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ORDINANCE NO. 24O-07-125: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AMENDING CHAPTER 6, BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS, ARTICLE I, IN GENERAL, SECTION 6-10 ENUMERATION OF PERMIT FEES, REGULATIONS AND INSPECTION FEES TO STRIKE SUBSECTION III REGARDING PLANNING AND ZONING REVIEW FEES FROM THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES AND TO RENUMBER AND RELOCATE IT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS; AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE I, GENERAL PROVISIONS, CREATING SECTION 1.8, PLANNING AND ZONING FEES, TO ADOPT A TABLE ENTITLED “FEE SCHEDULE” WITH UPDATED FEES APPLICABLE TO THE VARIOUS APPLICATIONS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (REQUESTED BY CITY MANAGER, DESORAE GILES-SMITH).
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Request Action:
Requesting consideration of a text amendment to the Code of Ordinances & Land Development Regulations (LDR) to relocate and update the fee schedule for the various applications reviewed by the Planning & Zoning Department.
Need:
The proposed fees have been calculated based on the estimated time it may take the average application to be reviewed by various staff members to process an application. Fees have been updated to consider the entire process for approval of all potential types of projects.
Summary Explanation/ Background:
Staff has prepared an amendment to the Land Development Regulations to amend the fee schedule. Staff is proposing that applications processed by the Planning & Zoning Department be established to off-set the estimated cost for staff to review and process. On January 25, 2010, the City Commission approved Ordinance 10O-01-103, which adopted the existing Planning and Zoning Review fee schedule. Since then, development applications and operating costs have increased. The existing Planning and Zoning fees are in the City’s Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6 Building and...
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