HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2006-020 Watercraft Restrictions (amending 6-12) ORDINANCE NO. 2006-020
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA,
PERTAINING TO CHAPTER 6 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES,
WHICH CHAPTER IS ENTITLED "BEACHES, PARKS AND
RECREATION"; AMENDING SECTION 6-12 OF THAT CHAPTER TO
CLARIFY THE PROHIBITION APPLICABLE TO THE OPERATION OF
WATERCRAFT NEAR THE MUNICIPAL FISHING PIER AND, FURTHER
TO PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF WATERCRAFT WITHIN AREAS
RESTRICTED TO SWIMMING BY SIGNS, BUOY MARKERS OR BOTH;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Section 6-12 of the City Code of Ordinances is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 6-12. Fishing, skin-diving, scuba diving, spearfishing, launching of boats and
operating vehicles restricted.
(b) It shall be unlawful to fish from boats, to fish from the beach, to fish from the surf, to
swim, to scuba dive, to skin-dive or bring or allow any boat to come within an area of fif4y (50)
one hundred (100) yards from the outside perimeter of the municipally-owned fishing pier at
Dania Beach. It shall also be unlawful to operate any type of boat, vessel or watercraft of any
kind within any restricted area as designated by any signs, buoy markers or both, located within a
one-hundred (100) yard distance off-shore as measured at low tide in all beach areas located
within the City. It shall also be unlawful to fish or surf cast from any part of the public beach
between the hours of 9:00 am and 6:00 pm or any day. Additionally, it shall be unlawful to fish
from any boat within three-hundred (300) yards of the low water mark along the entire beach
abutting the Atlantic Ocean in the City.
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Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
this Ordinance are repealed.
• Section 3. That if any section, clause, sentence or phrase of this Ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 4. That this Ordinance shall be effective immediately at adoption on second
reading.
PASSED on first reading on May 23, 2006.
PASSED and ADOPTED on second reading on June 13, 2006.
PATRICIA FLURY
MAYOR—COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
• LOUISE STILSON, CMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO OR M ND CORRECTNESS:
BY:
THOMAS J. AgsbRb
CITY ATTORNEY
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2 ORDINANCE 42006-020
NOTICE OF HEARING BEFORE CITY COMMISSION
• CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, REGARDING
ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED ORDINANCES:
NOTICE IS GIVEN that on June 13, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the
matter.may be heard, the City Commission of the City of Dania Beach, Florida, will
conduct a public hearing in the Commission Chamber at Dania Beach City Hall, 100
West Dania Beach Boulevard, Dania Beach, Florida, to consider the proposed adoption
of the following Ordinances:
ORDINANCE NO. 2006-019
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
SECTION 2-7 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH,
WHICH PROVIDES A PER DIEM RATE OF TRAVELING EXPENSES FOR CITY
COMMISSIONERS, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; FURTHER,
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE NO. 2006-020
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO
CHAPTER 6 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, WHICH CHAPTER IS
ENTITLED "BEACHES, PARKS AND RECREATION"; AMENDING SECTION 6-12
• OF THAT CHAPTER TO CLARIFY THE PROHIBITION APPLICABLE TO THE
OPERATION OF WATERCRAFT NEAR THE MUNICIPAL FISHING PIER AND,
FURTHER TO PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF WATERCRAFT WITHIN AREAS
RESTRICTED TO SWIMMING BY SIGNS, BUOY MARKERS OR BOTH;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; FURTHER,
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Copies of the proposed Ordinances are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall,
100 West Dania Beach Boulevard, Dania Beach, Florida, and may be inspected by the
public during normal business hours.
Interested parties may appear at the aforesaid meeting and be heard with respect to the
proposed. Any person who decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any
matter considered at this hearing will need a record of the proceedings and for such
purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which
record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance to
participate in any of the proceedings should contact the City Clerk's Office, 100 West
Dania Beach Boulevard, Dania Beach, Florida 33004, (954) 924-3622 at least 48 hours
prior to the meeting.
/s/Louise Stilson
City Clerk
Run in Sun Sentinel: June 1, 2006