Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 2159--Amending LDC Chapter 5 for Livery Vessels — reading text

company name, telephone number and vessel name or number. Information shall be clearly visible from twenty {20] feet away from vessel. 5. Each livery vessel operator is required to have a representative attend the annual Okaloosa County water safety meeting_applicable to livery operations. 6. Standards for Buffering. There shall be a buffer which is acceptable to the City between the livery vessel establishment and any residential, multifamily, or transient lodging use, on adjacent property( ies). No buffer is required between a live vessel establishment and other uses on the same property.  a. The City shall require a solid wall fence or landscape buffer. A wall or fence shall be a minimum of six ( 6) feet in height and meet the standards of Section 5. 01. 08 of this Code. b. The wall or fence shall be solid and the finished side of such wall or fence shall face outward. c. Where a landscaped buffer is provided, the plants shall include evergreen trees and shrubs. The trees and shrubs shall be planted in double staggered rows to form a continuous screen at least six () feet in height. d. The landscaping shall be maintained to ensure continuation of the vegetative screen. Dead or damaged plant materials shall be replaced as soon as possible based on the growing season. e. Where the landscaped buffer is not adequately maintained, the City may require replacement of the landsca ed buffer with a solid wall or fence. 7. Any maintenance on a vessel must be conducted in a manner that will prevent any fluids or debris from entering the water or soil, and tarps must be _placed under vessels during maintenance. Maintenance includes, but is not limited to, mechanical work, oil changes. scraping, and painting. No fuel or oil shall be willfully or knowingly discharged into any waterway within or adjacent to the City of Fort Walton Beach. 8. All fueling of vessels shall be in compliance with the Florida Fire Prevention Code. M. Enforcement. The provisions of this article shall be enforced by any means permissible in law or equily. Enforcement measures may include the following: 1. Code enforcement: The code enforcement division mqy enforce the terms of this article by bringing a case to the code enforcement special magistrate or code enforcement board. 2. Civil citation: The code enforcement division, or other duly authorized officer or authority, may enforce the terms of this article through issuance of civil citation as provided in Ch. 162, Pt. II, Florida Statutes. SECTION 4. INCORPORATION INTO CITY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. This ordinance shall be incorporated into the City of Fort Walton Beach' s Land Development Code and any section or paragraph number or letter and any heading may be changed or modified as necessary to effectuate the foregoing.  SECTION 5. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. City Ordinances, City Resolutions, or parts, thereof, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby superseded by this ordinance to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 6. SEVERABILITY. If any section, phase, sentence, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption by the City Council and signature by the Mayor. 1 Adopted: Aarch , " 2095 z a Itichard A. Rynearson, Ma r Attest: Approved toAPI form and sufficiency for the C' ofWalton Beach, only. Kim arnes, City Clerk Jeffrey Byfhi Xity Attorney Additions are underlined: .