HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 17-1990EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 17 -90
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 657, TREE PROTECTION, OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY PROHIBITING
THE DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PLANT
LIFE; ESTABLISHING PENALTIES; REPEAL-
ING ALL PORTIONS OF THE CODE IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, is concerned about the environment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, is concerned for the health, morals and welfare of the
citizens of Cape Canaveral; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral
feels that destruction of the natural vegetation may adversely
affect the quality of life of the citizens of Cape Canaveral; and
WHEREAS, preventing the destruction of the natural environ-
ment is of such paramount importance that the City Council of the
City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, deems the situation to require
emergency action;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the
City of Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 657, Tree Protection, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida is hereby
amended by deleting sub - section 657.02(A) in its entirety and
replacing with the following:
Sec. 657.02(A) No person shall cut down, destroy,
remove or move, effectively destroy through damaging,
any tree with a trunk diameter of four inches or more
without first obtaining a tree removal permit. In
addition, the removal or destruction of the following
plant life is hereby prohibited:
Silver Palmetto
Palm
Cedar
Mulberry
Red Bay
Live Oak
Slash Pine
Water Oak
Leather Fern
Coffee Plant
Hackberry
Strangler Fig
Scrub Oak
Sea Grape
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SECTION 2. Sub - section 657.07 is hereby amended by adding
the following sub - paragraph:
Sec. 657.07(C) Any person who violates the provi-
sion of section 657.02 by removing or destroying any of
the prohibited plant life shall be punished by a fine
of $250.00 for each inch of diameter of plant removed
(measured one foot from the ground), with a minimum
penalty of $250.00 per plant.
SECTION 3. All portions of the Code in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. This Emergency Ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon adoption and shall expire 30 days from date of
adoption.
ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, this 29th day of March , 1990.
City Attorney
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ARABIAN
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RANDELS
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SALAMONE
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