Placement: Second Reading of Ordinances / Public Hearing
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 23-27, Public Hearing, Amending and Restating the City of Port St. Lucie Code of Ordinances Chapter 159, Article III, Entitled "Parks and Recreation Fee Schedule".
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Submitted By: Bethany Grubbs, Planner III
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Executive Summary (General Business): This is a request to adopt an updated Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Ordinance, Fee Schedule and the 2023 Impact Fee Study.
Presentation Information: Staff and TischlerBise, the City's consultant, will provide a presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council adopt the Ordinance amending and restating the City's Parks and Recreation Impact Ordinance and Fee Schedule.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the Ordinance amending and restating the City's Parks and Recreation Impact Ordinance and Fee Schedule.
2. Move that the Council not approve the Ordinance and provide staff direction.
Background: The City of Port St. Lucie is updating its Development Impact Fees related to Parks and Recreation.
Local governments in Florida may assess impact fees to offset infrastructure costs necessitated by future growth. Impact fees are one-time payments used to capital improvements needed to accommodate future development; therefore, as vacant lands within Port St. Lucie develop, or as existing uses expand, the demand imposed upon Port St. Lucie for additional capital facilities increases proportionately. The fee represents future development's proportionate share of capital improvement costs. Impact fees may be used for capital improvements or debt service for growth-related infrastructure. In contrast to general taxes, impact fees may not be used for operations, maintenance, replacement, or correcting existing deficiencies.
The Parks and Recreation Impact Fee...
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