TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
SUBJECT: Ordinance 2019-27, Amendment to the Unified Land Development Code Chapter 1- General Provisions, Article II. - Administration of Unified Land Development Code, Section 1-22 Fees for the purpose of allowing under certain circumstances the delay in paying fees associated with an application for vacation of easement.
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Recommended Action
Approve and adopt Ordinance 2019-27 on second reading.
General Information
At the November 13, 2018 City Commission meeting, Commission by unanimous consensus, directed staff to create an ordinance that will reflect the following:
(1) Give the City Manager or designee the ability to delay any fees associated with the vacation of easement when conditions are associated with building permits issued contrary to code;
(2) The Commission at a public hearing would be able to waive or refund the fees associated in the process;
(3) To take effect at adoption.
Staff has prepared a draft ordinance based on the direction given by Commission to amend the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) by adding a new Section 1-22 D. to allow under certain circumstances the delay in paying fees associated with a vacation of easement. Additional amendments to Section 1-22 of the ULDC are included in the proposed ordinance. These amendments are based on recommendations by the City Attorney and affect the following sections:
• Section 1-22. A - Reworded for clarity.
• Section 1-22. B. - Removed outdated language and included a clear reference to the location of fees and charges in the Code of the City of North Port, Appendix A - City Fee Structure.
• Deleted Section 1-22. C. as the language is redundant and is already addressed in Section 1-22. B.
• Section 1-22. D. - Renumbered as Section 1-22. C. Reworded section to provide clarity.
Ordinance 2019-27 has been reviewed by the City Attorney as to form and correctness. It has been advertised in a newspaper of general circulation within the City of North Port.
At their regularly scheduled meeting of July 18, 2019, the Planning and Zoning Advisory Board heard this item and unanimously recommended that the City Commission approve Ordinance 2019-27 as presented.
Strategic Plan
Mission: To provide exceptional service to our entire community for the continuous enrichment of quality of life.
Financial Impact
Financial impacts cannot be determined until after the ordinance has been adopted.
Procurement
N/A
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 2019-27
Prepared by: Sherry Willette-Grondin, Zoning Coordinator
Department Director: Frank Miles, MPA, Director, Neighborhood Development Services