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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. ; I .., _.' &..J.
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AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE SING OF LAWNS IN
FRONT YARD AREAS IN ONE FAMILY AND TWO FAMILY
NEIGHBORHOODS; CONTAINING DEFINITIONS; REQUIR-
ING THE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH LAWNS;
PROVIDING FOR ACTION BY THE CITY OF TAMARAC
AFTER NOTICE TO THE OWNER OR OCCUPANT; ESTABLISH-
ING LIENS FOR COST, EXPENSES AND ATTORNEY's FEES;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND, PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Tamarac has determined
that many homeowners in the City of Tamarac are now maintaining
their own lawns rather than, utilizing some form of section -wide
or area wide maintenance, and
WHEREAS, the close proximity of homes to each other in the
City was based upon the premise that centralized maintenance service
would prevent both public and private nuisance from occuring in and
about the yards and other exterior areas of the various dwelling
houses within the City, and
WHEREAS, the free and unobstructed passage of light and air
and the maintenance of well -tended vegetation is deemed essential
to the health and welfare of the populace through the maintenance
of favorable environmental conditions; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Definitions:
a. "Single-family residence" is defined as a home or
dwelling for the use of a single family, its household, servants
and guests.
b. "Two-family residence' is defined as a home or dwell-
ing for the use of two families, their households, servants and
guests.
c. "Front yard area" is defined as that portion of a
lot from the front building wall and a line extension thereof to
the side lot lines to the pavement line in front of the lot.
d. "Lawn"is defined as a growth of live grass main-
tained in a substantially uniform coverage of an area of ground.
SECTION 2: Requirements:
a. Every owner and occupant of a single-family and/or
two-family residence in the City of Tamarac, located in an area
zoned R 1 or R-2 shall be required to maintain the front yard of
such residence as a lawn. Corner lots shall have two "front -yard"
areas for the purposes of this Ordinance, one on the front of the
lot and the second on the yard adjacent to the intersecting thorough-
fare.
b. No graveled or blacktopped or paved parking strips
are petted except as are necessary for access to a carport or
garage or as may be required for not more than two cars for a
single-family residence or four cars for a two-family residence.
c. Every owner, agent, occupant or person having charge
of property covered by this ordinance shall be required to keep
such Lawn and all grassed areas on the property alive and in
healthy condition and/or to prcniptly replace dead grass with live
grass or sod.
d. Variances from this ordinance may be granted by the
Board of Adjustment in cases of demonstrated hardship.
e. No lawn shall be permitted to have grass exceeding
six (6) inches in height whether such grass is located in the front,
side or rear yards of the premises.
SECTION 3: Violations:
a. Should any owner, agent or person having charge of
or occupying any lot or premises covered by this ordinance refuse
or neglect, for a period of fifteen (15) days after receiving notice
frcm the City of any violation of this ordinance, fail to cure such
violation, the City may act to cure such violation without further
notice.
b. The City may then cause the work of removal, replace-
ment and/or cutting to be done and the cost of such work shall forth-
with be paid by such owner, agent or other person.
c. Upon failure of the owner, agent or other person to
prcirptly pay the cost of such work the City Clerk shall cause an
affidavit to be placed upon the public records of the county de-
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scribing the work done and the amount of cost incurred by the
City, and such affidavit shall constitute a claim of lien against
the property, forecloseable in the manner of mechanic's liens,
together with the costs of the action and all reasonable attorneys
fees incurred by the City.
d. Notices required by this ordinance may be mailed to the
owner of record as shown on the taxroll of Broward County or may
be posted upon the premises by affixing in any conspicuous place
on any structure located on such premises or by leaving a copy of
such notice with any person of suitable age residing on the premises.
SECTION 4: Savings clause;
Should any section or provision of this ordinance or any
portion thereof, or any paragraph, word or sentence be declared by
a court of carnpetent jurisdiction to be inlaid, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or any
part hereof, other than the part declared to be invalid.
SECTION 5: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SFVT'ION 6: This ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its final passage.
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PASSED FIRST READING this it day of
1971.
PASSED SECOND READING this day of
1971.
PASSED THIRD READING thisj day of �' r
1971.
ATTEST:
HEREBY CERTIFY that 1 have
awrova4 the form and correctness
at this Ordinance
RECORD OF COUNC14 VOTE
Mayor Seltman
Vlce Mayor Lange -
Councilman Johnson�J
Councilman Schultz`
Councilman Zarcpne ,,..