HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-003 MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
FILE# 4809717 01/27/2021 03:23:31 PM
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ORDINANCE NO. 21-003
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 22-95, "CREATION OF THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE", TO ADD A
COUNTY COMMISSIONER TO THE MEMBERSHIP IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 420.9076, FLORIDA STATUTES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR FILING WITH DEPARTMENT OF STATEV AND EFFECTIVE
DATE; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION; AND PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION.
WHEREAS, on June 15, 1993, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance
No. 93-17 which amended Chapter 1-10.5 ("Housing") of the St. Lucie County Code of
Ordinances and Compiled Laws to create Article V ("State Housing Initiatives Partnership
Program"); and
WHEREAS, Section 1-10.5-42 provided for the creation of an Affordable Housing
Advisory Committee (the "Committee") for the purpose of advising the Board of County
Commissioners on matters relating to codes and regulations that may preclude affordable
housing policies; and
WHEREAS, on May 27, 2008, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance
No. 08-23 which amended Section 1-10.5-43 to provide for membership and duties of the
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee in accordance with Section 420.9076, Florida Statutes;
and,
WHEREAS, on August 12, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance
No. 14-020 which recodified the St. Lucie County Code of Ordinances and Compiled Laws,
including Section 1-10.5-43 which was renumbered as Section 22-95; and,
WHEREAS, the 2016 Florida Legislature amended Section 420.9076 to reduce the
required number of members from eleven (11) to at least eight (8) but no more than eleven
(11) members; and,
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2017, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 17-016 which reduced
the number of the Committee members from eleven (11) to nine (9); and,
WHEREAS, Section 420.9076 has been amended to require the appointment of a
county commissioner to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee effective October 1, 2020.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
PART A: AMENDMENT OF SUBSECTION 22-95(d) ("CREATION OF THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE")
The Code of Ordinances of St. Lucie County, Florida, is amended by amending
Subsection 22-95(d) to read as follows:
Sec. 22-95. Creation of the affordable housing advisory committee.
(d) The affordable housing advisory committee shall consist of nine (9} ten (10)
members composed of one County Commissioner and at least one (1) member from at
least six (6) of the following categories:
(1) A citizen who is actively engaged in the banking or mortgage industry in
connection with affordable housing;
(2) One citizen who is actively engaged in the residential home building
industry in connection with affordable housing;
(3) One citizen who is a representative of those areas of labor actively engaged
in home building in connection with affordable housing;
(4) One citizen who is actively engaged as a for-profit provider of affordable
housing;
(5) One citizen who is actively engaged as a real estate professional in
connection with affordable housing;
(6) One citizen who is actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider of
affordable housing;
(7) One citizen who serves on the local planning agency pursuant to F.S. §
163.3174;
(8) One citizen who resides within the jurisdiction of the local governing body
making the appointments;
(9) One citizen who represents employers within the jurisdiction;
(10) One citizen who represents essential services personnel, as defined in the I
local housing assistance plan; and
(11) One citizen who is actively engaged as an advocate for low-income persons
in connection with affordable housing.
PART B. SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY.
It is declared to be the intent of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
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that if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or provision of this ordinance be held invalid,
the remainder of the ordinance shall not be affected.
PART C. FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect upon filing with the Department of State.
PART D. ADOPTION.
After motion and second, the vote on this ordinance was as follows:
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky, Chair AYE
Commissioner Sean Mitchell, Vice Chair AYE
Commissioner Linda Bartz AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE
Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE
PART E. CODIFICATION.
Provisions of this ordinance shall be incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of St. Lucie
County, Florida, 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, that Parts B through E shall not be codified.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 12TH day of January, 2021.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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RON DESANTIS LAUREL M. LEE
Governor Secretary of State
January 21, 2021
Ms. Angela Riggins
Clerk of the Court
St. Lucie County
2300 Virginia Avenue
Fort Pierce, Florida 34982
Dear Ms. Riggins:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your
electronic copy of St. Lucie County Ordinance No. 21-003, which was filed in this office on January 21,
2021.
Sincerely,
Ernest L. Reddick
Program Administrator
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