It is declared to be the intent of the board of county commissioners that if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Code or any ordinance is for any reason held or declared to be unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such holding or invalidity shall not affect the...

The provisions appearing in this Code, so far as they are the same as those of ordinances existing at the time of the adoption of this Code, shall be considered as a continuation thereof and not as new enactments.

We, the people of Brevard County, residing in the constituent State of Florida of the United States of America, grateful for and secure in our protected individual rights, and in affirmation of dedication to the Constitutions and laws of the United States and of the State of Florida, do ordain and...

Brevard County shall be a body corporate and politic. The corporate name shall be Brevard County. The county seat and boundaries shall be those designated by the law on the effective date of this Charter.

The powers granted by this Home Rule Charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the charter government. The enumeration of certain rights and powers in this charter shall not limit, deny or disparage the right of the people of Brevard County to the fullest measure of home rule authority...

The County, operating under this Charter, shall have all special powers and duties which are not inconsistent with this Charter, heretofore granted by State or Federal law to the Board of County Commissioners, and shall have such additional county and municipal powers as may be required to fulfill...

Subject to the reserved powers of the people under Article 5 of this Charter, the County shall have all necessary powers to levy taxes and to accomplish county and municipal purposes. Property situated within municipalities shall not be subject to taxation for services rendered by the County...

The County shall have the power and authority to assume and perform all functions and obligations now or hereinafter performed by any municipality, special district or agency whenever such municipality, special district or agency shall request the performance or transfer of the function to the...

This Charter hereby establishes the separation between legislative and executive functions of Brevard County government. The establishment and adoption of policy shall be the responsibility of the Board of County Commissioners and the execution of that policy shall be the responsibility of the...

The provisions of this Charter are not intended, and shall not be construed, to conflict with the Constitution of the State of Florida, general law, or special law approved by vote of the electorate.

Except as otherwise provided by State or Federal law, municipal ordinances shall prevail over County ordinances to the extent of any conflict. To the extent that a County ordinance which is specifically applicable to the incorporated area and a municipal ordinance shall cover the same subject...

No provision of this Charter adopted after December 1, 2010, which conflicts with, transfers, or limits any function, service, power, or authority of a municipality within Brevard County, shall apply to a municipality affected unless a majority of the voters in the municipality voting in a...

The board of county commissioners finds and determines that: (1) Due to the "loopholes" existing under F.S. § 849.0931, there is a need for county regulation in order to assure the ability of charitable, nonprofit and veterans organizations engaged in charitable, civic, community, benevolent...

In this article the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein, unless the context otherwise requires: Actual business expenses are those authorized expenses that have a direct bearing on and are necessary to the conduct of a bingo game and related...

(a) It is the intent of the board of county commissioners that all phases of the regulation, licensing and supervision of bingo be closely controlled and the law pertaining hereto be strictly construed and rigidly enforced, to the end that commercialization in all its forms be discouraged,...

Responsibility for administration and enforcement of this article is vested in the county.

No person may, without a license issued in accordance with section 10-116 : (1) Conduct a bingo game or a series of bingo games. (2) Lease any premises of any type for the conduct of bingo. (3) Sublease any premises to another person for the purpose of playing or conducting bingo....

(a) In addition to the other requirements set forth in this section an authorized organization, associational group or organization, charitable organization or lessor may only obtain a license when such entity or person can demonstrate that: (1) Such person or organization has been a...

No license shall be issued to: (1) A person if the designated representative or any of the principal officers or directors thereof has within five years of the date of the application, been convicted of any misdemeanor involving a theft or illegal gambling, or of any felony under the laws of...

Application. A person desiring to obtain a license under this article shall file with the county a sworn application on forms supplied by the county. The designated representative or officer of the applying person shall file the application and execute the oath. The application shall contain at...