OSCEOLA COUNTY - CODE OF ORDINANCES

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Adopted: March 12, 2009

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Published in 1990 by Order of the Board of County Commissioners

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OFFICIALS

OF OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA

AT THE TIME OF THIS CODIFICATION

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Charles Owen (Chairman)

Larry Whaley (Vice-Chairman)

Mary Jane Arrington

John Pate

Chuck Dunnick

Board of County Commissioners

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Vacant

County Manager and Clerk of the Board

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Neal D. Bowen

County Attorney

2018 OFFICIALS

OF OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA

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Fred Hawkins, Jr. (Chairman)

Cheryl L. Grieb (Vice-Chairman)

Viviana Janer

Peggy Choudhry

Brandon Arrington

Board of County Commissioners

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Don Fisher

County Manager

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Andrew W. Mai

County Attorney

PREFACE

This Code constitutes a complete codification of the ordinances of Osceola County, Florida of a general and permanent nature.

Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the ordinances adopted by the board of county commissioners. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this Code, the reader can locate any ordinance included herein.

The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order and the various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Notes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this Code.

Numbering System

The numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two (2) component parts separated by a dash, the figure before the dash referring to the chapter number and the figure after the dash referring to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the second section of chapter 1 is numbered 1-2 and the first section of chapter 4 is 4-1. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter and at the same time new sections or even whole chapters can be inserted in their proper place simply by using the decimal system for amendments. By way of illustration: If new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 3-1 and 3-2 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 3-1.5. New chapters may be included in the same manner. If the new material is to be included between chapters 12 and 13, it will be designated as chapter 12.5. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject, the next successive number being assigned to the article or division.

Index

The index has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of the headings being couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this publication to which the attention of the user is especially directed is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing for the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up-to-date periodically. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited and the appropriate page or pages affected will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

Successfully keeping this publication up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised sheets are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

This publication was under the direct supervision of the editorial staff of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publisher is most grateful to Mr. Neal D. Bowen, County Attorney, for cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this publication. It is hoped that such efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the county readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the county's affairs.

MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION

Tallahassee, Florida

ORDINANCE 90-15

An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a Code for Osceola County; Providing a Penalty for the Violation Thereof; Providing for the Manner of Amending Such Code; and Providing When Such Code and this Ordinance Shall Become Effective.

Be It Ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of Osceola County:

Section 1. Pursuant to Home Rule authority and F.S. § 125.68, the Code entitled "Osceola County Code of Ordinances," published by Municipal Code Corporation, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, consisting of Chapters 1 through 22, each inclusive, is hereby adopted.

Section 2. Unless another penalty is expressly provided, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of the Code, or any ordinance, rule, regulation, or resolution adopted or issued in pursuance thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00), imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding sixty (60) days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each act of violation and each day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. The penalty provided by this section, unless another penalty is expressly provided, shall apply to the amendment of any Code section whether or not such penalty is re-enacted in the amendatory ordinance. In addition to the penalty prescribed above, the county may pursue other remedies such as, without limitation, abatement of nuisance, code enforcement pursuant to F.S. Ch. 162, injunctive and/or declaratory relief, and revocation of licenses, permits or other approvals.

Section 3. Additions or amendments to the Code, when passed in the form as to indicate the intention of the county to make the same a part of the Code, shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments.

Section 4. Ordinances adopted after the date of adoption of this Ordinance that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the Code shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code.

Section 5. This Ordinance is effective immediately upon receipt of official acknowledgement of its being filed with the Department of State.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Osceola County, Florida, at its regular meeting this 12th day of March, 1990.

(SEAL)
Board of County Commissioners
of Osceola County, Florida

By: /s/ Charles Owen
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    Chairman

ATTEST:

;sigl; Mel Willis, Jr.\Clerk of the Board