Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2018-258 directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 422 of the Governmental Center to consider adoption of a proposed Resolution amending the Administrative Code, the title of which is as follows:
 
 

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE BROWARD COUNTY BOARD OF RULES AND APPEALS; AMENDING SECTIONS 43.1 AND 43.2 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ("ADMINISTRATIVE CODE"), REDUCING THE FEE TO BE COLLECTED IN CONNECTION WITH BUILDING PERMITS AND FOR FILING APPEALS WITH THE BOARD OF RULES AND APPEALS AND UPDATING TITLE OF FLORIDA BUILDING CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ACTION:  (T-10:26 AM)  Approved.
 
VOTE: 6-0.  Commissioners Geller, Holness and Sharief were not present.

It is necessary to schedule a public hearing of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners to be held subsequent to receipt of a recommendation from the Board of Rules and Appeals for adoption of amendments to the County Administrative Code resulting in the reduction of the fees.

The Resolution directs the County Administrator to set a public hearing for August 14, 2018, to consider adoption of proposed Amendment to fees to be charged for building permits by the Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals for provision of services.

Section 43.1 of the Broward County Administrative Code currently provides for Broward  County and each municipality therein to charge a fee in connection with permits issued pursuant to the Florida Building Code of $0.68 for each $1,000, or fraction thereof, of total construction cost associated with the building permit. The revenue generated from the fee is deposited into a special fund for the exclusive use and benefit of the Board of Rules and Appeals.

On May 10, 2018, the Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals unanimously recommended the fee be reduced to $0.65 for each $1,000 of total construction costs, and that the current fee of $50.00 charged to file an appeal be eliminated, effective October 1, 2018. This is the first decrease to the fee sought by the Board of Rules and Appeals since 1987. The fee established in 1987 was $0.35 assessed for each $1,000 of total construction costs". In 2009, the Board of Rules  and Appeals recommended and the Board of County Commissioners approved an increase of the fee to $0.60 for each $1,000 of total construction costs. In 2012 the Board of Rules and Appeals and the Broward County Commission approved  an increase of the fee to its current $0.68 for each $1,000 of total of construction costs.