Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 01-12-1954 Regular — reading text

NORTH BY FIRST STREET, SOUTH BY FLORIDA AVENUE OR STATE ROAD NO. 10, EAST BY TRIANGLE SERVICE STATION AND WEST BY HARBESON STREET BE RE- ZONED TO C- l COMMERCIAL. A motion was made ~ y Mr. Harbeson and seconded ny Mr. Miller that the ordinance be approved on the second reading. Vote aye, Mr. Bass, Mr. I Harbeson, Mr. Stacy, Mr. Walker, Mr. Miller. Vote nay, none. The Ordinance placing restrictions on the location of ~ uildings on this property was then placed on second reading, the title being read y the Clerk as follows: 1( 6). 13';- AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE PROHIPITING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY - qUILDING APUTTING WITHIN 1/ 2 BLOCK OF FIRST STREET OR HIGHWAY 10 IN THAT AREA qETWEEN HARBESON STREET AND TRIANGLE SERVICE STATION UNLESS SUCH - qUILDING FRONTS THEREON, AND PROVIDING THAT NO BUSINESS PUILDING SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED ON EITHER FIRST STREET OR SAID HIGHWAY NO. 10, IN SAID AREA, THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A BACKYARD WITH ACCESS THERETO FROM THE STREET, PROVIDING HOWEVER, THAT WHERE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN FIRST STREET AND HIGHWAY NO. 10 IS LESS THAN 200 FEET, NO BACKYARD SHALL BE REQUIRED. A motion was made ~ y Mr. Miller and seconded by Mr. Harbeson that the ordinance be approved on the second reading. Vote aye, Mr. Bass, Mr. Harneson, Mr. Stacy, Mr. walker, Mr. Miller. Vote nay, None. The Clerk then read the following resolution: I A RESOLUTION ENTITLED A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ~ ONSTRUCTION OF i208 SIDEWALKS ALONG CERTAIN DESIGNATED STREETS IN THE CITY OF FORT WALTON ' REACH, PROVIDING THAT THE COST THEREOF SHALL ' RE SPECIALLY ASSESSED AGAINST THE LANDS AND REAL ESTATE SPECIALLY ' RENEFITED THERER' Y, NOT HOWEVER, IN EXCESS OF THE SPECIAL IENEFITS TO SAID LAND AND REAL ESTATE. RE.IT RESOLVED ' RY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON ' REACH, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. That pursuant to the applica~le statutes it is here~ y authorized the construction of sidewalks along Brooks Street, ' RealI Street, and First Avenue, ~ etween Highway 85 and Beall Street, in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared under the supervision of the City Manager and now on file in the office of the City Clerk. SECTIeN 2. That the Cost of the aforesaid improvements shall not exceed Thirty five Cents per square foot. SECTION ~. That the cost of the aforesaid improvements shall 'he specially assessed against the property a~ utting on said improvements, not how- ever, in excess of the special ~ enefits to said lands and real estate. Adopted: January 12. 1954 Attest: 0, Rod~ ers K. Approved: Thomas E. ' Rrooks City Clerk Mayo r A motion was made ~ y Mr. ' Rass and seconded ~ y Mr. Walker that the Resolu- tion ~ e adopted as read. Vote aye, Mr. ' Rass, Mr. Har~ eson, Mr. Stacy, Mr. Walker, Mr. Miller, Vote nay, none. The ordinance amending Ordinance # 82 was then placed on third reading, and read in full ~y the Clerk as follows: I:JF Nt:), , AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE # 82, DEFINING THE DURATION OF A CITY OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE, WHEN ONE- HALF TAX MAY ' RE PAID: WHEN DUE AND PAYABLE: PENALTY Fell NON- PAYMENT. RE IT ORDAINED ' RY THE CITY OF FORT WALTON ' REACH, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. City Ordinance # 82 is amended to include the following: 1. City Occupational Licenses shall expire at 5 p. m. on June 30, of each year. 2. No License shall ~ e issued for more than one year.  2.') t ~ 3. License Schedule shall ~ e as follows: For each License ontained from July 1 to Decem~ er 31, the full tax for one year I shall ne paid, except as herein provided. For each License ontained from January 1, to June 30, one- half the full tax for one year shall ne paid except as herein pro- vided. 4. All Licenses purchased on or after August 1, of each year shall ne sUnject to a penalty of 10% for the first month with an" increase of 10% per month for each month the license is in arrears. 5. Any nusiness which negins initial operations on or after August 1, shall ne classified as a new nusiness and as such shall not ne sUnject to the penalties assessed against a delinquent license; however, any person found operating a nusiness without an occupational license will ne sUnt8ct to arrest and upon conviction shall ne fined an amount not to exceed $ 200 or imprisoned in the City Jail for a period not to exceed 90 days, or noth at the discretion of the Court. 6. In Addition to the penalties assessed, all such delin- quinces shall ne sUnject to prosecution ny the Municipal Court of the City of Fort Walton ~ each and any person who violates the provision of this Ordinance shall ne I sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars 200. 00) or imprisoned in the City Jail for a period not to exceed ninety ( 90) days or noth, an the discretion of the Court. 7. In the event any part of the Ordinance shall prove to ne invalid then that portion shall in no way effect the validity of the remainder of this Ordinance. 8. This Ordinance shall take effect twenty ( 20) days after its final passage ny the City Council and approval of the Mayor. ADOPTED: January 12, 1954 ATTEST: O. K. Rode:ers APPROVED: Tho. E. ~ rooks City Clerk Mayor A motion was made ny Mr. Harne. on and seconded ny Mr. ~ a$ s that the Ordinance ne adopted on third and final reading as read. Vote aye, Mr. ~ ass, Mr. Harneson, Mr. Stacy, Mr. Walker, Mr. Miller. Vote nay, none. I Ordinance # 103 which was passed on first reading Septemner 12, 1951, was placed on the seoDnd reading and the title read ~ y the Clerk as follows: 1 ORDINANCE NO. 103 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, A~ ANDONING AND DIS- CLAIMING THAT PORTION OF THE OLD COUNTY ROAD IN THE NORTHWEST t OF THE SOUTHWESTt OF SECTION 13, TOWN- SHIP 2 SOUTH RANGE 24 WEST FROM THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 13, TO THE WEST RIGHT- OF- WAY LINE OF SHELL STREET, AND ACCEPTING IN CONSIDERATION THEREOF A CONVEYANCE OF THE NORTH 30 FEET OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTERS OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH RANGE 24 WEST WHICH LIES BETWEEN SHELL STREET AND THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 13, AS A RIGHT- OF- WAY FOR THE PROPOSED HOLLYWOOD ~ LVD. A motion was made ny Mr. ' Rass and seconded ny Mr. Harneson that the ordinance ne approved on the second reading. Vote aye, Mr. Bass, Mr. Har~ eson, Mr. Stacy, Mr. Walker, Mr. Miller. Vote nay, none. The Clerk was instructed to determine whether or not the City had ontained the necessary easement from Mr. Hastings, if not he is to notify Mr. Hastings that the City must have the easement in order to place the ordinance on the third and final reading. An application for a neer license from the Fort Walton Ice Company was presented to the Council for approval. A motion was made ny Mr. ass and seconded ny Mr. Harneson that the application ne approved. Vote aye, unanimous. A motion was made ny Mr. Walker and seconded ny Mr. Harneson that the March of Dimes ne given the dimes from the parking meters for the entire month rather than one week. Vote aye, unanimous. An ordinance was then introduced placing restrictions on ~uildings on Brooks Street and First Avenue. The ordinance was placed on first reading and the title read as follows: AN ORDINANCE ,II). / 3.b' ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE PROHIPITING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ' RUILDINGS, AND OTHER STRUCTURES, WITHIN IB FEET OF THE CURB OF ' RROOKS STREET OR FIRST AVENUE IN THE CITY OF FORT WALTON ' REACH. A motion was made ny Mr. Walker and seconded ny Mr. Miller that the ordinance ne approved on first reading. Vote aye, Mr. Bass, Mr. Harne- son, Mr. Stacy, Mr. Walker, Mr. Miller. Vote nay, none. Following a duscussion of transferring funds from the Water Fund to the General Fund a Special ' Rudget Meeting was called for Monday, January 18, ' 954, at 7: 30 p. m. An ordinance was introd~ced ny Mr. Amos prohiniting ~ uilding in un- recorded sections of Fort Walton ' Reach and placed on first reading, the ti tIe ~ eing read. n-" , , . A motion was made ny Mr. Harneson and seconded ny Mr. Bass that the ordinance ne approved on first reading. Vote aye, Mr. Bass, Mr. Har- neson, Mr. Stacy, Mr. Walker and Mr. Miller. Vote nay, none.  Zj 1 A motion was then made ny Mr. Walker and seconded ny Mr. Miller that the rules ne waived and the ordinance placed on second reading. Vote aye, ! m.'~Wal1ter, Mr. Miller, Mr. Bass, Mr. Harneson and Mr. Stacy. Vote nay, none. I The title was then read and a motion was made ny Mr. Walker and se- conded by Mr. Miller that the ordinance be approved on second read- ing. Vote aye, Mr. Walker, Mr. Miller, Mr. ~ ass, Mr. Harbeson, Mr. Stacy. Vote