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S E P 2 1986 BOOK 65 582 °Manatee County - golf courses charged fee based on number of parking spaces; fee ranges from $152 to $198 per space. *Lee County - golf courses not listed in fee schedule; individual assessment required. 'Monroe County - golf courses not listed in fee schedule; individual assessment required. *Martin County - golf courses listed on fee schedule; fee $900 per hole. 4) No procedure was established for charging impact fees for mining operations because of the reasons outlined in number 2 above. In addition, mining is a transi- ent, not permanent, use of property. Therefore, it is questionable as to how a mining operation would be assessed in terms of impact fees. CONCLUSION: It is the staff -Is opinion that all applicable procedures were followed in establishing the Sandridge Golf Course impact fee. Because the golf course site plan was reviewed prior to the effective date of the impact fee ordinance, a tentative impact fee estimate was not provided at that time, compounding the issue. All staff actions, however, conformed to established procedures. The basic facts are that the golf course site plan was approved after the effective date of the impact fee ordinance; it is a land development activity generating traffic; and an impact fee is due. Since there is 4o exemption for public projects in the impact fee ordinance, the golf course must pay a fee. The fee, itself, however could be changed if an individual assessment is submitted justifying different characteristics, use patterns, trip rates or other characteristics used to develop the fee. If an individual assessment is submitted, the staff will review it in accordance with the criteria established in the impact fee ordinance. Chairman Scurlock explained that we went with the consultant that did Palm Beach County's traffic impact fee ordinance because it had been tested in court and we wanted to have as few bumps as possible in implementing traffic impact fees. He understood that Palm Beach County charges an impact fee for all recreational activities on a per parking space basis, which is approximately $80, and wondered why we are trying to recreate the wheel when we could use their approach. Public Works Director Jim Davis explained that our county is a little different in that we have 9 road districts and Palm Beach County has only one. In order to apply the number of parking spaces as the independent variable, we need to use the 44