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 St. Lucie County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 24. IMPACT FEES
 Article VI. PARKS IMPACT FEE

  § 24-173. Payment of fee.  

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  • (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 parks impact fee, the board of county commissioners may accept the offer by a developer to construct, dedicate or acquire property for part of a parks facility 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 addition, the construction or dedication of park facilities or acquisition of property for parks purposes must only be for purposes as set out in section 24-180. The developer shall submit a cost estimate certified by a registered state professional engineer, architect or landscape architect acceptable to the board of county commissioners or its designee. The board of county commissioners shall credit the cost of the construction of any parks improvement against the parks impact fee otherwise due. The portion of the fee represented by the parks construction or property dedication shall be deemed paid when the construction or dedication is completed and accepted by the county, state or appropriate municipality for maintenance or when adequate security for the completion of the construction has been provided.

    (d)

    In the event the developer proposes to dedicate or acquire unimproved property, the provisions of section 24-175(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.

    (e)

    If parks 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, § 1-15-37; Ord. No. 95-023, pt. A, 9-19-1995; Ord. No. 00-005, pt. A, 5-9-2000)