96-22 ORDINANCE NO. 96-22
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA
PROVIDING A FEE SCHEDULE FOR BUILDING PERMIT
FEES; PROVIDING A FEE SCHEDULE FOR ZONING AND
PLANNING APPLICATIONS; REPLACING
METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY FEE SCHEDULE;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE
CODE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City is authorized by state law to provide for fees for the issuance
of building permits and for the consideration and processing of applications for zoning
and planning approvals, including re-zonings, variances, appeals of administrative
interpretations and other building, zoning and planning regulatory services provided by
the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sec. 8.04 of the City Charter, the Building and Zoning fee
schedules provided by Metropolitan Dade County have previously been utilized by the
City for the purpose of determining the applicable fees for building permits and zoning
applications; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is necessary to implement a mechanism
to enable the City to establish and adjust, from time to time, the applicable building permit
and zoning and planning application fees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this ordinance shall accomplish such
purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City is hereby authorized to impose fees for the issuance of
building permits, provision of inspections, issuance of certificates of completion or
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occupancy and related services of the Community Development Department. Such fees
shall be set and may be amended from time to time by resolution of the City Council
following a public hearing.
Section 2. The City is hereby authorized to impose fees for the filing and
processing of zoning and planning applications, including, but not limited to, applications
for variances, rezonings, comprehensive plan amendments, appeals of administrative
interpretations and other zoning or planning related services provided by the Community
Development Department. Such fees shall be set and may be amended from time to time
by resolution of the City Council following a public hearing.
Section 3. Replacing Metropolitan Dade County Fee Schedule. The building
permit and zoning and planning application fees provided by this ordinance shall replace
the building permit and zoning and planning application fees previously provided by
administrative order of Metropolitan Dade County for building, zoning and planning
services, as made applicable by City Charter Section 8.04.
Section 4. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any
reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they
shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand
notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Section 5. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the City Council, and it is
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hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and made a part of
the Code of Aventura, Florida; that the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or
relettered to accomplish such intentions; and that the word "Ordinance" shall be changed
to "Section" or other appropriate word.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective upon adoption on
second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert, who moved
its adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Councilmember Perlow, and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Councilmember Arthur Berger yes
Coun¢ilmember Jay R. Beskin yes
Councilmember Ken Cohen yes
Councilmember Harry Holzberg yes
Councilmember Jeffrey M. Perlow yes
Vice Mayor Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert, who moved
its adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Councilmember
Holzberg, and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Councilmember Arthur Berger yes
Councilmember Jay R. Beskin yes
Councilmember Ken Cohen yes
Councilmember Harry Holzberg yes
Councilmember Jeffrey Perlow yes
Vice Mayor Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
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PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 17t" day of September, 1996.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this 2ND day of October, 1996.
ARTNI~JI~ I~ SNYI~E~; M,~'OR
A'I-FEST: -
~ERESA M. SMITH, CMC{ CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
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