HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-002 - TRS Oleander Properties LLCMICHELLE R. MILLER, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT - SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
FILE # 5288696 OR BOOK 5095 PAGE 816, Recorded 01/16/2024 12:07:02 PM
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ROAD IMPACT FEE CREDIT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ST. LUCIE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND TRS OLEANDER
PROPERTIES, LLC IN CONSIDERATION FOR THE DONATION OF CERTAIN
RIGHT-OF-WAY ALONG OLEANDER AVENUE.
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this �r day of )a,-**%JCA 2024,
by and between ST. LUCIE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, hereinafter referred to
as "St. Lucie County" and TRS Oleander Properties, LLC, whose address is 909 Barrel Avenue, Fort Pierce,
Florida 34982, hereinafter referred to as ("TRS Oleander").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, on July 13, 2023, TRS Oleander received approval for a Minor Site Plan for a project
known as TRS Oleander Properties located on the northeast corner of Oleander Avenue and South Market
Avenue on the property described below:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: KELLEM`S S/D S 430 FT OF LOT 1-LESS S 12 FT AS IN OR 384-187-(3.11 AC)
Parcel ID 2434-601-0013-010-1
and,
WHEREAS, PDS Order 2023-048, required TRS Oleander to convey to St. Lucie County 5' of right-
of-way along South Market Avenue and a Corner Clip of right-of-way along Oleander Avenue, as further
described in the attached Exhibit A. (the "Dedication"), and,
WHEREAS, on December 29, 2023, TRS Oleander dedicated to St_ Lucie County, 5' of road right-
of-way on South Market Avenue and a Corner Clip of right-of-way along Oleander Avenue via Warranty
Deed.
WHEREAS, St. Lucie County has adopted a "Road Impact Fee Ordinance" which imposes impact
fees relating to the need for future improvements and additions to the County Road System; and,
WHEREAS, Section 24-264(c) of the St. Lucie County Code of Ordinances provides for the County
Commission to consider the granting of credits for the donation of non -site related right-of-way along
those roadways that meet a transportation capital need as identified in the County's Comprehensive
Plan or in the County Transportation Planning Organization Long Range Transportation Plan, or
appropriate to the implementation thereof; and,
WHEREAS, Oleander Avnue is identified in the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan, and;
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WHEREAS, the County`s Comprehensive Plan identifies a future need for capacity expansion
improvements to be made to Oleander Avenue in order to accommodate future growth as set forth in
the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan; and,
WHEREAS, based upon the provisions of Section 24-264(c) of the Code of Ordinances of St. Lucie
County, the value of the right-of-way donation, including reasonable costs associated with the
conveyance of the right-of-way property to the County, that is eligible for consideration of Road Impact
Fee Credit -is:
Value of the Right -of -Way
$ 1,871.02
Total Land Value $ 1,871.02
WHEREAS, TRS Oleander is desirous of establishing the general method and amount of Credit that
TRS Oleander shall be entitled to for value and costs associated with the right-of-way donation.
WHEREAS, Chapter No. 2019-165, Laws of Florida, which became effective on June 28, 2019,
provides in relevant part as follows with respect to impact fee credits (the "Impact Fee Credit Law") and
applies to the Credits:
If a local government increases its impact fee rates, the holder of any impact fee credits,
whether such credits are granted under s. 163.3180, s. 380.06, or otherwise, which were
in existence before the increase, is entitled to the full benefit of the intensity or density
prepaid by the credit balance as of the date it was first established. This subsection shall
operate prospectively and not retrospectively.
WHEREAS, the County increased some of its Roads Impact Fee rates effective October 1, 2022
(the "Roads Impact Fee Rate Increase") by virtue of Ordinance No. 22-009, which was adopted by the St.
Lucie County Commission on April 19, 2022 (the "Ordinance"); and,
WHEREAS, the County and TRS Oleander now desire to document how the Impact Fee Credit Law
will be applied to the Credits in connection with any future increases in road impact fee rates (including,
without limitation, any annual increases in such rates based on changes in the Consumer Price Index).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants entered into between the parties
here to be made and performed, and in consideration of the benefits to accrue to each of the parties, it
is agreed as follows:
Section 1. Incorporation by Reference.
The above recitals are true and correct and are made a part of this Agreement by reference.
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Section 2. Amount of Impact Fee Credit.
TRS Oleander is entitled to a credit against St. Lucie County Roads Impact Fees in the amount of one
thousand eight hundred seventy-one and 02/100 ($1,871.02), under the criteria set forth in Section 24-
264(c) of the Code of Ordinances of St. Lucie County for the donation of certain right-of-way along Shinn
Road.
Section 3. Limitation of Credit.
Except as provided in Section 4 below, the credit established by this agreement is limited solely to the
property described below:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: KELLEM'S S/D S 430 FT OF LOT 1-LESS S 12 FT AS IN OR 384-187-(3.11 AC)
Parcel ID 2434-601-0013-010-1
The credit granted through this agreement may only be applied against the required Roads Impact Fees
to be collected from this site and shall not be transferable as a credit against other impact fees imposed
for purposes other than roads.
The Impact Fee Credit Law will be applied to the Credits as follows in connection with the Roads Impact
Fee Rate Increase and any future increases in Roads Impact Fee Rates (including, without limitation, any
annual increases in such rates based on changes in the Consumer Price Index):
a. For purposes of this Section, the Credits existing as of the effective date of this agreement are
hereinafter referred to as the "Existing Credits", and Credits which may be received under the
Agreement in the future are hereinafter referred to as "Future Credits". The date that TRS
Oleander receives any amount of Credits is hereinafter referred to as a "Credits Receipt Date".
b. When TRS Oleander uses Credits: (i) as to any impact fee rates which are increased after the
Credits Receipt Date for such Credits, the balance of the Existing Credits will be increased by the
percent increase of the impact fee rate upon the effective date of the rate increase, and (ii) as
to any impact fee rates which are decreased after the Credits Receipt Date for such Credits, the
Credits will be applied against the decreased impact fee rate in lieu of the rate that was in effect
and payable by the TRS Oleander prior to the rate decrease.
Section 4. Transferability and Assignability of Road Impact Fee Credits
Pursuant to s. 163.31801(10), Fla. Stat. (2022), Road Impact Fee Credits are assignable and transferable
at any time after establishment from one development or parcel to any other located within the same
impact fee zone as the Property, as referenced by St. Lucie County Code Section 24-261(a), or that is within
an adjoining impact fee zone within St. Lucie County that receives benefits from one or more of the
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Creditable Improvements specified in Section 2 of this Agreement. If a Road Impact Fee Credit is proposed
for use in an adjoining impact fee zone, TRS Oleander shall provide notice by certified mail to the St. Lucie
County Administrator with a copy to the County Attorney to the address shown below no less than ten
(10) business days, as documented by courier receipt, prior to execution of an assignment of said Road
Impact Fee Credit, and the St. Lucie County Administrator or designee shall confirm in writing within five
(5) business days, as documented by courier receipt, following receipt of the notice whether St. Lucie
County objects to the use of the Road Impact Fee Credit based on compliance with statutory
requirements. If St. Lucie County does not provide a response, the use of the Road Impact Fee Credit in
the adjoining impact fee zone shall be deemed acceptable. If St. Lucie County objects, the Parties shall
meet in a good faith effort to resolve the objection. TRS Oleander shall provide documentation to St. Lucie
County of any executed assignment of Road Impact Fee Credits to an assignee for transfer and use on a
parcel other than the Property. TRS Oleander shall reserve sufficient Road Impact Fee Credits to support
development within the Property.
County Administrator
2300Virginia Avenue
Fort Pierce, Florida 34982
Section S. Recordability of Agreement.
Withcopyto: County Attorney
2300 Virginia Avenue
Fort Pierce, Florida 34982
This Agreement shall be recorded by St. Lucie County in the Public Records of St. Lucie County and shall
be binding upon TRS Oleander and any successors in interest and title to the property described in Section
3 above.
Section 6. Termination of Agreement.
This Agreement shall be effective until all of the Road Impact Fee Credits authorized herein have been
consumed through the issuance of a building permit, or similar development approval.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first above written.
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Ronald J. Buchm. ye , Manager
The foregoing instru ent w s acknowledged before me by means of [ physical presence or [ ] online
notarization, this a 3 (date), by Tommy Hawkins and Ronald J. Buchmeyer, Managers
of TRS Oleander Properties, LLC, a Florida Corporation, on behalf of the corporation. They are personally
known to me or has produced r%kPV as identification.
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