February 2022 edition 18 Section 3.4 Ordinance Procedure. Ordinances shall be adopted in the manner prescribed by general law for the adoption of ordinances in non-charter counties. A copy of all ordinances shall be filed with the Office of the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners. Section 3.5 Ordinance Violations. Persons violating County ordinances shall be prosecuted and punished as provided by law. Section 3.6 Construction of Laws. The powers granted by this Charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the Charter government. The specified powers in this Charter shall not be construed as limiting, in any way, the general or specific powers of the government as stated in this Article. It is the intent of this article to grant to the Charter government full power and authority to exercise all governmental powers necessary for the effective operation and conduct of the affairs of the Charter government. (Renumbered 8/31/2004.) Section 3.7 Citizens' Rights to Judicial Relief. Should any elected or appointed official fail to carry out his or her respective duties as delineated in this Charter, any citizen of the County shall have the right to seek any appropriate judicial writ from a court of competent jurisdiction. (Renumbered 8/31/2004.) Section 3.8 Zoning Disclosure. (a) All persons or entities applying for rezoning, special exceptions or variances, shall disclose the true ownership interests in any property sought to be rezoned and shall further disclose the true parties in interest in any corporation, trust, partnership, limited partnership or any legal entity of any type in their zoning application. (Added 9/1/1992, Amended 3/14/2000.) (b) No applications will be accepted by the Sarasota County Planning Commission, or any other County Commission Board relating to zoning or any other form of land use change unless it is presented on official County forms. Forms shall include, but are not limited to, disclosure forms for corporations, trusts, partnerships, limited partnerships, option contracts, contract purchasers, or any other option and shall disclose all owners
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