CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
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VOLUME I
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Published in 1999 by Order of the City Commission
>CURRENT OFFICIALS
of the
CITY OF
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
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Dean J. Trantalis
Mayor
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Ben Sorensen
Vice-Mayor/Commissioner - District IV
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Heather Moraitis
Commissioner - District ISteven Glassman
Commissioner - District IIRobert L. McKinzie
Commissioner - District III____________
Lee R. Feldman
City Manager
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John Herbst
City Auditor
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Jeffrey A. Modarelli
City Clerk
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Alain E. Boileau
City Attorney
OFFICIALS
of the
CITY OF
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
AT THE TIME OF THIS REPUBLICATION
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Jim Naugle
Mayor
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John E. Aurelius
Tim Smith
Carlton B. Moore
Jack Latona
City Commission
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F. T. Johnson
City Manager
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Dennis E. Lyles
City Attorney
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Lucy Masliah
City Clerk
PREFACE
This Volume I constitutes a republication of Volume I, chapters 1 through 46 of the 1990 Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Source materials used in the preparation of this republication was Volume I, chapters 1 through 46 of the 1990 Code, as supplemented through July 7, 1998. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this Code, the reader can locate any ordinance included in this volume.
The chapters and sections of the republished Volume I of the 1990 Code have not been reorganized or renumbered and are identical to the 1990 Code, as supplemented. Notes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this Code.
Chapter and Section Numbering System
The chapter and section numbering used in this Volume I is the same as Volume I of the 1990 Code. Each section number consists of two parts separated by a dash. The figure before the dash refers to the chapter number, and the figure after the dash refers to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the second section of chapter 1 is numbered 1-2, and the first section of chapter 6 is 6-1. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter, and at the same time new sections can be inserted in their proper place by using the decimal system for amendments. For example, if new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 6-1 and 6-2 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 6-1.5. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject. The next successive number shall be assigned to the new article or division. New chapters may be included in the same manner. If the new material is to be included between chapters 12 and 13, it will be designated as chapter 12.5. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters.
Page Numbering System
The page numbering system used in this Code is a prefix system. The letters to the left of the colon are an abbreviation which represents a certain portion of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents the number of the page in that portion. In the case of a chapter of the Code, the number to the left of the colon indicates the number of the chapter. In the case of an appendix to the Code, the letter immediately to the left of the colon indicates the letter of the appendix. The following are typical parts of codes of ordinances, which may or may not appear in this Code at this time, and their corresponding prefixes:
CHARTER CHT:1 CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLES CHTCT:1 CODE CD1:1 CODE APPENDIX CDA:1 CODE COMPARATIVE TABLES CCT:1 STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE SLT:1 CHARTER INDEX CHTi:1 CODE INDEX CDi:1 Indexes
The indexes have been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the indexes themselves which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.
Looseleaf Supplements
A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up-to-date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited, and the affected page or pages will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.
Keeping this publication up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised pages are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.
Acknowledgments
This republication was under the direct supervision of Alyce A. Whitson, Supervising Editor, and Carolyn McCleeary, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.
The publisher is most grateful to Lucy Masliah, City Clerk, Sharon Miller, Assistant City Attorney, and Carla Bambey, Planning Secretary, for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this republication.
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. C-90-84
An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a New Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Excluding Chapter 47 "Zoning"; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Provisions Not Included Within the New Code of Ordinances; Providing a Penalty for the Violation Thereof; Providing for the Manner of Amending Such Code; and Providing When Such Code and This Ordinance Shall Become Effective.
Be It Ordained by the City Commission of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida:
Section 1. The Code entitled the "Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida," published by Municipal Code Corporation consisting of Chapters 1 through 28, each inclusive, is adopted in the form published by Municipal Code Corporation in the year 1990, except that Article IV, "Pensions," Sections 20-96 through 20-150 of Chapter 20, "Personnel," shall consist of the verbatim language contained in Articles I and II of Chapter 31, "Pensions and Social Security," of the existing Code of Ordinances, subject to the renumbering found in Sections 20-96 through 20-150 of the Code published by Municipal Code Corporation in the year 1990.
Section 2. All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before January 9, 1990, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are repealed.
Section 3. The repeal provided for in Section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance.
Section 4. Unless another penalty is expressly provided, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of the Code or any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted or issued in pursuance thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each act of violation and each day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. The penalty provided by this Section, unless another penalty is expressly provided shall apply to the amendment of any Code Section whether or not such penalty is reenacted in the amendatory ordinance. In addition to the penalty prescribed above, the City may pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisances, injunctive relief, and revocation of licenses or permits.
Section 5. Additions or amendments to the Code when passed in the form as to indicate the intention of the City to make the same a part of the Code shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments.
Section 6. Ordinances adopted after January 6, 1990, that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the Code, shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code and are not repealed by the adoption of the new Code.
Section 7. This ordinance shall become in full force and effect on December 1, 1990.
Passed First Reading this the 2nd day of October, 1990.
Passed Second Reading this the 16th day of October, 1990.
Mayor
Robert O. Cox
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Kris L. Mills