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1 ORDINANCE
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; CREATING SECTION
s'r 136.029, CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO REQUIRE A VEGETATIVE
BUFFER ENCOMPASSING ALL LAND WITHIN TWENTY-FIVE FEET OF
THE BOUNDARY OF ANY PROPERTY DESIGNATED ON THE ZONING a'
ATLAS AS AQUATIC LANDS-INTERIOR (AL/I) OR AQUATIC LANDS-
COASTAL (AL/C); PROHIBITING THE REMOVAL OR ALTERATION
OF NATIVE VEGETATION WITHIN A VEGETATIVE BUFFER WITHOUT
APPROVAL BY THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;
REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF EXOTIC VEGETATION FROM A :E
VEGETATIVE BUFFER; PROHIBITING THE IMPEDANCE OF THE
NATURAL SUCCESSION OF NATIVE VEGETATION IN A VEGETATIVE
BUFFER; PROVIDING PENALTIES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE, t
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 136.029 Code of Ordinances is created to read:
Sec. 136.029. Vegetative buffer adjacent to Aquatic Lands-Interior
Aquatic Lands-Coastal Districts. s,
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Laj A vegetative buffer, being necessary to protect the ecological and
' aesthetic integrity of interior or coastal wetlands, shall encompass all lands
within twenty-five (25) feet of the boundary of any property designated on the zoning atlas as Aquatic Lands-Interior (AL/1) or Aquatic Lands-Coastal
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However,
this re uiremen?t shal,l_ not apply to existin-g-, seawalls or other •??''><.?>>=Y,
structures creating an abrupt transition between the aquatic lands and the rc ?•c
adjoining upland property, rx
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When a_pproposed --development is -adjacent to proliertX designated
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Aquatic Lands-,Interior or,Aguatic Lands-Coastal, the vegetative buffer shall be provided-by the owner. in accordance with the requirements of this section. The r•?
vegetative buffer may be provided within or over other required setbacks. The,
buffer shall be designated an the- site plan,- Flat or rep-lat of the property as
an "Aquatic Lands Protection Buffer."
,(c) No structure or other surface impervious to water shall be permitted
within the vegetative buffer. ' v } '}
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' ,(d) A structure or impervious surface existing within a _vegetative 1:r?s
buffer as of the date of adoption of this ordinance shall be deemed lawful but
nonconforming if the structure or impervious surface was lawful when i!?, w`?l•a.? tKi
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constructed. No expansion of the structure or impervious- surface- into the +
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buffer shall be permitted. If the structure or impervious surface should be
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substantial) damaged, by disaster or otherwise the reconstruction of the,
structure or impervious surface within the vegetative buffer shall not
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p M tted. Nothing herein shall be cn?s ued so as to pevept the ordinary is -u. tea:
MgirtG_nance or repairs of lawful bMt Dye n,
_ o ing structures o impervious
Surfaces.
Lei Within the vegetatj.ye _buffert any native vegetation steal] be 3'€
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protected so that the, buffer will retain the character of the immediately
adjacent vegetation within the A uatic Land-Interior oA uatic Lands-Coastal
district. ative vegetation within the buffer shall not be removed or altered
without the approval of the Division of Environmental Management,._If removal Yr??r Yr'4'r
or alteration is roused-the owner shall resent a lap fora royal b the W. `{??-°i'14; :a
Division of Environmental Management showing that the proposed removal or alteration of the vegetation will not adverse] affect the hydrological or
ecola ical integrity of the adjacent wetland. If a roved the la shall be ;?':?'s}b>:,:? ?•
inter orated in the a royal and the terms thereof shall be binding up-on the
owner. An exotic ve etation within the buffer shall be removed by the
landowner and shall be prevented -from re-emergence. This subsection shall not >i`;'kttitl
be construed to prohibit routine maintenance trimming of nonwetland ve etation =?,-cxy
in accordance with procedures developed b the Division of Environmental
Management and approved by the City Manager. r
f An removal or alteration of native vegetation within_a vegetative
buffer without the approval of the Division of Environmental Manage ent shall
be deemed a violation of this section. Each day following-the removal or
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alteration of native vegetation shall be deemed a separate violation until the
native vegetation is restored. The Code Enforcement Board shall require the
owner to restore the vegetative buffer to its natural state at the owners
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expense, and the owner shall be subject to the imposition of a fine in an amount
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?. it' tift'N?1 not to exceed 100.00 er da for each day that the owner is found to be in ' violation of this section.
If prior to the date of adoption of this ordinance the native
ve etation within a vegetative buffer has been removed or altered the owner r: shall not be re uired to restore the vegetation to its natural state. The owner
shall not-however, impede the natural succession of native ve etation into the
buffer.
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,section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING September 20, 1990
PASSED 0 SECOND AND
FINAL READING AND ADOPTED October 4, 1990
Rita Garvey
Mayor-Commissioner
Attest: Approved as to form and correctness:
Cynt a E. Gou eau A. Galbraith,
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City Clerk City"Attorney
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