HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 2022-20 Waiver of Annexation Fees - Six MonthRESOLUTION: 2022- 20
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.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED 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; 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.
More than 10 acres:
$1,200.00 plus $10 per acre
or fraction thereof —
includes comp plan
amendment and rezoning.
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Resolution 2022-20
Moratorium effective for 6 months
betLinning September 1, 2022 and ending
on March 1. 2023.The waiver shall be
applied to all applicable Annexation,
All costs included.
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
propertvisl. 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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED IN REGULAR SESSION THIS 8th DAY OF AUGUST, 2022.
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