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U establishments anticipated to occur in future years. In order to finance these improvements, several combined methods of financing will be necessary, one of which is an impact fee. The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida has the authority under Florida Statutes 5125.01 and 5163.3161 et seq., and supporting cases to establish a user charge hereinafter called an impact fee in order to offset the cost of the necessary extension of the County's water and sewer systems. The amount of these impact fees have been established on the recommendation of the County's rate consultants and after wide ranging input from concerned citizens at public hearings. The Board of County Commissioners now finds and deter- mines after an examination of all methods of financing, that the impact fee is a necessary integral part of financing the cost of future water systems and wastewater treatment systems in the County at this time, and that this fee should be reviewed on a regular basis in order to ensure that it continues to reflect a charge that is commensurate with the burden imposed on the system by new development. A. Impact Fee Imposed. There is hereby imposed an impact fee according to the following schedule, based on the equitable portion of the cost of financing the extension of the County's sewer and water systems on each equivalent residential unit responsible for creating the need for additional system expansion. The obligation to pay the impact fee shall occur at the earliest of the following dates: When the capacity is reserved, when a water or sewer permit is granted, or when a building permit is issued. Water service. . . . . . . . . . . See Appendix "A" Sewer service. . . . . . . . . . . See Appendix "A" B. If a building permit is issued for an existing non- residential, commercial or industrial connection which will increase water demand or sewer treatment demand or if a building changes from residential to non-residential occupancy, the total number of equivalent residential units for the old and new parts of the facility will be computed according to the definition of -11-