O75-12ORDINANCE NO. 75-12
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AN ORDiINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON B~AC , FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 26-11.1 OF CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODIFIED
ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY, PROVIDING. FOR AN AMENDED
BASIS OF COMPUTATION FOR AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE
". PROVIDIN~ FOR
"INTERIM SERVICES ~qD ~ACILITIES FEE ,
AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, SAVINGS CLAUSE, REPEALING
PROVISIONS, AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
W~EREAS~ the City Council of the City of Boynton Beach,
Florida, has heretofore adopted Ordinance No. 73-36, establishing
the "Interim Services an~ Facilities Fee", and Ordinance No.
74-19, amending the said Ordinance No. 73-36; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be more equitable
to amend the basis of computing the fee as hereinafter provided,
which is in conformity with the computation of similar fees in
neighboring municipalities, except that the ~e~centa~e'-basis
shall be one-half (1/~2) 0f ~n~p~r_~ent~ as compared to the
percentage of one per cent (1%) mn neighboring municipalities; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that the cost ol providing
municipal services is constantly increasing; and
WHEREAS, the meteoric growth being expermenced in the
City of Boynton Beach is causmng and will continue to cause an
undue financial burden on the existing taxpaying property owners
because of those improved properties that are receiving the
many municipal services, but are not yet placed on the tax ro~l;
and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the burden for
paying for municipal services should be borne by all properties
receiving such municipal services as soon as such services are
rendered; and
WHEREAS, other services such as water, sewer and other
utilities are charged for upon occupancy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH~ FLORIDA:
Section 1. That ~ection. 26-t~.~gf~Chapte~x26~ the ~
Codi~iedOrdinaaces..of<the~Ci%~of~B~yn~Qn Beaeh,~F!orida, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"~Sec. 26-11.1. Interim services and facilities fee.
(a) That real property taxes as presently billed and
levied are to provide future, not past services.
(b) That a fee to be known as the 'Interim Services
and Facilities Fee' is hereby established.
(c) That the Interim Services and Facilities Fee
is levied f~r municipal services rendered to those non-
~xempt properties issUe~ a certificate of occupancy either
permanent or~ temporary
premises which have nO'
~klue of land and the
(d) That the !rite!
shall~be c~pu%ed~at t
per ce~t p~r annu~ of
stated in the buildin¢
~or full or partial use of the
received a ~aX bill-based on the
mprovements thereon.
im Services and Facilities Fee
~ rate of one-haI~ (1/2} of one
ae value of the improvement as
permit,
OR
SHALL be based on a f~ctor of a 1" or less water meter,
which said factor shall ibe $~50 per annum or the
capacity-multiples.thereof for larger meters as provided
in paragraph (f), WHIC~EVE~ IS TEE LESSER OF THE
FOREGOING.
(e) That the Interim Services and Facilities Fee
shall then be pro~ated for those full months following
the issuance of the certificate of occupancy and con-
tinuihg un~il the beginning of the administrative tax
year beginning. January 1st of the succeeding calendar
year.
(f) That ~he administrative procedure shall be as
follows: As soon as a pe.rmanent, temporary or partial
certificate of occupancy is issued, the building depart-
ment will notify the director of finance.
Beginning with the next full month after the
establishment of the occupants' water meter account,
the director of finance will prorate, based on one-half
(1/2) of one per cent per annum of the non tax-exempt
building permit ~alue of the improvement, and this
a~ount to be billed separately with the water bill until
January 1st of the following calendar year,
OR
beginning with the next full month after the establish-
ment of the occupants' water meter account the director
of finance will prorate, based on $350 per annum for a
~'~ or less water meter unit charge, to be billed
separately with the wa%er bill until January 1st of the
following calendar year. Said charge shall be increased
on a per annum basis, according to the following multiples
or sums thereof in the case of more than one meter:
"Meter Size
Capacity Multiple
1" or less 1
1-1/2" 2.25
2" 4
3" 9
4" 16
6" 36
8" 64
10" 100
(g) That in the event the Interim Services and
Faciiities Fee is not paid within the thirty (30) day
period following the d~te of the billing, a lien will
be established against the property.
(h) That the income from the Interim Services and
Facilities Fee shall be a General Fund Revenue."
Section 2; Authority to Co__dify: Specific authority is
hereby granted to codify and incorporate this Ordinance in the
City's existing Code.
Section 3. Separability:_ Each of the provisions of
this Ordinance are separable, including word, clause, phrase or
sentence, and if any portion thereof shall be declared invalid,
the remaining portion shall not be affected but shall remain in
full force and effect.
Section 4. Repealing Provisions: Ail ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 5. An Effective Date: This Ordinance shall
become effective
First reading this ~ day of March, A.D.,
Second, final reading and passage this
, ,
A.D.
1975.
in the manner and at the time provided by law.
1975.
day of
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACE, FLORIDA
Maydr
Coun ~il Member
ATTEST:
~ity Clerk
Co ,u~il Me~r
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