Item D38
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: August 16, 2006
Division: Housing & Community
Bulk Item: Yes ~ No
Department: Housing & Community Development
Staff Contact Person: James R. "Reggie" Paros
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of resolution regarding the waiver of building, permitting
and other fees for affordable housing developments by non-profit organizations or development or
redevelopment projects often (10) units or greater
ITEM BACKGROUND: See attached Additional Information Memo
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: On May 18,2005, Board approved the creation of the
Workforce Housing Committee.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval
TOTAL COST: N/A
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
N/ A AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Attorney YES OMB/Purchasing N/A
Risk Management N/ A
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL: James R. "Reaaie" Paras
DOCUMENTA TION:
Included X
Not Required
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT
James R. "Reggie" Paros, Director/Manager
9400 Overseas Highway, Suite 200
Marathon, FI. 33050
Telephone: (305) 289-6002/289-6060
Facsimile: (305) 289-6071
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MEMO
TO:
Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
FROM:
James R. "Reggie" Paros, Director
Housing and Community Development
Florida Keys Marathon Airport Manager
SUBJECT:
Discussion on possible waiver of building permitting and other fees for
affordable housing developments
DATE:
August 1, 2006
The Workforce Housing Task Force has determined that developing workforce and affordable
housing has become more difficult and more costly in Monroe County. Any inducement that the
County can provide for workforce housing might be the difference in the ability for a development to
proceed. Many other communities waive building, permitting and other fees for affordable housing
projects.
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RESOLUTION NO.
-2006
A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
REGARDING THE WAIVER OF BUILDING, PERMITTING AND OTHER
FEES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS BY NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS OR DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
OFTEN (10) UNITS OR GREATER
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has empanelled a Workforce
Housing Task Force made up of members from throughout the Florida Keys to address
critical housing affordability issues facing the Florida Keys; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners makes the following findings
of fact:
1. The State of Florida and all local governments in the Florida Keys recognize the
need for affordable housing throughout the state and particularly in the Florida
Keys where developable land for housing is extremely limited and expensive.
2. The building, permitting and other fees charged by the County are ultimately
passed on to builders, developers and ultimately to renters or buyers of affordable
housing.
3. To encourage the creation of affordable housing the Board of County
Commissioners l!1_~.~!.~~_~gyative actions, such as the waiver or elimination of
building, permitting and other fees.
4. Without incentives for the creation of affordable housing, to include such
measures as waiver of building, permitting and other fees, developers have been
hesitant to create additional affordable housing in the Florida Keys; now
therefore,.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
Section 1: It is resolved that all building, permitting and other fees that are
charged by Monroe County for affordable housing developments by non-profit
organizations or affordable housing development or redevelopment projects of ten (10)
units or greater are hereby waived.
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P,\SSEI> Al\D ADOPTED by lh~ Board of C\Hlllt}' C:ul11missioners of i\loIln)t'
County, 1;lorida al a regular mel~ting of said Board held on the 1 (llh day of August, 20lh
J'vlayor IvlcCoy
!vLlyor Pro Tem Srehar
Commissioner Neugent
Commissioner Pdt!OIl
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Mayor/Chairman
ATTEST: Danny L. Kohlage, Clerk
Deputy Clerk
Approved as to form:
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RESOLUTION NO.
-2006
A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS REGARDING THE WAIVER OF
BUILDING, PERMITTING AND OTHER FEES FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS BY NON-
PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR DEVELOPMENT OR
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OF TEN (10) UNITS OR
GREATER
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has empanelled a Workforce
Housing Task Force made up of members from throughout the Florida Keys to address
critical housing affordability issues facing the Florida Keys; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners makes the following findings
of fact:
1. The State of Florida and all local governments in the Florida Keys recognize the
need for affordable housing throughout the state and particularly in the Florida
Keys where developable land for housing is extremely limited and expensive.
2. The building, permitting and other fees charged by the County are ultimately
passed on to builders, developers and ultimately to renters or buyers of affordable
housing.
3. To encourage the creation of affordable housing the Board of County
Commissioners must take innovative actions, such as the waiver or elimination of
building, permitting and other fees.
4. Monroe County Code Sec. 6-27 (d) (2) provides for exemption from building and
application fees affordable housing projects "receiving financial assistance from
Monroe County".
5. Monroe County Code Sec. 6-27 (e) provides that not-for-profit organizations and
lessees of county owned property who propose to construct affordable housing
may apply to the BOCC for the waiver of building and application fees.
6. Without incentives for the creation of affordable housing, to include such
measures as waiver of building, permitting and other fees, developers have been
hesitant to create additional affordable housing in the Florida Keys; now
therefore.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
Section 1: It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners to always
waive the building and application fees of any applicant that is a not-for-profit
organization or lessee of county owned property who propose to construct affordable
housing.
Section 2: It is further the intention of the Board of County Commissioners to
waive all building, permitting and other fees that are charged by Monroe County for any
affordable housing development or redevelopment project often (10) units or greater.
Section 3: Growth Management Division staff is directed to prepare an
amendment to Monroe County Code Sec. 6-27 to implement the above intention.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 16th day of August, 2006.
Mayor McCoy
Mayor Pro Tern Spehar
Commissioner Neugent
Commissioner Patton
Commissioner DiGennaro
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Mayor/Chairman
ATTEST: Danny L. Kohlage, Clerk
Deputy Clerk
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