Ordinance 79-102 O~:~D~.NAN¢]~ ,~0.. ?~-10,~ ,.
AN , ~ENCY O~CE P~OH~B~T~N~ ~
OF R~ F~ O~ CE~ F~ ~E FZ~S
~ URB~ZING PORTION OF GOLDFN GA~ ESTA~S
(1/4) MILE OF ~ ~SIDENCE O~ OCC~IED S~UC-
~ ~I~N ~ ~INCO~O~D ~ OF CO~lE~
CO~ ~ PROVIDIN~ DEFINITIONS; PROVIDI~= EX~P
TIONS; DEWING ~ ~CEN~; P~VIDINC
TIES; S~BIL~; PROVIDING ~ E~CTI~ DA~.
~S, concern has been e~ressed by residents
Co~=y as ~o =h~ discharsins of firea~ in ~he urbantzins
=ion of Colden Ga=e Es=aces and in che ~cini=y o~ residences
and ~ellinss in Collier Co~=y, and;
~S, =he discharse of fiream ~=hin =he ~ban~z~ns
pot=ions sE ~lden Ga=e Es=aCes and In =he ~c~nt~y of
and =hrea= =o =ha lives, sa~e=y, well bein~ and welfare of =he
residen=s of Collier Co~=y, and;
~S, th~s con~uc= and ac=ivi=y cons=i=u=es a p~lic
e~rsency =hrea=en~n8 =he heal=h, wel[are and safe=y of
ci=izens and residen=s of Collier Co~=y.
NOW ~FO~, BE IT O~AI~D b~ =he Boerd of
~esioners of Collier Co~=y, Florida:
8ec=~on 1. ~,fin~=ion.
U~bani~n2 Dorcign ,of .~.den G~ce EaC~Ce~= ~aC port,on o~
~lden ~aCe Estates lying south of I~kalea ~ad ~d west of
a line approxi~cely 1/2 ~le sas= of Wilson Boulevard.
Section 2. Unlawful. AcCivi,Cie,s.
A. ~e discharge of ~y rim ~ire or cencer ~ire
t~e o~ firea~ or of any shoc greater in size than sC~-
dard ~ shoC from a sho~ is hereby prohibiced wiChin
~he ~banizin8 portion of ~lden Cace EsCaces. as hereto-
fore described.
B. ~e disc~rge of any shoC~ ~hin one-q~rCer
~/~) ~l~of any residence. ~ell'ing or occupied sc~c-
-- w~ the ~inco~orated area of ~llier ~ y
Section 3. ExcepCi0ns= The foregoing prohibitions shall not
app17 to the following:
A. An7 person lawfull7 defending life or propertT.
B. Any person performing official duties requiring
the discharge of firearms.
C. Any individual or person discharging any fire
arms or shotguns on an approved and licensed shooting
range.
Section 4. Penalty: Any person violatinS Chis Ordinance shall
be punished as provided by law.
Section 5. Emergency: Be it declared that an emergency exists
and the immediate enactment of this Ordinance is necessary,
therefore, notice requirements are waived andthis Ordinance
shall Cake effect immediately upon its placement in the United
States mail to the Secretary of State.
Section 6. Severability: The provisions of this Ordinance are
severable and it is the intention to confer the whole or any part
of the powers herein provided for and if any of the provisions of
this Ordinance shall be held unconstitutional by any couzt of
competent Jurisdiction, the decision of such coumt shall not
affect or impair any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance.
It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this
Ordinance would have been adopted had such unconstitutional
provision not been included therein.
Section ?. Effective Date: This Ordinance shall become effec-
tive immediately upon adoption and filing as provided by law.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 18th day of December, 1979.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
App n'n & I ffi¢iency
This ordinance filed with the Secretary of State's Office the 26th day of
December and acknowledgenent of that filin~ received this 28th day of
Dcccmber, 1979.
STATE OFiF~ORIDA )
COUNTY OFiCOLLIER )
I, WILLIAM ~. REAGAN, Clerk of Courts in and for the
Twentieth ~udtcial Circuit, Collier County, F)orida, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true original o(~
ORDINANCE NO. 7g-~,O~ _ .....
which was mdopted by the Board of County Commtsst'oners during
Regular Session... .~.ember 18 , 1979, v~a emergency pz~es.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the ~oard of County
Commissioners of Collier County, F]ori'da, t~ls"lS~th day of
I)ecember . , lg7g.
WILLIAM J, REAGAN
Clerk of Courts and Clerk
Ex-officio to Eoard of
County Commissioners