HB 1389

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to Broward County; providing for extending
3	the corporate limits of the City of Coral Springs;
4	providing for annexation of the unincorporated area known
5	as Ramblewood East Condominium; providing for continuation
6	of certain Broward County regulations; providing for
7	transfer of public roads and rights-of-way; providing an
8	effective date.
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10	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12	Section 1.  Effective September 15, 2005, the corporate
13	limits of the City of Coral Springs shall be amended to include
14	the lands composed of the Ramblewood East Condominium
15	Association, Inc., hereinafter referred to as "Ramblewood East
16	Condominium." On September 15, 2005, the City of Coral Springs
17	shall have all powers as provided in section 171.062, Florida
18	Statutes, except as provided in this act.
19	Section 2.  Ramblewood East Condominium shall be described
20	as follows:
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22	That portion of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of
23	Section 15, Township 48 South, Range 41 East described
24	as follows;
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26	BEGINNING at the point of intersection of a line
27	parallel with and 53.00 feet East of as measured at
28	right angles to the West line of the said Northwest
29	One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section 15, with a line 15.00
30	feet North of and parallel with the South line of the
31	North One-Half (N 1/2) of said Section 15, also being
32	a point on the municipal boundary of the City of Coral
33	Springs, as established by Chapter 82-285, Laws of
34	Florida;
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36	Thence Easterly along said parallel line and municipal
37	boundary to the intersection with a line parallel with
38	and 40 feet West of as measured at right angles to the
39	East line of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of
40	said Section 15;
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42	Thence along the municipal boundary of the City of
43	Coral Springs, as established by Chapter 89-422, Laws
44	of Florida, the following four (4) courses;
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46	Thence Northerly along said parallel line to the
47	intersection with the North line of Tract 11, ?FLORIDA
48	FRUITLANDS COMPANY?S SUBDIVISION NO. 2", according to
49	the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 1, Page
50	102, of the Public Records of Palm Beach County,
51	Florida;
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53	Thence Westerly along said North line of Tract 11 to
54	the West line of said Tract 11;
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56	Thence Southerly along said West line to the North
57	line of Tract 13 of said plat of, ?FLORIDA FRUITLANDS
58	COMPANY?S SUBDIVISION NO. 2";
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60	Thence Westerly along said North line to the
61	intersection with a line parallel with and 53.00 feet
62	East of, as measured at right angles to, the West line
63	of said Section 15;
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65	Thence Southerly along said parallel line, also being
66	along the municipal boundary of the City of Coral
67	Springs, as established by Ordinance No. 85-134, City
68	of Coral Springs, to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
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70	Section 3.  Upon annexation into the City of Coral Springs,
71	the following shall govern the area described in section 2:
72	(1)  The present land use designations and zoning districts
73	provided for under the Broward County Comprehensive Plan and
74	Code of Ordinances of Broward County shall remain the law
75	governing the Ramblewood East Condominium, notwithstanding the
76	fact that the Ramblewood East Condominium is now a part of the
77	City of Coral Springs, until amended by majority vote plus one
78	of the governing body of the City of Coral Springs. The land use
79	designations and zoning of Broward County shall be deemed the
80	conforming laws of the City of Coral Springs, of which the
81	Ramblewood East Condominium is now a part, until amended by
82	majority vote plus one of the governing body of the City of
83	Coral Springs.
84	(2)  Any change of zoning districts or land use
85	designations may only be accomplished by enactment of the vote
86	of the majority of the full governing body of the City of Coral
87	Springs plus one.
88	(3)  Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), any use,
89	building, or structure that is legally in existence at the time
90	that the Ramblewood East Condominium becomes a part of the City
91	of Coral Springs shall not be made a prohibited use by the City
92	of Coral Springs, on the property of said use, for as long as
93	the use shall continue, and not be voluntarily abandoned.
94	Section 4.  Subsequent to the effective date of this act,
95	no change in land use designation or zoning shall be effective
96	within the limits of the lands subject to annexation herein
97	until the Ramblewood East Condominium has been annexed into the
98	City of Coral Springs; no annexation within the Ramblewood East
99	Condominium by any municipality shall occur during the time
100	period between the effective date of this act and the effective
101	date of the annexation. Moreover, subsequent to the effective
102	date of the annexation, any resident in the area to be annexed
103	by this act into the City of Coral Springs shall be deemed to
104	have met any residency requirements for candidacy for any
105	municipal office.
106	Section 5.  Nothing in this act shall be construed to
107	affect or abrogate the rights of parties to any contracts,
108	whether the same be between Broward County and a third party or
109	between nongovernmental entities, which contracts are in effect
110	prior to the effective date of the annexation.
111	Section 6.  All public roads and the public rights-of-way
112	associated therewith, on the Broward County Road System, lying
113	within the limits of the lands subject to annexation herein, as
114	described in section 2, are transferred from Broward County
115	jurisdiction to the jurisdiction of the City of Coral Springs.
116	All rights, title, interests, and responsibilities for any
117	transferred roads, including, but not limited to, the ownership,
118	operation, maintenance, planning, design, and construction of
119	said roads, and to the rights-of-way associated therewith, shall
120	transfer from Broward County jurisdiction and ownership to the
121	jurisdiction and ownership of the City of Coral Springs upon the
122	effective date of the annexation.
123	Section 7.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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