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O97-02ORDINANCE ,~'~'-,~? AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 26, WATER, SEWERS AND CITY UTILITIES, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 26- 34(A), PROVIDING FOR AN EXEMPTION TO CAPITAL FACILITIES CHARGES FOR TEMPORARY RESTAURANT SEATING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND NOT WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY DURING THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER THROUGH APRIL; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City CommiSsion of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida' has reviewed Chapter 26, Water, Sewers and City Utilities, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Boynton Beach; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that there should be no capital facilities charge for restaurant seating that is situated on private property on a temporary basis during the months of November through April, commonly referred to as the "season"; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has found through staff recommendation and study that any impacts from temporary or seasonal seating would be immeasurable system-wide; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has deemed it to be in the best interests of the residents and businesses of the City that Section 26-34(A) of the Code of Ordinances be amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT: Section 1. That Chapter 26 Water, Sewers and City Utilities, Section 26-34(A) is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph to the subsection, as follows: Sec. 26-34. Capital facilities and charges and connection charges. ...said capital facilities charge is designed to cover the cost of existing or additional raw water production facilities, water treatment facilities and water distribution facilities together with sewage transmission facilities either existing or additions or improvements thereto which will be utilized by the city to provide water and sewer service to said property. Said capital facilities charge shall be paid or in part credited if appropriate upon the issuance of the first building permit issued on the owner's property and shall be computed based upon the rate in effect upon that date. A capital facilities charge shall not be assessed to restaurants for temporary outdoor seating on private property. "Temporary" shall be defined as tables and seating arranged and utilized during the months of November through April, commonly referred to as the "season." Tables, chairs and benches utilized for temporary seating shall be removed and stored during the months of May through October. Any permissible permanent seating, whether ind°ors or outdoors, shall continue to be assessed capital facilities charges. Under no circumstances shall any permanent or temporary seating be located partially or completely within required parking spaces, easements, fire lanes, access aisles, or the public right-of-way. If oversizing funding has been carried out by a developer (or developers) that funding will have a capital facilities charge credited in an amount no greater than the oversizing charge... Section 2. That each and every other provision of Chapter 26 not herein specifically amended shall remain in full force and effect as previously enacted. Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 4. Should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion thereof be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the remainder of this ordinance. Section 6. Section 7. passage. FIRST READING this Authority is hereby given to codify this Ordinance. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon 1997. ~/ day of /~--'~z,,~R¢ , 1997. SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this /,~¢ day ATTEST: CRC Clerk CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA Cdmmissioner C/(~missioner