531ORDINANCE NO. S31
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12 OF ORDINANCE
NO. 219 OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER AND AMENDING
ANY AMENDATORY ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
SO AS TO REDESIGNATE THE ZONING AND PLANNING
BOARD SO THAT THE SAME SHALL BE KNOWN HENCEFORTH
AS THE ZONING BOARD AND PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE
IN THE METHOD WHEREBY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE SAID ZONING BOARD ARE OVERRULED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Section 12 of Ordinance No. 219 of the City of
Edgewater is hereby amended to read as follows:
The Zoning and Planning Board heretofore
provided for shall hereafter be known as
and designated the Zoning Board. The Zoning
Board hereby is empowered to act as a board
of adjustment. It is the purpose of this
board to consider at any regular meeting of
the said board or special meeting called for
the purpose, the written request of any
applicant for special permission to deviate
from the above zoning code. If the Zoning
Board should find in their opinion that such
request is in harmony with the general purpose
and intent of the above zoning code, they shall
then file their findings and recommendations
in written form with the City Council. The
aforesaid findings and recommendations are
not binding on the City Council, but only
advisory, provided, further that in order
that the City Council be able to overrule
these findings and recommendations, there
must be a majority vote of the City Council
in favor of such overruling.
Should the building official refuse a building
permit, the applicant therefor.: shall have the
right to appeal in writing to the Zoning Board,
who at a public hearing, shall give the applicant
an opportunity to be heard. The Zoning Board
shall file its findings and recommendations in
writing with the City Council. The above mentioned
majority vote of the City Council is necessary to
override findings of fact and recommendations of
the Zoning Board.
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed or amended so as to conform to the intent of
this ordinance.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its passage by the City Council.
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The above and foregoing ordinance was read in full and passed
by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida
at a regular meeting held on March 20, 1967.
Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the requirement of
reading said ordinance upon second reading was waived and the
ordinance was ordered put upon final passage.
Passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater,
Florida at a regular meeting held on March 20, 1967 and approved
as provided by law, the vote said Cou c being as follows:
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Attest:
City Clerk
Approved this 20th day of
Marcy- D., 1967.
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