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ORDINANCE 05-030
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE II OF THE CODE OF
ST. LUCIE COUNTY RELATING TO IMPACT FEES, PROVIDING
VARIOUS LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AS TO THE PUBLIC
BUILDINGS IMPACT FEE, PROVIDING DEFINITIONS,
AMENDING THE IMPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS
IMPACT FEE, AMENDING THE AMOUNT OF THE PUBLIC
BUILDINGS IMPACT FEE, PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE
COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, AMENDING THE USE OF THE
FUNDS, PROVIDING VARIOUS LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AS
TO THE ROADS IMPACT FEE, AMENDING THE IMPOSITION
OF THE ROADS IMPACT FEE, AMENDING THE AMOUNT OF
THE ROADS IMPACT FEE, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS
RELATING TO THE PAYMENT OF THE FEE, CREATING ROAD
BENEFIT ZONES, AMENDING THE USE OF THE FUNDS,
PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE COLLECTION METHODOLOGY
FOR THE ROADS IMPACT FEE, PROVIDING VARIOUS
LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AS TO THE PARKS IMPACT FEE,
PROVIDING DEFINITIONS, AMENDING THE IMPOSITION OF
THE PARKS IMPACT FEE, AMENDING THE AMOUNT OF THE
PARKS IMPACT FEE, PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE
COLLECTION METHODOLOGY FOR THE PARKS IMPACT FEE,
CREATING PARK IMPACT FEE DISTRICTS, AMENDING THE
USE OF THE FUNDS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
PART A.
CHAPTER 1-16.3 PUBLIC BUILDINGS IMPACT FEE OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY
AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 1-16.3-12 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-16.3-12. Intents, purposes and findings.
(a) This chapter is intended to implement and be consistent with the goals, objectives
and policies of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.
(b) The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the use and development of land so as to
assure that new development bears a proportionate share of the cost of capital expenditures
necessary to provide public buildings ðrld services in St. Lucie County.
(c) The Florida Legislature through the enactment of Section 163.3202, Local
Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act and Section 380.06(16)
of the Environmental Land and Water Management Act, Florida Statutes Chapters 163 and 380,
respectively, has sought to encourage local governments to enact impact fees as a part of their land
development regulation program.
(Q) As provided in Section 29.008 and 43.28. Florida Statutes. the County is charged
with the responsibility to provide all courtrooms. facilities and equipment for the operation of the
circuit and county courts. and to provide for the facilities and equipment for the Tax Collector.
Property Appraiser. Supervisor of Elections. and Clerk of the Courts. which functions. serves and
benefits all residents of the County. in both unincorporated and incorporated areas. All new
construction within the County in both unincorporated and incorporated areas impacts the need for
future improvements and additions to the circuit and county courts. Accordingly. the provision by
the County of improvements and additions to the circuit and county courts benefits all residents of
the County. including residents of municipalities. and is in the best interest of the public's health.
safety. and welfare.
W Pursuant to Section 30.49. Florida Statutes. the County is responsible for the
provision of all corrections and detention facilities and equipment for the operation of the county
jail facility. which serves and benefits all residents of the County. in both unincorporated and
incorporated areas. All new construction within the County in both unincorporated and incorporated
areas impacts the need for future improvements and additions to the county jail. Accordingly. the
provision by the County of improvements and additions to the county jail benefits all residents of
the County. including residents of municipalities. and is in the best interest of the public's health.
safety. and welfare.
PART B.
CHAPTER 1-16.3 PUBLIC BUILDINGS IMPACT FEE OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY
AMENI;>ED BY AMENDING SECTION 1-16.3-14 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-16.3-14. Definitions.
Capital improvement includes, but is not limited to, site planning, land acquisition, site
improvements, buildings, motor vehicles, personal equipment and communications facilities with a
useful life of two (2) or more years, but excludes maintenance and operation.
Feepayer is a person commencing a land development activity by applying for the issuance of
a building permit or electrical permit for a mobile home park or recreational vehicle park for a type
of land development activity specified in section 1-16.3-16 of this article.
Public building includ€s means all buildings, physical plant~ ðflð: accessory facilities and
equipment owned or leased by the board of county commissioners and used to provide ffl and support
of the following county 90v€rnlTl€nt functions~ , €xcludin9 librari€s, þarl(s and schools.
(ill County and Circuit Court activities and proceedings;
(Q) Services and responsibilities of the Tax Collector. Property Appraiser. Supervisor of
Elections. Clerk of the Courts and Sheriff; and
W Correction and detention activities at the County ¡ail facility.
PART C.
CHAPTER 1-16.3 PUBLIC BUILDINGS IMP ACT FEE OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY
AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 1-16.3-15 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-16.3-15. Imposition of public buildings impact fee.
(a) Any person who, after the effective date of this article, seeks to develop land
within St. Lucie County by applying for the issuance of a building permit for one (1) of the land use
types specified in section 1-16.3-16 of this article or an electrical permit for a mobile home park or
recreational vehicle park shall be required to pay a public buildings impact fee in the manner and
amount set forth in this article. Nothing in this article shall be deemed to eliminate the
requirements of section 11.02.07 of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code.
(b) No building permit for any land use types specified in section 1-16.3-16 of this
article nor electrical permit for a mobile home park or recreational vehicle park shall be issued
unless and until the public buildings impact fee hereby required has been paid as provided in section
1-16.3-17.
PART D.
CHAPTER 1-16.3 PUBLIC BUILDINGS IMP ACT FEE OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY
AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 1-16.3-16 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-16.3-16. Computation of the amount of public buildings impact fee.
(a) At the option of the feepayer, the amount of the fee may be determined by the
following fee schedule.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS IMPACT FEE
COUNTYWIDE ASSESSMENT
LAND USE TYPE
UNIT OF
MEASURE
IMP ACT FEE
f~e. os of fee as of fee as of
10/01/00 10/01/01* 10/01/04
RESIDENTIAL
Single-family
Mobilehome/RV Unit (MI ¡P/RV park
only)
,V,ulti family (All tYPES)
Multi-family 1/2 floors
Multi-family 3+ floors
Hotel/motel (per room)
Per unit
~
$-3e8
i 347
Per unit
Pe.r ul'lit
Per unit
Per unit
Per room
H3
195
æt-
274
227
i4!
198
310
310
224
LAND USE TYPE
UNIT OF
MEASURE
IMP ACT FEE
fee as of
10/01100
fee as of
10/01101*
fee as of
10/01104
Bed & breðl(fast residel'lce Per room 141 198 224
(aoe;3 I'Iðt i"eltlae; the pril'l\ðl') rt:3iae;"ee;.
Si"gle fðmil, tI"it fee II'Itl3t ðl30 be; ð33e;33e;ð
for the re3iae;"tiðl portio" of tl3e)
Bed & Breakfast (Guest Rooms) 224
All other residential Per unit W ae8 347
OFFICE & FINANCIAL
Medical office Per 1,000 sq. ft. m ~ 390
Other office Per 1,000 sq. ft. ~ 34§ 623
RETAIL TRADE
Under 100,00 square feet Per 1,000 sq. ft. ~ 388 438
100,000-3-199,000 square feet Per 1,000 sq. ft. ~ 446 504
4 ~OO ,000 square feet and over Per 1,000 sq. ft. ~ .38 367
GASOLINE SERVICES
Service station Gasoline pumps Per pump stat % % 63
INDUSTRIAL
Warehouse Per 1,000 sq. ft. 36 49 32
Truck terminal Per 1,000 sq. ft. 69 99 111
General industrial Per 1,000 sq. ft. 58 7-9 89
INSTITUTIONAL
School-Elem. Per 1,000 sq. ft. -264 4e 499
School-Middle/high Per 1,000 sq. ft. 1-;924 i-;9§2: 2.206
Day care center Per 1,000 sq. ft. N7 ~ 268
Fraternal organization Per 1,000 sq. ft. ! ! º
Hospital Per bed 2-W 368 416
Nursing home Per bed æ9 æ8 449
Library Per 1,000 sq. ft. 3-53 556 628
RECREA TIONAL
Park (city/county/state) Per acre 33- % 63
Recreation facility-All types Per pl(g. space 1,000 sq.ft. 49 1f) 79
Golf course Per hole acre 8! 144 162
Movie Theaters Per 1.000 sq. ft. 71
NOTE: *The fee schedule shown in this table is subject to annual revision based upon the provisions
of section 1-19-17 of this article.
If the type of development activity for which a building permit, electrical permit for a
mobile home park or recreational vehicle park is applied for is not specified on the above fee
schedule, the county administrator shall use the fee applicable to the most nearly comparable type
of land use on the above fee schedule.
(b) The person applying for the issuance of a building permit or an electrical permit for
a mobile home park or recreational vehicle park may, at his option, submit evidence to the county
administrator indicating that the fees set out to paragraph (a) above are not appropriate for his
particular development. Based upon convincing and competent evidence, the county administrator
may adjust the fee to that appropriate for the particular development.
W For a period of six (6) months followinQ the effective date of Ordinance 05-030.
Feepayers commencinQ land development activity within the municipal boundaries of the City of Port
St. Lucie shall pay a fee eQual to eiQhty-four percent (84'Yo) of the amount contained within this
section.
PART E.
CHAPTER 1-16.3 PUBLIC BUILDINGS IMPACT FEE OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY
AMENDED BY CREATING SECTION 1-16.3-17.1 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-16.3-17.1. Alternative Collection Mechanism.
In the event the Public Buildings Impact Fees are not paid prior to the issuance of a building
permit because of mistake or inadvertence or in the event a municipality has not agreed to assist in
the collection of those Public Buildings Impact Fees imposed within municipal boundaries. the County
shall proceed to collect the Public Buildings Impact Fees as follows:
(Q) The County shall serve. by certified mail. return receipt requested. an Impact Fee
Statement Notice upon the Feepayer at the address set forth in the application for a Building
Permit. and the Owner at the address appearing on the most recent records maintained by the
Property Appraiser of the County. The County shall also attach a copy of the Impact Fee
Statement Notice to the Building Permit posted at the site of the land development activity if
construction has commenced. Service of the Impact Fee Statement Notice shall be deemed notice
that the Impact Fees are due and service shall be deemed effective on the date the return receipt
indicates the notice was received by either the Feepayer of the Owner of the property. whichever
occurs first. The Impact Fee Statement Notice shall contain the legal description of the property
and shall advise the Feepayer and Owner as follows:
ill The amount due and the general purpose for which the Public Buildings
Impact Fees were imposed;
ill That a hearing before the board of county commissioners may be requested
within thirty (30) calendar days from the receipt of the Impact Fee Statement Notice. by making
application at the office of the County Administrator;
ill That the Public Buildings Impact Fees shall be delinquent if not paid and
received by the County within sixty (60) calendar days of the date the Impact Fee Statement
Notice was received. excluding the date of receipt. or if a hearing is not scheduled and. upon
becoming delinquent. shall be subiect to the imposition of a delinquent fee and interest on the
unpaid amount until paid;
ill That in the event the Public Buildings Impact Fees become delinquent a lien
against the property for which the Building Permit was secured shall be recorded in the Official
Records of the County.
íQ) The Public Buildings Impact Fees shall be delinquent if. within sixty (60) calendar
days from the date of the receipt of the Impact Fee Statement Notice by either the Feepayer or
the Owner or the date said notice was attached to the Building Permit. neither the Public Buildings
Impact Fees have been paid and received by the County nor a hearing requested. In the event a
hearing is requested within the time period allowed. the Public Buildings Impact Fees shall become
delinquent if not paid within thirty (30) calendar days from the date the board of county
commissioners determined the amount of Public Buildings Impact Fees due upon the conclusion of
such hearing. Upon becoming delinquent. a delinquency fee equal to lO'Yo of the total Public Buildings
Impact Fees imposed shall be assessed. Such total Public Buildings Impact Fees. plus the
delinquency fee. shall bear interest at the statutory rate for final iudgments calculated on a
calendar day basis. until paid.
W Should the Public Buildings Impact Fees become delinquent. as set forth above. the
County shall serve. by certified mail. return receipt requested. a "Notice of Lien" upon the
delinquent Feepayer at the address indicated in the application for a Building Permit and upon the
Owner of the property at the address appearing on the most recent records maintained by the
Property Appraiser of the County. The Notice of Lien shall notify the delinquent Feepayer and
Owner that due to their failure to pay the Public Buildings Impact Fees. the County shall file a Claim
of Lien with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
!Q) Upon mailing the Notice of Lien. the County Attorney shall file a Claim of Lien with
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for recording in the Official Records of the County. The Claim of
Lien shall contain the legal description of the property. the amount of the delinquent Impact Fees
and the date of their imposition. Once recorded. the Claim of Lien shall constitute a lien against
the property described therein. The County Attorney shall proceed expeditiously to collect.
foreclose or otherwise enforce said lien.
W After the expiration of one year from the date of recording the Claim of Lien. as
provided herein. a suit may be filed to foreclose said lien. Such foreclosure proceedings shall be
instituted. conducted and enforced in conformity with the procedures for the foreclosure of
municipal special assessment liens. as set forth in Sections 173.04 through 173.12. inclusive. Florida
Statutes. which provisions are hereby incorporated herein in their entirety to the same extent as if
such provisions were set forth herein verbatim. Attorney's fees and costs incurred by the County
in the foreclosure proceedings shall be recoverable.
ill The liens for delinquent Public Buildings Impact Fees imposed hereunder shall remain
liens. coequal with the liens of all state. county. district and municipal taxes and superior in dignity
to all other liens and claims. until paid.
(g) The collection and enforcement procedures set forth in this Section shall be
cumulative with. supplemental to and in addition to. any applicable procedures provided in any other
ordinances or administrative regulations of the County or any other applicable law or administrative
regulation of the State of Florida. Failure of the County to follow the procedure set forth in this
Section shall not constitute a waiver of its rights to proceed under any other applicable procedure.
!h) In the event that the property for which the buildina permit is issued is located
within a municipality that has not aareed to assist in the collection of the Public Buildinas Impact
Fee. a Feepayer that pays the Public Buildinas Impact Fee directly to the County prior to the
receipt of an Impact Fee Statement Notice. shall be entitled to a ten percent (10"0) reduction in
the amount of the Public Buildinas Impact Fee due.
ill In the event that the alternative collection mechanism contained herein is utilized
by the County to collect the delinouent Public Buildinas Impact Fee and that collection procedure
results in an ineauitable burden as a result of the particular terms and provisions of the
construction or loan contract of the Feepayer. then such Feepayer may petition the County
Administrator for relief. The County Administrator may make such adiustments to the collection
process to address such adverse impacts resultina from the use of the alternative collection
procedure. The Feepayer shall have a riaht of review of the decision of the County Administrator
to the Board of County Commissioners.
PART F.
CHAPTER 1-16.3 PUBLIC BUILDINGS IMP ACT FEE OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY
AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 1-16.3-23 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-16.3-23. Use of funds.
(a) The collecting governmental unit shall be entitled to up to but not more than four (4)
per cent of the funds collected to compensate them for the administrative expense of collecting
and administering the public buildings impact fee ordinance. All remaining funds collected from
public buildings impact fees shall be used solely for the purpose of capital improvements to the
county's pe.ublic b-ª.uildings contained within the County's Comprehensive Plan and identified within
the study entitled "Public Buildings Impact Fees for St. Lucie County." dated July. 2005. by Dr.
James Nicholas. which is incorporated by reference. and not for maintenance or operations. Land
acquisition and improvements shall be of the type made necessary by the county's growth and
development.
(b) Each January the county administrator shall present to the board of county
commissioners a proposed capital improvement program for pe.ublic b-ª.uilding and facilities, assigning
funds, including any accrued interest, from the public buildings impact fee trust fund to specific
pe.ublic b-ª.uildings improvements projects and related expenses. Monies, including any accrued
interest, not assigned in any fiscal period shall be retained in the same pe.ublic b-ª.uildings impact fee
trust fund until the next fiscal period except as provided by the refund provisions of this article.
Funds shall be deemed expended in the order received.
(c) The Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County may enter into interlocal
agreements with the governing bodies of the municipalities in St. Lucie County to ensure proper use
of the funds collected pursuant to this article.
PART G.
CHAPTER 1-17 ROADS IMPACT FEE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
AMENDING SECTION 1-17-26 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-17-26. Intents, purposes, and findings.
(a) This article is intended to implement and be consistent with the goals, objectives
and policies of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.
(b) The purpose of this article is to regulate the use and development of land so as to
assure that new development bears a proportionate share of the cost of capital expenditures
necessary to provide roads in St. Lucie County as contemplated by the St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan.
(c) The Florida Legislature, through the enactment of section 163.3202, Local
Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act and section 380.06(16) of
the Environmental Land and Water Management Act, Florida Statutes Chapters 163 and 380,
respectively, has sought to encourage local governments to enact impact fees as a part of their land
development regulation program.
(Q) The County is charged with the responsibility and control over all arterial. collector
and other roads. bridges. tunnels and related facilities within the County Road System. in both
unincorporated and incorporated areas. and thus is charged with increasing the capacity of these
facilities as provided in Sections 125.01(m) and 336.02. Florida Statutes.
W All new construction within the County in both unincorporated and incorporated
areas impacts the need for future improvements and additions to the County Road System.
Accordingly. the provision by the County of roadway capacity benefits all residents of the County.
including residents of municipalities. and is in the best interest of the public's health. safety and
welfare.
PART H.
CHAPTER 1-17 ROADS IMPACT FEE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
AMENDING SECTION 1-17- 28.
Sec. 1-17-28. Imposition of roads impact fee.
(a) Any person who, after the effective date of this article, seeks to develop land
within St. Lucie County by making improvements to land which will generate additional traffic and
which requires the issuance of a building permit or an electrical permit for recreational vehicle
parks or mobile home parks shall be required to pay a roads impact fee in the manner and amount
set forth in this article. Nothing in this article shall be deemed to eliminate the requirements of
section 11.02.07 of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code.
(b) No building permit or electrical permit for a recreation vehicle park or mobile home
park for any activity requiring payment of an impact fee pursuant to section 1-17-29 of this article
shall be issued unless and until the roads impact fee hereby required has been paid.
PART I.
CHAPTER 1-17 ROADS IMPACT FEE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
AMENDING SECTION 1-17-29 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-17-29. Computation of the amount of roads impact fee.
(a) At the option of the feepayer, the amount of the fee may be determined by the
following fee schedule. The fees shown on the schedule reflect a zero (0) per cent discount.
ROAD IMPACT FEE
MAINLAND
LAND USE TYPE
UNIT OF
MEASURE
he as of
10/01/00
IMPACT FEE
fee as of fee as of
10/01/01* 10/01/04*
RESIDENTIAL
Single-family
Mobile home/RVUnit (MIIP/R'I
park only)
Multi-family 1 and 2 floors
Multi-family 3 floors and up
Hotel/motel
Bed & breakfast (Guest rooms)
rE:sidE:ncE:
(Doe3 "ot i"ell:u,!e the primBr'"
rt:3iele"ee. Si"gle fðmil, l:I"it
fee 11'11:131" 13130 Be ð33e33eel
for tne rt:3iele"tiðl portio" of 1:13e)
All other residential
Per unit $1,632 $1,823 $ 2.059
Per unit 8B 9H 1.029
Per unit !;!86 ~ 1.500
Per unit 6!9 694 784
Per room f;3f9 !7R6 1.950
Per room §H 838 947
Per unit
!;!86
~
1.500
OFFICE & FINANCIAL
Medical office
ether- General office
Per 1,000 sq. ft.
Per 1,000 sq. ft.
~
!-;ege
4;986
i-;H4
5.633
1.259
RETAIL TRADE
Under 100,000 sq. ft.
100,000-3199,000 sq. ft.
4 ~OO,OOO or more sq. ft.
Per 1,000 sq. ft.
Per 1,000 sq. ft.
Per 1,000 sq. ft.
~
~
1-;800
~
~
~
2.673
2.532
2,477
GASOLINE SERVICES (Per Service Position)
S~rt'ic~ statioI'!
Gasoline Pumps Per pump stat
LAND USE TYPE
INDUSTRIAL
Warehouse
Truck terminal
General industrial
INSTITUTIONAL
School-Elem.
School-Middle/high
Day care center
Fraternal organization
Hospital
Nursing home
Library
RECREA TIONAL
Parke city/county / state)
Recreation facility-All types
Golf course
Movie Theaters (per seat)
UNIT OF
MEASURE
IMPACT FEE
f~~ as of f~~ as of
10/01/00 10/01/01*
fee as of
10/01/04*
~
6-;U-3
7.076
Per 1,000 sq. ft.
Per 1,000 sq. ft.
Per 1,000 sq. ft.
R§
!;464
8W
414
835
461
366
749
38§
Per 1,000 sq. ft. f;OO6 f;OO6 1.136
Per 1,000 sq. ft. 996- 996- 1.125
Per 1,000 sq. ft. ~ 3-;3H 3.740
Per 1,000 sq. ft. m ~ 860
Per bed ~ ~ 1.583
Per bed 2ÇR 3H 352
Per 1,000 sq. ft. ~ ~ 2.548
Per acre -l§9
Per ,,1<9. s"ac~ 1.000 sq.ft. -2-29
Per acre 42-!
m
89
42-!
214
292
475
41
NOTE: * The fee schedule shown in this table is subject to annual revision based upon the provisions
of section 1-17-39 of this article.
LAND USE TYPE
RESIDENTIAL
Single-family
Mobile home/RV Unit
UI,IIP/RV) park only
Multi-family 1/2 floors
Multi-family 3+floors
Hotel/motel
ROAD IMPACT FEE
NORTH ISLAND
UNIT OF
MEASURE
IMPACT FEE
f~~ as of fe~ as of
10/01/00 10/01/01*
fee as of
10/01/04*
Per unit $1,684 $1,684 i 1.903
Per unit &74 &74 987
Per unit f;ðe ~ 1.646
Per unit 9% 9% 1.024
Per room 2-;167 ~ 3.182
IMPACT FEE
UNIT OF fu. as of fee as of fee as of
LAND USE TYPE MEASURE 10/01100 10/01101* 10/01104*
Bed & breakfast (Guest
Rooms) Per room &74- f;45B 1,638
residel'lce
(Does l'Iot il'lclude tke primary
residel'lce. Sil'lgle family ul'lit
fee must also be assessed for
tke residel'ltial portiol'l of use)
All other residential Per unit !-;9§9 ~ 2.450
OFFICE & FINANCIAL
Medical office Per 1,000 sq. ft. !-;§H !;96§ 2.220
ether- General office Per 1,000 sq. ft. 439 439 496
RETAIL TRADE
Under 100,000 sq.ft. Per 1,000 sq. ft. 1-;W8 ~ 1.499
100,000-31:99,000 sq.ft. Per 1,000 sq. ft. W6 ~ 1.234
4 ~OO,OOO or more sq.ft. Per 1,000 sq. ft. 78.3 944 1.066
GASOLINE SERVICES
(Per service position)
Service statiol'l
Gasoline pumps Per pump stat ~ 2-;274 2.569
INDUSTRIAL
Warehouse Per 1,000 sq. ft. 79 79 89
Truck terminal Per 1,000 sq. ft. !§9 !§9 180
General industrial Per 1,000 sq. ft. 88 88 99
INSTITUTIONAL
School-Elem. Per 1,000 sq. ft. 4æ 4æ 489
School-Middle/high Per 1,000 sq. ft. 429 429 485
Day care center Per 1,000 sq. ft. !-;e§9 1-;4ð 1.609
Fraternal organization Per 1,000 sq. ft. m .3æ 370
Hospital Per bed 542 6W 681
Nursing home Per bed m B-3 150
Library Per 1,000 sq. ft. m 1-&1 1.097
RECREA TIONAL
Park(city/county/state) Per acre !§9 199 .-2-ª
Recreation facility-All types Per pl<g. space 1,000 sq.ft. 229 ~ 127
Golf course Per acre 4ð 4ð 205
Movie Theaters (per seat) 17
NOTE: *The fee schedule shown in this article is subject to annual revision based upon the
provisions of section 1-17-39 of this article.
FT. PIERCE ISLAND
IMPACT FEE
UNIT OF fee as of fee as of fee as of
LAND USE TYPE MEASURE 10/01100 10/01/01* 10/01104*
RESIDENTIAL
Single-family Per unit $1,340 $1,429 i 1.615
Mobile home/RV Unit
(MI W/RV park only) Per unit M4 M4 581
Multi-family 1 and 2 floors Per unit H4! ~ 1.313
Multi-family 3 floors and up Per unit 476 476 538
Hotel/motel Per room 1-;317 ~ 1.875
Bed & breakfast (Guest rooms) Per room 497 8G5 909
residel'lce
(Doë:s "of i"ë:lliee tke prill'lar, rë:siee"ë:e.
$i"gle famil, li"if fee mlist a/so Be assessea
for fke rë:siae"tia/ portio" of lise)
All other residential Per unit !-;1-98 l-;Y6 1.442
OFFICE & FINANCIAL
Medical office Per 1,000 sq. ft. 61-2: 9§3 1.077
Other office Per 1,000 sq. ft. ~ ~ 240
RETAIL TRADE
Under 100,000 sq.ft. Per 1,000 sq. ft. 488 644 727
100,000-3199,000 sq.ft. Per 1,000 sq. ft. 4H §3e 598
4~00,000 or more sq.ft. Per 1,000 sq. ft. 346 4§8 518
GASOLINE SERVICES
(Per Service Position):
Gasoline Pumps Per pump stat 1-;ffi l-;æ6 2.492
Service sTatiol'l
INDUSTRIAL
Warehouse Per 1,000 sq. ft. 38 38 44
Truck terminal Per 1,000 sq. ft. :¡:¡. :¡:¡. 87
General industrial Per 1,000 sq. ft. 43 43 49
INSTITUTIONAL
School-Elem Per 1,000 sq. ft. 88 88 100
School-Middle/high Per 1,000 sq. ft. æ8 æ8 235
Day care center Per 1,000 sq. ft. 474- ~ 781
IMP ACT FEE
UNIT OF fe€o as of f€oe as of fee as of
LAND USE TYPE MEASURE 10/01/00 10/01/01* 10/01/04*
Fraternal organization Per 1,000 sq. ft. ~ !§9 180
Hospital Per bed ~ ~ 137
Nursing home Per bed ~ 6§ 74
Library Per 1,000 sq. ft. 4R 4R 534
RECREA TIONAL
Park (city/county/state) Per acre 3-2 4e 45
Recreational facility-All types Per pkg. space 43 54 61
golf course Per acre 88 88 100
Movie Theaters Per seat ~
NOTE: *The fee schedule shown in this table is subject to annual revision based upon the provisions
of section 1-17-39 of this article.
RESIDENTIAL
Single-family
Mobile home/RV Unit
(MIIP/R'j park only)
Multi-family 1 and 2 floors Per unit
Multi-family 3 floors and up Per unit
Hotel/motel Per room
Bed & breakfast (Guest rooms)Per room
residel'lce
(Do~s "ot i"eh:ld~ tk~ I'rilTlar(
residel'\e~. Si"gle fal"iI, \:I"it fe~
l'\1\:1st also Be assessed for tk~
residential I'0rtio" of I:IS~)
All other residential
LAND USE TYPE
OFFICE & FINANCIAL
Medical office
Other office
RETAIL TRADE
Under 100,000 sq.ft.
100,000-~ 199,000 sq.ft.
4.200,000 or more sq.ft.
SOUTH ISLAND
UNIT OF
MEASURE
IMPACT FEE
f€o€o as of fe€o as of
10/01/00 10/01/01*
fee as of
10/01/04*
Per unit
Per unit
$1,821 $1,429 i 2.057
6% BF 741
1-;481- ~ 1.673
697 85e 666
!;647 2-;B§ 2.412
63l i-;e36 1.170
Per unit
~
~
1.838
Per 1,000 sq. ft.
Per 1,000 sq. ft.
~
384
!;R9
384
1.942
434
Per 1,000 sq. ft.
Per 1,000 sq. ft.
Per 1,000 sq. ft.
%8
~
68§
!;!6!
956-
8N
1.312
1.080
933
IMP ACT FEE
UNIT OF f€.€. as of fe-€. as of fee as of
LAND USE TYPE MEASURE 10/01/00 10/01/01* 10/01/04*
GASOLINE SERVICES
(per service position):
S€.Fvic€. statiol'\
Gasoline Pumps Per pump stat ~ 3-;98e 4,497
INDUSTRIAL
Warehouse Per 1,000 sq. ft. 69 69 78
Truck terminal Per 1,000 sq. ft. ~ ~ 157
General industrial Per 1,000 sq. ft. H- H- 87
INSTITUTIONAL
School-Elem Per 1,000 sq. ft. 3-76 3-76 424
School-Middle/high Per 1,000 sq. ft. 3-76 3-76 424
Day care center Per 1,000 sq. ft. 924- 1-;248 1.410
Fraternal organization Per 1,000 sq. ft. !46 ~ 325
Hospital Per bed 47§ 52-8 596
Nursing home Per bed H-7- W 132
Library Per 1,000 sq. ft. 800 800 960
RECREA TIONAL
Park (city/county/state) Per acre R R 81
Recreational facility-
A II types Per pkg. space 98 98 110
golf course Per acre 1-59 1-59 180
Movie Theaters Per Seat 15
NOTE: *The fee schedule shown in this table is subject to annual revision based upon the provisions
of section 1-17-39 of this article.
If a building is requested for mixed uses, then the fee shall be determined through using
the above schedule by apportioning the space committed to uses specified on the schedule.
(b) If the type of development activity for which a building permit is applied is not
specified on the above fee schedule, the county administrator shall use the fee applicable to the
most nearly comparable type of land development on the above fee schedule. The county
administrator shall be guided in the selection of a comparable type by Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT) and/or Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) traffic generation
statistics. If the county administrator determines that there is no comparable type of land use on
the above fee schedule, then the county administrator shall determine the fee by:
(1) Using traffic generation statistics contained in the latest edition of the
Institute of Transportation Engineers "Trip Generation: An Information Report," or trip generation
statistics supplied and certified by a registered Florida professional engineer, and
(2) Using for average trip length the average trip length of all average trip
lengths for the applicable land use type as set out in this article (i.e., residential, office and
financial, industrial, recreational, institutional, retail) that were used in calculating the above fee
schedule, and
(3) Using as a per cent new trips the average per cent new trips for the
applicable land use type (i.e., residential, office and financial, industrial, recreational, institutional,
retail) that were used in calculating the above fee schedule, and
(4) Applying the formula set forth in 1-17-29(c) hereof.
The county administrator shall determine the applicable land use type.
In the case of a change of use, redevelopment, or modification of an existing use which
requires the issuance of a building permit, electrical permit for recreational vehicle parks or mobile
home parks or zoning compliance certificate, the impact fee shall be based upon the net increase in
the impact fee for the new use as compared to the previous use. The county administrator shall be
guided in this determination by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and/or Institute of
Transportation Engineers (ITE) traffic generation statistics.
(c) If the feepayer shall opt not to have the impact fee determined according to
paragraph (a) of this section, then the fee shall be determined by the county administrator based
upon the traffic generation rates determined by an independent traffic study (ITS), defined in
section 1-17-35 of this article, prepared by the feepayer and submitted to the county administrator
or his designee.
The following formula shall be used by the county administrator or his designee to
determine the impact fee per unit:
Attributable travel = (Trip rate x trip length)(2 x 'Yo New trips)
New land miles = Attributable travel/Lane capacity
Construction cost = New land miles x Construction cost per land mile
Right-of-way cost = New land miles x Right-of-way cost per lane mile
Total cost = Construction cost + Right-of-way cost
Net cost = Total cost--Offsets
Impact fee = Net
!Q) For a period of six (6) months followinQ the effective date of Ordinance 05-030.
Feepayers commencinQ land development activity within the municipal boundaries of the City of Port
St. Lucie shall pay a fee eQual to forty percent (40'Yo) of the amount contained within the schedule
for the Mainland Road Impact Fee contained within this section.
PART J. CHAPTER 1-17 ROADS IMPACT FEE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
AMENDING SECTION 1-17-30 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-17-30. Payment of fee.
(a) The feepayer shall pay the fee to the county administrator at any time prior to the
issuance of a building permit or electrical permit for a recreational vehicle park or mobile home
park. The feepayer shall pay a roads impact fee.
(b) In lieu of all or part of the road impact fee, the board of county commissioners may
accept the offer by a developer to construct, dedicate or acquire right-of-way for, part of a road
improvement project shown in the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan or in the Metropolitan
Planning Organization Roads Impact Fee Eligibility Networks or appropriate to the implementation
thereof. Such construction must be in addition to any road improvements required pursuant to
other ordinances. In addition, the construction, dedication or acquisition of right-of-way must only
be for purposes as set out in section 1-17-31. The developer shall submit a cost estimate certified
by a registered Florida professional engineer and acceptable to the board of county commissioners
or their designee, who shall credit the cost of the construction against the road impact fee
otherwise due. The portion of the fee represented by the road construction shall be deemed paid
when the construction is completed and accepted by the county or state for maintenance or when
adequate security for the completion of the construction has been provided.
In the event the developer proposes to dedicate or acquire right-of-way, the provisions of
section 1-17-33.1(6) shall apply. The portion of the fee represented by the right-of-way
dedications or acquisitions shall be deemed paid only when the dedicated or acquired property is
officially accepted by the county or other appropriate governmental entity.
(c) If road impact fees are owed, no development permits of any type may be issued for
the building or structure in question while the fee remains unpaid. The county administrator may
authorize the initiation of any action as permitted by law or equity to collect the unpaid fees.
PART K. CHAPTER 1-17 ROADS IMPACT FEE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
AMENDING SECTION 1-17-31 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-17 - 31 Use of funds and road benefit zones.
(g) There is hereby created the Mainland Road Benefit Zone. the North Island Road
Benefit Zone. the Fort Pierce Island Road Benefit Zone. and the South Island Road Benefit Zone.
The boundaries of the various benefit zones are as depicted in revised figure 1.
~í.Q) All funds collected from road impact fees shall be used solely for the purpose of
capital improvements or enhancements to transportation facilities associated with the arterial and
collector road network of the county as identified in the county's comprehensive plan or the
comprehensive plans of the City of Fort Pierce, City of Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie Village or by the
State of Florida and identified within the study entitled "Roads Impact Fees for St. Lucie County,"
dated July. 2005, by Dr. James Nicholas. which is incorporated by reference. Road impact fees
shall not be used for maintenance or operation purposes. Such improvements shall be of the type as
are made necessary by the new development.
~w Except as provided in paragraph ~ W of this section, all funds shall be used
exclusively for identified road capital improvements within the road benefit zone from which the
funds were collected or for projects in adjacent road benefit zones which are of direct benefit to
the road benefit zone from which the funds were collected. Funds shall be expended in the order in
which they are collected. For purposes of this article, the road benefit zones shall be as depicted
in revised figure 1.
~!Q) Each January the county administrator shall present to the board of county
commissioners a proposed capital improvement program for roads on the arterial and collector road
network of the county, assigning funds, including any accrued interest, from the several special
revenue funds to specific road improvement projects and related expenses. Moneys, including any
accrued interest, not assigned in any fiscal year shall be retained in the same special revenue funds
until the next fiscal year except as provided by the refund provisions of this article.
~W The collecting governmental entity shall be entitled to retain four (4) per cent of all
impact fee funds it collects to offset the costs of administering and enforcing this article.
PART L.
CHAPTER 1-17 ROADS IMPACT FEE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
CREATING SECTION 1-17-30.1 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-17-30.1. Alternative Collection Mechanism. In the event the Road Impact Fees
are not paid prior to the issuance of a Building Permit because of mistake or inadvertence or in the
event a municipality has not agreed to assist in the collection of those Road Impact Fees imposed
within municipal boundaries. the County shall proceed to collect the Road Impact Fees as follows:
(g) The County shall serve, by certified mail. return receipt requested. an Impact Fee
Statement Notice upon the feepayer at the address set forth in the application for a Building
Permit. and the Owner at the address appearing on the most recent records maintained by the
Property Appraiser of the County. The County shall also attach a copy of the Impact Fee
Statement Notice to the Building Permit posted at the site of the land development activity if
construction has commenced. Service of the Impact Fee Statement Notice shall be deemed notice
that the Impact Fees are due and service shall be deemed effective on the date the return receipt
indicates the notice was received by either the Feepayer of the Owner of the property. whichever
occurs first. The Impact Fee Statement Notice shall contain the legal description of the property
and shall advise the Feepayer and Owner as follows:
ill
imposed;
The amount due and the general purpose for which the Road Impact Fees were
ill That a hearing before the board of county commissioners may be requested within
thirty (30) calendar days from the receipt of the Impact Fee Statement Notice. by making
application at the office of the County Administrator:
ill That the Road Impact Fees shall be delinquent if not paid and received by the
County within sixty (60) calendar days of the date the Impact Fee Statement Notice was received.
excluding the date of receipt. or if a hearing is not scheduled and. upon becoming delinquent. shall
be subject to the imposition of a delinquent fee and interest on the unpaid amount until paid:
ffi That in the event the Road Impact Fees become delinquent a lien against the
property for which the Building Permit was secured shall be recorded in the Official Records of the
County.
í.Q) The Road Impact Fees shall be delinquent if. within sixty (60) calendar days
from the date of the receipt of the Impact Fee Statement Notice by either the Feepayer or the
Owner or the date said notice was attached to the Building Permit. neither the Road Impact Fees
have been paid and received by the County nor a hearing requested. In the event a hearing is
requested within the time period allowed. the Road Impact Fees shall become delinquent if not paid
within thirty (30) calendar days from the date the board of county commissioners determined the
amount of Road Impact Fees due upon the conclusion of such hearing. Upon becoming delinquent. a
delinquency fee equal to lO~o of the total Road Impact Fees imposed shall be assessed. Such total
Road Impact Fees. plus the delinquency fee. shall bear interest at the statutory rate for final
judgments calculated on a calendar day basis. until paid.
W Should the Road Impact Fees become delinquent. as set forth above. the County
shall serve. by certified mail. return receipt requested. a "Notice of Lien" upon the delinquent
Feepayer at the address indicated in the application for a Building Permit and upon the Owner of
the property at the address appearing on the most recent records maintained by the Property
Appraiser of the County. The Notice of Lien shall notify the delinquent Feepayer and Owner that
due to their failure to pay the Road Impact Fees. the County shall file a Claim of Lien with the Clerk
of the Circuit Court.
(Q) Upon mailing the Notice of Lien. the County Attorney shall file a Claim of Lien with
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for recording in the Official Records of the County. The Claim of
Lien shall contain the legal description of the property. the amount of the delinquent Impact Fees
and the date of their imposition. Once recorded. the Claim of Lien shall constitute a lien against
the property described therein. The County Attorney shall proceed expeditiously to collect.
foreclose or otherwise enforce said lien.
W After the expiration of one year from the date of recording the Claim of Lien. as
provided herein. a suit may be filed to foreclose said lien. Such foreclosure proceedings shall be
instituted. conducted and enforced in conformity with the procedures for the foreclosure of
municipal special assessment liens. as set forth in Sections 173.04 through 173.12. inclusive. Florida
Statutes. which provisions are hereby incorporated herein in their entirety to the same extent as if
such provisions were set forth herein verbatim. Attorney's fees and costs incurred by the County
in the foreclosure proceedings shall be recoverable.
ill The liens for delinquent Road Impact Fees imposed hereunder shall remain liens.
coequal with the liens of all state. county. district and municipal taxes and superior in dignity to all
other liens and claims. until paid.
íg) The collection and enforcement procedures set forth in this Section shall be
cumulative with. supplemental to and in addition to. any applicable procedures provided in any other
ordinances or administrative regulations of the County or any other applicable law or administrative
regulation of the State of Florida. Failure of the County to follow the procedure set forth in this
Section shall not constitute a waiver of its rights to proceed under any other applicable procedure.
!h) In the event that the property for which the buildina permit is issued is located
within a municipality that has not aareed to assist in the collection of the Road Impact Fee. a
Feepayer that pays the Road Impact Fee directly to the County prior to the receipt of an Impact
Fee Statement Notice. shall be entitled to a ten percent (10%) reduction in the amount of the Road
Impact Fee due.
ill In the event that the alternative collection mechanism contained herein is utilized
by the County to collect the delinQuent Road Impact Fee and that collection procedure results in an
ineQuitable burden as a result of the particular terms and provisions of the construction or loan
contract of the Feepayer. then such Feepayer may petition the County Administrator for relief.
The County Administrator may make such ad iustments to the collection process to address such
adverse impacts resultina from the use of the alternative collection procedure. The Feepayer shall
have a riaht of review of the decision of the County Administrator to the Board of County
Commissioners.
PART M.
CHAPTER 1-15 P ARKS IMPACT FEE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
AMENDING SECTION 1-15-32 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-15-32. Intents, purposes, and findings.
(a) This chapter is intended to implement and be consistent with the goals, objectives
and policies of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.
(b) The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the use and development of land so as to
assure that new development bears a proportionate share of the cost of capital expenditures
necessary to provide parks in St. Lucie County as contemplated by the St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan.
(c) The Florida Legislature through the enactment of Section 163.3202, Local
Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act and Section 380.06(16)
of the Environmental Land and Water Management Act, Florida Statutes 163 and 380, respectively,
has sought to encourage local governments to enact impact fees as a part of their land development
regulation program.
(Q) The Park System of the County is designed and intended to provide recreational
facilities and open space for all citizens of the County. in both unincorporated and incorporated
areas. Therefore. placing a fair share of the burden of the cost of providing capital improvements
and additions to the Park System within municipal areas constitutes a county purpose.
W All new residential construction within the County in both unincorporated and
incorporated areas impacts the need for future improvements and expansions to the County Park
System. Accordingly. the provision by the County of expansions and additions to the Regional Park
System benefits all residents of the County. including residents of municipalities. and is in the best
interest of the public's health. safety. and welfare.
PART N.
CHAPTER 1-15 P ARKS IMPACT FEE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
AMENDING SECTION 1-15-34 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-15-34. Definitions.
Beach access area is an area developed to provide public access to waterfront recreation
areas. Beach access areas include, but are not limited to, all accesses into the Atlantic Ocean; the
Indian River Lagoon and its tributaries; the north fork of the St. Lucie River and its tributaries.
Capital improvement includes parks planning, land acquisition, site improvements, buildings,
and equipment, but excludes maintenance and operation.
Feepayer is a person commencing a land development activity by applying for the issuance of
a building permit or electrical permit for a mobile home park or recreational vehicle park for a type
of land development activity specified in section 1-15-36A of this article.
Private recreational facHity is any recreational facility which is not owned by or dedicated
to any governmental entity.
Park system consists of regional recreation areas. special recreation areas. beach access
areas and community parks. The park system does not include neighborhood parks.
Regional recreation area is an area providing facilities designed for outdoor recreation and
leisure activities, with a service area of sixty (60) miles or more and a desirable size of at least one
hundred (100) acres. Activities may include, but are not limited to: boating, fishing, or camping;
bicycle, hiking, or horse trail systems; nature or husbandry centers; or sport and athletic facilities.
Special recreation area is an area designed for a single purpose or specific recreational and
leisure activities that may include, but are not limited to: Golf courses, conservatories, zoos, gun or
archery ranges, outdoor theaters, historic sites, marinas, botanical gardens, fairgrounds, athletic
complexes, or watersport facilities.
PART O. CHAPTER 1-15 P ARKS IMP ACT FEE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
AMENDING SECTION 1-15-35 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-15-35. Imposition of parks impact fee.
(a) Any person who, after the effective date of this article, seeks to develop land
within St. Lucie County by applying for the issuance of a building permit for one of the residential
land use types specified in section 1-15-36 of this article or an electrical permit for a mobile home
park or recreational vehicle park shall be required to pay a parks impact fee in the manner and
amount set forth in this article. Nothing in this article shall be deemed to eliminate the
requirements of Section 11.02.07 of the St. Lucie County Land Development Code.
(b) No building permit for any residential land use types specified in section 1-15-36 of
this article nor electrical permit for a mobile home park or recreational vehicle park shall be issued
unless and until the parks impact fee hereby required has been paid as provided in section 1-15-37
of this article.
PART P.
CHAPTER 1-15 PARKS IMPACT FEE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
AMENDING SECTION 1-15-36 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-15-36. Computation of the amount of parks impact fee.
(a) At the option of the feepayer, the amount of the fee may be determined by the
following fee schedule.
PARKS IMP ACT FEE
COUNTYWIDE ASSESSMENT
LAND USE TYPE
RESIDENTIAL
Single-family
Mobile home/RV Unit(,V,HP/R'.' park only)
Mtllti family (All types)
Multi-family.} floors
Multi-family 3+ floors
Hotel/motel
ßed ana breal(fast resiaence
(Dees "et i"eh:le!e the I'rimary resie!e"ee. $i"gle
famil, l:I"it fee ml:lst alse be assessee! fer the
l'esie!e"tia/ I'ertie" ef I:Ise)
Bed & Breakfast (Guest Rooms)
All other residential
UNIT OF
MEASURE
IMP ACT FEE
Per unit
Per unit
Per unit
$4æ 456
~ 299
3§9
406
Per room
Per room
406
ue 293
ue
Per unit
293
4æ 456
NOTE: The fee schedule shown in this table is subject to annual revision based upon the provisions
of section 1-15-47 of this article.
If the type of residential development activity for which a building permit or electrical permit for a
mobile home park or recreational vehicle park which is being applied for is not specified on the
above fee schedule, the county administrator shall use the fee applicable to the most nearly
comparable type of land use on the above fee schedule.
(b) The person applying for the issuance of a building permit or electrical permit for a
mobile home park or recreational vehicle park may, at his option, submit evidence to the county
administrator indicating that the fees set out in paragraph (a) above are not appropriate for his
particular development. Based upon convincing and competent evidence, the county administrator
may adjust the fee to that appropriate for the particular development. The adjustment may include
a credit against the fee otherwise payable of up to twenty-five (25) per cent for private
recreational facilities provided to the development by fee payer if the recreational facilities serve
the same purposes and functions as set forth for regional recreation areas in the St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan.
W For a Deriod of six (6) months followinQ the effective date of Ordinance 05-030.
FeeDayers commencinQ land develoDment activity within the municiDal boundaries of the City of Port
St. Lucie shall Day a fee eQual to thirty Dercent (30'ro) of the amount contained within this section.
PARTQ.
CHAPTER 1-15 P ARKS IMPACT FEE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
CREATING SECTION 1-15-37.1 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-15 - 37.1. Alternative Collection Mechanism.
In the event the Parks Impact Fees are not paid prior to the issuance of a Building Permit
because of mistake or inadvertence or in the event a municipality has not agreed to assist in the
collection of those Parks Impact Fees imposed within municipal boundaries. the County shall proceed
to collect the Parks Impact Fees as follows:
(ill The County shall serve. by certified mail. return receipt requested. an Impact Fee
Statement Notice upon the Feepayer at the address set forth in the application for a Building
Permit. and the Owner at the address appearing on the most recent records maintained by the
Property Appraiser of the County. The County shall also attach a copy of the Impact Fee
Statement Notice to the Building Permit posted at the site of the land development activity if
construction has commenced. Service of the Impact Fee Statement Notice shall be deemed notice
that the Impact Fees are due and service shall be deemed effective on the date the return receipt
indicates the notice was received by either the Feepayer of the Owner of the property. whichever
occurs first. The Impact Fee Statement Notice shall contain the legal description of the property
and shall advise the Feepayer and Owner as follows:
ill The amount due and the general purpose for which the Parks Impact Fees
were imposed;
ill That a hearing before the board of county commissioners may be requested
within thirty (30) calendar days from the receipt of the Impact Fee Statement Notice. by making
application at the office of the County Administrator:
ill That the Parks Impact Fees shall be delinquent if not paid and received by
the County within sixty (60) calendar days of the date the Impact Fee Statement Notice was
received. excluding the date of receipt. or if a hearing is not scheduled and. upon becoming
delinquent. shall be subiect to the imposition of a delinquent fee and interest on the unpaid amount
until paid:
ffi That in the event the Parks Impact Fees become delinquent a lien against
the property for which the Building Permit was secured shall be recorded in the Official Records of
the County.
(Q) The Parks Impact Fees shall be delinquent if. within sixty (60) calendar days from
the date of the receipt of the Impact Fee Statement Notice by either the Feepayer or the Owner
or the date said notice was attached to the Building Permit. neither the Parks Impact Fees have
been paid and received by the County nor a hearing requested. In the event a hearing is requested
within the time period allowed. the Parks Impact Fees shall become delinquent if not paid within
thirty (30) calendar days from the date the board of county commissioners determined the amount
of Parks Impact Fees due upon the conclusion of such hearing. Upon becoming delinquent. a
delinquency fee equal to 1O'}'0 of the total Parks Impact Fees imposed shall be assessed. Such total
Parks Impact Fees. plus the delinquency fee. shall bear interest at the statutory rate for final
judgments calculated on a calendar day basis. until paid.
W Should the Parks Impact Fees become delinquent. as set forth above. the County
shall serve. by certified mail. return receipt requested. a "Notice of Lien" upon the delinquent
Feepayer at the address indicated in the application for a Building Permit and upon the Owner of
the property at the address appearing on the most recent records maintained by the Property
Appraiser of the County. The Notice of Lien shall notify the delinquent Feepayer and Owner that
due to their failure to pay the Parks Impact Fees. the County shall file a Claim of Lien with the
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
(Q) Upon mailing the Notice of Lien. the County Attorney shall file a Claim of Lien with
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for recording in the Official Records of the County. The Claim of
Lien shall contain the legal description of the property. the amount of the delinquent Impact Fees
and the date of their imposition. Once recorded. the Claim of Lien shall constitute a lien against
the property described therein. The County Attorney shall proceed expeditiously to collect.
foreclose or otherwise enforce said lien.
W After the expiration of one year from the date of recording the Claim of Lien. as
provided herein. a suit may be filed to foreclose said lien. Such foreclosure proceedings shall be
instituted. conducted and enforced in conformity with the procedures for the foreclosure of
municipal special assessment liens. as set forth in Sections 173.04 through 173.12. inclusive. Florida
Statutes. which provisions are hereby incorporated herein in their entirety to the same extent as if
such provisions were set forth herein verbatim. Attorney's fees and costs incurred by the County
in the foreclosure proceedings shall be recoverable.
ill The liens for delinquent Park Impact Fees imposed hereunder shall remain liens.
coequal with the liens of all state. county. district and municipal taxes and superior in dignity to all
other liens and claims. until paid.
(g) The collection and enforcement procedures set forth in this Section shall be
cumulative with. supplemental to and in addition to. any applicable procedures provided in any other
ordinances or administrative regulations of the County or any other applicable law or administrative
regulation of the State of Florida. Failure of the County to follow the procedure set forth in this
Section shall not constitute a waiver of its rights to proceed under any other applicable procedure.
(h) In the event that the DrODerty for which the buildinQ Dermit is issued is located
within a municiDality that has not aQreed to assist in the collection of the Parks ImDact Fee. a
FeeDayer that DayS the Parks ImDact Fee directly to the County Drior to the receiDt of an ImDact
Fee Statement Notice. shall be entitled to a ten Dercent (10"0) reduction in the amount of the Parks
ImDact Fee due.
ill In the event that the alternative collection mechanism contained herein is utilized
by the County to collect the delinouent Parks ImDact Fee and that collection Drocedure results in an
ineouitable burden as a result of the Darticular terms and Drovisions of the construction or loan
contract of the FeeDayer. then such FeeDayer may Detition the County Administrator for relief.
The County Administrator may make such ad iustments to the collection Drocess to address such
adverse imDacts resultinQ from the use of the alternative collection Drocedure. The FeeDayer shall
have a riQht of review of the decision of the County Administrator to the Board of County
Commissioners.
PART R. CHAPTER 1-15 PARKS IMPACT FEE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
AMENDING SECTION 1-15-41 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-15-41. Parks impact fee districts created.
There are hereby established two (2) parks impact fee districts as shown in figure 1, and
generally described as follows:
GRAPHIC LINK (not available): Figure 1, PARKS IMPACT FEES
North Park District-A: All of St. Lucie County, less the following: Begin at the
center of the intersection of South 25th Street and West Midway Road (POB);
thence easterly to the center of the north fork of the St. Lucie River; thence
southerly along the centerline of the north fork of the St. Lucie River to the point
of intersection with the centerline of the Florida Power and Light power lines
originating at the St. Lucie power plant; easterly along said power lines to the west
bank of the Indian River; thence southeasterly along the west bank of the Indian
River to the Martin/St. Lucie county line; thence westerly along the Martin/St.
Lucie county line to a point of intersection with I-95 and the southwest corner of
the City of Port St. Lucie; thence northerly along the west city limit line of the City
of Port St. Lucie to the center of the intersection of West Midway Road and Glades
Cut-Off Road; thence easterly along the centerline of West Midway Road to the
POB.
South Park District-8: Begin at the center of the intersection of South 25th Street
and West Midway Road (POB); thence easterly to the center of the north fork of
the St. Lucie River; thence southerly along the centerline of the north fork of the
St. Lucie River to the point of intersection with the centerline of the Florida Power
and Light power lines originating at the St. Lucie power plant; easterly along said
power lines to the west bank of the Indian River; thence southeasterly along the
west bank of the Indian River to the Martin/St. Lucie county line; thence westerly
along the Martin/St. Lucie county line to a point of intersection with I-95 and the
southwest corner of the City of Port St. Lucie; thence northerly along the west city
limit line of the City of Port St. Lucie to the center of the intersection of West
Midway Road and Glades Cut-Off Road; thence easterly along the centerline of West
Midway Road to the POB.
PART S. CHAPTER 1-15 PARKS IMPACT FEE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
AND COMPILED LAWS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
AMENDING SECTION 1-15-43 AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1-15-43. Use of funds.
(a) The collecting governmental unit shall be entitled to up to but not more than four (4)
per cent of the funds collected to compensate them for the administrative expense of collecting
and administering the parks impact fee ordinance. All remaining funds collected from parks impact
fees shall be used solely for the purpose of capital improvements to the parks system. including.
beach access areas, special recreation areas and regional recreation areas under Hie jurisdiction
within the Comprehensive Plan of St. Lucie County and identified within the study entitled "Parks
Impact Fees for St. Lucie County." dated July. 2005. by Dr. James Nicholas. which is incorporated
by reference, or with prior approval of the county commission those parks. beach access, regional
recreation and special recreation areas under the jurisdiction of the City of Ft. Pierce, Port St.
Lucie, St. Lucie Village or the State of Florida and not for maintenance or operations. Land
acquisition and improvements shall be of the type made necessary by the county's growth and
development.
(b) Except for the up to four (4) per cent retainage authorized above, fttftds all
remaining funds collected from the parks impact fee shall be used exclusively for identified parks
capital improvements within the parks impact fee district from which funds were collected or for
projects in other districts which are of direct benefit to the district from which the funds were
collected.
(c) Each January the county administrator shall present to the board of county
commissioners a proposed capital improvement program for parks, assigning funds, including any
accrued interest, from the parks impact fee trust fund to specific park improvements projects and
related expenses. Monies, including any accrued interest, not assigned in any fiscal period shall be
retained in the same parks impact fee trust fund until the next fiscal period except as provided by
the refund provisions of this article. Funds shall be deemed expended in the order received.
(d) The Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County may enter into interlocal
agreements with the governing bodies of the municipalities in St. Lucie County to ensure proper use
of the funds collected pursuant to this article.
PART T.
SEVERABILITY .
Provisions of this Ordinance are severable; and if any section, subsection, sentence or clause
or provision is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this
ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
PART U.
ALTERNATIVE METHOD.
This Ordinance shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the
doing of the things authorized hereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to
powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now
existing or which may hereafter come into existence. This ordinance, being necessary for the
Public Health, Safety, and Welfare of the inhabitants of the County shall be liberally construed to
affect the purposes hereof.
PARK V.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
A certified copy of this ordinance shall be filed with the Department of State by the Clerk
of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County within ten days after enactment by the
Board, and this ordinance shall take effect on October 1, 2005.
PART W.
FILING WITH DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
The Clerk be and hereby is directed forthwith to send a certified copy of this Ordinance to
the Bureau of Laws, Department of State, the Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32304.
PART X.
ADOPTION.
After motion and second, the vote on this ordinance was as follows:
Chair Frannie Hutchinson
Vice Chairman Doug Coward
Commissioner Joseph Smith
Commissioner Paula A. Lewis
Commissioner Christopher Craft
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PART Y.
CODIFICATION.
Provisions of this ordinance shall be incorporated in the County Code and the word
"ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article" or other appropriate word and the sections of
this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention; provided, however,<,4:
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that parts G to L shall not be codified. /'
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PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 6th day of September, 2005.