HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 18-1990ORDINANCE NO. 18 -90
AN 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; REPEALING
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
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, 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
SECTION 2. Sub- section 657.07 is hereby amended by adding
the following sub - paragraph:
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Sec. 657.07(C) Any person who violates the provi-
sions of Section 657.02 by removing or destroying any
of the prohibited plant life shall be punished by a
fine up to $250.00 for each plant removed or destroyed.
A certified copy of the order imposing a fine may be
recorded in the Public Records and thereafter shall
constitute a lien against the land on which the viola-
tion exists and upon any other real or personal
property of the violator. Said lien shall be enforce-
able as provided in Florida Statute 162.09.
SECTION 3. All portions of the Code in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption.
ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, this 17th day of April, 1990.
First Reading 4/3/90
posted: _
Advertise4/7/90
Second Reading: 4/17/90
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