§ 46-150. Exemptions.

(a)

The following shall be exempt from the impact fee imposed under section 46-149:

(1)

Governmental or public facilities are exempt from the requirement of the public safety impact fees. Such facilities are those parcels, grounds, buildings or structures owned by municipal, county, state, and federal governments, the county school board and the South Florida Water Management District and related to the operation of those entities and used for governmental purposes, including, but not limited to, governmental officers, police and fire stations, airports, seaports, parking facilities, equipment yards, sanitation facilities, water control structures, schools, parks and similar facilities in or through which general government operations are conducted. Privately owned properties or facilities leased by these governmental entities and used for general government operations and activities and private residential, commercial or industrial activities constructed or operated through lease agreements on public lands or in public facilities shall not be considered governmental or public facilities and shall be subject to this article.

(2)

A building replacement meeting the requirements of section 104.3(D), South Florida Building Code (replacement necessitated by partial destruction), is exempt.

(3)

Any development activity which is under a total of 200 square feet is exempt.

(4)

The issuance of a tie-down permit on a mobile home, on which the applicable impact fee can be documented as having been paid or for which documentation can be provided to determine whether the mobile home was legally in place on the lot, parcel or space prior to the effective date of this article is exempt.

(5)

A house move originating with this county is exempt.

(b)

In applying for the exemptions authorized by this section, it shall be the feepayer's responsibility to furnish, as required by the building official or code compliance officer, all materials and information necessary to validate the exemption including, but not limited to, the following:

(1)

Current opinion of title;

(2)

Official document from affected governmental owner stating the proposed land use;

(3)

Master plan;

(4)

Official zoning hearings;

(5)

Old and new construction plans;

(6)

Official certificate of occupancy records; and

(7)

Statements from the owner stating past and proposed land use.

(Ord. No. 90-08, § 5, 4-10-90; Ord. No. 2001-09, 6-19-01)