§ 11. General provisions.

(1)

Charter amendments. This charter may be amended in accordance with the provisions for charter amendments as specified in the Municipal Home Rule Powers Act, F.S. ch. 166, as the same be amended from time to time, or its successor, or as may otherwise be provided by general law. The form, content, and certification of any petition to amend shall be established by ordinance.

State Law reference— Charter amendments, F.S. § 166.031.

(2)

Standards of conduct. All elected officials and employees of the village shall be subject to the standards of conduct for public officers and employees set by general law. In addition, the village council shall, no later than six months from the effective date of incorporation, establish by ordinance a code of ethics for officials and employees of the village which may be supplemental to general law, but in no case may such an ordinance diminish the provisions of general law. The intent of this provision of the charter is to require more stringent standards than those provided under general law.

(3)

Height restrictions. The maximum height of a structure in the village, as defined in the code, shall be 35 feet, excluding chimneys, spires and steeples on structures utilized for institutional and public uses only, radio or television antennas, flagpoles, solar apparatus and utility poles, excluding the replacement of a structure to existing height if destroyed by a natural disaster and providing for a variance procedure.

(Ord. No. 07-02, § 2, 2-8-2007, referendum 5-15-2007)