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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-004
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA;
RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE
SERVICES, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY
OF OCOEE, FLORIDA; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS;
PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS OF PUBLIC
BENEFIT AND FAIR APPORTIONMENT; DIRECTING
THE PREPARATION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL AND
FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATE RESOLUTION;
DESCRIBING THE METHOD OF ASSESSING FIRE
RESCUE ASSESSED COSTS AGAINST ASSESSED
PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF OCOEE;
AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE
PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING ADOPTION OF THE FIRE
RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATE RESOLUTION AND
DIRECTING THE PROVISION OF NOTICE THEREOF;
PROVIDING PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED AND
MAXIMUM FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATES;
PROVIDING THAT TillS RESOLUTION DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE THE FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATE
RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. Authority. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the authority to
adopt this Resolution pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida, Chapter
166, Florida Statutes, and other applicable provisions of law.
SECTION 2. Definitions. All capitalized words and terms not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings set forth in Section 77-4 of the Ocoee City Code. Unless the context
indicates otherwise, words imparting the singular number, include the plural number, and vice
versa. As used in this Resolution, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless
the context hereof otherwise requires:
(A) "Building Area" means the adjusted area of a Building expressed in square
feet and reflected on the Tax Roll or, in the event such information is not reflected or determined
not to be accurately reflected on the Tax Roll, that area determined by the City.
(B) "Code Descriptions" mean the descriptions listed in the Improvement
Codes.
(C) "Commercial Property" means those Tax Parcels with a Code Description
designated as "Commercial" in the Improvement Codes.
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(D) "Cost Apportionment" means the apportionment of the Fire Rescue
Assessed Cost among all Property Use Categories according to the Demand Percentages
established pursuant to the apportionment methodology described in Section 6 of this Resolution.
(E) "Demand Percentages" means the percentage of demand for fire rescue
services, facilities, or programs attributable to each Property Use Category determined by
analyzing the historical demand for fire rescue services as reflected in the Fire Rescue Incident
Reports in the City Database under the methodology described in Section 6 of this Resolution.
(F) "DOR Code" means a property use code established in Rule l2D-8.008,
Florida Administrative Code, assigned by the Property Appraiser to Tax Parcels within the City.
(0) "Dwelling Unit" means (1) a Building, or a portion thereof, available to be
used for residential purposes, consisting of one or more rooms arranged, designed, used, or
intended to be used as living quarters for one family only, or (2) the use ofland in which lots or
spaces are offered for rent or lease for the placement of mobile homes.
(H) "Emergency Medical Services" means those services recorded in the
Incident Reports that assign a call type of EMS in the Type of Situation Found Codes. The Type
of Situation Found Codes are attached hereto as Appendix B and incorporated herein by
reference.
(I) "Emergency Medical Services Cost" means the amount determined by the
City Commission to be associated with Emergency Medical Services.
(J) "Estimated Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Schedule" means that rate
schedule attached hereto as Appendix C and incorporated herein by reference, specifying the
estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost determined in Section 9 of this Resolution, and preliminary
estimated and maximum Fire Rescue Assessments established in Section 9 of this Resolution.
(K) "FFIRS" means the Florida Fire Incident Reporting System maintained by
the Florida State Fire Marshall.
(L) "Fire Rescue Cost" means Fire Rescue Cost, as defined in Section 77-4 of
the Ocoee City Code, as qualified by the following:
i. The Fire Rescue Cost shall not include that part of such costs
attributable to capital improvements necessitated by new growth or development
that will be paid by fire impact fees.
ii. In no event shall the Fire Rescue Cost include any amount
attributable to the Emergency Medical Services Cost.
(M) "Fire Rescue Incident Reports" means those Incident Reports that do not
record Emergency Medical Services.
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(N) "Improvement Codes" mean the building use codes assigned by the
Property Appraiser to Tax Parcels within the City as specified in Appendix A attached hereto
and incorporated herein by reference.
(0) "Incident Report" means an individual report filed with the Florida State
Fire Marshall under FFIRS.
(P) "Industrial/Warehouse Property" means those Tax Parcels with a Code
Description as "Industrial/Warehouse" in the Improvement Codes.
(Q) "Institutional Property" means those Tax Parcels with a Code Description
designated as Institutional in the Improvement Codes.
(R) "Mixed Use Property" means a Tax Parcel that contains Buildings whose
use descriptions are capable of assignment under a Code Description in the Improvement Codes
in more than one Property Use Category.
(S) "Non-Residential Property" means, collectively, those Tax Parcels with a
Code Description designated as "Commercial," "Institutional," or "Industrial/Warehouse."
(T) "Parcel Apportionment" means the further apportionment of the Fire
Rescue Cost allocated to each Property Use Category by the Cost Apportionment among the Tax
Parcels under the methodology established in Section 5 of this Resolution.
(U) "Property Use Categories" mean, collectively, Residential Property,
Commercial Property, Institutional Property and Industrial/Warehouse Property.
(V) "Residential Property" means those Tax Parcels with a Code Description
designated as "Residential" in the Improvement Codes.
(W) "Tax Parcel" means a parcel of property located within the City to which
the Property Appraiser has assigned a distinct ad valorem property tax identification number.
SECTION 3. Provision and Fundinl! of Fire Rescue Services. Facilities and
Prol!rams.
(A) Upon adoption of the Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Resolution, the City
shall provide fire rescue services to such Assessed Property. A portion of the cost to provide
such fire rescue services, facilities or programs shall be funded from proceeds of the Fire Rescue
Assessments. The remaining cost required to provide fire rescue services, facilities and programs
shall be funded by legally available City revenues other than Fire Rescue Assessment proceeds.
(B) It is hereby ascertained, determined and declared that each parcel of
Assessed Property located within the City will be benefited by the City's provision of fire rescue
services, facilities and programs in an amount not less than any Fire Rescue Assessment which
may be imposed against such parcel by the Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Resolution.
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SECTION 4. Lel!islative Determinations of Special Benefit and Fair
Apportionment. It is hereby ascertained and declared that the Fire Rescue Cost provides a
special benefit to the Assessed Property based upon: (1) that certain report titled "City of Ocoee,
Florida Fire Assessment Memorandum," dated November 2007, updated March, 2008, and
prepared by Government Services Group, Inc., which report is hereby incorporated by reference,
and (2) the following legislative determinations:
GENERAL
(A) The legislative determinations of special benefit ascertained and declared
in Section 77-3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee are hereby ratified and
confirmed.
(B) It is fair and reasonable to use the Improvement Codes or the DOR Codes
for the Cost Apportionment and the Parcel Apportionment because: (1) the Tax Roll database
employing the use of such property use codes is the most comprehensive, accurate, and reliable
information readily available to determine the property use and Building Area for improved
property within the City, and (2) the Tax Roll database within such property use codes is
maintained by the Property Appraiser and is thus consistent with parcel designations on the Tax
Roll which compatibility permits the development of an Assessment Roll in conformity with the
requirements of the Uniform Method of Collection.
(C) The data available in the Improvement Codes is more useful and accurate
to determine Building Area than relying exclusively upon the data maintained in the DOR Code
alone because: (1) the data maintained in the Improvement Codes revels the existence of a
Building with a different use than the use described on the DOR Code, and (2) the Improvement
Codes represent records maintained by the Property Appraiser with the most information relative
to Building Area regardless of property use.
COST APPORTIONMENT
(D) It is fair and reasonable and consistent with the decision from the Florida
Supreme Court in the case of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in the case of City of North
Lauderdale v. SMM Properties. Inc., 825 So. 2nd 343 (Fla. 2002), to exclude from the Fire
Rescue Cost amounts determined to constitute the Emergency Medical Services Cost.
(E) Apportioning the Fire Rescue Cost among classifications of improved
property based upon historical demand for fire rescue services, but not Emergency Medical
Services, is fair and reasonable and proportional to the special benefit received.
(F) The Fire Rescue Incident Reports are the most reliable data available to
determine the potential demand for fire rescue services from property use and to determine the
benefit to property use resulting from the availability of fire rescue services to protect and serve
Buildings located within Assessed Property and their intended occupants. There exist sufficient
Fire Rescue Incident Reports that document the historical demand for fire rescue services from
Assessed Property within the Property Use Categories. The Demand Percentage that has been
determined for each Property Use Category by an examination of such Fire Rescue Incident
Reports is consistent with the experience of the City. Therefore, the use of Demand Percentages
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that were determined by an examination of Fire Rescue Incident Reports is a fair and reasonable
method to apportion the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs among the Property Use Categories.
(G) The historical demand for fire rescue service availability for multi-family
and single-family Residential Property is substantially similar and any difference in the
percentage of documented fire rescue calls to such specific property uses is statistically
insignificant.
(H) As a result of the urbanized character of the City, the suppression of fire
on vacant property primarily benefits the Buildings within the adjacent improved property by the
containment of the spread of fire rather than the preservation of the vacant property. Therefore, it
is fair and reasonable not to apportion any ofthe Fire Rescue Cost to vacant property.
(1) The level of services required to meet anticipated demand for fire rescue
services and the corresponding annual fire rescue budget required to fund fire rescue services
provided to non-specific property uses would be required notwithstanding the occurrence of any
incidents from such nonspecific property uses. Therefore, it is fair and reasonable to omit from
the Demand Percentage calculation the Fire Rescue Incident Reports documenting fire rescue
services provided to non-specific property uses.
RESIDENTIAL PARCEL APPORTIONMENT
(J) Neither the size nor the value of Residential Property determines the scope
of the required fire rescue response. The potential demand for fire rescue services is driven by
the existence of a Dwelling Unit and the anticipated average occupant population.
(K) Apportioning the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost for fire rescue services
attributable to Residential Property on a per Dwelling Unit basis is required to avoid cost
inefficiency and unnecessary administration and is a fair and reasonable method of Parcel
Apportionment based upon historical call data.
NON-RESIDENTIAL PARCEL APPORTIONMENT
(L) The separation of Non-Residential Property Buildings by actual square
footage is fair and reasonable for the purpose of Parcel Apportionment because the demand for
fire rescue services can be determined and measured by the actual square footage of structures
and improvements within benefited parcels.
(M) The demand for the availability of fire rescue services diminishes at the
outer limit of Building size because a fire occurring in a structure greater than a certain size is
not capable of being suppressed under expected conditions and the fire control activities under
such circumstances are directed to avoid the spread of the fire event to adjacent Buildings.
Therefore, it is fair and reasonable to place a cap on the Building Area classification of benefited
parcels within Non-Residential Property.
(N) Institutional Property (including Government Property) whose use is
exempt from ad valorem taxation under Florida Law provides facilities and uses to the
ownership, occupants, membership as well as the public in general that otherwise might be
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required to be provided by the City and such uses thereof serve a public purpose and provide a
public benefit. Therefore, it is fair and reasonable not to impose Fire Rescue Assessments upon
such parcels of Institutional Property (including Government Property) whose use is wholly
exempt from ad valorem taxation under Florida Law. Accordingly, no Fire Rescue Assessments
shall be imposed upon a parcel of Institutional Property (including Government Property) whose
use is wholly exempt from ad valorem taxation under Florida law.
SECTION 5. Cost Apportionment Methodolol!V.
(A) Utilizing data from the Fire Rescue Incident Reports related to the type of
calls and physical location of each call, fire rescue incidents located within the City were
assigned to Property Use Categories.
(B) Based upon such assignment of Fire Rescue Incident Reports to Property
Use Categories, the number of Fire Rescue Incident Reports filed within a sampling period was
determined for each Property Use Category. A Demand Percentage was then determined for each
Property Use Category by calculating the percentage that Fire Rescue Incident Reports allocated
to each Property Use Category bear to the total number of Fire Rescue Incident Reports
documented for all Property Use Categories within the sampling period.
(C) The Demand Percentage for each Property Use Category was then applied
to the Fire Rescue Cost and the resulting product is the cost allocation of that portion of the Fire
Rescue Cost allocated to each individual Property Use Category.
SECTION 6. Assessment Roll. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
prepare, or cause to be prepared, a preliminary Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year commencing
October 1, 2008. The Assessment Roll shall include all Tax Parcels within the Property Use
Categories. The Assessment Roll shall apportion the estimated Fire Rescue Cost to be recovered
through Fire Rescue Assessments in the manner set forth in this Resolution.
SECTION 7. Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Resolution. The City Manager is hereby
authorized and directed to prepare, or cause to be prepared, a Fire Rescue Assessment Rate
Resolution for the Fiscal Year commencing on October 1, 2008 in accordance with the
requirements of Section 77-6 of the Ocoee City Code and consistent with the provisions of this
Resolution.
SECTION 8. Findinl! of Fair Apportionment. The Fire Rescue Assessment Rate
Resolution shall provide a finding that the method of determining the Fire Rescue Assessments
for fire rescue services, as set forth in the Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Resolution, is a fair and
reasonable method of apportioning the Fire Rescue Cost among parcels of Assessed Property
located within the City.
SECTION 9. Fire Rescue Cost. The Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Resolution shall
provide a Fire Rescue Cost to be assessed and apportioned among benefited parcels pursuant to
the Cost Apportionment and the Parcel Apportionment for the Fiscal Year commencing October
1, 2008 consistent with the Estimated Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Schedule described and
determined in Appendix C.
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SECTION 10. Parcel Apportionment Methodolol!V. The Fire Rescue
Assessment Rate Resolution shall provide an apportionment among Tax Parcels of that portion
of the Fire Rescue Cost allocated to each Property Use Category under the Cost Apportionment
in accordance with the Parcel Apportionment methodology described and determined in
Appendix D.
SECTION 11. Exemptions. Notwithstanding any provision of this Resolution to
the contrary, the Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Resolution shall provide that all Institutional
Property that is owned by a non-profit or governmental entity and exempt from the payment of
ad valorem taxes, shall be exempt from any Fire Rescue Assessment.
SECTION 12. Application of Assessment Proceeds. The Fire Assessment Rate
Resolution shall provide that the revenue derived from the City's Fire Rescue Assessments will
be utilized for the provision of fire rescue services, facilities, and programs, as reflected by the
Fire Rescue Cost. In the event there is any fund balance remaining at the end of the Fiscal Year,
such balance shall be carried forward and used only to fund fire rescue services, facilities and
programs.
SECTION 13. Authorization of Public Hearinl!. There is hereby established a
public hearing to be held at 7:15 pm on April 15, 2008, or as soon thereafter as it may be heard,
in the Commission Chambers of Ocoee City Hall, 150 North Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee, Florida,
34761, at which time the City Commission will receive and consider any comments from the
public and affected property owners related to the Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Resolution, and
consider imposing Fire Rescue Assessments and collecting such assessments on the same bill as
ad valorem taxes.
SECTION 14. Notice bv Publication. The City Manager is hereby authorized
and directed to publish a notice of the public hearing authorized by Section 13 hereof at least 20
days prior to the date of such hearing. The foregoing notice shall comply with the requirements
set forth in Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes and Section 77-6 ofthe Ocoee City Code.
SECTION 15. Notice bv Mail. The City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to provide notice of the public hearing authorized by Section 13 hereof, in the form
specified in Appendix E attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, by first class mail
to the Owner of each parcel of Assessed Property at least 20 days prior to the date of such
hearing. The foregoing notices shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 197.3632,
Florida Statutes and Section 77-6 of the Ocoee City Code.
SECTION 16. Public Inspection. A copy of this Resolution, documentation
related to the estimated amount of the Fire Rescue Cost to be recovered through the imposition
of Fire Rescue Assessments, and the preliminary Assessment Roll shall be maintained on file in
the office of the City Clerk and open to public inspection. The foregoing shall not be construed
to require that the preliminary Assessment Roll be in printed form if the amount of the Fire
Rescue Assessment for each parcel of property can be determined by the use of a computer
terminal available to the public.
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SECTION 17. Intent. This Resolution is not intended, in any way, to constitute a
Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Resolution (as same is defined in Section 77-4 of the Ocoee City
Code). This Resolution shall not be interpreted or construed, for any purpose, as a Fire Rescue
Assessment Rate Resolution.
SECTION 18. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
or portion of this Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto.
SECTION 19. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this j~day of~, 2008.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
'~c:~~
Be ikenberry, City Clerk
cS... -'SJ6
(SEAL)
APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY
COMMISSION ON THE ABOVE DATE
UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. ~
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY
BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA;
APP~OVED AM?~RM AND LEGALITY
this ll. day of J , 2008.
::LEf;zrc;Jtj
City Attorney
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APPENDIX A
amprovement Codes)
Code Description Category
0100 SINGLE F AMIL Y RESIDENTIAL Residential
0101 SINGLE F AMIL Y RESIDENTIAL CLASS I Residential
0102 SINGLE F AMIL Y RESIDENTIAL CLASS II Residential
0120 TOWNHOUSE Residential
0121 CLASS II TOWNHOUSE Residential
0150 TOWNHOUSE Residential
0175 ROOMING HOUSE Residential
0194 CLASS II SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL Residential
0200 MANUFACTURED HOME Residential
0201 CLASS I MANUFACTURED HOME Residential
0202 CLASS II MANUFACTURED HOME Residential
0210 MANUF ACTURED HOME Residential
0310 MODERN APARTMENT COMPLEX Residential
0400 CONDOMINIUM - RESIDENTIAL Residential
0412 CONDOMINIUM - OFFICE Commercial
0419 CONDOMINIUM - PROFESSIONAL BUILDING Commercial
0420 CONDOMINIUM - MEDICAL BUILDING Commercial
0430 CONDOMINIUM - TIME SHARE Residential
0440 CONDOMINIUM - DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE Industrial Warehouse
0805 5-UNIT DUPLEX Residential
0812 DUPLEX Residential
0813 TRIPLEX Residential
1100 STORE 1 STORY Commercial
1110 CONVENIENCE STORE Commercial
1200 COMMERCIALLY CONVERTED SINGLE F AMIL Y Commercial
RESIDENTIAL
1300 DEPARTMENT STORE Commercial
1400 SUPERMARKET Commercial
1500 SHOPPING CENTER REGIONAL Commercial
1600 SHOPPING CENTER LOCAL Commercial
1700 OFFICE 1 TO 3 STORY Commercial
1900 PROFESSIONAL BUILDING Commercial
1910 CHILD CARE FACILITY Commercial
2100 RESTAURANT Commercial
2200 CHAIN RESTAURANT Commercial
2300 FINANCIAL INSTITUTION Commercial
2500 FLEX SPACE Commercial
2600 SERVICE STATION Commercial
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Code Description Category
2700 VEHICLE SERVICE/SALES BUILDING Commercial
2710 VEHICLE SERVICE BUILDING Commercial
2720 TIRE DEALER Commercial
2730 LUBE FACILITY Commercial
2740 VEHICLE REPAIR Commercial
2800 PARKING GARAGE Industrial Warehouse
3200 TIlEATER, ENCLOSED Commercial
3400 RECREATION/CLUB BUILDING Commercial
3800 GOLF COURSE Commercial
3900 MOTEL Commercial
3910 AVERAGE HOTEL Commercial
4100 LIGHT MANUF ACTIJRING Industrial Warehouse
4400 PACKING PLANT/COLD STORAGE FREEZERS Industrial Warehouse
4800 WAREHOUSE Industrial Warehouse
4820 MINI WAREHOUSE Industrial Warehouse
4900 BARN/SHED Not Used
7100 CHURCH Institutional
7200 SCHOOL/COLLEGE Institutional
7400 HOME FOR TIlE AGED Institutional
7700 CLUB/LODGE/HALL Institutional
8300 PUBLIC SCHOOL Institutional
8500 HOSPITAL Institutional
8600 COUNTY BUILDING Institutional
8800 FEDERAL BUILDING Institutional
8900 MUNICIPAL BUILDING Instituti onal
MHPK MOBILE HOME PARK Residential
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APPENDIX B
(Tvpe of Situation Found Codes)
Code Description Type
100 Fire, Other Non-EMS
111 Building Fire Non-EMS
1111 House Fire Non-EMS
112 Fires in structures other than in a building Non-EMS
113 Cooking fire, confined to a container Non-EMS
122 Fire in mobile home, camper, recreational vehicle Non-EMS
130 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Non-EMS
131 Passenger vehicle fire Non-EMS
132 Road freight or transport vehicle fire Non-EMS
140 Natural vegetation fire Non-EMS
141 Forest, woods or wildland fire Non-EMS
142 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire Non-EMS
143 Grass fire Non-EMS
150 Outside rubbish fire, other Non-EMS
151 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire Non-EMS
154 Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire Non-EMS
160 Special outside fire, other Non-EMS
162 Outside equipment fire Non-EMS
163 Outside gas or vapor combustion explosion Non-EMS
223 Air or gas rupture of pressure or process vessel Non-EMS
251 Excessive heat, scorch bums with no ignition Non-EMS
300 Rescue, EMS call, other EMS
311 Medical assist, assist EMS crew EMS
321 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury EMS
322 Vehicle accident with injuries EMS
3221 Vehicle accident without injuries Non-EMS
323 Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MY Ped) EMS
324 Motor Vehicle Accident, No Injuries EMS
331 Lock-in (if lock out, use 511) Non-EMS
350 Extrication, rescue, other Non-EMS
352 Extrication ofvictim(s) from vehicle Non-EMS
353 Removal ofvictim(s) from stalled elevator Non-EMS
360 Water & ice related rescue, other Non-EMS
381 Rescue or EMS standby EMS
400 Hazardous condition, other Non-EMS
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Code Description Type
410 Flammable gas or liquid condition, other Non-EMS
411 Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill Non-EMS
412 Gas leak Non-EMS
413 Oil or other combustible liquid spill Non-EMS
420 Toxic condition, other Non-EMS
422 Chemical spill or leak Non-EMS
423 Refrigeration leak Non-EMS
424 Carbon monoxide incident Non-EMS
440 Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other Non-EMS
441 Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective/worn Non-EMS
442 Overheated'motor Non-EMS
444 Power line down Non-EMS
445 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment Non-EMS
460 Accident, potential accident, other Non-EMS
463 Vehicle accident, general cleanup Non-EMS
471 Explosive, bomb removal (for bomb scare, use 721) Non-EMS
480 Attempted burning, illegal action, other Non-EMS
481 Attempt to burn Non-EMS
500 Service call, other Non-EMS
510 Person in distress, other Non-EMS
511 Lock-out Non-EMS
512 Ring or jewelry removal Non-EMS
520 Water problem, other Non-EMS
521 Water evacuation Non-EMS
522 Water or steam leak Non-EMS
531 Smoke or odor removal Non-EMS
540 Animal problem, other Non-EMS
541 Animal problem Non-EMS
542 Animal rescue Non-EMS
550 Public service assistance, other Non-EMS
551 Assist police or other governmental agency Non-EMS
552 Police matter Non-EMS
553 Public service Non-EMS
554 Assist invalid Non-EMS
561 Unauthorized burning Non-EMS
600 Good intent call, other Non-EMS
611 Dispatched & canceled en route Non-EMS
6111 Good Intent Call - Dispatched and cancelled on the scene Non-EMS
621 Wrong location Non-EMS
622 No incident found upon arrival Non-EMS
631 Authorized controlled burning Non-EMS
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Code Description Type
632 Prescribed fire Non-EMS
641 Vicinity alarm (incident in other location) Non-EMS
650 Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke, other Non-EMS
651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke Non-EMS
652 Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke Non-EMS
653 Barbecue, tar kettle Non-EMS
661 EMS call, party transported by non-fire agency EMS
671 Hazmat release investigation wino hazmat Non-EMS
700 False alarm or false call, other Non-EMS
710 Malicious, mischievous false call, other Non-EMS
711 Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm Non-EMS
713 Telephone, malicious false alarm Non-EMS
714 Central station, malicious false alarm Non-EMS
715 Local alarm system, malicious false alarm Non-EMS
721 Bomb scare - no bomb Non-EMS
730 System malfunction Non-EMS
731 Sprink1er activation due to malfunction Non-EMS
732 Extinguishing system activation due to malfunction Non-EMS
733 Smoke detector activation due to malfunction Non-EMS
735 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction Non-EMS
740 Unintentional transmission of alarm, other Non-EMS
741 Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional Non-EMS
743 Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional Non-EMS
744 Detector activation, no fire - unintentional Non-EMS
745 Alarm system sounded, no fire - unintentional Non-EMS
814 Lightening strike (no fire) Non-EMS
900 Special type of incident, other, Dumpster fire Non-EMS
911 Citizen complaint Non-EMS
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APPENDIX C
(Estimated Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Schedule)
SECTION C-l. Determination of Fire Rescue Cost. The estimated Fire Rescue
Cost to be assessed for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1,2008 is $2,278,663.00.
SECTION C-2. Estimated Fire Rescue Assessments. The estimated Fire Rescue
Assessments to be assessed and apportioned among benefited parcels pursuant to the Cost
Apportionment and Parcel Apportionment to generate the estimated Fire Rescue Cost for the
Fiscal Year commencing on October 1, 2008, are hereby established as follows for the purpose
of this Resolution:
Residential Property
Use Categories
Residential
Non-Residential Property
Use Categories
Commercial
IndustriallW arehouse
Institutional
Rate Per Dwelling Unit
$88.00
Rate Per Square Foot
$0.22
$0.05
$0.31
SECTION C-3. Maximum Fire Rescue Assessments. The maximum Fire Rescue
Assessments to be assessed and apportioned among benefited parcels pursuant to the Cost
Apportionment and Parcel Apportionment to generate the estimated Fire Rescue Cost for the
Fiscal Year commencing on October 1, 2008, are hereby established as follows for the purpose
of this Resolution:
Residential Property
Use Categories
Residential
Non-Residential Property
Use Categories
Commercial
IndustriallW arehouse
Institutional
Rate Per Dwelling Unit
$147.00
Rate Per Square Foot
$0.37
$0.08
$0.52
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APPENDIX D
(parcel Apportionment Methodolol!V)
The Cost Apportionment to each Property Use Category shall be apportioned among the
Tax Parcels within each Property Use Category as follows:
SECTION D-1. Residential Property. The Fire Rescue Assessment for each Tax
Parcel of Residential Property shall be computed by multiplying the Demand Percentage
attributable to Residential Property by the Fire Rescue Cost, dividing such product by the total
number of Dwelling Units shown on the Tax Roll within the City, and then multiplying such
quotient by the number of Dwelling Units located on such Tax Parcel.
SECTION D-2. Non-Residential Property. The Fire Rescue Assessment for each
Building on Non-Residential Property shall be computed as follows:
(A) Respectively, multiply the Fire Rescue Costs by the Demand Percentage
attributable to each of the Non-Residential Property Use Categories. The resulting dollar
amounts reflect the portions of the City's fire rescue budget to be funded from Fire Assessment
revenue derived from each of the Non-Residential Use Categories.
(B) Separate each Building on Non-Residential Property into the appropriate
Property Use Category for that Building.
(C) For each Non-Residential Property Use Category, add the Building Area
square footage of all Buildings in each Non-Residential Category. This sum reflects the
aggregate square footage for each Non-Residential Property Use Category.
(D) Divide the product of subsection (A) of this Section relative to each of the
Non-Residential Property Use Categories by the sum of the square foot allocations for each Non-
Residential Property Use Category described in subsection (C) of this Section. The resulting
quotient expresses a dollar amount per square foot of improved area (the "'Square Foot Rate") to
be used in computing Fire Rescue Assessments on each respective Non-Residential Property Use
Categories.
(E) For each of the Non-Residential Property Use Categories, multiply the
applicable Square Foot Rate calculated under subsection (D) of this Section by the number of
square feet for each Building in the Non-Residential Property Use Categories. The resulting
product for each Building expresses the amount of Fire Rescue Assessments to be imposed on
each Building of Non-Residential Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of
calculating the Fire Rescue Assessment to be imposed on any Building of Non-Residential
Property, the Building Area square footage attributable to anyone building shall in no event
exceed 145,000 square feet regardless of the actual Building Area square footage. Any Building
that has a Building Area square footage in excess of 145,000 square feet shall, for purposes of
calculating the Fire Rescue Assessment to be imposed on such Building, be treated as if the
Building had a Building Area square footage equal to 145,000 square feet.
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SECTION D-3. Mixed Use Property. The Fire Rescue Assessments for each Tax
Parcel in two (2) or more Property Use Categories shall be the sum of the Fire Rescue
Assessments computed for each Property Use Category.
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APPENDIX E
(Form of Notice to be Mailed)
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ORLA_837452.7
Notice to Property Owners
Sample
City of Ocoee
150 N Lakeshore Drive
Ocoee, FL 34761
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF HEARING TO IMPOSE AND PROVIDE
FOR COLLECTION OF FIRE RESCUE
NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS
NOTICE DATE: MARCH 25, 2008
John Skippy Smith
123 ABC Drive
Ocoee, FL 34761
Tax Parcel #
Sequence #
Legal Description:
* * * * * NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER * * * * *
As required by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, and City Ordinance No. 2007-029 notice is given by the City of
Ocoee that an annual assessment for fire rescue services, may be levied on your property for the fiscal year October
1, 2008 - September 30, 2009. The purpose of this assessment is to fund fire rescue services benefiting improved
property located within the City of Ocoee. The total maximum annual fire rescue assessment revenue to be collected
within the City of Ocoee is estimated to be $3,797,771. The total projected annual fire rescue assessment revenue to
be collected within the City of Ocoee of Fiscal Year 2008-09 is estimated to be $2,278,663. The annual fire rescue
assessment is based on the classification of each parcel of property and number of billing units contained therein.
Residential
Type and Number
BillinQ Units
1 Unit
Fiscal Year 08-09
Assessment
Maximum Annual Fire
Assessment
Category
$88.00
$147.00
$88.00 $147.00
The maximum annual fire rescue assessment for the above parcel for Fiscal Year 2008-09 and future fiscal years
$147.
Total Assessment
A public hearing will be held at 7: 15 p.m. on April 15, 2008, in Commission Chambers, City Hall, 150 N Lakeshore
Drive, Ocoee, Florida for the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed assessments. You and all other
affected property owners have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with the City Commission
within 20 days of this notice. If you decide to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any
matter considered at the hearing, you will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim
record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be made. In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this
proceeding should contact the City of Ocoee at (407) 905-3100, at least 48 hours prior to the date of the hearing.
Unless proper steps are initiated in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure relief within 20 days from the date of City
Commission action at the above hearing (including the method of apportionment, the rate of assessment and the
imposition of assessments), such action shall be the final adjudication of the issues presented.
Copies of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance, the Initial Assessment Resolution and the preliminary assessment
roll are available for inspection at the City Clerk's Office, located at 150 N Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee, Florida.
Both the fire rescue services non-ad valorem assessment amount shown on this notice and the ad valorem taxes for
the above parcel will be collected on the ad valorem tax bill mailed in November. Failure to pay the assessments will
cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may result in a loss of title.
If there is a mistake on this notice or if you have any questions regarding your fire rescue services assessment, please
contact the City of Ocoee at (407) 905-3167, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
* * * * * THIS IS NOT A BILL * * * * *