Key West Cruise Ship Ban

Key West commissioners on Monday directed their attorney to draft ordinances limiting local cruise ship operations mirroring city voter-approved measures recently overturned by state lawmakers.

Key west cruise ship ban. The measures in part prohibit ships. Large cruise ships have won their battle with idyllic Key West. Key West residents approved a ban on cruise ships carrying more than.

The first talks about the key west ban on cruise ships has begun in Florida. Key West voters in November overwhelmingly approved three measures to limit the number of daily cruise ship visitors and the size of cruise ships. The three proposals effectively ban large cruise ships from Key West.

Key West Florida has voted to ban large cruise ships Danny LehmanGetty Images On Election Day residents of Key West voted to ban large cruise ships from docking in the city. 12-year-old skateboarder to become one of historys youngest Olympians. This means that cruise ships will be able to keep sailing to and docking in Key West.

An effort to overturn a 2020 vote by Key West residents to limit cruise ship operations was approved Thursday by the Florida Senate in a 25-14 vote. Key West commissioners revisit Floridas cruise ship restrictions. The bill will retroactively ban three Key West referendums approved by 60 of voters in November.

Following Key West voting to ban cruise ships scheduled stops are being cancelled. TALLAHASSEE Key West commissioners have directed their attorney to draft ordinances limiting local cruise ship operations. Wells letter points out that state law voided Key Wests cruise ship referendums and the city has not yet passed ordinances to replace those voided referendums meaning the mayor unilaterally acted to dictate city policy regarding the November referenda restrictions which have been invalidated under state law without an approving vote of the city commission.

There is a new bill proposed in the the Florida Senate which aims to circumvent the restrictions put in place in Key West. The measures cap the number of persons disembarking to a total of 1500 per day and prohibit ships with capacity for 1300 or more persons passengers and crew from disembarking. Key West city commissioners took up the subject of cruise ships Monday for the first time since Gov.