96-25 ORDINANCE NO. 96-25
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA
PROVIDING A FEE SCHEDULE FOR ENGINEERING AND
PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTION PERMIT AND REVIEW;
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
consideration and processing of applications for engineering and public works inspection
permit and review services provided by the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sec. 8.04 of the City Charter, the fee schedules provided
by Metropolitan Dade County have previously been utilized by the City for the purpose of
determining the applicable fees for engineering and public works inspection permit and
review services; 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 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
engineering and public works inspection permit and review and related services of the
Community Services 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. Replacing Metropolitan Dade County Fee Schedule. The application
fees provided by this Ordinance shall replace the application fees previously provided by
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inspection permit and review services, as made applicable by City Charter Section 8.04.
Section 3. 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 4. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the City Council, and it is
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 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective upon adoption on
second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Councilmember R,~.~>~n , who
moved its adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Councilmember
Rog~rs-Libert , and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Councilmember Arthur Berger y~,~
Councilmember Jay R. Beskin y~,~
Councilmember Ken Cohen
Councilmember Harry Holzberg y~,~
Councilmember Jeffrey M. Perlow y~s
Vice Mayor Patricia Rogers-Libert
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Councilmember Rr~?r.--T.~+~- ,
who moved its adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by
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Councilmember Cot~e-~ , 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
Councilmember Jeffrey M. Perlow .yes
Vice Mayor Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 2ndday of October, 1996.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second ~ading~ ~ tj~6~da~' or October, 1996.
TERESA M. SMITH, CMC, CITY CLERK
APPROVED A~,~ R~,~N D~:C I E NCY:
CITY A"I-FORN EY ~
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