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A bill to be entitled |
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An act relating to the Southern Manatee Fire and Rescue |
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District, Manatee County; amending chapter 2000-402, Laws |
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of Florida; conforming the district’s charter to ch. 191, |
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F.S., relating to impact fees; providing an effective |
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date. |
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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Section 1. Section 7 of section 3 of chapter 2000-402, |
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Laws of Florida, is amended to read: |
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Section 7. Impact fees.-- |
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(1)(a) It is hereby found and determined that the district |
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is located in one of the fastest growing areas of Manatee |
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County, which is itself experiencing one of the highest growth |
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rates in the nation. New construction and resulting population |
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growth have placed a strain upon the capabilities of the |
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district to continue providing the high level of professional |
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fire protection and emergency service for which the residents of |
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the district pay and which they deserve. |
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(b) It is hereby declared that the cost of new facilities |
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for fire protection and emergency service should be borne by new |
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users of the district services to the extent new construction |
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requires new facilities, but only to that extent. It is the |
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legislative intent of this section to transfer to the new users |
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of the district's fire protection and emergency services a fair |
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share of the costs that new users impose on the district for new |
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facilities. |
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(c) It is hereby declared that the amount of the impact |
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fees provided for in this section are just, reasonable, and |
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equitable. |
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(d) On September 10, 2002, the district’s electors |
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approved a referendum authorizing the district to increase |
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impact fees on new construction.
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(2) No person may issue or obtain a building permit for |
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new residential dwelling units or new commercial or industrial |
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structures within the district, or issue or obtain construction |
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plan approval for new mobile home or recreational or travel |
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trailer park developments located within the district, until the |
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developer thereof has paid the applicable impact fee to the |
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district according to a schedule determined annually by the |
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board in accordance with chapter 191, Florida Statutes, as |
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amended from time to time as follows: each new residential |
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dwelling unit, $150; new commercial or industrial structures, |
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$310 up to 5,000 square feet, and $310 plus $0.08 per square |
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foot above 5,000 square feet for structures 5,000 square feet or |
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over; new recreational or travel trailer park developments, $40 |
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per lot or permitted space.
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(3) The impact fees collected by the district pursuant to |
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this section shall be kept as a separate fund from other |
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revenues of the district and shall be used exclusively for the |
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acquisition, purchase, or construction of new facilities or |
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portions thereof required to provide fire protection and |
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emergency service to new construction. "New facilities" means |
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land, buildings, and capital equipment, including, but not |
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limited to, fire and emergency vehicles and radio-telemetry |
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equipment. The fees may not be used for the acquisition, |
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purchase, or construction of facilities which must be obtained |
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in any event, regardless of growth within the district. The |
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board of fire commissioners shall maintain adequate records to |
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ensure that impact fees are expended only for permissible new |
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facilities. |
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Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |