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SOUTH FLORIDA UN-SENTINEL 4B Sunday, November 6, 2005 LOCAL Broward court proceedings return Monday NOTICE OF REZONING THE CITY OF MARGATE, FLORIDA, PROPOSES TO ADOPT THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4.2 OF APPENDIX A OF THE MARGATE THE CITY CODE. AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP PROVIDED THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY TO BE REZONED FROM M-1A (INDUSTRIAL PARK) TO (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL), LOCATED AT 1690-1700 BANKS ROAD, MARGATE (LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 2, BLOCK 3, AND LOTS 7 8, BLOCK 3, CENTRAL PARK OF COMMERCE; PLAT BOOK 119, PAGE 27, PUBLIC RECORDS OF BROWARD COUNTY); PROVIDING FOR REPEAL' PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Officials hope to keep chaos to a minimum corner," Maurice said, adding that cracked or weakened windows have continued to break. He estimated the damage at $6 million. Ross said he thought his office would be unsalvageable when he first saw it after the storm.

"It's been a monumental effort," Ross said. "The damage was very bad, widespread. I didn't know we'd come this far in this short of time." people will pay fines on the Internet at www.browardcler-k.org. Traffic fines that were due have been granted an extension until Nov. 21, he said.

Judges' dockets will be expanded over the next few weeks or months to meet the backlog, Forman said. The courthouse roof was damaged and windows on the south and east walls were blown out during the hurricane causing extensive water damage to courtrooms and offices, said Ed Maurice, director of construction management for the Broward County Public Works Department. "We're still finding more damage every time we turn a Dale Ross. "If you're on the docket you need to be here, that includes jurors." Jurors with Oct. 24 to Nov.

4 start dates have been excused from service. Court administrators are expecting chaos as hundreds of people scramble to pay fines and inquire about missed court dates, but they're hoping to keep it at an organized level, said Clerk of Courts Howard Forman. To ease courthouse congestion, Forman is urging people who missed court dates during the closure to stay home Monday, and instead wait to be notified by mail of rescheduled court dates. He also is hoping sylg up. i till by Tonya Alanez AfUVRI Broward County courts will be back in session Monday, two weeks after Hurricane Wilma blew out numerous windows and tore up the roof of the main courthouse.

Court proceedings previously set for Nov. 7 will be heard Monday. "We're going to do business as normal," said Chief Judge Tonya Alanez can be reached at or 954-356-4542. THIS AREA I WW. It IT.

i 4ri MRQTf COCOXli 3 ATLANTIC a-Vo C- CANAL Guesswork after storm slows county planning DAMAGE Hillsboro Blvd. fOREST IV0. Parkland SWIOSt Deerfield Beach s9 fit Coconut Creek Wiles Rd. PAIM BEACH COUNT? Irowaro COUNTY Broward County's unsafe structures Broward County officials say this map shows where homes and buildings suffered significant roof or structural damage during Hurricane Wilma. Lighthouse Point a Sample Rd.

G3 Copans Rd. 5 Coral Springs i Royal Palm Blvd. mdr9dle Pompano Beach r. Atlantic Blvd. McNab Rd.

Tamarac North Lauderdale Deemed unsafe to occupy until repairs are made Lauderdale -by-the-Sea Cypress Creek Rd. Commercial Blvd. Oakland Park 8 Lauderhill Sunrise (S) 2 MILES Oakland Park Blvd. mmm A Public Hearing on the proposal will be held by the Margate City Commission on Wednesday, November 16, and Thursday, December 1, 2005, at 7:30 PM in the City Commission Chambers, 5790 Margate Boulevard, Margate, Florida. Said ordinance may be inspected at the office of the City Clerk, 5790 Margate Boulevard, Margate, Florida.

All interested persons may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance. a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Ciy Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based, (anyone desiring a verbatim transcript shall have the responsibility, at hisher own expense, to arrange for the transcript). Any person with a disability requiring auxiliary aids and services for this meeting may call the City Clerk's office at 954-972-6454 with their request at least two business days prior to the date of the meeting. CITY OF MARGATE, FLORIDA Judith A. Kilgore, CMC Wilton Manors Sunrise Blvd.

0 2- a Lauderdale Lakes Sunrise Blvd. a Fort Broward Blvd. 3 (m) Plantation Lauderdale 1 Saddle ClubRd Indian Trace Weston Davie Blvd. 8J 4 2 si! Davie Griffin Rd. UCOl.ll City Clerk Stirling Rd.

Cooper City 2 ft? A St 1 Hollywood i Pembroke Pines Pines Blvd. Hollywood BlvcL Hallandale 5 SI Beach Blvd. Pembroke Park Hallandale Pembroke Rd. Miramar Pkwy. Miramar 8R0WARD COUNTY MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SOURCES: Broward County Staff graphicRenee Kwok UNSAFE STRUCTURES CITY OF OAKLAND PARK LEGAL NOTICE A Public Hearing before the Oakland Park City Commission will be held Wednesday, November 16, 2005, 6:30 P.M.

or as soon thereafter as may be heard, in the Commission Chambers of City Hall at 3650 NE 12th Avenue, Oakland Park, Florida, to consider the following: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE FOR THE NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS 85' MONOPOLE TOWER, FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3500 NW 10TH AVENUE, OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN AND CONTAINING 0.50 GROSS ACRES MORE OR LESS; APPROVAL OF THE CITY COMMISSION IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONAL USE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 24-1 65(C) AND SECTION 24-248, CHAPTER 24 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS ON THE HERETOFORE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. As of Friday, there were at least 4,635 unlivable homes in Broward County, according to a survey of city officials. Four cities and unincorporated Broward County did not report the number of unlivableunsafe residential units. Total Residential CONTINUED FROM PAGE IB ers, like Fort Lauderdale, only mustered a list of addresses, without distinguishing the type of structure or the number of units affected. "This is the fastest way for us to do a complete review of our city," said city spokesman David Hebert, adding his town had 27 teams assessing damage.

Earlier in the week, Coconut Creek reported nearly 400 un-livable mobile homes. On Friday, City Manager John Kelly called that a "guesstimate" and said the real number is 42 destroyed mobile homes. The county cannot develop a housing plan without knowing how much need is out there. "It's so obvious there's no plan in Broward County," said Jill Schwartz, of Bethesda, who, by long distance, has been desperately trying to find new places for her divorced mother and father to live. Schwartz said her mother, Linda Levy, is still in her storm-ravaged condo in Boca Raton.

Her father, Danny Blatt, is sleeping in his car outside his Century Village apartment in Deerfield Beach. They are afraid to leave their unprotected homes without knowing what the government is going to do for them. "They're not going to fly up here with no plan," Schwartz said. "Nothing's boarded up. They have no windows." Jill Igert, housing coordinator for the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said, "Finding space for families in multi-unit buildings is our biggest obstacle." FEMA relies "on our local counterparts to tell us what would work in a community," said agency spokeswoman Frances Marine.

"With mobile home owners or people renting pads, if they've got a destroyed mobile home, that's a quick fix," she said. "We can pull the damaged unit off and do a replacement for those who are FEMA eligible. For single-family homeowners or duplexes, if there's space for a travel trailer, that's a quick fix. We can put a travel trailer there while repairs are made." In addition to helping officials plan for immediate housing needs, knowing which buildings survived the storm is essential for the future, according to Ricardo Alvarez, an architect and expert in the area of damage mitigation and vulnerability assessments. "This is the best chance you really have to practice something called mitigation, reducing potential damage before it happens," said Alvarez, an adjunct professor at Florida International University who has been contracted by FEMA after past storms to do hurricane mitigation.

"Instead of putting things back as they were, we need to ask, 'What can I do to make this wall or roof stronger than it was Why leave as it was before? You know it's going to be damaged." Hugh Willoughby, of FIU's International Hurricane Research Center, said it might be a good idea for cities to analyze which apartments, condos, houses and mobile homes failed and force owners of similar structures to strengthen or replace the roofs now. City inspectors, struggling to get a handle on the current crisis, said they may in the future use the data for that kind of analysis. -i i 1 ill ri 5rjca t. baji ir is CON lryf If i i r1 7 a rsvbs fjf Twtr KHrrm JMt YW I A.tnt ll NHMBlrnilMiM Cf CimW.i P-r; NovMrfn. MM Structures Units City Tagged Affected Description Coconut Creek 42 42 All 42 are mobile homes.

Cooper City 0 0 No unsafe structures reported. Coral Springs 76 42 Includes 41 commercial structures, 35 single-family homes and 7 apartmentcondo buildings. Dania Beach 106 135 Includes 92 mobile homes, 7 single-family homes, 5 commercial structures and 2 apartmentcondo buildings. Davie 719 unavailable Includes 634 mobile homes, 38 apartmentcondo buildings and 46 single-family homes. Deerfield Beach 100 684 Includes 70 mobile homes and 24 apartmentcondo buildings and 6 commercial structures.

Fort Lauderdale 120 350 No breakdown provided. Hallandale Beach 73 77 Includes 40 single family homes, 30 mobile homes and 6 commercial structures. Hillsboro Beach 0 0 No unsafe structures reported. Hollywood 26 158 Includes 1 2 mobile homes, 8 apartmentcondo buildings, 4 single- family homes and 2 commercial structures. Lauderdale Lakes 110 600 Includes 54 commercial structures, 31 apartmentcondo buildings and 26 mobile homes.

Lauderhill 71 721 Includes 44 apartmentcondo buildings and 1 single-family home. Lighthouse Point 4 40 Includes 2 apartmentcondo buildings and 2 commercial structures. Margate 219 294 Includes 172 mobile homes, 1 10 apartmentcondo buildings, 13 commercial structures and 1 2 single-family homes. Miramar 21 unavailable Includes 15 mobile homes, 4 single-family homes and 2 apartmentcondo North Lauderdale 40 232 Includes 15 apartmentcondo buildings, 8 mobile homes and 1 single- family home. Oakland Park 27 332 Includes 1 9 apartmentcondo buildings, 5 commercial structures, 2 single-family homes and one mobile home.

Parkland 0 0 No unsafe structures reported. Pembroke Park 287 326 Includes 270 mobile homes, 1 4 apartmentcondo buildings and 3 commercial structures. Pembroke Pines 58 unavailable Includes 39 mobile homes, 13 commercial structures and 6 apartmentcondo buildings. Plantation 42 158 Includes 16apartmentcondo buildings, 1 5 mobile homes, 6 commercial structures and 5 single-family homes. PompanoBeach 40 ,190 Includes 20 mobile homes, 11 commercial structures, 5 apartmentcondo buildings and 4 single-family homes.

Southwest Ranches 0 0 No unsafe structures reported. Sunrise 80 unavailable Includes 48 apartmentcondo buildings, 24 single-family homes and 8 commercial structures. Tamarac 16 155 Includes 1 5 single-family homes and 1 commercial structure. Weston 0 0 No unsafe structures reported. West Park 15 15 Includes 15 single-family homes.

Wilton Manors 30 84 Includes 20 mobile homes, 8 apartmentcondo buildings and 2 single- family homes. Unincorporated unavailable Building type not specified. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the above City Commission with respect to any matter considered at such hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. All interested parties are invited to attend and be heard with respect to the above. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk's office at 954.561 .6231 at least two days prior to the date of hearing.

a Nancy Irene Ball, CMC, City Clerk Totals 2333 4635 Source: City officials. Not shown are Lighthouse Point, Lazy Lake Village and Sea Ranch Lakes. year after year, he said. "It's a 'pay me a little bit now, or a lot later' type situation," Willoughby said. Sallie James, Georgia East, Chris Young and Scott Wyman contributed to this report.

Shannon O'Boye can be reached at or 954-385-7912. Meteorologists are predicting an increase in hurricane landfalls for the next 10 or 15 years. Without strengthening the existing housing stock, South Florida could see Hurricane Wilma-type destruction Staff Writers Kevin Smith,.