1376-19 Cargo Container Moratorium (1 year).

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• Section 3. Temporary Moratorium Beginning on the effective date of this ordinance and continuing through January 27,2020, or sooner if provided pursuant to Section 4 of this ordinance, a moratorium is hereby imposed on the use of cargo containers and cargo-like(conex) containers as residential dwelling units. During the moratorium, it is unlawful and a violation of this ordinance for any person, firm, or corporation to use or attempt to use cargo containers and cargo-like(conex) containers as residential dwelling units within the City of Zephyrhills. Section 4. Expiration of the Temporary Moratorium. The temporary moratorium imposed by Section 4 of this ordinance expires as of the earliest of the follow occurrences: a. January 27, 2020; or b. A date before January 27, 2020, if provided by Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida. Section 5. Repealer. Any and all ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of any conflict. Section 6. Penalties. Any and all violation of the Ordinance shall constitute a separate Class VI offense as set forth in the Uniform Fine and Citation Schedule as adopted by the Sixth Judicial Circuit, and shall be prosecuted as provided in Section 162.21, Florida Statutes. Each violation and each day constituting a violation shall-be Fined and prosecuted as a separate offense. 111 Section 7. Severability. It is declared to be the intent of the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida,that if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or provision of this ordinance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance shall be construed as not having continued the said section,subsection, sentence, clause, or provision and shall not be affected by such holding. Section S. Inclusion into the Code. It is the intent of the City Council that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the City of Zephyrhills code, and that the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or re-lettered and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," "regulation,"or such other appropriate word or phrase in order to accomplish such intentions. Section 9. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective upon passage on the second reading and signing by the Mayor. , Pi to The.lregoing Ordinance No. 1376-19 was read and passed on the first reading in an open :_,and regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Zephyr ' ' I •I a, on this 14th day of . ivary,2019. . r • fittest: /S. �� - •� - Lpn Hillman, City Clerk Lance Smith, Council President u DIV2