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- CODE OF ORDINANCES <br />Title X. - IMPACT FEES <br />CHAPTER 1000. PURPOSE AND INTENT <br />Section 1000.14. Appeals. <br />Section 1000.15. Refund of fees paid. <br />Section 1000.01. Short title. <br />Title X shall be known and may be cited as the Indian River County Impact Fee Ordinance. <br />(Ord. No 2005 15, 5- i -05) <br />Section 1000.02. Authority. <br />(1) The board of county commissioners has the authority to adopt this title pursuant to Article VIII, Florida <br />Constitution, and F.S. chs. 125 and 163. <br />(2) Whenever any provision of this title refers to or cites a section of Chapter 125 or Chapter 163, Florida <br />Statutes, it shall be deemed to refer to those sections, as amended. <br />(Ord. No, 2005-015, 5-17-05) <br />Section 1000.03. Intent and purpose. <br />(1) This title is intended to implement and be consistent with the county comprehensive plan. <br />(2) The purpose of this title is to regulate the use and development of land so as to ensure that new <br />development bears a proportionate share of the cost of the capital expenditures necessary to provide <br />emergency services facilities, correctional facilities, public buildings, law enforcement facilities, library <br />facilities, solid waste facilities, park and recreation facilities, public education facilities and <br />traffic/transportation facilities in the county. <br />{Ord. No. 2005-015, 5-17-05) <br />Section 1000.04. Findings. <br />The board of county commissioners makes the following findings and determinations: <br />(1) The existing emergency services facilities; correctional facilities; public buildings; law <br />enforcement facilities; library facilities; solid waste facilities; park and recreation facilities; public <br />education facilities; and traffic facilities are not sufficient to accommodate anticipated new <br />development without decreasing the existing levels of service of those facilities. <br />(2) Measurable level of service standards used for impact fee calculation purposes are established <br />in this ordinance for each of the above <br />listed public services. <br />(3) Existing revenue sources are not sufficient to fund all capital improvements necessary to <br />accommodate new development. <br />(4) New development creates an increased need and demand for services and facilities and therefore <br />should contribute its fair share of the costs of providing new facilities necessary to accommodate <br />new development. <br />Updates are shown with s*ic" -^ t49ug4s and underlines. Strike -through wording will be deleted from <br />the ordinance, underlined wording will be added. <br />Indian River County, Florida, Code of Ordinances Page 4 <br />