HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD 83/01ORDINANCE NO. 1 -83
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF GULF STREAM, PALM
BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, RESCINDING ORDINANCE
NO. 108 OF THE TOWN AS AMENDED, IN ITS ENTIRETY,
AND ADOPTING A NEW COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDI-
NANCE TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS
AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE
TOWN OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA; REGULATING THE
USES OF LAND, WATER, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
WITHIN THE TOWN OF GULF STREAM; REGULATING THE
LOCATION, HEIGHT, SIZE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES,
THE SIZE OF YARDS AND OTHER OPEN SPACES, THE
DENSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION AND FOR
SAID PURPOSES, CREATING DISTRICTS AND ESTABLISHING
THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF AND ADOPTING A MAP OF SAID
DISTRICTS; DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS USED; ESTA-
BLISHING A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND TOWN PLANNING
BOARD; PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT AND AMEND-
MENT THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION OF ITS PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, authority is conferred upon the Town of Gulf Stream
in the interests of promoting the health, safety, morals and
general welfare of the residents of the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida
to set forth the districting or zoning of the Town, for the purpose
Df regulating the location of residences and other uses of pro-
perty, and for the purpose of regulating the height of buildings
and other structures, and the dimensions of lots and yards in
:onnection with buildings and other structures, and for the purpose
)f regulating the alignment of the buildings or other structures
sear street frontages, and regulating the types of buildings in
:onformity with building restrictions established by subdivision
)lats and the like, and
WHEREAS, such authority was exercised by the Town Commission
pith the enactment of the Zoning Ordinances which became Ordinance
Vo. 108 of the Gulf Stream Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary by the Town Commission of the
Fown of Gulf Stream to rescind the terms and provisions of Ordinance
lo. 108, as amended, and to adopt a new comprehensive zoning ordi-
lance for the Town.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE
FOWN OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section.l. That the Zoning Ordinance adopted the 17th
day of May, 1952 and all amendments thereto be and the same are
(hereby repealed.
Section 2. That the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, together with the official Zoning
Map, copies of which are filed with the Clerk of the Town be and
the same are hereby adopted as the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
of the Town of Gulf Stream.
Section 3. That the copy of the Zoning Ordinance, known
las the "Town of Gulf Stream, Florida, Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance" and also the "Official Zoning Map" of the Town of Gulf
Stream be and the same are hereby adopted by reference.
Section 4.
That any person violating any provision of
this Ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty -
five ($25.00) dollars, and not exceeding five hundred ($500.00)
dollars, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months,
or both by such fine and imprisonment.
Section 5. That should any section or provision of this
Ordinance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence or word
be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof
as a whole or any part thereof other than the part declared to be
invalid.
Section 6. That permission to codify this Ordinance is
hereby granted.
Section 7. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediate'
upon its passage and approval as provided by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON Second READING THIS gTH
DAY O F APRIL , 1983 .
ATTEST:
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