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CHAPTER 1003. CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES Section 1003.01. Short title; statutory authority; applicability. Section 1003.02. Findings. Section 1003.03. Computation. Section 1003.04. Use of funds. Section 1003.01. Short title; statutory authority; applicability. (1) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Indian River County Correctional Facilities Impact Fee Ordinance. (2) This chapter shall apply to the entire county, including the municipalities within the county, to the extent permitted by Article VIII, § 1(f), Florida Constitution. Section 1003.02. Findings. In addition to those findings and determinations found in Chapter 1000, the board of county commissioners makes the following findings and determinations: (1) The existing correctional facilities are not sufficient to accommodate anticipated new development without decreasing the existing levels of service. (2) Existing revenue sources are not sufficient to fund capital improvements necessary to accommodate new development. (3) The correctional facilities level of service standard for the county is 4.50 inmate beds per 1,000 permanent plus weighted peak seasonal countywide population. Section 1003.03. Computation. The amount of the fees imposed by this chapter shall be determined by the fee schedule attached as Appendix A to this title and incorporated by reference herein, or by the manner set forth in subsection 1000.08(3). Section 1003.04. Use of funds. (1) All funds collected from correctional facilities impact fees shall be used for the purpose of capital improvements to correctional facilities under the jurisdiction of the county and not for maintenance or operations. Such acquisitions and improvements shall be those which are necessary to accommodate new growth and development in the county. (2) Funds shall be used exclusively for capital improvements in the areas of Indian River County from which the funds are collected. Funds shall be expended in the order in which they are collected.