§ 24-96. Payment of fee.

(a)

The feepayer shall pay the fee to the county administrator at any time prior to the issuance of a building permit or electrical permit for a recreational vehicle park or mobile home park.

(b)

In lieu of all or part of the law enforcement impact fee, the board of county commissioners may accept the offer by a developer to construct, dedicate or acquire property or equipment for the purpose of meeting the capital public building needs of the sheriff's department that is consistent with the county's comprehensive plan or the adopted comprehensive plan of Ft. Pierce, Port St. Lucie or St. Lucie Village.

(c)

In the event the developer proposes to dedicate or acquire unimproved property or equipment, the provisions of section 24-97(e)(3) shall apply. The portion of the fee represented by the property dedications or acquisitions shall be deemed paid only when the dedicated or acquired property is officially accepted by the county or other appropriate governmental entity.

(d)

If law enforcement impact fees are owed, no development permits of any type may be issued for the building or structure in question while the fee remains unpaid. The county administrator may authorize the initiation of any action as permitted by law or equity to collect the unpaid fees.

(Code 1982, § 1-18-09; Ord. No. 04-005, pt. A, 4-6-2004)