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Below are the most common
city ordinances affecting our community. If
you would like to research other Auburndale
ordinances, please visit the
City's Webpage.
DOGS AND CATS
Restraints
Rabies inoculation, proof.
Nuisances;
noise; wandering
Issuance of
citation
Penalty
NOISE
Noise; quiet
zones
Loudspeakers
Use of instruments,
machines, devices, etc., to create
unnecessary noise
WEEDS, TRASH, AND RUBBISH
Nuisance
Failure to remove weeds and
trash; penalty.
Removal by city; costs a lien
against property.
Preparation of trash for pickup.
Allowance for trash removal.
Tires and appliances not included
in trash.
VEHICLES
Abandonment of vehicles
prohibited
Leaving of wrecked nonoperating
vehicle on street or highway.
Disposition of wrecked, discarded
or nonoperating vehicles on private
property.
Notice to owner.
Removal by city; assessment of
costs.
Maintenance of junkyards
prohibited.
Major repair work in
residential areas prohibited.
PARKING
Violations;
notices; penalties; restitution.
DOGS AND
CATS
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Restraint.
No person
shall cause or permit any dog to
run or roam off the premises or
property of the owner unless
such dog is under the restraint
of a leash or chain, under
control of a competent person
and obedient to that person's
command, or confined within a
vehicle.
Rabies inoculation, proof.
No
person may own, keep,
maintain or harbor any dog
or cat, over the age of four
(4) months, within the
limits of the city without
having inoculated such
animal against rabies within
one (1) year. Dogs must wear
a valid Polk County rabies
tag at all times. In
addition, the owners of dogs
and cats must have a Polk
County rabies vaccination
certificate available at all
times.
Nuisances; noise; wandering.
Any
person who owns, keeps,
maintains or harbors a dog
or a cat must control that
animal so that it shall not
became a nuisance to other
persons living within the
city by making disturbing
noises or by wandering onto
other person's property.
Any
law enforcement officer of
the city who has probable
cause to suspect that a
person has committed an act
in violation of this article
may issue that person a
citation, together with a
penalty schedule, a notice
of the person's rights to
contest such civil
infraction and a discounted
penalty schedule.
(a) A violation of this
article is a civil
infraction and shall carry a
maximum civil penalty not to
exceed twenty-five dollars
($25.00) for the first
offense, seventy-five
dollars ($75.00) for the
second offense and one
hundred twenty-five dollars
($125.00) for the third and
subsequent offenses.
(b) Anyone receiving a
citation may contest such
citation in the county
courts. If, after receiving
the citation, a person
decides not to challenge
such citation in the county
courts, then the civil
penalty shall be fifteen
dollars ($15.00) for the
first offense, fifty dollars
($50.00) for the second
offense and one hundred
dollars ($100.00) for the
third and subsequent
offenses.
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(a) All areas in the city
within fifty (50) yards of
any residence, apartment,
hotel, hospital or other
place used for sleeping
quarters within the city is
hereby designated and
declared to be a quiet
zone.<>
(b) It shall be unlawful
for any person to blow, or
cause to be blown, any horn,
whistle, siren or other
instrument, or to make any
unnecessary noise, or
noises, that can be heard a
distance of one hundred
fifty (150) feet between the
hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00
a.m. Eastern Standard Time
within such quiet zones
except such blowing or noise
as shall be necessary to
comply with traffic laws,
rules and regulations now in
force or that may hereafter
be put into force within the
city or in case of an
emergency. Provided,
however, that this
prohibition shall not apply
to ambulances while
answering an emergency call,
fire trucks, while answering
or returning from a call or
fire alarm, or law
enforcement officers while
in pursuit of a law
violator.
It
shall be unlawful for any
loudspeaker or any sound or
broadcasting truck or
vehicle to be put in use in
the city until a permit for
the same on each particular
occasion has first been
secured from the city
manager.
Use of instruments, machines,
devices, etc., to create
unnecessary noise; exception.
(a) The using, operating,
or permitted to be played,
used or operated any radio
receiving set, television
set, musical instrument,
phonograph, or other machine
or device for the producing
or reproducing of sound in
such manner as to disturb
the peace, quiet and comfort
of the neighboring
inhabitants, or at any time
with louder volume than is
necessary for convenient
hearing for the person or
persons who are in the room,
vehicle or chamber in which
such machine or device is
operated and who are
voluntary listeners thereto,
[shall be unlawful.] The
operation of any such set,
instrument, phonograph,
machine or device in such
manner as to be plainly
audible at a distance of one
hundred (100) feet from the
building, structure or
vehicle in which it is
located shall be prima facie
evidence of a violation of
this section.
(b) Exception to this
section may be granted by
the City Commission of the
City of Auburndale.
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WEEDS,
TRASH AND RUBBISH
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On lots, parcels, or tracts
of land not currently being
used for agriculture
purposes, any growth of
weeds to more than a height
of one (1) foot, or any rank
vegetable growth which
exhales unpleasant and
noxious odors, or which may
conceal filthy deposits, or
harbor insects or any
offensive matter or thing,
or the accumulation of any
undergrowth, debris, trash,
rubbish or other unsanitary
accumulation which is likely
to affect the health and
safety of the community, be
and the same is hereby
declared to be nuisance.
Trees on these properties
shall be pruned to maintain
clear visibility in order to
protect the health and
safety of the community. See
section 18.3.6 of the Land
Development Regulations for
applicable fire
safety/spacing standards.
Failure to remove weeds and
trash; penalty.
Any person who shall fail or
refuse to remove any
accumulation of weeds,
rubbish or other unsanitary
accumulation from any
premises owned or occupied
by them in the city after
notice has been served on
them to do so, either
personally or in writing, by
the city manager for ten
(10) days after receipt of
such notice shall be
punished as prescribed in
section 1-11 of this Code.
Removal by city; costs a lien
against property.
If the owner fails to clean
up such premises, the city
may proceed to clean up such
premises and charge the same
against the premises,
together with an
administration fee which
from time to time will be
set by the city commission.
Said administrative fee
shall include incidental
costs of investigating and
notifying owners of
violations under Chapter 11,
Article III, section 11-53.
Such amount shall bear
interest at the rate of
twelve (12) percent per
annum until the succeeding
payment on such premises is
due, at which time the bill
for cleaning the same, plus
administrative fee, shall be
a lien on the property equal
in dignity with the taxes
enforceable in the same
manner as is provided for
the collection of delinquent
taxes.
Preparation of trash for pickup.
Leaves, citrus droppings,
grass clippings and small
material must be bagged or
boxed (cardboard) in a size
easily handled by one (1)
person. Trees, tree limbs,
or similar materials must be
cut to a length not to
exceed sixty (60) inches.
Material properly prepared
for pickup will be placed at
curbside in a manner to
facilitate pickup and not in
close proximity to utility
poles, street signs, fire
hydrants, etc.
Allowance for trash removal.
One (1) six-cubic-yard
pickup of trash per week is
allowed per residence or
business.
An accumulation of trash
exceeding six (6) cubic
yards per week shall be
considered in excess of the
normal amount of trash
generated by a residence or
business. Such excessive
accumulations, if prepared
and placed at curbside as
herein provided, will be
removed by the city and
charged a rate set by the
city commission.
Tires and appliances not
included in trash.
Tires and appliances must be
separated from trash and an
additional pickup fee set by
the city commission will be
charged for these items.
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VEHICLES
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The following definitions
shall apply in the
interpretation and
enforcement of this article:
Property
shall mean any real property
within the city which is not
a street or highway.
Street
or
highway
shall mean the entire width
between the boundary lines
of every way publicly
maintained where any part
thereof is open to the
public for purpose of
vehicular travel.
Vehicle
shall mean a machine
propelled by power other
than human power designed to
travel along the ground by
use of wheels, treads,
runners or slides and to
transport persons or
property or pull machinery
and shall include, without
limitation, automobile,
truck, trailer, motorcycle,
tractor, buggy and wagon.
Vehicle shall also include
boats ten (10) feet or
longer.
Abandonment of vehicles
prohibited; prima facie
evidence.
(a) No person shall
abandon any vehicle within
the city and no person shall
have any vehicle at any
place within the city for
such time and under such
circumstances as to cause
such vehicle reasonably to
appear to have been
abandoned.
(b) The absence of a
license plate for the
current year or the absence
of a current vehicle
registration shall be prima
facie evidence that such
vehicle is abandoned, junked
or discarded. The presence
of a current license plate
or registration shall not,
in and of itself, exempt any
vehicle from the provisions
of this article.
Leaving of wrecked nonoperating
vehicle on street or highway.
No person shall leave any
licensed or unlicensed
partially dismantled,
nonoperating, wrecked, or
junked vehicle on any
street, highway or public
way within the city.
Disposition of wrecked,
discarded or nonoperating
vehicles on private property.
(a) No person in charge of
any property within the
city, whether as owner,
tenant, occupant, lessee or
otherwise, shall allow any
partially dismantled,
nonoperating, wrecked,
junked or discarded vehicle
to remain on such property
longer than ten (10) days.
No person shall leave any
such vehicle on any property
within the city for a longer
time than ten (10) days.
(b) This section shall not
apply with regard to a
vehicle in an enclosed
building; a vehicle on the
premises of a business
enterprise operated in a
lawful place and manner, and
for which a city license
shall have been issued when
necessary to the operation
of such business enterprise;
or a vehicle in an
appropriate storage place or
depository maintained in a
lawful place and manner by
the city.
It shall be the duty of the
police chief or his
designee, to give written
notice to the registered
owner of any vehicle which
is in violation of this
article, or to give such
notice to the owner, lessee
or person in possession of
the private land whereon
such vehicle is situated
where the identity of the
registered owner is not
readily ascertainable,
advising such person that
such vehicle violates this
article and demanding that
such vehicle be removed from
the city within seventy-two
(72) hours or that within
seventy-two (72) hours it be
housed in an enclosed
building where it will not
be visible from the street
or that such vehicle be
repaired within seventy-two
(72) hours to such an extent
that it is not in violation
of this article by virtue of
being dismantled, partially
dismantled, wrecked, junked
or nonoperating. Such notice
may be given by personal
service, by registered mail,
or by posting of the notice
in a conspicuous place on
the vehicle.
Removal by city; assessment of
costs.
If the vehicle is not
removed from the city,
suitably housed, or moved to
the premises of a business
enterprise licensed to
receive such vehicles within
seventy-two (72) hours from
the giving of notice under
section 13-20, the police
chief or his designee may
have the vehicle removed
from the city and assess the
cost of such removal against
the owner either as a lien
against the vehicle or as an
addition to any fine to
which the owner may be
subjected.
Maintenance of junkyards
prohibited.
No persons may maintain any
junkyard for the storage,
display, dismantling or sale
of wrecked, dismantled,
partially dismantled or
nonoperating vehicles or
appliances in the city nor
shall any person use or
maintain any real property
in the city in such a manner
as to give it the appearance
of a junkyard or similar
establishment.
Major repair work in residential
areas prohibited.
No person may perform or
conduct any major repair
work on vehicles, such as
body repairing, painting,
engine overhaul,
transmission or differential
disassembly and reassembly
or brake shoe replacement in
any residential area within
the city; with the exception
that a person may work on
his own vehicle on private
property for emergency
repair work.
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(a) The city manager is
hereby authorized to
prohibit, limit or impose
restrictions upon the use of
on-street parking. He is
further authorized to place
signs and to paint curbs
warning motorists of such
restrictions.
(b) The following
penalties for parking
violations are hereby
established:
Parking violations
established by Chapter 316,
Florida Statutes . . .
$10.00
Unauthorized use of
handicapped parking space .
. . 100.00
Any truck or trailer, rated
over one (1) ton by the
manufacturer, parked on a
public right-of-way within a
residentially zoned area . .
. 25.00
(c) All penalties provided
for in this chapter shall be
paid in full within ten (10)
calendar days from the date
of the violation. An
additional fine of five
dollars ($5.00) shall be
added to the penalties
provided for in this chapter
for failure to pay within
the time prescribed by this
section.
(d) If the registered
owner or owners of a motor
vehicle on which a parking
violation notice has been
affixed by a police officer
or parking enforcement
office of the city shall
fail to pay the penalty as
provided in this section
within twenty (20) days from
the date of the violation,
such person may be
prosecuted for the
noncriminal violation as
provided in Section
316.1967, Florida Statutes.
A failure to pay as provided
in Section 316.1967, Florida
Statutes, shall result in
the suspension of the
offender's drivers license.
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