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Approve a Traffic Enforcement Agreement between the City of Clearwater and Coachman Reserve Condominium Association, Inc. to provide the City of Clearwater traffic control jurisdiction of the private roads within the Coachman Reserve Condominium property to authorize Clearwater Police Officers to enforce Florida Uniform Traffic Control Laws and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The Florida Uniform Traffic Control Laws often contain an element requiring the location of the offense be committed while the violator is traveling on a public road or highway. This limits the ability of law enforcement officers to take enforcement action on private roads that are controlled and maintained by a homeowners' association.
The representatives from the Coachman Reserve Condominium Association contacted the Clearwater Police Department requesting additional traffic enforcement of traffic violations that are occurring on the private roads of the Coachman Reserve Condominium Association. The private roads are named Carriage Lane and Lantern Way and are located south of Palmetto Street, in the vicinity between Hercules Avenue and Belcher Road.
Florida State Statute 316.006(2)(b) authorizes a municipality to exercise traffic control jurisdiction over any private roads when the party or parties owning or controlling the private roads authorize such jurisdiction by written agreement approved by the governing body of the municipality.
The Police Department seeks approval of this agreement so it can effectively address traffic complaints that are reported to occur on the private roads of Coachman Reserve Condominium. The City of Clearwater has a similar agreement with the Spring Lake Home Owners Association.
There are no direct costs associated with this agreement.
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