35-93 ORDINANCE NO. 35-93
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 8, "SPECIAL
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS", OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, BY REPEALING
SECTION 8.4.16, "STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS",
AND BY AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 56, "STORMWATER",
SECTION 56.19, "STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT LIEN",
BY RENAMING THE SECTION "STORMWATER ASSESSMENT LIENS;
ENFORCEMENT", BY AMENDING SECTION 56.19(A) TO PROVIDE
FOR ENFORCEMENT OF DELINQUENT. LIENS, BY AMENDING
SECTION 56.21, "INTERIM METHOD OF COLLECTION", AND BY
AMENDING SECTION 56.22, "UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTION",
BY ADDING SUBSECTIONS E, F AND G TO PROVIDE FOR THE
PAYMENT AND COLLECTION OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
ASSESSMENTS UNDER THE INTERIM AND UNIFORM METHODS OF
COLLECTION, RESPECTIVELY, BY ENACTING A NEW SECTION
56.23, "STORMWATER ASSESSMENT PROCESS", TO PROVIDE FOR
A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A
BUDGET, ADOPTING RATES AND FOR THE PREPARATION,
CERTIFICATION AND ADOPTION OF A STORMWATER ASSESSMENT
ROLL, AND TO PROVIDE THAT INDIVIDUAL NOTICES TO
PROPERTY OWNERS ARE NOT REQUIRED EXCEPT IN INSTANCES
WHERE IT IS MANDATED BY STATE LAW, AND BY RENUMBERING
FORMER SECTIONS 56.23, 56.24, 56.25; PROVIDING A SAVING
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Delray Beach codified certain sections of
the stormwater assessment process in the Land Development Regulations
(LDRs) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Delray Beach desires to repeal Section
8.4.16 of the LDR's and recodify in part those sections in Chapter 56,
"Stormwater", to provide for uniformity wherein all Stormwater
Assessment Ordinances are contained in the same chapter of the City's
Code of Ordinances; and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach
desires to re-establish the public hearing process to initiate the
budget, rates, assessment roll and certification and adoption thereof as
it pertains to the Stormwater Management Assessment; and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to provide individual
notices to property owners (other than notices sent by the Tax Collector
pursuant to Fla. Stat. 197.3635) only in those circumstances required by
Florida Statute Section 197.3632(4).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 8, "Special Implementation Programs",
of the Land Development Regulations of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended by repealing Section
8.4.16, "Stormwater Management Assessments", in its entirety and
recodifying certain repealed provisions as set forth herein.
Section 2. That Chapter 56, "Stormwater", is hereby amended
by amending Section 56.19, "Stormwater Management Assessment Lien", to
read as follows:
56.19 Stormwater Management Assessment Lien~; Enforcement.
(A) All stormwater management assessments assessed pursuant
to this chapter shall be a lien upon the property to which such
assessment relates from the first day of the year for which said
assessment is imposed until such assessment is paid. The owner of every
building, premises, lot or house shall be obligated to pay the
stormwater management assessments~ ~ ~l~~lm~l~l~f~l~
~/~/£~~/6f//~6f~~ All delinquent Stormwater Management
Assessment liens may be enforced at any time by the City at least thirty
(30) days subsequent to the date of the service of the notice of lien
for the amount due under such recorded liens, including all interest
charges, plus costs and a reasonable attorney's fee by a proceeding in a
court of law or equity to enforce or foreclose such liens in the manner
in which a mortgage lien is foreclosed under the laws of Florida, or the
'collection and enforcement of payment thereof may be accomplished by any
other method authorized by law. It shall be lawful to join in any
complaint or foreclosure or any legal proceedings, any one or more lots
or parcels of land tha% is the subject of a lien or liens. I~/~/~g~
~/~~/~~/f~/f~/~//~I~~ In the case where a
tenant in possession of any premises or buildings shall pay said
assessment, it shall relieve the land owner from such obligation and
lien; but the city shall not be required to look to any person
whatsoever other than the owner for the payment of such assessment. No
changes of ownership or occupation shall affect the application of this
chapter, and the failure of any owner to learn that he purchased
property against which a lien for stormwater management assessment
exists, shall in no way affect his or her responsibility for such
payment. In addition to the above, in the event the annual stormwater
management assessment is collected pursuant to the uniform method of
collection, it shall be subject to.all collection provisions of F.S.
Chapter 197, as amended and supplemented, including provisions relating
to discount for early payment, prepayment by installment method,
deferred payment, penalty for delinquent payment, and issuance and sale
of tax certificates and tax deeds for nonpayment, as provided by law.
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Such stormwater management assessment is subject to becoming a lien
against homestead, as provided in Section 4, Article X, of the Florida
Constitution.
Section 3. That Chapter 56, "Stormwater", is hereby amended
by amending Section 56.21, "Interim Method of Collection", to read as
follows:
56.21 Interim Method of Collection
(A) ~ As soon as practicable after the enactment of this
chapter, the Director shall prepare a budget of operation for the year
ending September 30, 1990, in conformity with the requirements of
Section 56.16. After rates for the stormwater management assessment
have been determined for such period, the Director of Finance shall,
based on information provided by the Director and the Palm Beach County
Property Appraiser, prepare and mail a billing statement to all owners
of property within the benefited area reflecting the annual stormwater
management assessment. Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to
the contrary, to the extent that the uniform method of collection is not
available for the collection of stormwater management assessments with
respect to certain types of properties within the benefited area, the
city reserves the right to continue to use the interim method of
collection.
(B) The owner and description of each parcel of real property
shall be that designated on the real property records maintained by the
property appraiser.
(C) The stormwater management assessments shall be due and
payable at the time set forth in the billing statement. There shall be
no discounts for early payment pursuant to the Interim Method of
Collection. The stormwater management assessment shall become
delinquent if not fully paid within thirty (30) days of rendition. All
delinquent stormwater management assessments shall, until paid, bear an
interest charge of eight percent (8%) and a rebilling charge covering
administrative costs.
(D) The billing statement under the Interim Method of
Collection shall contain a notice advising that' the stormwater
management assessments imposed against the owners of the real property
in the benefited area thereof assessed shall constitute a lien against
such property as of the first day of the fiscal year (or the date of
enactment of Ordinance No. 21-90 with respect to the billing statement
coverin~ the period from the date of such enactment to September 30,
1990) for which said assessment is imposed until such assessments are
Paid, which lien until fully paid and discharged or barred by law~ shall
be prior to other liens except such assessment lien shall be on a parity
with the lien of State, County and City taxes and any liens for charges
for services created pursuant to Section 159.17, Florida Statutes, as
amended and supplemented. Such notice shall further advise the owner
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that failure to pay the stormwater management assessments in a timely
manner may result in a loss of title. The City may combine the amount
due from the date of enactment of Ordinance No. 21-90 to September 30,
1990, in the billing statement for the fiscal year beginning October 1,
1990.
(E) If any stormwater management assessments shall become
delinquent, the City shall cause to be prepared a notice of lien
containing the amount of the delinquent stormwater management assessment
including imposed interest charges and other costs, a legal description
of the property and the name of the owner of such property. The City
may, after notice has been given, as described below, record such notice
of lien in the public records of the County. A copy of the notice of
lien shall be served on the owner of record as provided in Section
713.18, Florida Statutes, as amended and supplemented~ within ten (10)
days after the notice of lien is recorded.
(F) The notice shall be mailed on or about the 30th day after
the mailing of the billing statement. Such notice containing a
statement as to the interest charge and other costs and how the same
shall accrue and shall further advise the owner that a notice of lien
will be filed by the City against that parcel of real property.
However, if such stormwater management assessment, together with any
interest charges and other costs, are received within ten (10) days of
such notice, then such notice of lien will not be filed.
Section 4. That Chapter 56, "Stormwater", is hereby . amended
by amending Section 56.22, "Uniform Method of Collection", by enacting
subsections 56.22(E), (F) and (G) to read as follows:
56.22 Uniform Method of Collection.
(E) The stormwater management assessments shall be imposed
against the owners of all real property in the City, other than
non-assessed property, and collected pursuant to the Uniform Method of
Collection for fiscal year commencing October 1, 1991. Thereafter, the
City will use the Uniform Method of Collection unless the City
determines that another method of collecting stormwater management
assessments is in the best interest of the City.
(F) The owner and description of each parcel of real property
shall be that designated on the real property records maintained by. the
property appraiser.
(G) The stormwater management assessments shall be due and
payable at .the time set forth in the notice of non-ad valorem
assessments prepared by the County Tax Collector. Stormwater management
assessments collected pursuant to the Uniform Method of Collection shall
be subject to all collection provisions of Chapter 197, Florida
Statutes, as amended and supplemented and as set forth in Section 56.19.
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Section 5. That Chapter 56, "Stormwater", is hereby amended
by enacting a new Section 56 23, "Stormwater Assessment Process", to
read as follows:
56.23 Stormwater Assessment Process.
(A) Public Hearing. The City shall hold a public hearing for
the following purposes in the order set forth below:
(1) Budget. Other than with respect to the initial
budget which shall be determined in the manner set forth in Section
56.16, to adopt an operational budget for the System for each fiscal
year to cover the estimated costs o.f planning and constructing
additions, extensions and improvements to the System; to cover the debt
service requirements for any obligations issued by the City to finance
or refinance additions, extensions and improvements to the System; to
establish reserves for anticipated delinquent or uncollectible
stormwater management assessments; and to cover the cost of operation
and maintenance of the System.
(2) Rate Resolution. To adopt a rate resolution
incorporating a schedule of stormwater management assessments~ pursuant
to Section 56.16 upon the owners of all real property in the City, other
than non-assessed property. The rates established by the City each year
under the provisions of the rate resolution shall be sufficient to
provide monies for the purposes described in paragraph (A) (1). The City
shall not establish rates over and above the rates that are necessary to
comply with the provisions of paragraph (A)(1) and the budgetary
requirements of any proceedings of the City heretofore or hereafter
adopted in connection with the issuance of any of its bonds~ notes or
other evidence of indebtedness.
(3) Preparation of Stormwater Management Assessment
Roll. Based upon the proposed rate resolution, the City shall prepare a
stormwater management assessment roll. .Such stormwater management
assessment roll shall contain a summary description of each parcel of
real property within the City on or before the first day of the fiscal
year for which the stormwater management assessments are to be imposed,
the name and address of the owner of each parcel of real property, the
rate applicable to each parcel of real property as specified in the
proposed rate resolution and the amount of the stormwater management
assessments applicable to each parcel of property subject to the
stormwater management assessments. The summary description of each
parcel of real property shall be in detail as to permit ready
identification of each parcel on the real property records. The
information specified above to be included in the stormwater management
assessment roll shall conform to that maintained by the property
appraiser on the real property records.
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(4) Certification and Adoption of Stormwater Management
Assessment Roll. The City shall review the stormwater management
assessment roll to determine its conformity with the proposed rate
resolution. The City shall make such changes or additions as necessary
to conform such stormwater management assessment roll with the proposed
rate resolution. If upon the completion of such review, the City shall
be satisfied that the stormwater management assessment roll has been
preDared in conformity with the proposed rate resolution, it shall adopt
said resolution and ratify and confirm the stormwater management
assessment roll and certify that the stormwater management assessment
roll is correct and proper and is to be used in collecting the
stormwater management assessments. If no objections are made by persons
affected by the assessment roll at the public hearing, or if objections
having been made, they shall be deemed insufficient by the City
Commission, the City Commission shall thereupon adopt the assessments as
shown by the assessment roll.
(5) Notice of Public Hearing. Notice of said public
hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City, at least twenty (20) days prior to the date set for the public
hearing. Proof of the publication shall be verified by affidavit of the
publisher of the newspaper and filed with the Clerk. The published
notice shall contain the name of the local governing board, geographic
depiction of the property subject to the assessment, the proposed
schedule of the assessment, the fact that the assessment will be
collected by the Tax Collector, and a statement that all affected
property owners have the right to appear at the public hearing and the
right to file written objections within twenty (20) days of the
publication notice. Said public hearing may be continued to a date
certain without the necessity of further newspaper advertisement. The
City shall in addition, adopt such resolutions and conduct such hearings
after proper notice, all as may be required under Chapter 197, Florida
Statutes, as amended and supplemented, when the assessment is made
pursuant to the Uniform Method of Collection.
Section 6. That Chapter 56, "Stormwater", is hereby amended
by renumbering former Section 56.23, "Funding Sources", to Section
56.24, former Section 56.24, "Stormwater Management Enterprise Fund", to
Section 56.25, renumbering former Section 56.25, "Flooding; Liability",
to Section 56.26, and renumbering the index in front of Chapter 56 to
include said renumbering and to include any new section enacted pursuant
to this ordinance.
Section 7. That should any section or provision of this
ordinance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence or word be
declared by a court of competent . jurisdiction to be invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a
whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
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Section 8. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 9. That this ordinance shall become effective
i~ediately upon passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final
reading on this the 27th day of April, 1993.
ATTEST:
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First Reading April 13, 1993
Second Reading April 27, 1993
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MEMORANDUM
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS
FROM: CITY MANAGER t~V~
SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM ~ ~O~ - MEETING OF APRIL 27. 1993
ORDINANCE NO. 35-93
DATE: April 23, 1993
This is the second reading of an ordinance repealing provisions in
the Land Development Regulations concerning Storm Water Utility
Assessments and incorporating those provisions into Chapter 56 of the
Code of Ordinances.
The proposed ordinance eliminates the individual notice to property
owners unless individual notifications are required by Florida
Statute. The ordinance retains the public hearing process, but only
requires it to be advertised once, for the purpose of establishing a
budget, rates, preparing the assessment roll and certification and
adoption of the roll.
Additionally, it has been recommended that future annexation
applications and water service agreements contain a clause indicating
consent to the imposition of the stormwater management assessment.
This would alleviate the need for individual notices on the basis of
change of boundaries.
At the April 13th regular meeting, Ordinance No. 35-93 was passed on
first reading by a 5-0 vote.
Recommend approval of Ordinance No. 35-93 on second and final reading.
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 30, 1993
TO: City Commission
FROM: Susan A. Ruby, Assistant City Attorney
SUBJECT: Amendment to Stormwater Assessment Ordinances
Our office has prepared the attached draft ordinance which
repeals provisions in the LDR's concerning Storm Water Utility
Assessments and incorporates the provisions into Chapter 56
governing stormwater assessments.
The ordinance eliminates the individual notice to property
owners unless individual notifications are required by F.S.
197.3632, where the non-advalorem assessment is levied for the
first time; the assessment is increased beyond the maximum rate
authorized by law or judicial decree, the boundaries have
changed unless the owners have provided written consent for
such assessment; or there is a change in the purpose or in the
use of the revenue generated by the assessment. The ordinance
retains the public hearing process, but only requires it to be
advertised once, for the purpose of establishing a budget,
rates, preparing the assessment roll and the certification and
adoption of the roll.
Our office by written memorandum on August 7, 1992 informed
David Kovacs that annexation applications and water service
agreements should contain a clause indicating consent to the
imposition of the stormwater management assessment upon
annexation, which if implemented, should alleviate the need for
individual notices on the basis of change of boundaries.
By copy of this memorandum to David Harden, City Manager, our
office requests that this ordinance be placed on an upcoming
ago~ty Commission approval.
SAR:cI ¥' ~
Attachment
cc David Harden, City Manager
Alison MacGregor Harty, City Clerk
David Kovacs, Director of Planning and Zoning
Dick Hasko, Assistant City Engineer
ORDINANCE NO. 35-93
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 8, "SPECIAL
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS", OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, BY REPEALING
SECTION 8.4.16, "STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS"
AND BY AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY O~
DELRAY BEACH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 56, "STORMWATER",
SECTION 56.19, "STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT LIEN",
BY RENAMING THE SECTION "STORMWATER ASSESSMENT LIENS;
ENFORCEMENT", BY AMENDING SECTION 56.19(A) TO PROVIDE
FOR ENFORCEMENT OF DELINQUENT LIENS, BY AMENDING
SECTION 56.21, "INTERIM METHOD OF COLLECTION", AND BY
AMENDING SECTION 56.22, "UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTION",
BY ADDING SUBSECTIONS E, F AND G TO PROVIDE FOR THE
PAYMENT AND COLLECTION OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
ASSESSMENTS UNDER THE INTERIM AND UNIFORM METHODS OF
COLLECTION, RESPECTIVELY, BY ENACTING A NEW SECTION
56.23, "STORMWATER ASSESSMENT PROCESS", TO PROVIDE FOR
A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A
BUDGET, ADOPTING RATES AND FOR THE PREPARATION,
CERTIFICATION AND ADOPTION OF A STORMWATER ASSESSMENT
ROLL, AND TO PROVIDE THAT INDIVIDUAL NOTICES TO
PROPERTY OWNERS ARE NOT REQUIRED EXCEPT IN INSTANCES
WHERE IT IS MANDATED BY STATE LAW, AND BY RENUMBERING
FORMER SECTIONS 56.23, 56.24, 56.25; PROVIDING A SAVING
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Delray Beach codified certain sections of
the stormwater assessment process in the Land Development Regulations
(LDRs) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Delray Beach desires to repeal Section
8.4.16 of the LDR's and recodify in part those sections in Chapter 56,
"Stormwater", to provide for uniformity wherein all Stormwater
Assessment Ordinances are contained in the same chapter of the City's
Code of Ordinances; and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach
desires to re-establish the public hearing process to initiate the
budget, rates, assessment roll and certification and adoption thereof as
it pertains to the Stormwater Management Assessment; and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to provide individual
notices to property owners (other than notices sent by the Tax Collector
pursuant to Fla. Stat. 197.3635) only in those circumstances required by
Florida Statute Section 197.3632(4).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 8, "Special Implementation Programs"
of the Land Development Regulations of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Delray Beach is hereby amended by repealing Section 8.4.16,
"Stormwater Management Assessments", in its entirety and recodifying
certain repealed provisions, as set forth herein.
Section 2. That Chapter 56, "Stormwater" is hereby amended by
amending Section 56.19, "Stormwater Management Assessment Lien", to read
as follows:
56.19 Stormwater Management Assessment Lien=; Enforcement.
(A) All stormwater management assessments assessed pursuant
to this chapter shall be a lien upon the property to which such
assessment relates from the first day of the year for which said
assessment is imposed until such assessment is paid. The owner of every
building, premise, lot or house shall be obligated to pay the stormwater
management assessments~ ~ wh~h-ob~ga~en-may-be-en~or~e~-by-the-~ty
by-a~t~n-at-~aw-~r-s~%-~-en~r~e-~he-~en-~n-~he-same-manner-as-~he
~ere~osu~e--~--mo~a~esv All delinquent Stormwater Manaqement
Assessment liens may be enforced at any time by the City at least thirty
(30) days subsequent to the date of the service of the notice of lien
for the amount due under such recorded liens~ lncludinq all interest
charges~ plus costs and a reasonable attorney's fee by a proceedinq in a
court of law or equity to enforce or foreclose such liens in the manner
in which a mortqage lien is fore61osed under the laws of Florida~ or the
collection and enforcement of payment thereof may be accomplished by any
other method authorized by law. It shall be lawful to join in any
complaint or foreclosure or any legal proceedinqs, any one or more lots
or parcels of land that is the subject of a lien or liens. ~n-~he
=~sts-and-reasenab~e-aee~rne¥-~ees-~=-su=h-=okke=e~on= In the case
where a tenant in possession of any premises or buildings shall pay said
assessment, it shall relieve the land owner from such obligation and
lien; but the city shall not be required to look to any person
whatsoever other than the owner for the payment of'such assessment. No
changes of ownership or occupation shall affect the application of this
chapter, and the failure of any owner to learn that he purchased
property against which a lien for stormwater management assessment
exists, shall in no way affect his or her responsibility for such
payment. In addition to the above, in the event the annual stormwater
management assessment is collected pursuant et the uniform method of
collection, it shall be subject to all collection provisions of F.S.
Chapter 197, as amended and supplemented, including provisions relating
to discount for early payment, prepayment by installment method,
deferred payment, penalty for delinquent payment, and issuance and sale
of tax certificates and tax deeds for nonpayment, as provided by law.
Such stormwater management assessment is subject to becoming a lien
against homestead, as provided in Section 4, Article X, of the Florida
Constitution.
Section 3. That Chapter 56, "Stormwater" is hereby amended
by amending Section 56.21, "Interim Method of Collection", to read as
follows:
56.21 Interim Method of Collection
(A) As soon as practicable after the enactment of this
chapter, the Director shall prepare a budget of operation for the year
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ending September 30, 1990, in conformity with the requirements of
Section 56.16. After rates for the stormwater management assessment
have been determined for such period, the Director of Finance shall,
based on information provided by the Director and the Palm Beach County
Property Appraiser, prepare and mail a billing statement to all owners
of property within the ben~fited area reflecting the annual stormwater
management assessment. Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to
the contrary, to the extent that the uniform method of collection is not
available for the collection of stormwater management assessments with
respect to certain types of properties within the benefited area, the
city reserves the right to continue to use the interim method of
collection.
(B) The owner and description of each parcel of real Droperty
shall be that designated on the real property records maintained by the
DroDert¥ aDpraiser.
(C) The Stormwater Management assessments shall be due and
payable at the time set forth in the billinq statement. There shall be
no discounts for early payment pursuant to the Interim Method of
Collection. The Stormwater Manaqement Assessment shall become
delinquent if not fully paid within thirty (30) days of rendition. All
delinquent Stormwater Management Assessments shall~ until paid~ bear an
interest charge of 8 percent (8%) and a reblllinq charqe covering
ad~inistrative costs.
(D) The billing statement under the Interim Method of
Collection shall contain a notice advisinq that the Stormwater
Manaqement Assessments imposed against the owners of the real property
in the Benefitted Area thereof assessed shall constitute a lien against
such property as of the first day of the fiscal year (or the date of
enactment of Ordinance No. 21-90 with respect to the billing statement
covering the period from the date of such enactment to September 30t
1990) for which said assessment is imposed until such assessments are
paid~ which lien until fully paid and discharged or barred by lawt shall
be prior to other liens except such assessment lien shall be on a parity
with the lien of StateI County and City taxes and any liens for charqes
for services created pursuant to Section 159.17~ Florida Statutes~ as
amended and suDDlemented. Such notice shall further advise the owner
that failure to pay the Stormwater Management Assessments in a timely
manner may result in a loss of title. The City may combine the amount
due from the date of enactment of Ordinance No. 21-90 to September
3011990~ in the billing statement for the fiscal year beginning October
i! 1990.
(E) If any Stormwater Manaqement Assessments shall become
delinquent, the City shall cause to be prepared a notice of lien
containing the amount of the delinquent Stormwater Management Assessment
includlnq imposed interest charges and other costsI a legal description
of the DroDerty and the name of the owner of such property. The City
may~ after notice has been qiven~ as described below~ record such notice
of lien in the public records of the County. A cody of the notice of
lien shall be served on the owner of record as provided in Section
713.18t Florida Statutes, as amended and suDDlemented~ within ten (10)
days after the notice of lien is recorded.
(F) The notice shall be mailed on or about the 30th day after
the mailing of the billing statement. Such notice containinq a
statement as to the interest charge and other costs and how the same
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shall accrue and shall further advise the owner that a notice of lien
will be filed by the City against that parcel of real property.
However~ if such Stormwater Management Assessment~ together with any
interest charges and other costs~ are received within ten (10) days of
such notice~ then such notice of lien will not be filed.
Section 4. That Chapter 56, "Stormwater", is hereby amended
by amending Section 56.22, "Uniform Method of Collection", by enacting
subsections 56.22(E)(F) and (G) to read as follows:
56.22 Uniform Method of Collection
(E) The Stormwater Management Assessments shall be imposed
against the owners of all real property in the Clty~ other than
non-assessed property and collected pursuant to the Uniform Method of
Collection for fiscal year commencing October 1d 1991. Thereafter~ the
City will use the Uniform Method of Collection unless the City
determines that an other method of collecting stormwater management
assessments is in the best interest of the City.
(F) The owner and description of each parcel of real property
shall be that designated on the real property records maintained by the
property appraiser.
(G) The Stormwater Management Assessments shall be due and
payable at the time set forth in the notice of non-ad valorem
assessments prepared by the County Tax Collector. Stormwater
Managements Assessments collected pursuant to the Uniform Method of
Collection shall be subject to all collection provisions of Chapter 197¢
Florida Statutes~ as amended and supplemented and as set forth in
Section 56.19.
Section 5. That Chapter 56, "Stormwater", is hereby amended
by enacting a new section 56.23, "Stormwater Assessment Process", to
read as follows:
56.23 Stormwater Assessment Process
(A) Public Hearing. The City shall hold a public hearing for
the following purposes in the order set forth below:
(1) Budget. Other than with respect to the initial budget
which shall be determined in the manner set forth in Section 56.16~ to
adopt an operational budget for the System for each fiscal year to cover
the estimated costs of planning and constructing additions~ extensions
and improvements to the System; to cover the debt service requirements
for any obligations issued by the City to finance or refinance
additionst extensions and improvements to the System~ to establish
reserves for anticipated delinquent or uncollectible Stormwater
Management Assessments; and to cover the cost of operation and
maintenance of the System.
(2) Rate Resolution. To adopt a rate resolution
incorporating a schedule of Stormwater Management Assessments~ pursuant
to Section 56.16 upon the owners of all real property in the City, other
than non-assessed property. The rates established by the City each year
under the provisions of the rate resolution shall be sufficient to
provide monies for the purposes described in paragraph (A)(1). The City
shall not establish rates over and above the rates that are necessary to
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comply with the provisions of paragraph (A)(1) and the budgetar~
requirements of any proceedings of the City heretofore or hereafter
adopted in connection with the issuance of any of its bonds~ notes or
other evidence of indebtedness.
(3) Preparation of Stormwater Management Assessment Roi1.
Based upon the proposed rate resolution~ the City shall prepare a
Stormwater Management Assessment roll· Such Stormwater Management
Assessment roll shall contain a summary description of each parcel of
real property within the City on or before the first day of the fiscal
year for which the Stormwater Management Assessments are to be imposed~
the name and address of the owner of each parcel of real property~ the
rate applicable to each parcel of real property as specified in the
proposed rate resolution and the amount of the Stormwater Management
Assessments applicable to each parcel of property subject to the
Stormwater Management Assessments. The summary description of each
parcel of real property shall be in detail as to permit ready
identification of each parcel on the real property records· The
lnfor~ation specified above to be included in the Stormwater Management
Assessment roll shall conform to that maintained by the property
appraiser on the real property records.
(~} _ Certification and Adoption of Stormwater Management
Assessment Ro~l. The City shall review the Stormwater Management
Assessment roll to determine its conformity with the proposed rate
resolution· The City shall make such changes or additions as necessary
to conform such Stormwater Management Assessment roll with the proposed
rate resolution. If upon the completion of such reviewt the City shall
be satisfied that the Stormwater Management Assessment roll has been
prepared in conformity with the proposed rate resolutiont it shall adopt
said resolution and ratify and confirm the Stormwater Management
Assessment roll and certify that the Stormwater Management Assessment
roll is correct and proper and the is to be used in collecting the
Stormwater Management Assessments· If no ob~ections are made by persons
affected by the assessment roll at the public hearinq~ or if objections
having been made~ they shall be deemed insufficient by the City
Commission~ the City Commission shall thereupon adopt the assessments as
shown by the assessment roll·
(5) Notice of Public Hearing. Notice of said public hearing
shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City~ at
least twenty (20) days prior to the date set for the public hearing.
Proof of the publication shall be verified by affidavit of the publisher
of the newspaper and filed with the Clerk· The published notice shall
contain the name of the local governing board, geographic depiction of
the property subject to the assessment~ the proposed schedule of the
assessment~ the fact that the assessment will be collected by the tax
collector~ and a statement that all affected property owners have the
right to appear at the public hearing and the right to file written
ob~ections within twenty (20) days of the publication notice. Said
Public Hearing may be continued to a date certain without the necessity
of further newspaper advertisement· The City shall in addition~ adopt
such resolutions and conduct such hearings after proper notice~ all as
may be required under Chapter 197~ Florida Statutest as amended and
supplemented~ when the assessment is made pursuant to the Uniform Method
of Collection.
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Section 6. That Chapter 56, "Stormwater", is hereby amended
by renumbering former Section 52.23, "Funding Sources", to Section
52.24, former Section 56.24, "Stormwater Management Enterprise Fund", to
Section 56.24, renumbering former Section 56.25, "Flooding; Liability"
to 56.26 and renu~bering the index in front of Chapter 56 to include
said renumbering and to include any new section enacted pursuant to this
ordinance.
Section 7. That should any section or provision of this
ordinance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be
declared by a Court of competent Jurisdiction to be invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a
whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 8. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 9. That this ordinance shall become effective immedi-
ately upon passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final
reading on this the day of , 1993.
MAYOR
ATTE ST:
City Clerk
First Reading
Second Reading
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· MEMO Fl'om
CITY MANAGEFI'8 OFFICE
shall accrue and shall further advise the owner that a notice of lien
will be filed by the City aqainst that parcel of real property.
However~ if such Stormwater Management Assessmentr together with any
interest charges and other costs~ are received within ten (10) days
such noticeI then such notice of lien will not be filed.
Section 4. That Chapter 56, "Stormwater", is hereby amended
by amending Section 56.22, "Uniform Method of Collection", by enacting
subsections 56.22(E)(F) and (G) to read as follows:
56.22 Uniform Method of Collection
(E) The Stormwater Management Assessments shall be imposed
against the owners of all real property in the Cityt other than
non-assessed property and collected pursuant to the Uniform Method
Collection for fiscal year commencing October iI 1991. Thereafter~ the
City will use the Uniform Method of Collection unless the City
determines that an other method of collecting stormwater management
assessments is in the best interest of the City.
(F) The owner and description of each parcel of real property
shall be that designated on the real property records maintained by the
property appraiser.
(G) The Stormwater Management Assessments shall be due and
payable at the time set forth in the notice of non-ad valorem
assessments prepared by the County Tax Collector. Stormwater
Managements Assessments collected pursuant to the Uniform Method of
Collection shall be subject to all collection provisions of Chapter 197~
Florida Statutest as amended and supplemented and as set forth in
Section 56.19.
Section 5. That Chapter 56, "Stormwater", is hereby amended
by enacting a new section 56.23, "Stormwater Assessment Process", to
read as follows:
56.23 Stormwater Assessment Process
(A) Public Hearinq. The City shall hold a public hearing for
the following purposes in the order set forth below:
(1) Budqet. Other than with respect to the initial budget
which shall be determined in the manner set forth in Section 56.16r to
adopt an operational budqet for the System for each fiscal year to cover
the estimated costs of planning and constructing additions~ extensions
and improvements to the System; to cover the debt service requirements
for any obligations issued by the City to finance or refinance
addit£ons! extensions and improvements to the System; to establish
reserves for anticipated delinquent or uncollectible Stormwater
Management Assessments~ and to cover the cost of operation and
maintenance of the System.
(2) Rate Resolution. To adopt a rate resolution
incorporating a schedule of Stormwater Management Assessments~ pursuant
to Section 56.16 upon the owners of all real property in the City, other
than non-assessed property. The rates established by the City each year
under the provisions of the rate resolution shall be sufficient to
provide monies for the purposes described in paragraph (A)(1). The City
shall not establish rates over and above the rates that are necessary to
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comply with the provisions of paragraph (A)(1) and the budqetary
requirements of any proceedings of the City heretofore or hereafter
adopted in connection with the issuance of any of its bonds~ notes or
other evidence of indebtedness.
(3) Preparation of Stormwater Management Assessment Roll.
Based upon the proposed rate resolution, the City shall prepare a
Stormwater Management Assessment roll. Such Stormwater Manaqement
Assessment roll shall contain a summary description of each parcel of
real property within the City on or before the first day of the fiscal
year for w~ich the Stormwater Management Assessments are to be imposed,
the name and address of the owner of each parcel of real property~ the
rate applicable to each parcel of real property as specified in the
proposed rate resolution and the amount of the Stormwater Manaqement
Assessments applicable to each parcel of property subject to the
Stormwater Management Assessments. The summary description of each
parcel of real property' shall~ be in detail as to permit ready
identification of each parcel on the real property records. The
information specified above to be included in the Stormwater Management
Assessment roll shall conform to that maintained by the property
appraiser on the real property records.
(4) Certification and Adoption of Stormwater Manaqement
Assessment Ro~i. The City shall review the Stormwater Management
Assessment roll to determine its conformity with the proposed rate
resolution. The City shall make such chanqes or additions as necessary
to conform such Stormwater Management Assessment roll with the proposed
rate resolution. If upon the completion of such review~ the City shall
be satisfied that the Stormwater Manaqement Assessment roll has been
prepared in conformity with the proposed rate resolutiont it shall adopt
said resolution and ratify and confirm the Stormwater Manaqement
Assessment roll and certify that the Stormwater Manaqement Assessmen~
roll is correct and proper and ~ is to be used in collectinq t
Stormwater Management Assessments. If no ob~ections are made by perso
affected by the assessment roll at the public hearinq~ or if objections
having been madet they shall be deemed insufficient by the City
Co~ission~ the City Commission shall thereupon adopt the assessments as
shown by the assessment roll.
(5) Notice of Public Hearing. Notice of said public hearinq
shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, at
least twenty (20) days prior to the date set for the public hearinq.
Proof of the publication shall be verified by affidavit of the publisher
of the newspaper and filed with the Clerk. The published notice shall
contain the name of the local governinq board~ geoqraphic depiction of
the property subject to the assessment~ the proposed schedule of the
assessment~ the fact that the assessment will be collected by the tax
collectort and a statement that all affected property owners have the
right to appear at the public hearinq and the riqht to file written
ob~ections within twenty (20) days of the publication notice. Said
Public Hearing may be continued to a date certain without the necessity
of further newsDaDer advertisement. The City shall in addition~ adopt
such resolutions and conduct such hearinqs after proper notice~ all as
may be required under Chapter 197~ Florida Statutes~ as amended and
supplementedt when the assessment is made pursuant to the Uniform Method
of Collection.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS
FROM: CITY MANAGER ~
SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM # ]~ - MEETING 0F APRIL 13, 1995
ORDINANCE NO. $5-93
DATE: April 9, 1993
This is the first reading of an ordinance repealing provisions in the
Land Development Regulations concerning Storm Water Utility
Assessments and incorporating those provisions into Chapter 56 of the
Code of Ordinances.
The proposed ordinance eliminates the individual notice to property
owners unless individual notifications are required by Florida
Statute. The ordinance retains the public hearing process, but only
requires it to be advertised once, for the purpose of establishing a
budget, rates, preparing the assessment roll and certification and
adoption of the roll.
Additionally, it has been recommended that future annexation
applications and water service agreements contain a clause indicating
consent to the imposition of the stormwater manageme~ assessment.
This would alleviate the need for individual noti~- the basis of
change of boundaries.
Recommend approval of Ordinance No. 3~ ~ ~- ~3
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