File #: ID 2021-115    Version: 2 Name:
Type: Ordinance - 1st Reading Status: Filed
File created: 3/18/2021 In control: Regular City Commission Meeting
On agenda: 4/7/2021 Final action: 4/7/2021
Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MARGATE, FLORIDA, CHAPTER 9 - BUILDINGS, ARTICLE III.-FEES, SECTION 9-21. - SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES; PROVIDING FOR FEES AND PENALTIES TO BE SET BY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Attachments: 1. ORDINANCE, 2. BACKGROUND, 3. BACKGROUND - Comparison of old and new permit fees

 

TO:                     Mayor and City Commission

 

FROM:                     Cale Curtis, City Manager

 

DATE:                     April 7, 2021

 

 

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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MARGATE, FLORIDA, CHAPTER 9 - BUILDINGS, ARTICLE III.-FEES, SECTION 9-21. - SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES; PROVIDING FOR FEES AND PENALTIES TO BE SET BY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 

 

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BACKGROUND:                                          City Code currently provides for building permit fees to be set by Ordinance. Allowing the City Commission to approve the fees by resolution would allow for more frequent review and adjustment of the fee schedule for consistency with Florida Building Code, cost comparison with area municipalities, and consumer price index changes. 

 

 

RECOMMENDATION:                     For approval.

 

 

FISCAL IMPACT:                     None.

 

 

CONTACT PERSON:                     Richard Nixon, Building Official