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 Part I. CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS
 SubPart A. CHARTER

  CHARTER APPENDIX A  

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  • CORPORATE LIMITS

    Beginning at the Northeast corner of Section 5, Township 43 South, Range 43 East; thence southerly along the East line of said Section 5 to a point 53 feet South of the North line of Government Lot 8 of said Section 5; thence westerly (parallel to and 53 feet South of the North lines of said Government Lot 8 and Government Lot 7 of said Section 5 and their westerly extension), to the West line of said Section 5; thence northerly along the West line of said Section 5 to the Northeast corner of Section 6, Township 43 South, Range 43 East; thence westerly along the North line of said Section 6 to the Northeast corner of Section 1, Township 43 South, Range 42 East ; thence westerly along the North line of said Section 1 to the East Right-of-Way line of State Road 809 (Military Trail); thence southerly along said Right-of-Way line, a distance of 664 feet; thence easterly, a distance of 678 feet; thence southerly, a distance of 332 feet; thence westerly, a distance of 678 feet to said East Right-of-Way line of State Road 809; thence southerly along said Right-of-Way line, a distance of 332 feet to the North line of the Southwest Quarter (SW ¼) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of said Section 1; thence westerly, a distance of 100 feet to the West Right-of-Way line of said State Road 809; thence southerly along said Right-of-Way line, a distance of 165 feet; thence westerly, a distance of 610 feet; thence northerly, a distance of 165 feet to the Northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of said Section 1; thence easterly, a distance of 610 feet to said West Right-of-Way line of State Road 809; thence easterly, a distance of 100 feet to said East Right-of-Way line of State Road 809; thence southerly along said East Right-of-Way line, a distance of 592 feet to the North Right-of-Way line of State Road 702 (45th Street); thence easterly along said North Right-of-Way, a distance of 200 feet; thence southerly to a point 53 feet South of the centerline of said State Road 702; thence westerly (parallel to and 53 feet South of said centerline), to a point on the West line of said Section 1; thence continue westerly (parallel to and 53 feet South of said centerline), to the East line of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of Section 2, Township 43 South, Range 42 East; thence northerly, a distance of 1,298 feet to the northwestern most corner of Park Avenue (as shown for record in Gramercy Park Unit One and recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 51), thence easterly along the North line of said Gramercy Park Unit One, a distance of 1,320 feet; thence continue easterly 40 feet over a 40-foot wide canal Right-of-Way, as shown on said Gramercy Park Unit One, (said Right-of-Way not being included in the Corporate City Limits) to a point on said East canal Right-of-Way; thence continue easterly 75 feet along said North line of said Gramercy Park Unit One; thence northerly two (2) feet; thence easterly along the North line of Replat of Gramercy Park Unit Two, (as recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 178), and also along the North line of Gramercy Park Unit Three (as recorded in Plat Book 28, Page 12), a distance of 1,172 feet to the West Right-of-Way line of Haverhill Road; thence northerly along an arc of a curve, concave to the West, having a radius of 5,690 feet, an arc distance of 200 feet; thence westerly, a distance of 210 feet; thence northerly, a distance of 491 feet to the South line of E.P.B.-10 Northern Palm Beach County Water Control District Drainage Right-of-Way (as shown for record in Official Record Book 816, Page 238), said South line being 50 feet South of the North line of said Section 2; thence westerly a distance of 721 feet; thence southerly, a distance of 131 feet; thence westerly, a distance of 319 feet to a point on the East Right-of-Way line of a 40-foot wide canal of said Gramercy Park Unit One, (said canal Right-of-Way not being included in the Corporate City Limits), thence westerly across said canal to the West Right-of-Way line of said canal; thence northerly, a distance of 131 feet to the South line of said E.P.B.-10; thence westerly along said South line, a distance of 1,280 feet to the East line of the West Half (W ½) of said Section 2; thence continue westerly a distance of 40 feet along said South line to the East Right-of-Way line of a road recorded in Official Record Book 4445, Page 1342; thence northerly along said East Right-of-Way line, a distance of 50 feet to the North line of said Section 2; thence easterly, along said North line, a distance of 41 feet to the North Quarter (N ¼) corner of said Section 2; thence continue easterly along said North line of Section 2, a distance of 2,062 feet; thence N 01-35-39 E (parallel to and 590 feet West of the East line of Section 35, Township 42 South, Range 42 East), a distance of 2,636 feet to the North line of the South Half (S ½) of said Section 35; thence continue parallel to and 590 feet West of said East line of Section 35, a distance of 390 feet; thence S 88-31-07 E, a distance of 500 feet; thence N 01-49-08 E (parallel to and 90 feet West of said East line of Section 35) a distance of 1,560 feet to the South line of an existing 80-foot Right-of-Way, (as recorded in Official Record Book 1682, Page 467); thence N 88-31-50 W, a distance of 2,564 feet to West line of the East Half (E ½) of said Section 35 and said South line of the 80-foot Right-of-Way; thence continue N 88-31-50 W, a distance of 2,607 feet to the West line of Section 35; said West line also being the East Right-of-Way line of "Florida's Turnpike"; thence N 01-41-24 E, a distance of 695 feet to the Southeast corner of Section 27, Township 42 South, Range 42 East; thence northerly along the East line of said Section 27 to the Northeast corner of said Section 27; thence northerly along the East line of Section 22, Township 42 South, Range 42 East to the southwesterly Right-of-Way line of the Seaboard Coastline Railway; thence northwesterly along said Right-of-Way line to the West line of said Section 22; thence northerly along the East line of Section 21, Township 42 South, Range 42 East to the Northeast corner of said Section 21; thence westerly along the North line of said Section 21 to said southwesterly Right-of-Way line of the Seaboard Coastline Railway; thence northwesterly along said Right-of-Way through Sections 16, 17, 8 and 7, Township 42 South, Range 42 East to the West line of said Section 7; thence southerly along said West line of Section 7 and along the West line of Section 18, Township 42 South, Range 42 East to the southerly Right-of-Way line of West Lake Park Road (Northlake Boulevard); thence westerly and northwesterly along said southerly Right-of-Way line through Section 13, Township 42 South, Range 41 East to the North line of Section 24, Township 42 South, Range 41 East; thence westerly along said southerly Right-of-Way line to the West line of said Section 24; thence southerly along said West line of Section 24 and along the West line of Sections 25 and 36, Township 42 South, Range 41 East to a point 330 feet North of the South line of said Section 36; thence easterly (parallel to and 330 feet North of said South line) to the West line of Section 6, Township 43 South, Range 42 East; thence southerly along the West line of Sections 6, 7, 18 and 19, Township 43 South, Range 42 East to the North Right-of-Way line of State Road 704 (Okeechobee Boulevard); thence easterly along said North Right-of-way line (parallel to and 200 feet North of the South line of said Section 19) to the West line of Section 20, Township 43 South, Range 42 East; thence easterly along said North Right-of-Way line (parallel to and 200 feet North of said South line of Section 20, a distance of 2,891 feet); thence through said Section 20, the following seven (7) courses: (1) North, 673 feet; (2) East, 170 feet; (3) North, 657 feet; (4) East, 678 feet; (54) South, 656 feet; (6) East, 169 feet; (7) South, 674 feet to said North Right-of-Way line of said State Road 704 (Okeechobee Boulevard); thence easterly (parallel to and 200 feet North of said South line of Section 20 and along said North Right-of-Way line) to the East line of said Section 20; thence northerly along said East line of Section 20 and along the West line of Section 21, Township 43 South, Range 42 East, to a point 416 feet South of the North line of said Section 21; thence easterly (parallel to and 416 feet South of said North line of Section 21) to a point 60 feet West of the East line of said Section 21; thence northerly (parallel to and 60 feet West of said East line of Section 21); a distance of 416 feet to the North line of said Section 21; thence easterly along said North line, a distance of 60 feet to the Southwest corner of Section 15, Township 43 South, Range 42 East; thence northerly along the West line of said Section 15, a distance of 100 feet; thence easterly (parallel to and 100 feet North of the South line of said Section 15), a distance of 2,512 feet to the East line of the West Half (W ½) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of said Section 15; thence northerly along said East line, a distance of 3,695 feet; thence easterly (parallel to and 1,485 feet South of the North line of said Section 15), to the West Right-of-Way line of said "Florida's Turnpike"; thence easterly to the West line of Section 14, Township 43 South, Range 42 East; thence southerly along the West line to the Southwest corner of Section 14; thence easterly along the South line of Section 14 to the South Quarter (S ¼) corner of said Section 14; thence northerly along the East line of the West Half (W ½) of said Section 14 to the North Quarter (N ¼) corner of Section 14; thence easterly along the said North line of said Section 14, a distance of 1,995 feet to the southerly extension of the East line of Lot 50, "Subdivision of Section 11" (as recorded in Plat Book 20, Page 53); thence northerly along the East line of said Lot 50, a distance of 100 feet; thence easterly through Lot 49 of said subdivision (parallel to the South line of Section 11, Township 43 South, Range 42 East), a distance of 635 feet to the West Right-of-Way line of Haverhill Road; thence northerly along said West Right-of-Way line, a distance of 1,322 feet to the North line of a 60 foot roadway of said subdivision; thence westerly along said North line, a distance of 634 feet to the Southwest corner of Lot 33 of said subdivision; thence northerly along the West line of said Lot 33, a distance of 666 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot 33; thence easterly along the North line of said Lot 33, a distance of 634 feet to said West Right-of-Way line of Haverhill Road; thence northerly along said West Right-of-Way line to the Northeast corner of "Foxhall" (as recorded in Plat Book 58, Page 12); thence westerly along the North line of said "Foxhall", a distance of 632 feet to the West line of Lot 17 of said "Subdivision of Section 11"; thence northerly along said West line, a distance of 317 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot 17; thence easterly along the North line of said Lot 17, a distance of 18 feet; thence northerly a distance of 317 feet; then westerly, a distance of 265 feet; thence northerly, a distance of 317 feet to the South Right-of-Way line of a 60-foot roadway of said "Subdivision of Section 11"; thence easterly along said South Right-of-Way line, a distance of 897 feet to the West line of Section 12, Township 43 South, Range 42 East; thence southerly along the West line of said Section 12, to the Southwest corner of the North Half (N ½) of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of said Section 12; thence easterly along the South line of the North Half (N ½) of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of said Section 12, to the West line of the East Half (E ½) of said Section 12; thence northerly along said West line of Section 12 to the Southwest corner of the North 660 feet of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of said Section 12; thence easterly along the South line of the North 660 feet of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of said Section 12, a distance of 50 feet to the East Right-of-Way line of State Road 809 (Military Trail); thence southerly, a distance of 4,651 feet to the South line of said Section 12; thence southerly along the East Right-of-Way line, a distance of 2,022 feet; thence westerly, a distance of 100 feet to the West Right-of-Way of said State Road 809 (Military Trail); thence along the South line of a canal (as shown for record in Official Record Book 1138, Page 394) a distance of 623 feet; thence southerly a distance of 627 feet to the North line of the South Half (S ½) of Section 13, Township 43 South, Range 42 East; thence easterly along said North line, a distance of 723 feet to said East Right-of-way line of State Road 809 (Military Trail); thence southerly along said East Right-of-Way line, to the North line of the South Quarter (S ¼) of the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) of said Section 13; thence southerly along said East Right-of-Way line a distance of 195 feet; thence easterly a distance of 173 feet; thence southerly a distance of 260 feet; thence easterly a distance of 37 feet; thence northerly, a distance of 125 feet; thence easterly a distance of 245 feet; thence northerly a distance of 330 feet to said North line of the South Quarter (S ¼) of the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) of Section 13; thence easterly along said North line, a distance of 2,177 feet to the East line of said Section 13; thence southerly along said East line, a distance of 660 feet to the Southeast corner of said Section 13; thence southerly along the East line of Section 24, Township 43 South, Range 42 East, a distance of 40 feet; thence westerly (parallel to and 40 feet South of the North line of said Section 24), a distance of 1,342 feet to the West line of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of said Section 24; thence southerly along said West line, a distance of 7 feet to a point on a curve; thence southwesterly along the arc of said curve, being concave to the Southeast, having a radius of 1,870 feet, a delta of 01-51-15, an arc distance of 61 feet; thence tangent to said curve S 84-30-28 W, a distance of 100 feet; thence westerly along the arc of a curve, concave to the North, having a radius of 1,950 feet, a delta of 06-55-58, an arc distance of 236 feet; thence tangent to said curve N 88-33-34 W, a distance of 593 feet; thence S 02-21-26 W, a distance of 250 feet; thence S 88-33-34 E, a distance of 988 feet to said West line of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of Section 24; thence southerly to the Southwest corner of said Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of Section 24; thence westerly along the South line of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of said Section 24, a distance of 994 feet; thence southerly, a distance of 87 feet to a point on a curve; thence westerly along the arc of said curve, concave to the Northwest, the chord of which bears S 86-07-59 W, having a radius of 1,860 feet and a delta of 07-44-03 an arc distance of 251 feet; thence westerly, a distance of 50 feet to the East Right-of-Way line of said State Road 809 (Military Trail); thence southerly along said East Right-of-Way line, a distance of 100 feet; thence easterly, a distance of 50 feet to a point of curvature; thence continue easterly along the arc of a curve, concave to the Northwest, having a radius of 1,960 feet an arc distance of 165 feet; thence South a distance of 207 feet; thence West a distance of 215 feet to the East Right-of-Way line of said State Road 809 (said East Right-of-Way being 50 feet East of the centerline of State Road 809); thence South, (parallel to the centerline of said State Road 809), a distance of 889 feet; thence East, along the North Right-of-Way line of a 30-foot Right-of-Way (as recorded in Deed Book 883, Page 459), a distance of 1,296 feet; thence South 30 feet across said 30-foot Right-of-Way, said Right-of-Way running East and West, (and not being included in the Corporate City Limits); thence South a distance of 409 feet; thence East, a distance of 1,346 feet to the East line of said Section 24; thence South along said East line of Section 24 to a point which is 1,312 feet South of the East Quarter (E ¼) corner of said Section 24; thence westerly, a distance of 472 feet to the East Right-of-Way line of Indian Road (as recorded in Official Record Book 1101, Page 496); thence southerly along said East Right-of-Way line a distance of 574 feet; thence easterly 135 feet to the East line of the West Half (W ½) of the East Half (E ½) of the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) of said Section 24; thence southerly 635 feet along said East line to the North Right-of-Way line of State Road 704 (Okeechobee Boulevard), said North Right-of-Way being 105 feet North of the South section line of Section 24; thence easterly along said North Right-of-Way line, a distance of 337 feet to the East line of said Section 24; thence South along the East line of Section 24 to the South Right-of-Way line of said State Road 704; thence easterly along the South Right-of-Way line of said State Road 704 to the West line of the East Half (E ½) of Section 29, Township 43 South, Range 43 East; thence southerly along said West line, a distance of 410 feet; thence West, a distance of 50 feet to the West Right-of-Way line of Florida Mango Road (said road not being included in the Corporate City Limits); thence westerly a distance of 142 feet; thence northerly, a distance of 50 feet; thence easterly, a distance of 2 feet; thence northerly, a distance of 50 feet; thence westerly, a distance of 140 feet; thence southerly, a distance of 375 feet; thence easterly, a distance of 280 feet to said West Right-of-Way line of Florida Mango Road (all described lands lying West of said Florida Mango Road being recorded in Official Record Book 969, Page 429); thence easterly, a distance of 50 feet to the East Right-of-Way line of said Florida Mango Road; thence southerly along the West line of the East Half (E ½) of said Section 29 to the South Quarter (S ¼) corner of said Section 29; thence southerly along the West line of the East Half (E ½) of Section 32, Township 43 South, Range 43 East, a distance of 520 feet; thence easterly (parallel with and 520 feet South of the North line of said Section 32) to the West line of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of said Section 32; thence southerly along the West line of the East Half (E ½) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of said Section 32 to the Southwest corner of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of said Section 32; thence easterly along the South line of the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of said Section 32 to the East line of said Section 32; thence southerly along the East line of said Section 32 to the Northeast corner of Section 5, Township 44 South, Range 43 East; thence southerly along the East line of Sections 5 and 9, Township 44 South, Range 43 East, to the West Right-of-Way line of the Seaboard Coastline Railway; thence southeasterly along said West Right-of-Way line to the centerline of the West Palm Beach Canal; thence southerly and easterly, following the centerline of said canal, to the waters of Lake Worth; thence continue easterly to the centerline of the channel of said Lake Worth; thence northerly following the centerline of said channel, to a point directly East of the Point of Beginning; thence westerly to the West shoreline of said Lake Worth; thence westerly along the North line of Sections 3 and 4, Township 43 South, Range 43 East to the Point of Beginning. (All references to Deed Books and Plat Books are shown for record in the Official Records of Palm Beach County, Florida.)

(Laws of Fla. ch. 73-655, § 1; Ord. No. 2509-92, § 1, 1-13-1992)