HB 1209

1
A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to the City of Fort Lauderdale, Broward
3County; extending and enlarging the corporate limits of
4the City of Fort Lauderdale to include specified
5unincorporated lands within such corporate limits;
6providing for an effective date of annexation; providing
7for an interlocal agreement, land use and zoning
8governance, and residency qualification for candidacies
9for municipal office; providing applicability to existing
10contracts; providing for transfer of public roads and
11rights-of-way; providing an effective date.
12
13Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
14
15     Section 1.  The following areas shall be annexed into the
16City of Fort Lauderdale subject to the provisions of this act:
17
18
CYPRESS CREEK ROAD - A
19
20That portion of Section 11 Township 49 South, Range 42
21East, Broward County, Florida, described as follows:
22
23BEGIN at the Northwest corner of HARRAH PLAT,
24according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat
25Book 100, Page 25, of the Public Records of Broward
26County, Florida said point also being on the South
27right of way line of Cypress Creek Road and the
28municipal boundary of the City of Fort Lauderdale, as
29established by Ordinance No. C-94-16;
30
31The next six courses being along said municipal
32boundary;
33
34Thence North 88(46'54" East, a distance of 256.04 feet
35to the point of curvature of a non-tangent curve,
36concave to the North, having a radius of 5784.58 feet,
37a central angle of 01(48'28" and a radial bearing of
38North 03(35'16" East;
39
40Thence Easterly along said curve, a distance of 182.51
41feet to the most Northerly Northeast corner of Parcel
42"A" of said HARRAH PLAT;
43
44Thence South 01(30'49" East, a distance of 12.02 feet
45to the Northwest corner of Parcel "A" of AMOCO S.S.
467002 PLAT, according to the plat thereof, as recorded
47in Plat Book 133, Page 29, of the Public Records of
48Broward County, Florida;
49
50Thence continue South 01(30'49" East, a distance of
51175.90 feet;
52
53Thence North 88(46'54" East, a distance of 195.00 feet;
54
55Thence South 01(30'49" East a distance of 98.25 feet to
56the Southeast corner of Parcel "A" of said HARRAH PLAT
57said point being on the municipal boundary of the City
58of Oakland Park, as established by House Bill 1485,
592004 Legislature;
60
61Thence North 88(44'00" East along said municipal
62boundary and the South line of said HARRAH PLAT to the
63Southeast corner of said Plat, said point being on the
64municipal boundary of the City of Oakland Park, as
65established by House Bill 2177, 1975 Legislature;
66
67Thence North along said municipal boundary to the
68North right of way line of Cypress Creek Road, said
69point being on the municipal boundary of the City of
70Fort Lauderdale as established by Ordinance No. C-94-
7116 and on a curve concave to the North having a radius
72of 5674.58 feet and a central angle of 05(49'13";
73
74The next two courses being along said municipal
75boundary per Ordinance No. C-94-16 and said North
76right of way line;
77
78Thence Westerly along said curve, a distance of 576.44
79feet to a point of reverse curvature of a curve
80concave to the South, having a radius of 5784.58 feet,
81a central angle of 00(35'37" and a radial bearing of
82South 05(38"37" West;
83
84Thence Westerly along said curve, a distance of 59.93
85feet to the Southeast corner of "SHELL AT I-95",
86according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat
87Book 102, Page 25, of the Public Records of Broward
88County, Florida, said point being on the municipal
89boundary of the City of Fort Lauderdale, as
90established by Ordinance No. C-95-6;
91
92The next three courses being along said municipal
93boundary per Ordinance No. C-95-6 and said North right
94of way line;
95
96Thence continue Westerly along said curve, a distance
97of 337.88 feet;
98
99Thence North 80(31'09" West, a distance of 201.82 feet;
100
101Thence South 89(06'33" West, a distance of 125.00 feet
102to a point on the municipal boundary of the City of
103Oakland Park, as established by House Bill 931, 1983
104Legislature and the East right of way line of
105Interstate Ninety-five (I-95);
106
107Thence Southerly along said municipal boundary and
108said East right of way line to the South line of
109Cypress Creek Road, said point being on the municipal
110boundary of the City of Oakland Park, as established
111by House Bill 1485, 2004 Legislature;
112
113Thence Easterly along said municipal boundary to the
114POINT OF BEGINNING.
115
116
CYPRESS CREEK ROAD - B
117
118That portion of Section 11, Township 49 South, Range
11942 East, Broward County, Florida, described as
120follows:
121
122BEGIN at the intersection of the Easterly prolongation
123of the North limits line of CYPRESS CREEK I-95
124INTERCHANGE PROPERTY, as recorded in Plat Book 88,
125Page 3, of the Public Records of Broward County,
126Florida with the East right of way line of the Florida
127East Coast Railroad and the present corporate limits
128of the City of Fort Lauderdale, as established by
129House Bill 2512, 1965 Legislature;
130
131Thence Southerly along said East right of way line and
132said corporate limits to the North right of way line
133of Northeast 62nd Street, said point being on the
134municipal boundary of the City of Oakland Park, as
135established by House Bill 1244, 1988 Legislature;
136
137Thence West along said North right of way line and
138said municipal boundary, as established by House Bill
1391244, to the West right of way line of the Florida
140East Coast Railroad and a point on the municipal
141boundary of the City of Oakland Park, as established
142by House Bill 2177, 1975 Legislature;
143
144Thence West along said North right of way line and
145said municipal boundary, as established by House Bill
1462177, to a point on the Southeast corner of Tract "A",
147PHILLIPS TRACT, according to the plat thereof, as
148recorded in Plat Book 124, Page 9, of Broward County,
149Florida, said point being on the municipal boundary of
150the City of Fort Lauderdale, as established by
151Ordinance No. C-94-16;
152
153Thence continuing along said municipal boundary, as
154established by Ordinance No. C-94-16, the following 4
155courses;
156
157Thence North 42(58'19" East, a distance of 42.63 feet;
158
159Thence North 04(34'07" East, a distance of 100.31 feet
160to the Northeast corner of said Tract "A", the last
161two courses being along the Easterly line of said
162Tract "A";
163
164Thence South 88(20'37" West, a distance of 120.11 feet
165to the Northwest corner of said Tract "A";
166
167Thence South 02(18'05" East, a distance of 130.20 feet
168to the Southwest corner of said Tract "A", said point
169being on the North right of way line of Northeast 62nd
170Street and on said municipal boundary of the City of
171Oakland Park, as established by House Bill 2177, 1975
172Legislature;
173
174Thence Westerly along said North right of way line and
175said municipal boundary, as established by House Bill
1762177, to the West right of way line of Northeast 9th
177Avenue, said point being on the municipal boundary of
178the City of Fort Lauderdale, as established by
179Ordinance No. C-94-16;
180
181Thence continuing along said municipal boundary, as
182established by Ordinance No. C-94-16, the following 36
183courses;
184
185Thence North 01(27'01" West, along said municipal
186boundary, a distance of 94.04 feet to the Southeast
187corner of Lot 118 of the Tax Assessor's Map of
188"CYPRESS CREEK TRAILER CITY", as recorded in
189Miscellaneous Plat Book 2, Page 17, of the Public
190Records of Broward County, Florida;
191
192Thence South 88(46'54" West, along the South line of
193said "CYPRESS CREEK TRAILER CITY", a distance of
194119.56 feet;
195
196Thence North 28(46'54" East, a distance of 56.23 feet;
197
198Thence North 26(13'06" West, a distance of 20.00 feet;
199
200Thence South 43(46'54" West, a distance of 20.00 feet;
201
202Thence North 46(13'06" West, a distance of 16.00 feet;
203
204Thence North 43(46'54" East, a distance of 31.71 feet;
205
206Thence North 13(46'54" East, a distance of 34.76 feet
207to the Northeast corner of Lot 121 of said "CYPRESS
208CREEK TRAILER CITY";
209
210Thence North 01(13'06" West, a distance of 40.00 feet;
211
212Thence North 88(46'54" East, along the North line of
213Caravan Circle, as shown on said "CYPRESS CREEK
214TRAILER CITY", a distance of 93.29 feet to intersect
215the West line of N.E. 10th Avenue (now N.E. 9th
216Avenue), as shown on said map;
217
218Thence North 01(27'01" West, along said West line and
219the Northerly extension thereof, a distance of 160.00
220feet;
221
222Thence North 88(46'54" East, along the North line of
223said Caravan Circle, a distance of 185.18 feet;
224
225Thence North 01(07'04" West, a distance of 218.42 feet;
226
227Thence North 88(52'56" East, along the North line of
228Justamere Terrace, as shown on said map, a distance of
229232.19 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 56 of said
230"CYPRESS CREEK TRAILER CITY";
231
232Thence North 13(52'56" East, a distance of 26.47 feet;
233
234Thence North 26(07'04" West, a distance of 39.27 feet;
235
236Thence North 63(52'56" East, a distance of 24.00 feet
237to the Westernmost corner of Lot 82, of said "CYPRESS
238CREEK TRAILER CITY";
239
240Thence North 08(52'56" East, a distance of 49.45 feet
241to a point on the South right of way line of Cypress
242Creek Canal (C-14);
243
244Thence North 88(52'56" East, along said South right of
245way line, a distance of 40.96 feet;
246
247Thence South 18(37'04" East, a distance of 61.70 feet;
248
249Thence South 88(52'56" West, a distance of 39.35 feet,
250the last four courses being coincident with the
251perimeter of said Lot 82;
252
253Thence South 46(07'04" East, a distance of 7.30 feet;
254
255Thence South 43(52'56" West, a distance of 31.71 feet;
256
257Thence South 13(52'56" West, a distance of 34.76 feet;
258
259Thence South 01(07'04" East, a distance of 35.00 feet;
260
261Thence South 88(52'56" West, along the South line of
262said Justamere Terrace, a distance of 206.69 feet;
263
264Thence South 01(07'04" East, a distance of 95.00 feet
265to the Northwest corner of Lot 31 of said "CYPRESS
266CREEK TRAILER CITY";
267
268Thence North 88(52'56" East, a distance of 76.41 feet;
269
270Thence South 28(52'56" West, a distance of 56.23 feet;
271
272Thence South 63(52'29" West, a distance of 24.00 feet;
273
274Thence South 88(52'56" West, a distance of 26.55 feet
275to the Southwest corner of said Lot 31, the last four
276courses being along the boundary of said Lot 31;
277
278Thence South 01(07'04" East, a distance of 36.16 feet;
279
280Thence South 61(35'26" West, a distance of 72.97 feet;
281
282Thence South 88(46'54" West, a distance of 100.10 feet;
283
284Thence South 01(27'01" East, along the East line of
285said N.E. 10th Avenue (now N.E. 9th Avenue), a
286distance of 98.23 feet;
287
288Thence North 88(20'37" East, along the North limits and
289the Easterly extension thereof, of the Plat of
290"CYPRESS CREEK I-95 INTERCHANGE PROPERTY", as recorded
291in Plat Book 88, Page 3, of the Public Records of
292Broward County, Florida, a distance of 940.93 feet to
293the POINT OF BEGINNING.
294
295
ANDREWS - NE 62 STREET - NORTH
296
297A portion of Section 10, Township 49 South, Range 42 East,
298Broward County, Florida, described as follows:
299
300BEGIN at the intersection of the West right-of-way
301line of State Road 9, (I-95) with the East right-of-
302way line of North Andrews Avenue Extension as shown
303on, "CHARTER PLAT", as recorded in Plat Book 92, Page
30423 of the Public Records of Broward County, Florida,
305said point also being on the municipal boundary of the
306City of Fort Lauderdale, established by Ordinance No.
307C-84-33 of the City of Fort Lauderdale;
308
309Thence along said municipal boundary the following 4
310courses;
311
312Thence Northerly on said East right-of-way line to
313intersect the South line of the North One-Half (N
3141/2), of the Southwest One-Quarter (SW 1/4), of the
315Southwest One-Quarter (SW 1/4), of the Northeast One-
316Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 10, Township 49 South,
317Range 42 East;
318
319Thence South 88°38'01" West on said South line to a
320point on the West line of the Northeast One-Quarter
321(NE 1/4) of said Section 10;
322
323Thence South 88°36'42" West on the South line of the
324North One-Half (N 1/2), of the Southeast One-Quarter
325(SE 1/4), of the Southeast One-Quarter (SE 1/4), of
326the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of said Section 10,
327a distance of 225.47 feet to intersect the East right-
328of-way line of North Andrews Avenue realigned shown on
329"STEAK & ALE OF FLA." as recorded in Plat Book 96,
330Page 16, of the Public Records of Broward County,
331Florida;
332
333Thence Southerly on said East right-of-way line to
334intersect the North right-of-way line of Northeast
33562nd Street (Cypress Creek Road), said point being on
336the municipal boundary of the City of Oakland Park, as
337established by House Bill 931, 1983 Legislature;
338
339Thence Easterly, Northerly, Easterly and Northeasterly
340along said North right of way line and along said
341municipal boundary, to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
342
343
ANDREWS - NE/NW STREET - SOUTH
344
345A portion of Section 10, Township 49 South, Range 42 East,
346Broward County, Florida, described as follows:
347
348BEGIN at the Southwest corner of, CYPRESS FINANCIAL
349CENTER, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in
350Plat Book 125, Page 48 of the Public Records of
351Broward County, Florida, said point being on the
352municipal boundary of the City of Fort Lauderdale, as
353established by Ordinance C-95-43 of the City of Fort
354Lauderdale;
355
356Thence along said municipal boundary the following 8
357courses;
358
359Thence North 01°55'43" West, a distance of 89.24 feet;
360
361Thence North 43°04'17" East, a distance of 42.43 feet;
362
363Thence North 88°04'17" East, along the south right-of-
364way line of Northwest 60th Street, a distance of 13.16
365feet;
366
367Thence North 01°55'43" West, a distance of 60.00 feet;
368
369Thence North 40°23'11" West, a distance of 39.14 feet
370to the point of intersection with the arc of a
371circular curve, concave to the Southeast, whose radius
372point bears South 78°50'36" East from said point;
373
374Thence Northerly, along the arc of said curve, having
375a radius of 882.93 feet, a central angle of 04°47'41"
376and an arc distance of 73.89 feet, to the point of
377tangency;
378
379Thence North 15°57'05" East, a distance of 312.64
380feet;
381
382Thence North 52°13'39" East, a distance of 41.42 feet
383to the Northwest corner of Parcel "A", CYPRESS CREEK
384CENTER, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in
385Plat Book 104, Page 13 of the Public Records of
386Broward County, Florida, said point being on the
387municipal boundary of the City of Oakland Park, as
388established by House Bill 931, 1983 Legislature;
389
390Thence Northerly, along said municipal boundary, to
391the Southwest corner of, CHARTER PLAT, according to
392the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 92, Page 23
393of the Public Records of Broward County, Florida, said
394point being on the North right-of-way line of
395Northeast 62 Street (Cypress Creek Road) and the
396municipal boundary of the City of Fort Lauderdale, as
397established by Ordinance C-84-33 of the City of Fort
398Lauderdale;
399
400Thence West, along said North right-of-way line and
401said municipal boundary, to intersect the West line of
402the Southeast One-Quarter (SE 1/4), of the Southeast
403One-Quarter (SE 1/4), of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW
4041/4) of said Section 10;
405
406Thence North 01°56'19" West, along said West line and
407said municipal boundary, 262.64 feet to a point on the
408Easterly right-of-way line of the Seaboard System
409Railroad, said point being on the municipal boundary
410of the City of Fort Lauderdale, as established by
411House Bill 1499, 1979 Legislature;
412
413Thence Southerly, along said East right-of-way line
414and said municipal boundary, to a point on the South
415right-of-way line of Cypress Creek Road, said point
416being on the municipal boundary of the City of Fort
417Lauderdale, as established by Ordinance C-94-15 of the
418City of Fort Lauderdale;
419
420Thence along said municipal boundary the following 6
421courses;
422
423Thence North 88°30'11" East, along the South right-of-
424way line of Cypress Creek Road, a distance of 183.77
425feet to a point on the West right-of-way line of North
426Andrews Avenue, as shown on the Florida Department of
427Transportation right-of-way map section 86070-2497,
428sheet 1 of 1, dated 02/87;
429
430Thence South 64°38'08" East, a distance of 69.17 feet;
431
432Thence South 10°54'48" East, a distance of 64.81 feet;
433
434Thence South 15°57'06" West, a distance of 191.81 feet
435to the point of curvature of a curve concave to the
436East;
437
438Thence Southerly along said curve, having a radius of
4391,014.93 feet, a central angle of 6°29'43", for a
440distance of 115.06 feet to a point on a non-tangent
441line;
442
443Thence South 16°02'01" West, to a point of
444intersection with the South line of the North One-Half
445(N 1/2), of the North One-Half (N 1/2), of the
446Southwest One-Quarter (SW 1/4) of said Section 10,
447said point being on the municipal boundary of the City
448of Oakland Park, as established by House Bill 931,
4491983 Legislature;
450
451Thence Easterly, along said municipal boundary, to the
452POINT OF BEGINNING.
453     Section 2.  The areas described in Section 1 shall be
454deemed a part of the City of Fort Lauderdale on September 15,
4552010, pursuant to section 171.062, Florida Statutes, except as
456provided for in this act.
457     Section 3.  An interlocal agreement shall be developed
458between the governing bodies of Broward County and the City of
459Fort Lauderdale and executed prior to the effective date of the
460annexation of the property described in Section 1. The agreement
461shall address infrastructure improvement projects and include a
462financially feasible plan for transitioning county services,
463buildings, infrastructure, waterways, and employees.
464     Section 4.  Upon annexation into the City of Fort
465Lauderdale, the area described in Section 1 shall be governed as
466follows:
467     (1)  The annexed property shall be governed by the relevant
468land use and zoning provisions of the City of Fort Lauderdale
469Code of Ordinances.
470     (2)  Any change of the zoning districts or land use
471designations may be accomplished only by enactment of the vote
472of the majority of the full governing body of the municipality
473plus one.
474     (3)  Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), any use,
475building, or structure that is legally in existence at the time
476an area becomes a part of the City of Fort Lauderdale may not be
477made a prohibited use by the City of Fort Lauderdale, on the
478property of such use, for as long as the use continues and is
479not voluntarily abandoned.
480     Section 5.  After the effective date of this act, no change
481in land use designation or zoning shall be effective within the
482limits of the lands subject to annexation in this act until the
483subject area has been annexed into the City of Fort Lauderdale
484and no annexation within the subject area by any other
485municipality shall occur during the time period between the
486effective date of this act and the effective date of the
487annexation.
488     Section 6.  Any resident in the area to be annexed by this
489act into the City of Fort Lauderdale shall be deemed to have met
490any residency requirements for candidacy for municipal office.
491     Section 7.  Nothing in this act may be construed to affect
492or abrogate the rights of parties to any contracts, whether they
493be between Broward County and a third party or between
494nongovernmental entities, which contracts are in effect prior to
495the effective date of the annexation.
496     Section 8.  All public roads, and the public rights-of-way
497associated therewith, in the Broward County Road System, lying
498within the limits of the lands subject to annexation in this
499act, as described in Section 1, are transferred from the
500jurisdiction of Broward County to the jurisdiction of the City
501of Fort Lauderdale on the effective date of annexation. All
502rights, title, interests, and responsibilities for any
503transferred roads, including, but not limited to, the ownership,
504operation, maintenance, planning, design, and construction of
505such roads and the rights-of-way associated therewith, shall
506transfer from the jurisdiction and ownership of Broward County
507to the jurisdiction and ownership of the City of Fort Lauderdale
508on the effective date of annexation.
509     Section 9.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.


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