2017-4153 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 2017-4153
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 14,
"ENTITLED "BUILDING REGULATIONS," DIVISION 2, "PERMIT
FEES," AT SECTIONS 14-61, 14-62 RELATING TO BUILDING
PERMIT FEES GENERALLY; WAIVING FEES FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC
BUILDING PERMIT FEES; AND MODIFYING THE FEE SCHEDULE
CONTAINED IN APPENDIX A IN ORDER TO UPDATE CERTAIN
BUILDING FEES AND TO PROVIDE A PERMIT FEE REDUCTION OF
40% FOR MINOR, IN-KIND, HURRICANE REPAIRS DUE TO
HURRICANE IRMA, FOR A THREE MONTH PERIOD; PROVIDING
FOR RETROACTIVE APPLICATION TO FIRST READING, REPEALER,
SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach amended its fee code and implemented the new fee
schedule on June 2, 2014; and
WHEREAS, in implementation of the City's building permit software system, it was
determined, that certain fees could not be entered into the system; and
WHEREAS, certain other fees were reviewed and modified to better reflect actual costs;
and
WHEREAS, due to Hurricane Irma, the City would like to reduce permitting fees for a
limited period of three months for property owners to seek permits for minor in-kind repairs not
exceeding $20,000; and
WHEREAS, in applying an ordinance retroactively (1) there is clear evidence of legislative
intent to apply the law retroactively, and (2) when allowed, the retroactive application is
constitutionally permissible, in that the new law does not create new obligations, impose new
penalties, or impair vested rights. Jasinski v. City of Miami, 269 F.Supp.2d 1341 (SD Fla. 2003); and
WHEREAS, for purposes of determining whether the retroactive application of a municipal
ordinance impairs a vested right under Florida law, a vested right is defined as an immediate, fixed
right of present enjoyment, Id.; and
WHEREAS, the reduction in permitting fees is not the retroactive application of a tax; and
WHEREAS, the City is not interfering with a vested right obtained as a result of a final order
from a City Land Use Board, or permit already obtained under the Florida Building Code; and
WHEREAS, the amendments set forth below are necessary to accomplish the above
objectives.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. Chapter 14, "Building Regulations," Article II, "Construction Fees," Division, "Permit
Fees," is hereby amended as follows:
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Sec. 14-61 Permit fees, generally.
(a) Levied. Permits, inspections and other fees of the building department of the city are hereby
levied and imposed and shall apply to building, plumbing, electrical and mechanical permits and
other activities undertaken by that department as specified in Appendix A. Permit fee line items
include, but are not limited to: building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical as well as those line
items associated with planning, fire, and public works, In addition, all permits will include line items
for outside agencies; State of Florida, Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR),
Building Code Administrators and Inspectors (BCAI), and Miami Dade County Building Code
Compliance Office (BCCO). The Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach may direct
the City Manager to waive building permit fees that include building, planning, public works, parking,
fire, and environmental permits that are directly related to City projects.
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(g) Inspection fee hourly rate. The inspection fee hourly rate, shall be as specified in Appendix A,
is determined at the beginning of each fiscal year based on the building department's approved
overhead and indirect costs and the resources assigned to the inspection program.
(h) Plans re-review fee. When extra plans reviews are due to the failure to correct code violations
Florida Building Code discipline requirements specifically and continuously noted in each rejection,
including, but not limited to, egress, fire protection, structural stability, energy, accessibility, lighting
ventilation, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and gas systems, or other requirements identified by
the rule of the Florida Building Commission, in compliance with F.S. § 553.80(2)(b), each time
after the third such review that plans are rejected for the same code violation requirement, a fee
four times the amount of the proportion of the permit fee shall be attributed to plans revie1
.v.shall be
charged, per discipline, as delineated in Appendix A
(i) Expedited plans review and inspection fee. Upon request from the applicant, the department may
schedule an expedited plans review or inspection, on an overtime basis by city staff. When such
service is provided, a fee as specified in appendix A shall be charged, in addition to the regular
permit fee and other applicable fees. Expedited plan review service may be requested by the
applicant with a cost plus fee incurred at a charge, per discipline, as delineated in appendix A, in
addition to the regular permit fee and other applicable fees.other applicable fees required for the
work.
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(m)Electronic concurrent plan processing. In order to create a more efficient permitting process,
the building department w#l--may be implementing procedures to process plans electronically via
an automated workflow. Once implemented, the department will-may request that applicants
submit plans in an electronic format. If the applicant chooses to submit paper plans, the director,
or his designee has the authority to invoice for reimbursement of the conversion of documents
submitted to an electronic format
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(o) Private provider fee. When a property owner uses the services of a licensed private company
for plan review and inspections services (Private Provider), the fee will be assessed as a regular
building permit with a discount of~ 40 percent of the original building permit fee. If only the ~
review or the inspections are done by the Private Provider, then the fee will be assessed as a
regular building permit with a discount of~ 25 percent of the original building permit fee.
(p) Photovoltaic waiver. All photovoltaic related building permit fees will be waived to promote
the use of photovoltaic energy.
Sec. 14-62. Building permits.
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(b) Refunds, time limitations, cancellations, change of contractor. The fees charged pursuant to the
schedule in appendix A, provided the same are for a permit required by Section 105.1 of the Florida
Building Code, may be refunded by the building official subject to the following:
(1) No refunds shall bemade on requests involving:
a. Permit fees of the mMinimum permit fee(s) and upfront fee(s) [14-62(a)] as specified
in Appendix A or less; or
b. Permits for which plans review has commenced or inspections performed; or
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f. Permits under which work has commenced as evidenced by any recorded inspection
having been made by the department city, unless the refund is due to an overcharge
by the city.
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(3) Permits under which no inspections were performed are entitled to a 50 percent refund of
the building· permit fee line item if requested within 90 days of permit issuance. No
refund shall be provided after 90 days expires.
A full refund less the minimum up front permit fee and any outside agency fees shall be
granted to a permit applicant who requests a refund in 'Nriting within one year of
payment, provided that no plan review has commenced.
A full refund less the minimum permit fee as specified in appendix A or the up front
permit fee, 1
Nhichever amount is greater, rounded down to the nearest dollar, and any
outside agency fees shall be granted to a permit applicant who requests a refund in
•.witing 'Nithin one year of payment, provided that a permit has not been issued.
A full refund less the minimum permit fee as specified in appendix A or the up front
permit fee, whichever amount is greater, rounded dovm to the nearest dollar, and any
outside agency fees shall be granted to a permit holder (to whom a permit has been
issued) who requests a refund in writing within one year of payment, provided:
a. That the permit holder makes a written request prior to the permit expiration date;
antl-
b. That no 1
.vork as evidenced by any recorded inspection has commenced under such
permit
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(7) Where the permit is revoked, or becomes null and void, or expires because of lack of
work or abandonment, a new permit covering the proposed construction shall be
obtained before proceeding with the work, pursuant to Section 105.4.1.1 of the Florida
Building Code. If no more than 180 days of the expiration date of the original permit has
passed, and no refund has been made according to this section, the applicant may apply
to renew the permit. The reapplication must be covering the same project and involving
the same plans, and must be submitted with the plans and the applicant's validated copy
of the original permit. A fee of 25 percent of the original permit fee, plus an additional
processing fee equivalent to the minimum permit fee as specified in appendix A, shall be
charged for a renewal under these circumstances. No additional Jees for outside agency
line items will be imposed.
For permits that have expired where the only missing component is one or more final
inspections, the fee for reopening the permit, performing the final inspection(s), and
providing a final approval on the permit shall be charged based on the minimum building
permit fee.
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SECTION 2.
Attached to this Ordinance is amended Appendix A, amending certain building permit
fees.
SECTION 3. CODIFICATION.
It is the intention of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, and it is
hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made part of the Code
of the City of Miami Beach, Florida. The sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or re-
lettered to accomplish such intention, and, the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section",
"article", or other appropriate word.
SECTION 4. REPEALER.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the
remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity.
SECTION 6. RETROACTIVE APPLICATION -EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption of this ordinance,
RETROACTIVE to First Reading, September 25, 2017, due to Hurricane Irma recovery efforts.
SECTION 7.
This Ordinance shall be reviewed by the City Commission in two years.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12_ day of D~
ATTEST: ~
7 'oan Gelber, Mayor
First Reading: October 18, 2017
Second Reading: December 13, 2017
Underline = new language
Strikethrough = deleted language
APPENDIX A -FEE SCHEDULE
FEE SCHEDULE
This appendix includes all fees and charges established by the City Commission that are referred to in
the indicated sections of the Code of Ordinances:
SeetieR tl:iis GeEle Description Amount
Code Section
Subpart a. General Ordinances
Chapter 14. Building Regulations Part I
Division 2. Permit Fees
14-61(b) Double fees for starting work prior to issuance of permit,
plus the following penalty:
First offense ±GG.00500.00
Second offense ~1,000.00
Subsequent offenses ±,GGG.GG2,000.00
14-61(c)(1) Reinspection fee: 200.00
In compliance with F.S § 553.80(2)(c), any subsequent
reinspection after the first reinspection shall be charged
fel:ff tiR'les ti:ie eest Sf fast iRspieetieR er first reiRspieetieR,
wl:iiel:iever is gFeateF. +l:ie eest Sf iRspieetieRs is ealet1lateEI
saseEI SR ti:ie aett1al tiR'le spieRt S'y' ti:ie iRspieeteF
R'll:lltipilieEI S'f ti:ie iRspieetieR fee l:iet1Fl'y1
Fate, as spieeifieEI
iR s1:1sseetieR ±4 6±(g). +i:ie aet1:1al tiR'le Sf iRspieetieR is
rn1:1REleEI 1:1pi te tl:ie Rel:IF
First IRspieetieR G.00
Second and subsequent reinspection(s): BaseEI eR fel:IF
tiR'les ti:ie eest ef fast iRspieetieR er fast FeiRspieetieR, 200.00
'NRiel:iever is gFeateF at a rate pi1:1rs1:1aRt te ±4 6± (g)
ReiAspieetieA Sf ei~istiAg st1ilEliAg te Eleten:i:iiAe
eeR'lpiliaAee 1
Nitl:i tl:ie apipilieasle B1:1ilEliRg GeEle: BaseEI eA
fel::IF tiFAes ti:ie eest ef fast iRspieetieR er fiFst reiRspieetieR,
wl:iiel:iever is greater. +l:ie eest ef iRspieetieAs is ealet1lateEI
saseEI eR ti:ie aet1:1al tiR'le
spieAt sir tl:ie iRspieeter R'll::lltipilieEI Sly' ti:ie iAspieetieR fee
l:iet1rl1
t rate, as spieeifieEI iR s1:1sseetieR ±4 6±(g). +l:ie
aett1al tiR'le ef iRspieetieR is Fel:IREleEI 1:1pi te ti:ie Rel::IF.
14-61(e) Commercial ffiajef-minor revisions 6 te 3G piages SF R'lern 500.00
up to 35 pages
Commercial major revisions over 35 i;iages $20.00 i;ier page
Commercial total revision 3± + piages 50% of Original
When determined
b~ the Building Official Permit Fee
Residential ffiajef-minor revision 6 te ±5 eF R'lSFe up to 200.00
15 pages
Residential major revisions over 15 i;iages $20.00 per page
Residential total revision ±6 ~ piages 50% of Original
When determined b~ the Building Official Permit Fee
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14-61(h) Plans re-review fee:
First and second re-review 0.00
Plans re-review fee. Pursuant to the Florida Building
Commission, and in compliance with F.S. § 553.80(2) (b),
when extra plans reviews are due to the failure to correct
code violations rejections specifically and continuously
noted in each rejection, each time after the third such
review that plans are rejected for the same code
violations rejections, a fee of four times the amount of
the proportion of the permit fee $250 per discipline shall
be attributed to plans review.
Expedited plan review and inspection fee: upon request
14-61(i) from the applicant, the department may schedule an 250.00
expedited plans review or inspection on an overtime
.e.a-s+s-by department staff. Fee for each review ef
+Aspeetion categor}:'. requested.
Phase permits:
14-61(n) Commercial new construction 2:,GGG.GG5,000.00
Commercial alteration ±,9GG.GG4,000.00
Residential new construction ±,GGG.GG2,000.00
Single Famil}:'. Residence
14-61(p) Photovoltaic fees
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14-62(a) Up-front processing fee: Percent of estimated permit fee
or the minimum processing fee, whichever is greater.
Percent of estimated permit fee rounded up to the 20%
nearest $5.00 increment
Minimum up-front fee 50.00
14-62(b)(4) Change of contractor 100.00
14-62(b)(5) Change of architect or engineer 100.00
14-62(b)(6) One time request for building permit extension (permit 100.00
must not be expired)
14-62(b)(6) Additional request for building permit extension (permit ±GQ.50%
must not be expired): Percent of building permit fee line
item onl}:'.
14-62(c) Building permit fees:
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Commercial Permit Fees for Building Permits:
New Construction Minimum permit fee 140.00
Alterations Minimum permit fee 100.00
Permit fee for a building whose estimated construction
cost is equal to or less than $.W 35 million is &.G 1.9% of
the cost of construction as approved by the Building
Official or his or her designee, plus 1.0% of the
construction cost for any amount over $.W 35 million but
less than or egual to ~100 million; and 0.25% of costs
exceeding $100 million as approved by the Building
Official or his or her designee.
Due to hurricane events l=lurrieane Irma, fees for minor
repairs under a total value of ~20,000, the above fee [14-
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62(c)] shall be reduced by 40 12ercent for the following
12eriod: three (3) months from eRastmeRt the hurricane
event to 12ull 12ermit. This does not a1212ly to any 12ermits
needed for railing re12airs and all re12airs must be of a
substantially similar, design, guality and a1212earance.
Residential Permit Fees for Building Permits:
New Construction Minimum 12ermit fee 120.00
Alterations Minimum 12ermit fee 90.00
Residential: Single-family, Duplex:
Permit fee for a building whose estimated construction
cost is equal to or less than $± Ll million is -±.&-1.7% of
the cost of construction as approved by the Building
Official or his or her designee, plus 1.0% of the
construction cost for any amount over$± 1.5 million as
approved by the Building Official or his or her designee
Due to hurricane events ~l:mieaAe IFma, fees for minor
re12airs under a total value of s20,ooo, the above fee [14-
62(c}] shall be reduced by 40 12ercent for the following
12eriod: three (3) months from eAastmeRt the hurricane
event to 12ull 12ermit. This does not a1212ly to any 12ermits
needed for railing re12airs and all re12airs must be of a
substantially similar, design, guality and a1212earance.
Temporary and Special Event Fees
Temporary platforms for public assembly, first approval ±G4.00 150.00
Temporary bleachers for public assembly, first approval 9-9.00150.00
Temporary platforms or bleachers for public assembly, ~100.00
re-approval
Tents excluding electric and plumbing, per tent
• Up to 1,000 square feet ±G4.00150.00
• Each additional 1,000 square feet over 1,000 2-&.0050.00
Temporary structure/trusses/statues (no electrical or ±G4.00150.00
plumbing included)
Temporary chiller 4fil..00500.00
Temporary generator ~500.00
Construction trailer, per trailer .a.e&00500.00
Office trailer, per trailer e.ge,oo500.oo
Temporary power for construction ~00300,00
Temporary power for test ±g.g.,002 00. 00
Temporary multi-seat toilet trailer, per trailer &G.00100.00
Temporary individual toilet, per event ±-7.0050.00
,ll,mtisemeAt RiEles W.00
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eleetrie weFI~ eA eiFetises, sami>v1
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14-66(1) Certificate of occupancy fees:
Residential units R-1, R-2, and R-3, per unit HG.QQ150.00
All commercial occupancies except R-1 and R-2, per Q...G.50.07
square foot
14-66(1) Temporary certificate of occupancy or completion fees:
100 percent of final certificate of occupancy or 200.00
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completion and letter of final completion fee plus the
cost of any additional required inspections. Additional
required inspections will be charge based on actual time
spent on inspection multiplied by the hourly rate, as
speeifieE! iA seetioA ±4 e±(h).
±4 ee(±) Gertifieate of'. eoA'113letioA Fees:
Gertifieate of'. eoA'lpletioA f'.ees For resiEleAtial ±00.-00
Gertifieate of'. soA'113letioA f'.ees For 60A'1A'lersial ~
Forty year recertification program fee:
14-67(a) Per building 600.00
Building official approval of 6 month extension for 600.00
building recertifications
±4 e7(b) bate soA'lpliaAee fae, regular Fee, 13lus ~
14-67(c)
New inspection report fee if recertification not completed ~300.00
within 90 days of building's being declared unsafe
14-69 Employee training, education, safety, and technology
procurement and implementation for service
enhancement surcharge is 6 percent of each and every
Building permit fee
Chapter 66. Marine Structures, Facilities and Vehicles
Article Ill. Piers, Docks and Boat Ramps
66-114(a) Plans review fee shall be consistent with 14-61(h)g.g..
93(a),(b). Up-front processing fee shall be consistent with
14-62(a),
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Ordinances -RS C
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: December 13, 2017
10:10 a.m. Second Reading Public Hearing
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 14, "ENTITLED "BUILDING
REGULATIONS," DIVISION 2, "PERMIT FEES," AT SECTIONS 14-61, 14-62
RELATING TO BUILDING PERMIT FEES GENERALLY; WAIVING FEES FOR
PHOTOVOLTAIC BUILDING PERMIT FEES; AND MODIFYING THE FEE
SCHEDULE CONTAINED IN APPENDIX A IN ORDER TO UPDATE CERTAIN
BUILDING FEES AND TO PROVIDE A PERMIT FEE REDUCTION OF 40% FOR
MINOR, IN-KIND, HURRICANE REPAIRS DUE TO HURRICANE IRMA, FOR A
THREE MONTH PERIOD; PROVIDING FOR RETROACTIVE APPLICATION TO
FIRST READING, REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the City Commission adopt the Ordinance.
ANALYSIS
CONCLUSION
KEY INTENDED OUTCOMES SUPPORTED
Improve Building/Development-Related Processes From Single Family Residences To The Large
Development Projects
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Legislative Tracking
Building/Office of the City Attorney
Sponsor
Commissioner Ricky Arriola
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ATTACHMENTS:
Description
ci Memo
D Ordinance
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Building Department, 1700 Convention center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: December 13, 2017
SUBJECT:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 14,
Background:
. "ENTITLED "BUILDING REGULATIONS," DIVISION 2, "PERMIT
FEES," AT SECTIONS 14-61, 14-62 RELATING TO BUILDING
PERMIT FEES GENERALLY; WAIVING FEES FOR
PHOTOVOLTAIC BUILDING PERMIT FEES; AND MODIFYING THE
FEE SCHEDULE CONTAINED IN APPENDIX A IN ORDER TO
UPDATE CERTAIN BUILDING FEES AND TO PROVIDE A PERMIT
FEE REDUCTION OF 40% FOR MINOR, IN-KIND, HURRICANE
REPAIRS, FOR A THREE MONTH PERIOD; PROVIDING FOR
REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
On June 2, 2014, the City of Miami Beach amended its fee code and implemented a new fee
schedule, to coincide with the City's new building permit software system, and modified certain
fees to better reflect actual costs.
UPDATE:
The City Commission approved the subject Ordinance at First Reading on September 25. 2017,
pursuant to eliminating the specification of Hurricane Irma. The revised ordinance for Second
Reading has been updated, deleting hurricane repairs due to Hurricane Irma.
Analysis:
The Building Department continues to review the fee schedule on an annual basis and the
Building Official has determined that a more efficient, effective and transparent way to assess
fees is necessary. As such, the Building Official recommends the following amendments to the
City Code:
• Reduce fees for owners hiring private provider as required by the State Legislature, as
codified at amended section 553.791, F.S., by reducing the building permit fee by the
estimated cost savings to the department. The reduction for owners/contractors hiring
private providers for both Review & Inspection services will be 40% off of the calculated
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Permit Fee Ordinance
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building permit fee; and the reduction for owners/contractors hiring private providers for
only Inspection services will be 25% off of the calculated building permit fee. The fiscal
impact of these reductions to City revenue is estimated at $1. 1 million.
• Modifying the fee structure and percentages charged for Commercial and Residential
building permits. Currently, Commercial permits are charged 2% of the job value up to
$30 million and 1 % on job values over $30 million. This modification would increase the
first tier range to $35 million and reduce the fee to 1.9% of the job value; the second tier
would have a range of $35 million to $100 million and the fee remains at 1 %; and the
addition of a third tier for job values over $100 million with a fee of 0.25% of the job
value. Residential permits are currently billed 1.8% up to $ 1 million in job value and 1 %
over $1 million in job value. This modification would increase the range to $1.5 million
and reduce the fee to 1.7% of the job value for the first tier; and the second tier range
would increase to $1.5 million and the fee remains at 1 % of the job value. This will
continue to be a tiered cumulative fee structure. The code change would reduce the fees
the Building Department would receive. As building fees are considered an enterprise
fund to be used to finance the actual cost of expenditures of the department, the
modification to the code would better reflect the actual reimbursable costs to the
department, and be consistent with the state guidelines for enterprise funds. The
estimated fiscal impact to the City would be an estimated reduction in revenue of
approximately $415, 000.
• Authorizing the Mayor and City Commission to direct the City Manager to be able to
waive building fees for City projects. Waiving of fees for City projects will allow more
projects to be completed without internal transfer of funds from other accounts into the
Building Department. There is no financial impact since the costs associated with the
permit would remain in the City budget.
• Waiving building fees for photovoltaic installations in order to encourage residents and
industry to use photovoltaic energy. This is in support of the City's efforts to increase
resilience and sustainability. Fiscal impact will be less than $2,000.00 per year.
• Increasing Phased permit fee. A Phased Permit is an authorization from the Building
Official to start construction before all plans are approved as defined in the Florida
Statutes and Florida Building Code. Ordinarily a phased permit is authorized for larger
sized projects (i.e.: to allow the foundation to proceed, while other phases of the large
project goes through permitting). Under the existing fee structure, and because of its
minimal cost, the phased permit process is being abused by applicants, often resulting in
the process being utilized by small-scale projects. The proposed fee increase is intended
to limit the abuse of the phased permit process. It is estimated that Fiscal impact will
result in an increase in revenues of $25, 000.
Phase permits:
14-61 (n) Commercial new construction 2,GGQ.QQS 000.00
Commercial alteration ~ ,eGG.QQ4 000.00
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Residential new construction
Single Family Residence
1,000.002,000.00
• Modifying and clarifying various fees to adjust fee amounts in a more efficient way such
as rounding, eliminating redundancy, etc. and to clarify descriptions of the fees. No
fiscal impact is anticipated by these minimal adjustments.
• Allowing for a three (3) month period a building permit fee reduction of 40% for minor, in-
kind, hurricane repairs due to hurricane events. Originally, the ordinance was drafted to
relate to Hurricane Irma. The language was expanded to include all hurricane events
going forward.
This item was first introduced at the April 26, 2017 City Commission meeting. The Commission
deferred the item to the May 17, 2017 meeting, and then again to September 13, 2017. First
reading was held on September 13. 2017, and the item was scheduled for the December 13.
City Commission meeting and the Building Department was directed to discuss with the
Chamber of Commerce any concerns they had with the building permit fee schedule. The
modifications contained in this second reading ordinance are the culmination of discussions with
the Chamber of Commerce. Second reading, public hearing is scheduled for December 13,
2017.
Fiscal Impact:
Overall the proposed Ordinance is expected to reduce revenues and require use of available
fund balance.
Recommendation:
The Administration recommends that the City Commission adopt the attached Ordinance.
AMS/ND
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