HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1975-007This
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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 7 6- 7
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING DAY NURSERIES;
PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF STANDARDS
PROMULGATED BY BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA;
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR
ESTABLISHMENT OF DAY NURSERIES IN
TAMARAC; REPEALING ALL LAWS IN CONFLICT,
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tamarac, Florida,
is concerned with the health, safety and welfare of the minor
children who would attend day nurseries established within the
corporate limits of the said City; AND
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tamarac is desirous
of adopting those regulations promulgated by Broward County,
Florida, for the regulation and operation of child care centers;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tamarac, Florida,
is further desirous of promulgating additional requirements that
must be met for the establishment of a day nursery within the
said City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1:
There is hereby established Chapter 12A of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Tamarac, Florida:
Section 12A-1 PURPOSE OF ARTICLE.
The purpose of this article is to protect the health,
safety and general welfare of those minor children who attend
day nurseries within the City of Tamarac, Florida.
Section 12A-2 BROWARD COUNTY REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION
OF CHILD CARE CENTERS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.
a. Chapter 61-1955 Acts of Florida 1961 and amended by
Chapter 63-1171 Acts of Florida 1963 and Chapter 65-1325 Acts of Florida
1965 and Chapter 67-1169 Acts of Florida 1967 and Chapter 74-447 Acts of
Florida 1974 are hereby adopted by reference as part of this article.
12A-3 PHYSICAL FACILITIES
No set back or yard area required by the zoning ordinances
of the City of Tamarac, shall be used as usable area of outdoor space per
child as defined in Section 6 (d) of the Regulations for the Operation of
Child Care Centers in Broward County, Florida, nor shall said yard or set
back area be calculated to arrive at the necessary usable area of the outdoor space
per child as required in said section.
12A-4 PROHIBITION OF DAY NURSERIES CONTIGUOUS TO ESTABLISHMENTS EMITTING
NOXIOUS OR OFFENSIVE ODORS.
It shall be prohibited to establish a day nursery in any area of the"City
of Tamarac wherein said day nursery would be immediately contiguous to a
business which would from time to time emit noxious or offensive odors, or
from which would be emitted fumes which could be detrimental to the health,
safety or welfare of minor children.
12A-5 SPECIAL REQUIREMENT FOR PARKING IN DRIVEWAY FOR EXCESS
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
All day nurseries shall be required to provide sufficient driveway and
parking facilities so as to allow excess vehicular traffic during those
periods of time when children are being delivered or picked up from the said
facility. The establishment of the sufficiency of the parking facilities and driveway
area shall be at the discretion and recommendation of the Planning Commission,
subject to approval by the Council.
SECTION 2: Should any section or provision of this Ordinance or any
portion hereof, or any paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a Court of
competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, 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 3: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict.
SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its final passage.
PASSED FIRST READING THIS 12VDAY OF , 1975.
PASSED SECOND READING THIS DAY OF , 1975.
PASSED THIRD READING THIS 7-
ATTEST:
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I ha
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