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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING AN
ANNUAL LICENSE FEE FOR TREE REMOVAL AND LAND
CLEARING CONTRACTORS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-
4(e) OF THE WINTER SPRINGS CODE; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT RESOLUTIONS,
SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Ordinance 2003-22 requires that tree removal and land clearing contractors
obtain an annual license to engage in tree removal and land clearing services within the City of
Winter Springs; and
WHEREAS, Section 5-4( e) of the Winter Springs Code requires an annual license fee; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it to be in the best interests of the health, safety,
and welfare ofthe citizens of Winter Springs to establish an annual license fee for tree removal and
land clearing contractors.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby fully incorporated herein by this reference
and are deemed a material part of this Resolution.
Section 2. Annual Tree Removal and Land Clearing License Fee. The City Commission
hereby adopts an annual license fee of Thirty-Eight Dollars ($38.00) for tree removal and land
clearing contractors operating within the City of Winter Springs pursuant to Section 5-4(e) of the
Winter Springs Code.
Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Resolutions. All prior resolutions or parts of
resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or portion
of this Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto.
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Section 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption
by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida.
DONE AND ADOPTED in regular session of the City Commission ofthe City of Winter
Springs, Florida, this 9thdayof February 2004.
JOHN F. BUSH, Mayor
ATTEST:
ANDREA LORENZO-LUACES, City Clerk
Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for
the City of Winter Springs only:
ANTHONY A. GARGANESE, City Attorney
City of Winter Springs
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