Ordinance 93-51 ORDINANCE NO. 93-
ORDINANCE AMENDING COLLIER COUNTY
88-97, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 91~11,
%MENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 92-96, RELATING TOf_"~HE
,IER COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE;
AMENDING SECTION 3.04, PROVIDING FOR HODIFICATIO~OF
PROVISIONS RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING; PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of ~llie~
County on December 13, 1988, enacted Collier County Ordinance
No. 88-97, establishing a Library System Impact Fee Ordinance;
and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County on January 21, 1991, enacted Collier County Ordinance
No. 91-11, which amended Collier County Ordinance No. 88-97;
and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County on December 16, 1992 enacted Ordinance No. 92-96, which
amended Collier County Ordinance 88-97; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Community Affairs has
recluasted certain amendments to the Library System Impact Fee
Ordinance as a condition to the County's receipt 6f State
Housing Initiatives Partnership [SHIP] Program funding; and
WHEREAS, immediate enactment of this Ordinance pursuant to
Section 125.66(3), Florida Statutes, is necessary because the
County will not receive the State Housing Initiatives
Partnership [SHIP] Program funds until enactment is conpleted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT:
SECTION ONE~ Amendment to Section 3.04 of Collier County
Ordinance No. 88-97, as amen~e~
Section 3.04 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 3.04. Affordable Housing
A. Pursuant to the guidelines esta~'%ished in this
Section, the County shall (1) waive or (2) defer, as
applicable, the payment of the Impact Fee for any new
owner-occupied or rental Library System Impact Con~truction
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which qualifies as Affordable Housing under Appendix A of this
Ordinance.
~('.(1) Any'person seeking'an Affordable Housing waiver
o~[deferral'~°r propoe~d. Library System Impact Construction
shall file with the County Manager an Application for
waiver or deferral,, prior to receiving a Building Permit
. :for the proposed Library System Impact Construction..The
Application.for.waiver.or.deferral shall contain the
following=
(a) The name and address of the Owner;
..:~ ':~ '~."(b) The legal description.of the Residential
property upon.which the Library System Impact
· u Construction shall be constructed~
v~i+..'. (c). The ~ncome level of the .Owner or if the
· r..:... Owner ~s'a builder, ,the.income level of the household
..~'.u,. to. which..the Dwelling Unit will be sold or rented;
'%./ '. (d} The-~number of bedrooms in.each Dwelling Unit
· =...:of.the Library System Impact Construction.
· :..,,.' (2.) If the proposed Library System Impact
...Construction meets the requirements for an Affordable
Housing waiver or deferral as set forth in this Section,
then the County Manager shall issue an Impact Fee waiver or
'....:',deferral, as. applicable, to the Owner or Applicant. The
Impact Fee waiver or deferral shall be presented in lieu of
payment'of the Impact Fee pursuant to Section 2.02.
B. To qualify for an Impact Fee waiver or deferral, an
owner-occupied Dwelling Unit must meet all of the following
criteria=
(1) The Owner(s) of the Dwelling Unit must have
a very low, low, or moderate income level as those
terms are defined in Appendix A and the monthly
payment to purchase the unit must be within the
Affordable Housing guidelines established in Appendix
A.
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(2) The Owner, or if there is more than one
~.:- Owner, one of the Owners, must be a first-time home
~ ;~ buyer. To qualify as a first-time home buyer, the
~' ' Owner must not have had an ownership interest in their
:i.~ primary residence in the past three years.
(~) ~e Dwelling Unit must be the homestead of
the Owner(s).
b'. ~ (~A) The Dwelling Unit must remain Affordable
i Housing for fifteen from the date a certificate
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· ?. of occupancy is issued for the Dwelling Unit.
/ C. To c/ualify for an Impact Fee deferral, a Dwelling Unit
'~'":..~ offered for rent must meat all of the following criteria:
1~ (1) The household renting the Dwelling Unit must
~" have a very low or low income level as defined in
Appendix A and the amount of rent must be within the
Affordable Housing guidelines established in Appendix
~'; (~) The Dwelling Unit must be the household's
permanent residence.
~., (~) The Dwelling Unit must remain Affordable
~ .. Housing for fifteen years from the date a certificate
of occupancy is issued for the Dwelling Unit.
D. All Impact Fees deferred for owner-occupied Dwelling
~./ Units at the time the Building Permit was issued shall become
"J~ due and payable and shall be immediately repaid to the County
upon the sale of the Dwelling Unit, the refinancing of the
DWelling Unit, or the discontinuance of use of the Dwelling
Unit as Affordable Housing, whichever occurs firstv~ Drovide~,
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~ if the Impact F~e deferral was paid with State Housing
Initiative Partnership fSHIP1 ProGram funds, repa~ent will be
made to the Collier County affordable housing trust fund.
E. The Impact Fees deferred for rental Dwelling Units at
.-' the time the Building Permit was issued shall become due and
~. shall be immediately repaid to the County upon the sale of the
i~ Dwelling Unit, refinancing of the Dwelling Unit, the
~" discontinuance of use of the Dwelling Unit as Affordable
~: Housing or fifteen years from the date of issuance of the
i? certificate of occupancy, whichever occurs first.
~' F. Any Impact Fees waived for an owner-occupied Dwelling
' Unit at the time a Building Permit was issued shall become due
~ and payable and shall be immediately repaid to the County if
~:i:. the Dwelling Unit is not utilized as Affordable Housing at any
~ time d~ring the fifteen year period after the certificate of
':~ occupancY is issued for the Dwelling Unit. If the ImD~g~ Fee
~.' waiver was Paid with State Mousina Initiatives Partnership
fS~IP] Pro,ram funds, repayment will be made to the Collier
~ If the Dwelling Unit is
· ueed..a~.Affordable Housing for the full 15 year period, the
Impact Fees are no longer due and the lien on the Dwelling Unit
'~ shall be released.
~..". G. The percentage of the total Impact Fee which ~hall be
"~' .... waiVed.or deferred pursuant to this Section for an
· ~ owner-occupied or rental Affordable Housing Dwelling Unit shall
be the percentage set forth in Appendix A. The Impact Fees
waived or:deferred shall be a lien on the property until all
reg~frements under this Section have been satisfied.
/ H. Annually, the Owner of the Dwelling Unit shall provide
to theCounty Manager an affidavit of compliance with the
~i;':~ criteria set forth in this Section. An affidavit must be filed
within thirty days of the anniversary date of the issuance of a
i:'..i certificate of occupancy.
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ir.' I. The Owner receiving an Impact Fee waiver or deferral
shall enter into an impact fee agreement with the County which
~:/ agreement shall provide for, at a minimum, the following and
~., shall further include such provisions deemed necessary by the
/ . County to effectuate the provisions of this Section:
J:.~': (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
~.' Library System Impact ConstrUction must be sold or
rented to households meeting the criteria set forth in
this Section. Impact Fee waivers or deferrals Paid for
: with State Housina Initiatives Partnership
~ Pre,ram funds will only be aranted directly to buyers
· meetin~ APPendix A aualiftcattons and approval Drier
~ Buildin, Permit issuance.
(2) For owner-occupied Dwelling Units, the
.ii~i..: amount of Impact Fees deferred shall be repaid to the
~. County upon the sale, refinancing or discontinuance of
'~' use of the Dwelling Unit for Affordable Housing,
~'~"' whichever occurs first. If Impact Fees were Paid with
~.. State Housin~ Initiative Partnership £SHIP] Proaram
funds, repayment will be made to the Colli~F
~i affordable housina trust fund. For rental units, the
~i Impact Fees deferred shall be repaid upon sale,
refinancing, the discontinuance of use of the Dwelling
Unit as Affordable Housing or fifteen years from the
~!;~.i issuance of a certificate of occupancy, whichever
ii!'. occurs first. Even though the Impact Fees have been
f~' repaid to the County because the Owner sells,
refinances or discontinues the use of the Dwelling
Unit for Affordable ~ousing, the County can require
'!~.·. the Owner to utilize the Dwelling Unit for Affordable
i~..' Housing for fifteen years from the date the
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Certificate of Occupancy was issued for the Dwelling
(4) For owner-occupied Dwelling Units where
Impact Fees have been waived, the Dwelling Unit must
be utilized for Affordable Housing for a fifteen year
period after the certificate of occupancy is issued
and if the Dwelling Unit ceases to be utilized for
that purpose, the Impact Fees shall be repaid to the
County. If I~D~Ot Fees were Paid with State Housing
~nitiative Partnership fSHIP] Proaram funds, renavment
will be made to the Collier County affordable housina
trust fund. Even though the Impact Fees have been
repaid to the County because the Dwelling Unit has not
been utilized for Affordable Housing the County can
require the Owner to utilize the Dwelling Unit for
Affordable Housing.
(5) The deferred and/or waived Impact Fees shall
be a lien on the property which lien may be foreclosed
upon in the event of non-compliance with the
requirements of the agreement.
(6) Annually, the Owner of the Dwelling Unit
shall provide to the County Manager an affidavit of
compliance with the criteria set forth in this
Section. An affidavit must be filed within thirty
days of the anniversary date of the issuance of a
certificate of occupancy.
(7) Upon satisfactory completion of the
agreement requirements, the County shall record any
necessary documentation evidencing same, including,
but not limited to, a release of lien.
(8) The agreement shall be binding upon the
Owner's successors and assigns.
(9) The agreement shall be recorded in the
Official Records of Collier County.
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J. The amount of Impact Fee waivers and deferrals granted
pursuant to this Section shall be limited, in total, to the
amount appropriated by the. Board of County Commissioners at
their final public-hearing regarding the adoption of the annual
County budget, and-the amount a.11ocated to I~DaCt Fee waivers
and deferrals in the Collier County Housin~ Assistance Plan. as
established by County Ordinance No. 9]-19. Impact Fee waivers
and deferrals pursuant to this Section shall begin in the
1993-94 fiscal year. or earlier uDOD receipt of State Housina
Initiative PartnershfD'[SHIP].Proaram funds. .The budgeted
amount shall be. setLasida: in .a trust fund and paid into the
library system .impact fee trust account no later than that time
when tha='amount is' needed"fOr .a'proJect funded by those Impact
Fees waived-or deferred."Waivers and deferrals shall be issued
in the order that' completed~ applications are
received by. the. County Manager. At least forty percent of the
amount budgeted for Impact' Fee waivers and/or deferrals must be
utilized to fund Impact Fee waivers and/or deferrals for.single
family owner-occupied Dwelling Units serving the very low and
low income levels and which are constructed by builders
constructing less than five single family Dwelling Units per
year.
K. Al~y.changes or amendments to Appendix A or the minimum
funding requirements adopted in this Section must occur as an
ordinance amendment at a public hearing of the Board of County
Commissioners occurring after 5:00 p.m.
L. No Affordable Housing waiver or deferral shall be
granted for a Library System Impact Construction project which
consists of a Mobile Home.
SECTION TWO~ Declaration of Emerge~oy
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby declare that
an emergency exists and that immediate enactment of this
Ordinance is necessary, and by no less than four-fifths
(4/Sths) vote of the membership of the Board of County
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Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, does hereby waive
notice of intent to consider this Ordinance.
BSCTXO~THIIEEz Con£liot and 8eversbilit¥
The provisions of this Ordinance shall be liberally
construed to effectively carry out its p~rposes in the interest
of public health, safety, welfare and convenience. If any
section, phrase, sentence or portion of this Ordinance is for
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent Jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a ~ep-
state, distinct and independent provision, and such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
thsr~'0f.
SECTION FOURI Effective Date
A certified copy of this Ordinance, as enacted, shall be
filed by the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, with the Department of State of the
State of Florida, as soon after enactment as is practicable by
d~p6~%ing the same with postal authorities of the government
of theUnited States for special delivery by registered mail,
pg~.p~s~gid, to the Florida Department of State.
''This Ordinance shall become effective as provided in
section 125.66(3), Florida Statutes.
-PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this _~_~day of
.~ATTESTI~. .'/. ~ '." ~. BOARD OF COUNTY COMmISSiONErS
~' :DWIGHT E. BR~K~:. C~.~k COLLI~ F~DA
'This ordlno~ce flied with' the:
BeC'dX' -F. Ashton
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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 copy of:
Ordinance No. 93-51
which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on
the 10th day of Au~st, 1993, during Regular Session via
Emsrgen~ procedures.
WITNESS ~y hand and the official seal of the Board of
.County Conlasloners of Collier County, Florida, this
day Of Au~at, 1993.
DWIGHT E. BROCK .~ ~,
Clerk of Courts and Clerk .. .~.~
Ex-officio to Board of ~ "' ''
L; County Commissioners .~.
~ Deputy Clerk '~'y,
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