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 Mulberry
 Code of Ordinances

CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF MULBERRY, FLORIDA  

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    Originally Published by Order of the City Commission

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    Republished in 2007 by Order of the City Commission in 2007

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    OFFICIALS

    of the

    City of

    MULBERRY, FLORIDA

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    Mark Seigler

    Mayor

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    Collin Smith

    Jerry Woods

    Julian Mullis

    James Splaine

    Terry Evers

    City Commission

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    Frank Thomas

    City Manager

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    Gerald T. Buhr

    City Attorney

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    Vanessa Baker

    City Clerk

    PREFACE

    This Code constitutes a republication of the general and permanent ordinances of the City of Mulberry, Florida.

    Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the 1994 Code and ordinances subsequently adopted by the Commission. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this Code, the reader can locate any section of the Mulberry Code, as supplemented, and any subsequent ordinance included herein.

    The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order, and the various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Notes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this Code.

    Chapter and Section Numbering System

    The chapter and section numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two parts separated by a dash. The figure before the dash refers to the chapter number, and the figure after the dash refers to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the second section of chapter 1 is numbered 1-2, and the first section of chapter 6 is 6-1. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter, and at the same time new sections can be inserted in their proper place by using the decimal system for amendments. For example, if new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 6-1 and 6-2 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 6-1.5. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject. The next successive number shall be assigned to the new article or division. New chapters may be included by using one of the reserved chapter numbers. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters.

    Page Numbering System

    The page numbering system used in this Code is a prefix system. The letters to the left of the colon are an abbreviation which represents a certain portion of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents the number of the page in that portion. In the case of a chapter of the Code, the number to the left of the colon indicates the number of the chapter. In the case of an appendix to the Code, the letter immediately to the left of the colon indicates the letter of the appendix. The following are typical parts of codes of ordinances, which may or may not appear in this Code at this time, and their corresponding prefixes:

    CODE CD1:1
    CODE APPENDIX CDA:1
    CODE COMPARATIVE TABLES CCT:1
    STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE SLT:1
    CODE INDEX CDi:1

     

    Index

    The index has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.

    Looseleaf Supplements

    A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up-to-date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited, and the affected page or pages will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

    Keeping this publication up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised pages are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

    Acknowledgments

    This republication was under the direct supervision of A. Lawton Langford, President and Kelly B. Cribbs, Supplement Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

    The publisher is most grateful to Vanessa Baker, City Clerk, for her cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this republication. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the City of Mulberry, Florida, readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the city's affairs.

    (c) Copyrighted material.
    Municipal Code Corporation and the City of Mulberry, Florida, 2007.

    ORDINANCE NO. 4.85

    An Ordinance Adopting and Establishing a New Code for The City of Mulberry, Florida, Establishing The Same, Providing for The Repeal of Certain Ordinances Not Included Therein, Providing a Penalty for The Violation Thereof, Providing for The Manner of Amending Such Code, and Providing When Such Code and This Ordinance Shall Become Effective.

    Be it Enacted by the Commission of The City of Mulberry Florida:

    Section 1.  That the Code of Ordinances, consisting of Chapters 1 to 20, each inclusive, is hereby adopted and enacted as the "Code of Ordinances, City of Mulberry, Florida," which Code shall supersede all general and permanent ordinances of the city passed before May 1, 1984, to the extent provided in section 2 hereof.

    Section 2.  All provisions of the Code shall be in full force and effect from and after May 7, 1985, and all ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the City enacted on final passage on or before May 1, 1984, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein are hereby repealed from and after the effective date of the Code.

    Section 3.  The repeal provided for in section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance which is repealed by this ordinance.

    Section 4.  Unless another penalty is expressly provided, a violation of any provision of such Code, or any provision of any rule or regulation adopted or issued pursuant thereto, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and imprisonment for not more than sixty (60) days or both fine and imprisonment, as provided in section 1-12 of such Code.

    Section 5.  Any and all additions and amendments to the Code, when passed in the form as to indicate the intention of the council to make the same a part of the Code, shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code shall be understood and intended to include the additions and amendments.

    Section 6.  In case of the amendment of any section of the Code for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty as provided in section 4 of this ordinance and section 1-12 of such Code shall apply to the section as amended, or in case the amendment contains provisions for which a penalty, other than the aforementioned general penalty, is provided in another section in the same chapter, the penalty so provided in the other section shall be held to relate to the section so amended, unless the penalty is specifically repealed therein.

    Section 7.  Any ordinance adopted after May 1, 1984 which amends or refers to ordinances which have been codified in such Code, shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of such Code.

    Section 8.  This ordinance and the Code adopted hereby shall become effective upon the date of its final passage.

    /s/  Carl M. "Kid" Ellis
    Chairman, City Commission
    City of Mulberry, Florida

    ATTEST:

    /s/  Patricia L. Richardson
    City Clerk

    First reading: April 2, 1985.
    Second reading: May 7, 1985.
    Advertised in the Mulberry Press
    on April 11 and 17, 1985, as
    required by F.S. 166.041.