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` Date: March 30, 2012
To: Barry Brown, Planning & Development Director
Todd Morley, Building Official ,
From: Susan L. Chapman, Secretary, Planning & Zoning Board
Through: Lamar Russell, Chairperson, Planning & Zoning Board
Re: Recommendation to City Council - Ordinance No. 06-2012
Relating to Resort Condominiums and Resort Dwellings aka
Vacation Rentals
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Kate Latorre, Assistant City Attorney, explained that since the adoption of
Ordinance No. 04-2007, which regulates Resort Condominiums and Resort
Dwellings, there have been enforcement problems with building and fire
code compliance. The City has also been involved in litigation with two
resort rental properties. Council has recently given direction to Staff to write
an Ordinance removing these regulations and allowing the State laws to
regulate Resort Condominiums and Resort Dwellings. Mrs. Latorre stated
that there will continue to be heightened State building and fire code
requirements imposed on these uses. Further, since the City adopted this
regulation, the Florida Legislature has adopted a Statute that will preempt any
further local regulations. Because Council only meets once per month, and in
an effort to expedite the process, the draft Ordinance was presented to
Council on March 20, 2012. Since this is a Land Development Regulation,
the Board is required to make a recommendation.
Following a brief discussion, the Board members unanimously recommended
that the Council adopt the Ordinance, as written.
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