HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-313 RESOLUTION NO. 09-313
COMMUNITY RENEWAL ACT
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made
the following determinations:
1. On June 1, 2009, Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed into law, Chapter 2009-
96, Laws of Florida, more commonly known as the "Community Renewal Act" (the "Act").
2. The Act provides that in recognition of the 2009 real estate market conditions,
any local government issued development order or permit that has an expiration date of
September 1, 2008 through January 1, 2012, may be eligible to be extended and renewed for
a period of two (2) years following its date of expiration.
3. The Act further provides that the request for statutory extension must be
timely made in writing by December 31, 2009; identify the specific authorization for which
the extension is requested, the intended use of the extension and the anticipated time frame
for acting on the authorization.
4. Further, pursuant to the Act, the request for statutory extension must be
reviewed by Growth Management staff and found not to be insignificant noncompliance with
the original St. Lucie County development order granting approval.
5. This Board has joined with other local governments to file suit challenging the
constitutionality of the Act. The suit is currently pending in the Circuit Gourt for Leon
County.
6. It is necessary to establish a fee to offset the cost of processing the
extension requests.
7. The amounts of the fees established below were established based on
testimony from the County's Growth Management Director and Code Compliance Manager.
8. The Growth Management Director and Building Official are authorized to
process extension requests by administrative order.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. The following fee schedule shall apply for processing of requests for extensions
under the Act:
- County Issued Developer Orders (site
plan approvals, PUD approvals, plat approvals) $500.00
- Building Permits $ 75.00
2. This Resolution shall be effective on the same day the Act became effective.
After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows:
Pauta A. Lewis, Chair AYE
Charles Grande, Vice Chair AYE
Chris Dzadovsky AYE
Doug Coward AYE
Chris Craft AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 10th day of November 2009.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Deputy Clerk Chair
APPROVE AS TO FORM AND
CO ECTN 55:
6Y:
County t rney