12-20-1957 Regular Meeting
ADJOURNED MEETING
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An adjourned meeting of the city Council of the City of Clermont
was held at the City hall on Friday, December 20, 1957.
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 P. M. byJ-Vice-chairman
Charles Roe with the follCbwing members present: Roe, Van Nos..trand,
and Carrington. fiiayor O. H. Keene and City attorney were also
pre sent.
After some discussion motion was made vy Van Nostrand, seconded
by Carrington and carried that the city remove the islands from
the center of Lake Avenue between DeSoto and Montrose streets
and that the street be properly repaired after the removal of
the islands.
Mr. Turville arrived at this time and took the chair.
Motion was made by Roe, seconded by Carrington and carried that
the City Clerk write a letter to O. T. Cook,Jfr. and thank him
for his cooperat ion in moving the Small met al building from the
downtown business sectiog..
Motion was made by Roe, seconded by Van Nostrand and carried that
that part of Montrose street between Lake Avenue and Seventh street
be widened on the North side of said Montrose street to conform as
nearly as possible with Montrose from Seventh to Eighth streets;
that the work be done b~ city crews and that the city bear the
entire expense of the project.
Mr. Roe offered and moved that it be passed AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS OR SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF ALL STREETS IN THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA,
AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO AS WELL AS PENALTY
FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE.
The motion was seconded by Col. Van Nostrand and unanamously
carried. Mrs. Carrington then moved that the rules be waived
and that the Ordinance be readthe second time by title only.
The motion was seconded by Col. Van Nostrand and unanamously
carried. After the second reading of the Ordinance Col. Van Nostrand
moved that the rules be further waived and that the Ordinance
be placed upon its passage. The motion was seconde by Mr.
Roe and unanamously carried. Thereupon the Ordinance was read
for the third time and upon roll call vote they aye s were Roe,
Van Npstrand, Carrington and Turville. Nayes: none. Absent:
Bishop. The Ordinance passed, title as stated and was ordered
recorded in the Ordinance book and numbered 164. A copy of the
Ordinance in full appears immediately following these minutes.
Motion by Van Nostrand, secondeo by Roe and carried that the
city Clerk be authorized to issue a check in the amount of
$1,000.00 to the Junior Womans Club as budgeted to the Youth
Center.
Motion by Van Nostrand, seconded by Roe and Carried that the
Council instruc~ the city clerk to take the necessary abtion
to insure that .his assistant is properlY informed in all of the
duties of the city clerk so that in any case she can perform
those duties without the necessity of any other help and that
it no case shall additional help be hired by the city clerk
without approval by the Counc il.
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Motion by Carrington, seconded by Roe and carried that Mrs.
Roy Williams, the assistant to the Clerk, he appointed as
deputy clerk as of this date.
Motion by Roe, seconded by Ca rington that ~eeting adjourn.
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NOTICE is hereby given by the City Council of the City
of Clermont that a public hearing will be held at 7~30 P.M.
in the City Hall in the City of Clermont on November 5, 1957
on proposed Amendments to Ordinance No. 126 of the City of
Clermont, the Zoning Ordinance of said City, a copy of which
can be seen in my office during regular business hours. All
parties will be heard. Take due notice hereof and govern
yourselves accordingly.
By Order of City
couzc~;;ty ~Clermont.
vc~erk
Published:'
October 17, 24, 31, 1957.
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ORDINANCE No. 164
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AN OIIDIN.A1"\lCE EST ABLISmNG MINIMUM ST AND A IIDS OR
SPECliFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ALL STREETS
IN THE CITY OF CLERMONTll FLOIUDA; AND, PROVIDRNG
OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO AS WELL AS PENALTY
FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDlNANCE~
WHEREAS 1 the City Council of the City of Clerrnont, Florida,
aud its Street Committee have established and adopted minimum standards
oX' specmcatiolmS for the building of all streets 1 alleys and public ways
within said City; and, streets have been built in accordance therewith; and,
the Counclil desiring to have same m a :m.ore permanent form available to
the public as well as all amendments thereto, now find it n.ecessary to
pass this Ordinance as an emergency measure; therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCJ[L
. OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA;
SECTION L
PU &POSE.
The pUlJrpose of thJ1s Ordinance is to establish minimum standards or
specifications for the construction of all streets within the City of Clermont,
Lake County t Florida, or 1.11 adjacent subdivisions which may be annexed to
the said City. It shall be the policy of the City to require construction of
such streets, alleys and public ways in accordance with these specification.s
until such time as these specifications are modified or rescinded.
SECTION II..
GENERAL 0
'The owner of all lands through which any streets, alleys 01' public ways
are to be or &1l"e being constructed shaH be responsible for the protection of
all existing structures and utilities encountered in the project. Any damage
caused by the o~vner or his operati.ons shall be repaired by the owner without
cost to the City. If the street grades are such that existing water lines owned
by the City of Clermont must be lowered~ this work \vill be done by the City.
SECTION Ul.
APPLICABLE SPECIFICA nONS.
All w01rk to be performed under this Ordinance shall conform to the
requirements 11))[ all standard specifications of the City of Clermont and to
aU applicable specificatiol1s of the Florida State Road Department. The
latest pubHshed edition of the Standard SpecificatiOlls of the Florida State
Road DepaX'tment is made a part hereof and shall be considered as includE'..d
hezein.
SECTRON liV.
CLEARING AND GRUBBING..
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The e1'lltill"e area of the street rights-of-way shall be cleared, except
that certain tX'eeSt to be designated by the City of Clermont, shall be left
in place. It shell be the owner's responsibility to remove and satisfactorily
dispose of all large rootsD stumps and/or other objectionable or deleterious
material encountered during the course of the grading and paving operations.
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SECTION Vo
GRADiNG.
The owner shall perform aU grading required to construct the street
pav~ment to the grades and typical sections shown on the plans. In all cases,
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grading shaH he performed for the full width of the rights ~of-way . Where
low buildirllg areas occur ~ they may be filled to provide drainage to the street,
if the OWl1lerr of such area so requests. In all areas, the ground surface shall
slope unifoJrm~y from the property line to the top of the curb and shall drain
to the curb. AU su:rplus excavation shall be disposed of.
. SECTRON Vit. SUBooGRADE STABILIZATION.
The sub-grade for the proposed pavelnent shall be stabilized to a depth
of 5 inches below the bottom of the base course by the addition and mbting of
clay with the existing material. The owner shall add to and mix with the
existing m.~teda1 sufficient clay to provide a bearmg value of the stabilized
ma.terial of not less than 50 psL Bormgs and bearing value tests wil110e made
by the Owner, and the stabilization must be approved before col1StTt'Uction of
the base course. Stabilization shaH foe.carried to one (1) foot beyond the back
of the clucbs, and curbs shaH be poured on the stabilized sub-grade.
SECTION VU.
CURB.
Street curbs shall be curb and gutter constructed under the minimum
:requirements or specifications as established by Ordinance by the City of
Clermont. AU of the provisions of said Ordinance or any and all amendments
thereto shaH be and are hereby adopted by reference as and made a part of
this Section of tills Ordinance.
SECTION VEil.
SAND~CLA Y BASE.
TIle OWIller shall construct on rche approved stabilized subgrade a 6"inch
COl1:1pactoo sand -clay base course. AU VJork and material shall be in accord..
8J1lCe with the Florida State Road Department Standard Specifications.
SECTKON IX.
PRIME COATe
Upon completion and approval of the sand -clay base course~ the owner
shaH apply a prime coat to base. The prime coat shall be cut..back asphalt or
tar. applied at the rate of approximately 0.30 gallon per square yard. Mter
application of rche prime coat, the owner shall lightly sand the surlace as may
be :cequired to blot up any surplus prime.
SECTION X.
DOUBLE SURFACE TREATMENT.
After tthe elapse of an adequate curing period, the owner shall apply a
second coat of CUlt""back asphalt or tal', applied at the rate of approximately
0050 gaUon peA" square yard. immediately there shall be applied or spread
a coat of State Road No. 11 rockp rolled in place with steel roUer of not less
than 5 ton capacity. Another coat of cut-:-back asphalt 01" tar, applied at the
rate of a.pproximately 0.50 gallon peX' square yard shall be immediately spread
on which State R.oad No. 15 rock shall be immediately spread and rolled in
place withstee1l roller of not less than 5 ton capacity.
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CROSS"'SEGTION DRAWiNG OF rvnNEMUM
SPECXFICATIONSo
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All provisions of S ectiollS V to X, looth inclusive, hereinabove are hereby
illustrated by a typical cross-section designated as Drawing No.1, hereby
lna01e a part of this section as well as said Sections V to X, both inclusive,
as if fully and at large set fOJrth herein and in said Sections, to -wit:
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SEe'nON XlI.
DRAINAGE STRUCTURES.
The owner shall furnish and install at his expense drainage structures
as required by the saki City. Pipe sball be reinforced concrete or asphalt
coated, corrugated metal, and of the sizes as required by the City. Con-
crete pipe shall be tougue and groove with mortar joints. Curb inlets,
manholes and headwalls shall be constructed where shown on the owner's
" plans or as required by the City. All concrete used shall be Class A, ready-
mixed concrete. All water 80 drained shall be carried to a point designated
by the City.
SECTION XIII. .
CLEAN -UP.
Upon completion of the work, the owner shall clean up the site of his
operations as required to remove all roots, trash, forms, excess material
and other debris.
SECTION XlV.
DEFINITIONS.
The word street shall mean any public street, avenue, road, alley,
highway, lane, path, or other public place located in the City of Clermont
and established for use of any type of vehicle.
The word owner shall mean any person, firm or corporation and their
respecti ve agents or contractors, as well as the one responsible for the
construction of the streu.
Words used in the past or present tense' :include the future as well as
the past and present.
A word imparting the singular number only may extend and be applied
to several persons and tbiDgs as well as to one person and thing.
A word imparting the masculine gender only shall extend and be applied
to females and to firms, partnerships and corporations as well as to males.
SECTION XV.
INSPECTIONS.
When the work, or any individual section thereof, is completeQ the
owner may request the City for inspection thereof, which will be made as
soon as practiCable. All sections of the work must receive a final inspection
by the City before the acceptance thereof by the City .
However, final inspection and approval or acceptance thereof will in
no way constitute approval or acceptance of the street curbs to be or being
constructed on either or both sides of the street.
SECTION XVI.
STREET CURBS.
All required street curbs sball be constructed and designed to meet
the minimum standards for same as establisbed by Ord1Dance by the City of
Clermont.
SECTION XVD.
GENERAL GUARANTEE.
Neither the final acceptance or -Wroval of the street as provided in
Section XV above, shall CODSt1tute an acceptance of work done in accordance
with the owners plans sat apeciflcat10ns or r~eve the owner of any 11ab1lity
for faulty worlcmAlIeblp or mated81s wb1ch shall appear within ODe (1) year
from the date of final acceptance or approval of the work.
In the event defects iD the streets is found within said period SlId same
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is due to faulty n18.terials or workmanship the City shall notify the owner
in writing of the observed defects who shall remedy same within a reason-
able time at the owner's expense. If not so done the City shall remedy
same and the owner shall be fully liable for same and the said City shall
have a lien upon the lands of the owner enforceable as prescribed by law.
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STREETS CONSTRUCTED BY
CITY OF CLERMONT.
SECTION XiX.
Nothing herein shall in any way be interpreted to allow the City of
Clermont to construct any streets below the minimum standard or require-
ments as required in this Ordinance.
SECTION XX.
VIOLATIONS.
Any person t firm or corporation violating any provisions of this
Ordinance shall not receive the final approval or acceptance thereof and the
City of Clermont will not assume the maintenance of same.
SECTION XXI.
SEPARABILITY.
If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of
this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court
of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct
and independent provision and such holding shall not effect the validity of
the remaining portions thereof.
SECTION XXll.
DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY,
EFFECTIVE DATE, REPEAL OF
CONFLICnNG ORDINANCES.
The City Council and its Street CoIJlInittee having heretofore prepared
mini,mum construction requirements for all streets and find there are no .
further available copies of same and same should also be put into a more
permanent form so when amended or altered the public would have full
knowledge thereof; and, further finding that streets have been constructed
to conform to said requirements and some are about to be constructed and
that it is now necessary that as an emergency this Ordinance be passed.
Therefore, this Ordinance is passed as an emergency measure and.
the Council does, by the vote by which this Ordinance is passed, hereby declare
that an emergency exiSts, which makes it imperative that this Ordinance shall
become effective forthwith in order that the public health, welfare and safety
might most effectively be provided for.
This Ordinance shall become effectiV'e immediately.
All Ordinances or partS of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance
or any part thereof, are bereby expressly repealed.
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PASSFD AND ADOPTFD by the cii4Council of the City of Clermont,
Florida, at its Adjourned Regular Meetml beld in the City Hall in the City
of Clermont, on Friday. December 20, 1957..
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RECEIVED AND APPROVED by me this Decer.nber 20, 1957.
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