Item 7BAGENDA ITEM # 7B
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008
ORDINANCE NO. 908-%
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAI''I'ER 12, NUISANCES, TO PROVIDE FOR
QUICKF,R PAYMENT OF CITY FUNDED REMEDIATION COST5,
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances currently allows a thirty (30)
day time period for payment of city funded. remediation costs acid the recording of a lien for
said remediation costs, which has resulted in certain property owners selling the property
before a lien is recorded.
NOW 1~EREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY CITY COII~IlVIISSION ON BEHALF
OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1.
Sec. 12-2(d) of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(d) After causing the condition to be remedied, the city manager or his
designee shall certify to the director of finance the expense incurned in remedying
the condition, whereupon the expense plus a charge equally to one hundred { 100)
percent of the expense to cover city administrative expenses shall become payable
immediately, and a special assessment lien
and charge will be made and recorded upon the property which shall be payable
with interest at the rate often (l 0) percent per annum from the date of the
certification until paid.
The lien shall be enforceable in the same manner as a tax lien in favor of the
city and may be satisfied at any time by payment thereof including a interest.
Notice of tbe lien shall be recorded in the public records of Duval County, Florida.
anti may also be filed in the office of the city clerk."
SECTION 2, This Ordinacice shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and
adoption.
PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this 25th day of August, 2008.
PASSED by the City Commission on second and final reading this day of
2008.
AGENDA ITEM # 7B
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008
ATTEST:
DONNA L. BARTLE, CMC
City Clerk
Approved as to form and correc~-iess:
ALAN C. JEATSEN, ESQUIRE
City Attorney
JOHN S. MESERVE
Mayor, Presiding officer
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