Twice Amended & Rereferred 6/23/15

Introduced

by

Council

Member

Jones

and

amended

Committee and amended on the floor of Council:

by

the

Finance

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ORDINANCE 2015-377

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 518, ORDINANCE

CODE

MAINTENANCE

UNIMPROVED

(JACKSONVILLE

PROPERTY

CODE);
LOTS

PART

AND

AND

2.

EXTERIOR

SAFETY

AND

(IMPROVED

OR

CONDITIONS

OF

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RESIDENTIAL

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SECTION

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PARKING OR STORAGE PROHIBITED) TO RE-NAME THE

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SECTION

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STRIKE THE EXISTING LANGUAGE AND TO INSERT NEW

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LANGUAGE TO PROHIBIT THE OUTDOOR STORAGE OF

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CERTAIN

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ABANDONED,

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FREEZERS,

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GARBAGE;

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CLEARLY VISIBLE ON COVERED VEHICLES; PROVIDING

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FOR AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT; PROVIDING FOR A

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PROSPECTIVE

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

518.203

AS

COMMERCIAL

(JUNK

AND

PROPERTIES);

ABANDONED

VEHICLE

PROHIBITED OUTDOOR STORAGE;

ITEMS

INCLUDING

BUT

INOPERATIVE,

MOTOR

REFRIGERATORS,
REQUIRING

THAT

EFFECTIVE

NOT

JUNK,
THE

DATE;

LIMITED

TO

TO

VEHICLES,
RUBBISH

LICENSE

AND

TAG

PROVIDING

BE

AN

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WHEREAS, the Council finds that certain persons are storing

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vehicles in side yards or parking vehicles in such a manner which

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prevents the observation of the license tag from the right-of-way;

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and

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WHEREAS,

such

improper

storage

of

vehicles

contributes

to

blight conditions; and

WHEREAS, the City of Jacksonville has a compelling interest in

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promoting

the

health

and

regulating

influences on private property; now therefore

potentially

safety

of

hazardous

citizens

and

conditions

visitors

and

blighting

BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Jacksonville:

Section 1.

Chapter 518 (Jacksonville Property Safety and

Maintenance

(Jacksonville

Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:

by

Code),

Ordinance

Property

Safety

Code,
and

amended.

Maintenance

Chapter
Code),

518

Ordinance

CHAPTER 518 JACKSONVILLE PROPERTY SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE CODE

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PART 2 (IMPROVED OR UNIMPROVED LOTS AND EXTERIOR CONDITIONS OF

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RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES)

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518.203.

Prohibited

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Sec.

Outdoor

Storage.

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vehicle parking or storage prohibited.

Junk

and

abandoned

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It shall be unlawful for any person to store on any private or

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public property, or the owner or occupant of any property to store

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or

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occupied

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constructed fully enclosed structure, unless approved pursuant to a

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Planned Unit Development zoning district, the following items:

allow

to
by

be

stored

such

on

owner

private
or

or

occupant,

public

property

outside

of

owned
a

or

legally

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1) any abandoned, disabled or inoperative motor vehicle or

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parts thereof, or unless it is stored on a bona fide automobile

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sales lot or an automobile storage yard or automobile wrecking

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yard, as those terms are defined in Section 656.1301, Ordinance

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Code;

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2) any abandoned, inoperative, disabled or unattended freezer,

refrigerator or parts thereof;
3) any junk, rubbish or garbage;

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4)

any

materials,

appliances,

designed to be used outdoors;

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5)

construction

equipment,

any

item

of

materials

personal

furnishings,

or

any

property

items

furniture,

which

including

are

clothing

not

or

bedding; or

6) any vehicle that is parked on private property, and is

visible from the right-of-way or any vehicle that is covered to

protect

subsection:

the

motor

vehicle

which

does

not

comply

with

this

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a. Any parked vehicle that is visible from the right-of-way

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shall contain the required license tag, and such license tag shall

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be clearly visible from the right-of-way or the license tag shall

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be

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characters not less than two inches in height so that it is clearly

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visible from the right-of-way.

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printed

legibly

and

visible

from

the

right-of-way,

with

b. Any cover shall allow at least the bottom of at least six

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inches

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required license tag shall be clearly visible from the right-of-way

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or the license tag number shall be printed legibly on the cover

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with characters not less than two inches in height so that it is

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clearly visible from the right-of-way.

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c.

of

each

tire

to

be

visible

from

the

right-of

way.

The

Covers shall be in good condition without tears, rips or

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holes. The entire cover shall be one color, except factory-made

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fitted covers may have more than one color, and shall be kept clean

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and free from mold and mildew. Covers may include tarpaulin which

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shall be in good condition, free of holes, tears and rips.

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No person in charge or control of any property within the city

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whether

as

owner,

tenant,

occupant,

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allow any junk or abandoned vehicle to remain on any private or

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public property within the city longer than 15 days; and no person

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shall leave any such vehicle on any property within the city for a
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lessee

or

otherwise,

shall

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longer time than 15 days; except that this article shall not apply

to a vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise licensed and

operated in a lawful place and manner, to repair vehicles with

current license or those places where active restoration is taking

place

building.

and

both

Section 2.

activities

are

taking

place

within

closed

Educational Component. The Municipal Code and

Compliance Division shall provide an educational program to the

public to inform them of the changes made herein prior to the

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prospective effective date of this Ordinance.

Section 3.

Prospective

Effective

Date.

This

Ordinance

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shall become effective October 1, 2015, in order to allow time for

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the public to be educated on the changes made herein.

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Section 4.

Effective Date.

This ordinance shall become

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effective upon signature by the Mayor or upon becoming effective

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without the Mayor's signature.

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Form Approved:

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__/s/ Paige Hobbs Johnston

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Office of General Counsel

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Legislation Prepared By:

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Cherry A. Shaw

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