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INSTR# 2024103723 OR BK 11028 PG 240 Page 1 of 3
<br />06/13/2024 08:23 AM Rcpt: 2712494 Rec: 27.00 DS: 0.00 IT: 0.00
<br />Nikki Alvarez-Sowles, Esq., Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller
<br />FLORIDA ESTABLISHING A NEW 12 MONTH
<br />MORATORIUM ON THE CONSIDERATION OF NEW RESIDENTIAL
<br />APPLICATIONS F! ! 1 USE MODIFICATIONS,
<br />! • PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
<br />AMENDMENTS,1 ! FOR
<br />PROPERTY OVER ONE . PROVIDING !' CONFLICTS,
<br />EXEMPTIONS, SEVERABILITY, EXPIRATION 1 AN EFFECTIVE
<br />DATE.
<br />WHEREAS, as provided in section 2(b), Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of
<br />Florida, and section 166.021 (1), Florida Statutes, the City of Zephyrhills, Florida (the "City"), a
<br />municipal corporation, enjoys all governmental, corporate, and proprietary powers necessary to
<br />conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions, and render municipal services, and
<br />may exercise any power for municipal purposes, except as expressly prohibited by law; and
<br />WHEREAS, as provided in section 166.021(3), Florida Statutes, the governing body of
<br />each municipality in the state has the power to enact legislation concerning any subject matter
<br />upon which the state legislature may act, except when expressly prohibited by law; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Southwest Florida Water Management District ("SWFWMD") regulates,
<br />through the issuance of a Water Use Permit, the amount of water the City of Zephyrhills is
<br />permitted to provide to users of the City's potable water supply; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City of Zephyrhills has experienced substantial growth in a short time
<br />causing the addition of new residential annexations, land use modifications, rezonings, Major
<br />Planned Unit Development Amendments, conditional uses, and variances for property over one
<br />acre resulting in significant increased demand for City provided potable water; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City of Zephyrhills has approved or is in the process of approving the
<br />maximum number of new residential annexations, land use modifications, rezonings, Major
<br />Planned Unit Development Amendments, conditional uses, and variances for property over one
<br />acre that the City's current Water Use Permit will allow; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City of Zephyrhills has applied for an expansion of its Water Use Permit
<br />and that application is under review by SWFWMD; and
<br />WHEREAS, due to the historically high number of proposed and/or approved new
<br />residential projects within the boundaries of the City, the City of Zephyrhills is nearing its
<br />maximum daily usage allowed under the current Water Use Permit; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City of Zephyrhills, through the adoption of Ordinance No.: 1461-23,
<br />implemented a 12 -month temporary moratorium on accepting applications for new residential
<br />annexations, land use modifications, rezonings, Major Planned Unit Development Amendments,
<br />conditional uses, and variances for property over one acre within the City limits of the City of
<br />Zephyrhills; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City of Zephyrhills has been working consistently and diligently with the
<br />help of its consultant, to answer all of the questions presented to it by SWFMWD during the Water
<br />Use Permit Expansion Application process;
<br />WHEREAS, the City of Zephyrhills Moratorium as establish by Ordinance No.: 1461-23
<br />expires on June 25, 2024;
<br />WHEREAS, the City of Zephyrhills is still actively pursuing a Waster Use Permit
<br />expansion. As of the date of this ordinance, changes to the current Water Use Permit has not yet
<br />been approved by SWFWMD. The City of Zephyrhills needs additional time to complete the Water
<br />Use Permit Expansion process;
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