1500 ORDINANCE NO. 1500
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA
AMENDING THE OPEN SPACE STANDARDS OF THE REVIEW
PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS FOR SITE DEVELOPb~NT
PLAN REVIEW; SAID AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR PAYmeNT
OF MONEY IN LIEU OF DEDICATION OF LAND AT THE
OPTION OF THE CITY OF SANFORD IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO
THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY; SAID AMENDMENT
FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE FEE OF
SEVENTY FIVE AND NO/100 ($75.00) DOLLAP~ PER DWELL-
ING FOR CONSTRUCTION IN SUBDIVISIDNS WHICH HAVE
PREVIOUSLY BEEN PLATTED; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,
CONFLICTS AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida
adopted Resolution No. 1156 on July 8, 1974 which adopted the
development guidelines prepared by the engineering department
as an official element of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of
Sanford, Florida; and
~EREAS, the Open Space Standards of the Review Procedures
and Standards for Site Development Plan Review provided for
dedication of six-hundred (600) square feet per dwelling unit
for use as an open space for development of parks; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined by the City Commission that
the Open Space Standards should be amended as to the provisions
for payment of a sum of money in lieu of dedication at the option
of the City Commission and further, for payment of a sum of
money in situations whereby a building permit is issued for the
construction of a dwelling in a subdivision which has previously
been platted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY
OF SANFORD, fLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Paragraphs Six (6) and Seven (7) of the Open
Space Standards of the Review Procedures and Standards for Site
Development Plan Review be and the same are hereby amended to
read as follows:
6. Where a proposed subdivision is too small to provide
adequate open space according to these standards,
payment in lieu of dedication shall be made to the City
in the amount equal to the a praised value of the
property determined in (4) a~ove,
7. The City shall have the option to require
either the dedication of open space or payment
of money equal to the appraised value. In the
event payment is required the money derived
from such payment shall be used by the City
for the development or purchase of parks.
SECTION 2: That an additional Paragraph be and the same
is hereby added to the Open Space Standards referred to above,
said Paragraph to be numbered Eight (8) and shall read as
follows:
8. In the event a building permit is issued for construc-
tion of a dwelling in an existing subdivision where
payment of money or dedication of land has not occurred
by the developer, the applicant for the building permit
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shall pay a fee of Seventy Five and No/00 ($75.00)
Dollars for each such permit. The money derived
therefrom shall be used to purchase or develop parks
in the City at such times and places as determined
by the City Commission.
SECTION 3: If any section or portion of a section of this
ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional,
it shall not be held to invalidate or impair the validity, force
or effect of any other section or part of this ordinance.
SECTION 4: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: That this ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 28th day~/~ , 1980.
Mayor
CERTIFICATE
I, H. N. Tamm, Jr., City Clerk of the City of Sanford,
Florida, do hereby certify that a ~rue and correct copy of
the foregoing Ordinance No. 1500, PASSED and ADOPTED by the
City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, on the 28th
day of January, 1980, was POSTED at the front door of the
City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, on the 29th day
of January, 1980.
-, City of Sanford, Florida