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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1976-012Introduced by: 0� Temp . #360 26 Revised 1/19/76 Proposed by: Planning Commission 1/23/76 Revised 1/20/76 Revised 2/19/76 Revised 4/1/76 CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA ORDINANCE NO. 7Cp"i �- AN ORDINANCE SETTING STANDARDS AND MINIMUM AREA PER OCCUPANT, BASED ON FLOOR AREA OF ASSEMBLY AREAS IN RECREATION BUILDINGS; REPEALING ALL LAWS IN CONFLICT; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the City Council of. the City of Tamarac, Florida pursuant to its powers to regulate the zoning and building within its boundaries, and WHEREAS, ARTICLE IV, ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PARK AND RECREATIONAL SITES, Section 20-40 through Section 20-48, inclusive, now provides for certain lands within a subdivision be dedicated to the City for parks or recreational purposes, or a fee paid, or some combination of dedication and fee paid in lieu therefore, as a prerequisite for final approval of the plat, and WHEREAS, ARTICLE IV, Section 20-48 further provides and sets forth certain standards, for private ownership of the open space for park and recreational purposes, by residents or future residents in a proposed subdivision, and WHEREAS, ARTICLE IV, does not provide for standards, regulating open space for park and recreational purposes, title to which is to remain in the developer, or his Assignee, Grantee or other Designee, to be privately owned, which the owner intends to encumber by purchase money mortgage or lease, irrespective of the said lease period, and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Tamarac, recognizes that the developer has several options available to him by virtue of existing ordinances to satisfy the Code requirements, and therefore wishes to provide certain standards, to protect the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of Tamarac. Should the developer choose to retain private ownership of the park and recreational space to be provided to be used for park and recrea- tional purposes for the residents and future residents of the on 11, lI subdivision, as required under existing ordinances. In the event that the developer chooses to provide as a part of the recreation facilities a recreation building, to have as one of its uses an assembly area, said assembly area shall meet certain minimum standards as provided herein. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA: SECTION 1: Definition of an Assembly Area. For purposes of this Ordinance an Assembly Area shall be defined as part of a recreational building used for the gathering together of persons primarily for the purposes of group meetings, deliberation or entertainment. SECTION 2: The minimum floor area proposed for room in recreational buildings used for public or private assembly shall be based on the following formula: A. For each seat there shall be a minimum net floor area of eight square feet. B. The minimum seating capacity shall be one seat for each eight tenths (.8) of the proposed total number of units in the subdivision plat as filed. SECTION 3: For the purpose of this Ordinance, the word "net" as used in Section 2, Part A shall exclude stage area, storage areas and other accessory use areas. SECTION 4: The recreation building shall be located within the subdivision area as platted and shall be zoned S-1. SECTION 5: That should any section or provision of this Ordinance, or any portion thereof, 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 thereof as a whole or any part thereof, other than the part declared to be invalid. SECTION 6: That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. -2- C L' SECTION 7: That this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its final passage. PASSED FIRST READING this 25 day of Februar , 1976. PASSED SECOND READING this 24 day of March , 1976. PASSED THIRD READING this 7 day of April _ , 1976. - MAYOR ATTE S--T.: TY CLERK I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have approved the form and correct- ness of this Ordinance. - 3 - RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE 1st Reading Mayor Johnson absent V/M Glicksman aye C/M .. Tucker aye C/M Falck aye. C/W Massaro absent 2nd and 3rd Readings Mayor Falck nay aye V/M Massaro aye aye C/M Tucker aye aye- C/W.Kelch nay nay C/M Weinberger aye aye Z