O#107-AON, fINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF T!!E TO%~{ OF BOYNTON, PALi~I
COUNTY, FLORIDA, ~!~2£ING IT UNLA~$~UL FOR Ai,7E PERSON~
FI~! OR CORPORATION TO CONSTRUCT~ BUI~ 0R INST~LL
A~,Yf OPEN OR CLOSED GROINS OR JETTIES ALONG THE SHOR~
OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN ~iTHiN SAiD T0%~%,!, ?~I~O[IT HAV~
ING FIRST PROCURED A PERMIT FOR SAiD CONSTRUCTION
BUILDING A~ !NSTAL~Ti0N AND PROVIDING A PENALTY
FOR ArE PERSON~ FIP2~ OR CORPORATION GUILTY 0F ANY
VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE BY FINE 0R I}?RISON}~NT
OR BOTH~ ~D P~PEAL!NG ALL ORDINANCES !N CONFLICT
HE~?~!TH.
the Board of Towm~ Colil~tJssioners of the
Town of Boynton, in Palm Beach. County~ P!orida~. deem it
necessary smd advisable for the .eeaee, neait~_ and safet%~ of
the i_~habitants of said To~m and the general welfare thereof,
- ~ ~ ~-~ building or installation of any open or
that the cons~r~.o~mon,
closed groins or jetties along the shore of the Atlantic Ocean
within said Town, be governed by regulations of the Board of
Town Coms~issioners Of said Town,
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NOW THS~-~sO!~s BE IT , by the ~ ' ~
C'o~issioners of the Tov~ of Boynton, Palm Beach County~ Florida:
Section 1. That any person, firm or corporation, desiring
to construct, build or install any open or closed groins or
jetties along the shore of the Atlantic Ocean~ within the Town
cz so~a~en, Ptorida~ shall make written apu!ication to the
Boa.~a of Town Comm~issioners of said Town~ giving in detail the
uians and specifications of the pro~oosed construction, bmm!a~_ng
or installation of open or closed groins or jetties~ stating
fully the materials to be used, the approxiraate cost of .the
project, t~_e time wzt.nin whicl: the project is to be 'oom~!eted
and the _,coat.on of the proposed work~ Upon receipt of the
aee!ication mentioned hereinabove, the Town C~ sbs. li msi!
a nouice to alt persons owning property abutting on the ~vlanvzc
Ocean, within one mile no~-uh, and one mile south of the proposed
construction~ said notice shall s~te that an a~oe!ication for
a permit to construct open or closed groins or jetties along
the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, within the Town of Boynton,
has been filed wm~h the ~oard of To~a% Commaissioners of the
To~m of Bo~ton, Florida; and said notice shall further state
that all property ovmers abutting on the Atlantic Ocean within
the Town of Boynton~ within one m~ie north and one mile south
are ordered and directed to ae-}ear at t he next regular meeting
of the Board of Town Com~sissioners of the Town of Boynton.~
Florida, and then and there show cause, if any, v~y the Board of
To,ma ConP~issioners of the Town of Boynton, F!orida~ should not
grant a permit to the applicant to construct open or c!os~d
~la~_~mc Ocean within
groins or jetties along the shore of the ~ r~
the Term of Boynton. After such hearing the application shall
~ thor idered by the Board of Town Co~muission~rs~ and
be fur ~._~ cons
~° is omoosed to the granting
if no property owner, so notm.~ mud,
of such permit, and if the appii~ation for such
accordance with the Ordinances of v_~e .... To~r_a of ~.oynoon ~ -= with
reference to the matters therein specified, it shall be approved
by the Board of To,mn CoPm~issioners, and the Town Clerk shall
issue a permit~ granting the applicant permission to construct,
'build or _nst=!l open or closed groins or jetties along the shore
of the Atlantic Ocean within the To~.~a% of Boynton, as described
in the application in the manner specified, if said application
doss not conform to the Ordinances of the Town of
Florida or if a majority of the -= t
.. , ~ proper y owners so notified
are opposed to 'the granting of such permit, the ss_me shall be
denied by the Boa~d of Town Co~issionsrs of the Term of
Boynton, Florida~ and no permit for the same shall be issued.
Section 2. That no oerson, firm or corporation, shall
construct, build or install any open or closed groins or
jetties along the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, within the Town
of Bo~nton, Florida, without making written application to the
Boa~d o3'~ Tov~m~ Com~uissioners of the To,mn of Boynvon, Florida,
~ ~ o~ said
therefor and sec~orin~ a permit form the Town Clerk ~°
construction, building or installation, before any work on said
project shall be commenced.
Section S~ That any person, firm or corporation, violating
any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction
be subject to a fine of not more them Five Hundred Dollars
(~00.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding sixty (60) days, or
.bath such fine and imprisonment in the discretion o£ the Court.
Section 4. That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances
in conflict he:neei~h are ~.~reby repealed
Time above and foregoing Ordinance was read in full for
the first time at a Regu~!ar i~.'ieeting of the Board of Tov. m
Commissioners, held February 3, 1931, and was finally adopted
on its final reading at a Regular Meeting of the Board of
Town CoPmnissioners held on the iVth<.day of February 1931 and
a copy hereof posted at the dorm of the Town Hall.
(Signed) H. T. Hoiloway
l~lay o r
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(Signed)
Vice ~ayor
(Signed) S. L. Swindail
Town Clerk