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Home My WebLink About1384-19 Amend Ordinance 1309-16 to modify CRA District – TIF INSTR4 2019139849 BK 9958 PG 591 08/19/2019 09:52am Page 1 of 3 Rcpt: 2082460 Rec: 27.00 DS: 0.00 IT: 0.00 ORDINANCE NO.: 1384-19 Nikki Alvarez-Sowles, Esq. Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS ORDINANCE NO. 1309-16 TO MODIFY THE DEFINITION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DISTRICT, TO MODIFY THE BOUNDARIES OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DISTRICT, ELIMINATING THE AUTOMATIC EXEMPTIONS OF TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DISTRICT, GIVING THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY COMMISSION THE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE OR REDUCE TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, REPEALER, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council has authority to adopt this ordinance through general home rule powers pursuant to Article VIII of the 1968 Florida Constitution, and Chapters 166 and 163, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, the City passed Ordinance No.: 1309-16 on its second reading on the 12th day of December, 2016 which addressed transportation impact fees within the incorporated area of the City of Zephyrhills; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Ordinance No.: 1309-16 which provided a boundary of the Community Redevelopment District and provided for an automatic exemption of Transportation Impact Fees on new development within the boundaries of the Community Redevelopment District; and WHEREAS, Transportation Impact Fees are intended to provide public method to finance infrastructure impacted by new growth within the incorporated area of the City of Zephyrhills; and WHEREAS, the Community Redevelopment Agency(CRA)has a mission to develop strategies for the growth and development of the CRA district,including providing incentives for residential properties and businesses locating within the district or redeveloping their properties. Flexibility is a vital tool to CRA strategy in measuring impacts within the district and in encouraging business mixes within the district; and WHEREAS,every new development within the CRA district may not foster the goals of the CRA or conform to the CRA Mater Plan. The ability of the CRA to waive or reduce Transportation Impact Fees for new developments within the CRA district is a vital tool to help the CRA meet its goals and to encourage new development that is in conformity with the CRA Master Plan; and WHEREAS, this ordinance is consistent with the City of Zephyrhills Comprehensive Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida, sitting in regular session that: SECTION I. AMENDMENT TO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ("CRA") 1. Ordinance 1309-16 as amended herein shall now apply to all new development within the boundaries of the CRA District except as provided herein. 2. The City Council hereby grants authority to the CRA Commission to waive or reduce Transportation Impact Fees on redevelopment projects of existing structures under 1000 square feet within the CRA District that the CRA Commission determines to further the goals of the CRA and conforms to the CRA Master Plan. 3. The City Council hereby grants authority to the CRA Commission to waive or reduce Transportation Impact Fees on new development projects of existing structures of 1000 square feet Record and Return to: City Clerk's Office 5335 8th Street 1 Zephyrhills, FL 33542 or more within the CRA District that meet the following criteria: a. Furthers the goals of the CRA Master Plan. b. Project must be commercial property that is non-retail. c. The business must serve a public purpose by advancing the economic prosperity and the general welfare of the people with consideration to the environment of the City. d. The business activity provides specific benefits to the City including, but not limited to; increased ad valorem taxation, employment, education, increased revenues for existing utilities. e. The business will provide gainful full-time employment to the citizens of the City. 4. The City Council hereby grants authority to the CRA Commission to waive or reduce Transportation Impact Fees on new construction projects within the CRA District that meet the following specific minimum qualification criteria: a. Create a minimum ofl 5 full time employees. b. 10,000 square feet of enclosed permanent structure and c. Average annual income for full-time employee position will meet the Per Capita Income for the Tampa MSA. 5. All new developments within the CRA District shall be assessed Transportation Impact Fees pursuant to Ordinance 1309-16 as amended herein unless specifically reduced or waived by the CRA Commission. 6. Developers wishing to have Transportation Impact Fees reduced or waived, shall petition the CRA before beginning construction. All petitions shall be submitted in writing and shall describe the new development, state how the new development furthers the goals of the CRA and how the new development is consistent with the CRA Master Plan. SECTION II. SEVERABILITY. It is declared to be the intent of the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills Florida, that if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance shall be declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this ordinance shall be construed as not having contained said section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision, and shall not be affected by such holding. SECTION III.REPEALER. Any and all ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of any conflict. SECTION IV. CODIFICATION. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be codified as and become part of the Code of Ordinances, City of Zephyrhills. The sections of this Ordinance may be re-numbered or re- lettered to accomplish such intention and the word"Ordinance", or similar words, may be changed to "Section", "Article"or other appropriate word. SECTION V. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage on the second reading and signing by the Mayor. y, , •foregoing Ori once No. 1384-19 was read and passed on the first reading in an open and olareeting of the'City Council of the City of Zep hills, Fit lorida, on this 4th day of June, g.s61 , w , ; . bst:_+ � �s .) . 1 1 ! .i O Cp ori t.,Hit1 an, City Clerk i Burgess ffr., ��' cil President �,, trNTy 2 • The for*inEtclidinance No. 1384-19 was read and pas -d on the second readin: following a pub is hearing;.iri 6,open and regular meeting of the • ty Council of the City o Zephyrhills, Flo da, on this 12th d*Of August, 2019. `Ajtest:� I �'� � it m . Lori L. Hillman, City Clerk - eth M. Burgess, J ., Co r cil President c The foreggig Ordinance No. 1384-19 was approved by me this 12th day of August, 2019. Ge e Whitfield, M or Approved as to egal form aid legal ntent Matthew E. Ma and ty Attorney 3