HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-007RESOLUTION NO. 2005- 007
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN
RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A LANDSCAPE INSPECTION FEE
RELATING TO CANOPY TREE REQUIREMENTS ON SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS IN
CONJUNCTION WITH HOME CONSTRUCTION, AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has the authority to establish
fees pursuant to Florida Statutes Chapter 125; and
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2004, the Board adopted Ordinance 2004-041,
which amended County landscape regulations to require that two canopy trees be planted
or preserved on single-family lots in conjunction with home construction; and
WHEREAS, establishment of a new landscape inspection fee is necessary to
offset County costs to inspect newly developed single-family lots for compliance with
canopy tree requirements prior to County issuance of Certificates of Occupancy; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners desires to properly assess the
costs of implementing its regulations;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida that the attached landscape inspection fee
schedule (see Exhibit "A") is hereby adopted. The effective date of the fee contained in
the schedule is March 14, 2005. Exhibit "A" is attached hereto and incorporated as part
of this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 18th day of January , 2005. The foregoing
resolution was offered by Commissioner Bowden and the motion was
seconded by Commissioner Wheel er , and upon being put to a vote, the vote
was as follows:
Chairman Thomas S. Lowther
Vice Chairman Arthur R. Neuberger
Commissioner Wesley S. Davis
Commissioner Gary C. Wheeler
Commissioner Sandra L. Bowden
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye :>
The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this
18th day of January , 2005.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2005- 007
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
5. 14.,
Thomas S. Lowther, Chairman
ATTEST:
Je. fery K. Barton, Clerk,
State of Florida
County of Indian River
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this day, before me, an officer duly authorized in
this State and County to take acknowledgments, personally appeared Thomas S. Lowther,
and PATRICIA M. RIDGELY as DEPUTY CLERK TO JEFFREY K. BARTON,
as Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and Clerk, respectively, to me
known to be the persons described herein and who executed the foregoing instrument and
they acknowledged before me that they executed the same.
WITNESS my hand and official seal in the County and State as aforesaid this
18th day of January , A.D., 2005
APPR
Notary Publ
Kimberly E. Massung
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RESOLUTION NO. 2005 -
EXHIBIT A
LANDSCAPE INSPECTION FEE
FOR SINGLE-FAMILY LOT HOME CONSTRUCTION
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
A. LANDSCAPE INSPECTION FEE .$45.00
B. PAYMENT OF FEE
The landscape inspection fee shall be due and payable to Indian River County
as part of a complete application for a single-family home "residential
combination new construction" building permit.
C. INSPECTIONS
Code enforcement officer(s) of the County Environmental Planning and Code
Enforcement Section shall conduct landscape inspections of single-family lots
in conjunction with Certificate of Occupancy issuance requests.
D. ALLOCATION OF COLLECTED INSPECTION FEES
Landscape inspection fees collected by the County shall be allocated to offset
code enforcement staff costs in conducting inspections and enforcing canopy
tree requirements on single-family lots.
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