HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 2021-4 Annexation MoratoriumRESOLUTION: 2021-4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE, PROVIDING
FOR A SIX-MONTH WAIVER PERIOD FOR THE COLLECTION OF
ANNEXATION APPLICATION FEES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL
RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the imposition of voluntary annexation application fees is a product of the
City of Crestview's home rule power; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Crestview finds that the collection of
voluntary annexation application fees is an important measure which ensures that staff
time and the necessary Public Notices are provided for in an equitable manner; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Crestview finds that voluntary annexation
into the City is both a benefit to the applicant and to the Citizens of Crestview; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Crestview finds that the current voluntary
annexation application fee may be over burdensome on those citizens wishing to be
annexed into the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Crestview finds that a six-month waiver of
the collection of voluntary annexation application fees will continue to provide an
opportunity for applicants to annex their properties into the City of Crestview without
the burden of the fee.
BE IT ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. AUTHORITY. The authority for enactment of this resolution is Section
166.021 and Section 163.31801, Florida Statutes and Article I, Section 2 of the City
Charter.
Section 2. That the Comprehensive Fee Schedule for Fiscal year 2020-2021; Planning
and Zoning; Local Planning application, administrative and processing fees, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Voluntary
annexation into
the city
10 acres or less:
$1,200.00 -
includes comp
plan amendment
and rezoning.
Resolution 2020-13
Resolution 2021-4
Moratorium effective for 6 months
More than 10
acres: $1,200.00
plus $10 per acre
or fraction
thereof —
includes comp
plan amendment
and rezoning. All
costs included.
beginning February 12, 2021 and
ending on August 12. 2021.The
waiver shall be applied to all
applicable Annexation,
Comprehensive Plan Amendment,
and Zoning Change applications,.
being annexed into the City of
Crestview. This fee waiver is only
applicable to those applications for
annexation as described above
and shall not be applied to
Comprehensive Plan Amendments
or Zoning Change applications
absent an annexation application
for the same property(s). The
waiver shall not be applied
retroactively to any application for
annexation nor shall it apply to
any annexation application that
was voluntarily cancelled within
180 days of the effective date of
this section.
Section 3. SEVERABILITY. If any word, phrase, sentence, paragraph or provision of
this resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or
unconstitutional, such finding shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this
resolution which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this resolution are declared severable.
Section 4. REPEALER. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with the
provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Crestview
of Okaloosa County, Florida, that this Resolution is hereby
PASSED AND ADOPTED IN REGULAR SESSION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA ON THE g DAY OF r , 2021.
ATTEST:
Elizabeth M Roy, City Clerk
APPROVED BY ME THIS DAY of
Shannon Hayes, Mayer Piro Tern for
]B Whitten, Mayor
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