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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransmission Verification ReportDEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Building and Zoning (772)462-1553 TRANSMISSION COVER FORM FAX # (772)462-1578 (772)462-5267 DATE: Ls / d9 TO: AjnsaN AJ- VlLt-k FAX: %702^a�9.353`y COMPANY NAME: DEPARTMENT: a RE: NO. OF PAGES INCLUDING COVER: d SENDER: Fkaoik, p341.5 PHONE NO.: -77Q 'SI -,Se1•- COMMENTS: 0 Wit` L O R D A GROWTH MANAGEMENT Director MEMORANDUM St Lucie County Senate Bill 360 Statutory Extension Procedures Senate Bill 360 provides for the automatic two-year extension of FDEP and SFWMD permits and "any local government -issued development order or building permit' that has an expiration date of September 1, 2008 through January 1, 2012. Applicants for potentially eligible development orders and building permits must provide a letter to St Lucie County no later than December 31, 2009 requesting the extension and provide the information required under Section 14, subsection 3. An abbreviated form of Section 14 can be found at the end of this memorandum. • A fee of $500.00 to cover the cost of reviewing and processing extension requests must accompany the written request. (There is a $75 fee for extensions of building permits not associated with a development order.) Once a statutory extension request letter is received, staff will evaluate each request and make a determination of whether the application is substantially in or out of compliance with the conditions of the development order or building permit. In general this review will consist of evaluating each development order for timely addressing of approval conditions. Failure to timely meet conditions of approval that involve dedications of right-of-way, installation of required infrastructure, code enforcement violations or non-payment of proportionate fair share are examples of significant noncompliance. Applications found to be in significant noncompliance will be issued a warning letter, notice of violation, and/or be subject to initiation of formal enforcement as applicable. The letter will provide a compliance deadline of December 31, 2009, past which the application will be determined to be ineligible for the statutory extension. All other requests for statutory extension must be found to be in significant compliance with all approved development order conditions of approval no later than December 31, 2009. Applications found to be substantially compliant with the conditions of approval will have a Growth Management Order prepared memorializing the extension. 0 The extended project is then entered into the GM and/or Building Permit database for further tracking and monitoring. The recorded GM order will be forwarded to the applicant. • Statutory development order extensions will be granted for two -years from the date of County approval expiration. • Should staff be unable to determine if a request for statutory extension is not in significant noncompliance, the item may be referred to the BOCC for action. Should a request be denied by staff, any appeal would be to the BOCC. • Statutory extensions and Land Development Code extensions run concurrently. Once the statutory extension expires, there is no eligibility for a further LDC extension and those wishing to pursue the project must reapply. • Included in the Growth Management order and building permit extension letter memorializing the statutory extension is language advising that St. Lucie County is a party to the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of SB 360. Should the lawsuit be successful and SB 360 is ruled unconstitutional, the extension provided therein will be void. • Because of the uncertain nature of SB 360, it is recommended that potentially eligible projects consider applying for the extensions available in the St Lucie County Land Development Code. The cost is $1,500.00. If you have questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Growth Management Department at 772-462-2822. For questions regarding Building Permits, please contact Chris Lestrange at 772-462-3755 Mark Satterlee, AICP Growth Management Director satterleem(c)stlucieco.org Chris Lestrange, CBO Building Official lestrangec(d)stlucieco.org Section 14 of Senate Bill 360 is paraphrased as follows: Subsection (1) provides for the automatic two-year extension of FDEP and SFWMD permits and "any local government -issued development order or building permit' that has an expiration date of September 1, 2008 through January 1, 2012. Subsection (2) states that required mitigation for phased projects is also extended. Subsection (3) requires that those eligible for an extension must notify the authorizing agency by December 31, 2009 and include the specific authorization for which the holder intends to use the extension and the anticipated timeframe for acting on the authorization. Subsection (4) states the extensions provided for in subsection (1) to not apply to (a) Army Corp of Engineer permits; (b) permit holders determined to be in "significant noncompliance" with the conditions of their permit established through issuance of a warning letter, notice of violation, initiation of formal enforcement. Subsection (5) states that all approvals being extended are only subject to the rules in effect at the time of approval. Section (6) states that those receiving development approval extensions must adequately maintain their property TRANSMISSION VERIFICATION REPORT TIME 11/13/2009 12:40 NAME ST LUCIE CO FAX 7724621578 TEL 7724621576 SER.0 BROL4J160710 DATEJIME 11/13 12:38 FAX NO./NAME 92293538 DURATION 00:01:29 PAGE(S) 04 RESULT OK MODE STANDARD ECM