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ORDINANCE NO. 89-14
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING
A CITY OF OCOEE RECREATIONAL PARKS FACILITIES IMPACT FEE;
PROVIDING PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS; FEES IMPOSED; TIME OF
PAYMENT; FEE BASED ON EVIDENCE PRESENTED BY APPLICANT;
PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE
RECREATIONAL PARKS DISTRICT MAP IDENTIFYING REAL PROPERTY
PARK DISTRICTS AND PARKS IN EACH DISTRICT, INCORPORATED
BY REFERENCE AS AN APPENDIX; REFUNDS OF IMPACT FEES; USE
OF PROCEEDS; ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRUST FUND FOR MONIES
COLLECTED; DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS AND INVESTMENTS; ANNUAL
REVIEW OF RECREATIONAL PARKS FACILITIES IMPACT FEE;
PROVIDING FOR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR
CREDITS; PROVIDING FOR VESTED RIGHTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEPARABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the present recreational parks facilities in the City
of Ocoee, Florida are operating at near full capacity, and they are
currently providing adequate public services to the City of Ocoee;
and
WHEREAS, the City commission of the City of Ocoee has
determined that the City must expand its recreational parks
facilities in order to serve new development in the community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ocoee finds that it is necessary to
provide additional recreational parks facilities which shall be
required by the continuing growth and development within the city,
these facilities being in the nature of capital improvements to the
ci ty' s recreational parks facili ties such as land, buildings,
equipment, and vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the city commission desires to establish an equitable
way for making these capital improvements meet the demands of new
development and for providing that the money collected for these
capital improvements will be used for no other purpose; and
WHEREAS, the city has conducted a study to determine the
proper amount for such fee based on proj ected development and
recreational parks capital needs to serve such new construction;
and
WHEREAS, the city commission of the City of Ocoee has
determined that the City must expand its parks facilities in order
to serve new development in the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it enacted by the City Commission of the
City of Ocoee, Florida, as follows:
SECTION ONE.
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The city commission of the City of Ocoee has the authority to adopt
this Ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the
State of Florida and Chapters 163 and 166 Florida Statutes.
SECTION TWO.
The present section 6.6.2 of Article VI of Appendix B of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee is hereby repealed.
SECTION THREE.
The Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee is hereby amended by
the addition of the following:
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Section 1. Short Title and Authority
A. This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the
"Recreational Park Impact Fee Ordinance".
B. The City commission of the City of Ocoee has the
authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article
VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida and
Chapters 163 and 166, Florida Statutes.
section 2. Intent and Purpose
A.
This Ordinance is established to address the need for
additional capital funds to support the orderly expansion
of the City of Ocoee Recreational Parks Facilities. The
impact fees provide for the funding of recreational parks
facilities and improvements related thereto, by imposing
fees upon new construction that are commensurate with or
less than the burdens reasonably anticipated to be
imposed by them. "Recreational Park Impact Fee" as used
in this Ordinance refers to both community Park Impact
Fee and Neighborhood Park Impact Fee as set forth herein.
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B. This Ordinance is intended to implement and be consistent
with the City of Ocoee Comprehensive Plan.
section 3. Fee Imposed: Time of Payment: Fee Adjusted by city
Council Based Upon Evidence Presented by the Applicant
A. Any person who, after the effective date of this
Ordinance, seeks to develop land by applying for issuance
of a building permit for a dwelling unit , as defined in
Chapter VI of Appendix A of the Code of Ordinances for
the City of Ocoee, shall be required to pay a
Recreational Park Impact Fee prior to the issuance of a
building permit, or any other development permit for the
construction of any structure to be used for a dwelling
unit.
section 4. District Boundaries. Impact Fees for Neiqhborhood
Parks. and the Impact Fee for the Community Parks
A. The City of Ocoee shall be divided into three districts,
the Northwest, Northeast, and Southern as more
particularly set forth in Exhibit "A", the Recreational ---
Park District Boundary Map, attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.
B. Community Parks are recreational parks which serve
the entire community of the City of Ocoee.
Neighborhood Parks are recreational parks which
primarily serve those residents in the local area
where the park is located.
C.
The following Recreational Park Impact Fees are hereby
assessed by the City and shall be collected by the City
prior to issuance of a building permit or any other
building permit for the construction of any structure to
be used for a dwelling unit, in each District. These
fees are based on proj ected new developments, needs
identified in the City of Ocoee Recreation and Open Space
Element of the Comprehensive Plan, and needs identified
by the City of Ocoee Recreation Department through the
year 1995.
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NORTHWEST DISTRICT
Community Park Recreational
Impact Fee
Neiqhborhood Park Recreational
Impact Fee
$23.73 per dwelling unit
$46.41 per dwelling unit
NORTHEAST DISTRICT
Community Park Recreational
Impact Fee
Neiqhborhood Park Recreational
Impact Fee
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$23.52 per dwelling unit
$80.52 per dwelling unit
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
Community Park Recreational
Impact Fee
Neighborhood Park Recreational
Impact Fee
$23.13 per dwelling unit
$136.77 per dwelling unit
D. The fees imposed in each District is a result of the
City's fee calculation studies which were designed to
insure that the impact fees imposed are rationally
related to the benefit received by the applicant. The
fees imposed are calculated to be less than the new
dwelling unit's proportional share of the cost of the
recreational parks both in the community and in the
neighborhood.
E. In the event that an applicant believes the impact of
their new dwelling units will be less than that set forth
above, the applicant many, may at his option, submit
evidence to the City Commission in support of an
alternative recreational park impact assessment. Based
upon convincing and competent evidence, the City
commission may adjust the impact fee as appropriate for
the particular property.
section 5. Annual Review of Recreational Park Impact Fee
A. The City Manager shall report annually to the City
commission indicating the amount of fees collected and
the amount of fees distributed and the basis for
computing such fees under this Ordinance.
B. The City commission shall review the report and continue
or adjust the fees as appropriate.
section 6. Credits
A.
An Applicant shall be entitled to a credit against the
Recreational Park Impact Fee assessed pursuant to this
Ordinance in an amount equal to the cost of off-site
improvements and the cost of improvements to on-site
recreational facilities which create excess capacity for
the general public, or contributions to the City of land,
money, or services by the Applicant or his predecessor
in interest as a condition of any Development Agreement
entered into with the city prior to the Effective Date
of this Ordinance. Such credit shall be based on the
following criteria:
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i) The actual cost, or estimated cost based
on recent bid sheet information of the
City of Ocoee or Orange County, of off-
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site related improvements by the
Applicant to the recreational system.
Off-site improvements eligible for a
credi t are those improvements proposed
that will benefit not only the dwelling
units on-site, but also the general
public. Improvements not eligible for a
credit are those recreational facilities
that are privately owned or that serve
only the dwelling units within the
development.
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ii) The actual cost, or estimated cost of
improvements based on recent bid sheet
information of the City of Ocoee or
Orange County with respect to that
portion of on-site recreational
improvements which create excess capacity
for the general public.
iii) The contribution of land, money, or
services by the Applicant for off-site
improvements to the City's recreational
system and for improvements to on-site
recreational facilities which create
excess capacity for the general public.
The credit for land contributed will be
based on a pro rata share of the
appraised land value of the parent parcel
as determined by an M.A.I. appraiser
selected and paid for by the Applicant
and approved by the Development Review
Committee, or based on such other method
as may be mutually agreed upon by the
Applicant and the Development Review
Committee. In the event the Development
Review Committee disagrees with the
appraised value, the city may select and
pay for another appraiser and the credit
shall be an amount equal to the average
of the two appraisals.
iv) Unless otherwise provided in a
Development Agreement between the ci ty
and the Applicant or his predecessor in
interest, no credit for contributions or
donations made prior to the effective
date of this Ordinance shall be granted
unless the cost of the improvements were
paid for or the contributions were made
within the two years prior to the
Effective Date of this Ordinance.
v) No credit shall exceed the amount of the
Recreational Park Impact Fee assessed
under section 4 above.
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B.
The amount of the credit shall be determined by the
Development Review Committee, provided, however, that
the determination may be appealed to the City
commission, whose decision shall be final and binding on
the Applicant.
C.
Any credit issued pursuant to
transferred by the Applicant
interest in the property.
this section may
to any successor
be
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D. Except as provided in section 7. B. hereof, previous
Development Agreements wherein voluntary Recreational
Park Impact Fees were specified and paid shall be
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binding as to any building permit already issued on
land subject to the Development Agreement.
E. Notwi thstanding the criteria specified in subsections
6(A) (i), (ii), and (iii) above, if any of the
Development Agreements listed in section 7(c) of this
Ordinance provide that credits against future
Recreational Park Impact Fees enacted by the City will
be granted for specified contributions to the City of
land, money, or services for improvements to the City's
recreational system, such credits against the
Recreational Park Impact Fee shall be granted on the
basis provided for in such agreements.
4It section 7. Vested Riqhts
A. It is not the intent of this Ordinance to abrogate,
diminish, or modify the rights of any person that have
vested rights pursuant to a valid governmental act of
the City. An Applicant may petition the City Commission
for a vested rights determination which would exempt the
Applicant from the provisions of this Ordinance. Such
petition shall be evaluated by the City Attorney and a
recommendation thereon submitted to the City commission
based on the following criteria:
i) Expenditures or obligations made or
incurred in reliance upon an authorizing
act are reasonably equivalent to the fee
required by section 4 of this Ordinance.
B.
If an Applicant has previously entered into a
Development Agreement with the City with conditions
regarding off-site recreational improvements, the
Appl icant or his successor in interest may request a
modification of the prior Development Agreement in order
to bring the conditions into consistency with this
Ordinance. Any request for such modification must be
filed with the Development Review Committee within one
year of the Effective Date of this Ordinance.
C.
The City specifically acknowledges the existence and
validity of the following Development Agreements:
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BML Investments
BML/PRN Investments and Feinstein
Ted Bolin
Bel Roy Investments
Brookshire Development Company
Courtney Consulting Corporation
Ann L. Davis
Ann L. Davis and Tom West
Robert L. Ferdinand Pension Plan
C. Roger Freeman
C. Roger Freeman, Trustee
G & F Land Company
Louis Geys
Gulfstream Housing
Charles and James Hawthorne
Heller Brother's Groves (4 agreements)
Hidden Glen Development Corporation
Lake Lotta, Ltd.
Maguire Road Corporation
Gregory P. Samano
Jay and Doti Schorr
Signature Group
Skylark Ventures
Story Properties
Grover H. Voss, Trustee
Wescar, Inc.
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Section 8. Exemptions
The following shall be exempt from payment of the Recreational
Park Impact Fee:
A. Those dwelling units which have been issued a
building permit prior to the Effective Date of this
Ordinance.
B. Those dwelling units which have received a Certificte of
Occupancy prior to the Effective Date of this Ordinance.
C. Additions or expansions to single family residences.
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section 9. Establishment of Trust Fund
The Recreational Park Impact Fees collected by the City
pursuant to this Ordinance shall be kept separate from other
revenue of the City. Funds withdrawn from this account must
be used solely in accordance with the provisions of this
Ordinance. The disbursal of funds shall require the approval
of the City Commission. Funds for community recreational
parks and neighborhood recreational parks shall be kept in
separate accounts within the trust fund.
section 10. Use of Recreational Impact Fees
A. The funds collected by reason of establishment of the
Recreational Park Impact Fee in accordance with this
Ordinance shall be used solely for the purpose of
planning, acquisition, expansion, and development of off-
site improvements to the City's recreational system
determined to be needed to offset the impacts of new
development within the City. Off site improvements are
improvements to both communi ty and neighborhood
recreational parks which are not on the property upon
which dwelling units will be constructed.
B. All funds, except those for community Parks, shall be
used exclusively within the area from which they were
collected and in a manner consistent with the principles
set forth in Florida Statutes and case law, and otherwise
consistent with all requirements of the Constitutions of
the United States and the State of Florida. Said funds
shall not be used to maintain or repair existing
recreational facilities.
C. Any funds on deposit not immediately necessary for
expenditure shall be invested in interest-bearing
accounts. All income derived shall be deposited in the
appropriate Recreational Park Impact Fee account.
Applicants shall not receive credit for or be entitled
to interest from the investment of funds.
section 11. Penalty
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violations of this Ordinance shall constitute a misdemeanor
enforceable in accordance with section 1.8 of the city Code
or by an injunction or other legal or equitable relief in the
circuit court against any person violating this Ordinance, or
by both civil injunctive and criminal relief.
SECTION FOUR. SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of
this Ordinance 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
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holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion
hereto.
SECTION FIVE. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
by the city of Ocoee City Commission.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
20th day of
ATTEST:
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By:
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY
THE CITY OF OCOEE, APPROVED
AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
THIS S6~ DAY OF ~( , 1989
Foley & Lardner, Van Den Berg,
Gay, Burke, Wilson, & Arkin
By:
fJ7~
City Attorney
June
, 1989.
Advertised June 8 , 1989
Read First Time June 6 , 1989
Read Second Time and Adopted
June 20 , 1989
Approved:
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
~LE)j~
Thomas R. Ison, Mayor
APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY
COMMISSION AT A MEETING HELD
ON June 20 , 1989
UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. IV C
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