Ordinance No. 1455-23 12 Month Moratorium on Indoor and Outdoor Storage Facilities

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OR BK 10777 PG 21 28 Page 2 of 3 Section 3. Temporary Moratorium Beginning on the effective date of this ordinance and continuing through February 27, 2024, or sooner if provided pursuant to Section 5 of this ordinance, a moratorium is hereby imposed on the submittal of plans / permits for recreational vehicle storage, material laydown areas and indoor storage facilities. Section 4. Exemptions The following are hereby exempt from this Ordinance: (1) developments which have been issued a Conditional Use by City Council for recreational vehicle storage, material laydown areas, or indoor storage facilities prior to the effective date of this ordinance; and (2) developments which have held a pre -application meeting with city staff prior to the effective date of this ordinance; (3) developments which have submitted site development plans prior to the effective date of this ordinance; and (4) developments which are approved as part of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Master Plan prior to the effective date of this ordinance. Section 5. Expiration of the Temporary Moratorium. The temporary moratorium imposed by Section 3 of this ordinance expires as of the earliest of the follow occurrences: a. February 27, 2024; or b. A date before February 27, 2024, if provided by Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida. Section 6. Repealer. Any and all ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of any conflict. Section 7. 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. Section 8. 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 9. 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 10. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective upon passage on the second reading and signing by the Mayor. The foregoing Ordinance No. 1455-23 was read and passed on the first reading in an open and regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida, on this 13" day of February, 2023. I