Public Hearing – Local Planning Agency –St. George Island Overlay District

AN ORDINANCE NO. 2018-   02----

AN ORDINANCE OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, FLORIDA, CREATING THE ST. GEORGE ISLAND CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN A 2,100-FOOT RADIUS OF THE CENTER POINT OF THE INTERSECTION OF FRANKLIN BOULEVARD AND GULF BEACH DRIVE, ON ST. GEORGE ISLAND, FLORIDA, AS DESCRIBED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 7, FRANKLIN COUNTY, FLORIDA, EXCLUDING THE AREA EAST OF THE EAST BOUNDARY OF THIRD STREET EAST AND WEST OF THE WEST BOUNDARY OF THIRD STREET WEST; PROVIDING FOR EXEMPTIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, FRANKLIN COUNTY, FLORIDA:

 

Section 1: AUTHORITY.

The authority for the enactment of this Ordinance is Chapter 125 ,

Florida Statutes , and Franklin County’s Home Rule powers.

 

Section 2: FINDING OF FACTS.

WHEREAS, the County Commission of Franklin County, Florida (“County Commission”), is required to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; and

WHEREAS, the County Commission desires to establish on St. George Island, Florida, a St. George Island Corridor Overlay District for the business district which is, in general terms, bounded on the East by 3rd Street East, and on the West by 3rd Street West, with the North boundary being Apalachicola Bay and the South Boundary being the Beach, all as shown on a plat recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 7, Franklin County, Florida, excluding the area east of the east boundary of Third Street East and west of the west boundary of Third Street West, and also excluding all property therein which is publicly owned; and

WHEREAS, the County Commission ‘ s intent in establishing the St. George Island Corridor Overlay District is to welcome existing and future residents and visitors to St. George Island , Florida , and to promote the Island as a unique, attractive, vibrant, and economically prosperous community ; and

WHEREAS, the County Commission finds that the establishment of the St. George Island Corridor Overlay District is necessary to protect the unique character of the Island and the reasonable development expectations of property owners; and

WHEREAS, the County Commission desires to exempt from the St. George Island Corridor Overlay District all properties that are publicly owned lands; and

WHEREAS, for purposes of this Ordinance, the phrase “publicly owned lands” shall mean all lands the title to which is vested in, or dedicated to, Franklin County, a political subdivision of the state, the State of Florida, or the United States of America; and

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the County Commission to prohibit development and/or uses that are inconsistent with the purpose of the St. George Island Corridor Overlay District, and, thereby, undermine the County’s ability to “promote St. George Island, Florida, as a unique, attractive, vibrant, and economically prosperous community”; and

WHEREAS, the County Commission finds that the creation of the St. George Island Corridor Overlay District is appropriate to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the existing and future residents and visitors to St. George Island, Florida; and

WHEREAS, the County Commission finds that the creation of the St. George Island Corridor Overlay District is consistent with the County’s Comprehensive Plan; and

WHEREAS, the County Commission intends that, in the event of a conflict between the terms of the St. George Island Corridor Overlay District and any other provision of the Franklin County Zoning Code, the terms of the St. George Island Corridor Overlay District shall prevail.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the County Commission of Franklin County, Florida, that the County hereby:

1. Incorporates all of the preamble and findings into this Ordinance.

2. Creates the St. George Island Corridor Overlay District for properties located within the area described as follows:

 

ALL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN A 2,100-FOOT RADIUS OF THE CENTER POINT OF THE INTERSECTION OF FRANKLIN BOULEYARD AND GULF BEACH DRIVE, ON ST. GEORGE ISLAND, FLORIDA, AS DESCRIBED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 7, FRANKLIN COUNTY, FLORIDA, EXCLUDING THE AREA EAST OF THE EAST BOUNDARY OF THIRD STREET EAST AND WEST OF THE WEST BOUNDARY OF THIRD STREET WEST; AND ALSO EXCLUDING PUBLICLY OWNED LANDS.

SEE THE ATTACHED MAP ILLUSTRATING THIS AREA. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT,

THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION SHALL PREYAIL OVER THE ILLUSTRATION.

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Section 3: SUPPLEMENT AL REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL DISTRICT S-6

THE ST. GEORGE ISLAND CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT.

 

DISTRICT INTENT:

 To promote St. George Island, Florida, as a unique , attractive, vibrant, and economically prosperous community , and to further regulate commercial development for property located within the St. George Island Corridor Overlay District.