Ordinance 2005-40
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Ordinance 2005'":iQ
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 74 OF THE
CODE OF LAW AND ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED
BY ORDINANCE NO. 2001-13 (THE COLLIER
COUNTY CONSOLIDATED IMPACT FEE
ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED), REPEALING A
PORTION OF §74-201, AND REPLACING SAME IN
§74-401(a); AMENDING ARTICLE IV PERTAINING
TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVISIONS TO
ELIMINATE PROVISIONS FOR WAIVER OF
IMPACT FEES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING; ,
ESTABLISHING A CEILING ON THE AMOUNT OF
IMPACT FEE DEFERRALS AND; REORGANIZING ,-
PROVISIONS IN ARTICLES II AND IV RELATING
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR CLARITY; I'
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; "
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PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF
LAWS AND ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR t.::/" Ö
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WHEREAS, on March 13, 2001, the Board of County Commissioners
(Board) adopted Ordinance No. 01-13, the "Consolidated Impact Fee
Ordinance,", which is Chapter 74 of the County's Code of Laws and Ordinances;
and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 01-13 established an Affordable Housing
Impact Fee Waiver and Deferral Program (hereinafter the "Program"); and
WHEREAS, the Program is designed to encourage the production of
housing for low and moderate income persons in Collier County; and
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WHEREAS, the Program implements goals established in the County
Comprehensive Plan to encourage the production of affordable housing and to
minimize housing costs where possible; and
WHEREAS, until July 1, 2004, the cost of impact fee deferrals and waivers
under the Program were subsidized by the Florida State Housing Initiatives
Partnership (SHIP) program established by §§ 420.907-420.9079, Florida
Statutes; and
WHEREAS, increases in impact fees have outpaced increases in grant
funding received the County, to the extent that the County can no longer afford to
fund the Program through SHIP monies; and
WHEREAS, impact fee waivers and deferrals have historically comprised
a very small, de minimus proportion of the County's total impact fee revenue
collections; and
WHEREAS, the County has projected that impact fee deferrals under the
Program in future years will not rise above historic levels; and
WHEREAS, the County desires to establish a cap on impact fee deferrals
in order to ensure that they do not rise above de minimus levels; and
WHEREAS, the County Department of Financial Administration and
Housing provides periodic reporting to ensure that the de minimus caps are not
exceeded; and
WHEREAS, the County desires to discontinue the impact fee waiver
program because SHIP funding is insufficient to ensure the repayment of impact
fees that are deferred; and
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WHEREAS, the impact fee deferrals provided under the Program do not
result in the expenditure of fe~s for public facilities that benefit parties that do not
pay impact fees; and
WHEREAS, impact fees deferred under the Program are not subsidized
by persons who pay impact fees when they are normally assessed and collected;
and
WHEREAS, a professional consultant team has conducted a survey of
impact fee caselaw in Florida and nationally, and has determined that impact fee
deferrals for affordable housing are constitutionally valid and do not violate any
standards for nexus and proportionality; and
WHEREAS, impact fee adjustments for affordable housing are required by
state law as a means to encourage affordable housing, including "alternative
methods of fee payment for affordable housing" (Florida Statutes § 420.9076);
and
WHEREAS, the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land
Development Regulation Act (Fla. Stat. § 163.3161 et seq.) requires that
counties adopt and implement a comprehensive plan that addresses multiple
objectives, including public facilities and housing (Florida Statutes § 163.3177;
and
WHEREAS, when a comprehensive plan is adopted, Florida law requires
that land development regulations must be adopted that implement the plan
(Florida Statutes §§ 163.3202(1); see also 163.3167(1)(c); 163.3174(4)(c);
163.3194(1 )(b»; and
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WHEREAS, impact fees are a form of "innovative" land development
regulation expressly authorize.d by Florida law (Florida Statutes § 163.3202(3»;
and
WHEREAS, impact fee deferrals are expressly required and authorized by
the Collier County Growth Management Plan, Housing Element Policy 1.4, which
provides in pertinent part: "[a]ffordable housing will be distributed equitably
throughout the County using strategies which include, but are not limited to ...
impact fee waivers or deferrals..."; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments were reviewed and recommended
for Board approval by the Collier County Affordable Housing Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
SECTION ONE. Article II, Subsection E in Section 74-201 of the Collier
County Code of Laws and Ordinances is hereby repealed.
SECTION TWO. Article II, Subsection (f) in Section 74-201 of the Collier
County Code of Laws and Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
(f) Fund reimbursement. Every county approved deferral or 'Naivor of a
water or sewer impact fee requires complete reimbursement and deposit of the
entire amount deferred or waivod into the applicable water or sewer trust fund(s)
within 30 days of the deferral or waiver agreement being signed on behalf of the
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county, except for deferrals of less than seven years for multi-family affordable
housing rental units. However, deferrals of less than seven years for multi-family
affordable housing rental units must not adversely impact the cash flow or
liquidity of the water and/or sewer impact fee trust fund accounts and thereby
frustrate or interfere with the then planned or then ongoing growth-necessitated
capital improvements and additions to such water and/or sewer systems. Such
an adverse impact may be determined by the public utilities division administrator
whenever either of the two trust fund's individual reserve balances is in jeopardy
of approaching (or actually has reached) less than a total of $600,000.00 of
unappropriated and unencumbered funds. If the public utilities division
administrator determines that the unappropriated and unencumbered funds in
either of these accounts is then in jeopardy of approaching a level of less than
$600,000.00, then the total number of such multi-family affordable housing rental
units that may be approved in any such fiscal year (including the fiscal year when
the public utilities division administrator makes such a "funds in jeopardy"
determination) for deferrals (Le., for less than seven years) shall not exceed 225
units. This unit number limitation will continue so long as a determination of
"jeopardy" exists, except that any of the 225 units not approved by an agreement
in any fiscal year where funds are in "jeopardy" may be accumulated and rolled-
over from one fiscal year to the next fiscal year until such time as the "jeopardy"
determination ends. The number of multi-family rental deferrals aranted in a fiscal
year where funds are in "jeooardy" mav exceed 225 units. but only if an alternate
fundina source for the deferral is secured.
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SECTION THREE. Article II, Subsection (i) in Section 74-203 of the
Collier County Code of Laws and Ordinances is hereby amended to read as
follows:
(i) Impact fee waivers or deferrals available to charitable organizations
and charitable trusts. These impact fees waivers are available only to eligible to
not-tor-profit, charitable entities as specified herein. The cumulative total of all
not-for-profit waivers in each of the county's fiscal years shall not exceed
$200,000. If the total amount of impact fees waived pursuant to these provisions
in a fiscal year is less than $200,000.00 (or is less than the higher total in the
funding account for that fiscal year because ot prior cash carrying-forward) some
or all of the sum of money not waived can be carried forward and thereby be
added to the $200,000.00, to a maximum balance of $500,000 tunding for the
next fiscal year. Neither impact fees collected by the county tor educational
facilities nor fire impact fees shall be waived under these provisions.
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(3) No construction that has obtained an affordable housing
'N3iverdeferral under this article shall be eligible for any waiver under these
provisions. No construction that has been granted a waiver under these
provisions shall be eligible for any county affordable housing waivorsdeferrals.
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SECTION FOUR. Article IV of Chapter 74 of the Collier County Code of
Laws and Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE IV. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPACT FEE 'NAIVER OR DEFERRAL
Sec. 74-401. Impact fee '::a;,,'or or deferral.
(a) Aøølicabilitv
(1) Pursuant to the reauirements established in this section and article
IV. the countv shall defer the payment of the impact fee for anv new owner-
occupied or rental development which aualifies as affordable housina under this
Article.
(2) Any person seekina an affordable housina deferral for
proposed development shall file with the county manaaer an application for
deferral. prior to receivina a buildina permit for the proposed development. The
application for deferral shall contain the followina:
a. The name and address of the applicant:
b. An UP to date. complete leaal description of the site
upon which the development is proposed to be located:
c. The maximum income level of the owner. or if the
owner is a developer or builder. the income level of the household to which the
dwellina unit it to be sold or provided for occupancv:
d. The sauare footaae and number of bedrooms in each
dwellina unit of the development.
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(3) If the proposed development meets the requirements for an
affordable housinQ deferral as set forth in this Article. the county manaQer mav.
but is not required to. enter into an impact fee deferral aQreement and is
authorized to execute such deferral aQreements alonQ with anv corresponding
tri-partv aQreement intended to further define re-payment obliQations. as mav be
applicable. with the owner or applicant. The impact fee deferral aQreement shall
be accepted by the county in lieu of prompt pavment of the impact fee that would
otherwise then be due and payable but for the aQreement.
(b) Qualifvina Owner-Occuoied Dwellina
To qualify for an affordable housing impact fee waiver or deferral, an
owner-occupied dwelling unit must meet all of the following criteria:
(1) The owner(s) or anticipated owner(s) of dwelling ur'lit must
have a very low, or moderate income level, at the time of final execution by the
county of ª '/laivor or deferral agreement as those income level terms are defined
in section 74-402.:,
(2) , and tThe monthly mortQaQe payment. includina taxes and
insurance. to purchase the unit must be within the :Jf.fordable housing guidelines
est:Jblished in scction 71 102must not exceed 30 percent of that amount which
represents the percentaae of the median annual Qross income for the applicable
household cateaorv as indicated in & 74-702. However. it is not the intent to limit
an individual household's abilitv to devote more than 30 percent of its income for
housina. and housina for which a household devotes more than 30 percent of its
income shall be deemed affordable if the first institutional mortaaae lender is
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satisfied that the household can afford mortqaqe payments in excess of the 30
percent benchmark.
(3) A dwelling unit shall qualify as "owner-occupied" it
a. a written affirmation from the developer to the county
guarantees that the requisite affordable housing units will be constructed, and
b. the affirmation is in effect at the date of execution of
the impact fee 'Naivor or deferral agreement by the county... and
c. within 6 months from the date of issuance of the
certificate of occupancy or the execution of the affirmation,, whichever is later,
any option to purchase is exercised and the purchaser takes ownership of the
Dwelling Unit.
(4) If the purchaser fails to purchase the dwelling unit within the
6-month period, then:
ä. the ':3ivod or deferred impact fee must be
immedi3toly paid unless tho dwelling unit is sold to another qU31ifying ownoris
considered in default as of the date that the fee would have been due without the
deferral: and
b. the applicant shall pay all of the impact fees. including
delinquencv fees and interest datinq back to the date that the fees would have
been assessed but for the deferral as provided in § 74-501.
(§2) The owner, or if there is more than one owner, both of the
owners, must be a first-time home buyer. To qualify as a first-time home buyer,
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the owner must not have had an ownership interest in his/her primary residence
in the past three years.
(§ð) The dwelling unit must be the homestead of the owner(s).
(7) No more than thirty (30) deferral aareements are permitted
at anv sinale time for an individual developer. or for any developments that are
under common ownership. For purposes of this subsection. "common
ownership" means ownership by the same person. corporation. firm. entity.
partnership. or unincorporated association: or ownership by different
corporations. firms. partnerships. entities. or unincorporated associations. in
which a stockbroker. partner. or associate. or a member of his family owns an
interest in each corporation. firm. partnership. entitv. or unincorporated
association.
(£13) Qualifvina Rental Dwellinas
To qualify for an impact fee deferral, a dwelling unit offered for rent must
meet all of the following criteria:
(1) The household renting the dwelling unit, including any multi-
family dwelling unit, must have a very low or low income level, at the
commencement of the leasehold and during the duration thereof, as those terms
are defined in section 74-402 =:Jnd tho amount of rent must bo '.vithin the
afford=:Jble housing guidolinos est=:Jblishod in soction 71 102.
(2) The dwelling unit must be the household's permanent
residence.
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(3) In no instance shall rental limits exceed the rental limits
established by the Florida Housina Finance COrDoration for rents adiusted to
bedroom size in Droiects assisted under the. Florida Housina Finance
COrDoration or any other loæl. state. or federal aaency. based on unit size.
(00) Reøavment for Owner-Occuøied Units
(1) All impact fees deferred for owner-occupied dwelling unit at
the time the building permit was issued shall become due and payable and shall
be immediately paid in full to the county upon~
a. the sale of the dwelling unit to a non qualifiod
purchasor; or provided, howevor, if tho impact feo doferral was paid with State
Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program funds, paymont will bo made to
the county affordable housing trust fund.
b. refinancina of the Durchase mortaaae or loans
secured by senior real DroDertv securitv instruments: or
c. a loss of the homestead exemDtion under Section 4.
Article X of the State Constitution.
d. the first occurrence of anv sale or transfer of any Dart
of the affected real DroDerty. and in any such event the deferred imDact fees shall
be Daid in full to the county not later then the closina of the sale. or not later then
the effective date of the transfer.
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(2) Repayment shall include any accrued interest. Interest shall
be computed at the rate of five percent (5%) per annum. but no event shall it
exceed twentv-five percent (25%) of the total fee amount.
(3) Notwithstandina anvthina in this subsection (d)(1) of this
section 74-401. the director of the financial administration and housina
department of community development and environmental services division mav
waive the triaaerina of the obliaation to pay deferred impact fees due to a
refinancina if the director determines that the refinancina is for improvements or
repairs to the dwellina that will enhance the value of the dwellina. and is of such
a nature as not to iustify that the deferred impact fees should become due and
pavable because of the sale. transfer. or refinancina.
(~) Reøavment for Rental Dwellina Units
Deferred impact fees for rental dwelling units, including any multi-family
dwelling units, single-family detached houses, modular homes (also known as
residential manufactured buildings) and mobile homes (also known as
manufactured homes) as defined in section 74-108 of this chapter, shall in all
events be due and payable not later than six years and nine months after the
execution of the impact fee deferral agreement by the county. Such fees shall be
accelerated and automatically be due and payable prior to that time period if
there is any breach of the subject impact fee deferral agreement by the non-
cou nty party.
(1) To bo eligiblo for impact fee deferral, a rontal modular homo
sh:::tll meot, :::ts a minimum, tho then currant Ðt:::tnd:::trds of Chapter 553, Florida
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St3tutes for homeownership or rent31, 3nd Sh311 bear tho department of
community 3ffairs insigni3 se~1 cortifying that the structure is in oomplianco with
the Florid3 Manufactured Buildings Act of 1979, 3S 3mendod or supersedod.
(2) To be oligiblo for imp3ct feo def-orr31, 3 ront31 mobilo homo
shall be constructed to thon 3pplic3blo standards premulg3tod by tho Unitod
Statos Dopartmont of Housing and Urb3n Development (HUD) and shall boar 3
WIO inch by four inch mot31, reot3ngul3r red and silver cortific3tion 13bol on e3ch
section of the home certifying that the home has beon inspoctod in 3ccord3nco
HUD requiremonts 3nd h3s beon constructod in conformance with feder31
m3nuf3ctured homo construction 3nd s3fety st3nd3rds in effoct on tho d3to of
manuf3cture.
(e) Any imp3ct fees w3ived for an owner occupied dwolling unit 3t tho
timo 3 building permit W3S issuod shall bocome duo 3nd paY3blo 3nd sh311 be
immodiately paid to tho county if tho dwolling unit is sold or tr3nsf-orrod to 3 non
qU31ifiod purchaser during the 15 yoar period aftor tho cortific3te of occup3ncy
'/:3S issuod for the d'.velling unit. If tho imp3ct foe w3ivor 'N3S paid with State
Housing Initiatives P3rtnership (SHIP) Progr3m funds, p3yment will bo made to
the county 3fford3blo housing trust fund. If tho dwelling unit is usod as af.ford3ble
housing in compli3nco with this 3rticle for 15 years aftor the d3to the certific3to of
occupanoy was issued for tho dwolling unit, tho imp3ct foos 3ro no longer due
and tho lien on tho subjoct proporty shall be roloasod.
(f) Tho percontago of tho tot31 impact foe '::hich shall be waivod or
deferrod pursuant to this soction for 3n o':.'nor occupied or rental 3fford3ble
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housing dwolling unit, including any multi f3mily d':Jolling unit, shall bo tho
percentago sot forth bolow.
(fJ Reøavment Obliaations
(1) Generallv.
The impact fees waivod or deferred shall be a lien on the property
until all requirements under this article and the agreement have been satisfied.
(~g) Rentals an" owner oecupied "'.volling units.
a.f4j Annually, the owner (i.e., lessor) of a rental dwelling
unit, including any multi-family dwelling unit, shall provide to the county manager
an affidavit of compliance with the criteria set forth in this section. The affidavit
must be filed within 30 days of the anniversary date of the issuance of a
certificate of occupancy. If the affidavit is not filed on time the affiant shall pay to
the county a $50.00 late fee.
b. If the income of any unit renter which originally
qualified as very low or low income level as defined in section 74-402 below
exceeds the affordablo housing bonefit standards set forth in subsection !ç}74-
~ by more than 40 percent, then the deferred impact fee shall become
immediately due and payable by the owner or, in the alternative, the owner shall
have 90 days to comply with the affordable housing standards set forth in this
section 74 402 bolow. Developments which are then monitored by the Florida
Housing Finance Corporation, or any other state or federal agency, will not be
required to file this separate affidavit of compliance with the county manager. The
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applicant shall provide a true copv of these monitorina reports to the County
Department of Financial Administration and Housina.
(32) Owner-OccuDied Dwellina Units
If the household income of the qualified owner-occupied dwelling
unit rises above the bonefit standards for waivors and deferrals set forth in
subsection 74 402 bolow(b) of this Section, the owner shall maintain the 'l:aiver
and/or deferral. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all outstanding impact fees
waivod or deferred shall be paid in full upon sale or transfer of the dwelling unit te
a non qu:Jlifiod purchaEsr, excopt for waivod impact foos \4/hero the ownor has
complied '/lith tho '....aivor or deforral agroement and tho affordablo houEing
critoria sot forth in this articlo for 15 years aftor iSEuance of tho cortificato of
occupancy.
(gh) Deferral Aareements
The owner receiving an impact fee waiver or deferral shall enter into a
'Naivor or deferral agreement of impact fee agreement with the county.:...-ð
separate deferral aareement shall be executed for each aualifvina owner-
occupied dwellina or aualifyina rental dwellina. While applicants are reauired to
enter into a deferral aareement in order to receive a deferral of impact fees.
nothina in this section reauires the County to enter into a deferral aareements.
which The deferral agreement shall provide for, at a minimum, the following and
shall further include such provisions deemed necessary by the board to
effectuate the provisions of this article:
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(1) The legal description of the dwelling unit.
(2) Where an. impact fee waiver or deferral is given to an owner
who will be selling or renting the dwelling unit to a subsequent purchaser or
renter, the development must be sold or rented to households meeting the
criteria set forth in this article in order to maintain the 'Naiver or deferral. Impact
feo '''Jaivem or doforrals paid for with Stato Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP)
Program funds \\'ill only bo granted directly to buyors mooting soction 71 402's
qualifications and approval prior to building permit issuanco. 1\ d'''J8l1ing unit shall
qualify as "ownor occupied" if a writton affirmation by tho dovoloper to the county
guarantees the requisito affordable housing units will bo constructod, and tho
affirmation is in effoot at the dato of execution by the county of the impaot foo
waivor or deferral agreomont and 'I.'ithin 21 months from tho dato of issuance of
the cortificate of occupancy or the oxocution of tho affirmation, whichovor is lator,
any option to purchase is exercisod and tho purchaser takos ownorship of tho
dwolling unit. If the purchasor fails to purchaso tho dwolling unit within the 21
month poriod, then tho '."'\Jivod or doferred impact foo must bo paid immediately
unloss tho subjoct property is sold to another qualifying owner.
(3) For each such owner-occupied dwelling unit, the amount of
impact fees deferred shall be paid to the county in full upon tRe sale or transfer to
a non qualified purchaser. If impact fees wore paid '....ith Stato Housing Initiativos
partnorship (SHIP) Program funds, paymont in full will be made to the county
affordablo housing trust fund. For rental units, including any multi-family dwelling
unit, the impact fees deferred shall in all events be due and payable no later than
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six years and nine months after the execution by the county of the impact fee
deferral agreement. Such fees. shall be accelerated and thereby be automatically
due and payable prior to that time period if there is any breach in the subject
impact fee deferral agreement by the non-county party.
(4) For ownor occupiod dwelling units where impact feos have
boon 'IJaivod, tho dwolling units must bo utilized by the original qualifying owner,
or subsoquent qualifying purchaser, as affor{ablo housing in oomplianco with this
article for a 15 year period aftor the certificato of oocupancy is issued and if tho
dwolling unit is sold to a non qualifying purohaser, the impaot feos shall be paid
in full to tho county bofore tho closing booomes f.inal. If not so paid, tho obligation
shall bo a lion on the dwelling unit under tho following subsoction. If impact foos
'Nore paid with State Housing Initiativos Partnorship (SHIP) Program funds,
repaymont "'.'ill be mado to tho county affordablo housing trust fund.
(~) The deferred and/or waived impact fees shall be a lien on
the property. The which lien may be foreclosed upon in the event of non-
compliance with the requirements of the agreement. The agreement described
herein shall operate as a lien against the dwelling unit. The lien shall terminate
upon the recording of a release or satisfaction of lien in the public records of the
county. In the caso of a 'Naivor, such release or satisfaction shall bo filod 15
years aftor tho issuance of the oÐrtificate of ocoupancy provided O'.\lnor actod in
compliance with tho agreoment or upon payment in full. In the caso of a deforral,
sSuch release shall be recorded upon payment in full. Neither the deferred
and/or waivod impact fees nor the agreement providing for the '.\'aivor and/or
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deferral of impact fees shall be transferred, assigned, credited or otherwise
conveyed from the dwelling unit. The deferrals and/or wai'lors of impact fees and
the agreement thereto shall run with the land.
(6) Annu3l1y, the owner of a rontal dwolling unit, inoluding ::my
multi family dwelling unit, shall provide to tho county managor an 3ffidavit of
complianco '/lith the critori3 sot forth in this 3rticle. The 3ffid3'/it must bo filed
within 30 d3YS of tho 3nni'leFs3ry dato of tho issuanoe of a oortific3te of
occup3ncy. If tho 3ff.ida'/it is not filod on timo the affiant sh311 pay to tho oounty a
$50.00 13ta foo. If tho income of 3ny homo renter or duplox unit renter which
origin311y qualified 3S 'fery low or loVJ inoomo levol 3S defined in soction 74 402
below exceods the 3fford3ble housing bonofit st3ndards sot forth in section 74
402 by more th3n 40 porcont, thon tho deforrod imp3ct foo shall bocomo
immodi3toly duo 3nd payablo by tho owner or, in the altornative, tho ownor shall
h3vo 90 d3Ys to comply 'Nith tho affordable Housing stand3rds sot forth in section
74 402 bolo'.\'. Dovolopments which 3re monitored by tho Florida Housing
Fin3nco Corpor3tion or simil3rly monitored by 3ny other st3te, or federal 3gency
will not bo required to filo this sep3rato 3ff.ida'Jit of compli3nco with the county
managor.
(7) (5) Upon satisfactory completion of the agreement's
requirements, the county shall record any necessary documentation evidencing
same, including, but not limited to, a release of lien.
(28) In the event the owner is in default under the agreement,
and the default is not cured within 30 days after written notice is provided to the
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owner, the board may at it~ sole option collect the impact fee amounts in default
as set forth by article V, section 74-501, or bring a civil action to enforce the
agreement or declare that the waivod or deferred impact fees are then in default
and immediately due and payable. The board shall be entitled to recover all fees
and costs, including attorney's fees and costs, incurred by the county in enforcing
the agreement, plus interest at the then maximum statutory rate for judgments
calculated on a calendar day basis until paid.
(IS) The agreement shall be binding upon the owner's
successors and assigns.
œ-W) The agreement shall be recorded in the official records of the
county at no cost to the county.
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(1) The aaareaate amount of impact fee waivors and deferrals
granted pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section shall be limited, in total, to
antRe amount appropriatod by the board at its final public hearing regarding tho
adoption of tho annual county budget and tho amount allocatod to impact feo
'Naivers or deferrals in the county housing assistanoe plan, as ostablished by
chapter 111, artiolo "' of this Code. Foes \A¡.aivod or doforrod shall bo paid by the
board into the appropriate impaot feo trust aocount within six yoars and nine
months from the dato of tho award of a 'Naiver and/or doforral as providod heroin,
but in no event, later than that time ,:..hon that amount is noodod for a project
funded by those impact foes waived or doferred. Tho board shall pay into the
appropriato impact foe trust aocount such amounts oqual to any impact feos
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previously waivod or deferred by the board, within six years and nine months
from tho date of such waiver, or deferral, but in no ovent, lator than the time
'...(hen that amount is noedod for a projeot fundod by those impact feos \vaived or
deferred. The board shall pay into tho appropriate impact f.oe trust account suoh
amounts oqual to any impact feos proviously waivod or doforred by tho board,
within six years and nino months from the date of such \"Jai\Jer, or doferral, but in
no ovent, later than tho time suoh aRlounts are neoded for a projoct foUnded by
thoso impact feos w-aivod or doferred. 'Nai'lers and doferrals shall be issuod in
tho order that completod qualifying applications are rooeivod by the county
manager. At least 40 poroent of tho amount budgoted f.or impact feo waivors
and/or dof-errals must be utilized to fund impact feo waivors and/or doferrals for
single family ownor occupied d'IJolling units serving the very low and 10VJ income
le'lels. not exceedina three percent (3%) of the previous years' total impact fee
collections.
(2) Deferrals shall be available on a first-come. first-served
basis. If the requests for deferrals exceed the number of deferrals available. the
Countv Manaaer mav allocate deferrals based on the extent to which the
deferrals implement the Comprehensive Plan. or other criteria based on policies
and procedures that mav be adopted by the Board of Countv Commissioners.
(3) The County Manaaer shall maintain a trackina system to
ensure that the aaQreaate amount of impact fee deferrals do not exceed the
deferral ceilinas established in this subsection.
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(!i) Amendments
Any changes or amer.ldments to this article or the minimum funding
requirements adopted in this article must occur as an ordinance amendment at a
public hearing of the board of county commissioners.
ak) Eliaible Dwellina Unit Cateaories
Agreements for the '....-aiver or deferral of impact fees for affordable housing
may only be approved for the following types of dwelling units:
(1) Single family residences that are fully detached, and either
owner-occupied or rental dwelling units, or
(2) Owner-occupied or rental dwelling units in a residential
condominium, townhouse or duplex structure, or
(3) Rental (leased) multi-family dwelling units.
(4) Rental modular homes that meet. as a minimum. the then
current standards of Chapter 553. Florida Statutes for homeownership or rental.
and that bear the department of communitv affairs insiania seal certifvina that the
structure is in compliance with the Florida Manufactured Buildinas Act of 1979.
as amended or superseded.
(5) Rental mobile homes that are constructed to then applicable
standards promulaated bv the United States Department of Housina and Urban
Development (HUD) and that bear a two inch by four inch metal. rectanaular red
and silver certification label on each section of the home certifvina that the home
has been inspected in accordance HUD reauirements. and that have been
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constructed in conformance with federal manufactured home construction and
safetv standards in effect on the date of manufacture.
(!!I) ADartment ComD/exes/Multi-Fami/v Dwellina Units
Notwithstanding any provisions elsewhere in this chapter to the contrary,
any owner that develops an affordable housing rental apartment complex
consisting in whole or part of multi-family dwelling units serving very low and/or
low income levels and meeting all requirements, and subject to all conditions, of
this article shall be entitled to defer 100 percent of the impact fees applicable
only to such rental multi-family dwelling units serving very low and/or low income
levels if: (i) all such deferred impact Fees are paid on or before the end of six
years and nine months from the date such impact fees are deferred; and (ii) the
rental apartment development shall remain affordable housing qualified (under
this article) for a minimum of 15 years.
(lJ Sina/e Familv. Detached Residences and DUD/exes
Impact fee waivem or deferrals for only single family, detached
residences, or duplexes, as owner occupied dwelling units, will automatically be
subordinate to the owner's first mortgage and/or any government funded
affordable housing loan such as SAIL or HOME loan. Impact fee ':/-Qi':ors or
deferrals may also be similarly subordinated in the case of rental dwelling units,
including any multi-family dwelling units, but only if the owner provides additional
security satisfactory to the county such as additional or substitute collateral in the
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form of cash or cash equivalent financial instruments which will yield the full
amount of the deferred impact.fees when they may become due and payable.
(!l!J Timina of Payment
Any units meeting the requirements of this subsection that are sold below
the maximum home sales price in Collier County for Florida Housing Finance
Corporation Programs, or qualify for and enter into an approved waiver or
deferral agreement shall not be required to pay the impact fees applicable for the
unit or building any sooner than issuance of the building permit for construction
or as may otherwise be set forth in such waiver or deferral agreement. In order to
obtain a certificate of adequate public facilities concurrently with the issuance of
the final site development plan or plat,, the applicant shall first enter into an
approved waivor or deferral agreement with Collier County or provide a notarized
affidavit to the county manager, which must include the following:
(1) Name of project, legal description and number assigned by
Collier County to the development order;
(2) Name of applicant and owner, if different;
(3) Number of dwelling units;
(4) Statement of intent that the subject dwelling unit sales price
will meet the affordability guidelines of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation
for Collier County.
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(a!1J Certificate of Occupancy Requirements on Filing of Affidavit
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for individual dwelling
units which have provided the foregoing affidavit instead of entering into a vmi'Jer
9F deferral agreement with Collier County, the applicant must also provide a copy
of the executed sales contract to the county manager demonstrating a qualifying
sales price. A copy of the closing statement demonstrating a qualifying sales
price will be provided to the county manager within ten days of the closing of the
sale of each qualifying dwelling unit.
(QP) Violations
Failure to adhere to the requirements set forth by this section may result in
the impact fees becoming immediately due and payable and payment being
considered delinquent from the date of the notarized affidavit and then becoming
subject to the collection provisions provided for in article V, section 74-501,
including payment of delinquency fees and interest.
(p) Transitional Provisions
The followinQ Drovisions aDDly to anv imDact fee deferrals or
reimbursements that were Qranted Drior to AUQust 1. 2005:
(1 ) Any deferral aQreement that was executed Drior to AUQust 1.
2005. shall continue in effect in accordance with its terms consistent with the
requirements in effect at the time that the deferral aQreement was executed.
(2) If reimbursement is required Dursuant t~ an imDact fee
deferral or waiver that was Daid with State HousinQ Initiatives PartnershiD (SHIP}
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Proaram funds. payment will be made to the county affordable housina trust
fund.
Sec. 74-402. Affordable housing definitions, benefit staAdards and
limitations.
(a) The following sets forth the applicable definitions and bonofit
st~mdards for affordable housing dwelling units for the purposo of dotormining
eligibility for impact foos waivors and doferrals (horoin reforrod to as "bonofits").
(1) Dofinitions of affordablo housing inoome groups.
.í!la. "Very, very low income families" means families whose incomes
do not exceed ãQ-f35J percent of the median income for the area as determined
by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
ßll-bö "Very low income families" means families whose incomes do
not exceed 50 percent of the median income for the area as determined by the
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
1£l&ö "Low income families" means families whose incomes are more
than 50 percent but do not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area
as determined by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
(d) IIModerate income families" means families whose incomes are
more than 80 percent but do not exceed 120 percent of the median income for
the area as determined by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
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In no inst~mce shall rontal limits excood the rental limits ostablished by the
Florida Housing Finanoe Corporation for rents adjusted to bedroom size in
projects assistod undor the, Florida Housing Finance Corporation or any othor
local, stato, or foderal agoncy, basod on unit size.
(2) Bonofit standards.
a. Affordable housing ownor oocupied d'Nelling units \\:hich
exclusivoly servo vory, vory low ::md 'Jor)' 10'11 income familios and which are the
o'l.'ner's homostoad shall havo 100 poroent of tho applicable impact feo waivod
pursuant to the terms horeof.
b. I\f.fordable housing rental dwolling units which exclusivoly
serve 'lory, vory low, vory low or low income familios shall havo 100 percent of
tho applicable impact feo doferrod pursuant to the terms hereof.
c. Pifordable housing owner oocupied d\\<olling units which
exclusivoly sorvo low income familios and whioh are the owner's homostoad shall
havo 100 percent of the applioable impact f{)o doferred pursuant to tho terms
hereof.
d. DO'l8lopment which moots the critoria sot forth in
subsoctions 71101(a) and (b) constructed by an agonoy of Collior County or by
an indopondent govornmontal agoncy pursuant to an interlooal agreement with
Colli or County .:md which construotion is 100 percent govornmont funded shall
havo 100 porcont of tho impact foos for that oonstruction waived, pursuant to the
terms horoof.
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SECTION FIVE: CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY. In the event this
ordinance conflicts with any other ordinance of Collier County or other applicable
law, the more restrictive shall apply. If any phrase or portion of this ordinance is
held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion.
SECTION SIX: INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF LAWS AND
ORDINANCES. The provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a
part of the Code of Laws and Ordinances of Collier County, Florida. The sections
of the Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such, and the
word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or any other appropriate
word.
SECTION SEVEN: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become
effective upon filing with the Florida Department of State.
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County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by a vote of a majority of the Board of
,.¡/Í¡ £&
2..1, ¡(ay of _~ 2005.
ATTEST:
DWlqHT E:'BRPCK, CLERK
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BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
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FRED W. COYLE, Ch r an
Approved as to form and
legal sufficiency;
\J~~ - \0\\4->
Patrick G. White
Assistant County Attorney
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STATE OF FLORIDA)
COUNTY OF COLLIER)
I, DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk of Courts in and for the
Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of:
ORDINANCE 2005-40
Which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners
on the 26th day of July 2005, during Regular Session.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of
County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 27th
day of July, 2005.
DWIGHT E. BROCK e. ,~GI;:Œ>7J'>"
Clerk of Courts and Cle.rìt, "'. .{ "'.
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