CS/HB 1129

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to City of Tamarac, Broward County;
3extending and enlarging the corporate limits of the City
4of Tamarac to include specified unincorporated lands
5within such corporate limits; providing for an effective
6date of annexation; providing for an interlocal agreement;
7providing for land use and zoning governance; providing
8legislative findings; providing requirements for the
9levying of fire rescue special assessments; providing for
10an assessment methodology review and report on the fire
11rescue special assessment; prohibiting the charging of
12certain impact fees; providing applicability to existing
13contracts; providing for transfer of public roads and
14rights-of-way; providing an effective date.
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16Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18     Section 1.  The following described lands shall be annexed
19into and a part of the City of Tamarac effective September 15,
202010:
21
22Prospect Field Road/West Commercial Boulevard
23Annexation Boundary is described as follows:
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25A portion of Section 17, Township 49 South, Range 42
26East, Broward County, Florida, more particularly
27described as follows: BEGIN at the point of
28intersection of the North line of the Southeast One-
29Quarter (SE 1/4) of the Northeast One-Quarter(NE 1/4)
30of said Section 17 with the East line of the West One-
31Half (W 1/2) of the Southeast One-Quarter (SE 1/4) of
32the Northeast One-Quarter (NE 1/4) of said Section 17,
33said point being on the municipal boundary of the City
34of  Tamarac, as established by Ordinance  No. 0-81-17
35of the City of Tamarac; Thence along said municipal
36boundary the following 3 courses; Thence Westerly,
37along said North line, to a point 50.00 feet East of
38the West line of the Southeast One-Quarter (SE 1/4) of
39the Northeast One-Quarter (NE 1/4) of said Section 17;
40Thence Southerly, along a line 50.00 feet East of and
41parallel with the West line of the Southeast One-
42Quarter (SE 1/4) of the Northeast One-Quarter (NE 1/4)
43of said section 17, said line being the East right of
44way line of Prospect Field Road, to a point of
45intersection with the South line of the North One-Half
46(N 1/2) of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of the
47Southeast One-Quarter (SE 1/4) of the Northeast One-
48Quarter (NE 1/4) of said Section 17; Thence Easterly,
49along said South line, to the Southeast corner of the
50North One-Half (N 1/2) of the Northwest One-Quarter
51(NW 1/4) of the Southeast One-Quarter (SE 1/4) of the
52Northeast One-Quarter (NE 1/4) of said Section 17,
53said point being on the municipal boundary of the City
54of Fort Lauderdale, as established  by Chapter 71-640,
55Laws of Florida; Thence Northerly, along the East line
56of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of the Southeast
57One-Quarter (SE 1/4) of the Northeast One-Quarter (NE
581/4) of said Section 17, and along said municipal
59boundary to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
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61Prospect Field Road/N.W. 31st Avenue Annexation
62Boundary is described as follows:
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64A portion of Sections 8 and 17, Township 49 South,
65Range 42 East, Broward County, Florida, described as
66follows: BEGIN at the point of intersection of the
67North right of way line of  Prospect  Field Road with
68a line 264 feet East of and parallel with the West
69line of  said Section 8, said point being on the
70municipal boundary of the City of Fort Lauderdale, as  
71established  by Chapter 71-640, Laws of Florida;
72Thence along said municipal boundary the following 3
73courses; Thence Easterly, along said North right of
74way line, to the North line of said Section 17; Thence
75Easterly, along said North line of Section 17, to the
76West line of Lot 11 of, LITTLE FARMS, according to the
77plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 29 of
78the Public Records of Broward County, Florida; Thence
79Southerly, along said West line and the Southerly
80prolongation thereof, to the centerline of Orange
81Street as shown on said plat of, LITTLE FARMS, said
82point being on the municipal boundary of the City of
83Fort Lauderdale, as established  by Ordinance No. C-
8487-10 of the City of Fort Lauderdale; Thence
85Southerly, along the West line of Lot 30 of said plat
86and the Northerly prolongation thereof and said
87municipal boundary, to a point on the South line of
88the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of the Northwest
89One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of the Northeast One-Quarter (NE
901/4) of said Section 17, said point being on the
91municipal boundary of the City of Tamarac, as
92established by Ordinance No. 0-81-17 of the City of
93Tamarac. Thence along said municipal boundary of the
94City of Tamarac the following 3 courses; Thence
95Westerly, along said South line, to the Southwest
96corner of the Northeast One-Quarter (NE 1/4) of the
97Northeast One-Quarter (NE 1/4) of the Northwest One-
98Quarter (NW 1/4) of said Section 17; Thence Southerly
99to the Southeast corner of the Southwest One-Quarter
100(SW1/4) of the Northeast One-Quarter (NE 1/4) of the
101Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of said Section 17;
102Thence Westerly to the Southwest corner of the
103Southwest One-Quarter (SW1/4) of the Northeast One-
104Quarter (NE 1/4) of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4)
105of said Section 17, said point being on the municipal
106boundary of the City of Fort Lauderdale, as
107established by Ordinance No. C-72-22 of the City of
108Fort Lauderdale; Thence along said municipal boundary
109the following 4 courses; Thence Westerly, along the
110South line of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of
111the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of said Section 17,
112to the West line of said Section 17; Thence Northerly,
113along said West line, to the South line of the West
114264 feet of  the North One-Half (N 1/2) of the North
115One-Half (N 1/2) of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4)
116of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of said Section
11717; Thence Easterly, along said South line, to the
118Southeast corner thereof;
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120Thence Northerly, along the East line thereof, to the
121POINT OF BEGINNING.
122     Section 2.  An interlocal agreement shall be developed
123between the governing bodies of Broward County and the City of
124Tamarac and executed prior to the effective date of the
125annexation as specified in section 1. The agreement shall
126address infrastructure improvement projects and include a
127financially feasible plan for transitioning county services,
128buildings, infrastructure, waterways, and employees.
129     Section 3.  Upon annexation into the municipality, the
130areas described in section 1 shall be governed by the zoning
131regulations of Broward County as amended through March 1, 2010,
132which shall apply to all areas described in section 1, which is
133Zone M-3 Heavy Manufacturing. In applying the adopted provisions
134of the Broward County Zoning Code, each reference to a
135commission, board, or employee of Broward County shall be
136construed to refer to its nearest counterpart in the City of
137Tamarac. The Broward County Zoning Code shall be interpreted and
138applied to the maximum extent possible. The city may codify the
139applicable Broward County zoning regulations in effect as of
140March 1, 2010, into the city's own zoning regulations, provided
141that such codification is done without any changes other than
142chapter and section numbers or references to any applicable city
143commission, board, or employee. Any change of zoning districts
144or land use designations may be accomplished only by enactment
145of the vote of the majority of the full governing body of the
146municipality plus one. Any use, building, or structure that is
147legally in existence at the time of annexation within the area
148described in section 1 shall not be made a prohibited use by the
149City of Tamarac.
150     Section 4.  The Legislature finds that it is fair and
151reasonable to provide for a partial exemption from any fire
152rescue special assessment levied by the City of Tamarac to all
153parcels within the area described in section 1 in order that the
154amounts collected from these parcels are equal to the amounts
155that were collected from these parcels by Broward County for the
156provision of fire rescue services before annexation. The area
157described in section 1 includes a zoning category and uses that
158are materially different from those currently existing within
159the city and that may not be addressed in the city's current
160fire rescue special assessment methodology. These new uses will
161provide economic diversity and opportunities to the city that
162presently do not exist. Moreover, the annexation of these
163parcels into the city will provide economic benefits not
164otherwise available to the city, including, without limitation,
165increased ad valorem tax revenue paid directly by the annexed
166parcels, which will fund and enhance other city services
167provided citywide which, if not for the enhanced revenues
168received from the annexed parcels, would have to be funded
169through existing revenues. The exemption shall be equal to the
170amount of the special assessment levied by the City of Tamarac
171on the parcels within the area described in section 1 in excess
172of the amount that would have been charged the same parcels by
173Broward County through its fire assessment had the area
174described in section 1 remained an unincorporated area of
175Broward County. This partial exemption shall remain in place,
176notwithstanding any other statute or ordinance regarding non-ad
177valorem assessments. If Broward County discontinues its fire
178rescue special assessment, the exemption shall remain in place
179using the amount collected by the City of Fort Lauderdale had
180the area been part of Fort Lauderdale, and if both Broward
181County and Fort Lauderdale cease to levy fire rescue special
182assessments, the assessment levied by the City of Tamarac shall
183then be collected from the parcels within the area described in
184section 1. Any shortfall in revenues by the city as a result of
185this exemption shall be funded by any available funding sources
186other than the fire rescue special assessment. The city shall
187complete an assessment methodology review and report for its
188fire rescue special assessment, to include an analysis of the
189parcels within the area described in section 1, within 1 year
190after the effective date of the annexation.
191     Section 5.  The City of Tamarac may not charge any impact
192fees to any parcel within the area described in section 1 for
193any uses or development existing as of the effective date of the
194annexation that under the city's ordinances would have been due
195to the city for the existing uses had they been developed under
196the city's code. Development and uses that commence on or after
197the effective date of the annexation shall be subject to the
198city's impact fees.
199     Section 6.  Nothing in this act may be construed to affect
200or abrogate the rights of parties to any contracts, whether they
201be between Broward County and a third party or between
202nongovernmental entities, which contracts are in effect prior to
203the effective date of the annexation.
204     Section 7.  All public roads, and the public rights-of-way
205associated therewith, in the Broward County Road System, lying
206within the limits of the lands subject to annexation in this act
207as described in Section 1, are transferred from the jurisdiction
208of Broward County to the jurisdiction of the City of Tamarac on
209the effective date of the annexation. All rights, title,
210interests, and responsibilities for any transferred roads,
211including, but not limited to, the ownership, operation,
212maintenance, planning, design, and construction of such roads
213and the rights-of-way associated therewith, shall transfer from
214the jurisdiction and ownership of Broward County to the
215jurisdiction and ownership of the City of Tamarac on the
216effective date of the annexation.
217     Section 8.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.


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