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June 2009
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Officials of County ........................................... iii
Preface ..................................................... v
Adopting Ordinance ......................................... vii
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PART I
CODE OF ORDINANCES
Chapter
1-1 General Provisions ..................................... 1
1-2 Administration ......................................... 55
Art. I. In General ................................... 55
Art. II. Officers and Employees ...................... 57
Art. III. Code Enforcement Board .................... 59
Art. IV. Purchasing .................. ............... 67
Div. 1. Generally ............................... 67
Div. 2. Competitive Purchase Bidding ............ 68.1
Div. 3. Design-Build Contracts ................... 68.1
Div. 4. Local Preference ......................... 68.4
Art. V. Lobbyist Registration and Reporting .......... 68.8
Art. VI. Criminal History Record Checks ............. 70.1
Art. VII. Graffiti ................................... 70.2
Art. VIII. Employee Separation Incentive Programs ... 70.6
1-2.3 Airports and Aircraft .................................. 71
Art. I. In General ................................... 71
Art. II. General Provisions .......................... 79
Art. III. Airport Rules and Regulations ............... 82.5
Art. IV. General Aviation Minimum Standards ........ 82.32
1-2.5 Alarm Systems ....................................... 83
1-3 Alcoholic Beverages ..................................... 107
Art. I. In General ................................... 107
Art. II. Regulation of Open Containers ............... 108
Art. III. Specified Sexual Activities in Commercial Es-
tablishments ............................... 109
1-4 Animals and Fowl ...................................... 157
Art. I. In General ................................... 157
Art. II. Animal Control ............................. 157
Art. III. Registration ................................ 166.2
1-4.5 Art .................................................. 168.1
Art. I. Art in Public Places .......................... 168.1
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1-5 Boating ................................................ 171
Art. I. Vessel Control and Water Safety .............. 171
1-5.5 Cable Television Franchise Ordinance .................. 181
1-6 Children ............................................... 261
Art. I. In General ................ ................... 261
Art. II. Parental Neglect ............................ 261
Art. III. Children's Services ......................... 262
Art. IV. Merchandising of Tobacco Products........... 267
1-6.3 Civil Defense and Emergency Management ............. 269
Art. I. Reserved .................................... 269
Art. II. Reserved ................................... 269
Art. III. R,eserved ................................... 269
Art. IV. Prohibitions on Price Gouging During Emergen-
cies ........................................ 269
1-6.5 Community Development .............................. 285
Art. I. In General ................................... 285
Art. II. Pine Valley Community Development District . 285
Art. III. Lake Lucie Community Development District 287
Art. IV. Reserve Community Development District .... 288
Art. V. Educational Facilities Impact Fee ............. 289
Art. VI. Reserve Community Development District #2. 294
Art. VII. Tradition Community Development District
No. 1 ..................................... 295
Art. VIII. Tradition Community Development District
No.2 ..................................... 296.1
Art. IX. Tradition Community Development District No.
3 .......................................... 296.4
Art. X. Tradition Community Development District No.
4 ........................................... 296.6
Art. XI. Southern Grove Community Development Dis-
trict No.5 .................................. 296.8
Art. XII. Tradition Community Development District
No. 6 ..................................... 296.9
Art. XIII. Portofino Shores Community Development
District ................................... 296.9
Art. XIV. Creekside Community Development District. 296.13
Art. XV. Celebration Pointe Community Development
District .................................... 296.15
Art. XVI. Waterstone Community Development Dis-
trict ...................................... 296.17
Art. XVII. Sunnyland Farms Community Development
District .................................. 296.19
Art. XVIII. Whispering Oaks Community Development
District ................................. 296.21
1-6.8 Contractors .......................................... 297
Art. I. In General ................................... 297
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Chapter 1-2
ADMINISTRATION*
Art. I. In General, §§ 1-2-1, 1-2-15
Art. II. Officers and Employees, §§ 1-2-16-1-2-18
Art. III. Code Enforcement Board, §§ 1-2-19-1-2-27
Art. IN Purchasing, §§ 1-2-28-1-2-44
Div. 1. Generally, §§ 1-2-28-1-2-40
Div. 2. Competitive Purchase Bidding, §§ 1-2-41-1-2-44
Div. 3. Design-Build Contracts, §§ 1-2-45-1-2-50
Div. 4. Local Preference, §§ 1-2-51-1-2-60
Art. V. Lobbyist Registration and Reporting, §§ 1-2-61-1-2-65
Art. VI. Criminal History Record Checks, §§ 1-2-66-1-2-68
Art. VII. Graffiti, §§ 1-2-69-1-2-100
Art. VIII. Employee Separation Incentive Programs, §§ 1-2-101, 1-2-102
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 1-2-1. Authority to offer rewards for arrest and conviction of persons violating
laws or ordinances.
The board of county commissioners is authorized to offer and pay rewards for the arrest and
conviction of persons violating any state law or county ordinance, or regulation.
(Ord. No. 72-1, § 1, 3-21-72)
Sec. 1-2-2. Reserved.
Editor's note-Ord. No. 07-046, Pt. A, adopted Sept. 11, 2007, repealed § 1-2-2, which
pertained to the E911 local option fee.
*Cross references-Ordinance provisions relating to courts, Ch. 1-7; ordinance provisions
relating to library, Ch. 1-11; municipal service taxing units, Ch. 1-13.5; ordinance provisions
relating to parks and recreation, Ch. i-15; ordinance provisions relating to planning, Ch. 1-16;
ordinance provisions relating to sheriff, Ch. 1-18; ordinance provisions relating to welfare, Ch.
1-21; special act provisions relating to administration, Ch. 2-1; special act provisions relating
to libraries, Ch. 2-10; special act provisions relating to parks and recreation, Ch. 2-12; special
act provisions relating to planning, Ch. 2-14; special act provisions relating to port and airport
authority, Ch. 2-15.
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cause to believe that the person has violated a code or ordinance. A notice to
appear means a written order issued by a code enforcement officer in lieu of
physical arrest requiring a person accused of violating the law to appear in a
designated court or governmental office at a specified date and time. If a person
issued a notice to appear under this section refuses to sign such notice, the code
enforcement officer has no authority to arrest such person.
b. Prior to issuing a notice to appear, a code enforcement officer shall provide
written notice to the person that the person has committed a violation of a code
or ordinance and shall establish a reasonable time period within which the
person must correct the violation. Such time period shall be no fewer than five (5)
days and no more than thirty (30) days. If, upon personal investigation, a code
enforcement officer finds that the person has not corrected the violation within
the prescribed time period, a code enforcement officer may issue a notice to
appear to the person who has committed the violation. A code enforcement officer
is not required to provide the person with a reasonable time period to correct the
violation prior to issuing a notice to appear and may immediately issue a notice
to appear if a repeat violation is found, or if the code enforcement officer has
reason to believe that the violation presents a serious threat to the public health,
safety, or welfare or that the violator is engaged in violations of an itinerant or
transient nature, as defined by local code or ordinance within the jurisdiction, or
if the violation is irreparable or irreversible.
(Ord. No. 03-11, Pt. A, 8-19-03; Ord. No. 08-005, Pt. A, 3-25-2008)
ARTICLE IV. PURCHASING
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sec. 1-2-28. Creation of purchasing division; headed by management and budget
director.
There shall be a county division known as the purchasing division which shall be headed by
the management and budget director.
(Ord. No. 85-06, Pt. A, 9-24-85; Ord. No. 09-005, Pt. A, 4-21-2009)
Sec. 1-2-29. Purchasing division powers, duties and functions.
The purchasing division shall have the following powers, duties and functions pertaining to
the purchasing or procurement of all supplies, materials and services:
(1) To canvass all sources of supply and contract for the purchasing or acquisition of all
supplies or services required by all county departments, divisions, and agencies, under
competitive bidding or by contractual negotiation;
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(2) To plan and coordinate purchases in volume and to coordinate purchasing agreements
and contracts from which all county departments as described in the first paragraph
shall receive supplies, materials and services;
(3) To implement the procedures for securing bids or negotiating and awarding contracts;
(4) To determine items and quantities to be purchased locally;
(5) To regulate the purchase by any department of any commodity; to establish standards
and specifications for any commodity; and to set fair prices that may be paid for any
commodity;
(6) To furnish copies of any purchasing regulation to all county departments;
(7) To require that every department and office furnish information relative to a proposed
purchase to the management and budget director;
(8) To arrange for a disposal of surplus materials and equipment for public sale;
(9) To act as agent for the clerk, sheriff, tax collector, property appraiser or supervisor of
elections from time to time upon request of such officer or officers.
(Ord. No. 85-06, Pt. A, 9-24-85; Ord. No. 09-005, Pt. A, 4-21-2009)
Sec. 1-2-30. Purchasing manual.
The board of county commissioners may adopt by resolution and amend from time to time
a manual of purchasing regulations and procedures. Upon its adoption, such manual shall be
binding upon said board and all agencies, boards, departments, and employees responsible to
it.
(Ord. No. 85-06, Pt. A, 9-24-85)
Sec. 1-2-31. "County purchases" defined.
As used in this chapter the term "county purchases" shall include any and all items and
nonemployee services which are bought, purchased or procured by or on behalf of the county,
its board of county commissioners, and any other county board, department, officer or
employee, as well as any elected county constitutional officers upon the request of such officers
that the purchasing department act on their behalf, except for the school superintendent, and
school board and its departments, officers and employees.
(Ord. No. 85-06, Pt. A, 9-24-85)
Secs. 1-2-32-1-2-40. Reserved.
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DIVISION 2. COMPETITIVE PURCHASE BIDDING*
Sec. 1-2-41. Competitive bidding.
County purchases, as defined elsewhere in this chapter, shall be submitted to competitive
bidding in accordance with the county purchasing manual adopted to section 1-2-30 of this
Code.
(Ord. No. 85-06, Pt. A, 9-24-85; Ord. No. 97-43, Pt. A, 12-23-97)
Secs. 1-2-42-1-2-44. Reserved.
DIVISION 3. DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTSfi
Sec. 1-2-45. Authority.
St. Lucie County is authorized and required by Section 287.055(10)(c), Florida Statutes
(1989), to adopt an ordinance governing the awarding of design-build contracts.
(Ord. No. 91-06, Pt. A, 1-15-91)
Sec. 1-2-46. Findings and determinations.
The board of county commissioners has hereby found that in view of the rapidly increasing
demand for public construction projects in the county, methods for economizing time and costs
in the construction of such projects are needed and that it is both time-and cost-effective in
certain instances to award a single contract for both the design and construction of a public
construction project.
(Ord. No. 91-06, Pt. A, 1-15-91)
Sec. 1-2-47. Definitions.
[The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Board means board of county commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida.
County means St. Lucie County, Florida.
County administrator means the county administrator of St. Lucie County, Florida, or his
designee.
*Editor's note-With the permission of the county, § 1-2-41, originally enacted as Article
V has been redesignated as Division 2 under Article IV.
fiEditor's note-With the permission of the county, § 1-2-41, originally enacted as Article
V has been redesignated as Division 2 under Article IV.
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Design-build firm means a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity which:
(1) Is certified under Florida Statutes § 489.119 to engage in contracting through a
certified or registered general contractor or a certified or registered building contractor
as the qualifying agent; and
(2) Is certified under Florida Statutes § 471.023 to practice or to offer to practice
engineering; certified under Florida Statutes § 481.219 to practice or offer to practice
architecture; or certified under Florida Statutes § 481.319 to practice or to offer to
practice landscape architecture.
Design criteria package means concise, performance-oriented drawings or specifications of
the public construction project. The purpose of the design criteria package is to furnish
sufficient information so as to permit design-build firms to prepare a bid or a response to an
agency's request for proposal, or to permit an agency to enter into a negotiated design-build
contract. The design criteria package shall specify such performance-based criteria for the
public construction project, including, but not limited to, the legal description of the site,
interior space requirements, material quality standards, schematic layout and conceptual
design criteria of the project, cost or budget estimates, design and construction schedules, site
development requirements, provisions for utilities, stormwater retention and disposal, and
parking requirements, as may be applicable to the project.
Design criteria professional means a firm who holds a current certificate of registration
under Chapter 481, Florida Statutes, to practice architecture or landscape architecture or a
firm who holds a current certificate as a registered engineer under Chapter 471, Florida
Statutes, to practice engineering and who is employed by or under contract to the agency for
the providing of professional architect services, landscape architect services, or engineering
services in connection with the preparation of the design criteria package.
Firm means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity
permitted by law to practice architecture, engineering, or land surveying in the state.
(Ord. No. 91-06, Pt. A, 1-15-91)
Sec. 1-2-48. Design criteria.
(a) Design criteria package.
(1) All design-build projects require a design criteria package to define the project
parameters which are to be used to evaluate and govern the proposal. This design
criteria package consists of concise performance oriented drawings or specifications, or
both, of the project. The criteria shall include the requirements set forth in section
287.055(2)(j).
(2) The design criteria package shall be prepared and sealed by a design criteria
professional employed by or retained by the county.
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(b) Design criteria professional.
(1) Acceptable entities who may act as the design criteria professional include, but are not
limited to:
a. Licensed professional engineers, architects and landscape architects employed by
the county.
b. A licensed engineering, architectural, or landscape architectural firm providing
management services to the county where the county has the authority to request
such services and the firm was selected pursuant to section 287.055, Florida
Statutes.
c. Engineering, architectural, and landscape architectural firms selected by the
county pursuant to section 287.055, Florida Statutes, to be the design criteria
professional.
(2) A design criteria professional who has been selected to prepare the design criteria
package shall not be eligible to render services under adesign-build contract executed
pursuant to the design criteria package.
(3) The county administrator shall consult with the design criteria professional concern-
ing its duties which include, but are not limited to:
a. Evaluation of the responses or bids submitted by the design-build firms,
b. Supervision or approval by the county of the detailed working drawings of the
project; and
c. Evaluation of whether the project construction complies with the design criteria
package.
(Ord. No. 91-06, Pt. A, 1-15-91)
Sec. 1-2-49. Selection procedures.
(a) Public announcement. The county administrator shall publicly advertise in a uniform
and consistent manner the fact that design-build services are required on each occasion when
design-build services are required except in cases of valid public emergencies as declared by
the board. The advertisement shall include a general description of the project and shall
indicate how, and the time within which, interested design-build firms may apply for
consideration.
(b) Legal qualifications. Any firm or individual desiring to provide design-build services to
the board must first be determined legally qualified. Such legal qualifications are:
(1) Firms must be properly certified to engage in contracting through a certified or
registered general contractor or a certified or registered building contractor as the
qualifying agent; and
(2) Firms must be properly certified or licensed or practice or to offer to practice
engineering, architecture, or landscape architecture; and
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(3) The firm shall be duly qualified to perform its proposed service under any other
applicable law.
(c) Professional services committee. A professional services committee (PSC) appointed by
the county administrator shall be used to select design-build firms for recommendations to the
board.
(d) Request for proposals. The county administrator shall develop a request for proposals
(RFP) to solicit proposals from interested, qualified design-build firms. The RFP shall contain
as a minimum the following:
(1) The design criteria package.
(2) Basis and method for selection.
(3) Requirements for determining qualifications of firms submitting proposals.
(4) Terms and conditions of the proposed agreement.
(5) Other items as required by procedure, laws, ordinance, or prevailing circumstances.
(Ord. No. 91-06, Pt. A, 1-15-91)
Sec. 1-2-50. Delegation of authority.
In addition to the general selection procedures set forth in this article, the county
administrator shall implement selection procedures which shall include, but are not limited to:
(1) Specific RFP requirements;
(2) Oral presentation, where appropriate;
(3) Method of scoring and ranking;
(4) Accelerated procedures, where appropriate; and
(5) Method of evaluating performance of design-build firms.
(Ord. No. 91-06, Pt. A, 1-15-91)
DNISION 4. LOCAL PREFERENCE
Sec. 1-2-51. Local preference in purchasing or contracting.
Except where otherwise provided by federal or state law or other funding source restrictions
or as otherwise set forth in the purchasing policy, St. Lucie County shall give preference to
local businesses in the following manner:
(a) "Local business" defined:
"Local business." For purposes of this section, "local business" shall mean a business
which meets all of the following criteria:
(1) Has had a fixed office or distribution point located in and having a street address
within St. Lucie, Indian River, Martin or Okeechobee County for at least one (1)
year immediately prior to the issuance of the request for competitive bids or
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request for proposals by the county. The fixed office or distribution point must be
staffed. Post office boxes are not verifiable and shall not be used for the purpose
of establishing a physical address; and
(2) Holds any business license required by St. Lucie County; and
(3) Is the principal offeror who is a single offeror; a business which is the prime
contractor and not a subcontractor; or a partner or joint venturer submitting an
offer in conjunction with other businesses.
(b) Certification. Any vendor claiming to be a local business as defined by subsection
1-2-51(a) above, shall so certify in writing to the purchasing division. The certification
shall provide all necessary information to meet the requirements of subsection
1-2-51(a) above. The purchasing agent shall not be required to verify the accuracy of
any such certifications, and shall have the sole discretion to determine if a vendor
meets the definition of a "local business."
(c) (Classification as independent contractors.] The bidder/proposer and all lower tiered
subcontractors under the bidder/proposer must properly classify employees as employ-
ees rather than independent contractors and treat them accordingly for purposes of
workers' compensation insurance coverage, unemployment taxes, social security taxes
and income tax withholding.
(d) fNon-local business defined.l "Non-local business" means a bidder which is not a local
business.
(e) Preference in purchase of commodities and services by means of competitive bid. Under
any such applicable solicitation, bidders/proposers desiring to receive local preference
will be invited and required to affirmatively state and provide documentation as set
forth in the solicitation in support of their status as a local business. Any bidder who
fails to submit sufficient documentation with their bid offer shall not be granted local
preference consideration for the purposes of that specific contract award. Except where
federal or state law, or any other funding source, mandates to the contrary, St. Lucie
County and its agencies and instrumentalities, will give preference to local businesses
in the following manner:
Competitive bid (local price match option). Each formal competitive bid solicitation (i.e.
sealed bids) shall clearly identify how the price order of the bids received will be
evaluated and determined. When a qualified and responsive, non-local business
submits the lowest price bid, and the bid submitted by one (1) or more qualified and
responsive local businesses is within five (5) per cent of the price submitted by the
non-local business, then the local business with the apparent lowest bid offer (i.e.; the
lowest local bidder) shall have the opportunity to submit an offer to match the price(s)
offered by the overall lowest, qualified and responsive non-local bidder. In such
instances, staff shall first verify if the lowest non-local bidder and the lowest local
bidder are in fact qualified and responsive bidders. Next, the purchasing division shall
determine if the lowest local bidder meets the requirements of F.S. § 287.087. If the
lowest local bidder meets the requirements of F.S. § 287.087, the purchasing division
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shall invite the lowest local bidder in writing to submit a matching offer to the
purchasing division which shall be submitted in writing to the purchasing division
within five (5) business days thereafter. If the lowest local bidder submits a written
offer that does not fully match the lowest bid from the lowest non-local bidder tendered
previously, the next lowest fully qualified local bidder will be given the opportunity to
match if they are within five (5) per cent. This cycle shall be repeated until there are
no remaining local bidders within five (5) per cent, then award shall be made to the
non-local bidder. If the lowest local bidder does not respond, declines or is unable to
match the lowest non-local bid price(s), then award will be made to the lowest overall
qualified and responsive bidder. If the lowest local bidder does not meet the require-
ment of F.S. § 287.087, and the lowest non-local bidder does, the lowest local bidder will
be disqualified and the next lowest local bidder will be considered if they are within
five (5) per cent, award will be made to the bidder that meets the requirements of the
referenced state law. In the event a local bidder is awarded a contract pursuant to this
section, all requests for change orders increasing the cost of the project must be
approved by the board of county commissioners.
(f) Preference in requests for proposals. In purchasing of, or letting of contracts for
procurement of, personal property, materials, contractual services, and construction of
improvements to real property or existing structures for which a request for proposals
is developed with evaluation criteria, a local preference of the total score may be
assigned for a local preference, as follows:
Local businesses which meet all of the criteria for a local business, as set forth in this
article, shall be given a preference in the amount of five (5) per cent of the total score
of the local business.
Based upon analysis of the marketplace for each project, staff shall make a recom-
mendation for or against inclusion of a local preference in the criteria for consideration
by the board as a part of the pre-publication process for each request for proposal or
bid.
(g) Notice. Both bid documents and request for proposal documents shall include notice to
vendors of the local preference policy.
(h) Waiver of the application of local preference. The application of local preference to a
particular purchase or contract for which the board of county commissioners is the
awarding authority may be waived upon approval of the board of county commission-
ers.
(i) Comparison of qualifications. The preferences established herein in no way prohibit
the right of the board of county commissioners to compare quality of materials
proposed for purchase and compare qualifications, character, responsibility and fitness
of all persons, firms or corporations submitting bids. Further, the preferences estab-
lished herein in no way prohibit the right of the board from giving any further
preference permitted by law instead of the preferences granted herein.
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(j) Reciprocity. In the event any other Florida county or municipality ("local government")
deemed appropriate by the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners, extends
preferences to local businesses, St. Lucie County may enter into an interlocal
agreement with such local government wherein the preferences of this section may be
extended and made available to vendors that have a valid occupational license issued
by that specific local government to do business in that local government that
authorizes the vendor to provide the commodities and services to be purchased, and a
physical business address located within the limits of that local government. Post
office boxes are not verifiable and shall not be used for the purpose of establishing said
physical address. Vendors must also be authorized to do business in St. Lucie County.
Vendors shall affirm in writing their compliance with the foregoing at the time of
submitting their bid to be eligible for consideration as a "local business" under this
section. In no event shall the amount of the preference accorded other local govern-
ment firms exceed the amount of preference that such local government extends to St.
Lucie County firms competing for its contracts.
(k) Purview and administration of this policy. This policy shall apply to all departments
and units under the direct purview of the board of county commissioners. The
management and budget department shall be responsible for developing, implement-
ing and maintaining administrative procedures in support of this policy.
(1) Subsequent review and sunset provision. Pursuant to this division, this local preference
section is being added to the purchasing policy in support of the local economy during
difficult economic times in St. Lucie County. On or about six (6) months after the
effective date, the management and budget department will provide the board with an
update of the results and impacts to date of this local preference policy as well as the
status of regional reciprocity for St. Lucie County businesses in Indian River County,
Martin County and Okeechobee County. Within one (1) year of the first bid award
under this policy is awarded, the board shall receive a similar report from the
management and budget department and shall determine whether to continue or
modify this policy. Nothing in this section shall prevent the board from taking action
sooner to revise or remove this local preference policy.
(m) Limitations.
(1) The provisions of this division shall apply only to procurements which are above
the formal bid threshold as set forth in the St. Lucie County Purchasing Manual.
(2) The provisions of this division shall not apply where prohibited by federal or
Florida law or where prohibited under the conditions of any grant.
(3) The provisions of this division shall not apply to any purchase exempted from the
provisions of the St. Lucie County Purchasing Manual.
(4) The provisions of this division shall not apply to contracts made under the
Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), F.S. § 287.055.
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(5) The provisions of this division shall not be applied to any procurement where the
local nature of a business has been addressed through the scoring criteria.
(n) Incorporation into purchasing manual. Upon adoption, the provisions of the local
preference policy and procedures shall be incorporated into the purchasing manual.
(Ord. No. 09-005, Pt. B, 4-21-2009)
Secs. 1-2-52-1-2-60. Reserved.
ARTICLE V. LOBBYIST REGISTRATION AND REPORTING*
Sec. 1-2-61. Title.
This article shall be referred to as the "St. Lucie County Lobbyist Registration, Disclosure
and Reporting Law."
(Ord. No. 88-30, Pt. A, 5-3-88; Ord. No. 91-06, Pt. B, 1-15-91)
*Editor's note-Part B of Ord. No. 91-06, adopted Jan. 15, 1991, renumbered §§ 1-2-45-
1-2-49 of Art. V as §§ 1-2-61-1-2-65 to allow for inclusion of Art. IV, Div 3.
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ARTICLE IV LOCAL OPTION MOTOR FUEL TAX*
Sec. 1-19.3-41. Levy of local option motor fuel tax.
(a) Pursuant to section 336.025, Florida Statutes (1985) as amended by Senate Bill 313
passed by the 1986 Florida Legislature, a six cent ($0.06) local option motor fuel tax is imposed
upon every gallon of motor fuel and special fuel sold in St. Lucie County and taxed under the
provisions of Chapter 206, Florida Statutes.
(b) Pursuant to section 336.025(1)(b), Florida Statutes, an additional five cent ($0.05) local
option motor fuel tax is imposed upon every gallon of motor fuel sold in St. Lucie County and
taxed under the provisions of Part 1 of Chapter 206, Florida Statutes. The revenues received
from the additional five cent ($0.05) local option motor fuel tax may only be utilized for
transportation expenditures needed to meet the requirements of the capital improvements
element of an adopted comprehensive plan. For purposes of this paragraph, expenditures for
the construction of new roads, alternative methods of transportation, or the reconstruction or
resurfacing of existing paved roads shall be deemed to increase capacity and such projects
shall be included in the capital improvements element of the adopted comprehensive plan.
Expenditures for purposes of this paragraph shall not include routine maintenance of roads.
(Ord. No. 97-15, Pt. A, 6-17-97; Ord. No. 99-21, Pt. A, 6-15-99)
Sec. 1-19.3-42. Distribution of local option motor fuel tax.
(a) All divisions of tax proceeds shall be determined by the county on or before July 1 of each
year during the duration of the tax as set out in section 1-19.3-43 beginning July 1, 1986. The
annual redetermination by the county of the division of the tax proceeds shall be based on
transportation expenditures of the county and all eligible municipalities based on the
transportation expenditures of each for the five (5) fiscal years preceding the year in which the
annual redetermination is made, as a proportion of the total of such expenditures for the
county and all municipalities within the county. The county shall notify the department of
revenue of the results of the county's redetermination of the tax proceeds by July 1 of the year
the redetermination is made. The annual redetermination shall be effective beginning
September 1 of the year the redetermination is made. Any dispute as to the determination by
the county of the distribution of the tax proceeds shall be in accordance with section
336.025(5)(b), Florida Statutes (1985).
(Ord. No. 97-15, Pt. A, 6-17-97)
Sec. 1-19.3-43. Duration of tax.
The four cent ($.04) local option gas tax originally imposed by this article shall be effective
from September 1, 1985 through August 31, 1987, both dates inclusive. The six cent ($0.06)
local option gas tax imposed by this article shall be effective from September 1, 1987 through
*Editor's note-Ord. No. 97-15, Pt. A, adopted June 17, 1997, amended Art. IV of this
chapter in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Art. IV, §§ 1-19.3-41-1-19.3-43,
pertained to local option motor fuel tax and derived from Ord. No. 85-07, Pt. A, adopted July
9, 1985, and Ord. No. 87-16, Pt. A, adopted May 12, 1987.
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August 31, 2015, both dates inclusive. The first additional two cent ($0.02) local option motor
fuel tax imposed by this article shall be effective from January 1, 1998 through August 31,
2015, both dates inclusive. The remaining additional three cent ($0.03) local option motor fuel
tax imposed by this article shall be effective from January 1, 2000 through August 31, 2015,
both dates inclusive.
(Ord. No. 97-15, Pt. A, 6-17-97; Ord. No. 99-21, Pt. A, 6-15-99; Ord. No. 01-05, Pt. A, 5-1-2001)
Secs. 1-19.3-44-1-19.3-50. Reserved.
ARTICLE V. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTIONS*
Sec. 1-19.3-51. Short title.
This article shall be known as county Ordinance No. 92-24, "Economic Development Ad
Valorem Tax Exemption Regulations of St. Lucie Co., Florida."
(Ord. No. 92-24, Pt. A, 10-6-92)
Sec. 1-19.3-52. Enactment and authority.
Pursuant to section 3, Article VII of the State Constitution and in accordance with Chapters
125, 163, 192, 196 and 214, Florida Statutes and Florida Department of Revenue Rules,
Chapter 12D-7, Florida Administrative Code, incorporated municipalities and counties indi-
vidually or in combination are authorized and empowered to adopt, amend or revise and
enforce an ordinance relating to economic development ad valorem tax exemptions, after the
electors of such municipality or county, voting on the question in a referendum, authorize the
adoption of such ordinance.
(Ord. No. 92-24, Pt. A, 10-6-92)
*Editor's note-Ord. No. 03-36, Arts. I-V, adopted Sept. 16, 2003, granted an Economic
Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Mirabella Yachts, Inc., expiring four years from
the date of board adoption of the ordinance. Ord. No. 05-034, adopted Oct. 4, 2005, granted an
Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Scripps Treasure Coast Publishing
Company expiring seven years from the date of board adoption of the ordinance. Ord. No.
05-035, adopted Oct. 4, 2005, granted an Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption
for Atlantic Truss Co. Ltd. expiring seven years from the date of board adoption of the
ordinance. Ord. No. 05-036, adopted Oct. 4, 2005, granted an Economic Development Ad
Valorem Tax Exemption for Tropicana Products, Inc. expiring six years from the date of board
adoption of the ordinance. Ord. No. 06-029, adopted June 20, 2006 granted an Economic
Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Cabinet Connection of the Treasure Coast, Inc.,
expiring nine years from the date of board adoption of the ordinance. Ord. No. 09-017, adopted
May 12, 2009, granted an Economic Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Lighthouse Industries,
Inc., expiring six years from the date of board adoption of the ordinance. Ord. No. 09-018,
adopted May 12, 2009, granted an Economic Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Parkway
Warehouse Associates, LLC. (Lighthouse Industries, Inc.), expiring six years from the date of
board adoption of the ordinance.
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Sec. 1-19.3-53. Jurisdiction.
The area subject to this article shall be incorporated and unincorporated St. Lucie County.
(Ord. No. 92-24, Pt. A, 10-6-92)
Sec. 1-19.3-54. Purpose and intent.
The public health, safety, comfort, economy, order, convenience and general welfare require
the harmonious, orderly and progressive development of new business and expansion of
existing business within Florida and its incorporated municipalities and counties. In further-
ance of this general purpose counties by Chapters 125, 163, 192, 196 and 214, Florida Statutes
and Florida Department of Revenue Rules, Chapter 12D-7, Florida Administrative Code, are
authorized and empowered to adopt, amend or revise and enforce measures relating to
economic development ad valorem tax exemptions for new business and expansion of existing
business. It is the intent of this article to secure or to ensure:
(1) The establishment of criteria for granting such exemptions to certain types of
businesses or industries or for denying exemptions on a rational, nonarbitrary,
nondiscriminatory basis by the board of county commissioners.
(2) No precedent shall be implied or inferred by the granting of an exemption to a new or
expanding business. Applications for exemptions shall be considered by the board of
county commissioners on a case-by-case basis for each application, after consideration
of the property appraiser's report on that application.
(3) Any exemption granted shall apply up to one hundred (100) per cent of the assessed
value of all improvements to real property made by or for the use of a new business and
all tangible personal property of such new business, or up to one hundred (100) per
cent of the assessed value of all added improvements to real property which additions
are made to facilitate the expansion of an existing business and of the net increase in
all tangible personal property acquired to facilitate such expansion of an existing
business.
(4) Any exemption shall be up to a full ten-year period from the time the exemption is
granted.
(5) No exemption shall be granted on the land which new or expanded businesses are to
be located.
(6) No exemption shall be granted on school or water management district taxes, or on
taxes levied for payment of bonds or taxes authorized [by] a vote of the electors of the
county pursuant to sections 9 or 12, Article VII, of the State Constitution.
(Ord. No. 92-24, Pt. A, 10-6-92)
Sec. 1-19.3-55. Definition of terms.
The following words, phrases and terms shall have the same meanings attributed to them
in current Florida Statutes and the Florida Administrative Code, except where the context
clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Applicant. Any person or corporation submitting an economic development ad valorem
tax exemption application to the board.
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(2) Board. The St. Lucie County Board of Commissioners.
(3) Business. Any activity engaged in by any person, corporation or company with the
object of private or public gain, benefit, or advantage, either direct or indirect.
(3.1) New business.
a. A business establishing ten (10) or more jobs to employ ten (10) or more full-time
employees in this county, which manufactures, processes, compounds, fabricates,
or produces for sale items of tangible personal property at a fixed location and
which comprises an industrial or manufacturing plant;
b. A business establishing twenty-five (25) of more jobs to employ twenty-five (25) or
more full-time employees in this county, the sales factor of which, as defined by
section 220.15(5), Florida Statutes, for the facility with respect to which it
requests an economic development ad valorem tax exemption is less than
one-half (0.50) for each year the exemption is claimed. No business engaged in
retail operations as defined herein shall be eligible for an exemption pursuant to
this subsection b.; or
c. An office space in this state owned and used by a corporation newly domiciled in
this county; provided such office space houses fifty (50) or more full-time
employees of such corporation; provided that such business or office first begins
operation on a site clearly separate from any other commercial or industrial
operation owned by the same business.
d. Any business located in an area designated enterprise zone that first begins
operation on a site clearly separate from any other commercial or industrial
operation owned by the same business.
(3.2) Expansion of existing business.
a. A business establishing ten (10) or more jobs to employ ten (10) or more full-time
employees in this county, which manufactures, processes, compounds, fabricates,
or produces for sale items of tangible personal property at a fixed location and
which comprises an industrial or manufacturing plant; or
b. Any business establishing twenty-five (25) or more jobs to employ twenty-five (25)
or more full-time employees in this county, the sales factor of which, as defined by
section 220.15(5), Florida Statutes, for the facility with respect to which it
requests an economic development ad valorem tax exemption is less than
one-half (0.50) for each year the exemption is claimed provided that such business
increases operations on a site collocated with a commercial or industrial opera-
tion owned by the same business, resulting in a net increase in employment of not
less than ten (10) percent or an increase in productive output of not less than ten
(10) percent. No business engaged in retail operations as defined herein shall be
eligible for an exemption pursuant to this subsection b.
c. Any business located in an enterprise zone that increases operations on a site
collocated with a commercial or industrial operation owned by the same business.
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(3.3) Business engaged in retail operations. A business engaged in a sale to a consumer or
to any person of an item of tangible personal property for any purposes other than for
resale.
(4) Department. The Florida Department of Revenue.
(5) Improvements. Physical changes made to raw land, and structures placed on or under
the land surface. All personal property acquired to facilitate an expansion of an
existing business provided that the personal property is added or increased on or after
the day the ordinance is adopted. However, personal property acquired to replace
existing property shall not be considered to facilitate a businesses expansion.
(6) Sales factor. A fraction the numerator of which is the total sales of the taxpayer in this
state during the taxable year or period and the denominator of which is the total sales
of the taxpayer everywhere during the taxable year or period. (See section 220.15(5),
Florida Statutes, for specifics of computation).
(Ord. No. 92-24, Pt. A, 10-6-92)
Sec. 1-19.3-56. Application generally.
The economic development ad valorem tax exemption is a local option tax incentive for new
or expanding business which may be granted or refused at the sole discretion of the board. 7b
apply for such an exemption a business locating or expanding in the incorporated or
unincorporated area of St. Lucie County must file an application Form EDAG-1, attached
hereto as Amended Attachment 1* with the board.
Satisfactory proof that the business meets the criteria for exemption as a new business or
expansion of an existing business as defined by this article must accompany the application.
The application shall be filed on or before 1 March of the year in which an exemption is
requested.
Exemption from county tax may only be granted by the board. The exemption granted under
this article shall not accrue to improvements to real property made by or for the use of new or
expanding businesses when such improvements have been included on the tax rolls prior to the
referendum authorizing this article.
(Ord. No. 92-24, Pt. A, 10-6-92; Ord. No. 93-24, Pt. A, 11-9-93; Ord. No. 01-22, Pt. A, 11-13-2001)
Sec. 1-19.3-57. Procedure.
(a) Before the board acts on an application, it must be submitted to the property appraiser
for review. After careful consideration, the property appraiser shall report to the board
concerning the fiscal impact of granting exemptions. The property appraiser's report shall
include the following:
(1) The total revenue available to the county for the current fiscal year from ad valorem
tax sources.
*Editor's note-Amended Attachment 1 to Ord. No. 01-22, adopted Nov. 13, 2001, is not
printed herein, but is on file and available for reference together with the ordinance, in the
offices of the county.
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(2) The amount of revenue foregone by the county for the current fiscal year because of
economic development ad valorem tax exemptions previously granted.
(3) An estimate of the amount of revenue which would be foregone for the current fiscal
year if the exemption is granted to the new or expanding business.
(4) A determination that the business meets the definition of a new or expanding business
as defined in this article. Upon request, the department will provide the property
appraiser such information as it may have available to assist in making this
determination.
(b) After consideration of the report of the property appraiser, the board may choose to
adopt an ordinance granting the tax exemption to a new or expanding business. The ordinance
shall be adopted in the same manner as any other ordinance of the county. The ordinance shall
include the following information;
(1) The name and address of the new or expanding business.
(2) The amount of revenue available from ad valorem tax sources for the current fiscal
year, revenue foregone for the current fiscal year because of economic development ad
valorem tax exemptions currently in effect, and the amount of estimated revenue
which would be foregone because of the exemption granted to the new or expanding
business.
(3) The expiration date of the exemption. (Up to ten (10) years from date of board adoption
of the ordinance granting the exemption).
(4) A finding that the business meets the definition of a new business or an expansion of
an existing business.
(5) The board's authority to revoke an exemption if the business no longer satisfies the
criteria for the exemption.
(Ord. No. 92-24, Pt. A, 10-6-92)
Sec. 1-19.3-58. Fees.
Fees charged to offset the cost of processing the economic development ad valorem tax
exemption application or any exemption ordinance shall be adopted by the board by resolution.
(Ord. No. 92-24, Pt. A, 10-6-92)
Sec. 1-19.3-59. Eligible business or industry.
Any business or industry, as defined in section 1-19.3-55 subsections (3.1) and (3.2), that
does not qualify as an ineligible business or industry as defined in section 1-19.3-60.
When considering the issue of whether or not a business or industry is an eligible business
as defined herein, the board shall consider the anticipated number of employees, average
wage, type of industry or business, environmental impacts, volume of business or production
or any other information relating to the issue of whether the proposed development in St. Lucie
County prior to accepting the economic development ad valorem tax exemption application.
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The criteria for determining the length of an exemption and the percentage amount of an
exemption may be formulated by the board by resolution. The criteria shall provide for
incentives for businesses that employ St. Lucie County residents who establish permanent
domicile pursuant to Florida Statutes.
(Ord. No. 92-24, Pt. A, 10-6-92)
Sec. 1-19.3-60. Ineligible business or industry.
Any business or industry in violation of any federal, state, or local law or regulation is
ineligible to receive an exemption. The board may use this criteria to deny a request for an
exemption or to revoke an exemption previously granted. The board may, in its discretion,
determine that a business is eligible notwithstanding that the business is in violation.
(Ord. No. 92-24, Pt. A, 10-6-92; Ord. No. 09-002, Pt. A, 1-6-2009)
Sec. 1-19.3-61. Appeals.
The decision of the board not to grant an economic development ad valorem tax exemption
to a particular business or industry is subject only to judicial review pursuant to the Florida
Rules of Appellate Procedure.
(Ord. No. 92-24, Pt. A, 10-6-92)
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instruction of the vehicle/vessel owner or authorized driver upon the prior express
instruction of a law enforcement agency and in accordance with the terms of any
contracts or agreements between the tow truck company and a governmental entity
and/or law enforcement agency.
The maximum fee is established which may be charged on the removal and storage of
wrecked or disabled vehicles from an accident scene or for the removal and storage of
vehicles, in the event the owner or operator is incapacitated, unavailable, leaves the
procurement of wrecker service to the law enforcement officer at the scene, or
otherwise does not consent to the removal of the vehicle as follows:
Flatbed
Regular Wrecker Service Class A /D Class B Class C "Landoll"
Day or Night Service $100.00 $135.00 $225.00 $145.00
Mileage Charge $ 3.00 $ 4.00 $ 5.50 $ 5.50
Time Charge per i/a hour $ 50.00 $ 50.00 $100.00 $ 50.00
After 30 minutes on the scene, will be charged in increments of 30 minutes.
Underwater Recovery $200.00 Flat rate for a certified scuba diver with full
gear. Not Sheriffs Office diver.
Rotating Boom $350.00
Airbag Recovery $600.00
Gate Fee (per day) $35.00 8:00 p.m.-8:00 a.m.
Outside Storage $25.00 per day
Inside Storage $30.00 per day
Administrative Fee $35.00
Additional manpower per $50.00
1/z hour
Note* The fee schedule shown in this table is subject to annual revision based upon the
provisions in 1-20-16.4.
(2) Private property impound. Tow truck companies may for compensation recover, tow or
remove avehicle/vessel based upon a private property impound without the prior
express instruction of the vehicle/vessel owner or authorized driver, upon the prior
express instruction of a real property owner or his authorized agent on whose property
the vehicle/vessel is disabled, abandoned or parked without authorization or whose
vehicle/vessel owner or authorized agent is unwilling or unable to remove the
vehicle/vessel, provided that the requirements of this article are satisfied. The tow
truck company recovering, towing or removing avehicle/vessel shall, within thirty (30)
minutes of completion of such towing or removal, notify the appropriate law enforce-
ment agency in which jurisdiction the vehicle/vessel was parked of the nature of the
service rendered, the name and address of the storage facility where the vehicle/vessel
will be stored, the time the vehicle was secured to the towing vehicle, and the make,
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model, color and vehicle/vessel license plate number (if any). The tow truck company
shall obtain the name of the person at the law enforcement agency to whom such
information was reported and note that name on the trip record.
a. Except as otherwise provided in this article, every prior express instruction made
in writing or in person shall indicate the date and time of the instruction and
shall be signed by real property owner/duly authorized agent in the presence of
the tow truck company providing the service. The real property owner/the duly
authorized agent shall also print his/her full name.
b. Signing in the presence of the tow truck company/driver shall not be required for
a prior express instruction made by the real property owner or authorized agent
forwarded by facsimile transmission. All other requirements of this article shall
apply and the real property owner or duly authorized agent shall provide in the
facsimile instruction the specific location (i.e., address, parking space, etc.), color
of the vehicle, make and/or model of the vehicle (if visible) and either the license
tag number or the vehicle identification number (if available) prior to the
vehicle/vessel being towed. Such facsimile instruction shall include the real
property owner's or authorized agent's signature and printed or typed full name
and title, as well as an electronic confirmation or electronic stamp of the date and
time the instruction was sent to the tow truck company. The tow truck company
shall maintain copies of facsimile instructions.
c. If specifically approved in the contract for service, signing in the presence of the
tow truck company/driver shall not be required when avehicle/vessel is parked
and blocking public egress/ingress to the business/residential area. In such cases
the tow truck company is required to photograph the car and its location prior to
removal and said photograph shall conclusively show that the vehicle is clearly in
violation this subsection. The photograph must include a date and time stamp.
d. No tow truck company/driver shall pay or rebate money, or solicit or offer the
rebate of money, or other valuable consideration in order to obtain the privilege
of rendering towing services.
e. Except as otherwise provided in this article, no such prior express instruction
shall be considered to have been given:
1. By the mere posting of signage as required by F.S. Ch. 715;
2. By virtue of the terms of any contract or agreement between a tow truck
company and a real property owner;
3. When the prior express instruction occurs in advance of the actual unau-
thorized parking of the vehicle/vessel; or
4. Where the prior express instruction is general in nature and unrelated to
specific, individual and identifiable vehicles/vessels which are already
parked without authorization.
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CODE DISPOSITION TABLE
Ordinance
Number Subject Section Disposition
07-054 Amends sections 1-20.5-35- Pt. A 1-20.5-35-1-
1-20.5-44 relating to the wa- 20.5-44
ter shortage plan
07-057 Creates article VII, Graffiti, Pt. A 1-2-69-i-
sections 1-2-69-1-2-78 2-78
07-058 Amends section 1-12-36, Gen- Pt. A 1-12-36
eral business
08-001 Amends section 1-4.5-1, Def- Pt. A 1-4.5-1
initions
08-005 Amends section 1-2-27.5, Pt. A 1-2-27.5
Supplemental county enforce-
ment procedures
08-006 Amends section 1-17-33.1, Pts. A and B 1-17-33.1,
Credits, and section 1-17-36, 1-17-36
Independent property ap-
praisal
08-007 Creates Chapter 1-7.55, Eco- Pt. A 1-7.55-1
nomic development
08-011 Amends sections 1-12.5-3, Pts. A-G 1-12.5-3,
1-12.5-4, 1-12.5-7, 1-12.5-8, 1-12.5-4,
1-12.5-13, 1-12.5-16, relat- 1-12.5-7,
ing to life support services 1-12.5-8,
1-12.5-13,
1-12.5-16
08-018 Creates article VIII, Em- Pt. A 1-2-101,
ployee Separation Incentive 1-2-102
Programs, sections 1-2-101
and 1-2-102
08-023 Amends section 1-10.5-42,Af- Pt. A 1-10.5-42
fordable Housing Advisory
Committee
08-024 Creates article III, Restric- Pt. A 1-18-20-
tions on Residence for Sex- 1-18-22
ual Offenders and Sexual
Predators, sections 1-18-20-
1-18-22
09-002 Amends section 1-19.3-60, In- Pt. A 1-19.3.60
eligible Business or Industry
09-005 Amends sections 1-2-28 and Pt. A 1-2-28, 1-2-29,
1-2-29, relating to purchas- 1-2-51
ing division; creates division
4, Local Preference, section
1-2-51
09-017 Establishes an exemption Arts.I-V Ch. 1-19.3,
from certain ad valorem tax- Art. V
ation for Lighthouse Indus-
tries, Inc.(editor's note)
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Ordinance
Number Subject
Section
09-018 Establishes an exemption Arts.I-V
from certain ad valorem tax-
ation for Parkway Warehouse
Associates, LLC. (Lighthouse
Industries, Inc.) (editor's note)
Disposition
Ch. 1-19.3,
Art. V
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STATUTORY REFERENCE TABLE
F.S. Section Section this Code
212.054(2)(b) 1-19.3-54
212.055(2) 1-19.3-51, 1-19.3-71
1-19.3-72
212.055(2)(c) 1-19.3-55, 1-19.3-73
212.12(3) 1-10.2-23
Ch. 214 1-19.3-54
218.32 1-20.5-78
218.321 1-20.5-78
218.33 1-20.5-78
218.34 1-20.5-78
218.345 1-20.5-78
218.62 1-19.3-55, 1-19.3-73
220.15(5) 1-19.3-55
Ch. 252 Ch. 1-6.3, Art. IV
Ch. 257 1-11-3, 1-11-5
Ch. 286 1-6.8-25
2-9-34
Ch. 287 1-2-41
287.055 1-2-48(b)
1-2-51
287.055(2)(j) 1-2-48(a)
287.055(10)(c) 1-2-45
287.087 1-2-51
288.106 1-7.55-1
Ch. 293 1-7-3
Ch. 294 1-7-3
Ch. 316 1-13.8-19(1)(e), 1-7-8, 1-7-10
316.003(75) 1-20-6
316.006(3) Ch. 1-20(note)
316.008 Ch. 1-20(note)
316.008(6) 1-18-2
316.0261 Ch. 1-20(note)
316.121 Ch. 1-20(note)
316.189(2) 1-20-1
316.193 1-7-22(a), 1-13.3-20
316.194 1-20-16
316.1958 1-2.3-22, 1-20-26, 1-20-27
316.2123(1) 1-17-2
316.660 1-7-8, 1-7-10
318.14(9), (10) 1-7-8
318.18(1}-318.18(6) 1-7-8
318.18(11)(c) 1-7-1
318.18(13) 1-7-8, 1-7-10
318.21 1-7-8
320.0848 1-2.3-22
320.084 1-20-26, 1-20-27
320.0842 1-20-26, 1-20-27
320.0843 1-20-26, 1-20-27
320.0845 1-20-26, 1-20-27
Ch. 324 1-13.3-20
Ch. 327 1-7.6-38
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F.S. Section Section this Code
327.60(2) Ch. 1-7.6, Art. II(note)
327.72, 327.73 1-5-10
Ch. 332 1-2.3-21
332.08(2)(a) 1-2.3-21
Ch. 334-336 1-17-25
334.03(7) 1-17-34
336.02 1-17-26
336.021 1-17.3-81
336.025 1-19.3-41
336.025(4) 1-19.3-42(a)
336.025(5)(b) 1-19.3-42(b)
341.102 1-13.3-17
344.03(13),(18) 1-17-34
370.08(2) 1-8-1
373.62 1-20.5-40
Ch. 380 1-6.5-52(d), 1-7.9-2(c)
380.03 Ch. 1-16(note)
380.06 1-6.5-73, 1-7.9-8(a), 1-11-18(a), 1-15-
38(a), 1-16.3-18(a)
1-18-10
380.06(15) 1-17-25
380.06(16) 1-6.5-52(d), 1-6.5-57(d), 1-7.9-8(c), 1-11-11,
1-11-18(c), 1-15-32, 1-15-38(c),
1-16.3-12, 1-16.3-18(c), 1-17-26(c)
1-18-10(c)
380.061 1-6.5-73
Ch. 381 1-7.6-34(a)(3)
381.031(1)(g)(3) Ch. 1-9(note)
Ch. 386 1-7.6-34(a)(3)
386.01 1-4-16
388 2-9-17(a)
388.201 2-9-20
2-9-22
2-9-24
2-9-25
2-9-27
2-9-34
388.221 2-9-31
Ch. 395 1-12.5-3, 1-12.5-6, 1-12.5-7, 1-12.5-9
Ch. 401 1-12.5-1, 1-12.5-7, 1-12.5-9, 1-12.5-17
401.25 1-12.5-3
401.255(1) Ch. 1-10, Art. II(note)
401.255(2)(c) 1-10-22(c)(1)
401.255(2)(d) 1-10-22(c)(2)
401.255(2)(g) 1-10-22(c)(5)
401.255(2)(h) 1-10-22(c)(6)
401.26(2) 1-10-22(c)(6)
401.281 1-10-22(c)(3)
401.44 1-2.5-3
Ch. 402 1-18-20
Ch. 403 1-7.6-34(a)(3), 1-13.8-19(1)(e)
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F.S. Section Section this Code
1-7.7-2
403.707(12)(j) 1-9-51
420.9072 Ch. 1-10.5, Art. IV
1-10.5-42
Ch. 470 1-9-51
Ch. 471 1-2-47, 2-5-3
471.023 1-2-47
474.202 2-3-31(e)
Ch. 481 1-2-47, 2-5-3
481.219 1-2-47
481.229(1)(b) 2-5-3
481.319 1-2-47
Ch. 489 1-6.8-22, 2-5-5, 2-5-20
489.105(4), (5) 1-6.8-22
489.119 1-2-47
489.131 2-5-4(g)
Ch. 501 Ch. 1-6.3, Art. IV
Ch. 538, Pt. I 1-14-30
538.03(1)(a) 1-14-30
Ch. 550 1-12-61
561.01(4)(b) 1-3-5
561.01(15) 1-3-1
Ch. 527 2-5-3
Ch. 562 1-7-22(a)
Ch. 567 1-7-22(a)
Ch. 568 1-7-22(a)
Ch. 569 1-6-42, 1-6-43
Ch. 588 1-4-22
Ch. 679, Pt. V 1-14-33
696.05 2-1-4
Ch. 713 2-5-20
Ch. 715 1-20-16.3
715.07 1-20-16.1
1-20.16.2
767.10-767.14 1-4-20(a)
767.11(1) 1-4-20(c)
767.13 1-4-20(i)
775.08 1-4-26, 2-3-33, 2-6.5-16
775.082 i-4-20(g), (i), 1-6.8-23
1-2-27.5(d)
1-12-19
775.083 1-4-20(g), (i), 1-6.8-23
1-2-27.5(d)
1-12-19
775.084 1-4-20(i)
775.21 1-18-20
790.07 1-7.8-19(c)(1)
791.013 1-7.9-18(e)
Ch. 796 1-13.3-20
806.101 1-2.5-3
823.14 1-4-16
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F.S. Section Section this Code
Ch. 828 2-3-34
828.05 1-4-23
828.055 1-4-23
828.058 1-4-23
828.27 1-4-27
828.27(2) 1-4-24(d)
837.06 1-7.8-17(p)
847.07(2) 1-14-2
847.09(1) 1-14-2
847.013(4) 1-14-2
849.086 1-12-61
856.011 1-7-22(a)
856.015 1-7-22(a)
865.09 2-5-9
Ch. 893 1-7-21, 1-7-22,
1-7.8-17(h), 1-7.8-19(d)
893.02 1-13.3-20
893.13 1-7-20, 1-7-22(a)
893.165 1-7-20
938.01(1) 1-7-1
938.15 1-7-1
939.18 1-7-6.5
943.035 1-18-20
943.10 2-3-31(e)
943.12 1-20-26
943.25(4) 1-7-1
943.25(13) 1-20-32
Ch. 958 1-18-21
993.02 1-13.3-24
1013.33 1-6.5-51(b), 1-6.5-52(c)
1013.36 1-6.5-51(b)
Laws of
Fla. Section this Code
57-1790 1-7-6
71-895 1-7-6
85-255 1-7-8(a)
87-239, § 2 1-19.3-51, 1-19.3-55
ch. 2000-138 1-14-30
ch. 2002-20, § 98 1-7-30
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CODE INDEX
Section
DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES OF COUNTY
(Cont'd.)
Contractors (unlicensed); hearing board ....................... 1-6.8-25
Historical commission ............................................ 1-16-41 et seq.
Law library; board of trustees .................................. 2-10-16
Library advisory board .......................................... 1-11-4
Planning and zoning commission
Zoning and building regulations ............................. 2-14-33 et seq.
See: PLANNING
Professional services committee ................................ 1-2-49(c)
Purchasing division .............................................. 1-2-28 et seq.
See: PURCHASING
Research and development treasure coast education, re-
search and development authority ........................ 1-16.75-6
et seq.
See: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TREASURE
COAST EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT AUTHORITY
Reserve community development district #2 board of super-
visors .......................................................... 1-6.5-72
School board
Educational facilities impact fee ............................. 1-6.5-61
Southern Grove Community Development District No. 5
Initial board of supervisors ................................... 1-6.5-122
St. Lucie County Environmental Control Board .............. 1-7.6-1 et seq.
See: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
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Section
PLANNING (Cont'd.)
Violations ....................................................... 2-14-43
Zoning snap ..................................................... 2-14-37
PLATS AND PLATTING
Subdivision regulations; platting ............................... 2-14-18 et seq.
See: PLANNING
POLLUTION
Air pollution ...................................................... 2-9-1
Marine sanitation ................................................ 1-7.6-30 et seq.
See: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Uniform water and sewer service policy ....................... 1-20.5-52
et seq.
See: WATER AND SEWERS
PONDS. See: LAKES
POOLS. See: SWIMMING POOLS
PROFESSIONS
Business taxes and regulations enumerated .................. 1-12-16 et seq.
See: LICENSES AND PERMITS (Business taxes and
regulations)
Businesses. See that subject
PROPERTY
Defined ............................................................ 1-1-2
Fire/EMS protection impact fee; appraisals re ................ 1-7.9-9 et seq.
See: FIRE PROTECTION
Historic preservation
Certificate of appropriateness
Maintenance of designated properties .................... 1-10.2-18
Lease of property ................................................. 2-i-3
Parking provisions re handicapped parking spaces, fire lanes,
etc., owned or leased by county or state .................. 1-20-26 et seq.
See: TRAFFIC
Private property
Abandoned property, garbage, trash, junk and debris ..... 1-9-16 et seq.
See: GARBAGE, TRASH AND REFUSE
Graffiti
Right of entry to private property ......................... 1-2-76
Towing of vehicles on private property ...................... 1-20-16.3
Public property
Surplus real property, disposition of ......................... i-16.2-1 et seq.
Real property, acquisition ....................................... 2-1-2
Right-of--way; plat abandonment procedures .................. 1-17-70 et seq.
Surplus real property, disposition of ........................... 1-16.2-1 et seq.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS IMPACT FEE
Alternative collection mechanism .............................. 1-16.3-17.1
Appeals ............................................................ 1-16.3-26
Computation ...................................................... 1-16.3-16
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Section
PUBLIC BUILDINGS IMPACT FEE (Cont'd.)
Credits ............................................................. 1-16.3-18
Definitions ........................................................ 1-16.3-14
Districts created .................................................. 1-16.3-21
Exemptions ........................................................ 1-16.3-25
Imposition ......................................................... 1-16.3-15
Independent property appraisal ................................ 1-16.3-19
Intents, purposes and findings .................................. 1-16.3-12
Payment ........................................................... 1-16.3-17
Property review appraisal ....................................... 1-16.3-20
Refund of fees paid ............................................... 1-16.3-24
Review, automatic adjustment of fees .......................... 1-16.3-27
Rules of construction ............................................. 1-16.3-13
Short title, authority, applicability ............................. 1-16.3-11
Trust funds ........................................................ 1-16.3-22
Use of funds ....................................................... 1-16.3-23
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Special improvement service district ........................... 1-17-16 et seq.
See: ROADS AND BRIDGES
Street lighting districts
Annual special assessments .................................. 2-16-20
Appropriations authorized for organizational expenses
Repayment ................................................... 2-16-21
Contracts and agreements with public utility companies . 2-16-19
Creation authorized ........................................... 2-16-16
Creation validation procedures ............................... 2-16-18
Proceedings for creation ....................................... 2-16-17
Public utility companies
Contracts and agreements with ........................... 2-16-19
PUBLIC LANDS
Abandoned property, garbage, trash, junk and debris ....... 1-9-17
PURCHASING
Competitive purchase bidding .................................. 1-2-41
Definition, county purchases .................................... 1-2-31
Design build contracts
Authority ........................................................ 1-2-45
Definitions ...................................................... 1-2-47
Delegation of authority ........................................ 1-2-50
Design criteria
Package ....................................................... 1-2-48(a)
Professional .................................................. 1-2-48(b)
Findings and determinations ................................. 1-2-46
Selection procedures
Legal qualifications ......................................... 1-2-49(b)
Professional services committee ........................... 1-2-49(c)
Public announcement ....................................... 1-2-49(a)
Request for proposal ........................................ 1-2-49(d)
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Section
PURCHASING (ConfdJ
Local preference
Purchasing or contracting ..................................... 1-2-51
Ordinances and resolutions not affected by Code ............. 1-1-3
Purchasing division
Creation of ...................................................... 1-2-28
Powers, duties and functions ................................. 1-2-29
Purchasing manual .............................................. 1-2-30
QUARRYING
Occupational license taxes and regulations ................... 1-12-33
R
RABIES
Dogs and cats; rabies vaccination required .................... 1-4-24, 2-3-17
RAILROADS
Audible warning signals, use ................................... 1-16.5-1
Signs, posting ..................................................... 1-16.5-11
RECORDS
Criminal history record checks
Certain employees, appointees ............................... 1-2-67
Definitions ...................................................... 1-2-66
Private contractors, certain ................................... 1-2-68
Reproduction of public records .................................. 2-1-4
RECREATION. See: PARKS AND RECREATION
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
All terrain vehicle operation on unpaved roadways .......... 1-17-2
Off-road vehicles .................................................. 1-20-62 et seq.
See: TRAFFIC
Traffic; parking, stopping and standing
Heavy vehicles and equipment in residential districts
Exemption for recreational vehicles ....................... 1-20-46
REFUSE. See: GARBAGE, TRASH AND REFUSE
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TREASURE COAST ED-
UCATION, RESEARCHAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHOR-
ITY
Authority created; membership and qualifications ........... 1-16.75-3
Conduct of business; meetings; rules of procedure ........... 1-16.75-4
Construction ...................................................... 1-16.75-2
Declaration and finding of need ................................ 1-16.75-1
Functions .......................................................... 1-16.75-5
Powers and duties ................................................ 1-16.75-6
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Section
RESERVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Provisions enumerated ........................................... 1-6.5-35 et seq.
See: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RESTAURANTS
Occupational license taxes and regulations ................... 1-12-30
RETAIL STORE LICENSE
Occupational license taxes and regulations ................... 1-12-37
REWARDS
Graffiti
Reward for information ....................................... 1-2-73
Persons violating laws or ordinances
Authority to offer rewards .................................... 1-2-1
RIVERS. See: DRAINAGE AND EROSION CONTROL; See
also: FISH AND GAME
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Abandoned property, garbage, trash, junk and debris ....... 1-9-17
See: GARBAGE, TRASH AND REFUSE
All terrain vehicle operation on unpaved roadways .......... 1-17-2
Building and equipment moving
Fees ............................................................. 1-17-48
Permit
Application ................................................... 1-17-41
Notice to be given; contents ................................ 1-17-44
Rejection of application ..................................... 1-17-42
Required ...................................................... 1-17-40
Requirements prior to issuance; insurance requirements 1-17-43
Safety requirements ........................................... 1-17-45
Size limitations ................................................. 1-17-46
Special permit .................................................. 1-17-47
Gentile Road
Use of portion of restricted ................................... 1-20-4
Roads impact fee
Alternative collection mechanism ............................ 1-17-30.1
Appeals .......................................................... 1-17-38
Authority and applicabilities ................................. 1-17-25
Computation in the amount of ............................... 1-17-29
Credits .......................................................... i-17-33.1
Definitions ...................................................... 1-17-34
Exemptions ..................................................... 1-17-33
Impositions of .................................................. 1-17-28
Independent property appraisal .............................. 1-17-36
Independent traffic study ..................................... 1-17-35
Intents, purposes, and findings .............................. 1-17-26
Payment ........................................................ 1-17-30
Property appraisal
Independent property appraisal ........................... 1-17-36
Property review appraisal .................................. 1-17-37
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CODE INDEX
Section
ROADS AND BRIDGES (Cont'd.)
Refund of fees paid ............................................ 1-17-3 2
Review .......................................................... 1-18-3 9
Rules of construction .......................................... 1-1 7-2 7
Short title ....................................................... i-17-2 5
Use of funds and road benefit zones ......................... 1-17-31
Signs or structures
Erection within right-of--way prohibited, removal .......... 1-17-1
Special improvement service district
Advance necessary expenses, county authorized ........... 1-17-21
Annual assessments ........................................... 1-17-20
Contracts ........................................................ 1-17-19
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