Subject:
Title
Board Direction RE: Impact Fee Study and Associated Matters; Legislative Intent and Permission to Advertise Amendments to Chapter 94, Article IV, Division 3, "Impact Fees," and Chapter 62, Article V, "Impact Fees," Brevard County Code of Ordinances
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Fiscal Impact:
None (Any fiscal impacts based on impact fee adjustments would be realized through future Board action at a Public Hearing).
Dept/Office:
Planning and Development/Budget Office
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners take the following action:
1. Adopt the attached Impact Fee Update Study
2. Provide direction to staff to draft amendments to the impact fee rate schedules at the maximum impact fee rate justified through the study or as capped by Florida Statute, whichever is lower, and amend impact fee districts to provide maximum flexibility.
3. Issue legislative intent and permission to advertise amendments to Chapter 94, Article IV, Division 3, "Impact Fees," and Chapter 62, Article V, "Impact Fees," Brevard County Code of Ordinances, consistent with the Board's direction.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
On February 25, 2025, the Board of County Commissioners directed staff to advertise for consultant services to conduct a study of the County's impact fees, as provided for in the Florida Impact Fee Act (Section 163.31801, Florida Statutes). Staff, through a competitive procurement process, recommended Benesh, and the Board approved that selection on May 6, 2025. Additionally, the Board on that day approved proceeding with an impact fee study for all of the County's impact fee programs (not including Educational Facilities impact fees). After staff undertook certain preliminary measures and analysis, the study formally initiated on September 15, 2025. Per the Florida Impact Fee Act, "the new study must be adopted by the local government within 12 months of the initiation of the new impact fee study if the local governme...
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