Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Andrew J. Meyers
Department: County Attorney
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance, the title of which is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES AND STUDENT GENERATION RATES; AMENDING SECTIONS 5-182.9 AND 5-184 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES ("CODE"), PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY, STUDENT GENERATION RATES, AND SCHOOL IMPACT FEE WAIVERS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Why Action is Necessary
A Resolution directing the County Administrator to publish notice of public hearing to consider enactment of the Ordinance was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners at its meeting of June 1, 2021.
What Action Accomplishes
Permits Board consideration of an Ordinance amending Sections 5-182.9 and 5-184 of the Broward County Code of Ordinances.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
The Broward County Land Development Code regulates concurrency and the collection of impact fees for public schools. These fees are collected by County staff and transferred to the Broward County School Board to fund public school improvements, consistent with state law and with the Third Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement for Public School Facility Planning.
On October 20, 2020, the Board enacted Ordinance No. 2020-36 revising the student generation rates and school impact fees of the Land Development Code (Agenda Item No. 70). The revisions included updates to the total student generation rates for each dwelling unit type. The School Board has requested that the Land Development Code be further amended to include the student generation rates for elementary, middle, and high school levels, without a change to the total student generation ra...
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