856-03 Amend Transportation Impact Fee Ordinance

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10 SECTIONX Liberal Construction, Severability and Penalty Provisions. A. The provision of this Ordinance shall be liberally construed to effectively carry out its purposes in the interest of public health, safety,welfare and convenience. B. It is declared to the intent of the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills,Florida, that if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall be declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the contained said section, subsection, clause or provision and shall not be affected by such holding. C. Any building or construction permit used for new construction as covered by this Ordinance,but without payment of the transportation impact fee as required by this Ordinance, shall be void. D. A violation of this Ordinance shall be punishable according to law; however, in addition to or in lieu of any criminal prosecution,the City of Zephyrhills shall have the power to sue in civil court to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance. SECTION XI. Area Embraced. This Ordinance shall apply to all lands located within the incorporated areas of the City of Zephyrhills as described and attached in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated by. reference. SECTION XII. Penalties. As an alternative to other penalties set forth in this Ordinance, any person, firm or other entity which violates the provisions of this Ordinance, or any part thereof, shall be guilty of a Class I violation punishable in the manner prescribed for such violations in the City Uniform Citation of Fine Ordinance and in the Pasco County Uniform Fine System. SECTION XIII. Severability. If any provision, section, part, sentence or phrase of this Ordinance shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid, all other,provisions, sections, parts, sentences, or phrases of this Ordinance not expressly so held to be unconstitutional or void shall continue in full force and effect. SECTION XIV.. Repealer. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. Ordinance No.: 480 is repealed in its entirety. SECTION XV. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage. The foregoing Ordinance No. 856-03 was read and passed on its first reading by the City Councilf' the,City of Zephyrhills, Florida, on this 25th day of Augu A.D., 2003. h `�' c> " LAN . SMITH ) s t,i_ `. -� •;