6535-00
ORDINANCE NO. 6535-00
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO ANNEXATION; PROVIDING THAT THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER SHALL NOT ANNEX PROPERTY SOUTH OF
BELLEAIR ROAD THROUGH THE CLOSE OF THE 2001
FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE SESSION; PROVIDING FOR FURTHER
ASSESSMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater and the City of Largo have participated in a conflict
resolution procedure pursuant to Florida Statutes, Chapter 164 concerning a dispute over the
Belleair Road annexation boundary and through a conflict assessment meeting and a joint public
meeting of the two governing bodies an agreement was reached; and
WHEREAS, under said agreement: each municipality shall observe Belleair Road as an
appropriate boundary south of which the City of Clearwater shall not annex property and north of
which the City of Largo shall not annex property; the municipalities shall enter into an Interlocal
Agreement setting forth these terms; the municipalities shall seek legislative delegation support
for, and approval by the Florida Legislature of, a Special Act mandating said boundary, or in the
alternative by an amendment to the Pinellas County Charter; and the municipalities shall each
adopt an ordinance stating that in the interim they shall observe the Belleair Road boundary in
processing and approving annexations; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
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Section 1. The City of Clearwater shall not annex any real property located south of
Belleair Road from the effective date of this Ordinance through the close of the regular session of
the Florida Legislature to be held in 2001. If at that time a Special Act of the legislature setting
forth Belleair Road as the annexation boundary between the cities of Clearwater and Largo has
not been adopted, or an amendment to the Pinellas County Charter accomplishing that purpose
has not been adopted and any necessary referendum approval therefor obtained, the governing
bodies of the City of Clearwater and the City of Largo, or their designated staff, shall meet in order
to assess any further action necessary to establish Belleair Road as the annexation boundary.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
April 6. 2000
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
April 20, 2000
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Brian J. Aun
Mayor-Commissioner
Approved as to form:
Attest:
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Ordinance No. 6535-00