R26-110 RESOLUTION NO. R26-110
1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON
2 BEACH, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE
3 SERVICES, FACILITIES, AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF BOYNTON
4 BEACH, FLORIDA; DESCRIBING THE METHOD OF ASSESSING FIRE
5 RESCUE ASSESSED COSTS AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED
6 WITHIN THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH;DIRECTING THE PREPARATION
7 OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL; AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING AND
8 DIRECTING THE PROVISION OF NOTICE THEREOF;AND PROVIDING AN
9 EFFECTIVE DATE.
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11 WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, intends to
12 continue to provide fire services, facilities, and programs within the City and to fund such
13 services through a fire services assessment, as further described herein.
14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
15 OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
16 SECTION 1. AUTHORITY.
17 This Resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 08-017,
18 Resolution R08-076, sections 166.021 and 166.041, Florida Statutes, and other applicable
19 laws.
20 SECTION 2. PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS.
21 This Resolution constitutes the Preliminary Rate Resolution as defined in Ordinance
22 08-017 (the "Ordinance").All capitalized words and terms not otherwise defined herein shall
23 have the meanings set forth in the Ordinance and Resolution R08-076 ("Initial Assessment
24 Resolution"). Unless the context indicates otherwise, words imparting the singular number
25 include the plural number, and vice versa. As used in this resolution, the following terms
26 shall have the following meanings unless the context hereof otherwise requires:
27 "Building Area" means the adjusted area of a Building expressed in square feet and
28 reflected on the Tax Roll or, in the event such information is not reflected or determined not
29 to be accurately reflected on the Tax Roll, that area determined by the City.
30 "Code Descriptions" means the descriptions listed in the Fixed Property Use Codes
31 and the Improvement Codes.
32 "Commercial Property" means those Tax Parcels with a Code Description
33 designated as "Commercial" in the Improvement Codes specified in Appendix C.
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34 "Cost Apportionment" means the apportionment of the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost
35 among all Property Use Categories according to the Demand Percentages established
36 pursuant to the apportionment methodology described in Section 6 of this Preliminary Rate
37 Resolution.
38 "Demand Percentage" means the percentage of demand for fire rescue services,
39 facilities, or programs attributable to each Property Use Category determined by analyzing
40 the historical demand for fire rescue services as reflected in the Fire Rescue Incident Reports
41 in the State Database under the methodology described in Section 6 of this Preliminary Rate
42 Resolution.
43 "DOR Code" means a property use code established in Rule 12D-8.008, Florida
44 Administrative Code, assigned by the Property Appraiser to Tax Parcels within the City,
45 attached hereto as Appendix D.
46 "Dwelling Unit" means (1) a Building, or a portion thereof, available to be used for
47 residential purposes, consisting of one or more rooms arranged, designed, used, or
48 intended to be used as living quarters for one family only, or (2) the use of land in which
49 lots or spaces are offered for rent or lease for the placement of mobile homes or the like for
50 residential purposes.
51 "Emergency Medical Services" means those services recorded in Incident Reports
52 that assign a "type of situation found code" of 300, 300N, 311, 32, 321, 322, 323, 324, 381,
53 554, and 661. The "type of situation found codes" are attached hereto as Appendix A.
54 "Emergency Medical Services Cost" means the amount, other than first response
55 medical rescue services, to be associated with Emergency Medical Services.
56 "Estimated Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Schedule" means that rate schedule
57 attached hereto as Appendix E and hereby incorporated herein by reference, specifying the
58 Fire Rescue Assessed Costs determined in Section 8 of this Preliminary Rate Resolution and
59 the estimated Fire Rescue Assessments established in Section 8 of this Preliminary Rate
60 Resolution.
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61 "Fire Rescue Assessed Cost" means:
62 (1) the amount determined by the City Commission to be assessed in
63 any Fiscal Year to fund all or any portion of the cost of the provision of fire rescue services,
64 facilities, or programs, which provide a special benefit to Assessed Property, and shall
65 include, but not be limited to, the following components: (A) the cost of physical
66 construction, reconstruction or completion of any required facility or improvement; (B) the
67 costs incurred in any required acquisition or purchase; (C) the cost of all labor, materials,
68 machinery, and equipment; (D) the cost of fuel, parts, supplies, maintenance, repairs, and
69 utilities; (E)the cost of computer services, data processing, and communications; (F)the cost
70 of all lands and interest therein, leases, property rights, easements, and franchises of any
71 nature whatsoever; (G) the cost of any indemnity or surety bonds and premiums for
72 insurance; (H) the cost of salaries, volunteer pay, workers' compensation insurance, or other
73 employment benefits; (I) the cost of uniforms, training, travel, and per diem; (J) the cost of
74 construction plans and specifications, surveys and estimates of costs; (K) the cost of
75 engineering, financial, legal, and other professional services; (L)the costs of compliance with
76 any contracts or agreements entered into by the City to provide fire rescue services; (M) all
77 costs associated with the structure, implementation, collection, and enforcement of the Fire
78 Rescue Assessments, including any service charges of the Tax Collector, or Property
79 Appraiser and amounts necessary to off-set discounts received for early payment of Fire
80 Rescue Assessments pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection Act or for early
81 payment of Fire Rescue Assessments collected pursuant to Section 3.02 of the Ordinance;
82 (N) all other costs and expenses necessary or incidental to the acquisition, provision, or
83 construction of fire rescue services, facilities, or programs, and such other expenses as may
84 be necessary or incidental to any related financing authorized by the City Commission by
85 subsequent resolution; (0) a reasonable amount for contingency and anticipated
86 delinquencies and uncollectible Fire Rescue Assessments; and (P) reimbursement to the City
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87 or any other Person for any moneys advanced for any costs incurred by the City or such
88 Person in connection with any of the foregoing components of Fire Rescue Assessed Cost.
89 (2) In the event the City also imposes an impact fee upon new growth or
90 development for fire rescue-related capital improvements, the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost
91 shall not include costs attributable to capital improvements necessitated by new growth or
92 development that will be paid by such impact fees.
93 (3) In no event shall the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost include any amount
94 attributable to the Emergency Medical Services Cost.
95 "Fire Rescue Incident Reports" means those Incident Reports that do not record
96 Emergency Medical Services.
97 "Fixed Property Use Codes" means the property use codes used by FFIRS as
98 specified in Appendix B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
99 "FFIRS" means the Florida Fire Incident Reporting System maintained by the
100 Florida State Fire Marshal.
101 "Improvement Codes" mean the building use codes assigned by the Property
102 Appraiser to Tax Parcels within the City as specified in Appendix C, attached hereto and
103 incorporated herein by reference.
104 "Incident Report" means an individual report filed with the Florida State Fire
105 Marshal under FFIRS.
106 "Industrial/Warehouse Property" means those Tax Parcels with a Code
107 Description designated as "Industrial/Warehouse" in the Improvement Codes specified in
108 Appendix C.
109 "Institutional Property" means those Tax Parcels with a Code Description
110 designated as "Institutional" in the Improvement Codes specified in Appendix C.
111 "Mixed Use Property" means a Tax Parcel that contains Buildings whose use
112 descriptions are capable of assignment under a Code Description in the Improvement Codes
113 in more than one Property Use Category.
114 "Non-Residential Property" means, collectively, Commercial Property,
115 Industrial/Warehouse Property, Institutional Property, and Nursing Home Property.
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116 "Nursing Home Property" means those Tax Parcels with a Code Description
117 designated as "Nursing Home" in the Improvement Codes specified in Appendix C.
118 "Parcel Apportionment" means the further apportionment of the Fire Rescue
119 Assessed Cost allocated to each Property Use Category by the Cost Apportionment among
120 the Tax Parcels under the methodology established in Section 7 of this Preliminary Rate
121 Resolution.
122 "Property Use Categories" means, collectively, all categories of Residential
123 Property and all categories of Non-Residential Property.
124 "Residential Property" means those Tax Parcels with a Code Description
125 designated as "Residential" in the Improvement Codes specified in Appendix C.
126 "State Database" means the incident data specific to the City derived from the
127 FFIRS Incident Reports maintained by the Florida State Fire Marshal.
128 "Tax Parcel" means a parcel of property located within the City to which the
129 Property Appraiser has assigned a distinct ad valorem property tax identification number.
130 SECTION 3. PROVISION AND FUNDING OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES.
131 (A) Upon the imposition of a Fire Rescue Assessment for fire rescue services,
132 facilities, or programs against Assessed Property located within the City, the City shall
133 provide fire rescue services to such Assessed Property.A portion of the cost to provide such
134 fire rescue services, facilities, or programs shall be funded from proceeds of the Fire Rescue
135 Assessments. The remaining cost required to provide fire rescue services, facilities, and
136 programs shall be funded by legally available City revenues other than Fire Rescue
137 Assessment proceeds. No Emergency Medical Services shall be funded from the Fire Rescue
138 Assessment revenues.
139 (B) It is hereby ascertained, determined, and declared that each parcel of
140 Assessed Property located within the City will benefit from the City's provision of fire rescue
141 services, facilities, and programs in an amount not less than the Fire Rescue Assessment
142 imposed against such parcel, computed in the manner set forth in this Preliminary Rate
143 Resolution.
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144 SECTION 4. IMPOSITION AND COMPUTATION OF FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS.
145 Fire Rescue Assessments shall be imposed against all Tax Parcels within the Property
146 Use Categories. Fire Rescue Assessments shall be computed in the manner set forth in this
147 Preliminary Rate Resolution.
148 SECTION 5. LEGISLATIVE DETERMINATIONS OF SPECIAL BENEFIT AND FAIR
149 APPORTIONMENT.
150 It is hereby ascertained and declared that the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs provide a
151 special benefit to the Assessed Property based upon the following legislative determinations
152 and based upon that certain report entitled "City of Boynton Beach Fire Assessment
153 Memorandum," May 2008, prepared by Government Services Group, Inc., which is hereby
154 incorporated herein by reference. Each year since then, the City has engaged Government
155 Services Group (now known as Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC)to provide
156 assistance to the City in implementing the annual Fire Rescue Assessments, including a
157 review of rates and budgets, to maintain consistency with the methodology used by the City
158 and confirmed in Desiderio Corp. v. City of Boynton Beach, 39 So.3d 487 (Fla.4th DCA 2010).
159 There has been no change in law since the Desiderio decision affecting the City's
160 methodology.
161 GENERAL
162 (A) Upon the adoption of this Preliminary Rate Resolution determining the Fire
163 Rescue Assessed Costs and identifying the Assessed Property to be included in the
164 Assessment Roll, the legislative determinations of special benefit ascertained and declared
165 in Section 1.04 of the Ordinance are hereby ratified and confirmed.
166 (B) It is fair and reasonable to use the Improvement Codes and the DOR Codes
167 of the Cost Apportionment and the Parcel Apportionment because: (1)the Tax Roll database
168 employing the use of such property use codes is the most comprehensive, accurate, and
169 reliable information readily available to determine the property use and Building Area for
170 improved property within the City, and (2) the Tax Roll database within such property use
171 codes is maintained by the Property Appraiser and is thus consistent with parcel
172 designations on the Tax Roll which compatibility permits the development of an Assessment
173 Roll in conformity with the requirements of the Uniform Method of Collection.
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174 (C) The data available in the Improvement Codes is more useful and accurate for
175 determining Building Area than relying exclusively upon the data maintained in the DOR
176 Code alone because(1)the data maintained in the Improvement Codes reveals the existence
177 of a Building with a different use than the use described on the DOR Code, (2) the
178 Improvement Codes represent records maintained by the Property Appraiser with the most
179 information relative to Building Area regardless of property use and (3) the City conducted
180 fieldwork to ascertain Building use when sufficient information was not available.
181 COST APPORTIONMENT
182 (D) It is fair, reasonable, and consistent with the decision from the Florida
183 Supreme Court in the case of City of North Lauderdale v. 5MM Properties, Inc., 825 So. 2d
184 343 (Fla. 2002), to exclude from the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost amounts determined to
185 constitute the Emergency Medical Services Cost.
186 (E) Apportioning the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost among classifications of
187 improved property based upon historical demand for fire rescue services, but not
188 Emergency Medical Services, is fair, reasonable, and proportional to the special benefit
189 received.
190 (F) The Fire Rescue Incident Reports are the most reliable data available to
191 determine the potential demand for fire rescue services from property use and to determine
192 the benefit to property use resulting from the availability of fire rescue services to protect
193 and serve Buildings located within the Assessed Property and their intended occupants.
194 There exist sufficient Fire Rescue Incident Reports that document the historical demand for
195 fire rescue services from Assessed Property within the Property Use Categories.The Demand
196 Percentage determined for each Property Use Category by examining such Fire Rescue
197 Incident Reports is consistent with the experience of the City. Therefore, the use of Demand
198 Percentages determined by examining Fire Rescue Incident Reports is a fair and reasonable
199 method to apportion the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs among Property Use Categories.
200 (G) The historical demand for fire rescue service availability for multi-family and
201 single-family Residential Property is substantially similar, and any difference in the
202 percentage of documented fire rescue calls to such specific property uses is statistically
203 insignificant.
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204 (H) As a result of the urbanized character of the City, the suppression of fire on
205 vacant property primarily benefits the Buildings within the adjacent improved property by
206 containing the spread of fire rather than preserving the vacant property. Therefore, it is fair
207 and reasonable not to apportion any of the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs to vacant property,
208 and the Fire Rescue Incident Reports documenting historical fire services provided to vacant
209 property were thus omitted from the Demand Percentage calculation.
210 (I) The level of services required to meet anticipated demand for the rescue
211 services and the corresponding annual fire rescue budget required to fund fire rescue
212 services provided to non-specific property uses would be required, notwithstanding the
213 occurrence of any incidents from such non-specific property uses. Therefore, it is fair and
214 reasonable to omit from the Demand Percentage calculation the Fire Rescue Incident
215 Reports documenting fire rescue services provided to non-specific property uses.
216 RESIDENTIAL PARCEL APPORTIONMENT
217 (J) Neither the size nor the value of Residential Property determines the scope
218 of the required fire rescue response. The potential demand for fire rescue services is driven
219 by the existence of a Dwelling Unit and the anticipated average occupant population.
220 (K) Apportioning the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost for fire rescue services
221 attributable to Residential Property on a per Dwelling Unit basis is required to avoid cost
222 inefficiency and unnecessary administration, and is a fair and reasonable method of Parcel
223 Apportionment based upon historical call data.
224 (L) The City Commission hereby finds that as a consequence of the transient use
225 and potential extraordinary vacancies within Mobile Home Park Property, which vacancies
226 result in the absence of structures on unoccupied spaces, as compared to other Residential
227 Property, and within Recreational Vehicle Park Property as compared to other Commercial
228 Property, as well as the lack of demand for fire rescue services for unoccupied spaces which
229 lack structures, it is fair and reasonable to provide for an extraordinary vacancy adjustment
230 procedure for Mobile Home Park Property and Recreational Vehicle Park Property, using the
231 procedures established in Resolution R11-089.
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232 NON-RESIDENTIAL PARCEL APPORTIONMENT
233 (M) The separation of improved Non-Residential Property by actual square
234 footage is fair and reasonable for the purpose of Parcel Apportionment because the
235 demand for fire rescue service is determined and measured by the actual square footage of
236 structures and improvements within benefited parcels.
237 (N) The demand for the availability of fire rescue services diminishes at the outer
238 limit of Building size because a fire occurring in a structure greater than a certain size is not
239 capable of being suppressed under expected conditions, and given the availability of fire
240 control combat personnel, equipment, and apparatus within the City.In such circumstances,
241 the City's fire control activities are directed to avoid the spread of the fire event to adjacent
242 Buildings. Therefore, it is fair and reasonable to place a cap on the Building Area
243 classification of benefited parcels within Non-Residential Property based on the fire control
244 personnel, equipment, and apparatus available within the City.
245 (0) Institutional Property whose use is exempt from the valorem taxation under
246 Florida law provides facilities and uses to the ownership, occupants, membership, as well as
247 the public in general that otherwise might be requested or required to be provided by the
248 City, and such property uses serve a legitimate public purpose and provide a public benefit.
249 Therefore, it is fair and reasonable not to impose Fire Rescue Assessments upon such parcels
250 of Institutional Property whose building use is wholly exempt from ad valorem taxation
251 under Florida law. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Ordinance, no Fire Rescue
252 Assessment shall be imposed upon a parcel of Institutional Property whose use is wholly
253 exempt from the ad valorem taxation under Florida law.
254 (P) Except as provided in subsection (Q) below, Government Property provides
255 facilities and uses to the community, local constituents, and the public in general that serve
256 a legitimate public purpose and provide a public benefit. Therefore, it is fair and reasonable
257 not to impose Fire Rescue Assessments upon such parcels of Government Property pursuant
258 to Section 2.14 of the Ordinance.
259 (Q) Government Property that is owned by federal government mortgage
260 entities, such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mae, VA, and HUD, due to foreclosures, is neither
261 serving a governmental purpose nor providing a public benefit but is instead being held by
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262 these federal government mortgage entities in a proprietary capacity. Accordingly, these
263 properties shall not be exempted from the Fire Rescue Assessment.
264 (R) Nursing Home Property provides facilities for the care of elderly and disabled
265 residents of the City. Such facilities provide a benefit to the public by offering care and
266 assistance to vulnerable members of the community. Therefore, it is fair and reasonable to
267 impose a Fire Rescue Assessment against Nursing Home Property based on the Fire Rescue
268 Assessment rate established for Institutional Property, notwithstanding the Demand
269 Percentage determined for Nursing Home Property to avoid increasing the cost of care for
270 the elderly and disabled.
271 SECTION 6. COST APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY.
272 (A) Utilizing data from the Fire Rescue Incident Reports related to the type of
273 calls and physical location of each call, the City assigned fire rescue incidents within the City
274 to Property Use Categories.
275 (B) Based upon the assignment of Fire Rescue Incident Reports to Property Use
276 Categories, the number of Fire Rescue Incident Reports filed within a sampling period was
277 determined for each Property Use Category. A Demand Percentage was then determined
278 for each Property Use Category by calculating the percentage of Fire Rescue Incident
279 Reports allocated to each Property Use Category relative to the total number of Fire Rescue
280 Incident Reports documented for all Property Use Categories within the sampling period.
281 (C) Appendix C contains a designation of Code Descriptions by Property Use
282 Category with the Improvement Codes. Such correlation between Code Descriptions by
283 Property Use Category on the Fire Rescue Incident Reports and the Improvement Codes is
284 necessary to allocate the historical demand for fire rescue services, as reflected by the Fire
285 Rescue Incident Reports for Tax Parcels, to the Tax Roll within the Property Use Categories.
286 (D) The Demand Percentage for each Property Use Category was then applied
287 to the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs, and the resulting product was the cost allocation of that
288 portion of the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs allocated to each Property Use Category.
289 SECTION 7. PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY.
290 (A) The apportionment among Tax Parcels of that portion of the Fire Rescue
291 Assessed Costs allocated to each Property Use Category under the Cost Apportionment
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292 shall be consistent with the Parcel Apportionment methodology described and determined
293 in Appendix F, which Parcel Apportionment methodology is hereby approved, adopted, and
294 incorporated into this Preliminary Rate Resolution by reference.
295 (B) It is acknowledged that the Parcel Apportionment methodology described
296 and determined in Appendix F is to be applied in calculating the estimated Fire Rescue
297 Assessment rates established in Section 8 of this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
298 SECTION 8. DETERMINATION OF FIRE RESCUE ASSESSED COSTS;ESTABLISHMENT OF
299 PRELIMINARY FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS.
300 (A) The Fire Rescue Assessed Costs to be assessed and apportioned among
301 benefited parcels pursuant to the Cost Apportionment and the Parcel Apportionment for
302 the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2026, is the amount determined in the Estimated
303 Fire Rescue Assessment Rate Schedule, which is attached hereto as Appendix E and
304 incorporated herein by reference. Approving the Estimated Fire Rescue Assessment Rate
305 Schedule by adopting this Preliminary Rate Resolution determines the amount of the Fire
306 Rescue Assessed Cost. The remainder of the Fiscal Year budget for fire rescue services,
307 facilities, and programs shall be funded from legally available City revenue other than the
308 proceeds of the Fire Rescue Assessment.
309 (B) The estimated Fire Rescue Assessments specified in the Estimated Fire
310 Rescue Assessment Rate Schedule are hereby established to fund the specified Fire Rescue
311 Assessed Costs determined to be assessed in the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2026.
312 No portion of such Fire Rescue Assessed Cost is attributable to impact fee revenue that
313 funds capital improvements necessitated by new growth or development. Further, no
314 portion of such Fire Rescue Assessed Costs is attributable to the Emergency Medical Services
315 Cost.
316 (C) The estimated Fire Rescue Assessments established in this Preliminary Rate
317 Resolution shall be the estimated assessment rates applied by the City Manager in the
318 preparation of the preliminary Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1,
319 2026, as provided in Section 9 of this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
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320 SECTION 9. ASSESSMENT ROLL.
321 (A) The City Manager is hereby directed to prepare, or cause to be prepared, a
322 preliminary Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2026, in the manner
323 provided in the Ordinance. The Assessment Roll shall include all Tax Parcels within the
324 Property Use Categories. The City Manager shall apportion the estimated Fire Rescue
325 Assessed Cost to be recovered through Fire Rescue Assessments in the manner set forth in
326 this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
327 (B) A copy of this Preliminary Rate Resolution, documentation related to the
328 estimated amount of the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost to be recovered through the imposition
329 of Fire Rescue Assessments, and the preliminary Assessment Roll shall be maintained on file
330 in the office of the City Clerk and open to public inspection. The foregoing shall not be
331 construed to require that the preliminary Assessment Roll be in printed form if the amount
332 of the Fire Rescue Assessment for each parcel of property can be determined by the use of
333 a computer terminal available to the public.
334 (C) It is hereby ascertained, determined, and declared that the method of
335 determining the Fire Rescue Assessments for fire rescue services as set forth in this
336 Preliminary Rate Resolution is a fair and reasonable method of apportioning the Fire Rescue
337 Assessed Cost among parcels of Assessed Property located within the City.
338 SECTION 10. METHOD OF COLLECTION.
339 It is hereby declared that, pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Ordinance, the Fire Rescue
340 Assessments shall be collected and enforced pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection
341 Act for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
342 SECTION 11. AUTHORIZATION OF PUBLIC HEARING.
343 There is hereby established a public hearing to be held at 6:00 p.m. on September
344 8, 2026, in the City of Boynton Beach Commission Chambers, 100 East Ocean Avenue,
345 Boynton Beach, Florida, 33435, at which time the City Commission will receive and consider
346 any comments on the Fire Rescue Assessments from the public and affected property
347 owners and consider imposing Fire Rescue Assessments.
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348 SECTION 12. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION.
349 Pursuant to the requirements of the Ordinance, the City Manager shall publish a
350 notice of the public hearing authorized by Section 11 hereof in the manner and time
351 provided in Section 2.04 of the Ordinance. The notice shall be published no later than
352 August 19, 2026, in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix G.
353 SECTION 13. NOTICE BY MAIL.
354 The City Manager shall also provide mailed notice for the public hearing authorized
355 by Section 11 hereof as required by Section 2.05 of the Ordinance, no later than August 19,
356 2026. Any notice provided by mail in addition to the annual TRIM notices shall be in
357 substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix H.
358 SECTION 14. APPLICATION OF ASSESSMENT PROCEEDS.
359 The revenue derived from the City's Fire Rescue Assessments will be utilized for the
360 provision of fire rescue services, facilities, and programs, as reflected by the Fire Rescue
361 Assessed Cost.In the event there is any fund balance remaining at the end of the Fiscal Year,
362 such balance shall be carried forward and used only to fund fire rescue services, facilities,
363 and programs. No Emergency Medical Services shall be funded from the Fire Rescue
364 Assessment revenues.
365 SECTION 15. CONFLICTS.
366 All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the
367 extent of such conflict.
368 SECTION 16. SEVERABILITY.
369 If any clause, section, other part, or application of this resolution is held by any Court
370 of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or application, it shall not
371 affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications of this Resolution.
372 SECTION 17. EFFECTIVE DATE.
373 This Preliminary Rate Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage and
374 adoption.
375
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376 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 30th day of June 2026.
377
378 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
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380 YES NO
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382 Mayor- Rebecca Shelton ✓
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384 Vice Mayor-Thomas Turkin
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386 Commissioner-Angela Cruz .✓
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388 Commissioner- Mack McCray ✓
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390 Commissioner-Aimee Kelley
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393 ATTEST:
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396 Tammy Stanz..ne, CMC Rebecca Shelton
397 Interim City Clerk Mayor
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APPENDIX A
FIRE RESCUE INCIDENT REPORT
TYPE OF SITUATION FOUND CODES
RESOLUTION NO. R26-110
A-1
Situation Description EMS Type
Found Call
100 Fire, Other N
111 Building Fire N
112 Fires in structures other than in a building N
113 Cooking fire, confined to a container N
116 Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire N
confined
118 Trash or rubbish fire, contained N
130 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other N
131 Passenger vehicle fire N
132 Road freight or transport vehicle fire N
134 Water vehicle fire N
137 Camper or RV fire N
140 Natural vegetation fire N
141 Forest, woods or wildland fire N
142 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire N
143 Grass fire N
150 Outside rubbish fire, other N
151 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire N
154 Dumpster or other outside trash N
receptacle fire
160 Special outside fire, other N
162 Outside equipment fire N
173 Cultivated trees or nursery stock fire N
200 Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat, N
other
220 Overpressure rupture from air or gas, N
other
251 Excessive heat, scorch burns with no N
ignition
300 Rescue, EMS call, other Y
300N Rescue, EMS call, other, NON-SPECIFIC
FPU
311 Medical assist, assist EMS crew Y
32 Emergency medical call Y
321 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with
injury
322 Vehicle accident with injuries Y
323 Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV
Ped)
324 Motor Vehicle Accident, No Injuries Y
331 Lock-in (if lock out, use 511) N
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Situation EMS Type
Found Description Call
341 Search for person on land N
351 Extrication of victim(s) from N
building/structure
353 Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator N
381 Rescue or EMS standby Y
400 Hazardous condition, other N
410 Flammable gas or liquid condition, other N
411 Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill N
412 Gas leak N
413 Oil or other combustible liquid spill N
440 Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other N
441 Heat from short circuit (wiring), N
defective/worn
442 Overheated motor N
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A-2
Situation EMS Type
Found Description Call
443 Light ballast breakdown N
444 Power line down N
445 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment N
460 Accident, potential accident, other N
463 Vehicle accident, general cleanup N
480 Attempted burning, illegal action, other N
500 Service call, other N
510 Person in distress, other N
511 Lock-out N
512 Ring or jewelry removal N
520 Water problem, other N
522 Water or steam leak N
531 Smoke or odor removal N
540 Animal problem, other N
542 Animal rescue N
550 Public service assistance, other N
551 Assist police or other governmental N
agency
552 Police matter N
553 Public service N
554 Assist invalid Y
555 Defective elevator N
561 Unauthorized burning N
571 Cover assignment, standby, moveup N
600 Good intent call, other N
611 Dispatched & canceled en route N
621 Wrong location N
622 No incident found upon arrival N
641 Vicinity alarm (incident in other location) N
650 Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke, N
other
651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke N
652 Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be N
smoke
653 Barbecue, tar kettle N
661 EMS call, party transported by non-fire
agency
671 Hazmat release investigation w/no hazmat N
700 False alarm or false call, other N
710 Malicious, mischievous false call, other N
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Situation Description EMS Type
Found Call
711 Municipal alarm system, malicious false N
alarm
712 Direct tie to FD, malicious/false alarm N
713 Telephone, malicious false alarm N
714 Central station, malicious false alarm N
715 Local alarm system, malicious false alarm N
721 Bomb scare - no bomb N
730 System malfunction N
731 Sprinkler activation due to malfunction N
733 Smoke detector activation due to N
malfunction
734 Heat detector activation due to N
malfunction
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A-3
Situation Description EMS Type
Found Call
735 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction N
740 Unintentional transmission of alarm, other N
741 Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional N
742 Extinguishing system activation N
743 Smoke detector activation, no fire -
unintentional
744 Detector activation, no fire - unintentional N
745 Alarm system sounded, no fire -
unintentional
746 Carbon monoxide detector activation, no N
CO
813 Wind storm, tornado/hurricane N
assessment
814 Lightning strike (no fire) N
900 Special type of incident, other, Dumpster N
fire
911 Citizen complaint N
RESOLUTION NO. R26-110
APPENDIX B
FIXED PROPERTY USE CODES
RESOLUTION NO. R26-110
B-1
Fixed
Property Description Category Assigned
Use
000 FIXED PROP USE UNDETERMINED NON-SPECIFIC
100 UNKNOWN OTHER NON-SPECIFIC
110 FIXED USE RECREATION, OTHER COMMERCIAL
111 BOWLING ESTABLISHMENT COMMERCIAL
113 AMUSEMENT CENTER COMMERCIAL
116 SWIMMING FACILITY COMMERCIAL
120 VARIABLE USE AMUSEMENT/RECREATION COMMERCIAL
121 BALLROOM,GYMNASIUM COMMERCIAL
122 EXHIBITION HALL COMMERCIAL
123 ARENA/STADIUM COMMERCIAL
124 PLAYGROUND COMMERCIAL
129 AMUSEMENT CENTER INDOOR/OUTDOOR COMMERCIAL
130 PLACES OF WORSHIP,CHURCH,FUNERAL PARLOR INSTITUTIONAL
131 CHURCH/CHAPEL INSTITUTIONAL
134 FUNERAL PARLOR/CHAPEL INSTITUTIONAL
140 CLUBS, OTHER COMMERCIAL
141 ATHLETIC CLUB/YMCA COMMERCIAL
142 CLUB HOUSE COMMERCIAL
144 CASINO, GAMBLING CLUBS COMMERCIAL
150 PUBLIC, GOVT, OTHER INSTITUTIONAL
151 LIBRARY INSTITUTIONAL
160 EATING/DRINKING PLACES COMMERCIAL
161 RESTAURANT COMMERCIAL
162 NIGHTCLUB COMMERCIAL
170 TERMINALS OTHER COMMERCIAL
173 BUS TERMINAL COMMERCIAL
181 PERFORMANCE THEATER COMMERCIAL
183 MOVIE THEATER COMMERCIAL
200 EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY OTHER INSTITUTIONAL
210 SCHOOLS NON-ADULT OTHER INSTITUTIONAL
211 PRE-SCHOOL INSTITUTIONAL
213 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INSTITUTIONAL
215 HIGH SCHOOL/JR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL INSTITUTIONAL
241 COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONAL
254 DAY CARE-IN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY COMMERCIAL
255 DAY CARE-IN RESIDENCE-LICENSED COMMERCIAL
300 HEALTHCARE/DETENTION OTHER INSTITUTIONAL
311 CARE OF THE AGED/NURSING STAFF NURSING HOMES
321 MENTAL RETARDATION/DEVELOPMENT DISABILITY INSTITUTIONAL
FACILITY
322 ALCOHOL/SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY CENTER INSTITUTIONAL
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Fixed
Property Description Category Assigned
Use
323 ASYLUM/MENTAL INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONAL
331 HOSPITAL-MEDICAL/PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTIONAL
340 CLINICS, OTHER INSTITUTIONAL
341 CLINIC, CLINIC-TYPE INFIRMARY INSTITUTIONAL
342 DOCTOR/DENTIST/SURGEONS OFFICE COMMERCIAL
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B-2
Fixed
Property Description Category Assigned
Use
343 HEMODIALYSIS UNIT INSTITUTIONAL
361 JAIL/PRISON - NOT JUVENILE INSTITUTIONAL
365 POLICE STATION INSTITUTIONAL
400 RESIDENTIAL OTHER RESIDENTIAL
4191 ONE-FAMILY DWELLING RESIDENTIAL
4192 TWO-FAMILY DWELLING RESIDEDNTIAL
429 MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS RESIDENTIAL
439 ROOMING, BOARDING, RESIDENTIAL HOTELS RESIDENTIAL
449 HOTELS, MOTELS, INNS, LODGES COMMERCIAL
459 RESIDENTIAL BOARD AND CARE NURSING HOMES
460 DORMITORIES OTHER INSTITUTIONAL
500 MERCANTILE PROPERTIES OTHER COMMERCIAL
511 CONVENIENCE STORE COMMERCIAL
519 FOOD, BEVERAGE SALES, GROCERY STORE COMMERCIAL
529 TEXTILE, WEARING APPAREL SALES COMMERCIAL
539 HOUSEHOLD GOODS SALES, REPAIRS COMMERCIAL
549 SPECIALTY SHOPS COMMERCIAL
557 BARBER, BEAUTY SHOP, PERSONAL SERVICES COMMERCIAL
559 RECREATIONAL, HOBBY,HOME SALES, PET STORE COMMERCIAL
564 SELF-SERVICE LAUNDRY/DRY CLEANING COMMERCIAL
569 PROFESSIONAL SUPPLIES COMMERCIAL
571 SERVICE STATION COMMERCIAL
579 MOTOR VEHICLE, BOAT SALES/SERVICE/REPAIRS COMMERCIAL
580 GENERAL ITEM STORES, OTHER COMMERCIAL
581 DEPARTMENT STORE COMMERCIAL
592 BANK W/FIRST STORY BANKING FACILITY COMMERCIAL
593 MEDICAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC OFFICE COMMERCIAL
596 POST OFFICE OR MAILING FORMS INSTITUTIONAL
599 BUSINESS OFFICES COMMERCIAL
600 BASIC INDUSTRY, UTILITY, DEFENSE OTHER INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
629 LABORATORIES INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
639 COMMUNICATIONS CENTER INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
642 ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION DISTIB. SYSTEM INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
644 GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, PIPELINE INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
647 WATER UTILITY INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
648 SANITARY SERVICE INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
700 MANUFACTURING PROPERTY, PROCESSING INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
800 STORAGE PROPERTY OTHER INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
880 VEHICLE STORAGE; OTHER INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
882 GENERAL VEHICLE PARKING GARAGE INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
888 FIRE STATIONS INSTITUTIONAL
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Fixed
Property Description Category Assigned
Use
891 GENERAL WAREHOUSE INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
899 RESIDENTIAL OR SELF STORAGE UNITS INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
900 OUTSIDE, SPECIAL PROPERTIES; OTHER NON-SPECIFIC
919 DUMP SANITARY LANDFILL NON-SPECIFIC
RESOLUTION NO. R26-110
B-3
Fixed
Property Description Category Assigned
Use
921 BRIDGE, TRESTLE NON-SPECIFIC
926 OUTBUILDING, EXCLUDING GARAGE NON-SPECIFIC
931 OPEN LAND, FIELD NOT USED
935 CAMPSITE WITH UTILITIES COMMERCIAL
936 VACANT LOT NOT USED
937 BEACH NON-SPECIFIC
938 GRADED AND CARED FOR PLOTS OF LAND NOT USED
940 WATER AREAS, OTHER NON-SPECIFIC
941 IN OPEN SEA, TIDAL WATERS NON-SPECIFIC
946 LAKE/RIVER/STREAM NON-SPECIFIC
951 RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY NON-SPECIFIC
952 SWITCH YARD, MARSHALLING YARD NON-SPECIFIC
960 STREET, OTHER NON-SPECIFIC
961 DIVIDED HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY NON-SPECIFIC
962 PAVED PUBLIC STREET, RESIDENTIAL NON-SPECIFIC
963 PAVED PRIVATE STREET, COMMERCIAL NON-SPECIFIC
965 UNCOVERED PARKING AREA NON-SPECIFIC
981 CONSTRUCTION SITE NON-SPECIFIC
983 PIPELINE, POWER UNE RIGHT OF WAY NON-SPECIFIC
984 INDUSTRIAL PLANT YARD INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
UUU UNDETERMINED NON-SPECIFIC
RESOLUTION NO. R26-110
APPENDIX C
IMPROVEMENT CODES
RESOLUTION NO. R26-110
C-1
BUC BUC DESCRIPTION CATEGORY NAME
00 GSG - VACANT/BLDG RAZED NOT USED
0000 CONDO ONLY LAND NOT USED
0010 VACANT TOWNHOUSE NOT USED
0030 VACANT ZERO LOT LINE NOT USED
0100 SFR RESIDENTIAL
0110 TOWNHOUSE-COMM ZONING RESIDENTIAL
0130 ZERO LOT UNE RESIDENTIAL
0150 SFR-C RESIDENTIAL
0200 SFT-MFG RESIDENTIAL
0300 SFR-ZERO LOT UNE RESIDENTIAL
0400 CONDO RESIDENTIAL
0410 TOWNHOUSE RESIDENTIAL
0420 TIMESHARE RESIDENTIAL
0430 ZERO LOT UNE RESIDENTIAL
0440 TWNHS-VILLA RESIDENTIAL
0450 SFR-C RESIDENTIAL
0460 CONDO COMM COMMERCIAL
0460D DOCK CONDOMINIUM NOT USED
0500 EXC-ZERO LOT ASSIGNED BY FIELDWORK
0510 CO-OP RESIDENTIAL
060 EFFICIENCY APT RESIDENTIAL
0600 RENTAL UNIT RESIDENTIAL
0700 EXC TWHSE/VILLA RESIDENTIAL
0800 MOBILE HOME RESIDENTIAL
0900 EXC-RESIDENT RESIDENTIAL
0909 EXC-LUX.RES RESIDENTIAL
1000 CONDO L.RISE RESIDENTIAL
170 DORMITORY INSTITUTIONAL
210 APARTMENTS RESIDENTIAL
220 APARTMENTS LOW RISE RESIDENTIAL
2200 MFR LOW RISE RESIDENTIAL
230 APARTMENTS HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL
240 APARTMENTS - TO RESIDENTIAL
2500 MFR ROW HOUSE RESIDENTIAL
260 APARTMENTS - SENIOR RESIDENTIAL
2700 DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL
2800 TRIPLEX RESIDENTIAL
2900 QUADRAPLEX RESIDENTIAL
301 SFR CONVERT TO COMM COMMERCIAL
340 COMMERCIAL MIXED ASSIGNED BY FIELDWORK
350 RETAIL SINGLE OCC COMMERCIAL
351 DRUG STORE FREE COMMERCIAL
360 DISCOUNT DEPT S COMMERCIAL
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BUC BUC DESCRIPTION CATEGORY NAME
361 MEGA DISCOUNT STORE COMMERCIAL
362 VETERINARY CLIN COMMERCIAL
364 HOME IMPROVEMENT COMMERCIAL
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C-2
BUC BUC DESCRIPTION CATEGORY NAME
365 FURNITURE STORE COMMERCIAL
370 DEPARTMENT STORE COMMERCIAL
371 DOWNTOWN ROW TY COMMERCIAL
374 RETAIL MULTI OCC COMMERCIAL
380 STRIP SHOPPING COMMERCIAL
390 COMM SHOPPING CTR COMMERCIAL
400 REGIONAL SHPMAL COMMERCIAL
410 SUPER REG SHOPM COMMERCIAL
420 SUPERMARKET COMMERCIAL
430 CONVENIENCE FOOD COMMERCIAL
440 HOTEL/MOTEL BUS COMMERCIAL
450 RESORT HOTEL COMMERCIAL
460 HOTEL/MOTEL LO COMMERCIAL
470 HOTEL- HI RISE COMMERCIAL
490 OFFICE BLDG L/R COMMERCIAL
500 OFFICE H-R 5ST COMMERCIAL
520 MEDICAL OFFICE COMMERCIAL
530 HOSPITALS INSTITUTIONAL
540 NURSING HOME NURSING HOMES
550 BAR/TAVERN COMMERCIAL
551 COCKTAIL LOUNGE COMMERCIAL
560 RESTAURANT COMMERCIAL
570 FRANCHISE FOOD COMMERCIAL
580 BOWLING ALLEY COMMERCIAL
582 SKATING RINK COMMERCIAL
583 HEALTH CLUB COMMERCIAL
587 COUNTRY CLUB COMMERCIAL
588 PRIVATE CLUB COMMERCIAL
589 COUNTRY CLUB/W GOLF CRSE COMMERCIAL
590 ARENA COMMERCIAL
591 GYMNASIUM COMMERCIAL
593 DOG/HORSE TRACK COMMERCIAL
600 AUDITORIUM COMMERCIAL
610 CINEMA/THEATER COMMERCIAL
614 RADIO/TV/ PIC S COMMERCIAL
620 BANK/MAIN OFFIC COMMERCIAL
630 NEIGHBORHOOD BANK COMMERCIAL
640 SERVICE STATION COMMERCIAL
641 SERVICE STATION COMMERCIAL
650 CAR WASH - AUTO COMMERCIAL
651 CAR WASH - MANU COMMERCIAL
652 CAR WASH SERVIC COMMERCIAL
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BUC BUC DESCRIPTION CATEGORY NAME
660 AUTO SERVICE GARAGE COMMERCIAL
662 KWIK LUBE COMMERCIAL
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C-3
BUC BUC DESCRIPTION CATEGORY NAME
665 GARAGE STORAGE INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
670 OFFICE/WAREHOUSE ASSIGNED BY FIELDWORK
680 FUNERAL HOME INSTITUTIONAL
690 CLUBHOUSE INSTITUTIONAL
691 SOCIAL/FRATERNAL INSTITUTIONAL
695 GUARDHOUSE COMMERCIAL
700 COLD STORAGE INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
710 RAIL/BUS/AIR TE COMMERCIAL
712 TELECOMMUNICATI COMMERCIAL
720 PARKING GARAGE INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
721 RADIO/TV TRANSM ASSIGNED BY FIELDWORK
730 DAY CARE CENTER COMMERCIAL
750 AUTO DEALER/F-S COMMERCIAL
800 LIGHT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
810 HEAVY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
820 WAREHOUSE DISTR INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
830 MINI WAREHOUSE INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
840 WAREHOUSE STORAGE INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
841 WAREHOUSE SINGLE INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
850 HANGAR COMMERCIAL
860 BARNS NOT USED
861 RESIDENTIAL BARN NOT USED
870 PREFAB WAREHOUSE INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
880 TECHNICAL MANUF INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE
900 SCHOOL INSTITUTIONAL
901 COLLEGES/ UNIV INSTITUTIONAL
910 RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONAL
912 LIBRARY INSTITUTIONAL
920 EDUCATION/RELIG INSTITUTIONAL
930 GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONAL
950 POLICE/FIRE STN INSTITUTIONAL
960 CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL
970 CULTURAL FACILITY INSTITUTIONAL
MHPK MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTIAL
RESOLUTION NO. R26-110
APPENDIX D
DOR CODES
RESOLUTION NO. R26-110
D-1
DOR Code DOR Description
0000 VACANT
0010 VACANT TOWNHOUSE
0030 VACANT ZERO LOT UNE
0050 VACANT SFR CONDO
0100 SINGLE FAMILY
0101 SINGLE FAMILY-COMM ZONING
0104 SINGLE FAMILY-IND ZONING
0110 SINGLE FAMILY-COMM ZONING
0130 ZERO LOT LINE
0140 SINGLE FAMILY-IND ZONING
0150 SFR-C
0200 MOBILE HOME
0210 TANGIBLE MOBILE HOME
0300 MULTIFAMILY
0304 MULTIFAMILY CONDO CONVERSION
0305 MULTIFAMILY > 10 UNITS Income Restricted
0400 CONDOMINIUM
0410 TOWNHOUSE/VILLA
0420 TIMESHARE
0430 ZERO LOT UNE
0450 SFR-C
0460 CONDO COMMERCIAL
0469 COMMERCIAL CONDO
0500 MHT COOP
0510 COOPERATIVE
0600 RETIREMENT
0605 RETIREMENT Income Restricted
0620 LIFE CARE HX
0700 MISC RESIDENCE SFR
0800 MULTIFAMILY < 10 UNITS
0801 MULTIFAMILY < 10 UNITS-COMM ZONING
0804 MULTIFAMILY < 10 UNITS-IND ZONING
0810 MULTIFAMILY < 10 UNITS-COMM ZONING
0840 MULTIFAMILY < 10 UNITS-IND ZONING
1000 VACANT COMMERCIAL
1100 STORES
1200 STORE/OFFICE/RESIDENTIAL
1300 DEPARTMENT STORE
1400 SUPERMARKET/DRUG STORE
1500 SHOPPING CENTER REGIONAL
1600 SHOPPING CENTER CMMITY
1700 OFFICE ONE STORY
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DOR Code DOR Description
1800 OFFICE MULTISTORY
1900 PROF OFFICES
2000 AIRPORT/MARINA
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D-2
DOR Code DOR Description
2100 RESTAURANT
2200 RESTAURANT, DRIVE IN
2300 FINANCIAL
2400 INSURANCE
2500 SERVICE SHOPS
2600 SERVICE STATION
2700 AUTO SALES
2800 PKG LT/ MH PK
2900 WHOLESALER
3000 FLORIST
3100 DRV-IN THEATER
3200 THTR/AUD/CLBHS
3300 NIGHT CLUBS
3400 BOWLING ALLEY
3500 TOURIST ATTRAC
3600 CAMPS
3700 RACETRACK
3800 GOLF COURSE
3900 MOTEL
4000 VACANT INDUSTRIAL
4100 LIGHT MFG
4200 HEAVY MFG
4300 LUMBER YARD/MILL
4400 PACKING
4500 BOTTLER
4600 FOOD PROCESSING
4700 MIN PROCESSING
4800 WAREH/DIST TERM
4900 OPEN STORAGE
4960 CONDO - NON RESIDENTIAL
4969 COMMERCIAL CONDO
5000 IMPROVED ARGI
5100 CROP SOIL CLASS 1
5200 CROP SOIL CLASS 2
5300 CROP SOIL CLASS 3
5400 TIMBER SI 90+
5500 TIMBER SI 80-89
5600 TIMBER SI 70-79
5700 TIMBER SI 60-69
5800 TIMBER SI 50-59
5900 TIMBER NOT CLASSED
6000 GRAGSOIL CLASS 1
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DOR Code DOR Description
6100 GRZGSOIL CLASS2
6200 GRZGSOIL CLASS3
6300 GRZGSOIL CLASS4
6400 GRZGSOIL CLASS5
6500 GRZGSOIL CLASS6
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D-3
DOR Code DOR Description
6600 ORCHARD GROVES
6700 POUL/BEES/FISH
6800 EQUESTRIAN
6900 ORN/MISC AGRI
7000 VACANT INSTIT
7100 RELIGIOUS
7200 PRV SCHL/COLL
7300 PRV HOSPITAL
7400 NURSING HOME
7500 ORPHNG/NON-PROF
7600 MORT/CEMETERY
7700 CLB/LDG/UN HALL
7800 SANI/ REST HOME
7900 CULTURAL
8000 DISTRICTS
8100 MILITARY
8200 FOREST/PK/REC
8205 TRANSFER DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
8300 PUB CTY SCHOOL
8400 COLLEGE
8500 HOSPITAL
8600 CITY INC NONMUNI
8700 STATE
8800 FEDERAL
8900 MUNICIPAL
9000 LEASEHOLD INT
9100 UTILITY
9200 MING/PETRO/GASLND
9300 SUBSURF RIGHTS
9400 R/W - BUFFER
9500 RIVER/LAKES
9600 SEWG/WASTE LAND
9700 OUTDR REC/PARK LAND
9800 CENTRALLY ASSESSED
9900 NON AG
9999 EXEMPT
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APPENDIX E
ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATE SCHEDULE
SECTION El. DETERMINATION OF FIRE RESCUE ASSESSED COSTS.
The estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost to be assessed for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1,
2026, is $10,215,958.
SECTION E2. ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS.
(A) The estimated Fire Rescue Assessments to be assessed and apportioned among
benefited parcels pursuant to the Cost Apportionment and Parcel Apportionment to generate the
estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2026, are hereby
established as follows for the purpose of this Preliminary Assessment Resolution:
Property Use Cateaory Rate Per Dwelling Unit
Residential $145.00
Non-Residential Property Use Categories Rate Per Square Foot
Commercial $0.32
Industrial/Warehouse $0.07
Institutional $0.36
Nursing Home $0.36
(B) No Fire Rescue Assessment shall be imposed upon a parcel of Government Property
(except as provided in Section 5(Q) of this Preliminary Assessment Resolution) or upon the portion
of a Building located on a parcel of Institutional Property whose Building use is wholly exempt from
ad valorem taxation under Florida law.
(C) Any shortfall in the expected Fire Rescue Assessment proceeds due to any reduction
or exemption from payment of the Fire Rescue Assessments required by law or authorized by the
City Commission (including without limitation any approved Hardship Waivers or Deferrals or Mobile
Home Vacancy Adjustments) shall be supplemented by any legally available funds, or combination
of such funds, and shall not be paid for by proceeds or funds derived from the Fire Rescue
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Assessments. It is the legislative determination of the City Commission that in the event a court of
competent jurisdiction determines any exemption or reduction by the City Commission improper or
otherwise adversely affects the validity of the Fire Rescue Assessment imposed for this Fiscal Year,
the sole and exclusive remedy shall be the imposition of a Fire Rescue Assessment upon each affected
Tax Parcel in the amount of the Fire Rescue Assessment that would have been otherwise imposed
save and except for such reduction or exemption afforded to such Tax Parcel by the City Commission.
RESOLUTION NO. R26-110
APPENDIX F
PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY
The Cost Apportionment to each Property Use Category and to Mixed Use Property shall be
apportioned among the Tax Parcels within each Property Use Category and to Mixed Use Property
Tax Parcels as follows:
SECTION F-1 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.The Fire Rescue Assessment for each Tax Parcel of
Residential Property shall be computed by multiplying the Demand Percentage attributable to the
Residential Property Use Category by the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs, dividing such product by the
total number of Dwelling Units shown on the Tax Roll within the City for the Residential Property Use
Category, and then multiplying such quotient by the number of Dwelling Units located on such Tax
Parcel.
SECTION F-2. NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. The Fire Rescue Assessments for each
Building of Non-Residential Property (except Nursing Home Property) shall be computed as follows:
(A) Respectively, multiply the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost by the Demand Percentage
attributable to each of the Non-Residential Property Use Categories. The resulting dollar amounts
reflect the portions of the City's fire rescue budget to be respectively funded from Fire Rescue
Assessment revenue derived from each of the Non-Residential Property Use Categories.
(B) Separate each building in each of the Non-Residential Property Use Categories into
the appropriate Non-Residential Property Use Category for that Building.
(C) For each Non-Residential Property Use Category, add the Building square footage of
all the Buildings in each Non-Residential Property Use Category. All Buildings with a number of
square feet exceeding 77,001 will be included in the calculation at 77,001 square feet. This sum
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reflects an aggregate square footage area for each Non-Residential Property Use Category to be
used by the City in the computation of Fire Rescue Assessments.
(D) Divide the product of subsection (A) of this Section relative to each of the Non-
Residential Property Use Categories by the sum of the square foot allocations for each Non-
Residential Property Use Category described in subsection (C) of this Section. The resulting quotient
expresses a dollar amount per square foot of improved area ("the square foot rate") to be used in
computing Fire Rescue Assessments on each of the respective Non-Residential Property Use
Categories.
(E) For each of the Non-Residential Property Use Categories, other than Nursing Home
Property, multiply the applicable square foot rate calculated under subsection (D) of this Section by
the number of square feet, up to 77,001 square feet,for each Building in the Non-Residential Property
Use Categories. The resulting product for each Building expresses the amount of Fire Rescue
Assessments to be imposed on each Building of Non-Residential Property.
SECTION F-3. NURSING HOME PROPERTY. Notwithstanding the procedure in Section F-2
for Non-Residential Property, the Fire Rescue Assessment for each Building of Nursing Home
Property shall be computed as follows:
(A) For Nursing Home Property, multiply the square foot rate determined in subsection
F-2 of this Section for Institutional Property by the number of square feet, up to 77,001 square feet,
for each Building of Nursing Home Property. Such amount shall be the amount of the Fire Rescue
Assessments imposed upon each Building of Nursing Home Property.
(B) Multiply the amount directed to be imposed as Fire Rescue Assessments on Nursing
Home Property in subsection (A) of this Section by the total square footage of Buildings related to
Nursing Home Property as provided in subsection F-2(C). The resulting product represents the
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aggregate revenue to be derived from Fire Rescue Assessments imposed upon Nursing Home
Property.
(C) The remaining portion of the City's fire rescue budget otherwise attributable to
Nursing Home Property and not funded through Fire Rescue Assessments imposed upon Nursing
Home Property shall be funded from legally available City revenue other than Fire Rescue Assessment
proceeds.
SECTION F-4. MIXED USE PROPERTY. The Fire Rescue Assessments for each Tax Parcel
classified in two or more Property Use Categories shall be the sum of the Fire Rescue Assessments
computed for each Property Use Category.
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APPENDIX G
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED
To Be Published by August 19, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. R26-110
G-1
NOTICE OF HEARING TO IMPOSE AND PROVIDE FOR COLLECTION OF FIRE RESCUE
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach will conduct a
public hearing to consider the imposition of annual fire rescue special assessments for the provision
of fire rescue services within the municipal boundaries of the City of Boynton Beach.
The hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. on September 8, 2026, in the City of Boynton Beach
Commission Chambers, 100 East Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida, 33435, for the purpose of
receiving public comment on the proposed assessments. All affected property owners have a right
to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with the City Commission within 20 days of
this notice. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to
any matter considered at the hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings and may
need to ensure that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which
the appeal is to be made. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a
special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the City
Clerk's Office at (561) 742-6060, at least three days prior to the date of the hearing.
The assessment for each parcel of property will be based upon each parcel's classification and
the total number of billing units attributed to that parcel. The proposed fire rescue assessment
schedule for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 is as follows:
Property Use Category Rate Per Dwellina Unit
Residential $145.00
Non-Residential Property Use Categories Rate Per Square Foot
Commercial $0.32
Industrial/Warehouse $0.07
Institutional $0.36
Nursina Home $0.36
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Copies of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance, the Initial Assessment Resolution, the
Preliminary Rate Resolution, and the Preliminary Assessment Roll are available for inspection at the
City Clerk's Office in City Hall, located at 100 East Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida, 33435.
The fire rescue non-ad valorem assessment will be collected on the ad valorem tax bill to be
mailed in November 2026. Failure to pay the assessments will cause a tax certificate to be issued
against the property, which may result in a loss of title.
If you have any questions, please contact the Finance Department at (561) 742-6310, Monday
through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
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APPENDIX H
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE MAILED
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
City of Boynton Beach
P.O. Box 310 NOTICE OF HEARING TO IMPOSE AND PROVIDE
Boynton Beach, FL 33425-0310 FOR THE COLLECTION OF FIRE RESCUE
NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS
NOTICE DATE: AUGUST 19, 2026
Owner Name Tax Parcel#
Address Sequence #
City, State Zip Legal Description:
* * * * * NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER * * * * *
As required by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, and City Ordinance No. 08-017, notice is given by
the City of Boynton Beach that an annual assessment for fire rescue services using the tax bill
collection method may be levied on your property for the fiscal year October 1, 2026 - September
30, 2027. The City has levied a fire rescue special assessment since 2001 pursuant to Ordinance No.
01-34, as amended, which Ordinance sunset on September 30, 2008. The City then adopted
Ordinance No. 08-017 to provide for reenactment of the fire rescue special assessment within the
City commencing with the 2008-2009 fiscal year.The purpose of this assessment is to fund fire rescue
services benefiting improved property located within the City of Boynton Beach.The total annual fire
rescue assessment revenue to be collected within the City of Boynton Beach is estimated to be
$10,215,958. The annual fire rescue assessment is based on the classification of each parcel of
property and the number of billing units contained therein.
Category Type and Number Fiscal Year 26-27
Billing Units Assessment
[Category] [ParcelUnits][UnitDesc] [Charge]
[Category] [ParcelUnits][UnitDesc] [Charge]
[Category] [ParcelUnits][UnitDesc] [Charge]
[Category] [ParcelUnits][UnitDesc] [Charge]
[Category] [Parcel Units][UnitDesc] [Charge]
[Category] [ParcelUnits][UnitDesc] [Charge]
[Category] [ParcelUnits][UnitDesc] [Charge]
Total Assessment $[SumofBld...]
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The maximum annual fire rescue services assessment for the above parcel for Fiscal Year 2026-27
and future fiscal years without further notice is $ .
A public hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. on September 8, 2026, in the City of Boynton Beach
Commission Chambers, 100 East Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida, 33435, for the purpose of
receiving public comment on the proposed assessments. You and all other affected property owners
have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with the City Commission within
20 days of this notice.If you decide to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect
to any matter considered at the hearing, you will need a record of the proceedings and may need to
ensure that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal
is to be made. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special
accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk's
office at (561) 742-6060, at least three days prior to the date of the hearing.
Unless proper steps are initiated in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure relief within 20 days
from the date of City Commission action at the above hearing (including the method of
apportionment, the rate of assessment, and the imposition of assessments), such action shall be the
final adjudication of the issues presented.
Copies of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance, the Initial Assessment Resolution, the Preliminary
Rate Resolution, and the preliminary assessment roll are available for inspection at the City Clerk's
office in City Hall, located at 100 East Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida 33435.
Pursuant to Chapter 92-264, Laws of Florida, as amended by Chapter 2003-348, Laws of Florida, a
special act relating to the County, notice of the fire rescue assessment imposed by the City shall also
be included by the Property Appraiser as part of the notice of proposed property taxes under Section
200.069, Florida Statutes, the truth-in-millage notification.
Both the fire rescue non-ad valorem assessment amount shown on this notice and the ad valorem
taxes for the above parcel will be collected on the ad valorem tax bill mailed in November. Failure to
pay the assessments will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property, which may result
in a loss of title.
If there is a mistake on this notice, it will be corrected. If you have any questions regarding your fire
rescue service assessment, please contact the Finance Department at (561) 742-6310, Monday
through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
* * * * * THIS IS NOT A BILL* * * * *