§ 23-92. Payment of fee.

(a)

Prior to the issuance of a building permit or certificate of use, the property owner shall provide the building department:

(1)

Payment of all impact fees due;

(2)

A valid and unexpired development agreement between the property owner and the county which specifically addresses the payment of impact fees in some other manner than at the time of the issuance of the building permit or certificate of use;

(3)

A letter of credit or payment and performance bond which satisfies the requirements set forth in section 11.5-31 as pertaining to certain eligible commercial/industrial developments; or

(4)

An acknowledgment, on such form supplied by the county and signed by the property owner of record, wherein the property owner agrees to pay all impact fees prior to, and as a precondition of, the county issuing the certificate of occupancy or the certificate of completion (as applicable):

a.

Any occupancy of the premises without the requisite certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion shall constitute a violation of this Code to be enforced pursuant to chapter 2, article III, of this Code, or in accordance with any other applicable provisions of law.

b.

Pursuant to this option, all unpaid impact fees shall constitute a lien against the real property which may be enforced by the county as allowed by law.

c.

This option (4) shall only be valid between December 1, 2009 and November 30, 2010 unless extended by the governing body.

(b)

The value of public capital facilities required pursuant to a county- or city-approved DRI development order, except those deemed site related, shall be credited against the public capital facilities impact fee as required by section 380.06, Florida Statutes, as such section may be amended or renumbered from time to time.

(Ord. No. 86-27, § 7, 10-28-86; Ord. No. 93-6, § 7, 3-25-93; Ord. No. 96-13, § 7, 7-16-96; Ord. No. 97-16, § 7, 7-7-97; Ord. No. 01-17, § 7, 10-23-01; Ord. No. 2009-14, § 5, 11-10-09)