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

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