1998-13 Amends Code on Docks & PiersORDINANCE 13-98
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE DEFINITION FOR PRIVATE DOCK IN SECTION
5-81, DEFINITIONS, OF DIVISION 4, DOCKS AND PIERS, OF ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 5
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE; ADDING A SUBSECTION (12) TO
SECTION 5-85 TO PROVIDE FOR MOORING BUOYS AND FLOATING ANCHORS IN
LAKE WORTH AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 5-81, Definitions, of Division 4, Docks and Piers, of Article III of
Chapter 5 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village is amended by changing the definition for
private dock to read as follows:
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"Private Dock, pier, mooring buoy and floating anchor mean those that shall only
be used by the owner and his family and shall be constructed only in R-1 and R-2
Zoning Districts. A private dock, pier, mooring buoy or floating anchor shall not
be rented or leased."
Section 2. Section 5-85 of Division 4, Docks and Piers, of Article III of Chapter 5 of the
Code of Ordinances of the Village is amended by adding asub-section (12) to read as follows:
"(12) Mooring buoys and floating anchors shall be placed a maximum of seventy
(70) feet from the face of the bulkhead or the shore."
Section 3. If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance
is for any reason held by a Court to be unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such holding shall
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Section 4. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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Section 5. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage.
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 23rd DAY OF APRIL , 1998.
PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 14th DAY OF MAY , 1998.
(Vl1,LAGE SEAL)
ATTEST:
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VILLAGE CLERK
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