Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Annika Ashton
Department: County Attorney
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on November 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 422 of Governmental Center East to consider adoption of a proposed Resolution Amending the Broward County Administrative Code, the title of which is as follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO FEE SCHEDULES; AMENDING SECTIONS 40.1 AND 40.23 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (“ADMINISTRATIVE CODE”) TO REVISE THE LAND DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION FEE SCHEDULE AND THE PUBLIC WORKS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT FEE SCHEDULE; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Why Action is Necessary
The Broward County Charter requires the posting of notice and a public hearing for adoption of amendments to the Broward County Administrative Code.
What Action Accomplishes
Enables the setting of a public hearing during which the Board of County Commissioners (“Commission”) may consider adopting the proposed Resolution Amending the Broward County Administrative Code (“Administrative Code”).
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Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
The proposed Resolution amends Sections 40.1 and 40.23 of the Administrative Code to update certain fees charged for development and environmental permitting services. The Housing and Urban Planning Division conducted a fee study to evaluate the costs associated with providing development-related services and recommends revisions to its existing fees to more accurately reflect the County’s costs of providing those services.
The Environmental Permitting Division likewise conducted a fee study to evaluate the costs associated with administering its Environmental Review (“ER”) Program. Based on the results of that study, the proposed Resolution revises the existing ER application fee to more accurately reflect the costs associated with processing and reviewing ER applications.
The proposed Resolution also establishes a $10 Resiliency Fee for each ER application. The Resiliency Fee is intended to recover the County’s costs associated with collecting, maintaining, and analyzing data obtained through the ER application process for resiliency-related purposes.
Source of Additional Information
Maite Azcoitia, Deputy County Attorney, 954-357-7600
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
According to the Office of Management and Budget, the fiscal impact for this administrative code update for the Housing and Urban Planning Division (HUPD) was costed out based on an average of 150 applications per year. It is estimated that the proposed fee increases within HUPD will recover the costs of application review in the amount of $328,430 for this fiscal year. The Environmental Permitting Division averages 7,000 environmental review applications per year. The proposed fee increase from $55 to $75 is estimated to increase revenues by $140,000. This proposed fee increase is estimated to cover the actual cost of performing environmental reviews. The 7,000 applications averaged by the Environmental Permitting Division also include a $10 Resilience Recovery Fee resulting in an increase of $70,000 in new revenues. This offsets a portion of the annual cost of $78,000 to update and apply the County’s hydrologic model with the details of site-specific water management infrastructure licensed in the environmental review process.