royal Palm Ranches Area," as described in section 2.

15         Section 2.  The legal description of the Royal Palm

16  Ranches Area is as follows:

17

18         A portion of Section 5, Township 51 South,

19         Range 41 East described as follows: Commence at

20         the Northwest corner of said Section 5; thence

21         Southerly along the West line of said Section 5

22         to the North line of Tract 14 of 'EVERGLADES

23         SUGAR AND LAND COMPANY SUBDIVISION" as recorded

24         in Plat Book 2, Page 75 Dade County Records,

25         and the Point of Beginning No. 1; thence

26         Easterly along said North line, being the

27         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

28         No. 84-10-2 to the West line of the East

29         one-half (E 1/2) of the West one-half (W 1/2)

30         of said Tract 14; thence Southerly along said

31         West line, being the Municipal Limits of Cooper

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  1         City per Ordinance No. 89-5-7, to the South

  2         line of said Tract 14; thence Easterly along

  3         said South line and said Municipal Limits to

  4         the East line of the West one-half (W 1/2) of

  5         said Tract 14; thence Northerly along said East

  6         line and said Municipal Limits to the North

  7         line of said Tract 14; thence Easterly along

  8         said North line and the Municipal Limits of

  9         Cooper City per Ordinance No. 84-10-2 to the

10         West line of the East one-half (E 1/2) of the

11         East one-half (E 1/2) of said Tract 14; thence

12         Southerly along said West line, being the

13         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

14         No. 98-2-1 to the South line of said Tract 14;

15         thence Easterly along said South line and said

16         Municipal Limits to the Southeast corner of

17         said Tract 14; thence Easterly along the South

18         line of the North one-half (N 1/2) of Tract 12

19         of said Plat being the Municipal Limits of

20         Cooper City per Ordinance No. 83-5-6 to the

21         East line of said Tract 12; thence Northerly

22         along said East line and said Municipal Limits

23         to the North line of the South 720.34 feet of

24         Tract 11 of said Plat; thence Easterly along

25         said North line, being the Municipal Limits of

26         Cooper City per Ordinance No. 86-3-1 to a line

27         parallel with and 33.02 feet East of the East

28         line of said Tract 11; thence Southerly along

29         said parallel line and said Municipal Limits to

30         the South line of Tract 10 of said Plat; thence

31         Easterly along said South line and the South

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  1         line of Tract 9 of said Plat and said Municipal

  2         Limits of Cooper City to the Southeast corner

  3         of said Tract 9; thence Northerly along the

  4         East line of said Tract 9, and said Municipal

  5         Limits to the South line of the North one-half

  6         (N 1/2) of Tract 8 of said Plat; thence

  7         Easterly along said South line and the

  8         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

  9         No. 86-3-3 to the East line of said Tract 8;

10         thence Northerly along said East line and said

11         Municipal Limits to the North line of said

12         Section 5; thence Easterly along said North

13         line and the Municipal Limits of Cooper City

14         per Chapter 59-1195, Laws of Florida, to the

15         East line of Tract 5 in said Section 5; thence

16         Southerly along said East line and the

17         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

18         No. 83-5-2 to the Northwest corner of Tract 29

19         of said Plat; thence Easterly along said North

20         line and said Municipal Limits to the Northeast

21         corner of said Tract 29; thence Southerly along

22         the East line of said Tract 29 and said

23         Municipal Limits to an intersection with the

24         North line of the South 213 feet of the North

25         441 feet of said Tract 29; thence Westerly

26         along said North line being the Municipal

27         Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance No. 97-11-1

28         to the West line of the East one-half (E 1/2)

29         of said Tract 29; thence Southerly along said

30         West line and said Municipal Limits and the

31         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

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  1         No. 97-2-5 to a line parallel with and 654 feet

  2         South of the North line of said Tract 29;

  3         thence Easterly along said parallel line and

  4         Municipal Limits to the East line of said Tract

  5         29; thence Southerly along said East line and

  6         the Municipal Limits of Cooper City per

  7         Ordinance No. 83-5-1 to the North line of the

  8         South one-half (S 1/2) of said Section 5;

  9         thence Westerly along said North line, being

10         the Municipal Limits of Cooper City per

11         Ordinance No. 86-8-1 and Ordinance No. 87-1-3

12         to a line parallel with and 275 feet East of

13         the West line of said Section 5; thence

14         Northerly along said parallel line and the

15         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

16         No. 87-1-3 to the North line of Tract 20 of

17         said Plat; thence Westerly along said North

18         line and said Municipal Limits to the West line

19         of said Section 5; thence Northerly along said

20         West line, being the Municipal Limits of Cooper

21         City as established by Ordinance No. 83-2-1 to

22         the Point of Beginning No. 1; less therefrom

23         the North 528.30 feet of the South 584.48 feet

24         of Tract 12 of said Plat and said Section; the

25         boundaries of said Parcel being a portion of

26         the Municipal Limits of Cooper City per

27         Ordinance No. 91-4-2. Together with the

28         following portion of said Section 5: Begin

29         (Point of Beginning No. 2) at the Northwest

30         corner of Tract 12 of said "EVERGLADES SUGAR

31         AND LAND COMPANY SUBDIVISION"; thence Easterly

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  1         along the North line of said Section 5 and the

  2         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Chapter

  3         59-1195, Laws of Florida, to the Northeast

  4         corner of said Tract 12; thence Southerly along

  5         the East line of said Tract 12 and the

  6         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

  7         No. 86-3-1 to a line parallel with and 55.00

  8         feet South of the North line of said Section 5;

  9         thence Westerly along said parallel line and

10         the Municipal Limits of Cooper City per

11         Ordinance No. 83-5-6 to the West line of said

12         Tract 12; thence Northerly along said West line

13         and the Municipal Limits of Cooper City per

14         Ordinance No. 84-10-2 to Point of Beginning No.

15         2; Together with the following portion of said

16         Section 5; Begin (Point of Beginning No. 3) at

17         the Northeast corner of Tract 3 of said

18         "EVERGLADES SUGAR AND LAND COMPANY

19         SUBDIVISION"; thence Southerly along the East

20         line of said Tract 3 and the Municipal Limits

21         of Cooper City per Ordinance No. 83-4-1 to a

22         line parallel with and 150 feet South of the

23         North line of said Tract 3; thence Westerly

24         along said parallel line and the Municipal

25         Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance No. 83-6-3

26         to a line parallel with and 50 feet West of the

27         East line of said Tract 3; thence Northerly

28         along said parallel line and the Municipal

29         Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance No. 83-5-2

30         to the North line of said Tract 3; thence

31         Easterly along said North line and the North

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  1         line of said Section 5, and the Municipal

  2         Limits of Cooper City per Chapter 59-1195, Laws

  3         of Florida, to Point of Beginning No. 3.

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  5         Together with the following: Portions of Tracts

  6         1, 31 and 32 in Section 5, Township 51 South,

  7         Range 41 East of "EVERGLADES SUGAR AND LAND

  8         COMPANY SUBDIVISION", as recorded in Plat Book

  9         2, Page 75 of the Public Records of Dade

10         County, Florida, said portions described as

11         follows: Begin at the Northeast corner of said

12         Section 5; thence Southerly along the East line

13         of said Section 5, also being the East line of

14         said Tracts 1 and 32, to the South line of said

15         Tract 32; thence Westerly along said South line

16         and along the South line of said Tract 31 being

17         the Municipal Limits of Cooper City per

18         Ordinance No. 86-8-1 to the Southwest corner of

19         said Tract 31; thence Northerly along the West

20         line of said Tract 31, being the Municipal

21         Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance No. 83-5-1

22         to a line 75 feet North of and parallel with

23         the South line of said Tracts 31 and 32; thence

24         Easterly along said parallel line, being the

25         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

26         Nos. 87-1-4 and 91-8-2 to a line parallel with

27         and 50 feet West of the East line of said

28         Section 5; thence Northerly along said parallel

29         line, being the Municipal Limits of Cooper City

30         per Ordinance No. 91-8-2 to the South line of

31         said Tract 1; thence Westerly along said South

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  1         line to the Southwest corner of said Tract 1;

  2         thence Northerly along the West line of said

  3         Tract 1, being the East line of Tract 2 of said

  4         Plat and the Municipal Limits of Cooper City

  5         per Ordinance No. 83-4-1 to the North line of

  6         said Section 5; thence Easterly along said

  7         North line, being the Municipal Limits of

  8         Cooper City per Chapter 59-1195, Laws of

  9         Florida, to the Point of Beginning.

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11         Together with the following: A portion of

12         Section 5, Township 51 South, Range 41 East,

13         described as follows: Commence at the Southwest

14         corner of said Section 5; thence Easterly along

15         the South line of said Section 5 to the East

16         line of the West one-half (W 1/2) of Tract 52

17         of "EVERGLADES SUGAR AND LAND COMPANY'S

18         SUBDIVISION", as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page

19         75, Dade County Records, and the Point of

20         Beginning; thence Northerly along said East

21         line, being the Municipal Limits of Cooper City

22         as established by Ordinance No. 87-1-1 to a

23         line 100 feet North of and parallel with the

24         South line of said Section 5;

25

26         thence Easterly along said parallel line and

27         the Municipal Limits of Cooper City as

28         established by Ordinance No. 87-2-1 to a point

29         on the West line of Tract 53 of said Plat;

30         thence Northerly along said West line, being

31         the Municipal Limits of Cooper City as

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  1         established by said Ordinance No. 87-2-1 and

  2         Ordinance No. 87-1-1 to the Northwest corner of

  3         said Tract 53; thence Easterly along the North

  4         line of Tract 53 and Tract 54 of said Plat,

  5         being the Municipal Limits of Cooper City as

  6         established by Ordinance No. 87-1-1 and

  7         Ordinance No. 86-8-1 to the Northeast corner of

  8         "LAKE MARANATHA ESTATES" as recorded in Plat

  9         Book 104, Page 42 Broward County Records;

10         thence Southerly along the East line of said

11         "LAKE MARANATHA ESTATES", said line also being

12         the East line of said Tract 54, and the

13         Municipal Limits of Cooper City as established

14         by Ordinance No. 86-8-1 to a line 60 feet North

15         of the South line of said Section 5; thence

16         Easterly along said line, being the Municipal

17         Limits of Cooper City per said Ordinance No.

18         6-8-1 to the East line of Tract 60 of

19         "EVERGLADES SUGAR AND LAND COMPANY

20         SUBDIVISION"; thence Southerly along said East

21         line, being the Municipal Limits of Cooper City

22         as established by Ordinance No. 87-1-2 to the

23         South line of said Section 5; thence Westerly

24         along said South line, being the Municipal

25         Limits of the City of Pembroke Pines, per City

26         of Pembroke Pines Ordinance No. 536, to the

27         Point of Beginning.

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29         Together with the following: A portion of Tract

30         4 in Section 31, Township 50 South, Range 41

31         East of "FLORIDA FRUIT LANDS COMPANY'S

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  1         SUBDIVISION NO. 1" according to the Plat

  2         thereof as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 17 of

  3         the Public Records of Dade County Florida, said

  4         portions being more particularly described as

  5         follows: Begin at the Southwest corner of

  6         Parcel 'A' of "ST. NICHOLAS UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX

  7         CHURCH", according to the Plat thereof as

  8         recorded in Plat Book 141, Page 11 of the

  9         Public Records of Broward County, Florida;

10         thence Easterly along the South line of said

11         Parcel 'A' also being a line parallel with and

12         191.62 feet North of the South line of said

13         Tract 4 and the Municipal Limits of Cooper City

14         per Ordinance No. 90-5-1 to a line parallel

15         with and 900 feet East of the West line of said

16         Tract 4, also being the West line of Parcel 'B'

17         of said "ST. NICHOLAS UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX

18         CHURCH"; thence Southerly along said parallel

19         line and said Municipal Limits to an

20         intersection with a line parallel with and 18

21         feet North of the South line of said Tract 4,

22         also being the South line of said Parcel 'B';

23         thence Easterly along said parallel line and

24         said Municipal Limits to a line parallel with

25         and 53 feet West of the East line of said

26         Section 31; thence Northerly along said

27         parallel line and said Municipal Limits to the

28         South line of Tract 3 of said Section 31;

29         thence Easterly along said South line and the

30         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

31         No. 74-7-2 to the East line of said Section 31;

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  1         thence Southerly along said East line and the

  2         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Chapter

  3         59-1195, Laws of Florida, amended by Chapter

  4         61-2050, Laws of Florida, to an intersection

  5         with the South line of said Tract 4; thence

  6         Westerly along said South line and said

  7         Municipal Limits to an intersection with a line

  8         parallel with and 725 feet East of the West

  9         line of said Tract 4; thence Northerly along

10         said parallel line and the Municipal Limits of

11         Cooper City per Ordinance No. 73-9-4 to the

12         Point of Beginning.

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14         Together with the following: Portions of Tract

15         12, Section 32, Township 50 South, Range 41

16         East of "NEWMAN'S SURVEY" according to the Plat

17         thereof as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 26 of

18         the Public Records of Dade County, Florida,

19         said portion being more particularly described

20         as follows: Begin (Point of Beginning Number 1)

21         at the Northwest corner of said Tract 12;

22         thence Easterly along the North line of said

23         Tract 12 and the Municipal Limits of Cooper

24         City per Chapter 59-1195, Laws of Florida,

25         amended by Chapter 61-2050, Laws of Florida, to

26         the Northeast corner of said Tract 12; thence

27         Southerly along the East line of said Tract 12

28         and said Municipal Limits to an intersection

29         with a line parallel with and 345 feet North of

30         the South line of said Tract 12; thence

31         Westerly along said parallel line and the

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  1         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

  2         No. 83-5-5 to the West line of the East

  3         one-third (E 1/3) of said Tract 12; thence

  4         Northerly along said West line and the

  5         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

  6         No. 99-2-3 to a line parallel with and 510 feet

  7         North of the South line of said Tract 12;

  8         thence Westerly along said parallel line and

  9         said Municipal Limits to the West line of said

10         Tract 12; thence Northerly along said West line

11         and the Municipal Limits of Cooper City per

12         Chapter 59-1195, Laws of Florida, amended by

13         Chapter 61-2050, Laws of Florida, to Point of

14         Beginning Number 1; Together with the

15         following: Commence at the Northwest corner of

16         said Tract 12; thence Southerly along the West

17         line of said Tract 12 to an intersection with a

18         line parallel with and 345 feet North of the

19         South line of said Tract 12 and Point of

20         Beginning Number 2; thence Easterly along said

21         parallel line and the Municipal Limits of

22         Cooper City per Ordinance No. 99-2-3 to the

23         Northwest corner of Lot 4, Block 4 of

24         "COUNTRYSIDE WEST" according to the Plat

25         thereof as recorded in Plat Book 114, Page 11

26         of the Public Records of Broward County,

27         Florida; thence Southerly along the West line

28         of said Block 4 and the Municipal Limits of

29         Cooper City per Ordinance No. 88-6-1 to an

30         intersection with a line parallel with and 167

31         feet North of the South line of said Tract 12;

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  1         thence Westerly along said parallel line and

  2         the Municipal Limits of Cooper City per

  3         Ordinance No. 83-5-5 to the West line of said

  4         Tract 12; thence Northerly along said West line

  5         and the Municipal Limits of Cooper City per

  6         Chapter 59-1195, Laws of Florida, amended by

  7         Chapter 61-2050, Laws of Florida, to Point of

  8         Beginning Number 2; Together with a portion of

  9         Tract 13 of said "NEWMAN'S SURVEY", described

10         as follows: Begin (Point of Beginning No. 3) at

11         the intersection of the West line of said

12         Section 32 with the North line of the South 630

13         feet of the North 945 feet of said Tract 13;

14         thence Easterly along said North line and the

15         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

16         No. 83-5-5 to a line 50 feet East of and

17         parallel with the West line of said Section 32;

18         thence Southerly along said parallel line and

19         the Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Chapter

20         71-594, Laws of Florida (House Bill 2489) to a

21         line parallel with and 60 feet North of the

22         South line of said Tract 13; thence Easterly

23         along said parallel line and said Municipal

24         Limits to the East line of said Tract 13;

25         thence Southerly along said East line and the

26         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Chapter

27         59-1195, Laws of Florida, amended by Chapter

28         61-2050, Laws of Florida, to a line parallel

29         with and 53 feet North of the South line of

30         said Tract 13; thence Westerly along said

31         parallel line and the Municipal Limits of

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  1         Cooper City per Chapter 71-594, Laws of Florida

  2         (House Bill 2489), to the West line of said

  3         Tract 13 and the West line of said Section 32;

  4         thence Northerly along said West line and the

  5         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

  6         No. 84-8-8 to Point of Beginning No. 3.

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  8         Together with the following: Portions of Tracts

  9         28 and 29 in Section 30, Township 50 South,

10         Range 41 East, together with a portion of the

11         South New River Canal right-of-way adjacent to

12         said Tracts; all as shown on 'NEWMAN'S SURVEY",

13         according to the Plat thereof as recorded in

14         Plat Book 2, Page 26 of the Public Records of

15         Dade County, Florida, being more particularly

16         described as follows: Commence at the Southeast

17         corner of said Section 30; thence Westerly

18         along the South line of said Section 30 to an

19         intersection with the Southerly prolongation of

20         the East line of said Tract 29; thence

21         Northerly along said Southerly prolongation to

22         the Southeast corner of said Tract 29 and Point

23         of Beginning Number 1; thence Westerly along

24         the South line of said Tract 29, being the

25         municipal limits of Cooper City per Chapter

26         59-1195, Laws of Florida, amended by Chapter

27         61-2050, Laws of Florida, to the East

28         right-of-way line of that certain 30 foot

29         roadway lying between said Tracts 28 and 29;

30         thence Northerly along said right-of-way line

31         and the municipal limits of Cooper City per

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  1         Chapter 59-1195, Laws of Florida, amended by

  2         Chapter 61-2050, Laws of Florida, to the

  3         centerline of the South New River Canal; thence

  4         Easterly along said centerline, being the

  5         Municipal Limits of the Town of Davie, per

  6         Chapter 84-420, Laws of Florida, to the

  7         Northerly prolongation of the East line of said

  8         Tract 29; thence Southerly along said

  9         prolongation and said East line and the

10         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Chapter

11         59-1195, Laws of Florida, as amended by Chapter

12         61-2050, Laws of Florida, to Point of Beginning

13         Number 1; Together with the following: Commence

14         at the aforesaid Southeast corner of said

15         Section 30; thence Westerly along the South

16         line of said Section 30 to the Southerly

17         prolongation of the West right-of-way line of

18         that certain 30 foot platted right-of-way of

19         said "NEWMAN'S SURVEY", lying between said

20         Tracts 28 and 29; thence Northerly along said

21         prolongation to the Southeast corner of said

22         Tract 28 and Point of Beginning Number 2;

23         thence Westerly along the South line of said

24         Tract 28 to a line parallel with and 45 feet

25         West of the aforesaid West right-of-way line;

26         thence Northerly along said parallel line, a

27         portion being along the Municipal Limits of

28         Cooper City per Ordinance No. 85-6-1 to the

29         centerline of the South New River Canal; thence

30         Easterly along said centerline, being the

31         Municipal Limits of the Town of Davie per

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  1         Chapter 84-420, Laws of Florida, to the

  2         Northerly prolongation of the West line of said

  3         Tract 29; thence Southerly along said

  4         prolongation to the South right-of-way line of

  5         said New River Canal; thence Westerly along

  6         said South right-of-way line and the Municipal

  7         Limits of Cooper City per Chapter 59-1195, Laws

  8         of Florida, as amended by Chapter 61-2050, Laws

  9         of Florida, to the West line of that certain 30

10         foot roadway lying between Tracts 28 and 29;

11         thence Southerly along said West line to Point

12         of Beginning Number 2.

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14         Together with the following: A portion of Tract

15         64 of "FLORIDA FRUIT LANDS COMPANY'S

16         SUBDIVISION NO. 1", according to the Plat

17         thereof as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 17 of

18         the Public Records of Dade County, Florida,

19         lying in Section 31, Township 50 South, Range

20         41 East, and being more particularly described

21         as follows: Begin at the Northwest corner of

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

23         Section 31; thence Easterly along the North

24         line of said Southeast one-quarter (SE 1/4) and

25         the municipal limits of Cooper City per Chapter

26         59-1195, Laws of Florida, as amended by Chapter

27         61-2050, Laws of Florida, to a line parallel

28         with and 685 feet East of the West line of the

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

30         31; thence Southerly along said parallel line

31         and the Municipal Limits of Cooper City per

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  1         Ordinance No. 2001-9-5 to a line parallel with

  2         and 145 feet South of the North line of said

  3         Southeast one-quarter (SE 1/4); thence Westerly

  4         along said parallel line and said Municipal

  5         Limits to the West line of said Southeast

  6         one-quarter (SE 1/4); thence Northerly along

  7         said West line to the Point of Beginning.

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  9         Together with the following: Tracts 59, 61, 62,

10         63 and a portion of Tract 64 of "FLORIDA FRUIT

11         LANDS COMPANY'S SUBDIVISION NO. 1", according

12         to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 2,

13         Page 17 of the Public Records of Dade County,

14         Florida, all lying in Section 31, Township 50

15         South, Range 41 East, Broward County, Florida,

16         and being more particularly described as

17         follows: Begin (Point of Beginning Number 1) at

18         the intersection of the West line of the

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

20         31 and the South line of said Tract 59; thence

21         Northerly along the West line of said Southeast

22         one-quarter (SE 1/4) to an intersection with

23         the North line of said Tract 59; thence

24         Easterly along said North line, to the

25         Northeast corner of said Tract 59; thence

26         Southerly along the East line of said Tract 59

27         and the municipal limits of Cooper City per

28         Ordinance No. 84-8-8 to the Southeast corner of

29         said Tract 59; thence Westerly along the South

30         line of said Tract 59, being the Municipal

31         Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance No. 84-8-7,

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  1         to Point of Beginning No. 1. Together with the

  2         following: Begin (Point of Beginning Number 2)

  3         at the intersection of the West line of the

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

  5         31 and the South line of said Tract 61; thence

  6         Northerly along the West line of said Southeast

  7         one-quarter (SE 1/4) to a line parallel with

  8         and 145 feet South of the North line of Tract

  9         64 in said Section 31; thence Easterly along

10         said parallel line to a line parallel with and

11         60 feet East of the West line of the Southeast

12         one-quarter (SE 1/4) of said Section 31; thence

13         Southerly along said parallel line and the

14         Municipal Limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

15         No. 2001-9-5 to the North line of said Tract

16         63; thence Easterly along said North line and

17         said Municipal Limits, to the Northeast corner

18         of said Tract 63; thence Southerly along the

19         East line of said Tracts 63, 62 and 61 and the

20         municipal limits of Cooper City per Chapter

21         59-1195, Laws of Florida, as amended by Chapter

22         61-2050, Laws of Florida, and per Ordinance No.

23         87-10-5 to the Southeast corner of said Tract

24         61; thence Westerly along the South line of

25         said Tract 61 to Point of Beginning Number 2.

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27         Said lands situate, lying and being in Broward

28         County, Florida.

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  1  in accordance with the provisions of law relating to elections

  2  currently in force in Broward County. The subject of such

  3  election shall be the date for the annexation of the Royal

  4  Palm Ranches Area as described in section 2. Only registered

  5  voters residing in the Royal Palm Ranches Area as described in

  6  this act may vote in such election. On the ballot provided for

  7  in this section shall appear the question of whether the

  8  voters would prefer the annexation to be effective September

  9  15, 2003, or September 15, 2004. The voters residing in the

10  Royal Palm Ranches Area shall, by majority vote of the voters

11  participating in the election, choose one of such dates for

12  annexation among those appearing on the ballot. A mail ballot

13  shall not be used for this election.

14         Section 4.  The Royal Palm Ranches Area shall be deemed

15  a part of the City of Cooper City on the date receiving a

16  majority of the votes, pursuant to section 171.062, Florida

17  Statutes, except as otherwise provided in this act.

18         Section 5.  All public roads and the public

19  rights-of-way associated therewith, lying within the limits of

20  the lands subject to annexation under this act, as described

21  in section 2, are transferred from Broward County jurisdiction

22  to the jurisdiction of the City of Cooper City, effective on

23  the date selected by the voters.

24         Section 6.  The Royal Palm Ranches Area will be

25  considered a preservation area; and, in order to protect the

26  rural atmosphere of the Royal Palm Ranches community, all

27  Broward County land use and zoning classifications, rules, and

28  regulations that are applicable to this area on the effective

29  date of this act shall be adopted by the City of Cooper City

30  for the Royal Palm Ranches Area. If the Royal Palm Ranches

31  land use and zoning classifications, rules, and regulations

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  1  differ from those which exist in Cooper City, the city shall

  2  modify its codes no later than September 15, 2003, to enable

  3  Royal Palm Ranches to be maintained as it exists on the

  4  effective date of this act. Any and all proposed municipal

  5  enactments that may effect a change in the Royal Palm Ranches

  6  Area, including, but not limited to, all quasi-judicial items,

  7  including zoning modifications, site plans, plats, and

  8  variances, must be approved by a super majority vote of the

  9  city commission. A super majority vote shall be defined as a

10  four-fifth's vote of the city commission. All applications for

11  zoning changes within the Royal Palm Ranches Area require

12  written notification of all Royal Palm Ranches residents.

13  Moreover, any application for a change of zoning within the

14  Royal Palm Ranches Area must first come before a preservation

15  board made up of five members residing in the Royal Palm

16  Ranches Area who will be appointed every 2 years by the

17  governing body and will be responsible for issuing

18  recommendations on zoning changes within the Royal Palm

19  Ranches Area.

20         Section 7.  The provisions of Cooper City Code Section

21  23-76, "SRL, Special Residential Lifestyle overlay district,"

22  shall apply to all of the lands annexed into the City of

23  Cooper City pursuant to this act, which can only be changed by

24  a super majority vote of the city commission.

25         Section 8.  Upon annexation into the City of Cooper

26  City, the following shall govern the areas described in

27  section 2: for any use, building, or structure that is legally

28  in existence at the time the Royal Palm Ranches Area becomes a

29  part of the City of Cooper City, such use shall not be made a

30  prohibited use by the city, on the property of such use, for

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  1  as long as the use shall continue and not be voluntarily

  2  abandoned.

  3         Section 9.  Subsequent to the effective date of this

  4  act, no change in land use designation or zoning shall be

  5  effective within the limits of the lands subject to annexation

  6  under this act until the Royal Palm Ranches Area has been

  7  annexed into the City of Cooper City, nor shall annexation by

  8  any other municipality occur during the period between the

  9  effective date of this act and the effective date of the

10  annexation into the City of Cooper City.

11         Section 10.  This act shall take precedence over any

12  other enacted law.

13         Section 11.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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