HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD 84/01ORDINANCE NO.: 84 -1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE
TOWN OF GULF STREAM, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
AUTHORIZING THE LEVYING AND COLLECTING OF
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AGAINST PROPERTY BENEFITED
BY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AUTHORIZED BY THE
TOWN COMMISSION RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION,
IMPROVEMENT OR REPAIR OF STREETS OR OTHER
PUBLIC WAYS WITHIN THE TOWN; THE CONSTRUCTION,
IMPROVEMENT OR REPAIR OF SEWERS, STORM SEWER
DRAINS OR DITCHES; THE CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT,
REPAIR OR DREDGING OF ANY CANALS USED FOR
DRAINAGE OR FOR TRANSPORTATION, OR FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT OR REPAIR OF ANY
OTHER FACILITY AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSION
OR BY FLORIDA STATUTE; PROVIDING FOR THE
ADOPTION OF CHAPTER 170 FLORIDA STATUTES
RELATING TO THE METHODS OF ADOPTING AND AUTHORIZING
SAID ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF
GULF STREAM, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1. Whenever the Commission of the Town of
Gulf Stream shall decide to construct, improve or repair any
street, road, or public way within the Town, or to construct,
improve or repair any sewer, drain or drainage ditch within the
Town or to construct, improve, repair or dredge any canals within
the Town used for drainage or for transportation, or whenever
the Town Commission shall determine to make any other local municipa:
improvements authorized by law, said Commission may provide for
the payment of all or any part of the costs of any such improvements
by levying and collecting special assessments on the abutting,
adjoining, contiguous, or other specially benefited property.
Section 2.
The method of prorating special assessments
shall be determined according to the front footage of the respective
properties specially benefited by said improvement or by such
other method as the Commission may prescribe.
Section 3. When the Commission determines to make
any public improvements as authorized herein, it shall so declare
by resolution. The Commission hereby adopts those provisions
of Chapter 170 of the Florida Statutes, not inconsistent herewith,
as to the method and manner of adopting resolutions, notifying
affected property owners, providing for publication, providing
for an equalizing board and other sections thereof.
Section 4. If any section, paragraph, clause, phrase
or term of this Ordinance be declared invalid, the same shall
not operate to invalidate any other provisions.
Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall be codified and made
a part of the official Code of Ordinances of the Town of Gulf
Stream, Florida.
Section 7. That this Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage and approval according
to law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON ��� READING this l3Tk,
day of �r , 1984.
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