Resolution 290-20171
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MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION NO,290 -2017
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS WAIVING THE PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT APPLICATION
FEE FOR A LETTER OF ROGO EXEMPTION, ADOPTED VIA
RESOLUTION 152 -2016, FOR A PERIOD OF 180 DAYS, FOR ROGO
EXEMPTION LETTER APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ON OR AFTER
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017, RELATED TO A DWELLING UNIT(S) THAT
SUSTAINED DAMAGE DUE TO HURRICANE IRMA, TO
FACILITATE RECOVERY FROM IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH
HURRICANE IRMA.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners is the legislative body of Monroe
County, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the County protects the life and safety of County residents and visitors
through the adopted policies and regulations of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan and
Land Development Code; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Mayor declared a State of Local Emergency on
September 5, 2017 due to Hurricane Irma, a "threat of danger to the populace inhabiting Monroe
County" and that the County "may require expedient action in order to protect the health, safety
and welfare of the community;" and
WHEREAS, Hurricane Irma, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall in the Florida Keys
on September 10, 2017, causing substantial damage to and loss of property; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Mayor issued another declaration a State of Local
Emergency on September 12, 2017 due to Hurricane Irma, a "threat of danger to the populace
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inhabiting Monroe County" and that the County "may require expedient action in order to protect
the health, safety and welfare of the community;" and
WHEREAS, on September 27, 2017, the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners adopted Resolution 214 -2017, temporarily suspending the acceptance and
processing of applications to the Planning and Environmental Resources Department, except for
ROGO Exemption Requests and Requests for Letters of Development Rights Determinations;
and
WHEREAS, per Section 138 -22 of the Monroe County Land Development Code, a
ROGO Exemption determination is required to establish the lawfulness of a dwelling unit prior
to redevelopment of the dwelling unit on site; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners wishes to provide the
citizens of the County with the best possible service in the most cost effective and reasonable
manner; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County opened its offices on September 25, 2017 for emergency
permitting services;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Monroe County is enacting a 180 -day temporary suspension of the Planning and
Environmental Resources Department application fee for a Letter of ROGO
Exemption, for ROGO Exemption Letter applications associated with a dwelling
unit(s) that sustained damage due to Hurricane Irma. The temporary suspension
begins on September 25, 2017 and ends on March 24, 2018.
Section 2. The 180 -day temporary suspension of application fees is limited to ROGO
Exemption Letter requests for dwelling units that have sustained damaged due to
Hurricane Irma.
Section 3. The Planning and Environmental Resources Department shall issue refunds for
qualifying ROGO Exemption Letter application fees collected between the
retroactive effective date of this resolution, September 25, 2017, and its adoption.
Section 4. Effective Date This resolution shall become effective retroactive to September
25, 2017.
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Mayor George Neugent
Yes
Mayor Pro Tem David Rice
Yes
Commissioner Heather Carruthers
Yes
Commissioner Danny L. Kolhage
Yes
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy
Yes
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a meeting held on the 18th day of October - 9 2017.
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