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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Mayor David Rice, District 4
Th e Florida Keys
Mayor Pro Tem Sylvia J. Murphy, District 5
Danny L. Kolhage, District 1
George Neugent, District 2
Heather Carruthers, District 3
County Commission Meeting
February 21, 2018
Agenda Item Number: D.8
Agenda Item Summary #3903
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: Building
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Ed Koconis (305) 453 -8727
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AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Report on emergency building permit fee waivers of $1,267,810
between 9/25/17 - 1/31/18 resulting from Hurricane Irma, with current expiration date of fee waivers
set for 3/24/18.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys on September 10, 2017. The Mayor of Monroe
County issued a declaration of a State of Local Emergency on September 5, 2017 (and another on
September 12, 2017) due to Hurricane Irma, and consistent with §553.80 F.S. The County Building
Official authorized certain emergency work be exempted from permit fees, to provide expedient
action in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community.
Further, the County Commission adopted a resolution waiving permit fees for certain hurricane -
related emergency building permits from September 25, 2017 (first day offices re- opened in Key
Largo only) through March 24, 2018.
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As demonstrated in the attached graph, the number of total applications submitted peaked in
November, 2017 at 798, with December at 692 and January 2018 at 482. These numbers indicate
requests for permits are slowly decreasing.
Fee waivers have increased because they are based on permit issuance.
The final week of September resulted in $9,641 of fees waived. In October this number increased to
$270,369; November $348,573; December dropped to $270,378; but January increased again to
$365,612 (two commercial permits accounted for $158,000 of the total for January.) Through
January 31, 2018 the County has waived $1,267,810 for 2,725 permit applications.
Projecting February and March based on both the amount of emergency permits applied for thus far
and the trend toward lower volumes of permit applications, staff is estimating the total amount of
fees waived for emergency building permits to be approximately $1,800,000. Roofing permits
account for 22% of the permits and 47% of the fees waived and interior /exterior remodel /repair
permits account for 13% of the permits and 28% of the waived fees. Together these two permit
types have accounted for 75% of the total waived permits fees.
Across the County the City of Marathon waived certain permit fees for 60 days ending on November
16, 2017, the City of Key West issued emergency permits for no fee until December 1, 2017, and
Islamorada, Village of Islands is waiving certain emergency permit fees until March 24, 2018.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
On September 27, 2017 the Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution 222 -2017 which
temporarily suspended fees for 18 permit types issued as emergency permits for 180 days which
ends on March 24, 2018.
On October 18, 2017 the Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution 291 -2017 which
amended Resolution 222 -2017 by adding four additional permit types related to temporary housing
for a total of 22 permit types issued as emergency permits for 180 days which ends on March 24,
2018.
CONTRACT /AGREEMENT CHANGES:
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Discontinue waiver of the collection of building permit fees after
March 24, 2018, consistent with resolution adopted and with other cities in the County who have
already stopped waiving permit fees.
DOCUMENTATION:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date:
Expiration Date:
Total Dollar Value of Contract:
Total Cost to County:
Current Year Portion:
Budgeted:
Source of Funds:
CPI:
Indirect Costs:
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: If yes, amount:
Grant:
County Match:
Insurance Required:
Additional Details:
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REVIEWED BY:
Rick Griffin Completed
Assistant County Administrator Christine Hurley
02/06/2018 10:26 AM
Steve Williams Completed
Budget and Finance Completed
Maria Slavik Skipped
Kathy Peters Completed
Board of County Commissioners Pending
02/06/2018 10:25 AM
Completed
02/06/2018 12:45 PM
02/06/2018 1:37 PM
02/02/2018 4:51 PM
02/06/2018 1:55 PM
02/21/2018 9:00 AM