2044 ORDINANCE NO. 2044
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 2 - ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE
XIII -HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE BY
AFZNDING THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: SECTION 5,
TERMS OF OFFICE; SECTION 7, ORGANIZATION,
OFFICERS, RULES, MEETINGS; SECTION 8,
ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC DISTRICTS; SECTION
9, DESIGNATION OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS; SECTION
10, BUILDING OR ALTERING IN A DISTRICT;
CERTIFICATE; SECTION 12, CERTIFICATE
PROCEDURE; NOTICE; REASONS; APPEAL; SECTION
15, ALTERATION OF A LANDMARK OR BUILDING
WITHIN A HISTORIC DISTRICT; AND SECTION 20
PENALTIES OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ORDINANCE PASSED AND ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 28,
1985; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS
AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, On October 28, 1985, the City Commission of
the City of Sanford, Florida, enacted a Historic Preservation
Ordinance creating a Historic Preservation Board giving it
certain powers and duties; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission, of
Sanford, Florida to amend certain sections of the Historic
Preservation Ordinance to provide for more efficient operation of
the Board; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY
OF SANFORD, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Section 4, (a) and (b) are deleted in their
entirety.
SECTION 2: Section 4(a) and (b) are added as follows:
(a) Local historical societies or groups.
(b) The Florida or National Trust for
Historic Preservation.
SECTION 3: Section 5(c) is deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 4: Section 5(c) is added as follows:
(c) If a vacancy occurs for some reason, a
new appointment shall be made by City
Commission for the unexpired term.
SECTION 5: Section 7(f) is deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 6: Section 7(f) is added as follows:
(f) A member who misses more than three (3)
consecutive meetings or more than four (4)
meetings within a fiscal year, shall be
dropped from the Board.
SECTION 7: Section 8(c) is amended to read as
follows:
(c) Before the establishment of a subsequent
historic district, the Historic Preservation
Board or the Board, through the use of a
Professional Consultant shall conduct studies
and research and make a report on the
historic significance of the exteriors of
buildings, structures, features, sites,
objects and surroundings in the city. The
Board report shall contain recommendations
concerning the area(s) to be included in the
proposed historic districts.
SECTION 8: Section 8(d) is amended to read as follows:
(d) Copies of the report shall be
transmitted for review and recommendation to
the Planning and Zoning Board, City
Commission and Bureau of Historic
Preservation of the Department of State of
the State of Florida. Not less than sixty
(60) days after the transmittal, the Board
shall hold a public hearing thereon after due
notice, which shall include a written notice
to the last known address of the owners of
~11 properties to be included in such
district(s).
SECTION 9: Section 9(b) is amended to read as follows:
(b) In order for any property to be
designated in the ordinance, it must in
addition meet the criteria established for
inclusion of the property in the State of
Florida Master Site File.
SECTION 10: Section 10(a) is amended to read as
follows:
(a) After the designation of an historic
district, no exterior portion of any building
or other structure (including walls, fences,
light fixtures, steps and pavement, or other
appurtenant features) nor above-ground
utility structure nor any type of outdoor
advertising sign shall be erected, altered,
restored, moved or demolished within such
district until after an application for a
certificate of appropriateness as to the
proposed changes to exterior features has
been submitted to and approved by the Board.
SECTION 11: Section 12(d) is amended to read as
follows:
(d) If the Board determines that a
certificate of appropriateness should not be
issued, it shall place upon its records
through the record of that month's meetings
minutes, the reasons for such determination
and shall forthwith notify the applicant of
such determination, furnishing him an
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attested copy of its reasons therefore and
its recommendations, if any, as appearing in
the records of the Board.
SECTION 12: Section 15(a) is amended to read as
follows:
(a) A historic landmark designated by
ordinance as herein provided may be
demolished, materially altered, remodeled, or
relocated only after 180 days written notice
of the owner's (or person in charge) proposed
action has been given to the Board.
SECTION 13: Section 20(a) is amended to read as
follows:
(a) Any person who violates any provision of
this ordinance shall be guilty of a Civil
Infraction and shall be punished by a fine of
not more than one thousand dollars and not
less than one hundred dollars, and/or by
imprisonment for not more than one year.
SECTION 14: Section 20(b) is deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 15: Section 20(b) is added as follows:
(b) Any person who demolishes a building
within a historic district or is a designated
Landmark, shall be guilty of a first degree
misdemeanor and shall be punishable as
provided by law.
SECTION 16: Section 20(c) is deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 17: Section 20(c) is added as follows:
(c) Any person who files with the Board any
application or request for a certificate of
appropriateness and who refuses to furnish,
upon demand by the Board, any information
relating to such application or request, or
who willfully makes any false statement in
such application or request, or who, upon
such demand, willfully furnishes false
information to the Board, shall be punished
by a fine of not more than five hundred
dollars and/or by imprisonment for not more
than ninety (90) days.
SECTION 18: Section 20(d) is added as follows:
(d) for the purpose of this ordinance, each
day during which there exists any violation
of any provision herein shall constitute a
separate violation of such provisions.
SECTION 19: If any section or portion of a section of
this ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or
unconstitutional, it shall not be held to impair the validity,
force or effect of any other section or part of this ordinance.
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SECTION 20: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby revoked.
SECTION 21: That this ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24 th day of JULY ,
A.D. 1989.
ATTEST:
C~T-~ CLERK ~~/
City Of Sanford, Florida.
CERTIFICATE
I, Janet R. Donahoe, City Clerk~of the City of
Sanford~ Florida, do hereb~ certify that a true and
correct copy of the foregoing Ordinance No. 2044,
PASSED AND AOOPTED by the City Commission of the City
of Sanford, Florida, on the 24th day of July, 1989,
was POSTED at the front door of the City Hall. in the
City of Sanford, Florida, on the 25th day of July,
1989.
In witness whereof, I have hereu/lto set my hand
and the official seal ofthe City of Sanford, Florida,
this 24th day of July, 1989.
As~he~ity Clerk of the
City of Sanford, Florida.
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