THE BILL ITSELF
CS/CS/HB 4091
Sarasota and Manatee Counties
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An act relating to Sarasota and Manatee Counties;
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providing legislative findings; providing legislative
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intent; creating the University Town Center
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Improvement District, an independent special taxing
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district, in Sarasota and Manatee Counties; providing
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purposes of the district; establishing the boundaries
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of the district; providing the powers of the district;
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creating a Board of Supervisors; providing for the
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organization, powers, duties, terms of office, and
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compensation of the board; providing for landowners'
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meetings and election of supervisors; providing non-ad
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valorem assessments; providing penalties; providing
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for issuance of bonds; providing minimum charter
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requirements; providing boundary changes; providing
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severability; providing construction; requiring that
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certain requirements be set forth under a special
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circumstance; providing effective dates.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Legislative findings.—The Legislature finds
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that:
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(1) The University Town Center area is a largely
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commercially zoned area located at the intersection of I-75 and
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University Parkway that extends into both Sarasota and Manatee
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Counties near the Lakewood Ranch planned community.
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(2) The University Town Center area of Sarasota and
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Manatee Counties have experienced unprecedented growth as
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commercial development, tourism events, sport competitions,
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entertainment, and recreational activities have drawn residents
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and visitors to the region.
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(3) The University Town Center area contains more than 3
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million square feet of commercial development with plans to
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double in size over the next 20 years. Estimates of the
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University Town Center development's total economic activity
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exceed $3.5 billion, supporting more than 15,000 permanent jobs.
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More than 1 million square feet of commercial development
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immediately adjacent to the University Town Center contributes
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significant additional economic impact to the area.
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(4) The University Town Center area is located on the
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county line of Sarasota and Manatee Counties and has become a
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significant economic catalyst of the Florida economy, supporting
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the continued development of tourist development attractions at
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Nathan Benderson Park and Mote Science Education Aquarium
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("MoteSEA"), the planned expansion of the sports complex at
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Nathan Benderson Park, and the attraction of international
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events such as the 2017 World Rowing Championships and planned
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2028 "Mega-Worlds" World Rowing Championship.
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(5) Visit Florida and Visit Sarasota have independently
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verified that Nathan Benderson Park, located within the
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University Town Center area, has generated over $200 million of
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regional economic impact since Sarasota County's initial
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allocation of Tourist Development revenue to the project.
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(6) The University Town Center and Nathan Benderson Park
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have led to the development of significant additional projects
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such as MoteSEA. MoteSEA will independently generate $28 million
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annually to the local economy, attract approximately 700,000
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visitors, support $120 million in wages, and produce $2.4
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million in direct tax revenue.
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(7) The property owners within the University Town Center
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area have developed and redeveloped the commercial, retail,
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dining, and entertainment areas with a comprehensive water
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control plan that provides drainage and water control
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infrastructure and protection to the commercial properties in
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the area, and also the surrounding adjacent commercial and
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residential properties. The flood control measures and
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mitigation have also facilitated the creation of recreational
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facilities that attract local, national, and international
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sports and tourism activities to the region.
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(8) The property owners within the University Town Center
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have also constructed and maintained roadways, sidewalks,
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pedestrian walkways, and supporting infrastructure, including
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landscaping, signage, and street lighting, to provide
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connectivity to ongoing attractions and entertainment within the
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area.
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(9) The property owners within the University Town Center
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have organized, funded, promoted, and facilitated numerous
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regional and seasonal entertainment attractions, including
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large-scale holiday lighting and community events.
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(10) Recreational, sports tourism, and other seasonal
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entertainment events are promoted and encouraged to support the
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commercial activities throughout the University Town Center area
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and Sarasota and Manatee Counties.
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(11) The property owners seek to ensure that there is an
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ongoing source of funding to continue the multi-county
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comprehensive stormwater and flood control management program.
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(12) The property owners within the University Town Center
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area seek to create an improvement district to ensure the
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ongoing funding for the continuation of the above described
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services with the powers and authority to sufficiently address
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drainage and flood control needs in the most efficient, least
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intrusive, and most cost-effective manner.
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(13) The creation of an improvement district that
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continues the current level of service to the University Town
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Center area serves a public purpose of providing for the health,
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safety, and welfare of property owners within the area, and
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other properties proximate to the region.
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Section 2. Legislative intent.–Based upon the foregoing
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findings, it is the intent of the Legislature to create and
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constitute the University Town Center Improvement District for
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the purposes of providing the services and infrastructure
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authorized in this act. It is the intent of the Legislature in
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enacting this law to provide a single, comprehensive special act
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charter for the district within its jurisdictional boundaries,
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including all legislative authority granted to the district by
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this act, and authority granted by applicable general law.
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Section 3. The University Town Center Improvement District
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("district").—The University Town Center Improvement District is
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created as an independent special district in Sarasota and
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Manatee Counties. The district is organized and exists for all
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purposes and shall hold all powers set forth in this act and
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chapters 189 and 197, Florida Statutes, except as otherwise
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provided for in this act. The district charter may be amended
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only by special act of the Legislature.
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Section 4. The Charter for the University Town Center
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Improvement District.—The Charter for the University Town Center
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Improvement District is created to read:
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Section 1. Name and corporate status.—
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(1) The name of the district is the "University Town
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Center Improvement District."
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(2) The district shall be an independent special district
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of the State of Florida located within Sarasota and Manatee
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Counties. The district shall be a body corporate and politic
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organized for the purposes of providing the services and
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infrastructure authorized within chapters 189 and 298, Florida
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Statutes, as specified in this special act.
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Section 2. District boundaries.—The lands included within
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the University Town Center Improvement District territorial
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boundaries shall consist of the following described lands in
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Sarasota and Manatee Counties, and excluding described lands set
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forth herein:
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A. Lands in Sarasota County, Florida:
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A PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN SECTIONS 1, 2, 12, 13,
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AND 24, TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 18 EAST, MANATEE COUNTY,
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FLORIDA. BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
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BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 36;
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THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 36 THE
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FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES: (1) THENCE S.89°23'53"E. A
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DISTANCE OF 2705.83'; (2) THENCE S.89°25'07"E. A DISTANCE
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OF 441.01'; THENCE S.00°19'15"W. A DISTANCE OF 27.07' TO
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THE RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF INTERSTATE 75, (STATE ROAD 93) AS
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SHOWN ON THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT OF
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WAY MAPS, SECTION 13075- 2402; THENCE ALONG SAID LIMITED
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ACCESS RIGHT OF WAY THE FOLLOWING THIRTY (30) COURSES: (1)
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THENCE S.00°35'18"W. A DISTANCE OF 19.93'; (2) THENCE
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S.89°24'42"E. A DISTANCE OF 491.02'; (3) THENCE
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S.85°35'51"E. A DISTANCE OF 280.94'; (4) THENCE
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S.85°35'51"E. A DISTANCE OF 182.00'; (5) THENCE WITH A
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CURVE TURNING TO THE RIGHT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 460.20', A
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RADIUS OF 456.00', A CHORD BEARING OF S.56°41'08"E., A
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CHORD LENGTH OF 440.92', AND A DELTA ANGLE OF 57°49'26";
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(6) THENCE S.27°46'25"E. A DISTANCE OF 566.67'; (7) THENCE
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WITH A CURVE TURNING TO THE RIGHT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF
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1014.76', A RADIUS OF 4489.66', A CHORD BEARING OF
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S.21°17'55"E., A CHORD LENGTH OF 1012.60', AND A DELTA
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ANGLE OF 12°57'00"; (8) THENCE WITH A COMPOUND CURVE
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TURNING TO THE RIGHT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 890.04', A
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RADIUS OF 11083.95', A CHORD BEARING OF S.12°31'24"E., A
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CHORD LENGTH OF 889.80', AND A DELTA ANGLE OF 04°36'03";
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(9) THENCE WITH A COMPOUND CURVE TURNING TO THE RIGHT WITH
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AN ARC LENGTH OF 1069.03', A RADIUS OF 7509.45', A CHORD
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BEARING OF S.03°59'41"E., A CHORD LENGTH OF 1068.13', AND A
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DELTA ANGLE OF 08°09'23"; (10) THENCE S.00°05'12"W. A
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DISTANCE OF 594.90'; (11) THENCE S.00°35'27"W. A DISTANCE
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OF 1076.59'; (12) THENCE S.00°11'42"W. A DISTANCE OF
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783.81'; (13) THENCE S.00°11'26"W. A DISTANCE OF 1856.86';
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(14) THENCE S.00°12'28"W. A DISTANCE OF 802.20'; (15)
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THENCE S.00°12'27"W. A DISTANCE OF 1838.46'; (16) THENCE
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S.00°11'26"W. A DISTANCE OF 809.32'; (17) THENCE
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S.89°48'25"E. A DISTANCE OF 25.00'; (18) THENCE
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S.00°13'22"W. A DISTANCE OF 1833.27'; (19) THENCE
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S.00°13'51"W. A DISTANCE OF 809.57'; (20) THENCE
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S.00°12'44"W. A DISTANCE OF 936.16'; (21) THENCE
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S.01°28'49"W. A DISTANCE OF 866.39'; (22) THENCE
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S.05°28'49"W. A DISTANCE OF 219.30'; (23) THENCE
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S.05°28'49"W. A DISTANCE OF 309.52'; (24) THENCE
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S.11°52'47"W. A DISTANCE OF 294.54'; (25) THENCE
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S.24°28'46"W. A DISTANCE OF 30.73'; (26) THENCE
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N.89°51'47"W. A DISTANCE OF 110.87'; (27) THENCE
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S.30°42'52"W. A DISTANCE OF 499.12'; (28) THENCE
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S.30°42'52"W. A DISTANCE OF 746.86'; (29) THENCE WITH A
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CURVE TURNING TO THE RIGHT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 466.57', A
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RADIUS OF 462.74', A CHORD BEARING OF S.59°35'59"W., A
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CHORD LENGTH OF 447.06', AND A DELTA ANGLE OF 57°46'14";
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(30) THENCE S.88°29'06"W. A DISTANCE OF 426.17' TO THE
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SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1 GATEWAY TO SARASOTA, PHASE 1, AS
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RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 39 PAGE 12 OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OF
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SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA.; THENCE S.88°29'06"W. A DISTANCE
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OF 118.01' TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF TRACT 1 OF SAID
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GATEWAY TO SARASOTA, PHASE 1,; THENCE S.01°28'17"E., ALONG
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SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 17.91' TO THE SOUTHEAST
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CORNER OF SAID TRACT 1; THENCE S.88°31'43"W., ALONG THE
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SOUTH LINE OF SAID TRACT 1, A DISTANCE OF 585.08' TO THE
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SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TRACT 1; THENCE N.00°18'12"E.,
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ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT 1 AND THE EAST LINE OF
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WHITAKER PARK, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 48, PAGE 22 OF THE
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PUBLIC RECORDS OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA, A DISTANCE OF
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2107.53' TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID WHITAKER PARK AND
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THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF RICHARDSON ROAD; THENCE
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ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4)
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COURSES: (1) THENCE N.89°36'06"E. A DISTANCE OF 1692.47';
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(2) THENCE WITH A CURVE TURNING TO THE RIGHT WITH AN ARC
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LENGTH OF 236.10', A RADIUS OF 729.87', A CHORD BEARING OF
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S.81°09'19"E., A CHORD LENGTH OF 235.07', AND A DELTA ANGLE
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OF 18°32'02"; (3) THENCE S.71°45'22"E. A DISTANCE OF
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250.04'; (4) THENCE WITH A CURVE TURNING TO THE LEFT WITH
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AN ARC LENGTH OF 50.80', A RADIUS OF 658.06', A CHORD
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BEARING OF S.73°44'15"E., A CHORD LENGTH OF 50.79', AND A
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DELTA ANGLE OF 04°25'24" TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE
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WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF N. CATTLEMEN ROAD; THENCE
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N.19°08'29"E. A DISTANCE OF 101.18' TO THE INTERSECTION OF
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THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF CATTLEMEN ROAD AND THE NORTH
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RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF RICHARDSON ROAD AS RECORDED IN
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OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK INSTRUMENT NUMBER 2001049630; THENCE
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ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING THREE (3)
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COURSES: (1) THENCE N.72°09'38"W. A DISTANCE OF 244.89';
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(2) THENCE WITH A CURVE TURNING TO THE LEFT WITH AN ARC
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LENGTH OF 276.88', A RADIUS OF 869.34', A CHORD BEARING OF
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N.81°17'05"W., A CHORD LENGTH OF 275.71', AND A DELTA ANGLE
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OF 18°14'54"; (3) THENCE S.89°35'28"W. A DISTANCE OF
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426.49' TO THE EAST LINE OF DEER HOLLOW UNIT IA, AS
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RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 30, PAGE 5, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
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SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE N.00°08'26"W., ALONG SAID
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EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1417.17' TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER
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OF SAN PALERMO AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 45, PAGE 9, OF THE
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PUBLIC RECORD OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE ALONG THE
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SOUTH LINE OF SAID SAN PALERMO THE FOLLOWING THREE (3)
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COURSES: (1) THENCE N.89°51'34"E. A DISTANCE OF 641.75';
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(2) THENCE S.00°12'17"W. A DISTANCE OF 157.17'; (3) THENCE
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N.89°54'09"E. A DISTANCE OF 328.46' TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER
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OF SAID SAN PALERMO AND THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF
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CATTLEMEN ROAD AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK
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INSTRUMENT NUMBER 2001049630; THENCE ALONG THE SAID WEST
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RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND THE EAST LINE OF SAID SAN PALERMO THE
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FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES: (1) THENCE N.00°12'17"E. A
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DISTANCE OF 518.74'; (2) THENCE N.00°13'01"E. A DISTANCE OF
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819.26' TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SAN PALERMO; THENCE
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S.89°20'24"E. A DISTANCE OF 69.91'; THENCE N.00°13'21"E. A
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DISTANCE OF 662.07'; THENCE N.89°26'46"W. A DISTANCE OF
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69.95' TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF CATTLEMEN ROAD
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AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORD INSTRUMENT NUMBER
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2008032343, 2008030381, AND 2008032590 OF THE PUBLIC
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RECORDS OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE ALONG SAID
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WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) COURSES:
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(1) THENCE N.00°12'38"E. A DISTANCE OF 166.76'; (2) THENCE
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WITH A CURVE TURNING TO THE LEFT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF
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487.42', A RADIUS OF 2799.35', A CHORD BEARING OF
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N.04°46'39"W., A CHORD LENGTH OF 486.81', AND A DELTA ANGLE
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OF 09°58'35"; (3) THENCE N.09°47'13"W. A DISTANCE OF
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52.28'; (4) THENCE WITH A CURVE TURNING TO THE RIGHT WITH
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AN ARC LENGTH OF 436.90', A RADIUS OF 2933.52', A CHORD
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BEARING OF N.05°31'13"W., A CHORD LENGTH OF 436.50', AND A
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DELTA ANGLE OF 08°32'00" TO THE SOUTH LINE OF NATHAN
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BENDERSON PARK AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 2805,
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PAGE 797OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA;
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THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID NATHAN BENDERSON
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PARK THE FOLLOWING FIVE (5) COURSES: (1) THENCE
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S.89°27'01"W. A DISTANCE OF 1223.82'; (2) THENCE
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S.00°33'03"W. A DISTANCE OF 100.00'; (3) THENCE
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S.88°53'04"W. A DISTANCE OF 982.23'; (4) THENCE
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S.00°03'03"E. A DISTANCE OF 100.00'; (5) THENCE
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S.89°29'06"W. A DISTANCE OF 329.89' TO THE EAST LINE OF
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DEER HOLLOW UNIT NO. V, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 34, PAGE
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20, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA ALSO
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BEING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN
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INSTRUMENT NUMBER 2006043641 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
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SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE N.00°02'26"W. ALONG THE
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EASTERLY LINE OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT NUMBER
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2006043641, A DISTANCE OF 270.11'; THENCE N.89°41'17"W.
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ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN
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INSTRUMENT NUMBER 2006043641 AND THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID
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DEER HOLLOW UNIT V, A DISTANCE OF 685.53' TO THE NORTHWEST
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CORNER OF SAID DEER HOLLOW ALSO BEING THE NORTHEAST CORNER
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OF DEER HOLLOW UNIT VI, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 34, PAGE 9
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OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE
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N.89°41'27"W. ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID DEER HOLLOW UNIT
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VI, A DISTANCE OF 685.40'; THENCE N.00°16'06"W. A DISTANCE
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OF 160.11'; THENCE N.89°42'44"W. A DISTANCE OF 1310.71' TO
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THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF HONORE AVENUE AS RECORDED IN
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OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 1383, PAGE 1923 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS
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OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT
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OF WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES: (1) THENCE
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N.00°29'01"W. A DISTANCE OF 648.48'; (2) THENCE
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S.89°49'20"E. A DISTANCE OF 15.00'; (3) THENCE
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N.00°29'01"W. A DISTANCE OF 60.00' TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER
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OF THE MEADOWS UNIT 16, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 33, PAGE
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25 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SARASOTA COUNTY FLORIDA; THENCE
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S.89°49'20"E., ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID MEADOWS, AND
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THE SOUTH LINE OF DEVONSHIRE PLACE, AS RECORDED IN PLAT
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BOOK 35, PAGE 2, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SARASOTA COUNTY,
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FLORIDA AND THE SOUTH LINE OF STRATFIELD PARK PHASE II, AS
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RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 35, PAGE 16, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
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SARASOTA COUNTY FLORIDA, A DISTANCE OF 2673.35'; THENCE
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N.00°33'48"E. ALONG THE EAST LINE OF STRATFIELD PARK PH II
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PLAT, BOOK 35, PAGE 16, STRATFIELD PARK PH I, PLAT BOOK 34,
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PAGE 49, THE MEADOWS UNIT 15, PLAT BOOK 32, PAGE 45, THE
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MEADOWS UNIT 14, PLAT BOOK 31, PAGE 29, AND THE MEADOWS
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UNIT 12, PLAT BOOK 30, PAGE 30, ALL RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC
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RECORDS OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA, A DISTANCE OF 5251.19'
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TO THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 1; THENCE
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N.00°31'10"E. ALONG THE EAST LINE OF HE SOUTHWEST QUARTER
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OF SAID SECTION 1, A DISTANCE OF 1336.87' TO THE NORTHEAST
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CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF
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SAID SECTION 1; THENCE N.89°14'52"W. ALONG THE NORTH LINE
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OF THE SOUTH ONE HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID
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SECTION 1, A DISTANCE OF 2447.68'; THENCE N.00°30'14"E. A
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DISTANCE OF 35.72'; THENCE N.53°37'49"W. A DISTANCE OF
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186.41'; THENCE S.59°21'24"W. A DISTANCE OF 71.20' TO THE
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EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF HONORE AVENUE; THENCE ALONG THE
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EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF HONORE AVENUE AS RECORDED IN
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INSTRUMENT NUMBER 2007185497, OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 2486,
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PAGE 95, AND OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 2653, PAGE 1728, PUBLIC
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RECORDS OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA THE FOLLOWING FIVE (5)
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COURSES: (1) THENCE N.00°30'14"E. A DISTANCE OF 973.13';
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(2) THENCE N.14°40'08"E. A DISTANCE OF 49.04'; (3) THENCE
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N.00°30'14"E. A DISTANCE OF 239.64'; (4) THENCE WITH A
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CURVE TURNING TO THE RIGHT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 29.88', A
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RADIUS OF 35.00', A CHORD BEARING OF N.23°57'19"W., A CHORD
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LENGTH OF 28.98', AND A DELTA ANGLE OF 48°55'28"; (5)
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THENCE N.00°30'27"E. A DISTANCE OF 2402.49'; THENCE
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N.89°23'59"W. A DISTANCE OF 92.00' TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF
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WAY LINE OF SAID HONORE AVENUE AND TH EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF
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HONORE BUSINESS PARK, A LAND CONDOMINIUM AS RECORDED IN
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CONDOMINIUM BOOK 4, PAGE 31 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
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SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE ALONG SAID EAST BOUNDARY
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LINE, BEING THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID HONORE
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AVENUE THE FOLLOWING FIVE (5) COURSES: (1)THENCE
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S.00°31'03"W. A DISTANCE OF 334.73'; (2) THENCE
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S.15°21'39"W. A DISTANCE OF 52.70'; (3) THENCE
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S.00°31'03"W. A DISTANCE OF 100.40'; (4) THENCE
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N.89°28'57"W. A DISTANCE OF 6.50'; (5) THENCE S.00°31'03"W.
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A DISTANCE OF 38.91' TO THE NORTH SIDE OF ROADWAY C.E. AS
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SHOWN ON SAID HONORE BUSINESS PARK LAND CONDOMINIUM PLAT;
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THENCE ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID ROADWAY C.E. THE
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FOLLOWING EIGHT (8) COURSES: (1) THENCE N.89°28'57"W. A
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DISTANCE OF 44.09'; (2) THENCE WITH A CURVE TURNING TO THE
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LEFT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 49.61', A RADIUS OF 100.00', A
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CHORD BEARING OF S.76°18'16"W., A CHORD LENGTH OF 49.11',
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AND A DELTA ANGLE OF 28°25'35"; (3) THENCE WITH A REVERSE
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CURVE TURNING TO THE RIGHT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 49.61', A
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RADIUS OF 100.00', A CHORD BEARING OF S.76°18'16"W., A
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CHORD LENGTH OF 49.11', AND A DELTA ANGLE OF 28°25'35"; (4)
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THENCE N.89°28'57"W. A DISTANCE OF 111.31'; (5) THENCE WITH
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A CURVE TURNING TO THE LEFT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 48.37', A
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RADIUS OF 100.00', A CHORD BEARING OF S.76°39'43"W., A
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CHORD LENGTH OF 47.90', AND A DELTA ANGLE OF 27°42'41"; (6)
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THENCE S.62°48'22"W. A DISTANCE OF 136.88'; (7) THENCE WITH
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A CURVE TURNING TO THE RIGHT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 24.51',
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A RADIUS OF 50.67', A CHORD BEARING OF S.76°39'43"W., A
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CHORD LENGTH OF 24.27', AND A DELTA ANGLE OF 27°42'40"; (8)
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THENCE N.89°28'57"W. A DISTANCE OF 156.75' TO THE WEST
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BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID HONORE BUSINESS PARK; THENCE
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N.00°30'01"E. ALONG SAID WEST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 170.75'
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TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN
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OFFICIAL RECORDS INSTRUMENT 2025107900; THENCE ALONG THE
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SOUTH LINE OF SAID PROPERTY THE FOLLOWING FIVE (5) COURSES:
360
(1) THENCE N.89°20'07"W. A DISTANCE OF 304.86'; (2) THENCE
361
N.89°33'04"W. A DISTANCE OF 15.00'; (3) THENCE
362
N.00°26'56"E. A DISTANCE OF 0.11'; (4) THENCE N.89°20'43"W.
363
A DISTANCE OF 319.86'; (5) THENCE N.89°34'10"W. A DISTANCE
364
OF 25.00' TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID PROPERTY; THENCE
365
N.00°25'50"E. ALONG THE WEST BOUNDARY OF SAID PROPERTY, A
366
DISTANCE OF 664.43' TO THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 2; THENCE
367
S.89°27'05"E., ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF
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1330.34'; TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, HAVING AN AREA OF
369
APPROXIMATELY 1,092 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
371
B. Lands in Manatee County, Florida:
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A PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN SECTIONS 25, 35 AND 36,
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TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 18 EAST, MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
374
BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
376
BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 36;
377
THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 36 THE
378
FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES: (1) THENCE S.89°23'53"E. A
379
DISTANCE OF 2705.83'; (2) THENCE S.89°25'07"E. A DISTANCE
380
OF 441.01'; THENCE N.00°34'53"E. A DISTANCE OF 229.64' TO
381
THE LIMITED ACCESS RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF INTERSTATE 75,
382
(STATE ROAD 93) AS SHOWN ON THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
383
TRANSPORTATION RIGHT OF WAY MAPS, SECTION 13075-2402;
384
THENCE ALONG SAID LIMITED ACCESS RIGHT OF WAY THE FOLLOWING
385
SEVEN COURSES: (1) THENCE S.89°25'07"E. A DISTANCE OF
386
298.24'; (2) THENCE N.88°17'27"E. A DISTANCE OF 628.42';
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(3) THENCE WITH A CURVE TURNING TO THE LEFT WITH AN ARC
388
LENGTH OF 315.44', A RADIUS OF 216.00', A CHORD BEARING OF
389
N.46°27'17"E., A CHORD LENGTH OF 288.15', AND A DELTA ANGLE
390
OF 83°40'23"; (4) THENCE N.04°37'06"E. A DISTANCE OF
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450.00'; (5) THENCE WITH A CURVE TURNING TO THE LEFT WITH
392
AN ARC LENGTH OF 638.55', A RADIUS OF 3180.04', A CHORD
393
BEARING OF N.03°55'22"W., A CHORD LENGTH OF 637.48', AND A
394
DELTA ANGLE OF 11°30'18"; (6) THENCE N.09°40'31"W. A
395
DISTANCE OF 518.74'; (7) THENCE N.13°40'30"W. A DISTANCE OF
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4565.88' TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF INDIGO RIDGE AT
397
UNIVERSITY PLACE AS RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 41, PAGE 75, OF THE
398
PUBLIC RECORDS OF MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE ALONG THE
399
SOUTH LINE OF SAID INDIGO RIDGE AT UNIVERSITY PLACE THE
400
FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES: (1) THENCE S.76°19'29"W. A
401
DISTANCE OF 241.90'; (2) THENCE N.13°40'31"W. A DISTANCE OF
402
50.00'; (3) THENCE S.76°19'29"W. A DISTANCE OF 138.18' TO
403
THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF ASHLEY TRACE AT UNIVERSITY PLACE AS
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RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 41, PAGE 91, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
405
MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID
406
ASHLEY TRACE AT UNIVERSITY PLACE THE FOLLOWING THREE (3)
407
COURSES: (1) THENCE S.01°35'25"W. A DISTANCE OF 138.18';
408
(2) THENCE S.88°24'35"E. A DISTANCE OF 50.00'; (3) THENCE
409
S.01°35'25"W. A DISTANCE OF 965.34' TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER
410
OF CHARLESTON POINTE PHASE A1 AT UNIVERSITY PLACE AS
411
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 40, PAGE 49, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
412
MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE S.00°27'10"W. ALONG THE
413
EAST LINE OF SAID CHARLESTON POINTE PHASE A1 AT UNIVERSITY
414
PLACE, A DISTANCE OF 1910.69' TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
415
SAID CHARLESTON POINTE PHASE A1 AT UNIVERSITY PLACE AND THE
416
NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF COOPER CREEK BOULEVARD AS SHOWN
417
IN THE PLAT OF CHALESTON POINTE PHASE "A" AT UNIVERSITY
418
PLACE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 40, PAGE 34, OF THE PUBLIC
419
RECORDS OF MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH
420
RIGHT OF WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES:
421
(1)THENCE WITH A CURVE TURNING TO THE RIGHT WITH AN ARC
422
LENGTH OF 415.48', A RADIUS OF 940.00', A CHORD BEARING OF
423
N.50°49'46"W., A CHORD LENGTH OF 412.11', AND A DELTA ANGLE
424
OF 25°19'30"; (2) THENCE WITH A REVERSE CURVE TURNING TO
425
THE LEFT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 628.15', A RADIUS OF
426
552.00', A CHORD BEARING OF N.70°45'59"W., A CHORD LENGTH
427
OF 594.80', AND A DELTA ANGLE OF 65°12'00"; (3) THENCE WITH
428
A REVERSE CURVE TURNING TO THE RIGHT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF
429
260.88', A RADIUS OF 1358.00', A CHORD BEARING OF
430
S.82°08'13"W., A CHORD LENGTH OF 260.48', AND A DELTA ANGLE
431
OF 11°00'25"; THENCE S.02°21'34"E. A DISTANCE OF 84.00' TO
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THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF COOPER CREEK BOULEVARD
433
AS SHOWN IN THE PLAT OF CHALESTON POINTE PHASE "A" AT
434
UNIVERSITY PLACE AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 40, PAGE 34, OF
435
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE ALONG
436
SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING TWO (2)
437
COURSES: (1) THENCE WITH A CURVE TURNING TO THE LEFT WITH
438
AN ARC LENGTH OF 277.02', A RADIUS OF 1442.00', A CHORD
439
BEARING OF N.82°08'13"E., A CHORD LENGTH OF 276.59', AND A
440
DELTA ANGLE OF 11°00'25"; (2) THENCE WITH A REVERSE CURVE
441
TURNING TO THE RIGHT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 123.84', A
442
RADIUS OF 468.00', A CHORD BEARING OF N.84°12'52"E., A
443
CHORD LENGTH OF 123.48', AND A DELTA ANGLE OF 15°09'42" TO
444
THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAVANNAH PRESERVE AT UNIVERSITY
445
PLACE AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 2224 PAGE 1318
446
OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MANATEE COUNTY FLORIDA; THENCE
447
ALONG THE EASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY LINES OF SAID SAVANNAH
448
PRESERVE AT UNIVERSITY PLACE TO FOLLOWING SIX (6) COURSES:
449
(1) THENCE S.06°03'00"W. A DISTANCE OF 528.00'; (2) THENCE
450
N.85°52'00"W. A DISTANCE OF 156.00'; (3) THENCE
451
N.20°52'00"W. A DISTANCE OF 250.00'; (4) THENCE
452
N.90°00'00"W. A DISTANCE OF 228.00'; (5) THENCE
453
S.18°23'00"W. A DISTANCE OF 892.00'; (6) THENCE
454
S.80°24'00"W. A DISTANCE OF 194.69' TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER
455
OF CAROLINA LANDINGS AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORD BOOK
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1979, PAGE 2295 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MANATEE COUNTY,
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FLORIDA; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID CAROLINA
458
LANDINGS THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES: (1) THENCE
459
S.80°24'00"W. A DISTANCE OF 367.31'; (2) THENCE
460
S.88°35'01"W. A DISTANCE OF 462.44' TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT
461
OF WAY LINE OF HONORE AVENUE AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL
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RECORDS BOOK 1461, PAGE 3023 AND OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK
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1598, PAGE 1505 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MANATEE COUNTY,
464
FLORIDA; THENCE ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE THE
465
FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES: (1) THENCE S.00°20'22"E. A
466
DISTANCE OF 1317.63'; (2) THENCE WITH A CURVE TURNING TO
467
THE RIGHT WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF 276.87', A RADIUS OF
468
1440.00', A CHORD BEARING OF S.05°10'08"W., A CHORD LENGTH
469
OF 276.45', AND A DELTA ANGLE OF 11°00'59" TO THE SOUTHEAST
470
CORNER OF SABAL BAY CONDOMINIUM PLAT AS RECORDED IN
471
CONDOMINIUM BOOK 33, PAGE 96, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
472
MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE N.89°27'25"W., ALONG THE
473
SOUTH LINE OF SAID SABAL BAY CONDOMINIUM, A DISTANCE OF
474
1550.09' TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SABAL BAY
475
CONDOMINIUM, AND THE EAST LINE OF A FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT
476
EASEMENT (160' WIDE), RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK
477
996, PAGE 1979, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MANATEE COUNTY,
478
FLORIDA; THENCE S.00°26'00"W., ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A
479
DISTANCE OF 950.35' TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID
480
SECTION 35; THENCE S.89°27'05"E., ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, A
481
DISTANCE OF 1405.88'; TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, HAVING AN
482
AREA OF 16447708.61 SQUARE FEET, 377.587 ACRES.
484
C. Excluded lands from the district:
485
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following lands
486
described below shall be excluded from the district's
487
jurisdictional boundaries:
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(1) Parcel ID: 0036010002 (MOTE)
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
491
COMMENCE AT THE NW CORNER OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 1,
492
TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 18 EAST, SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA;
493
THENCE S 89°18'11" E, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SE 1/4 OF
494
SAID SECTION, A DISTANCE OF 177.43 FEET FOR A POINT OF
495
BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE S 89°18'11"E, ALONG SAID NORTH
496
LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1128.19 FEET; THENCE S 00°00'13" E, A
497
DISTANCE OF 327.36 FEET; THENCE S 89°59'47" W, A
498
DISTANCE OF 36.47 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE
499
CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 45.00 FEET; THENCE
500
SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT
501
THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 74°27'17" A DISTANCE OF 58.48
502
FEET TO A POINT OF REVERSE CURVATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE
503
NORTHWESTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 300.00 FEET; THENCE
504
SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT
505
THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 51°16'30" A DISTANCE OF 268.48
506
FEET TO A POINT OF NON-TANGENCY; THENCE N 89°37'27" W, A
507
DISTANCE OF 255.09 FEET; THENCE N 35°53'57" E, A DISTANCE
508
OF 34.55 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE
509
WESTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 540.00 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY
510
ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT THROUGH A CENTRAL
511
ANGLE OF 40°32'31" A DISTANCE OF 382.10 FEET TO A POINT OF
512
COMPOUND CURVATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHWESTERLY HAVING
513
A RADIUS OF 50.00 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC
514
OF SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF
515
85°31'07" A DISTANCE OF 74.63 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY;
516
THENCE S 89°50'18" W, A DISTANCE OF 463.42 FEET TO A POINT
517
OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY HAVING A
518
RADIUS OF 25.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF
519
SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 89°17'05"
520
A DISTANCE OF 38.96 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY; THENCE S
521
00°33'13" W, A DISTANCE OF 528.07 FEET; THENCE N 89°26'47"
522
W, A DISTANCE OF 71.50 FEET; THENCE S 00°29'40" W, A
523
DISTANCE OF 128.56 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE
524
CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 111.50 FEET;
525
THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE TO THE
526
RIGHT THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 56°56'28" A DISTANCE OF
527
110.81 FEET TO A POINT OF NON-TANGENCY; THENCE N 42°14'07"
528
W, A DISTANCE OF 206.65 FEET TO A POINT ON THE ARC OF A
529
CURVE CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY WHOSE RADIUS POINT LIES N
530
51°08'46" E, A DISTANCE OF 553.95 FEET; THENCE
531
NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT
532
THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 10°01'02" A DISTANCE OF 96.85
533
FEET TO A POINT OF NON-TANGENCY; THENCE N 34°58'00" W, A
534
DISTANCE OF 45.27 FEET TO A POINT ON THE ARC OF A CURVE
535
CONCAVE EASTERLY WHOSE RADIUS POINT LIES N 66°32'14" E, A
536
DISTANCE OF 493.10 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF
537
SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF
538
18°29'43" A DISTANCE OF 159.17 FEET TO A POINT OF NON-
539
TANGENCY; THENCE N 00°30'56" E, A DISTANCE OF 110.89 FEET;
540
THENCE S 89°29'04" E, A DISTANCE OF 63.07 FEET TO A POINT
541
OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY HAVING A
542
RADIUS OF 50.00 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF
543
SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 90°30'56"
544
A DISTANCE OF 78.99 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY; THENCE N
545
00°00'00" E, A DISTANCE OF 165.14 FEET TO A POINT OF
546
CURVATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE EASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF
547
50.00 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE TO
548
THE RIGHT THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 19°48'33" A DISTANCE
549
OF 17.29 FEET TO A POINT OF REVERSE CURVATURE OF A CURVE
550
CONCAVE WESTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 50.00 FEET; THENCE
551
NORTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT THROUGH A
552
CENTRAL ANGLE OF 22°11'28" A DISTANCE OF 19.37 FEET TO A
553
POINT OF REVERSE CURVATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE EASTERLY
554
HAVING A RADIUS OF 50.00 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE
555
ARC OF SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF
556
15°48'42" A DISTANCE OF 13.80 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY;
557
THENCE N 13°25'47" E, A DISTANCE OF 27.41 FEET TO A POINT
558
OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY HAVING A
559
RADIUS OF 50.00 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF
560
SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF
561
43°19'54" A DISTANCE OF 37.81 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY;
562
THENCE N 56°45'41" E, A DISTANCE OF 22.41 FEET TO A POINT
563
OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY HAVING A
564
RADIUS OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF
565
SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 56°03'53"
566
A DISTANCE OF 29.36 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY; THENCE N
567
00°41'49" E, A DISTANCE OF 15.38 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION
568
WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SE 1/4 AND THE POINT OF
569
BEGINNING.
570
CONTAINING 512,332.83 SQUARE FEET (11.76 ACRES).
572
(2) Parcel ID: 0014002020 (SARASOTA COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL
573
DISTRICT)
574
The Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 1,
575
Township 36 South, Range 18 East, less the right-of-way of
576
University Parkway and less the right-of-way of Honore
577
Avenue and more particularly described as follows:
578
Commence at a 5" x 5" concrete monument found at the
579
Northwest corner of said Section 1; thence S 00°30'31" W
580
along the West line of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 1,
581
a distance of 206.00 feet to the Southerly right-of-way of
582
University Parkway; thence S89°24'11" E along the Southerly
583
right-of-way of University Parkway, a distance of 46.00
584
feet to the Point of Beginning: (the following five calls
585
are along the Southerly right-of-way of University Parkway)
586
thence S 89°24'11" E, a distance of 342.16 feet, thence S
587
00°35'49" W, a distance of 15.00 feet; thence S 89°24'11"
588
E, a distance of 135.25 feet to the point of curvature of a
589
curve to the left, having a radius of 5847.58 feet and a
590
central angle of 08°05'48"; thence Easterly along the arc
591
of said curve, an arc length of 826.34 feet to the end of
592
said curve; thence N 82°30'34" E, a distance of 6.16 feet
593
to the Easterly line of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest
594
1/4 of aforementioned Section 1; thence S 00°30'47" W along
595
said Easterly line and away from the Southerly right-of-way
596
of University Parkway, a distance of 1173.61 feet to the
597
Southeast corner of said Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4
598
of Section 1; thence N 89°21'17" W along the Southerly line
599
of said Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 1, a
600
distance of 1307.08 feet to the Easterly right-of-way line
601
of Honore Avenue (92' wide); thence N 00°30'31" E along the
602
Easterly right-of-way line of Honore Avenue, a distance of
603
1128.35 feet to the Point of Beginning.
604
LESS and except the right-of-way for Honore Avenue
605
described in Official Records Book 2486, Page 95, and
606
Official Records Instrument 2009001090, Public Records of
607
Sarasota County, Florida. Lying and being in Sarasota
608
County, Florida.
610
D. Total district acreage:
611
The total acreage of property within the district's
612
boundaries in Sarasota and Manatee Counties consists of
613
1,469.651 acres, more or less.
615
Section 3. Powers of the district.—
616
(1) The district shall have all authority, powers, and
617
duties granted by this charter and by chapters 189 and 197,
618
Florida Statutes, as they may be amended from time to time.
619
(2) The district shall have the authority, power, and
620
duties to provide for drainage and water control. In exercising
621
its authority for drainage and water control, the district shall
622
have the authority provided by, and be subject to, ss. 298.11,
623
298.13, 298.16, 298.17, 298.18, 298.19, 298.20, 298.21, 298.22,
624
298.225, 298.24, 298.25, 298.26, 298.28, 298.301, 298.305,
625
298.329, 298.333, 298.341, 298.345, 298.353, 298.365, 298.366,
626
298.401, 298.41(1), 298.465, 298.47, 298.48, 298.49, 298.50,
627
298.52, 298.54, 298.56, 298.59, 298.61, 298.62, 298.63, and
628
298.66, Florida Statutes.
629
(3) The district shall have all authority, powers, and
630
duties to provide the following:
631
(a) To construct, operate, and maintain canals, ditches,
632
drains, levees, lakes, ponds, and other works for water
633
management, flood, and drainage control purposes;
634
(b) To acquire, purchase, operate, and maintain pumps,
635
plants, and pumping systems for water management, flood, and
636
drainage control purposes;
637
(c) To construct, operate, and maintain irrigation works,
638
machinery, and plants;
639
(d) To construct and maintain facilities for and take
640
measures to control mosquitoes and other arthropods of public
641
health importance;
642
(e) To levy non-ad valorem assessments, prescribe, fix,
643
establish, and collect rates, fees, rentals, fares, or other
644
charges, and to revise the same from time to time, for the
645
facilities and services furnished or to be furnished by the
646
district and to recover the cost of making connection to any
647
district facility or system;
648
(f) To provide for the discontinuance of service and
649
reasonable penalties, including attorney fees, against any user
650
or property for any such rates, fees, rentals, fares, or other
651
charges that become delinquent and require collection. However,
652
no charges or fees shall be established until after a public
653
hearing of the Board of Supervisors at the district at which all
654
affected persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard;
655
(g) To enter into agreements with any person, firm, or
656
corporation for the furnishing by such person, firm, or
657
corporation of any facilities and services of the type provided
658
for in this act;
659
(h) To finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire, construct
660
or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate, and maintain
661
additional systems and facilities for conservation areas,
662
mitigation areas, and wildlife habitat, including the
663
maintenance of any plant or animal species, and any related
664
interest in real or personal property;
665
(i) To borrow money and issue negotiable or other bonds of
666
the district as hereinafter provided; to borrow money, from time
667
to time, and issue negotiable or other notes of the district
668
therefore, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding the maximum
669
interest allowable by law, in anticipation of the collection of
670
assessments or revenues of the district; to pledge assessments
671
and revenues to secure such bonds, notes, or obligations; and to
672
sell, discount, negotiate, and dispose of the same;
673
(j) To exercise all other powers necessary, convenient, or
674
proper in connection with any of the powers or duties of the
675
district stated in this act. The powers and duties of the
676
district shall be exercised by and through the Board of
677
Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors shall have the authority
678
to employ engineers, attorneys, agents, employees, and
679
representatives as the Board of Supervisors may, from time to
680
time, determine, and to fix their compensation and duties;
681
(k) To receive grants and contributions from public and
682
private sources;
683
(l) To sue and be sued by its name in any court of law or
684
in equity, to make contracts, to adopt and use a corporate seal,
685
and to alter the same at pleasure;
686
(m) To acquire by purchase or gift real and personal
687
property, either or both, within or without the district, and to
688
convey and dispose of such real and personal property, either or
689
both, as may be necessary or convenient to carry out the
690
purposes, or any of the purposes, of this act;
691
(4) The district shall have authority to employ staff to
692
discharge its responsibilities, including, but not limited to,
693
staff necessary to exercise the authority and discharge its
694
duties under subsections (2) and (3). Employees of the district
695
shall serve at the pleasure of the district board.
696
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the district shall not
697
have the power of condemnation.
698
Section 4. Board of Supervisors, organization, powers,
699
duties, terms of office, and compensation.—
700
(1) The district shall be governed by a five-member Board
701
of Supervisors, elected on a one-acre, one-vote basis by the
702
landowners in the district.
703
(2) Prior to taking any district action, a quorum must be
704
present. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
705
(3) Except as provided in subsection (8) for the initial
706
landowners' meeting, the election of the district's Board of
707
Supervisors shall be on a one-acre, one-vote basis pursuant to
708
s. 298.11, Florida Statutes, as amended from time to time.
709
(4) Each year during the month of June, supervisors shall
710
be elected by the landowners of the district to fill the seat or
711
seats of supervisors whose terms have expired. All vacancies or
712
expirations on the board shall be filled as required by this act
713
and chapter 298, Florida Statutes.
714
(5) Except for the initial landowners' meeting provided
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for in subsection (8), each supervisor shall hold office for a
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term of 3 years and until his or her successor is duly elected
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or appointed and qualified.
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(6) The supervisors of said University Town Center
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Improvement District shall be residents of the State of Florida
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and citizens of the United States.
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(7) In case of a vacancy in the office of any supervisor,
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the remaining supervisors may fill such vacancy by appointment
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until the next annual meeting of the landowners, when his or her
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successor shall be elected by the landowners for the unexpired
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term.
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(8) At the initial landowners' meeting, the landowners
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shall, at such election, determine the length of the terms of
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office of each initial supervisor so elected by them.
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Respectively, there shall be one 1-year term, two 2-year terms,
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and two 3-year terms. Thereafter, all terms of supervisors shall
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be for 3 years. All supervisors shall serve until their
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successors have been elected or appointed and qualified.
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(9) Except as provided in subsection (8), the procedures
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for conducting district elections and for qualification of
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electors shall be pursuant to this act and chapters 189 and 298,
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Florida Statutes, as they may be amended from time to time.
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(10) Whenever any election shall be authorized or required
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by this act or chapter 298, Florida Statutes, to be held by the
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landowners at any particular or stated time or day, and if for
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any reason such election shall not or cannot be held at such
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time or on such day, then in such event, the power or duty to
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hold such election shall not cease or lapse, but such election
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shall be held thereafter as soon as practicable and consistent
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with this act.
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(11) The administrative duties of the Board of Supervisors
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shall be as set forth in this act and chapter 298, Florida
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Statutes, as they may be amended from time to time.
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(12) The compensation of the supervisors shall be governed
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by this act and chapter 298, Florida Statutes, as they may be
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amended from time to time.
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(13) The supervisors shall be required to comply with the
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requirements for financial disclosure, meeting notices,
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reporting, public records maintenance, and per diem expenses for
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officers and employees as set forth in chapters 112, 119, 189,
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286, and 298, Florida Statutes, as they may be amended from time
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to time.
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Section 5. Meetings of landowners; election of
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supervisors.—
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(1) Each year during the month of June, beginning with
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June 2026, an annual meeting of the landowners of the district
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shall be held for the purpose of electing a supervisor or
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supervisors and hearing reports of the Board of Supervisors. At
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each annual meeting, the Board of Supervisors shall report on
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all work undertaken or completed during the preceding year, and
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the status of the finances of the district.
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(2) As soon as practicable after their election, the Board
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of Supervisors of the district shall organize by choosing one of
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their members to serve as president of the Board of Supervisors
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and by electing some suitable person, who may or may not be a
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supervisor, to serve as secretary. The Board of Supervisors
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shall adopt a seal, which shall be the seal of the district.
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(3) Only landowners with taxable acreage in the district
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who are not exempt or immune from taxes or assessments shall be
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considered electors entitled to vote at any landowner meeting
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and election. Such landowners representing a majority of the
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taxable acreage who are present or are represented by proxy at
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landowner meetings constitute a quorum at any meeting of the
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landowners.
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Section 6. Non-ad valorem assessments.—
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(1) Non-ad Valorem Assessments.—Non-ad valorem assessments
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for the construction, operation, or maintenance of district
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facilities, services, and operations shall be assessed, levied,
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and collected pursuant to chapter 170, chapter 197, or chapter
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298, Florida Statutes, as amended from time to time.
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(2) Assessments and Costs; Lien on Land Against Which
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Levied.—All assessments provided for in this act, together with
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all penalties for default in payment of the same, and all costs
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in collecting the same, shall, from the date of assessment
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thereof until paid, constitute a lien of equal dignity with the
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liens for county taxes, and other taxes of equal dignity with
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county taxes, upon all the lands against which such taxes shall
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be levied as provided in this charter.
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(3) Levies of Non-ad Valorem Assessments on Lands Less
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than One (1) Acre.—In levying and assessing all assessments,
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each tract or parcel of land less than one (1) acre in area
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shall be assessed as a full acre, and each tract or parcel of
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land more than one (1) acre in area which contains a fraction of
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an acre shall be assessed at the nearest whole number of acres,
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a fraction of one half or more to be assessed as a full acre.
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(4) Compensation of Property Appraisers, Tax Collectors,
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and Clerks of Circuit Court.—The property appraisers, tax
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collectors, and clerks of the circuit court of Sarasota and
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Manatee Counties shall be entitled to compensation for services
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performed in connection with taxes and assessments of the
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district as provided by general law.
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Section 7. When unpaid assessments delinquent; penalty.—
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All assessments provided for in this charter shall be and become
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delinquent and bear penalties on the amount of said taxes in the
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same manner as county taxes.
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Section 8. Enforcement of assessments.—The collection and
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enforcement of all assessments levied by the district shall be
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at the same time and in like manner as county taxes, and the
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provisions of the Florida Statutes relating to the sale of lands
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for unpaid and delinquent county taxes, the issuance, sale, and
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delivery of tax certificates for such unpaid and delinquent
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county taxes, the redemption thereof, the issuance to
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individuals of tax deeds based thereon, and all other procedure
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in connection therewith, shall be applicable to the district and
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the delinquent and unpaid taxes of the district to the same
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extent as if said statutory provisions were expressly set forth
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in this charter. All assessments shall be subject to the same
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discounts as county taxes.
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Section 9. Issuance of bonds.—
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(1) Issuance of Revenue Bonds, Assessment Bonds, and Bond
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Anticipation Notes.—
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(a) In addition to the other powers provided to the
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district, and not in limitation thereof, the district shall have
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the power, pursuant to chapter 298, Florida Statutes, and
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applicable general law as amended from time to time, at any
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time, and, from time to time, after the issuance of any bonds of
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the district shall have been authorized, to borrow money for the
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purposes for which such bonds are to be issued in anticipation
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of the receipt of the proceeds of the sale of such bonds and to
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issue bond anticipation notes in a principal sum not in excess
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of the authorized maximum amount of such bond issue.
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(b) Pursuant to chapter 298, Florida Statutes, and
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applicable general law as amended from time to time, the
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district shall have the power to issue assessment bonds and
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revenue bonds, from time to time, without limitation as to the
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amount for the purpose of financing the infrastructure, systems,
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and facilities provided for in section 3. Such revenue bonds may
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be secured by, or payable from, the gross or net pledge of the
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revenues to be derived from any project or combination of
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projects; from the rates, fees, or other charges to be collected
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from the users of any project or projects; from any revenue-
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producing undertaking or activity of the district; from special
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assessments; or from any other source or pledged security. Such
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bonds shall not constitute an indebtedness of the district, and
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the approval of the qualified electors shall not be required
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unless such bonds are additionally secured by the full faith and
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credit and taxing power of the district.
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(c) Any issue of bonds may be secured by a trust agreement
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by and between the district and a corporate trustee or trustees,
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which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a
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trust company within or without this state. The resolution
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authorizing the issuance of the bonds or such trust agreement
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may pledge the revenues to be received from any projects of the
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district and may contain such provisions for protecting and
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enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as the
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board may approve, including, without limitation, covenants
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setting forth the duties of the district in relation to the
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acquisition, construction, reconstruction, stewardship,
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improvement, maintenance, repair, operation, and insurance of
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any projects; the fixing and revising of the rates, fees, and
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charges; and the custody, safeguarding, and application of all
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moneys; and for the employment of consulting engineers in
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connection with such acquisition, construction, reconstruction,
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stewardship, improvement, maintenance, repair, or operation.
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(d) Bonds of each issue shall be dated; shall bear
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interest at such rate or rates, including variable rates, which
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interest may be tax exempt or taxable for federal income tax
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purposes; shall mature at such time or times from their date or
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dates; and may be made redeemable before maturity at such price
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or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be
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determined by the board.
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(e) The district shall have the power to issue bonds for
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the purpose of refunding any outstanding bonds of the district.
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(2) General Obligation Bonds.—
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(a) Pursuant to this charter, the district shall have the
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power from time to time to issue general obligation bonds to
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finance or refinance capital projects.
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(b) If the board determines to issue general obligation
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bonds for more than one capital project, the approval of the
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issuance of the bonds for each and all such projects may be
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submitted to the elector on one and the same ballot. The failure
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of the electors to approve the issuance of bonds for any one or
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more of the capital projects shall not defeat the approval of
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bonds for any capital project that has been approved by the
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electors.
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(c) In arriving at the amount of general obligation bonds
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permitted to be outstanding at any one time pursuant to
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paragraph (a), there shall not be included any general
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obligation bonds that are additionally secured by the pledge of
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special assessments levied in the amount sufficient to pay the
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principal and interest on a general obligation bond so
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additionally secured, which assessments have been equalized and
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confirmed by resolution or ordinance of the board pursuant to s.
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170.08, Florida Statutes.
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Section 10. Minimum charter requirements.—
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(1) The district is organized and exists for all purposes
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set forth in this charter and chapter 298, Florida Statutes, as
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they may be amended from time to time.
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(2) The powers, functions, and duties of the district
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regarding non-ad valorem assessments, bond issuance, other
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revenue-raising capabilities, budget preparation and approval,
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liens and foreclosure of liens, use of tax deeds and tax
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certificates as appropriate for non-ad valorem assessments, and
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contractual agreements shall be as set forth in chapters 170,
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189, and 298, Florida Statutes, or any other applicable general
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or special law, as they may be amended from time to time. The
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district shall not have the power to levy ad valorem taxes.
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(3) The district is created by special act of the
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Legislature, in accordance with chapters 189 and 298, Florida
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Statutes.
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(4) The district's charter may be amended only by special
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act of the Legislature.
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(5) In accordance with chapter 189, Florida Statutes, this
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charter, and s. 298.11, Florida Statutes, the district is
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governed by a five-member board, elected on a one-acre, one-vote
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basis by the landowners in the district. The membership and
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organization of the board shall be as set forth in this charter
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and chapter 298, Florida Statutes, as they may be amended from
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time to time.
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(6) The compensation of board members shall be governed by
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this charter and chapter 298, Florida Statutes, as they may be
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amended from time to time.
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(7) The administrative duties of the Board of Supervisors
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shall be as set forth in this charter and chapter 298, Florida
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Statutes, as they may be amended from time to time.
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(8) Requirements for financial disclosure, meeting
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notices, reporting, public records maintenance, and per diem
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expenses for officers and employees shall be as set forth in
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chapters 112, 189, 286, and 298, Florida Statutes, as amended
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from time to time.
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(9) The procedures and requirements governing the issuance
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of bonds, notes, and other evidence of indebtedness by the
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district shall be as set forth in chapter 298, Florida Statutes,
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and applicable general laws, as they may be amended from time to
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time.
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(10) The procedures for conducting district elections and
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for qualification of electors shall be pursuant to this charter
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and chapters 189 and 298, Florida Statutes, as they may be
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amended from time to time.
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(11) The district may be financed by any method
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established in this charter, chapter 298, Florida Statutes, and
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applicable general laws, as they may be amended from time to
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time.
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(12) The methods for collecting non-ad valorem
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assessments, fees, or service charges shall be as set forth in
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chapters 197 and 298, Florida Statutes, and other applicable
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general laws, as they may be amended from time to time.
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(13) The district's planning requirements shall be as set
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forth in this charter.
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(14) The district's geographic boundary limitations shall
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be as set forth in this charter.
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Section 11. Boundary changes.—Notwithstanding the
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provisions of general or other special law, the district's
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boundaries may be contracted and acreage may be removed from the
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district when commercial or multifamily acreage is converted to
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a residential condominium use. The district boundary contraction
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shall occur only after the residential conversion is recorded
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with the applicable county clerk of court, and the district's
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Board of Supervisors has approved of the district's boundary
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contraction by a supermajority vote. If approved, the Board of
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Supervisors shall adopt a resolution describing the revised
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contracted district boundary, inclusive of a map, and setting
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forth the acreage removed from the district. The resolution of
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Board of Supervisors shall be posted on the district's website
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in accordance with section 189.069, Florida Statutes, and
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transmitted to Sarasota and Manatee Counties, the county tax
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collectors and property appraisers, and the county sheriffs.
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Annexation by any municipality of any lands within the district
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is prohibited.
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Section 12. Severability.—If any provision of this charter
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or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
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invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
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applications of the charter which can be given effect without
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the invalid provision or application, and to this end the
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provisions of this charter are declared severable. In the event
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of a conflict between the provisions of this charter and the
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provisions of any other act, the provisions of this charter
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shall control to the extent of such conflict.
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Section 5. If this act is approved by a majority of the
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landowners who are not exempt or immune from ad valorem taxes or
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non-ad valorem assessments who are present at a landowners
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meeting to be held within 20 days after section 6 becomes a law,
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the landowners shall conduct a landowner meeting to address the
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remaining requirements set forth within s. 298.11, Florida
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Statutes.
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Section 6. Except for this section and sections 1 and 2,
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which shall take effect upon becoming a law, this act shall take
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effect only upon approval by a majority vote of those landowners
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who are not exempt or immune from ad valorem taxes or non-ad
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valorem assessments who are present at a landowner meeting to be
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held within 20 days after this section becomes a law.