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ORDINANCE NO, 4016-85
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
AMENDING ARTICLE V, OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS,
OF CHAPTER 131, ZONING, OF TITLE XI, BUILDING AND
ZONING REGULATIONS, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CITY•OF CLEARWATER, TO PROVIDE FOR FIRE LANES TO
MEET FIRE DEPARTMENT STANDARDS IN ALL REQUIRED
OFF-STREET PARKING LOTS; PROVIDING FOR THE SEPA-
RABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR
.THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PAR'I'S OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR PROPER NOTICE
OF PROPOSED ENAC'T'MENT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, on September , the City Commission of
the City of Clearwater, after proper public notice, held a public
hearing on certain proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance of the
City of Clearwater in accordance with procedure as established; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has fully considered the recom-
mendations and report of the Planning and Zoning Board relative to
the certain proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, certain of the proposed changes and amendments to the
Zoning ordinance were approved by the City Commission after its
evaluation of all evidence presented at the said public hearing;
and
WHEREAS, the Local Government Comprehensive Planning'-Act
(LGCPA) requires that all development regulations and amendments
thereto related to an adopted comprehensive plan or element thereof
be reviewed by the Local Planning Agency (LPA) for conformance with
• plans adopted pursuant to the LGCPA; and
WHEREAS, the Pinellas County Planning Council (PCPC) has been
designated the Local Planning Agency for Pinellas County and the
PCPC has adopted guidelines with reference to such required referral
process; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance has been referred to and considered
by the PCPC under said'process;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
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SEE ORDINANCE
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Ord. 4016.85 9/19/65.
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Section 1. That Paragraph (2) of Section 131.218, Design,
construction and maintenance of off-street parking lots, of
Article V, Off-Street Parking Requirements, of Chapter 131, Zoning,
of Title XI, Building and Zoning Regulations, of the Code of
Ordinances, City of Clearwater, be and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 131.218. Design, construction and maintenance of
off-street parking lots.
(2) Each parking lot shall be designed with spaces,
drives and-,accesses to meet the traffic engineering
department's standards and fire lanes to meet fire
department standards.
Section 2. The City of Clearwater does hereby certify that
the measures contained in-this ordinance are consistent and'in
conformance with the City's Comprehensive Plan and individual
elements thereof adopted pursuant to the LGCPA and directs that
same be forwarded to the LPA'f.or their receipt and appropriate
action.
Section 3. Should any part or provision of this ordinance be
declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the
same shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or
any part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed.
Section 5. Notice of the proposed enactment of this ordinance
has been properly advertised in a newspaper of general circulation
in accordance with Section 166.041, Florida Statutes.
Section 6. The provisions of this ordinance.shall.take effect
immediately upon its passage.
PASSED ON FIRST READING September 5, 1985
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED September 19, 1985.
Attests
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Ci y Clerk
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