OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
St. Lucie County Attorney's Office
Communications Right-of-Way Ordinance
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida will consider adopting an ordinance which, if adopted, would create the St. Lucie County Communications Rights-of-Way Ordinance, at its regular meeting on Tuesday, the 6th day of March, 2018 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard in the St. Lucie County Commission Chambers at the St. Lucie County Administration Building Annex, Third Floor, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida. The hearing may be continued from time to time as may be necessary. Matters affecting your personal and property rights may be heard and acted upon. All interested persons are invited to attend and be heard. Written comments received in advance of the public hearing will also be heard. The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners has the power to review, approve, modify or deny any ordinance within their area of responsibility. If it becomes necessary, a public hearing may be continued to a date certain.
Copies of the proposed ordinance may be obtained from the County Attorney’s Office, St. Lucie County Administration Building Annex, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida, 34982. Amendments to the Ordinance may be made at the public hearing.
If any person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at the meetings or hearings of any board, committee, commission, agency, council or advisory group, that person will need a record of the proceedings and that, for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record should include the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Upon the request of any party to the proceedings, individuals testifying during a hearing will be sworn in. Any party to the proceeding will be granted an opportunity to cross-examine any individual testifying during a hearing upon request.
Anyone with a disability requiring accommodation to attend this meeting should contact George Landry, Risk Manager, at (772)462-1546, or T.D.D. (772)462-1428, at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting.
The title of the proposed ordinance is:
ORDINANCE NO. 18-XX
AN ORDINANCE OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 44, ARTICLE I, SECTIONS 44-1 – 44-18, CREATING THE “ST. LUCIE COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS RIGHTS-OF-WAY ORDINANCE” IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING INTENT AND PURPOSE, APPLICABILITY AND AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR REGISTRATION FOR PLACING OR MAINTAINING COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY; PROVIDING REQUIREMENT OF A PERMIT; PROVIDING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND REVIEW PROCEDURES; PROVIDING FOR A PERFORMANCE BOND; PROVIDING FOR CONSTRUCTION METHODS; PROVIDING DEVELOPMENT AND OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS; PROVIDING FOR FEES AND TAXES; PROVIDING ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 44, ARTICLE II, SECTION 44-21 TO PROVIDE FOR CERTIFICATES OF FRANCHISE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
