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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-012ORDINANCE NO. 12-012 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTY; ESTABLISHING AN EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN AD VALOREM TAXATION FOR ALLIED NEW TECHNOL06IES, 9549 RAN6ELINE ROAD, PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA, AN EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING BUSINESS; PROVIDING THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE AVAILABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAX SOURCES FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND THE AMOUNT OF ESTIMATED REVENUE FROM THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR WHICH WOULD BE LOST BECAUSE OF THE EXEMPTION GRANTED TO ALLIED NEW TECHNOL06IES; PROVIDING AN EXPIRATION DATE OF THE EXEMPTION FROM THE DATE OF BOARD ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A FINDING THAT ALLIED NEW TECHNOL06IES MEETS THE DEFINITION OF AN EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING BUSINESS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE 0 U ~ z ~ O ~ o U a W_ F LL ~O ~~ ~Fo~ vZ~Wo =~~~o HO~ar~ ~V°aw fnWv° W ~ N ~ Z =J~YD wZ#go oa~~W ~y~o~ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA: ARTICLE I This Ordinance shnll be known as County Ordinance No.12-012 "Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption -Allied New Technologies." ARTICLE II Procedure After consideration of the report of the Property Appraiser and in accordance with the procedure set forth in County Ordinance 92-24, "Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Regulations of St. Lucie County, Florida", the Board grants and establishes an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the assessed value of equipment and building improvements for Allied New Technologies, 9549 Rangeline Road, Port St. Lucie, Florida, in accordance with the following exemption phase out schedule: Year 1 (Fiscal Year 2011-12) - 100% Year 2 - 100% Year 3 - 100% Year 4 - 100% Year 5 - 100% Year 6 - 80% Year 7 - 60% Year 8 - 40% Year 9 - 20% ARTICLE III Ad Valorem Tax Revenues Total revenues are available to the County for the current fiscal year from ad valorem tax sources is $114,851,173.00. Revenues lost to the County for the current fiscal year by ad valorem tax exemptions under this section currently in effect are $67,239.00. Revenues to be lost by granting of this exemption for the current fiscal year are estimated to be $245,342.00. ARTICLE IV Expiration Dnte The Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption granted to Allied New Technologies, an existing business, shall be for nine (9) years from the date of Board adoption of this Ordinance. ARTICLE V indi The Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, f finds that Allied New Technologies is an expansion of an existing business as defined by St. Lucie County Ordinance No. 92-24 and Section 196.012(16), Florida Statutes. The Board reserves the right to repeal the exemption if Allied New Technologies no longer satisfies the criteria set out above. ARTICLE VI Severability If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason found void, invalid, unlawful, or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, independent, and severable provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. ARTICLE VII Effective Date This Ordinance shall take effect upon receipt of notice of filing from the Secretary of State. ARTICLE VIII Adoption After motion and second, the vote on this Ordinance was as follows: Chairman Tod Mowery AYE Vice Chair Paula A. Lewis AYE " : `~~ ..3 /4. R. ..I. Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE ~' ~ ~ +...: . ~_ Commissioner Chris Craft AYE "~ ~°'< - .~ti ~t~S. n15 a''~ / PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 3~d day of July 2012. ~ 44,E ,, `" s',; ,,°! ATTEST: ~.. ~. BOARD OF COUNTY CO IDN~RS,~,_-u '" ~~~ r E ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORICfA':, , „- ~~ t~ i7i, ~" r~- - ~ ~~~` {. ~. i Chairman ~ ~ - PROVED AS TO FORM AND ~RRECTNESS: RICK SCOTT Governor July 19, 2012 <~° ~ _ FLORIDA DEPARTMENT O~STATE -----~, KEN DETZNER Secretary of State t ,~U~. 2 5 201 Honorable Joseph E. Smith Clerk of the Circuit Court St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 Attention: Ms. Kelly Phelan, Executive Recording Secretary Dear Mr. Smith: Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your letter Sated July 16, 2012 and certified copies of St. Lucie County Ordinance Nos. 12-011 and 12-012, which were filed in this office on July 19, 2012. Sincerely, ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ i~~f~~ ~ -, Liz Cloud t~% Program Administrator LC/elr R. A. Gray Building 500 South Bronough Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 ~~ ~,~. Telephone: (850) 245-6270 • Facsimile: (850) 488-9879 www.dos.state.fl.us