§ 2-8-31. Lexington Community Development District.

(a)

Establishment. There is hereby established the Lexington Community Development District which shall be governed by the uniform community development district charter as set forth in Sections 190.006—190.041, Florida Statutes, to perform the functions contained in the petition attached to Ord. No. 03-55 as Exhibit "A".

(b)

Boundaries. The boundaries of the Lexington Community Development District are those described in the metes and bounds description attached to Ord. No. 07-45 as Exhibit "B".

(c)

Initial board of supervisors. The following five (5) persons are designated as the initial members of the board of supervisors for the Lexington Community Development District: Frank Herold, Bruce Reid, Britt Williams, Reace Williams, and Peter Mason.

(d)

Charter. The Lexington Community Development District shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, specifically its uniform general law in Sections 190.006—190.041, Florida Statutes, as amended. The district shall have, and the district board may exercise, subject to the regulatory jurisdiction and permitting authority of all applicable governmental bodies, agencies, and special districts having authority with respect to any area included in the petition and Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, any or all of the special powers set forth in Section 190.012(1), Florida Statutes.

(e)

County comprehensive plan and county land development code compliance. The Lexington Community Development District shall be governed by the development standards of the Manatee County Comprehensive Plan and the Manatee County Land Development Code on its construction projects in the same manner as a private developer. The community development district will be required to obtain all necessary federal, state, and local permits including but not limited to site plan approval and building permits for any construction it undertakes. All infrastructure shall conform to Manatee County standards.

(f)

County rights of termination, contraction, expansion, and limitation. All rights of Manatee County to terminate, contract, expand, or otherwise limit or affect the district as set forth in Section 190.046, Florida Statutes, are hereby specifically reserved.

(g)

No development rights conferred. Adoption of this section by the board confers no development rights to any lands included within the district, and any and all development within the district must obtain all necessary approvals and conform to all applicable requirements of the Manatee County Comprehensive Plan, the Manatee County Land Development Code, and all other applicable laws and regulations.

(Ord. No. 03-55, §§ 3—8, 10-7-03; Ord. No. 07-45, §§ 3, 5, 3-27-07)