Senate Bill sb2776

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    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SB 2776

    By Senator Campbell





    32-1884A-05                                     See CS/HB 1477

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Broward County; providing

  3         for the extension of corporate limits of the

  4         City of Cooper City and the Town of Davie;

  5         providing for annexation of the unincorporated

  6         area known as "United Ranches"; providing for

  7         annexation of the area known as "Rio Ranches

  8         Neighborhood"; providing for an election;

  9         providing for an effective date of annexation;

10         providing for interlocal agreement; providing

11         for continuation of certain Broward County

12         regulations; providing for transfer of public

13         roads and rights-of-way; providing an effective

14         date.

15  

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

17  

18         Section 1.  The following described areas are hereby

19  annexed into the City of Cooper City effective September 15,

20  2006:

21  

22         Area A:

23         All of Tract 29, in Section 30, Township 50

24         South, Range 41 East, of "John W. Newman's

25         Survey", according to the plat thereof as

26         recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 26 of the Public

27         Records of Dade County, Florida, together with

28         a portion of the South New River Canal

29         right-of-way lying adjacent to said tract, and

30         together with Tracts 59, 60 and 61 and a

31         portion of Tracts 62 and 64, in Section 31,

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 1         Township 50 South, Range 41 East, of "Florida

 2         Fruit Lands Company's Subdivision No. 1", as

 3         recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 17 of the Public

 4         Records of Dade County, Florida, more

 5         particularly described as follows:

 6  

 7         BEGIN at the Southeast corner of said Tract 29;

 8         thence along the municipal limits of Cooper

 9         City per Chapter 59-1195, Laws of Florida, as

10         amended by Chapter 61-2050, Laws of Florida,

11         the following three (3) courses; thence

12         Westerly along the South line of said Tract 29

13         to the Southwest corner thereof; thence

14         Northerly along the West line of said Tract 29

15         to the Northwest corner thereof; thence

16         Westerly along the Westerly prolongation of the

17         North line of said Tract 29 to the Northeast

18         corner of Tract 28 of said "John W. Newman's

19         Survey"; thence Northerly along the Northerly

20         prolongation of the East line of said Tract 28

21         to a point of intersection with the centerline

22         of the South New River Canal right-of-way;

23         thence Easterly along said centerline and along

24         the municipal limits of the Town of Davie, per

25         Chapter 84-420, Laws of Florida to the

26         Northerly prolongation of the East line of said

27         Tract 29; thence Southerly along said Northerly

28         prolongation and along the municipal limits of

29         Cooper City per Chapter 59-1195, Laws of

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

31  

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 1         Florida and along the East line of said Tract

 2         29 to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

 3  

 4         TOGETHER WITH:

 5         The West 60.00 feet of the North 145.00 feet of

 6         the West 685.00 feet of Tract 64 of said

 7         "Florida Fruit Lands Company's Subdivision No.

 8         1".

 9         TOGETHER WITH:

10         BEGIN at the Southwest corner of said Tract 59,

11         said point also being on the West line of the

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

13         31; thence Northerly along the West line of

14         said Tracts 59, 60, 61 and a portion of Tract

15         62, also being along said West line, to the

16         Southwest corner of the municipal limits of

17         Cooper City per Ordinance number 2002-03-01;

18         thence Easterly along said municipal limits

19         line, being 165.00 feet North of and parallel

20         with, as measured at right angles to, the South

21         line of said Tract 62, to the East line of said

22         Tract 62; thence Southerly along a portion of

23         the East line of said Tract 62 and along the

24         East line of Tracts 61, 60 and 59 being along

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, a portion of which is

28         also along the municipal limits of Cooper City

29         per Ordinance number 83-6-4 and Ordinance

30         number 84-8-8, to the Southeast corner of said

31         Tract 59; thence Westerly along the South line

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 1         of said Tract 59 and along the municipal limits

 2         of Cooper City per Ordinance number 84-8-7 to

 3         the POINT OF BEGINNING.

 4  

 5  Said lands situate, lying, and being in Broward County,

 6  Florida.

 7  

 8         Area B:

 9         All of Tracts 24, 33 and 34 and a portion of

10         Tracts 35 and 36 of Section 31, Township 50

11         South, Range 41 East of "Florida Fruit Lands

12         Company's Subdivision No. 1", as recorded in

13         Plat Book 2, Page 17 of the Public Records of

14         Dade County, Florida, and all of the plat of

15         "Indian Pond", as recorded in Plat Book 139,

16         Page 21 of the Public Records of Broward

17         County, Florida, more particularly described as

18         follows:

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20         BEGIN at the Northeast corner of said Tract 24;

21         thence Southerly along the East line of the

22         Northwest one-quarter (NW 1/4) of said Section

23         31 and along the municipal limits of Cooper

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

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

26         the Northeast corner of the Southwest

27         One-Quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section 31; thence

28         Southerly along the East line of said Southwest

29         One-Quarter (SW 1/4), a portion of which is

30         along the municipal limits of Cooper City per

31         Ordinance number 2002-03-01, to the Southeast

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 1         corner of said Tract 36; thence Westerly along

 2         the South line of said Tract 36 and along the

 3         South line of said "Indian Pond" to the

 4         Southwest corner of said Tract 36, also being

 5         the Southwest corner of said "Indian Pond";

 6         thence Northerly along the West line of "Indian

 7         Pond" and along the West line of said Tracts

 8         34, 33 and 24 to the Northwest corner of said

 9         Tract 24; thence Easterly along the North line

10         of said Tract 24 to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

11  

12         Area C:

13         All of Tract 26 and a portion of Tract 27, in

14         Section 30, Township 50 South, Range 41 East,

15         of "John W. Newman's Survey", according to the

16         plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page

17         26 of the Public Records of Dade County,

18         Florida, together with portions of the South

19         New River Canal right-of-way lying adjacent to

20         said tracts, together with a portion of

21         "Pleasant Acres", according to the plat

22         thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 131, Page 48,

23         of the public records of Broward County,

24         Florida, and also together with a portion of

25         Section 31, Township 50 South, Range 41 East of

26         "Florida Fruit Lands Company's Subdivision No.

27         1", as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 17 of the

28         Public Records of Dade County, Florida, more

29         particularly described as follows:

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31  

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 1         COMMENCING at the Southeast corner of the

 2         Southwest one-quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section

 3         30; thence Westerly along the South line of

 4         said Southwest one-quarter (SW 1/4) to an

 5         intersection with a line parallel with and 15

 6         feet West of the East line of the Southwest

 7         one-quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section 30; thence

 8         Northerly along said parallel line to the South

 9         line of Tract 28 of said "John W. Newman's

10         Survey"; thence along the municipal limits of

11         Cooper City per Chapter 59-1195, Laws of

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

13         Florida, the following two (2) courses; thence

14         Westerly along the South line of said Tracts 28

15         and 27 to the Southwest corner of said Tract

16         27; thence Northerly along the West line of

17         said Tract 27 to a point on the South line of a

18         parcel of land described in Official Records

19         Book 33192, Page 1763 of the Public Records of

20         Broward County, Florida, and the POINT OF

21         BEGINNING; thence Easterly along the South line

22         of said parcel and along the Easterly

23         prolongation thereof to the centerline of S.W.

24         108 Avenue; thence Northerly along said

25         centerline to the centerline of the South New

26         River Canal right-of-way; thence Westerly along

27         said centerline and along the municipal limits

28         of the Town of Davie, per Chapter 84-420, Laws

29         of Florida to the Northerly prolongation of the

30         West line of said Tract 26; thence Southerly

31         along said Northerly prolongation and along

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 1         said West line of Tract 26, a portion of which

 2         is along the municipal limits of Cooper City

 3         per Ordinance number 87-2-2, to the Southwest

 4         corner of said Tract 26; thence along the

 5         municipal limits of Cooper City per Chapter

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

 7         61-2050, Laws of Florida, the following four

 8         (4) courses; thence Easterly along the South

 9         line of said Tract 26 to the Southeast corner

10         thereof; thence Northerly along the East line

11         of said Tract 26 to the Northeast corner

12         thereof; thence Easterly along the Westerly

13         prolongation of the North line of said Tract 27

14         to the Northwest corner of said Tract 27;

15         thence Southerly along the West line of said

16         Tract 27 to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

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18         TOGETHER WITH:

19  

20         BEGIN at the Southeast corner of Tract B of

21         said "Pleasant Acres"; thence Westerly along

22         the South line of said Tract B to the Southwest

23         corner thereof; thence Northerly along the West

24         line of said Tract B and along the Northerly

25         prolongation thereof to the North line of said

26         Section 31; thence Easterly along said North

27         line and along the municipal limits of Cooper

28         City per Chapter 59-1195, Laws of Florida, as

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

30         a point of intersection with the Northerly

31         prolongation of the East line of said Tract B;

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 1         thence Southerly along said prolongation and

 2         along said East line to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

 3  

 4         Area D:

 5         A portion of tract 4 in section 31, township 50

 6         south, range 41 east of "Florida Fruit Lands

 7         Company's subdivision no. 1", according to the

 8         plat thereof as recorded in plat book 2, page

 9         17 of the public records of Dade County,

10         Florida, said portion being more particularly

11         described as follows:

12  

13         BEGIN at the southwest corner of parcel 'a' of

14         "St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church",

15         according to the plat thereof as recorded in

16         plat book 141, page 11 of the public records of

17         Broward County, Florida; thence easterly along

18         the south line of said parcel 'a', also being a

19         line parallel with and 191.62 feet north of the

20         south line of said tract 4 and the municipal

21         limits of Cooper City per ordinance number

22         90-5-1 to a line parallel with and 900 feet

23         east of the west line of said tract 4, also

24         being the west line of parcel 'b' of said "St.

25         Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church"; thence

26         southerly along said parallel line and said

27         municipal limits to an intersection with a line

28         parallel with and 18 feet north of the south

29         line of said tract 4, also being the south line

30         of said parcel 'b'; thence easterly along said

31         parallel line and said municipal limits to a

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 1         line parallel with and 53 feet west of the east

 2         line of said section 31; thence northerly along

 3         said parallel line and said municipal limits to

 4         the south line of tract 3 of said section 31;

 5         thence easterly along said south line and the

 6         municipal limits of Cooper City per ordinance

 7         number 74-7-2 to the east line of said section

 8         31; thence southerly along said east line and

 9         the municipal limits of Cooper City per chapter

10         59-1195, Laws of Florida, amended by chapter

11         61-2050, Laws of Florida, to an intersection

12         with the south line of said tract 4; thence

13         westerly along said south line and said

14         municipal limits to an intersection with a line

15         parallel with and 725 feet east of the west

16         line of said tract 4; thence northerly along

17         said parallel line and the municipal limits of

18         Cooper City per ordinance number 73-9-4 to the

19         point of beginning.

20  

21         Said lands situate, lying and being in Broward

22         County, Florida.

23  

24         Area E:

25         Portions of tract 12, section 32, township 50

26         south, range 41 east of "Newman's Survey",

27         according to the plat thereof as recorded in

28         plat book 2, page 26 of the public records of

29         Dade County, Florida, said portion being more

30         particularly described as follows:

31  

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 1         BEGIN (point of beginning number 1) at the

 2         northwest corner of said tract 12; thence

 3         easterly along the north line of said tract 12

 4         and the municipal limits of Cooper City per

 5         chapter 59-1195, Laws of Florida, amended by

 6         chapter 61-2050, Laws of Florida, to the

 7         northeast corner of said tract 12; thence

 8         southerly along the east line of said tract 12

 9         and said municipal limits to an intersection

10         with a line parallel with and 345 feet north of

11         the south line of said tract 12; thence

12         westerly along said parallel line and the

13         municipal limits of Cooper City per ordinance

14         number 83-5-5 to the west line of the east

15         one-third (1/3) of said tract 12; thence

16         northerly along said west line and the

17         municipal limits of Cooper City per ordinance

18         number 99-2-3 to a line parallel with and 510

19         feet north of the south line of said tract 12;

20         thence westerly along said parallel line and

21         said municipal limits to the west line of said

22         tract 12; thence northerly along said west line

23         and the municipal limits of Cooper City per

24         chapter 59-1195, Laws of Florida, amended by

25         chapter 61-2050, Laws of Florida, to point of

26         beginning number 1;

27  

28         together with the following:

29  

30         Area F:

31  

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 1         COMMENCE at the northwest corner of said tract

 2         12; thence southerly along the west line of

 3         said tract 12 to an intersection with a line

 4         parallel with and 345 feet north of the south

 5         line of said tract 12 and point of beginning

 6         number 2; thence easterly along said parallel

 7         line and the municipal limits of Cooper City

 8         per ordinance number 99-2-3 to the northwest

 9         corner of lot 4, block 4 of "countryside west",

10         according to the plat thereof as recorded in

11         plat book 114, page 11 of the public records of

12         Broward County, Florida; thence southerly along

13         the west line of said block 4 and the municipal

14         limits of Cooper City per ordinance number

15         88-6-1 to an intersection with a line parallel

16         with and 167 feet north of the south line of

17         said tract 12; thence westerly along said

18         parallel line and the municipal limits of

19         Cooper City per ordinance number 83-5-5 to the

20         west line of said tract 12; thence northerly

21         along said west line and the municipal limits

22         of Cooper City per chapter 59-1195, Laws of

23         Florida, amended by chapter 61-2050, Laws of

24         Florida, to point of beginning number 2;

25  

26         TOGETHER WITH a portion of tract 13 of said

27         "Newman's Survey", described as follows:

28  

29         BEGIN (point of beginning no. 3) at the

30         intersection of the west line of said section

31         32 with the north line of the south 630 feet of

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 1         the north 945 feet of said tract 13; thence

 2         easterly along said north line and the

 3         municipal limits of Cooper City per ordinance

 4         number 83-5-5 to a line 50 feet east of and

 5         parallel with the west line of said section 32;

 6         thence southerly along said parallel line and

 7         the municipal limits of Cooper City per chapter

 8         71-594, Laws of Florida (House Bill 2489) to a

 9         line parallel with and 60 feet north of the

10         south line of said tract 13; thence easterly

11         along said parallel line and said municipal

12         limits to the east line of said tract 13;

13         thence southerly along said east line and the

14         municipal limits of Cooper City per chapter

15         59-1195, Laws of Florida, amended by chapter

16         61-2050, Laws of Florida, to a line parallel

17         with and 53 feet north of the south line of

18         said tract 13; thence westerly along said

19         parallel line and the municipal limits of

20         Cooper City per chapter 71-594, Laws of Florida

21         (House Bill 2489) to the west line of said

22         tract 13 and the west line of said section 32;

23         thence northerly along said west line and the

24         municipal limits of Cooper City per ordinance

25         number 84-8-8 to point of beginning number 3.

26  

27  Said lands situate, lying and being in Broward County,

28  Florida.

29         Section 2.  (1)  The legal description of the area

30  referred to in this act as the United Ranches area is as

31  follows:

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 1  

 2         Portions of Tracts 25, 27 and 28, in Section

 3         30, Township 50 South, Range 41 East, of "John

 4         W. Newman's Survey", according to the plat

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

 6         the Public Records of Dade County, Florida,

 7         together with that portion of the hiatus lying

 8         West of said Section 30 and together with that

 9         portion of the South New River Canal

10         right-of-way lying adjacent to said tracts and

11         hiatus, more particularly described as follows:

12  

13         COMMENCING at the Southeast corner of the

14         Southwest one-quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section

15         30; thence Westerly along the South line of

16         said Southwest one-quarter (SW 1/4) to an

17         intersection with a line parallel with and 15

18         feet West of the East line of the Southwest

19         one-quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section 30; thence

20         Northerly along said parallel line to the South

21         line of said Tract 28 and the POINT OF

22         BEGINNING; thence along the municipal limits of

23         Cooper City per Chapter 59-1195, Laws of

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

25         Florida, the following nine (9) courses; thence

26         Westerly along the South line of said Tracts 28

27         and 27 to the Southwest corner of said Tract

28         27; thence Northerly along the West line of

29         said Tract 27 to the Northwest corner thereof;

30         thence Westerly along the Easterly prolongation

31         of the North line of Tract 26 of said "John W.

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 1         Newman's Survey" to the Northeast corner of

 2         said Tract 26; thence Southerly along the East

 3         line of said Tract 26 to the Southeast corner

 4         thereof; thence Westerly along the South line

 5         of said Tracts 26 and 25 to the Southwest

 6         corner of said Tract 25; thence Northerly along

 7         the West line of said Tract 25, being on a line

 8         parallel with and 15 feet East of the West line

 9         of said Section 30, and along a portion of the

10         municipal limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

11         number 87-2-2 to the Northwest corner of said

12         Tract 25; thence Westerly along the Westerly

13         prolongation of the North line of said Tract 25

14         to the West line of said Section 30; thence

15         Southerly along said West line to the Westerly

16         prolongation of the South line of said Tract

17         25; thence Westerly along said Westerly

18         prolongation to the East line of the municipal

19         limits of Cooper City per Ordinance number

20         2001-4-2; thence Northerly along said municipal

21         limits line and along the Northerly

22         prolongation thereof to the centerline of the

23         South New River Canal right-of-way; thence

24         Easterly along said centerline and along the

25         municipal limits of the Town of Davie per

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

27         Northerly prolongation of the East line of said

28         Tract 28; thence Southerly along said

29         prolongation and along a portion of the

30         municipal limits of Cooper City per Chapter

31         59-1195, Laws of Florida, as amended by Chapter

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 1         61-2050, Laws of Florida, to the POINT OF

 2         BEGINNING;

 3  

 4         LESS therefrom the following:

 5         That portion of Cooper City per Ordinance

 6         number 85-6-1 described as follows; the North

 7         378 feet of that portion of Tract 28, Section

 8         30, Township 50 South, Range 41 East according

 9         to, John W. Newman's Survey, lying South of the

10         South right of way line of South New River

11         Canal, as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 26 of

12         the Public Records of Dade County, Florida,

13         said lands situate, lying and being in Broward

14         County, Florida; less the East 45 feet for road

15         right-of-way.

16  

17         And also LESS:

18         That portion of Cooper City per Ordinance

19         number 87-2-2 being a part of Tract 25, Section

20         30, Township 50 South, Range 41 East, "John W.

21         Newman's Survey", as recorded in Plat Book 2,

22         Page 26 Dade County Records, more particularly

23         described as follows:

24  

25         COMMENCE at the Southeast corner of said Tract

26         25; thence on an assumed bearing of North

27         00°16'37" East along the East line of said

28         Tract 25 a distance of 907.59 feet to the POINT

29         OF BEGINNING; thence North 89°15'43"West 340.58

30         feet to a point on the arc of a non-tangent

31         curve concave to the West, a radial line of

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 1         said curve through said point having a bearing

 2         of South 83°45'04" East; thence Northerly along

 3         the arc of said curve to the left, having a

 4         central angle of 01°42'38" and a radius of

 5         620.00 feet for an arc distance of 18.51 feet

 6         to a point on a non-tangent line; thence North

 7         89 °43'23" West 306.07 feet to the West line of

 8         said Tract 25; thence North 00°16'37" East

 9         along the said West line a distance of 284.02

10         feet to a line 50.00 feet South of and parallel

11         with the North line of said Tract 25; thence

12         South 89°15'43" East along the said parallel

13         line a distance of 645.01 feet to the said East

14         line; thence South 00°16'37" West along the

15         said East line a distance of 300.01 feet to the

16         POINT OF BEGINNING.

17  

18         And also LESS:

19         All of Tract 26 and a portion of Tract 27, in

20         Section 30, Township 50 South, Range 41 East,

21         of "John W. Newman's Survey", according to the

22         plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page

23         26 of the Public Records of Dade County,

24         Florida, together with portions of the South

25         New River Canal right-of-way lying adjacent to

26         said tracts, more particularly described as

27         follows:

28  

29         COMMENCING at the Southeast corner of the

30         Southwest one-quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section

31         30; thence Westerly along the South line of

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 1         said Southwest one-quarter (SW 1/4) to an

 2         intersection with a line parallel with and 15

 3         feet West of the East line of the Southwest

 4         one-quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section 30; thence

 5         Northerly along said parallel line to the South

 6         line of Tract 28 of said "John W. Newman's

 7         Survey"; thence along the municipal limits of

 8         Cooper City per Chapter 59-1195, Laws of

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

10         Florida, the following two (2) courses; thence

11         Westerly along the South line of said Tracts 28

12         and 27 to the Southwest corner of said Tract

13         27; thence Northerly along the West line of

14         said Tract 27 to a point on the South line of a

15         parcel of land described in Official Records

16         Book 33192, Page 1763 of the Public Records of

17         Broward County, Florida, and the POINT OF

18         BEGINNING; thence Easterly along the South line

19         of said parcel and along the Easterly

20         prolongation thereof to the centerline of S.W.

21         108 Avenue; thence Northerly along said

22         centerline to the centerline of the South New

23         River Canal right-of-way; thence Westerly along

24         said centerline and along the municipal limits

25         of the Town of Davie, per Chapter 84-420, Laws

26         of Florida to the Northerly prolongation of the

27         West line of said Tract 26; thence Southerly

28         along said Northerly prolongation and along

29         said West line of Tract 26, a portion of which

30         is along the municipal limits of Cooper City

31         per Ordinance number 87-2-2, to the Southwest

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 1         corner of said Tract 26; thence along the

 2         municipal limits of Cooper City per Chapter

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

 4         61-2050, Laws of Florida, the following four

 5         (4) courses; thence Easterly along the South

 6         line of said Tract 26 to the Southeast corner

 7         thereof; thence Northerly along the East line

 8         of said Tract 26 to the Northeast corner

 9         thereof; thence Easterly along the Westerly

10         prolongation of the North line of said Tract 27

11         to the Northwest corner of said Tract 27;

12         thence Southerly along the West line of said

13         Tract 27 to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

14  

15         TOGETHER WITH:

16         Portions of Section 31, Township 50 South,

17         Range 41 East and a portion of Section 25,

18         Township 50 South, Range 40 East of "Florida

19         Fruit Lands Company's Subdivision No. 1", as

20         recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 17 of the Public

21         Records of Dade County, Florida, together with

22         a portion of "F.M. Brown's Subdivision of

23         Section 36, Township 50 South, Range 40 East",

24         as recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 5 of the

25         Public Records of Broward County, Florida, and

26         also together with a portion of the hiatus

27         between Range 41 East and Range 40 East, more

28         particularly described as follows:

29  

30         BEGINNING at the Southeast corner of the

31         Southwest one-quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section

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 1         31; thence Westerly along the South line of

 2         said Section 31, also being the municipal

 3         limits of Cooper City per Ordinance number

 4         83-6-4, to the East line of the West one-half

 5         (W 1/2) of Tracts 41, 42, 43 and 44 of said,"

 6         Florida Fruit Lands Company's Subdivision No.

 7         1"; thence Northerly along said East line and

 8         along the municipal limits of Cooper City per

 9         Ordinance number 98-9-3 to the South line of

10         the Northwest one-quarter (NW 1/4) of the

11         Southwest one-quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section

12         31; thence Westerly along said South line and

13         along said municipal limits to the Southwest

14         corner of the Northwest one-quarter (NW 1/4) of

15         the Southwest one-quarter (SW 1/4) of said

16         Section 31; thence Northerly along the West

17         line of said Section 31, also being the East

18         line of the hiatus between Range 40 East and

19         Range 41 East and along the municipal limits of

20         Cooper City per Ordinance number 89-5-3 to a

21         point 3901.54 feet South of the Northwest

22         corner of said Section 31 (as measured along

23         said Section line); thence Westerly along said

24         municipal limits to the East line of Block 2 of

25         the aforesaid "F.M. Brown's Subdivision of

26         Section 36, Township 50 South, Range 40 East";

27         thence Northerly along said East line and along

28         the municipal limits of Cooper City per

29         Ordinance number 84-3-1 and Chapter 59-1195,

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

31         Laws of Florida, to the Northeast corner of Lot

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 1         22 of said Block 2 and the Southeast corner of

 2         "Rio Ranches", according to the plat thereof as

 3         recorded in Plat Book 91, Page 30 of the Public

 4         Records of Broward County, Florida; thence

 5         Easterly along the Easterly prolongation of the

 6         South line of said "Rio Ranches" to the East

 7         line of said Section 36; thence Northerly along

 8         said East line to a point of intersection with

 9         the Easterly prolongation of the North line of

10         said "Rio Ranches", being 40 feet South of the

11         North line of said Section 36; thence Westerly

12         along said Easterly prolongation to a point on

13         the municipal limits of Cooper City per

14         Ordinance number 95-10-1 said point being on a

15         line parallel with and 55.00 feet west of the

16         East line of said Section 36; thence Northerly

17         along said parallel line, and said municipal

18         limits to the North line of said Section 36;

19         thence Easterly along said North line and along

20         the municipal limits of Cooper City per

21         Ordinance number 93-9-1 to a line parallel with

22         and 50 feet West of the East line of said

23         Section 25; thence Northerly along said

24         parallel line and along said municipal limits

25         to the South line of Tract 55 in said Section

26         25; thence Easterly along said South line and

27         along the municipal limits of Cooper City per

28         Ordinance number 2001-4-2 to the East limits of

29         said Cooper City per Ordinance number 2001-4-2;

30         thence Northerly along said East limits to the

31         Westerly prolongation of the North line of said

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 1         Section 31; thence Easterly along said Westerly

 2         prolongation and along the North line of said

 3         Section 31 and along the municipal limits of

 4         Cooper City per Chapter 59-1195, Laws of

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

 6         Florida, to the East line of the Northwest

 7         one-quarter (NW 1/4) of said Section 31; thence

 8         Southerly along said East line and along the

 9         municipal limits of Cooper City per Ordinance

10         numbers 73-11-2 and 74-1-5 to the North line of

11         Tract 20 in said Section 31; thence Westerly

12         along said North line and along the municipal

13         limits of Cooper City per Ordinance number

14         83-5-3 to the Northwest corner of said Tract

15         20; thence Southerly along the West line of

16         said Tract 20 and along the West line of Tract

17         21 of said Section 31 and along the municipal

18         limits of Cooper City per Ordinance numbers

19         83-5-3 and 76-9-2 to the Southwest corner of

20         said Tract 21; thence Easterly along the South

21         line of said Tract 21 and along the municipal

22         limits of Cooper City per Ordinance numbers

23         76-9-2 and 89-9-1 to the East line of the

24         Northwest one-quarter (NW 1/4) of said Section

25         31; thence Southerly along the East line of

26         said Northwest one-quarter (NW 1/4) and along

27         the municipal limits of Cooper City per Chapter

28         59-1195, Laws of Florida, as amended by Chapter

29         61-2050, Laws of Florida, to the Northeast

30         corner of the Southwest One-Quarter (SW 1/4) of

31         said Section 31; thence Southerly along the

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 1         East line of said Southwest one-quarter (SW

 2         1/4), a portion of which is along the municipal

 3         limits of Cooper City per Ordinance number

 4         2002-03-01 and Ordinance number 84-8-7, to the

 5         POINT OF BEGINNING.

 6  

 7         LESS therefrom the following:

 8         That portion of Cooper City per Ordinance

 9         number 92-8-1 described as follows; the West

10         156.875 feet of the East 470.625 feet of the

11         North 216.25 feet of the South 256.25 feet of

12         tract 41 in Section 31, Township 50 South,

13         Range 41 East of said "Florida Fruit Lands

14         Company's Subdivision No. 1".

15  

16         And also LESS:

17         That portion of Cooper City per Ordinance

18         number 2001-5-1 described as follows; the South

19         143.50 feet of the West 125.00 feet of the East

20         1172.50 feet of tract 39, and the West 125.00

21         feet of the East 1172.50 feet less the South

22         35.00 feet of tract 40 in Section 31, Township

23         50 South, Range 41 East of said "Florida Fruit

24         Lands Company's Subdivision No. 1".

25  

26         And also LESS:

27         That portion of Cooper City per Ordinance

28         number 89-5-6 described as follows; the South

29         215.37 feet of the West 450.00 feet of the East

30         1047.50 feet of tract 40 in Section 31,

31         Township 50 South, Range 41 East of said

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 1         "Florida Fruit Lands Company's Subdivision No.

 2         1", less the South 55.00 feet; and less the

 3         East 287.49 feet thereof.

 4  

 5         And also LESS:

 6         That portion of Cooper City per Ordinance

 7         number 2000-3-2 described as follows; Parcel A,

 8         "Nur-ul Islam", according to the plat thereof,

 9         as recorded in Plat Book 149, at Page 28, of

10         the Public Records of Broward County, Florida.

11         Together with: the South 143.5 feet of the East

12         75 feet of Tract 39, and the North 190.5 feet

13         of the East 75 feet of Tract 40 in Section 31,

14         Township 50 South, Range 41 East (as measured

15         from the East line of the Northeast quarter of

16         Section 31) of said "Florida Fruit Lands

17         Company's Subdivision No. 1"; less: the East 15

18         feet thereof.

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20         And also LESS:

21         All of Tracts 24, 33 and 34 and a portion of

22         Tracts 35 and 36 of Section 31, Township 50

23         South, Range 41 East of "Florida Fruit Lands

24         Company's Subdivision No. 1", as recorded in

25         Plat Book 2, Page 17 of the Public Records of

26         Dade County, Florida, and all of the plat of

27         "Indian Pond", as recorded in Plat Book 139,

28         Page 21 of the Public Records of Broward

29         County, Florida, more particularly described as

30         follows:

31  

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 1         BEGIN at the Northeast corner of said Tract 24;

 2         thence Southerly along the East line of the

 3         Northwest one-quarter (NW 1/4) of said Section

 4         31 and along the municipal limits of Cooper

 5         City per Chapter 59-1195, Laws of Florida, as

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

 7         the Northeast corner of the Southwest

 8         One-Quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section 31; thence

 9         Southerly along the East line of said Southwest

10         One-Quarter (SW 1/4), a portion of which is

11         along the municipal limits of Cooper City per

12         Ordinance number 2002-03-01, to the Southeast

13         corner of said Tract 36; thence Westerly along

14         the South line of said Tract 36 and along the

15         South line of said "Indian Pond" to the

16         Southwest corner of said Tract 36, also being

17         the Southwest corner of said "Indian Pond";

18         thence Northerly along the West line of "Indian

19         Pond" and along the West line of said Tracts

20         34, 33 and 24 to the Northwest corner of said

21         Tract 24; thence Easterly along the North line

22         of said Tract 24 to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

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24         And also LESS:

25         A portion of "Pleasant Acres", according to the

26         plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 131,

27         Page 48, of the public records of Broward

28         County, Florida, and a portion of "Florida

29         Fruit Lands Company's Subdivision No. 1", as

30         recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 17 of the Public

31         Records of Dade County, Florida, in Section 31,

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 1         Township 50 South, Range 41 East, more

 2         particularly described as follows:

 3  

 4         BEGIN at the Southeast corner of Tract B of

 5         said "Pleasant Acres"; thence Westerly along

 6         the South line of said Tract B to the Southwest

 7         corner thereof; thence Northerly along the West

 8         line of said Tract B and along the Northerly

 9         prolongation thereof to the North line of said

10         Section 31; thence Easterly along said North

11         line and along the municipal limits of Cooper

12         City per Chapter 59-1195, Laws of Florida, as

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

14         a point of intersection with the Northerly

15         prolongation of the East line of said Tract B;

16         thence Southerly along said prolongation and

17         along said East line to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

18  

19         TOGETHER WITH:

20         A portion of "F.M. Brown's Subdivision of

21         Section 36, Township 50 South, Range 40 East",

22         as recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 5 of the

23         Public Records of Broward County, Florida, and

24         all of "Rio Ranches", according to the plat

25         thereof as recorded in Plat Book 91, Page 30 of

26         the Public Records of Broward County, Florida,

27         more particularly described as follows:

28  

29         BEGIN at the intersection of the East line of

30         said Section 36 with the Easterly prolongation

31         of the South boundary of said "Rio Ranches";

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 1         thence Westerly along said Easterly

 2         prolongation to the Northeast corner of Lot 22,

 3         Block 2 of said "F.M. Brown's Subdivision of

 4         Section 36, Township 50 South, Range 40 East";

 5         thence Westerly along the North line of said

 6         Lot 22 and the South line of said "Rio Ranches"

 7         and along the municipal limits of Cooper City

 8         per Ordinance number 84-3-1 and per Chapter

 9         59-1195, Laws of Florida, as amended by Chapter

10         61-2050, Laws of Florida to the Southeast

11         corner of Lot 42 of said "Rio Ranches"; thence

12         Northerly along the East line of said Lot 42

13         and along the municipal limits of Cooper City

14         per Ordinance number 89-5-4 to the Northeast

15         corner of said Lot 42; thence Westerly along

16         the North line of said Lot 42 and along said

17         municipal limits to the Northwest corner of

18         said Lot 42; thence Southerly along the West

19         line of said Lot 42 and along said municipal

20         limits to the Southwest corner of said Lot 42

21         and the North line of the aforesaid Lot 22;

22         thence Westerly along said North line and along

23         the municipal limits of Cooper City per

24         Ordinance number 84-3-1 to the Northwest corner

25         of said Lot 22; thence Northerly along the West

26         line of said "Rio Ranches" and along the

27         municipal limits of Cooper City per Chapter

28         59-1195, Laws of Florida, as amended by Chapter

29         61-2050, Laws of Florida, to the Northwest

30         corner of said "Rio Ranches"; thence Easterly

31         along the North line of said "Rio Ranches",

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 1         being 40 feet South of the North line of said

 2         Section 36, and along the municipal limits of

 3         Cooper City per Ordinance number 95-10-1 and

 4         along the Easterly prolongation thereof to the

 5         East line of said Section 36; thence Southerly

 6         along said East line to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

 7  

 8  Said lands situate, lying and being in Broward County,

 9  Florida.

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11         (2)  The legal description of the Rio Ranches

12  neighborhood referred to in this act is as follows:

13  

14         A portion of "F.M. Brown's Subdivision of

15         Section 36, Township 50 South, Range 40 East",

16         as recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 5 of the

17         Public Records of Broward County, Florida, and

18         all of "Rio Ranches", according to the plat

19         thereof as recorded in Plat Book 91, Page 30 of

20         the Public Records of Broward County, Florida,

21         more particularly described as follows:

22  

23         BEGIN at the intersection of the East line of

24         said Section 36 with the Easterly prolongation

25         of the South boundary of said "Rio Ranches";

26         thence Westerly along said Easterly

27         prolongation to the Northeast corner of Lot 22,

28         Block 2 of said "F.M. Brown's Subdivision of

29         Section 36, Township 50 South, Range 40 East";

30         thence Westerly along the North line of said

31         Lot 22 and the South line of said "Rio Ranches"

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 1         and along the municipal limits of Cooper City

 2         per Ordinance number 84-3-1 and per Chapter

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

 4         61-2050, Laws of Florida to the Southeast

 5         corner of Lot 42 of said "Rio Ranches"; thence

 6         Northerly along the East line of said Lot 42

 7         and along the municipal limits of Cooper City

 8         per Ordinance number 89-5-4 to the Northeast

 9         corner of said Lot 42; thence Westerly along

10         the North line of said Lot 42 and along said

11         municipal limits to the Northwest corner of

12         said Lot 42; thence Southerly along the West

13         line of said Lot 42 and along said municipal

14         limits to the Southwest corner of said Lot 42

15         and the North line of the aforesaid Lot 22;

16         thence Westerly along said North line and along

17         the municipal limits of Cooper City per

18         Ordinance number 84-3-1 to the Northwest corner

19         of said Lot 22; thence Northerly along the West

20         line of said "Rio Ranches" and along the

21         municipal limits of Cooper City per Chapter

22         59-1195, Laws of Florida, as amended by Chapter

23         61-2050, Laws of Florida, to the Northwest

24         corner of said "Rio Ranches"; thence Easterly

25         along the North line of said "Rio Ranches",

26         being 40 feet South of the North line of said

27         Section 36, and along the municipal limits of

28         Cooper City per Ordinance number 95-10-1 and

29         along the Easterly prolongation thereof to the

30         East line of said Section 36; thence Southerly

31         along said East line to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

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 1  

 2         (3)  The Broward County Board of County Commissioners

 3  shall schedule an election in accordance with provisions of

 4  laws relating to elections currently in force on July 5, 2006,

 5  except as provided in this act. A mail ballot shall be used

 6  for this election as provided by law. The subject of the

 7  aforesaid election shall be the annexation of the United

 8  Ranches area into either the City of Cooper City or the Town

 9  of Davie. Only registered voters residing in the United

10  Ranches area may vote in said election. On the ballot for the

11  election provided for in this subsection shall appear the

12  names of the City of Cooper City and the Town of Davie.

13  Qualified voters residing in the United Ranches area shall by

14  a majority vote of the voters participating in the election

15  choose one municipality for annexation.

16         (4)  Upon a majority of the registered voters residing

17  in the United Ranches area voting for annexation into the City

18  of Cooper City or the Town of Davie, the United Ranches area

19  shall be deemed a part of said municipality on September 15,

20  2006, pursuant to section 171.062, Florida Statutes, except as

21  provided for in this act.

22         (5)  Notwithstanding the results of the vote of the

23  voters of the total United Ranches area as provided in

24  subsection (4), if a majority of the qualified voters residing

25  only in the Rio Ranches neighborhood vote in the election

26  described in subsection (3) to be annexed into the City of

27  Cooper City said area shall be annexed into the City of Cooper

28  City effective September 15, 2006, pursuant to section

29  171.062, Florida Statutes, except as provided for in this act.

30         Section 3.  An interlocal agreement shall be developed

31  between the governing bodies of Broward County and the

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 1  annexing municipalities and executed prior to the effective

 2  date of the annexations as provided for in this act. The

 3  agreement shall address infrastructure improvement projects

 4  and include a financially feasible plan for transitioning

 5  county services, buildings, infrastructure, waterways, and

 6  employees.

 7         Section 4.  Subsequent to the effective date of this

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

 9  effective within the limits of the lands subject to annexation

10  herein until the areas have been annexed into the

11  municipality; and no annexation within the areas contained in

12  this act by any municipality shall occur during the time

13  period between the effective date of this act and the

14  effective date of the annexation.

15         Section 5.  Any resident in the areas to be annexed by

16  this act into the City of Cooper City or the Town of Davie

17  shall be deemed to have met any residency requirements for

18  candidacy for municipal office.

19         Section 6.  Nothing in this act shall be construed to

20  affect or abrogate the rights of parities to any contracts,

21  whether the same be between Broward County and a third party

22  or between governmental entities, which contracts are in

23  effect prior to the effective date of the annexation.

24         Section 7.  All public roads and the public

25  rights-of-way associated therewith on the Broward County Road

26  System, lying within the limits of the lands subject to

27  annexation herein, as described in this act, are transferred

28  upon the effective date of the annexation from Broward County

29  jurisdiction to the jurisdiction of the annexing municipality.

30  All rights, title, interests, and responsibilities for any

31  transferred roads, including, but not limited to, the

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 1  ownership, operation, maintenance, planning, design, and

 2  construction of said roads and to the rights-of-way associated

 3  therewith shall transfer from Broward County jurisdiction and

 4  ownership to the jurisdiction and ownership of the annexing

 5  municipality upon the effective date of the annexation.

 6         Section 8.  The United Ranches area, as described in

 7  section 2, shall be considered a preservation area and, in

 8  order to protect the community's rural atmosphere, all Broward

 9  County land use and zoning classifications, rules, and

10  regulations that are applicable to this area on the effective

11  date of this act shall be adopted by the chosen municipality

12  for the United Ranches area. If the United Ranches area land

13  use and zoning classifications, rules, and regulations differ

14  from those which exist in the chosen municipality, the chosen

15  municipality shall modify its codes by September 15, 2006, to

16  enable the United Ranches area to be maintained as it exists

17  on the effective date of this act. Any and all proposed

18  municipal enactments that may effect a change in the United

19  Ranches area, including but not limited to all quasi-judicial

20  items, including zoning modifications, site plans, plats, and

21  variances, must be approved by a supermajority of the

22  municipality's designated governing body. All applications for

23  zoning changes within the United Ranches area require written

24  notification of all United Ranches area residents. Moreover,

25  any application for a change of zoning within the United

26  Ranches area must first come before a Preservation Board made

27  up of five members residing in the United Ranches area who

28  shall be appointed every 2 years by the governing body and

29  shall be responsible for issuing recommendations on zoning

30  changes within the United Ranches area.

31  

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