HomeMy WebLinkAboutcocc_resolution_no_2020-12_20200519RESOLUTION NO. 2020-12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA;
TEMPORARILY REDUCING OR WAIVING CERTAIN CITY FEES DESCRIBED
HEREIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
EMERGENCY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT
RESOLUTIONS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, this Resolution is adopted in accordance with the emergency powers vested
in the City of Cape Canaveral pursuant to Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, Chapter 18 of the City
Code and other applicable law (hereinafter referred to as "City's Emergency Powers"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted Emergency Resolution No. 2020-09 in
response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Federal and State Emergency; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency has had a
negative economic impact on the world economy including the residents and businesses of Cape
Canaveral; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to exercise the City's Emergency Powers and
temporarily reduce certain City fees to afford economic relief to residents and businesses in the
City of Cape Canaveral as more specifically set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, hereby finds this
Resolution to be in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Cape
Canaveral.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE
CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The following recitals are true and correct and hereby fully
incorporated herein by this reference as part of this Resolution.
Section 2. Temporary Reduction or Waiver of Certain City Fees. As specifically
stated in this Section, the following City fees are hereby temporary reduced or waived until
September 30, 2020:
1. Building permit fees shall be reduced by fifty percent (50%) for residential
and commercial projects under $15,000.
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2. The Thirty -Five Dollar ($35.00) application Fee charged for all building
permit applications shall be waived (fee does not apply to right-of-way
permits).
3. The application fee for all City Boards (Planning & Zoning/Board of
Adjustment/Community Appearance Board) shall be reduced by fifty
percent (50%).
4. The Fifty Dollar ($50.00) fee for Zoning Determination letters and Code
Enforcement Compliance letters shall be waived.
5. The permit fee for the erection of a tent for purposes of outdoor seating
related to restaurants shall be waived. In addition, any person or business
who has previously paid this fee in response to the Governor's order shall
be reimbursed by the City as soon as feasible.
6. The Development Review Committee application fee shall be waived
7. Fire Inspection Fees shall be waived.
8. For any new business applying for a business tax receipt for the current
fiscal year 2019/20, the new business may defer payment of the business
tax receipt for sixty (60) days.
9. For upcoming Friday Fest events scheduled to occur prior to September 30,
2020, application fees shall be waived for businesses located within the City
of Cape Canaveral. For vendors whose business is located within the City
of Cape Canaveral and have prepaid such application fees, the City shall
notify the vendor as soon as feasible that they can either be reimbursed
such prepaid fees or be credited for application fees due for future Friday
Fest events after September 30, 2020.
Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Resolutions. All prior inconsistent
resolutions adopted by the City Council, or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby
repealed to the extent of the conflict for the term of this Resolution.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word or
provision of this resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, whether for substantive, procedural, or any other reason, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
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Section 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption by the City Council, and shall terminate on September 30, 2020.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, in a Regular Meeting
duly assembled on the 19th day of May, 2020.
ATTEST:
Mia Goforth, CMC
City Clerk
Approved as to legal form and sufficiency
for the f Cape Canaveral only by:
Anthony A. Garganese, City Attorney
ob Hoog, Mayor
Name
Mike Brown X
Bob Hoog X
Mickie Kellum Motion
Wes Morrison X
Angela Raymond Second
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FOR
AGAINST