Senate Bill sb2534

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    Florida Senate - 2002        (NP)                      SB 2534

    By Senator Miller





    21-1527-02                                          See HB 449

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Parrish Fire Control

  3         District, Manatee County; amending section 15

  4         and subsection (2) of section 16 of chapter

  5         85-451, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter

  6         95-501, Laws of Florida; increasing the rates

  7         for special assessments; increasing impact

  8         fees; 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 15 of chapter 85-451, Laws of

13  Florida, as amended by chapter 95-501, Laws of Florida, is

14  amended to read:

15         Section 15.  Schedule of Special Assessments:  The

16  assessment procedures and amounts, as set forth herein,

17  represent the manner to be followed and the maximum allowable

18  rates which shall be charged by the District, if needed.  For

19  assessment purposes, all property within the District shall be

20  divided into three general classifications:  vacant parcels,

21  residential parcels, and commercial/industrial parcels.

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

23  essentially undeveloped and are usually classified by the

24  property appraiser as use code types 0000, 1000, 4000, 9900

25  and 5000 through 6900.  The maximum annual assessment for

26  these parcels shall be:

27         (a)  Vacant platted lot (use code 0000) $10 per lot.

28         (b)  Unsubdivided acreage (use codes 5000 through 6900

29  and 9900), not more than $3.50 per acre or fraction thereof,

30  but not more than $850 shall be assessed against any one

31  parcel.

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  1         (c)  Vacant commercial and industrial parcels (use

  2  codes 1000 and 4000) shall be assessed as a platted lot or

  3  unsubdivided acreage as applicable.

  4         Whenever a residential unit is located on a parcel

  5  defined herein as vacant, the residential plot shall be

  6  considered as one lot or 1 acre, with the balance of the

  7  parcel being assessed as vacant land in accordance with the

  8  schedule herein.

  9         Whenever an agricultural or commercial building or

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

11  building and/or structure shall be assessed in accordance with

12  the schedule of commercial/industrial assessments.

13         (2)  Residential parcels shall include all parcels

14  which are developed for residential purposes and are usually

15  classified by the property appraiser as use code types 0100

16  through 0800 and 2800. All residential parcels shall be

17  assessed by the number of dwelling units per parcel.

18  Surcharges may be assigned by the District for dwelling units

19  located on the third or higher floors. The maximum annual

20  assessment for these parcels shall be:

21         (a)  Single family residential (use code 0100) shall

22  have a maximum assessment of $150 $100 per dwelling unit.  If

23  said dwelling unit is located on a parcel of land not in

24  excess of one (1) lot or one (1) acre, no additional

25  assessment shall be made for the land upon which said dwelling

26  unit is located.  If the land upon which said dwelling unit is

27  located exceeds one (1) lot or one (1) acre, an additional

28  assessment may be made in accordance with paragraph 1 of this

29  section.

30         (b)  Condominium residential (use code 0400) shall have

31  a maximum assessment of $150 $100 per dwelling unit.

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  1         (c)  Mobile homes (use code 0200) shall be assessed not

  2  more than $150 $100 per dwelling unit.

  3         (d)  Multi-family Mult-family residential (use codes

  4  0300 and 0800), cooperatives (use code 0500), retirement homes

  5  (use code 0600), and miscellaneous residential uses (use code

  6  0700) shall be assessed not more than $150 $100 per dwelling

  7  unit.

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

  9  limited to, the residential portions of mixed uses (use code

10  1200) and travel trailer parks (use code 2800) shall be

11  assessed not more than $20 per dwelling unit or available

12  rental space, as applicable.

13         (3)  Commercial/industrial parcels shall include all

14  other developed parcels which are not included in the

15  residential category as defined above.

16         All commercial/industrial parcels shall be assessed on

17  a square footage basis for all buildings and structures in

18  accordance with the following schedule and hazard

19  classification. The district may or may not vary the

20  assessment by hazard classifications as set forth herein.

21         The base assessment for all buildings and structures

22  shall be not more than $150 $100 for the first 1,000 square

23  feet on a parcel. The schedule for all square footage above

24  1,000 square feet is as follows, provided, however, that the

25  District may grant an improved hazard rating to all or part of

26  the buildings and structures if they are equipped with

27  complete internal fire suppression facilities.

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29  Category             Use Codes            Maximum Square Foot

30  Assessment                                Assessment

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  1  Mercantile (M)       1100, 1200, 1300,    $0.50 $0.10 per

  2                       1400, 1500, 1600,    square foot

  3                       and 2900.

  4  Business (B)         1700, 1800, 1900,    $0.50 $0.10 per

  5                       2200, 2300, 2400,    square foot

  6                       2500, 2600, 3000,

  7                       and 3600.

  8  Assembly (A)         2100, 3100, 3200,    $0.50 $0.10 per

  9                       3300, 3400, 3500,    square foot

10                       3700, 3800, 3900,

11                       7600, 7700, and

12                       7900.

13  Factory/

14  Industrial (F)       4100, 4400, 4500,    $0.50 $0.10 per

15                       4600, and 4700.      square foot

16  Storage (S)          2000, 2700, 2800,    $0.50 $0.10 per

17                       and 4900.            square foot

18  Hazardous (H)        4200, 4300, and      $0.50 $0.10 per

19                       4800.                square foot

20  Institutional (I)    7000, 7300, 7400,    $0.50 $0.10 per

21                       7500, and 7800.      square foot

22         Whenever a parcel is utilized for multiple hazard

23  classifications, the district may vary the assessment in

24  accordance with actual categories.

25         Section 2.  Subsection (2) of section 16 of chapter

26  85-451, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 95-501, Laws of

27  Florida, is amended to read:

28         Section 16.

29         (2)  No person shall issue or obtain a building permit

30  for new residential dwelling units or new commercial or

31  industrial structures within the district, or issue or obtain

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  1  construction plan approval for new mobile home developments

  2  located within the district, until the developer thereof shall

  3  have paid the applicable impact fee to the district, according

  4  to a schedule determined annually by the board, as follows:

  5  For each new residential dwelling unit, a fee that shall not

  6  exceed $500 $400 per unit; new commercial or industrial

  7  structures, $500 $400 for the first 5,000 square feet of gross

  8  floor area and $0.50 $0.05 per square foot thereafter; new

  9  recreational or travel trailer park developments, $25 per lot

10  or permitted space. Trailers, manufactured homes, mobile

11  homes, with or without cabanas, carports, or utility rooms

12  shall be construed as homes.

13         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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