TOWN OF HASTINGS, FLORIDA

TOWN CODE

Table of Contents

CHARTER

ARTICLE I.

IN GENERAL

Section 1.1 Municipality Created; Name.

Section 1.2. Municipal Boundaries

Section 1.3. Extraterritorial Power.

Section 1.4. Elective Officers.

Section 1.5. Legislative Body.

Section 1.6. Mayor.

Section 1.7. Removal of Commissioners for Unexcused Absences.

Section 1.8. Town Manager.

Section 1.9. Town Treasurer; Town Attorney; Other Officers.

Section 1.10. Law Enforcement.

Section 1.11. Fire Protection, Trash and Garbage Removal and other Municipal Services.

Section 1.12. Validation of Individual Sections.

ARTICLE II.

ELECTIONS.

Section 2.1. Election Procedure.

Section 2.2. Absentee Ballots.

Section 2.3. Town Commission Officers' Terms.

Section 2.4. Run-Off Elections.

Section 2.5. Determining Winners at General Elections; Tie Votes.

Section 2.6. Form of Ballot.

CODE OF ORDINANCES

Chapter 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1-1. How Code designated and cited.

Sec. 1-2. Rules of construction.

Sec. 1-3. Catchlines of sections, effect of history notes, and references in Code.

Sec. 1-4. Effect of repeal of ordinances.

Sec. 1-5. Ordinances not affected by Code.

Sec. 1-6. Provisions considered as continuation of existing ordinances.

Sec. 1-7. Code does not affect prior offenses, rights, etc.

Sec. 1-8. Severability.

Sec. 1-9. General penalty.

Sec. 1-10. Assessment of court costs for law enforcement education.

Sec. 1-11. Amendments to Code; effect of new ordinances; amendatory language.

Sec. 1-12. Same-Exclusion of special or temporary ordinances.

CHAPTER III
ANIMALS

Sec.03-01 Dogs and Cats Running at Large.

Sec. 03-02. Definitions.

Sec. 03-03. Penalty

Sec. 03-04. Citations

Sec. 03-05. Impooundment

Chapter 4

BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS

Sec. 4-1. Standard Building Code.

Sec. 4-2. Standard Housing Code.

Sec. 4-3. Standard Fire Code.

Chapter 7

Flood Control

Sec. 7.1. Definitions.

Sec. 7.2. Designation of Local Administrator.

Sec. 7.3. Establishment of Elevations above Base Flood Elevation Required for Residential and Non-Residential Construction.

Chapter 12

Occupational Licenses, Taxes

Sec. 12-1. Occupational license fees.

Sec. 12-2. Peddlers.

Sec. 12-3. Electrical Service Tax.

Sec. 12-4. Telecommunications Service Tax.

Chapter 13

Offenses

Sec. 13-1. Fires

Sec. 13-2. Littering.

Sec. 13-3. Unregistered vehicles.

Sec. 13-4. Repair of vehicles.

Sec. 13-5. Open Containers -- Alcohol.

Chapter 14

Streets

Sec. 14-1. Vacated Streets and Public Ways.

Chapter 18

WATER AND SEWER

Sec. 18-1. Application for Utility Service.

Section 18-2. Utility Deposit Policies and Procedures.

Section 18-3. Billing Procedures.

Sec. 18-4. Utility Account turn-off policies and procedures.

Sec. 18-5. Returned check policy.

Sec. 18-6. Miscellaneous policies and procedures.

Sec. 18-7. Water tapping Fees -- Residential water service.

Sec. 18-8. Water Meter Deposit Fees.

Sec. 18-9 Water Service Commencement Fees.

Sec. 18-10. Residential Water Rates.

Sec. 18-11. Residential Wastewater and Sewer Rates.

Sec. 18-12. Commercial Water Rates.

Sec. 18-13. Commercial Wastewater and Sewer Rates.

Sec. 18-14. Surcharge for Users Located Out of Town.

LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS

ARTICLE IX

OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Sec. 9.00.00 GENERALLY

Sec. 9.00.01 Purpose and Intent

Sec. 9.00.02 Applicability Sec. 9.00.03 Standard Manuals and Measuring Devices Sec. 9.03.00 ODOR ARTICLE X HARDSHIP RELIEF Sec. 10.00.00 PURPOSE