§ 2-29-85. Determination of the amount of impact fee.

(a)

The educational facilities impact fee shall be the amount calculated as set forth below, based upon the date of impact fee determination:

Maximum Supportable School Impact Fees
Single-Family	$6,127
Townhouse/Duplex	$6,471
Manufactured Home	$1,971
Multi-Family	$3,502

 

(b)

For the purposes of this division, the entire county shall be considered one educational impact fee district.

(c)

In lieu of utilizing the schedule set forth in subsection (a) above, an independent fee calculation study may be performed as follows:

(1)

If an applicant opts not to have the educational facilities impact fee determined according to the impact fee schedule set forth in subsection (a) above, then the applicant shall prepare and submit an independent fee calculation to the superintendent. The election to submit an independent fee calculation shall be made prior to the obtaining of any building permits, and the applicant shall notify the collecting government of such election. A building permit may be issued during the period the independent fee calculation is under review.

(2)

The applicant shall reimburse the collecting government and the school board for such reasonable costs and fees, including the retention of an impact fee consultant, staff time and any attorneys fees, in reviewing any independent fee calculation study submitted.

(3)

The independent fee calculation study shall follow the prescribed methodologies and formats used in the educational facilities impact fee study, as may be modified or supplemented pursuant to section 2-29-92, or which may be deemed appropriate by the school board if acceptable under the laws of the State of Florida. The student generation and/or education impact documentation submitted shall show the basis upon which the independent fee calculation was made.

(4)

The superintendent shall provide a written determination to the applicant within sixty (60) calendar days of a completed submittal as to whether such calculation complies with the requirements of this section. A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued in the interim.

(5)

The superintendent shall consider the documentation submitted by the applicant but is not required to accept such documentation if it is determined to be incomplete, inaccurate or unreliable. The superintendent may in the alternative, require the applicant to submit additional or different documentation for consideration.

(6)

If the independent fee calculation study is determined to be acceptable by the superintendent, then the superintendent shall so notify the applicant and chief administrative officer of the collecting government and the applicant shall pay the independent fee calculation school impact fee in lieu of an amount based upon the educational facilities impact fee schedule in subsection (a).

(7)

If the independent fee calculation study is determined to be unacceptable, then the independent fee calculation shall be rejected and the superintendent shall notify the applicant and the chief administrative officer of the collecting government. Such rejection shall be in writing and set forth the reasons therefore and shall be provided to the applicant by U.S. mail. The applicant shall pay a school impact fee based upon the educational facilities impact fee schedule in effect at the time of rejection.

(8)

The applicant shall have thirty (30) calendar days from the receipt of written notification of rejection to request a hearing pursuant to section 2-29-91 of this division. A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued in the interim.

(Ord. No. 16-03, § 3(Exh. A), 1-7-16, eff. 4-18-16; Ord. No. 16-32, § 2, 6-21-16 ; Ord. No. 17-46 , § 3(Exh. A), 8-3-17, eff. 11-13-17)