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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-96--ij
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, "PARKS AND RECREATION'; AMENDING
SECTION 15-1 "DEFINITIONS" TO CHANGE "PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT" TO "PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT"; TO
CHANGE THE TITLE OF "PARK FOREMAN' TO "PARK
SUPERINTENDENT'; AMENDING SECTION 15-2, "FEES FOR SOCIAL
SERVICES, CLASSES AND PROGRAMS" TO CHANGE "CITY
RECREATION DIVISION AND SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT' TO
"PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT"; AMENDING SECTION 15-26,
"DIVISION OF PARKS AND DIVISION OF RECREATION" TO CHANGE
"DIVISION OF PARKS AND DIVISION OF RECREATION" TO "PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT', TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF
THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AS A SEPARATE
DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY, TO CHANGE "DIVISION' TO
"DEPARTMENT", TO DELETE "PUBLIC WORKS", TO CHANGE "CITY
COUNCIL" TO "CITY COMMISSION'; AMENDING SECTION 15-65,
"DISPLAY" TO CHANGE "PARK FOREMAN' TO "PARK
SUPERINTENDENT'; AMENDING SECTION 15-81, "CONTROL OF
VEHICLES" TO CHANGE "PARK FOREMAN" TO "PARK
SUPERINTENDENT'; AMENDING SECTION 15-84, "FIREARMS AND
DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTS' TO DELETE "CITY EMPLOYEES AND
PARK FOREMAN', TO REQUIRE AUTHORIZATION OF THE CITY
MANAGER FOR FIREWORKS CONTRACTORS, TO CHANGE
"OPERATIONS MANAGER" TO "DIRECTOR OF THE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT'; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 94-17, the Parks and Recreation Department
was created to be responsible for the provision of leisure activities and social events to the
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community and maintenance of park lands and recreation facilities and all other duties and
functions normally associated with a municipality's parks and recreation department, and
WHEREAS, numerous provisions of the City Code refer to the Parks and
Recreation Department, as the Division of Parks and Recreation; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Parks and Recreation has previously been incorporated
within the Department of Public Works; and
WHEREAS, it is beneficial to clarify the code provisions to make them consistent
with Ordinance 94-17; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac has deemed it to be in the
best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac that the Division of Parks
and Recreation become a separate department, apart from the Department of Public
Works of the City of Tamarac.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SEQTIQN L That the foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance
upon adoption hereof.
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SECTION 2_ That Section 15-1, "Definitions" is hereby amended as follows:
Sec.15-1. Definitions.
Department means the publie works parksregregtion department.
Director means the director of PubFic works the parks and recreation_departmgnt.
Park forems superinLenden means any employee of the city authorized to enforce
this chapter within park boundaries.
SECTION 3: That Section 15-2, "Fees for social services, classes and
programs" is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15-2. Fees for social services, classes and programs.
(a) The city manager or his designee is authorized to establish fees wherever
appropriate in writing for programs and classes sponsored or conducted by the eity
Social Services Department and the Parks and Recreation
Department.
(b) All moneys collected by the Social Services Department and reere
division Parks and Recrgation Depailment under the terms of this section shall be
deposited into the appropriate account in the city's general operating fund.
SECTIQN • That Section 15-26, "Division of parks and division of recreation"
is hereby amended as follows:
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Sec. 15-26. Division of parks and division of recreation ` -
creatioM
department.
(a) The divislon of parks and the division of reereatiert Parks and Recreation
Department hereby createdwithindepartment of publie works ; the -
der)artment of the City separate frgm the Public Works Department.
(b) The divisions department and all employees thereof shall perform those
functions and duties assigned by the director of public w Parks and Recreation from
time to time and shall carry out those programs and policies established both by the city
manager and by the city eotmeii commission. All programs and policies established by the
city eotn9eii commigigion shall be performed pursuant to the direction of the city manager.
SECTION 5: That Section 15-65, "Display" is hereby amended as follows:
Sec.15-65. Display.
No person in a park shall refuse or fail to produce and exhibit any permit he claims
to have upon the request of any enforcement officer, paid foreman or other authorized
Parks Recreation employee who wishes to inspect the permit for the purpose of
determining that the provisions of this chapter have been complied with.
SECTIQN : That Section 15-81, "Control of vehicles" is hereby amended
as follows:
Sec.15-81. Control of vehicles.
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(c) Parking.
(1) No person shall park a vehicle on park property other than in area
designated for parking that type of vehicle unless there is an emergency or
unless directed to do otherwise by a law enforcement officer or a authorized
Parks and Recreation employee fora. Parking shall conform to officially
posted signs or markings unless other instructions are given by a law
enforcement officer or a Parks and Recreation foi ertrrremployee..
SECTION 7; That Section 15-84, "Firearms and dangerous instruments" is
hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 15-84. Firearms and dangerous instruments.
No person except-• an etuthorized eity employee, park ferernan law
enforcement officer shall bring onto park property or possession on park
property any firearm or ammunition. , any explosive dynamite cap, fireworks except as
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(b) h riz fi[eworkggompany,cgntracted by the it
shall rin n x I iv fireworkq, sparklers,snappers, rick noise makers, smoke
devices, stink bomb, tear aas, or other disabling chemical onto Park property. Theparks
and recreation operations manager may designate areas within a park where, bows and
arrews eem be tised or where firearms ean be used. In such eases the parks and
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Lcj f* The Director of -the Parks and Recreation operations manage De ap rtment
may designate times and places where fireworks can be used within a park for display
limited to an official show. The South Florida Building Code and National Fire Prevention
Association regulations shall be applied to assure that in such cases the fireworks are used
in a safe manner.
SECTION 8: It is the intention of the City Commission and it is hereby
ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Tamarac, Florida, and that the Sections of this
Ordinance may be renumbered, relettered and the word "Ordinance" may be changed to
"Section", "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish such intention.
SECTION 9: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, and all Resolutions and
parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 1 : If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions
or applications of this Ordinance that can be given affect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable.
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SECTION_41_ This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and adoption.
PASSED, FIRST READING this ZS day of s-q+e*n , 1996.
PASSED, SECOND READING this C1 day of L+z) 66 , 1996.
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VORVMAMNVABRAMOWITZ
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CAROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I
have approved this
DINANCE as to form.
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MITCHELL S. K FT
CITY ATTORNEY
REC:iZs
RECC'an nF COMMISSION VOTE
MAYOF
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