Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 2091--Gender Neutral Language--LDC — reading text

READING 1st 0/ II ta02.7. 2nd ORDINANCE 2091 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO MODIFY ANY AND ALL MASCULINE AND/OR FEMININE LANGUAGE TO GENDER NEUTRAL LANGUAGE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Fort Walton Beach Land Development Code is constantly reviewed to determine whether changes or updates are appropriate as the City grows and develops; and WHEREAS, the current Land Development Code uses mostly masculine pronouns such as" he", " him"," policeman" and" chairman"; and WHEREAS, the City of Fort Walton Beach seeks to be inclusive and recognizes that all genders are created equal; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary to amend the City of Fort Walton Beach Land Development Code to include gender-neutral pronouns by eliminating any gender preference language within the Land Development Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The recitals and findings contained in the preamble to this ordinance are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this section. SECTION 2. The pronouns throughout the City of Fort Walton Beach Land Development Code are amended to promote gender-neutral pronouns. SECTION 3. Subject to final approval by the City Council, the Municipal Code Corporation has authority to degenderize the City of Fort Walton Beach Land Development Code and update pronouns when appropriate, which authority includes the updating offuture ordinances, by making changes as set out in Exhibit" A" Gender Neutral Report. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY. In the event any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, it is the intent of City Council that such invalidity shall not affect any other provisions of the Ordinance which may be given effect without declared the invalid provision or severable. provisions of this Ordinance are application and, to this end, the  SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approval on second reading by the City Council and signature of the Mayor. Adopted: _Janup aS 0 4-- Richard A. Rynearson, Mayor waj . l` / Attest: pproved for form, leg. ,' rk 1 MM d D kes, Jr / Dykes, ttorn Kim k . Barnes, City Clerk !' ay 1s Additions are underlined; - - . •: FLORIDw ‘  D n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n C °_ 0- 0- 0- 0- S 0- S 0- 3' 0" 0- 7- 7' O• S S S W a a as a v 0) 0) d °) °) v v v a) 0) v v v v v v O W 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 O O O r* 3 3 0o m OO OO oa Oa oa Oa CIO Oa O° OO Oa O° OO w Oa w w 3' 3' 3' 3' 3' 3' 3' 3' _. 3' 3' 3' 3' 3' 3• 3. m. in O rr' O r'; O O c N N N n O co Oa Oa Oa OC Va Ua Oa Oa Oa Ca Oa OO Oa cm pa OU Qa O. 0 30— rt r r-' r+ r-' e-e- 1.1. r-r r' e-, r+ r-' S e- 1. S r-r S r-' S r+ r+ S H. S p 3 3 p a r-r 7' S S S S S S 3' O rD D fD fD rD rD rD ( D rD ( D fD rD rD ( D fD fD fD rD [ O