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RESOLUTION NO. 2020- 049 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, <br />AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT <br />DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, ON BEHALF OF THE INDIAN <br />RIVER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, TO <br />EXECUTE SINGLE FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPACT <br />FEE WAIVER/REDUCTION AGREEMENTS <br />WHEREAS, consistent with Florida Statutes Section 163.31801(8), a county may provide a <br />waiver for an impact fee for the development or construction of housing that is affordable as defined in <br />Florida Statutes Section 420.9071; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />("the "Board") adopted a new impact fee schedule with an effective date of June 15, 2020 and that <br />impact fee schedule provides for an exemption of impact fees for affordable single-family housing <br />units of less than 1,000 square feet under air and a 50% reduction in impact fees for affordable single <br />family housing units of between 1,000 and 1,500 square feet under air; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board defines "affordable housing" as a housing unit that has a household <br />income of no more than 80% of Area Median Income based on household size, with income limits <br />established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and updated yearly; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board desires to delegate to the Community Development Department <br />Director the authority to execute, on behalf of the Board, Single -Family Affordable Housing Impact <br />Fee Waiver/Reduction Agreements (the "Agreement") with eligible property owners who apply for the <br />impact fee waiver/reduction and agree to the conditions of the agreement (Exhibit "A"). <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT: <br />1. The above -recitals are affirmed; <br />2. The Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (the "Board') hereby specifically <br />delegates to the Community Development Department Director the authority to execute, on <br />behalf of the Board, Single -Family Affordable Housing Impact Fee Waiver/Reduction <br />Agreements with eligible property owners that apply, in substantially the form attached hereto. <br />The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner O'Bryan and seconded <br />by Commissioner Flescher , and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: <br />The foregoing resolution was moved for adoption by Commissioner O'Bryan , and <br />seconded by Commissioner Flescher , and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: <br />Chairman Susan Adams AYE <br />Vice Chairman Joseph E. Flescher AYE <br />Commissioner Tim Zorc AYE <br />Commissioner Peter D. O'Bryan AYE <br />Commissioner Bob Solari AYE <br />1 <br />