Sarasota County Charter, February 2022

February 2022 edition 20 3.9 Siesta Key Beach Road as Public Right of Way. The County shall rescind the vacation of, or re-acquire, Beach Road on Siesta Key as it existed on January 1, 2016, and shall not vacate or sell this County-owned road segment(s) or right of way. The County shall provide maximum right of way use of Beach Road for public access, including vehicular use and viewing of waterfront vistas. The County shall make Beach Road accessible to mobility impaired persons. (Added 11/6/2018.) (Pursuant to Cosentino v. Sarasota County, Case No. 2016-CA2929-NC, Section 3.9 has been held invalid in its entirety.) 3.10 Preserve County-Owned Parks, Preserves, Beach and Water Access and Waterfront Vistas. The County shall not sell, and shall retain ownership of, Countyowned Parks and Preserves, and shall not vacate or sell Countyowned road segments or rights of way along or abutting any beach, river, creek, canal, lake, bay, gulf access or waterfront vista. The County shall encourage maximum right of way use for public access and viewing of waterfront vistas. Whenever feasible, the County shall make these areas accessible to mobility impaired persons. (Added 11/6/2018.) (Pursuant to Cosentino v. Sarasota County, Case No. 2016-CA-2929-NC, the first sentence of Section 3.10 has been held invalid.) ARTICLE IV SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT A mandatory recycling program for all residential and commercial customers of the unincorporated area of Sarasota County shall be provided pursuant to ordinance. (Added 11/6/1990 and Amended 11/3/1992 and 8/31/2004.) ARTICLE V FINANCE AND TAXATION Section 5.1 Special Powers. The Board of County Commissioners shall have all powers to accomplish county and municipal purposes within the

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