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An Ordinance Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Amending Chapter 40 Of The Code Of Ordinances, Entitled "Emergencies", To Provide For The Use Of Temporary Housing During Declared Housing Emergencies; Providing For A Repealer Provision; Providing For A Severability Clause; And Providing An Effective Date.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of attached Ordinance.
Explanation:
A housing emergency could occur in Hollywood, if a significant portion of the City's housing stock were declared uninhabitable in the aftermath of a natural or man-made disaster. The range of conceivable events includes hurricanes, tropical storms, tornados, floods, explosions, large-scale transportation accidents, and civil disorder. Events of this nature could impact housing stock over a widespread area, or the damage could be more concentrated. Broward County Emergency Management Division is encouraging municipalities to permit the use of emergency temporary housing units as part of a comprehensive post-disaster housing recovery solution.
City codes currently authorize the declaration of a state of emergency within the boundaries of the municipality by the appropriate elected or administrative officials. Staff believes it is prudent to also recognize the potential for a housing emergency and to recommend a policy to address the situation. The proposed ordinance authorizes the City Commission to declare a housing emergency for all or any part of the City of Hollywood in conjunction with a declaration of a state of emergency. The housing emergency shall be evaluated by the City Manager, or his/her designee, ninety (90) days after its declaration and every ninety (90) days thereafter to determine whether additional formal action by the City Commission is necessary.
City codes currently restrict living or sleeping in any vehicle or part of vehicle designed or adaptable for human habitation, at any time, outside of a properly licensed trailer park, automobile tou...
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