HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2008-025 Parking Fee Amendment Chapter 6 ORDINANCE NO. 2008-025
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 6, "BEACHES, PARKS AND RECREATION", OF
THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 6-33
"SCHEDULE OF CHARGES", TO CLARIFY THE RATES TO BE PAID FOR
BEACH PARKING PERMITS PARKING FEES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES;
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 Chapter 6, "Beaches, Parks and Recreation" of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Dania Beach, Florida, Section 6-33, "Schedules of Charges," is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 6-33. Schedule of charges.
The City Commission has established the following parking fees to be charged the owner
or operator of each motor vehicle parking at Dania beach parking areas of the City between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily:
b) Any resident of the city shall be exempt from the payment of charges as set forth in
subsection (a) hereinabove by obtaining a parking permit (sticker) from the city. The permit
(sticker) shall be available from the city in the form of a decal, which must be affixed to the
exterior lower left corner of the rear window of the vehicle, or if the vehicle is a convertible, it
must be affixed to the left of the license plate on the rear bumper. The parking permits (stickers)
shall be issued annually to correspond with the city's fiscal year, and a charge of thirty five
dollars ($35.00) forty-five dollars ($45.00) per year for a resident permit, plus Florida sales tax,
shall be paid to the city for each such parking permit issued; provided, however, that any senior
citizen resident who demonstrates to the city that his or her age is fifty-five (55) or more owns
property in the City and resides in the City on a part-time or full-time basis shall be entitled to
such a permit (sticker) upon payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars
25.00 , plus sales tax. The word "resident," as used in this Section, shall mean a person who
lives in the city and who submits a copy of a current Florida motor vehicle registration or a true
copy of an existing fully executed lease agreement for a motor vehicle registered in Florida to
verify the owner/applicant's name, and, in addition, a current utility bill or voter's registration
card in the same name and showing a Dania Beach address. If the applicant does not own
property in the City and the vehicle registration shows registration outside the State of Florida,
the permit fee shall be sixty dollars ($60.00) plus sales tax, unless the person qualifies for the
twenty five dollar ($25) permit specified above. If the applicant is a
lessee of the motor vehicle to which the permit (sticker) is to be affixed, such lessee after proof
of City residency has been demonstrated to the City, shall pay an additional sum of thirty dollars
($30.00) at the time of issuance of the permit (sticker) which sum shall be returned to the lessee,
without interest, upon return of the permit (sticker) to the city clerk. The owner of a business
located in the city shall be issued one parking permit upon payment of such fee and by
presenting a copy of the business tax receipt issued to such business and a copy of the motor
vehicle registration form to show that both were issued in the same name.
Section 2. That except as amended above, all other provisions of Chapter 6 of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Dania Beach, Florida, shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances and all resolutions or parts of
resolutions in conflict with this Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 4. 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 5. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately on October 1, 2008.
PASSED on first reading on August 26, 2008.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading on September 9, 2008.
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ALBERT C. JONES
MAYOR-COMMIS I NER
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CITY CLERK
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CITY ATTORNEY
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