TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Relating to the North Port Road and Drainage District and the Construction Traffic Road Fee; Amending the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Chapter 66, Special Districts, Article III. - Road and Drainage District, to Eliminate Conflicts with the Unified Land Development Code, Update References, Clarify Enforcement Provisions, and Clarify the Timing of the Payment for the Construction Traffic Road Fee; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.
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Recommended Action
The City Commission approve Ordinance No. 2024-23 and continue to second reading on August 6, 2024.
Recommended Action on Second Reading
The City Commission approve Ordinance No. 2024-23.
General Information
The adoption of the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) via Ordinance No. 2024-13 and Ordinance 2024-14 resulted in conflicts between the ULDC and City Code Chapter 66, Road and Drainage District. This ordinance amends Article III to eliminate those conflicts including removal of references to Site Development Review and language regarding permitting of signs in the right-of-way. The ordinance also removes language requiring payment of the construction road traffic fee before issuance of a building permit, which requirement is unenforceable as the issuance of a building permit may only be conditioned on compliance with Florida Building Code related requirements.
The City Attorney has reviewed Ordinance No. 2024-23 for form and correctness.
Information for Second Reading
The City Commission heard the first reading of Ordinance No. 2024-23 at its Regular Meeting on July 23, 2024, and continued the ordinance as presented to second reading on August 6, 2024.
Business Impact Estimate
In accordance with Florida Statutes Section 166.041(4)(a), on July 5,2024, the City timely posted a business impact estimate on the City’s website, before the date the newspaper published notice of this ordinance’s final reading.
Strategic Plan
Economic Development & Growth Management Pillar
Good Governance Pillar
Financial Impact
Not Applicable.
Procurement
Not Applicable.
Attachments:
1. Ordinance No. 2024-23 - Second Reading
2. Ordinance No. 2024-23 - First Reading
3. Business Impact Estimate
Prepared by: Lori Barnes, AICP, CPM, Assistant Director, Development Services Department
Department Director: Alaina Ray, AICP, Director, Development Services Department