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RESOLUTION AMENDING IMPLEMENTING ORDER 4-111: DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING FEE SCHEDULE, TO ADD FEES RELATING TO CERTIFICATE OF USE

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WHEREAS, this Board desires to accomplish the purposes outlined in the accompanying memorandum, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board hereby amends Implementing Order 4-111: Department of Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule, in the form attached hereto and incorporated herein, and authorizes the County Mayor or Mayor�s designee to exercise any and all rights conferred therein.

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Date:

To: Honorable Chairman Dennis C. Moss
and Members, Board of County Commissioners

From: George M. Burgess
County Manager

Subject: Resolution Amending Implementing Order No. 04-111: Department of Planning and Zoning Fee
Schedule

STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation

It is recommended that the Board approve the attached resolution amending Implementing Order No. 04-111: Department of Planning and Zoning Fee Schedule.

Scope

The scope of this item applies to the unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County.

Fiscal Impact/Funding Source

Depending on market conditions, the proposed fee schedule may generate additional revenue for the Department of Planning and Zoning.

Track Record/Monitor

Not applicable.

MANAGER'S BACKGROUND
Background

On December 2, 2008 the Board adopted Ordinance No. 08-133, which requires issuance of a Certificate of Use (CU) by the Department of Planning and Zoning (Department) when residential properties in unincorporated Miami-Dade County are acquired through a Certificate of Title (Foreclosures and Judgments), in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes. The purpose of the CU process is to document and disclose to the public the extent to which residential properties (i.e. single family, condominium, townhouse, or duplex) acquired in this way comply with all applicable building codes and zoning codes. The CU process includes preparation of a disclosure of findings report, which identifies building or zoning code violations for each property and contains a good faith estimate of the cost to remedy any deficiencies. Building code violations will be referred to the Building Department for enforcement and zoning code violations will be referred to the Office of Neighborhood Compliance for enforcement.

The attached Implementing Order, Fee Schedule for Department of Planning and Zoning, has been amended to include a $300 fee per property for Department review of the disclosure of findings report and issuance of a final CU, $250 of which must be paid �up front� at the time of report submittal, with the $50 remainder due at the time of CU issuance.


An additional $50 fee is also included for cases where a disclosure of findings report is rejected by Department staff and must be re-submitted.





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Assistant County Manager