Florida Statute 157.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 157
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157.01 Public ditch, drain or canal.—Whenever it shall be deemed necessary or expedient, for sanitary or agricultural purposes or conducive to the public health, convenience or welfare, or public utility, or for the benefit of any lands that are low, wet, submerged or liable to become submerged, to establish a public ditch, drain or canal in any of the counties of this state by a majority of those owning the lands through which such proposed ditch, drain or canal shall run or by those owning the greater part of the lands through which such proposed ditch, drain or canal shall run, and by a majority of those owning lands or by those owning the greater part of the lands contiguous thereto, that are benefited by such ditch, drain or canal, the majority of those owning such lands or those owning the greater part of such lands as aforesaid, shall present a petition to the county commissioners of the county in which such ditch, drain or canal is to be located, with a plat of said lands, showing the general course of such proposed ditch, drain or canal, setting forth the cause for the same, its length and the lands to be benefited thereby. Upon filing such petition and plat with the county commissioners, they shall lay the same over until the next regular meeting and give notice by publication at least once each week for 2 consecutive weeks, in some newspaper published in the county, of the date when they will consider said petition, citing all persons who may be interested to appear and present any reason why such petition should not be granted.

History.—s. 1, ch. 5035, 1901; GS 950; s. 1, ch. 6457, 1913; s. 1, ch. 6958, 1915; s. 1, ch. 7307, 1917; RGS 1734; CGL 2785; s. 7, ch. 90-279.

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Gilbert v. Gilbert, 447 So. 2d 299 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

(1963). According to 2 A. Scott, The Law of Trusts § 157.1 (3d ed. 1967) (footnotes omitted): Dependents

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In Re Shores of Panama, Inc., 387 B.R. 864 (Bankr. N.D. Fla. 2008).

Cited 3 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida | 2008 WL 2156340

into core and non-core proceedings in 28 U.S.C. § 157.[1] The bankruptcy judge is empowered to enter final

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Tom Bush Volkswagen, Inc. v. Kuntz, 429 So. 2d 398 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 35 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1176

correct one. See also Restatement of Restitution § 157(1)(b). The denial of a set-off is reversed. *400

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Miller v. Florida Inland Navigation Dist., 130 So. 2d 615 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1961).

Cited 2 times | Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1961 Fla. App. LEXIS 2770

...Wilton v. St. Johns County, 1929, 98 Fla. 26 , 123 So. 527 , 65 A.L.R. 488 , is strikingly in point on several of the problems presented by this appeal. In that case the county, in carrying out the powers delegated by Section 2785 et seq., C.G.L., now F.S. § 157.01 et seq., F.S.A., brought a petition in eminent domain to acquire a 50-foot right of way over Wilton’s lands, among others, for drainage ditch or canal purposes....

...ve been maintained under those sections of the statutes then in effect (§ 2283 et seq., C.G.L.) relating exclusively to condemnation by counties, because the county was authorized to proceed under the drainage statute, § 2785 et seq., C.G.L. (F.S. § 157.01, F.S.A.)....

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Graves v. Pompano Beach Ex Rel. City Com'n, 74 So. 3d 595 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...cally defines a "development permit" as "[a]ny building permit, zoning permit, plat approval, site plan approval or rezoning, certification, variance, or other action having the effect of permitting development." POMPANO BEACH, FLA., CODE ORDINANCES § 157.01 (emphasis added)....

...A "plat" is defined as: A map or delineated representation of the subdivision of lands, being a complete exact representation of the subdivision and other information in compliance with the requirement of all applicable sections of this chapter and of any local ordinances.... POMPANO BEACH, FLA., CODE ORDINANCES § 157.01 (2009)....

...ve as it was followed with the language "or any other official action ... having the effect of permitting the development of land." Since the City's plat approval "ha[s] the effect of permitting development," see POMPANO BEACH, FLA., CODE ORDINANCES § 157.01, it falls squarely within the Florida Statutes definition of a "development permit." See § 163.3164(8), Fla....

...same as section 163.3164's definition. However, the City's definition of "development permit" contains one key difference from section 163.3164's definition. The City's definition includes a "plat approval." See POMPANO BEACH, FLA., CODE ORDINANCES § 157.01 ("development permit" means "[a]ny building permit, zoning permit, plat approval, site plan approval or rezoning, certification, variance, or other action having the *601 effect of permitting development.") (emphasis added)....

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Graves v. City of Pompano Beach ex rel. City Comm'n, 74 So. 3d 595 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 18739

...fines a “development permit” as “[a]ny building permit, zoning permit, plat approval, site plan approval or rezoning, certification, variance, or other action having the effect of permitting development.” Pompano Beach, Fla., Code Ordinances § 157.01 (emphasis added)....

...A “plat” is defined as: A map or delineated representation of the subdivision of lands, being a complete exact representation of the subdivision and other information in compliance with the requirement of all applicable sections of this chapter and of any local ordinances.... Pompano Beach, Fla., Code Ordinances § 157.01 (2009)....

...as followed with the language “or any other official action ... having the effect of permitting the development of land.” Since the City’s plat approval “ha[s] the effect of permitting development,” see Pompano Beach, Fla., Code Ordinances § 157.01, it falls squarely within the Florida Statutes definition of a “development permit.” See § 163.3164(8), Fla....

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