HB 1389

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CHAMBER ACTION

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

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