Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 95-07--Fees/charages for Filing of Dev Agreements — reading text

say, we an. 4 ) _f City of Fort Walton Beach Americar Most Beautiful Beaches V! a 4 yr Resolution __ 45-9 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH ESTABLISHING FEES AND CHARGES FOR PROPER FILING AND PROCESSING OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan: 2000 of the City of Fort Walton Beach provides that new development will be required to fund its pro-rata share of costs associated with development; and WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan: 2000 also provides that the City shall ensure maintenance of level of service standards through implementation of the Concurrency Management System; and WHEREAS, the City implemented the above referenced policies by the adoption of Ordinance 1279, establishing authority, procedures and requirements for the consideration and approval of development agreements. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA: SECTION I. That authority for this Resolution is Chapter 163.3220 through 163.3243, Florida Statutes, and City Ordinance 1279. SECTION II. That there is hereby established for the City of Fort Walton Beach, an administrative cost and expense deposit and fee for the filing of an application for a Development Agreement or a modification of an existing Development Agreement as follows: A) The applicant ‘shall deposit with the City an initial deposit of $2,500 upon filing the application for a Development Order or modification. If the initial deposit of $2,500, or any additional deposit required by the City is exhausted prior to completion of the process, then the applicant will be required to post additional deposits in incremental amounts of $2,500 upon notice of the City. The deposit will be applied against administrative costs and expenses of the City Any portion of deposit(s) that is not utilized by the City in processing the application will be returned to the applicant; and B) There is a basic filing fee of $100 plus an amount equal to one-tenth of one cent for each gross square foot of land area contained within the site subject to the proposed agreement to cover the administrative costs incurred in the development agreement process; and C) Any fees required for comprehensive plan amendments, rezoning, or other applicable land use administrative fee shall be charged in addition to the basic filing fee, as applicable, and are not included within the fees for the processing of a development agreement; and D) Any additional administrative charges or direct costs the City incurs which are deemed necessary to properly review the proposed agreement in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens shall be charged to the applicant; and LITHO BY VITRO PRESS path Nag -") E) At any time that the applicant or the City cease negotiations towards a development agreement, the applicant will be entitled to the balance of the deposit not yet expended or due; and ; F) Exception: Small scale projects of less than two (2) acres (gross) in size shall be exempt from the $2,500 deposit requirement, if the City Manager or his designee determine technical assistance will not be required from other than City Staff. In such cases, all fees and charges shall be paid before being incurred. SECTION III: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council and signature of the Mayor. The form and legal sufficiency of the foregoing has been reviewed and roved by the City Attorney. ATTORNEY 95-7/RES/1995