Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Resilient Environment Division: Administration
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO DIRECT County Attorney's Office to review and draft one or more Ordinances, for future consideration by the Board, amending Chapters 4, 5, 9, 27, 34 and 39 of the Broward County Code of Ordinances, providing for general housekeeping amendments as well as substantive updates to the Resilient Environment Department's various regulated programs, licensing requirements, definitions, and enforcement mechanisms, including within the Land Development Code, the Zoning Code, and related to the Broward County Central Examining Board Restitution Trust Fund.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board direction is required for the Office of the County Attorney to draft an Ordinance amending the Broward County Code of Ordinances.
What Action Accomplishes
Provides the required direction to the Office of the County Attorney.
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Previous Action Taken
None taken.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE RESILIENT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT AND ITS ANIMAL CARE DIVISION, URBAN PLANNING DIVISION, BUILDING CODE DIVISION, NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The agenda item directs the County Attorney's Office to draft one or more ordinances amending the Broward County Code of Ordinances ("Code") related to the Resilient Environment Department's ("RED") various regulated programs, licensing requirements, definitions, and enforcement mechanisms, including, but not limited to, the following:
* Chapter 4: The changes include revising the adoption process, including standards for adopting found stray animals; expounding requirements for outdoor feeding and manner of keeping animals during certain temperatures; and strengthening care, permitting, inspection, and enforcement...
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