Res 1350-61 RESOLUTION NO. 1350
A RESOLLrf'~ON OF THh CITY COUNCIL OP THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING
~qE CITY TAX ASSESSOR TO ASSESS QUALIPIED
FALL-OUT SHELTERS AT RATES COlor, PARABLE TO
THE PRESENT ASSESSMENT BASIS USED POR
GARAGES, CARPORTS AND OPEN PORCHES.
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Delray
Beach, Plorida, is coqnizant of the interest being dis-
played By the citizens of this City in the construction of
private fall-out shelters, and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the best
interests of the citizens to have a set policy governing
the assessment of fall-out shelters for ad valorem tax
purposes, and
~E~EAS, the City Council also deems it advis-
able to define the type of construction which will qualify
as a fall-out shelter for assessment as such;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUN-
CIL OF THE CITY OP DEI~?AY BEACH, PLORIDA
1. The City Tax Assessor is hereby directed to
assess "qualified" private fall-out shelters at a rate
comparable to the present assessment basis used for garages,
carports, and open porches, namely at one-half the rate of
the basis used for the assessment of the main building lo-
cated on the premises.
2. A structure shall be identified as a "quali-
fied'' fall-out shelter for the purposes of this Resolution
when it conforms to the following standards:
GA) Upon the procurement by the Owner of a cer-
tificate from the local Director of Civil Defense (or his
written approval on the plans) stating that such structure
meets at least the minimum requirements of a fall-out shelter
in conformity with the standards set forth by the Office of
the United States Civil Defense Director; and
(B) Upon the issuance of a building certificate
for the construction of a fall-out shelter by the City Build-
ing Inspector, which certificate shall be so designated only
upon the presentment by the Owner of the Certificate (or ap-
proval) mentioned in Paragraph 2 (A) With the application
for building permit, and the Building Inspector is further
satisfied that the structure also conforms to the Building
and Zoning Codes of this City. It is intended that the
type of shelter contemplated by this Resolution shall be one
designed only for primary use as a shelter, and not as living
qua rters.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in Regular session this
day of September, 1961. /
ATTEST: .,,
City Clerk