CS/HB 1315

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to local government boundaries; amending
3ss. 7.06 and 7.50, F.S.; extending and enlarging the
4boundaries of Broward County to include certain lands in
5Palm Beach County; decreasing the boundaries of Palm Beach
6County; extending and enlarging the corporate boundaries
7of the City of Parkland in Broward County to annex
8specified unincorporated lands; providing for continuation
9of certain land use regulations; providing for transfer of
10roads and rights-of-way; providing for county and
11municipal powers; providing for continuation of contracts;
12superseding chapters 96-542 and 99-447, Laws of Florida,
13relating to annexation of unincorporated areas into
14municipalities; providing for payment or apportionment of
15public debt; providing for severability; providing a
16contingent effective date.
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18Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20     Section 1.  Section 7.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to
21read:
22     7.06  Broward County.--The boundary lines of Broward County
23are as follows: Beginning on the east boundary of the State of
24Florida at a point where the south boundary of township forty-
25seven south of range forty-three east, produced easterly, would
26intersect the same; thence westerly on said township boundary to
27its intersection with the axis or center line of Hillsborough
28State Drainage Canal, as at present located and constructed;
29thence westerly along the center line of said canal to its
30intersection with the range section line dividing ranges forty
31and sections twenty-six and thirty-five of township forty-seven
32south, of range forty-one east; thence westerly on the said
33section line dividing sections twenty-six, thirty-five and other
34sections to the northwest corner of said section thirty-one of
35township forty-seven south of range forty-one, east; thence
36south on the range line dividing ranges forty and forty-one
37east, of township forty-seven south, to the northeast corner of
38section twenty-five of township forty-seven, south, of range
39forty east, a distance of one hundred and six feet, more or
40less; thence due west on the north boundaries of the sections
41numbered from twenty-five to thirty, inclusive, of townships
42forty-seven south, of ranges thirty-seven to forty east,
43inclusive, as the same have been surveyed, or may hereafter be
44surveyed, by the authority of the Board of Trustees of the
45Internal Improvement Trust Fund, to the northwest corner of
46section thirty of township forty-seven south, of range thirty-
47seven east; thence continuing due west to the range line between
48ranges thirty-four and thirty-five east; thence southerly on the
49range line dividing ranges thirty-four and thirty-five east, to
50the southwest corner of township fifty-one south, of range
51thirty-five east; thence east following the south line of
52township fifty-one south, across ranges thirty-five, thirty-six,
53thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine and forty, to the
54southwest corner of township fifty-one south of range forty-one
55east; thence north on the range line dividing ranges forty and
56forty-one to the northwest corner of section thirty-one of
57township fifty-one south, of range forty-one east; thence east
58on the north boundary of section thirty-one and other sections
59to the waters of the Atlantic Ocean; thence easterly to the
60eastern boundary of the State of Florida; thence northerly along
61said eastern boundary to the point of beginning. In addition,
62the boundary lines of Broward County include the following:
63Begin at the northwest corner of section thirty-five, township
64fifty-one south, range forty-two east, Dade County, Florida;
65thence, southerly following the west line of section thirty-
66five, township fifty-one south, range forty-two east to the
67intersection with a line which is two hundred and thirty feet
68south of and parallel to the north line of section thirty-five,
69township fifty-one south, range forty-two east; thence, easterly
70following the line which is two hundred and thirty feet south of
71and parallel to the north line of section thirty-five, township
72fifty-one south, range forty-two east, to the intersection with
73the west boundary line of the Town of Golden Beach; thence,
74northerly following the west boundary line of the Town of Golden
75Beach to the intersection with the north line of section thirty-
76five, township fifty-one south, range forty-two east; thence,
77westerly following the north line of section thirty-five,
78township fifty-one south, range forty-two east to the point of
79beginning.
80     Section 2.  Section 7.50, Florida Statutes, is amended to
81read:
82     7.50  Palm Beach County.--The boundary lines of Palm Beach
83County are as follows: Beginning on the east boundary of Florida
84at a point where the south boundary of township forty-seven
85south, of range forty-three east, produced easterly would
86intersect the same; thence westerly on said township line to its
87intersection with the axis or center line of the Hillsborough
88State Drainage Canal as at present located and constructed;
89thence westerly along the center line of said canal to its
90intersection with the range section line dividing ranges forty
91and sections twenty-six and thirty-five of township forty-seven
92south, range forty-one east; thence westerly on the section line
93dividing said sections twenty-six and thirty-five and other
94sections to the northwest corner of section thirty-one, of
95township forty-seven south, range forty-one east; thence south
96on the range line dividing ranges forty and forty-one, township
97forty-seven south, to the northeast corner of section twenty-
98five of township forty-seven south, range forty east, a distance
99of one hundred six feet more or less; thence due west on the
100north boundary of the sections numbered from twenty-five to
101thirty, inclusive, of townships forty-seven south, ranges
102thirty-seven to forty east, inclusive, as the same have been
103surveyed or may hereafter be surveyed by the authority of the
104Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, to the
105northwest corner of section thirty, township forty-seven south,
106range thirty-seven east; thence continuing due west to the range
107line between ranges thirty-four and thirty-five east, and the
108east boundary of Hendry County; thence north on said range line,
109concurrent with the east boundary of Hendry County, to the south
110shore of Lake Okeechobee; thence continuing north on said range
111line to the northeast corner of section thirty-six, township
112forty south, range thirty-four east; thence easterly parallel to
113and one mile north from the township line dividing townships
114forty and forty-one south to where the south boundary of section
115twenty-six, township forty south, range thirty-seven east
116intersects the normal water level on the boundary of Lake
117Okeechobee; thence east on the south boundary line of said
118section twenty-six and other sections across ranges thirty-
119seven, thirty-eight and thirty-nine, forty, forty-one and forty-
120two east, to the east line of section twenty-eight, township
121forty south, range forty-two east; thence north on said east
122section line to the north line of said section twenty-eight;
123thence east on the section line between sections twenty-two and
124twenty-seven of township forty south, range forty-two east, and
125other sections to the waters of the Atlantic Ocean; thence
126easterly to the eastern boundary of Florida; thence southward
127along the coast, including the waters of the Atlantic Ocean
128within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the place of
129beginning.
130     Section 3.  The present corporate limits of the City of
131Parkland, Broward County, are hereby extended and enlarged to
132include, in addition to the territory presently within its
133corporate limits, the area particularly described as follows:
134
135(1)  That portion of the east one-half of section
136twenty-nine, township forty-seven south, range forty-
137one east, Palm Beach County, Florida, lying south and
138west of the Hillsborough State Drainage Canal; less
139and except the east eighty-five feet thereof; also
140less and except the west sixty-five feet thereof; also
141less and except road right-of-way for State Road No.
142827.
143
144Also described as that portion of lots two through
145eight and twenty-five through thirty-two, Florida
146Fruit Lands Company, section twenty-nine, township
147forty-seven south, range forty-one east, according to
148the plat thereof, as recorded in plat book one, page
149one hundred and two, Public Records Palm Beach County,
150Florida, lying south and west of the Hillsborough
151State Drainage Canal; less and except the east eighty-
152five feet thereof; also less and except the west
153sixty-five feet thereof; also less and except road
154right-of-way for State Road No. 827.
155
156Said lands lying in Palm Beach County, Florida,
157containing 11,722,792.53 square feet (269.1183 acres)
158more or less.
159
160(2)  All of that part of section twenty-eight,
161township forty-seven south, range forty-one east,
162lying south of the southerly right-of-way line of the
163Hillsborough State Drainage Canal, said right-of-way
164being one hundred and thirty feet southerly of the
165centerline of the Hillsborough State Drainage Canal,
166less the following portion, beginning at the southwest
167corner of said section twenty-eight, thence on an
168azimuth of 358° 44' 45", along the west line of said
169section twenty-eight, a distance of 4309.08 feet to a
170point on the southerly right-of-way line of the
171Hillsborough State Drainage Canal; thence on an
172azimuth of 107° 59' 34", along said right-of-way line,
173a distance of 31.78 feet; thence on an azimuth of 178°
174178° 44' 45", along a line parallel with and 30.00
175feet east of as measured at right angles to the said
176west line of section twenty-eight, a distance of
1773529.06 feet; thence on an azimuth of 89° 36' 40",
178along a line parallel with and 769.87 feet north of as
179measured at right angles to the south line of said
180section twenty-eight, a distance of 1387.00 feet;
181thence on an azimuth of 178° 44' 45", along a line
182parallel with and 1416.84 feet east of as measured at
183right angles to the said west line of section twenty-
184eight, a distance of 769.96 feet to a point on the
185south line of said section twenty-eight; thence on an
186azimuth of 269° 36'40" along the south line of said
187section twenty-eight, a distance of 1417.00 feet to
188the point of beginning.
189
190Said lands situate, lying and being in Palm Beach
191County, Florida.
192     Section 4.  All land use and zoning designations applicable
193to the lands subject to this act shall continue in effect until
194changed by the entity or entities with jurisdiction over those
195lands subsequent to the effective date of this act. All
196development orders, permits, and licenses in existence on the
197effective date of this act shall remain in effect and be
198permitted to continue in accordance with their terms,
199notwithstanding that the lands formerly in Palm Beach County are
200now a part of Broward County.
201     Section 5.  All public roads and the public rights-of-way
202associated therewith, lying within the lands transferred from
203Palm Beach County to Broward County by this act, are transferred
204from Palm Beach County's jurisdiction to the jurisdiction of
205Broward County, except that those public roads and rights-of-way
206within the lands annexed by the City of Parkland will be
207transferred to the jurisdiction of that municipality.
208     Section 6.  On the effective date of this act, Broward
209County shall be responsible for and embodied with all powers
210granted pursuant to the State Constitution, Florida Statutes,
211and Broward County Charter over the territory transferred to
212Broward County under s. 7.06, Florida Statutes, as amended by
213this act.
214     Section 7.  On the effective date of this act, the City of
215Parkland shall be responsible for and embodied with all
216municipal powers granted in chapter 166, Florida Statutes, and
217as otherwise provided by law, over territory annexed, as
218described in section 3.
219     Section 8.  Nothing in this act shall be construed to
220affect or abrogate the rights of parties to any contracts, which
221contracts are in effect prior to the effective date of this act.
222     Section 9.  For the purpose of this act, the procedures set
223forth in chapters 96-542 and 99-447, Laws of Florida, are hereby
224superseded.
225     Section 10.  Palm Beach County and Broward County shall be
226responsible for the public debt relating to the transferred
227property as required by s. 1, Art. VIII of the State
228Constitution. These counties shall execute an interlocal
229agreement no later than September 30, 2007, agreeing to the
230payment or apportionment of any such debt.
231     Section 11.  The provisions of this act shall be severable,
232and if any provision is held invalid by a court of competent
233jurisdiction, the decision of the court shall not affect the
234validity of the remaining provisions except to the extent that
235an entire section or part of a section may be inseparably
236connected in meaning and effect with the section or part of a
237section to which such holding directly applies.
238     Section 12.  This act shall take effect upon the latter of
239the date a final order is issued by the Department of Community
240Affairs, finding the Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment
241transmitted by Palm Beach County titled University Drive &
242Riverside Drive TIM & 2020 Map Amendment (DCA No. 07-01) to be
243in compliance with s. 163.3184, Florida Statutes, or the date a
244final order is issued by the Administration Commission finding
245the amendment to be in compliance with s. 163.3184, Florida
246Statutes, or the date on which the roadway rights-of-way
247designated in this act are abandoned by Palm Beach County and
248all appeal periods relating to such abandonment have expired or,
249if an appeal is filed, a final order confirming the abandonment
250is issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. The publication
251by the Department of Community Affairs of a notice of intent to
252find Palm Beach County Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment No. 07-
25301 in compliance with s. 163.3184, Florida Statutes, shall be
254deemed to be a final order if no timely petition is filed
255challenging the amendment.


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