1

A bill to be entitled

2

An act relating to the Cities of Lauderhill, Plantation,

3

and Fort Lauderdale, Broward County; adjusting the

4

corporate limits of the Cities of Lauderhill, Plantation,

5

and Fort Lauderdale to include within, or exclude from,

6

such corporate limits a specified parcel and portions of

7

rights-of-way and to remedy the creation of an enclave;

8

providing for transfer of public roads and rights-of-way;

9

providing for certain powers over the annexed area;

10

providing for continuation of contracts in effect prior to

11

annexation; providing an effective date.

12

13

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

14

15

     Section 1. The present corporate limits of the City of

16

Lauderhill, Broward County, are hereby contracted so as to

17

voluntarily deannex and exclude from the territory presently

18

within its corporate limits the area consisting of a commercial

19

parcel more commonly known as the Renaissance Evangelical Baptist

20

Tabernacle parking lot (Folio # 504206010010), 3741 West Broward

21

Boulevard, together with a portion of the abutting right-of-way

22

on Broward Boulevard to be annexed into the City of Plantation,

23

particularly described as follows:

24

25

A portion of Broward Boulevard, lying in Section 6,

26

Township 50 South, Range 42 East, together with Lot

27

'G', Lot 10 and the West 90 feet of Lot 11 in Block 2

28

of BROWARD ESTATES, SECTION ONE, according to the Plat

29

thereof, recorded in Plat Book 33, Page 3, of the

30

Public Records of Broward County, Florida, being more

31

particularly described as follows:

32

33

BEGINNING at the intersection of the South line of said

34

Section 6 with the Southerly prolongation of the

35

centerline of N.W. 38th Way as shown on the plat of

36

BROWARD ESTATES Section 2, as recorded in Plat Book 34,

37

Page 19, Public Records of Broward County, Florida,

38

said point being on the municipal boundary of the City

39

of Plantation, established by Chapter 68-101, Laws of

40

Florida and the Municipal Boundary, City of Lauderhill

41

as established by Ordinance No. 050-11-209 of the City

42

of Lauderhill.

43

44

Thence continue along said municipal boundaries the

45

following 3 courses;

46

47

Thence North along the said Southerly prolongation of

48

the centerline of N.W. 38th Way to an intersection with

49

the North right-of-way line of Broward Boulevard, said

50

North right-of-way line being 50 feet North of and

51

parallel to the South line of said Section 6;

52

53

Thence Easterly along the said North right-of-way line

54

of Broward Boulevard to the Southeast corner of Tract

55

"E", as shown by BROWARD ESTATES Section 2;

56

57

Thence Northerly along the East line of said Tract "E"

58

to the Northeast corner of said Tract "E", said point

59

also being the Northwest corner of said Lot "G";

60

61

Thence Easterly on the North lines of said Lot 'G', Lot

62

10 and Lot 11, to the intersection with the East line

63

of the West 90 feet of said Lot 11;

64

65

Thence Southerly along said East line and the Southerly

66

prolongation thereof to the intersection with the South

67

line of said Section 6, said line also being on the

68

municipal boundary of the City of Fort Lauderdale as

69

established by Chapter 2001-291, Laws of Florida and

70

the City of Lauderhill as established by Ordinance No.

71

050-11-209 of the City of Lauderhill;

72

73

Thence Westerly along said South line of Section 6 and

74

along said municipal boundary to the POINT OF

75

BEGINNING.

76

77

     Section 2. The present corporate limits of the City of

78

Lauderhill, Broward County, are hereby extended and enlarged so

79

as to voluntarily annex and include, in addition to the territory

80

presently within its corporate limits, the area consisting of a

81

portion of the right-of-way on N.W. 31st Avenue from the City of

82

Fort Lauderdale, particularly described as follows:

83

84

A portion of Section 31, Township 49 South, Range 42

85

East being more particularly described as follows:

86

87

BEGINNING at the intersection of the South right-of-way

88

line of NW 19 Street and the West right-of-way line of

89

NW 31 Avenue, said point being on the municipal

90

boundary of the City of Fort Lauderdale, as established

91

by Chapter 69-1057, Laws of Florida and on the

92

municipal boundary of the City of Lauderhill as

93

established by Ordinance 040-10-220 of the City of

94

Lauderhill;

95

96

Thence Southerly on said municipal boundaries of the

97

City of Lauderhill and the City of Fort Lauderdale and

98

on said West right-of-way line of NW 31 Avenue, to the

99

intersection with the South line of the North One-Half

100

(N 1/2) of the North One-Half (N 1/2) of the Southeast

101

One-Quarter (SE 1/4) of said Section 31, Township 49

102

South, Range 42 East;

103

104

Thence Easterly on said municipal boundaries of the

105

City of Lauderhill and the City of Fort Lauderdale and

106

on said South line to the East line of said Section 31,

107

Township 49 South, Range 42 East;

108

109

Thence Northerly on said East line of said Section 31

110

to the intersection with the Easterly prolongation of

111

said South right-of-way line of NW 19 Street;

112

113

Thence Westerly on said Easterly prolongation to the

114

intersection with said West right-of-way line of NW 31

115

Avenue, said point also being the POINT OF BEGINNING.

116

117

     Section 3. In order to remedy the creation of an enclave,

118

the present corporate limits of the City of Lauderhill, Broward

119

County, are hereby contracted so as to deannex and exclude from

120

the territory presently within its corporate limits a small

121

portion of the right-of-way on Sunrise Boulevard and N.W. 31st

122

Avenue that was erroneously annexed into the City of Lauderhill,

123

particularly described as follows:

124

125

A portion of the North 1/2 of Government Lot 1, Section

126

6 of Township 50 South, Range 42 East being more

127

particularly described as follows:

128

129

BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of the Northeast One-

130

Quarter (NE 1/4) of said Section 6, Township 50 South,

131

Range 42 East, said point being on the corporate city

132

limits of the City of Lauderhill as established by

133

Ordinance No. 040-10-219 of the City of Lauderhill;

134

135

Thence Southerly on said municipal boundary and on the

136

East line of said Section 6 to a point on the municipal

137

boundary of the City of Lauderhill as established by

138

Ordinance No. 04-10-217 of the City of Lauderhill;

139

140

Thence Westerly on said municipal boundary and on the

141

Easterly prolongation of the North line of Parcel 'A',

142

as shown by the plat of THUNDERBIRD SWAP SHOP III, as

143

recorded in Plat Book 142, Page 20 of the Public

144

Records of Broward County, Florida, to a point on the

145

West right-of-way line of NW 31st Avenue, said point

146

being on the municipal boundary of the City of

147

Lauderhill as established by Ordinance No. 040-10-219

148

of the City of Lauderhill;

149

150

Thence Northerly on said municipal boundary and on said

151

West right-of-way line of NW 31st Avenue to the South

152

right-of-way line of Sunrise Boulevard;

153

154

Thence Northwesterly and Westerly on said municipal

155

boundary and on said South right-of-way line of Sunrise

156

Boulevard to the intersection with the Northerly

157

prolongation of the East line of Parcel 'A', as shown

158

by said plat of THUNDERBIRD SWAP SHOP III;

159

160

Thence North on said Northerly prolongation of the East

161

line of Parcel 'A' to the intersection with the North

162

line of said Section 6, also being the North line of

163

said Government Lot 1;

164

165

Thence Easterly on said North line to the Northeast

166

corner of the Northeast One-Quarter (NE 1/4) of said

167

Section 6, said point also being the POINT OF

168

BEGINNING.

169

170

     Section 4. The subject public roads and the public rights-

171

of-way associated therewith, on the Broward County road system

172

(N.W. 31st Avenue), lying within the limits of the lands subject

173

to annexation herein, are transferred from Broward County

174

jurisdiction to the jurisdiction of the annexing municipality

175

solely for the purposes of police and emergency services upon the

176

effective date of the annexation. The responsibility for police

177

and emergency services shall be transferred to the annexing

178

municipality upon the effective date of the annexation. No

179

ownership, operation, maintenance, planning, design, or

180

construction of said roads or rights-of-way shall transfer from

181

Broward County or the Department of Transportation to any

182

municipality.

183

     Section 5. On the effective date of this act, the annexing

184

municipality shall be responsible for and embodied with all

185

municipal powers granted in chapter 166, Florida Statutes, and as

186

otherwise provided by law over the territory hereby annexed.

187

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

188

or abrogate the rights of parties to any contracts, whether the

189

same be between Broward County and a third party or between

190

nongovernmental entities, which contracts are in effect prior to

191

the effective date of the annexation.

192

     Section 7.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.