Item 7BAGENDA ITEM # 7B
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
ORDINANCE NO.33-0S-16
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
ESTABLISHING THE FOUR DISTRICTS FOR SEATS TWO THROUGH
FIVE OF THE CITY COMMISSION, ASSIGNING CITY COMMISSION
SEATS TO THE DISTRICTS, ADDING RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS,
SETTING AN ELECTION SCHEDULE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to a referendum passed by a majority of the voters at the last municipal
election held on October 2, 2007, Sec. 5 of the Charter of the City of Atlantic Beach was amended to
provide for four (4) of the city commissioners to continue to be elects at large, but from districts, and
WI~REAS, said referendum provided that City Commission Seats 2 through 5 be designated
as district commissioners, anti that the four (4) districts shall be established by ordinance, and
WHEREAS, said referendum also provided that the districts should be established using the
voting precinct lines existing as of November, 2007, as a beginning point, and that said districts shall
be as equal in population as possible and, to the extent possible, maintain the integrity of
neighborhoods and communities of interest, and
~' it is necessary for the City Commission to establish the four (4} districts, adopt
residency requirements, and assign City Commission Seats 2 through 5 to the newly established
districts.
NOW T'IIF.REFORE, BE ORDAINED BY CITY COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. There are hereby established four (4) voting districts within the City of Atlantic Beach
for Seats 2 through 5 of the City Commission, as follows:
(a) District 13H shall be as shown on the attached drawing entitled Atlantic Beach
Vating Districts, the bourxlaries of which are as follows: Beginning at a point
at the intersection of Plate Drive and East Coast Drive, running northerly along
East Coast Drive to 15~` Street; running thence westerly to Seminole Road;
mining thence northerly along Seminole Road to the intersection of 18`~ Stn~et;
running thence westerly along Saturiba Drive to the intersection of Selva
Marina Drive; running thence north along Selva Marina Drive to the
interjection of 20'~ Street; running thence to the west along 20'~ St and then
Fleet Landing Boulevard East to the entrance to the Fleet Landing development;
nrnning thence north along the property line to the city limits; running thence
westerly along the northern city limits of Atlantic Beach to Mayport Road;
nrnning thence south along Mayport Road to a point where the city limits of
Atlantic Beach toms east just south of the Fairway Villas Subdivision; nrnning
thence east, then north, southeast, south and then back to the west to follow the
city limits line around the edge of the property owned by the Selva Marina
Country Club to intersection of Dutton Island Road East with Frances Street,
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thence wester}y along Dutton Island Road East to the intersection with Mayport
Road; thence running a}ong Mayport Road southerly to its intersection with
Donner Drive; and running thence east along Doruu~er Drive to Frances Street /
Wahoo Street as extended, thence south along Wahoo Street as extended to
Amberjack Lane, thence east and then south along Amberjack Lane to Plaza
Drive, thence east along Plaza Drive to the beginning point.
(b) District 13G shall be as shown on the attached drawing entitled Atlantic Beach
Voting Districts, the boundaries of which are as follows: Beginning at a point of
the City of Atlantic Beach's northern city limits on the east at its intersection
with the Atlantic Ocean; then extending west along the southern boundary of
Hanna Park to the city's northwest city limits line located an the southwest
corner of the Hanna Park property; extending thence south along the city limits
line and then west to the northeast border of the Fleet Landing property;
extending thence south to the intersection of Fleet Landing Boulevard East;
extending thence east along Fleet Landing Boulevard East to its intersection of
Selva Marina. Drive; naming thence south along Selva Marina Drive to its
intersection with Saturiba Drive; extending thence east along Saturiba Drive to
its inersection with Seminole Road; extending south along Seminole Road to
its intersection with 15~' Street; thence extending to the east along 15~` Street to
its intersection with East Coast Drive; thence extending south along East Coast
Drive to its intersection at Plaza Drive; thence extending east along Plaza Drive
to Ocean Blvd; thence extending south along Ocean Blvd. to its intersection
with 8"' Street; thence running east along 8'~ Street to Beach Avenue, thence
extending south along Beach Avenue to its intersection with 7~' Street; thence
extending east along 7'~ Street to the ocean thence extending north along the
ocean to the beginning point at the northeast city limits point of Atlantic Beach.
(c) District 13F shall be as shown on the attached drawing entity} Atlantic Beach
Voting Districts, the boundaries of which are as follows: Beginning at the
southern city limits of Atlantic Beach at the inersection of Atlantic Boulevard
and the ocean and extending north along the ocean to a point where '7'I" Street,
extended eastward, would intersect the ocean; thence extending to the west
along 7'~ Street to its intersection with Beach Avenue; thence extending north
along Beach Avenue to its intersection with 8~' Street; thence extending west
along 8'~ Strcet to its intersection with Ocean Blvd; thence extending north
along Ocean blvd. to its intersection with Plaza Drive, thence extending west
along Plaza Drive to its intersection with East Coast. Drive; thence extending
south along East Coast Drive to its intersection at Plaza Drive; thence extending
to the west along Plaza Drive to its intersection with Amberjack Lane West;
thence extending north and then west along Amberjack Lane to its intersection
with Wahoo Street; thence extending north along Wahoo Street as extended to
the intersection of Francis Street and Donner Drive; thence extending west
along Donner Drive to its intersection with Mayport Road, thence extending
south along Mayport Road to its intersection with Plaza Drive; thence extending
east along Plaza Drive to its intersection with Royal Palms Drive; thence
extending south along Royal Palms Drive to its intersection with Atlantic
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Boulevard; thence extending along Atlantic Boulevard to the beginning point at
the ocean.
(d) District 13S shall be as shown on the attached drawing entitled Atlantic Beach
Voting Districts, the bozuxlaries of which are as follows: Beginning an Atlantic
Boulevard at its inteisec~ion with Royal Palms Drive extending earth along
Royal Palms Drive to its intersection of Plaza Drive; thence extending west
along Plaza Drive to its intersection with Mayport Road; thence extending
northeast along Mayport Road to its intersection with Dutton Island Road;
thence extending west along the city limits along Dutton Island Road to the
Intercoastal Waterway; thence running south to the intersection of the
Intercoastal Waterway and Atlantic Boulevard; thence mining alang Atlantic
Boulevard to the east to the point of beginning at the intersection of Royal
Palms Drive.
SECTION 2. All City Commitcioners shall continue to be elected At-Large, but the District
Commissioners must be full time residents of the respective districts for at least one (1) year
immediately prior to qualifying, must remain full time residents of their respective districts during any
term in office, and must otherwise meet all other qualifications as set forth in Section 6 of the Charter
of the City of Atlantic Beach.
SECTION 3. Seats 4 (13F) and 5 (13S) shall be up for election in 2009, and Seats 2 (13H) and 3
(13G) shall be up for election in the year 2011., This rotation shall continue so that every two (2) years
the City shall elect its Mayor and two (2) District Commissioners.
SECTION 4. The district residency requirements contained herein shall not apply to the currently
seated members of the city commission at the time of passage of this ort3inance, but shall apply to all
firture district commissioners beginning with the election in the year 2009.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and adoption.
' PASSED by the City Commission vn first reading this 8'" day of September, 2008.
PASSED by the City Commission on second and final reading this day of
2008.
ATTEST:
DONNA L. BARTLE, CMC
City Clerk
Approved as to form ami correctness:
ALAN C. JENSEN, ESQUIRE
City Attorney
JOHN S. MESERVE
Mayor, Presiding Officer
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