HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-19ORDINANCE NO. 79 - 19
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SIXTY
DAY MORATORIUM ON THE REVIEW AND ISSUANCE
OF ALL SITE PLANS AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION
23 OF THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ZONING ORDI-
NANCE, PROVIDING FOR APPLICATION TO A
LIMITED AREA, PROVIDING FOR APPROPRIATE
DRAINAGE STUDIES TO BE MADE FOR THE PRO-
TECTION OF CURRENT AND FUTURE LAND OWNERS
WITHIN THE SUBJECT AREA
WHEREAS, the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN
RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, has received recommendations from the
staff, residents and other drainage experts that a critical
drainage problem exists within an area defined as follows:
That property lying within the area bounded on the
South by the South Relief Canal, on the West by
the Florida East Coast Railway East right-of-way
line, on the North by the South city limits of the
City of Vero Beach, and on the East by the West
shoreline of Indian River,
and
WHEREAS, the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN
RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, in regular session deemed that an
emergency existed and that the normal notice requirement for
an ordinance should be waived in order to properly plan the
drainage requirements within the above defined area prior
to additional construction commencing, and
WHEREAS, this emergency ordinance shall apply only
to those pending and future projects which require site plan
approval by the Indian River County Planning and Zoning
Commission within the area defined, and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this moratorium is to provide
time to determine ways of minimizing flooding and define
methods of drainage which will best meet the health and welfare
needs of the citizens of Indian River County,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that a
moratorium of sixty days' duration, terminating sixty days
after enactment, is hereby established on the issuance of all
site plan approvals, pursuant to Section 23 of the Indian River
County Zoning Ordinance for projects lying within the following
described area:
Bounded on the South by the South Relief Canal,
on the West by the Florida East Coast Railway
East right-of-way line, on the North by the South
city limits of the City of Vero Beach, and on the
East by the West shoreline of Indian River
The moratorium of limited duration is declared and imposed for
the purpose of allowing appropriate governmental officials and
other consultants to study and provide Indian River County
with a plan of drainage within the described area that will
meet the health and safety needs of present and future residents
who are or will reside within the described area. It is the
intent of this ordinance to provide a method to minimize flooding
and other problems that presently exist within the described
area or may be created by additional development.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance is passed
with waiver of notice requirement by the unanimous vote of
the four attending County Commissioners declaring that an
emergency exists and that the immediate enactment of this
ordinance is necessary.
This Ordinance shall take effect July 5, 1979.
STATE OF FLORIDA
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THIS S
A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF
THE ORIGINAL ON FILE IN THIF
OFFICE.
FREDA WRIGHT, CLERK
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