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AUTHORIZATION OF BRIDGE TOLLS
ORDINANCE NO. 2761-82
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, AMENDING TITLE X,
CHAPTER 122, CLEARWATER PASS BRIDGE, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, TO PROVIDE A REVISED SCHEDULE OF
TOLLS FOR THE USE OF CLEARWATER PASS BRIDGE; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL
OF ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH TO
THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR THE SEPARABILITY OF THE
PROVISIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING Fat PROPER NOTICE OF PROPOSED ENACTMENT.
WHEREAS, the use of the Clearwater Pass Bridge is controlled by a toll
booth; and
WHEREAS, the construction, improvement and operation of the Clearwater
Pass Bridge is financed from the collection of tolls for its use; and
WHEREAS, Section 15B of Ordinance No. 1701 which refunded the Clearwater
Pass Bridge Bonds requires the City to revise tolls so as to provide adequate
revenues to pay all operating expenses and renewal and replacement costs; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has recommended an increase in two-axle
vehicle tolls from $0.25 to $0.35 to finance necessary bridge improvements; and
WHEREAS, the construction of enact change lanes has jeopardized the
safety of bicycle riders who have to cross the exact change lane to pay the current
$0.15 toll, and the revenue generated from bicycle riders does not justify the
above described safety concern; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to extend to public agency buses the economic
advantage of the token rate; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has certified that the Net Revenues to be
generated after revising the tolls will be greater than the Net Revenues of the
preceeding year;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Title X, Clearwater Pass Bridge, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Clearwater, Florida, is hereby amended by enacting a new
Section 122.01 to read as follows:
Sec. 122.01. Toll Schedule.
(a) The following rates are hereby adopted for the use of Clearwater
Pass Bridge:
Vehicle Toll Class Description Toll
(1) : Two-axle vehicles (including motorcycles and mopeds) $-M5- 0.35
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token system, 6 for •........a...aa ..................
Three-axle vehicles ................................
Four-axle vehicles .................................
Five-axle vehicles .....a.......a.........aa.aaaaaa.
Each additional axle .+ ...................a..aa.....
Buses, private ...a.aa ...............r..............
Baeee-j-publie-ageney ..............................a
Bicycles ...?..aa...a ............ .................. a
Pedestrians ............ aa.a...........a .............
Employees of city on official business .............
County park employees on official business .........
Emergency vehicles on emergency calls ..............
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(b) The rate schedule established in this section shall not be revised
except in the manner provided by Section 15E of Ordinance No. 1701 of the city.
(c) The city manager or the chief of police, or their designee, are hereby
authorized to waive the tolls established in this section when in the exercise of
their discretion it is determined that such waiver is necessary to complete any
emergency evacuation of Clearwater Beach or Sand Key.
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflice herewith are
to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed.
Section 3. Should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this
ordinance be declared for any reason 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
Chapter 166.041, Florida Statutes.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective on July 1, 1982.
PASSED ON FIRST READING June 3, 1982
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
Attest:
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Lucille Williams
City Clerk
June 17, 1982
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les F. Lecher
Mayor-Commissioner
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