House Bill hb1037

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 1037

        By Representative Bennett






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the West Manatee Fire and

  3         Rescue District, Manatee County; amending

  4         chapter 2000-401, Laws of Florida; specifying

  5         that the rates provided in the schedule of

  6         non-ad valorem assessments are caps on the

  7         rates that may be levied without legislative

  8         approval; providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Section 13 of section 2 of chapter

13  2000-401, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:

14         Section 13.  Schedule of special assessments.--The

15  provisions regarding assessment procedures as set forth above,

16  represents the method to be followed by the district regarding

17  any subsequent establishment or increase in special

18  assessments for the district. Upon the effective date of this

19  act, but in no way limiting the ability of the district board

20  to increase special assessments as necessary in keeping with

21  this charter, for assessment purposes, all property within the

22  district is divided into three general classifications: vacant

23  parcels, residential parcels, and commercial/industrial

24  parcels. The rates set forth in the schedule of non-ad valorem

25  special assessments provided by this section are caps on the

26  district's non-ad valorem assessment rates that may be levied

27  without approval of the Legislature.

28         (1)  Vacant parcels shall include all parcels which are

29  essentially undeveloped. The annual assessment for these

30  parcels shall be as follows:

31         (a)  A vacant platted lot, $25 per lot.

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  1         (b)  Unsubdivided acreage, $25 per acre or fraction

  2  thereof; and,

  3         (c)  A vacant commercial and industrial parcel shall be

  4  assessed as a platted lot or unsubdivided acreage, as

  5  applicable. Whenever a residential unit is located on a parcel

  6  defined herein as vacant, the residential plot shall be

  7  considered as one lot or one acre, with the balance of the

  8  parcel being assessed as vacant land in accordance with the

  9  schedule herein. When an a agricultural or commercial building

10  or structure is located on a parcel defined herein as vacant,

11  the building or structure shall be assessed in accordance with

12  the schedule of commercial/industrial assessments.

13         (2)  Residential parcels include all parcels which are

14  developed for residential purposes. All residential parcels

15  shall be assessed by the number and square-footage size of

16  dwelling units per parcel. Surcharges may be assigned by the

17  district for dwelling units located on the third or higher

18  floors. The annual assessment for these parcels shall be as

19  follows:

20         (a)  A single family residential parcel shall be

21  assessed on a square footage basis for each dwelling unit at

22  $125 for the first 1,000 square feet in the dwelling unit, and

23  all square footage above 1,000 square feet shall be charged at

24  a rate of $0.075 per additional square foot.

25         (b)  A parcel for residential condominium use shall be

26  assessed on a square-footage basis for each dwelling unit at

27  $125 for the first 1,000 square feet in the dwelling unit, and

28  all square-footage above 1,000 square feet shall be charged at

29  a rate of $0.075 per additional square foot.

30         (c)  A mobile home shall be assessed at $125 per

31  dwelling unit;

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  1         (d)  A duplex, multi-family residential, cooperative,

  2  retirement home and any miscellaneous residential-use parcel

  3  shall be assessed on a square-footage basis for each dwelling

  4  unit at $125 for the first 1,000 square feet in the dwelling

  5  unit, and all square-footage above 1,000 square feet shall be

  6  charged at a rate of $0.075 per additional square foot.

  7         (e)  Any other residential unit, including, but not

  8  limited, to the residential portions of mixed-use parcels and

  9  travel trailer units or parks shall be assessed $125 per

10  dwelling unit or available rental space, as applicable.

11         (3)  Commercial/industrial parcels shall include all

12  other developed parcels which are not included in the

13  residential categories as defined in subsection (2). Each

14  commercial/industrial parcel shall be assessed on a square

15  footage basis for each building and structure in accordance

16  with the following schedule:

17         (a)  The base assessment for each building or structure

18  shall be $300 for the first 1,000 square feet and all square

19  footage above 1,000 square feet, shall be charged at a rate of

20  $0.125 per additional square foot.

21         (b)  Whenever a parcel is classified for

22  multiple-hazard use, the district may vary the assessment in

23  accordance with actual categories.

24         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

25  law.

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