Florida Statute 153.54 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 153
WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS

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F.S. 153.54

153.54 Preliminary report by county commissioners with respect to creation of proposed district.—Upon receipt of a petition duly signed by not less than 25 qualified electors who are also freeholders residing within an area proposed to be incorporated into a water and sewer district pursuant to this law and describing in general terms the proposed boundaries of such proposed district, the board of county commissioners if it shall deem it necessary and advisable to create and establish such proposed district for the purpose of constructing, establishing or acquiring a water system or a sewer system or both in and for such district (herein called “improvements”), shall first cause a preliminary report to be made which such report together with any other relevant or pertinent matters, shall include at least the following:

(1) A general description of the proposed improvements to be made in such district.

(2) A general estimate of the cost of the proposed improvements.

(3) The present condition of water and sewer facilities in the area comprising such proposed district.

(4) Findings with respect to the necessity or reasonableness of the inclusion of lands proposed to be included within the district with reference to the benefits to be derived or able to be derived by such included lands from such proposed improvements, and the necessity or reasonableness of the exclusion of lands adjacent to or within such proposed district with reference to such benefits.

(5) For the construction of a new proposed central sewerage system or the extension of an existing sewerage system that was not previously approved, the report shall include a study that includes the available information from the Department of Environmental Protection on the history of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems currently in use in the area and a comparison of the projected costs to the owner of a typical lot or parcel of connecting to and using the proposed sewerage system versus installing, operating, and properly maintaining an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system that is approved by the Department of Environmental Protection and that provides for the comparable level of environmental and health protection as the proposed central sewerage system; consideration of the local authority’s obligations or reasonably anticipated obligations for water body cleanup and protection under state or federal programs, including requirements for water bodies listed under s. 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, Pub. L. No. 92-500, 33 U.S.C. ss. 1251 et seq.; and other factors deemed relevant by the local authority.

Such report shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court and shall be open for the inspection of any taxpayer, property owner, qualified elector or any other interested or affected person.

History.—s. 5, ch. 59-466; s. 1, ch. 2006-252; s. 26, ch. 2020-150.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 153.54

Total Results: 20

Evans, Evans v. Gulf Landings Association, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-25

Snippet: litigation. See Montana v. United States, 440 U.S. 147, 153–54 (1979) ("To preclude parties from contesting

CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, etc. v. MIAMI NEW TIMES, LLC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-12-16

Snippet: parts”) (quoting Acosta v. Richter, 671 So. 2d 149, 153-54 (Fla. 1996)). If the legislature “did not

Specialty Hospital-Gainesville, Inc. v. Charles Barth

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-07-15

Snippet: its parts.” Acosta v. Richter, 671 So.2d 149, 153–54 (Fla.1996). Accordingly, “statutory phrases

Anthony Bernard Wiggins v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-08-16

Citation: 253 So. 3d 1196

Snippet: its parts.’” Acosta v. Richter, 671 So. 2d 149, 153-54 (Fla. 1996) (quoting State ex rel. City of Casselberry

Wells v. Wells

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-02-14

Citation: 239 So. 3d 179

Snippet: the husband was entitled to possession." Id. at 153-54 (relying on Hoemke v. Hoemke, 342 So.2d 127 (Fla

ROSE MARIE WELLS, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE v. SANDRA WELLS

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-02-14

Snippet: husband was entitled to possession." Id. at 153-54 (relying on Hoemke v. Hoemke, 342 So. 2d 127 (Fla

Darriue Montgomery v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-11-09

Citation: 230 So. 3d 1256

Snippet: 2001) (quoting Acosta v. Richter, 671 So.2d 149, 153-54 (Fla. 1996)). In 1999, the Florida Legislature

Perez Escalona v. City of Miami Beach

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-09-20

Citation: 227 So. 3d 722, 2017 WL 4158847

Snippet: 3187(6). See Igwe v. City of Miami, 208 So.3d 150, 153-54 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016); Cummins v. Lake Cty. Bd. of

Z.J. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-08-02

Citation: 224 So. 3d 308, 2017 WL 3317998, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 11386

Snippet: days); see also M.D.E. v. State, 206 So.3d 152, 153-54 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016) (accepting State concession

Z.J. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-07-31

Snippet: days); see also M.D.E. v. State, 206 So. 3d 152, 153-54 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016) (accepting State concession

Boatright v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-04-12

Snippet: 2001) (quoting Acosta v. Richter, 671 So. 2d 149, 153-54 (Fla. 1996)). If a statutory provision appears

Boatright v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-04-12

Citation: 218 So. 3d 962, 2017 WL 1363915, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 5018

Snippet: 2001) (quoting Acosta v. Richter, 671 So.2d 149, 153-54 (Fla. 1996)). If a statutory provision appears

John Patrick v. Richard Hess

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-02-16

Citation: 212 So. 3d 1039, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 174, 2017 WL 632259, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 337

Snippet: 2001) (quoting Acosta v. Richter, 671 So.2d 149, 153-54 (Fla. 1996)). Florida enacted the Uniform Enforcement

Jean Charles, Jr., etc. v. Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida, Inc., etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-01-31

Citation: 209 So. 3d 1199, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 79, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 231

Snippet: 2001) (quoting Acosta v. Richter, 671 So.2d 149, 153-54 (Fla. 1996)). The Federal Act “creates a tightly

Indian Creek Country Club, Inc. v. Indian Creek Village

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-01-18

Citation: 211 So. 3d 230, 2017 WL 192013, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 452

Snippet: set forth in Lewis v. Leon Cnty., 73 So.3d 151, 153-54 (Fla. 2011): Although our review is de novo

Morelli v. Chase Home Finance, LLC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-08-22

Citation: 197 So. 3d 651, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 12698, 2016 WL 4437988

Snippet: Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trust Co., 149 So.3d 152, 153-54 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014). REVERSED and REMANDED. BILBREY

Pole v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-08-10

Citation: 198 So. 3d 961, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 12036, 2016 WL 4197955

Snippet: ’ ” (quoting Acosta v. Richter, 671 So.2d 149, 153-54 (Fla.1996))). We also ignored the plain language

Jermaine D. English v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-05-12

Citation: 191 So. 3d 448, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 219, 2016 WL 2755988, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 1005

Snippet: Legislature. .See Acosta v. Richter, 671 So.2d 149, 153-54 (Fla.1996) (“[A] statute should be interpreted

Society for Clinical and Medical Hair etc. v. Department of Health, Board of Medicine

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-12-30

Citation: 183 So. 3d 1138, 2015 WL 9584834

Snippet: Id. (citing Chiles, 711 So.2d at 153-54). The Florida Supreme Court quashed the Third

League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-12-02

Citation: 179 So. 3d 258, 2015 WL 7753054

Snippet: See, e.g., Voinovich v. Quitter, 507 U.S. 146, 153-54, 113 S.Ct. 1149, 122 L.Ed.2d 500 (1993). Consequently