§ 24-207. Short title, authority, and applicability.

(a)

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Buildings Impact Fee Ordinance."

(b)

The board of county commissioners has the authority to adopt this article pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State and to F.S. ch. 125 and F.S. §§ 163.3201 and 163.3202(3).

(c)

Pursuant to F.S. § 125.01(1)(c), the county has the power to provide and maintain county buildings, including, but not limited to, a county jail and county courthouses. Pursuant to F.S. § 29.008, counties are required to provide courtrooms necessary to operate the circuit and county courts. The county is the sole provider of jails and courthouses in the county.

(d)

The county must collect public buildings impact fees within the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county to provide county buildings that adequately serve the needs of all county residents, including residents of the cities. Development within the cities impacts the capital public building needs of the county.

(e)

This article shall apply to all areas of the county, even in the absence of interlocal agreements with the affected municipalities.

(Code 1982, § 1-16.3-11; Ord. No. 95-41, pt. A, 9-19-1995; Ord. No. 00-009, pt. A, 5-9-2000)