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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-14-07 Stays on AppealsORDINANCE NO. 0-14-07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO ZONING AND LAND USE PLANNING PROCEDURES, REPEALING STAYS UPON APPEALS OR PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI, AMENDING SECTIONS 54-1-2.5, 54-1.2.4 AND 54-4-18.6 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, PROVIDING FOR RETROACTIVE EFFECT, REPEALING CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA: Section 1. That Section 54-1-2.4 of the Land Development Code of the City of Sebastian, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows: council. "Sec. 54-1-2.4. Planning and Zoning Commission". (g) Appeals of planning and zoning commission decisions to the city 6) Reserved. Section 2. That Section 54-1-2.5 of the Land Development Code of the City of Sebastian, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 54-1-2.5. Board of Adjustment". (d) Procedures for processing matters before the board. (4) Reserved. �e pie ak fir (e) Review of board of adjustment decisions. Appeals of decision by the board of adjustment shall be final unless otherwise stated herein. However, any affected party aggrieved by a decision of the board of adjustment may seek certiorari review before the circuit court of the decision on the record in the manner provided by law within 30 days of the decision of the board of adjustment. Section 3. That Section 54-4-18.6 of the Land Development Code of the City of Sebastian, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 54-4-18.6. Approval, disapproval and appeal procedure." ( c) Timing of the release of building permits. An applicant for a building permit may be granted such permit , if the applicant signs an affidavit acknowledging that the applicant has been put on notice by the city, that any construction is undertaken at the applicant's risk and such applicant shall hold the city harmless for any damage incurred should the terms of approval be altered or nullified by the city council or the court. Section 4. Retroactive Effect. The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to any appeal currently pending as of the effective date of this ordinance. Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. Section 6. Repeal of Laws in Conflict. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section 7. Codification. The sections of the ordinance may be made a part of the City Code of Laws and ordinances and may be re -numbered or re -lettered to accomplish such, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "division," or any other appropriate word. Section 8. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption. 2 The foregoing Ordinance was moved for adoption by Council Member Hill. The motion was seconded by Council Member McPartlan and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: Mayor Richard Gillmor ave Vice -Mayor Jerome Adams aye Council Member Andrea Coy absent Council Member Jim Hill -aye Council Member Bob McPartlan aye The Mayor thereupon declared this Ordinance duly passed and adopted this 10th day of December, 2014. C/I, N, FLORIDA Mayor Richard Gillmor ATTEST: Sally A. Mai , MMC City Clerk Approved as to Form and Legality for Reliance by the City of Sebastian only. Robert A. Ginsburg, Ci ttorney 3