Ordinance 208 Zoning MapORDINANCE N0. 208-70
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 20, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, THE SAME BEING
T}[E COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF SAID VILLAGE, BY ADOPTING A NEW
OFFICIAL ZONING MAP, BY PROVIDING FOR THE METHOD OF AMENDING THE
ZONING MAP AND FOR IDENTIFYING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE
VILLAGE, AND BY CLARIFYING OR RECLASSLFYING CERTAIN PROPERTY AS
R-1, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, INCLUDING ALL PROPERTY
LYING EAST OF THE WATERS OF LAKE WORTH WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF NORTH
PALM BEAC}{ AND CERTAIN PROPERTY LYING NORTH OF TEAL WAY WEST OF THE
NORTH PALM BEACH WATERWAY IN THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH; BY PRO-
VIDING FOR T}{E REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
W}{F,REAS, the Village Council, pursuant to authority
vested in it under Section 14 of Ordinance No. 20, the same
being the comprehensive zoning ordinance of said Village, has
' deemed it advisable and necessary to amend said zoning ordinance
in certain respects, and
W}{F,REAS, a public hearing relating to said proposed
amendments was duly held pursuant to publication of the date and
purpose of said hearing as prescribed by law, and
WHEREAS, certain confusion exists concerning amendments
to the Official Zoning Map of the Village of North Palm Beach and
purported rezoning of certain property in the Village of North Palm
Beach, and
WHEREAS, the Village Council has determined that it will
be to the best interests of the public welfare, safety and morals
to amend Ordinance No. 20 in the manner discussed and proposed at
said hearing,
' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF
NORT}{ PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, as follows:
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Section 1. That Ordinance No. 20, as amended, it being
the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of said Village, be and the same
is hereby further amended in the following respects, to-wit:
A. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 20 is amended to read
as follows:
"Section 3. Districts: In order to classify,
regulate and restrict the uses of land and build-
' ings, the height and bulk of buildings, the amount
of open spaces about buildings, intensity of land
use, the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida, is
divided into nine (9) districts, as follows:
R-1 - Single Family Dwelling District
R-2 - Multiple Family Dwelling District
R-2A - Limited Multiple Family Dwelling District
R-3 - Apartment Dwelling District
C-A - Commercial District
C-lA - Limited Commercial District
C-1 - Neighborhood Commercial District
C-2 - General Commercial District
P - Public District
The aforesaid districts and the boundaries
' thereof are as shown upon the "Official Zoning
Map" which, together with all explanatory matter
thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and
declared to be a part of this Ordinance as if
the information set forth on the Map was all
fully described and set out herein.
The Official Zoning Map shall be identified
by the signature of the Mayor attested by the
Village Clerk, and bearing the seal of the Village
under the following words; "This is to certify
that this is the Official Zoning Map referred to
in Section 3 of Ordinance No. 20 of the Village
of North Palm Beach, Florida, as amended", together
with the date of the adoption of this ordinance.
If, in accordance with the provisions of
this ordinance changes are made in district
boundaries or other matter portrayed on the
Official Zoning Map, such changes shall be
entered on the Official Zoning Map promptly after
the amendment has been approved by the Village
Council, with an entry on the Official Zoning Map
as follows: "On (date), by official action of
the Village Council, the following change(s)
' were made in the Official Zoning Map: (brief
description of nature of change)", which entry
shall be signed by the Mayor and attested by
the Village Clerk, and the official changes shall
be made upon the Official Zoning Map by hatching
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or other appropriate means, including redraft by
an engineer so as to reflect the original map and
the changes thereto with all official notations
thereon.
No changes of any nature shall be made in
the Official Zoning Map or matter shown thereon
except in conformity with the procedures set
' forth in this ordinance. Any unauthorized change
of whatever kind or any failure to make a change
when directed by Ordinance by any person or
persons shall be considered a violation of this
ordinance and punishable as provided under
Section 16 of Ordinance No. 20.
Regardless of the existence of purported
copies of the Official Zoning Map which may from
time to time be made or published, the Official
Zoning Map which shall be located in the office
of the Village Clerk shall be the final authority
as to the current zoning status of land and water
areas, buildings, and other structures in the
Village.
In the event that the Official Zoning Map
becomes damaged, destroyed, lost or difficult
to interpret because of the nature or number of
changes and additions, the Village Council may
by resolution adopt a new Official Zoning Map
which shall supersede the prior Official Zoning
Map. The new Official Zoning Map may correct
drafting or other errors or omissions in the
' prior Official Zoning Map, but no such corrections
shall have the effect of amending the original
Official Zoning Map or any subsequent amendment
thereto. The new Official Zoning Map shall be
identified by the signature of the Mayor attested
by the Village Clerk and bearing the seal of the
Village under the following words: "This is to
certify that this Official Zoning Map supersedes
and replaces the Official Zoning Map adopted
(date of adoption of map being replaced) as part
of Ordinance No. 20 of the Village of North Palm
Beach, Florida."
Unless the prior. Official Zoning Map has been lost, or
has been totally destroyed, the prior map or any
significant parts thereof remaining shall be preserved,
together with all available records pertaining to its
adoption or amendment, Each replacement Official Zoning
Map shall be numbered in consecutive order as adopted.
In the creation of this ordinance of the
respective districts, the Village Council has
given due and careful consideration to the peculiar
suitability of each district for the particular uses
and regulations applied thereto and to the densities
' of population, all in accordance with the comprehensive
development plan of the Village."
Section 2. Some doubt exists concerning the existing
or proper zoning for all lands within the corporate limits of the
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Village of North Palm Beach lying East of the western boundaries of
the waters of Lake Worth, except land known as Little Munyon Island,
which is currently zoned C-lA, and all lands within the corporate
limits of the Village of North Palm Beach lying East of the western
boundaries of the waters of Lake Worth shall henceforth be classified
R-1, SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, as shown on the Official Zoning
Map accompanying this ordinance, except Little Munyon Island which shall
remain in Zoning District C-lA, as shown on the Official Zoning Map
accompanying this ordinance.
Section 3. Some doubt exists concerning the existing
or proper zoning for the land within the corporate limits of the
Village of North Palm Beach lying North of Teal Way on Plat No. 6
of the Village of North Palm Beach, and said land shall henceforth
be classified R-1, R-2, C-1 and C-2, all as shown on the Official Zoning
Map accompanying this Ordinance.
Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
Section 5. Should any section, clause or provision of
this Ordinance be declared by the court to be invalid, the same shall
not affect the validity of
and should any portion of
ordinance be declared by a
affect the validity of the
Map as a whole or any part
invalid.
the ordinance as a whole or any part thereof,
.he Official Zoning Map adopted by this
court to be invalid, the same shall not
remaining portions of the Official Zoning
thereof other than the part so declared to be
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1970.
PLACED ON PUBLIC HEARING THIS 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1970.
PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 12TH DAY OF MARCH, 1970.
/s/ Thomas F. Lewis
MAYOR
ATTEST:
/s/ Dolores R. Walker
Village Clerk
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