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2597-82 ORDINANCE NO. 2597-82 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 117, SPECIAL ASSESSMENT IM- PROVEMENTS, OF TITLE IX, STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CLEARWATER, TO PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE FOR STORM SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR THE SEPARABILITY OF THEPROVISIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR PROPER NOTICE OF PROPOSED ENACTMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Clearwater, Florida, 'recently enacted a new special assessment improvement chapter within its Code of Ordinances; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to supplement such Chapter with a section relating to storm drainage improvement; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA: Section 1. That Chapter 117, Special Assessment Improvements, of Title IX,.Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places of the Code of Ordinances, City of Clearwater, is hereby supplemented by the enactment of new Section 117. 06 to read as follows: (b) Conditions for Installing or Improving _Storm Drainage. Storm drainage systems may be installed or improved whenever: 1. The City Commission shall decide unilaterally for reasons of public health, safety and welfare that it is in the best interests of the City that storm drainage systems be installed or improved at any location within the City. Section 117.'06. Storm System Improvements. (a) Power to Install and Improve Storm Drainage. The City shall have the power to install, repair, modify or otherwise upgrade all storm drainage systems within its corporate boundaries. Properties benefitting primarily from such storm system improvements shall be assessed by the City Commission for the total cost of the improvements. 2. When the City receives a petition signed by the property owners to be affected by such storm drainage improvements. SEE ORDINANCE 4L ........................... -1- .Ordinance 2597-82 2/4/82 ?, w Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances In conflict here with are to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed. 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. 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 -5. The provisions of this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage. PASSED ON FIRST READING January 21, 1982 PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING AND ADOPTED February 4, 1982 Atte s t: City' Clerk M yor-Commissioner