Resolution 02-1047RESOLUTION NO. 02-1047
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE
CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING OF ROAD
IMPROVEMEN"IS: DESCRIBING THE PROPERTY TO BE
LOCATED WITHIN THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT
AREA: DETERMINING THAT CERTAIN REAL
PROPERTY WILL BE SPECIALLY BENEFIT TED BY THE
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS;ESTABLISHING THE METHOD
OF ASSESSING THE PROJECT COSTS OF THE ROAD
IMPROVEMENTS AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY
THAT WILL BE SPECIALLY BENEFITIED THEREBY;
ESTABLISHING OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
113E ASSESSMENTS; ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC
HEARING TO CONSIDER IMPOSITION OF THE
PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS AND THE METHOD OF
THEIR COLLECTION; DIRECTING THE PROVISION OF
NOTICE IN CONNECTION THEREWI"FIT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECFIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF LONG WOOD, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 1.01. DEFINITIONS.Asused inthis Resolnri- the following teens
shall have the following meanings. unless the content hemnfoth—ise requires.
"Adjusted Prepayment Amount" means the amount required to prepay the
Assessment for each Tex Pa—1 located in the Assessment Area as computed pursuant
Section 3.03(B) hereof and revised annually putsuaat to Section 3.04(1) hereof.
"Annual Debt Serviee Component" means the amount computed for each Tax
Parcel puauaut to S-i-3.04(E) hereof,
"Anneal Debt Service Factor" means the Esau, computed pursuant to Section
3 O4(D) hereof
"Assessment" means an annual special assessment imposed against property locared
wilhln the Assessment Area to fund the Project Cost of Road Iinprovemenis to serve the
Assessment Area and related expenses, computed in the manner dese bed in Section 3,04
hereof
"Assessment Arta" means the proposed Georgia A--/Lakevim Drive Rd
Paving Assessment Area described in Section 3,01 hereof
"Assessnent Coordinator menus the person designated by the City Cot oit,ion
to be responsible forcoo.dinating Assessments, or such person's designee
"Assessment Roll" means a non -ad valorem assessment roll relating to the Project
Cost ofthe Road hmprovements and related expenses.
"Capital Cost"meatus all orany portionofthe pedses that are property attributable
to the acquisition, desiga, co nstmetion, installation, reconstruction, renewal or replacement
(including demolition, environmental mitigatimt end mlecation) of the Road Improvements
and imposition of tit, Assessments under generally accepted aocoantiag principles; and
including reimbursement to the City for any fund advanced for Capital Cost and iamrest on
any iid-ftrnd er intraf idd loan for such pipe—,
"City" means the City of Longwood, o municipal corporation duly organized and
validly existing ,it,, the lows of the State of Florida.
"City Attorney" shall the City's Attomey, oc snch peasod's designee.
"City Commission" meads the City Commission ofthe City fLongwood, Florida.
"Collection Cost" meads the estimated cast to be inmured by the City during any
Fiscal Year in connection with the collection of Assessments.
"Colleetiod Cost Component" means the amount computed for each "fax Parcel
pursuant to Section 3.04(F) hareof.
"Debt Service Amount" means the amount computed pursuant to Section 3.04(A)
hereof.
"Final Assessment Resolution" meads the resolution described in Section 2,07 of
the 0,dinance that mp-1 Assessments v. ithin the A--ee, Area.
"Fiscal Year" means the period commencing on October 1 of each year and
continuing thcongh the next succeeding Septamber 30, or such other p-od as inay be
prescribed by iaw as the f scal year for the City.
"Frontage" moans, for any Platted t.ot or Parcel of Record, the length of the
boundary line aboh[, a road m be improved as pan ofthe Road Impmvemmna, measured
to the nearest whole foot With respect to any Platted Lot or Parcel of Record with
boundaries abutting mote than one road to be improved as pan fthe Road Improvements,
"Prontage" shall mean the boundary line thcongh which the Platted Lot or Parcel of Record
g s access. In the evem thorn exist two or more access boundary lines, "Frontage' shall
be determined by street address.
"Government Property" means property owned by the United States of America
or any agency theeof, the Stateof Florida or any egoney thereof, a county, a special district
oc a mu icipal cocpom[ion.
"Initial Prepayment Amount" means the amour[ computed patsosnt Section
3A3(A)hereoffor each'fnx Pa —I located iuthe Assessmm,tArea tol paythe Assessment
full.
"Local Improvement" means a capital improvement constntcIod or Installed by the
Ciry for the special benefit of a neighbontood or other local aces, for which special
asses—ota ere imposed pursuant to the Ordinance.
"Maximum Rate" m,,,,,,A tcalculated using a rate of$25.00 per lineal
"Modified Debt Service Amount" means the amount computed pursunn[ to Section
3.04(C)hereof.
"Obligations" means a series ofbonds or other e,itlence of indebtedness including
but not limited to, notes, eommeceial paper, internal loans, capital leases or any other
obligations fthe City issued or incurred to finance any po ou fthe Project Cost ofthe
Road Improvements and secured, in whole or in part, by proceeds of the Assessments.
"Ordi... W' means Ordinance No. 01-1574.
"Parcel oM—,d" means an unplatted parcel ofreoord or a subdivided Platted Lot
m e,i tence on the effective date fthis Resolution.
"Pl—d Lot" means o building lot described oo a map of plat recorded in the
Semimole County Official Records on or prior to the effective date of this Resolution.
"Prepayment Modification Pactor" menus the factotcomputed purntantto Section
3-04(B) hereof_
"Project Cost" mean' all or any portion of die expenses atitib—bl, to (A) the
Capital Cost of1he Road lmprovetnents, (B) the debt service reserve fund oraccoumi, ifauy,
established £or the Obligations att,ibumbl, to the Road Improvements, and (C) by other
costs or crpeases related thereto.
"Property Appra�set means the Seminole County Property Appraiser.
"Road Lnprovements" means the following road and ancillary improvements to be
constructed by the City in the Assessment Area: mad repair, paving and — f,,cing,
sidewalks and curbing, driveway aprons, sod, any appropriate drainage facilities to meet
,loon water requirements (i.e. ,wales bot not retention ponds) and related improvements.
"State" means the State of Plorida.
"Statutory Dis,oant Amount" means the amount computed for each Tax Parcel
pursuant to Section 3.04(G) hereof.
'Tax Parcel" means a parcel of pmpeny to which the Property Appraiser has
assigned a distinct ad valorem property tax identification number.
"Tax Roll" means the real property advalorem tax assessment roll maintained bythe
Property Appraiser for the purpose of the levy and collection efad v I.— taxes.
"Uniform Assessment Collection A&' means Sections 197,3632 and 197.3635,
Florida Statutes, or any successor statutes authorizing the collection of non -ad valorem
assessments on the same bill as ad valorem taxes_ and any applicable regulations
promulgated thereunder.
SECTION 1.02. INTERPRETATION. Uol—the context indicates otherwise,
words importing the singular numb,, inelode the plural number_ and vice verso; the terms
"hereof,""hereby;"'hereto;"'hereto;"'hereunder" and similartenns mfe—llos Resolution;
nod the teen "hereafter theheretol'ore"means before, the effective
date of this Resolution. Words of any gender include the cortelativ, words of the other
gender, -Ness the sense indicates otherwise.
SECTION 1.03. GENERAL FINDINGS. It ie hereby ascertained, determined
and declared that
(A) Pnananno Article Vlll, Section 2(b)oft1be Florida Constitutlonand Sections
I66,021 and 166.041, Florida Statutes, the City Commission has all powers of local self-
government to perform m-nicipal functions and to render m-nieipal servioea except when
prohibited by law and such power may be exercised by the enactment of legislation in the
font of City ordinances.
(B) The City Commission m-y ...rots, any govemmental, corporate. or
proprietary powerfora municipal purpose exceptwhen exprccsly prohibited bylaw, and tltc
City Commission may legislate on any subject matter on which the Legislature may act,
except those svbje,ts described in (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 166.021(3), Florida
Storm... The subject -- of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 166.021(3),
Florida Statutes, ix not rolevant to imposition ofassesxmentx related to Local Improveme-ts
within the City.
(C) The City Commission has enacted the ONinnnce to provid, for the creation
If Assessment Areas and authorize the imposition of Assessments to fund the construction
of Local Improvements to serve the property located therein.
(D) The Road Improvemeoes constinne a Local Irnpmve,neet, as defined io Ne
Ordinance.
(E) The City Commission desias to create the Assessment Area to fund
—A,oefmm fthe lioad hnprovememts.
(F) The eo-melioo of such Road Improvements will improve aaess to all
property located within the Ms,. merit Area, thereby providing a epeei,l benefit to such
property.
(G) No to the eonfiguration eod relative size fthe individual parcel, the use of
Frontage is the roost Fair and equitable method of lle-mg the Capiml Cost among Tax
Parcels located within the Assessment Area.
(11) the use of Frontage is a sI-oodly and judicially approved method of
alloc tiog the cons related to Assessments.
(1) Cenaio T'ax Panels located on thecornorofe road to be paved as part fthe
Road Improvements and the existing paved roads of Waymao Street and Ommge Avenue,
currently have vccess via a driveway to those existing paved road and are therefore no[
included in the Assessment At—
(1) Two Tax Parcels (P.I.D. 3220305130J000100 and P.I.D.
32203051301,000230) only abut the Road Improvements for a portion oI the length of the
Ta, Parc6 end abut eo e,i,limg paved road for the rensoindu portion. Acc.Niogly. in
accordance with the City Road Having Policy adopted in April, 2001, these'fex Parcels will
only pay far the portion that abuts the Road Improvement"
(K) With the exception of the Tax Parcel described in Section 1,03(L) Ire -h
certain "fax Parcels located on the coma, of Lakeview Drivo and Pasadeno Avemte have
access only from Pasadena Avenue which is not paved as pan of the Road Improvements
and are therefore not included in the Assessment Area and will not be permitted to construe[
a driveway to access Lakeview Drive in the fowaa.
(L) A Tax Pacel (P.1"D" 3220305130M00011) which abuts Lakevimv Drive on
the coma ofPusado to Avenue has requested the City W constnte[ a secondary driveway to
Lakeview Drive as pan of the lioad Impot—butt. However. by I'az Parcel', primary
access and address is en Pasadena Avenue. A,,o dingly, the costs related to the driveway
will be segregated by the City Gum the P,oject Casts and imposed against this Tax Panel
and this Tax Parcel will be pay fa, its Frontage along Pasadcua Avenue when that road is
paved as par[ of a future project.
(M) A Tax Parcel (P.I.D. 32203051301-000230) which abuts Lakeview Drive on
thecomer ofOrangc Avenue has requested the Git} to construct a driveway onto Lakeview
Drive as pan ofth, Road lmpmve—ad, However, since this Tax Parcel', primary access
and address is on Orange Avenue, it already paid for a road paving project when Orange
Avenue was paved_ Accori thecosts refuted W the driveway will beseg,egated by the
Cly from the P jeer Costs and imposed against Ihis'Cax Parcel_
(N) By mg the above Tax Parcels(ont the Assessment Area, the City is not
shi Ring the burden of the Project Costs to [hose Tez Paroels remaining in the Assessrnem
Area since the City Is absorbing Nose costs in excess of the inaxlmum rate deecribed in
Section 1.03(P) h—.F,
(0) In order to reduce Ne financial impact the Assessment will have on the
property owaera in the Assessment Area, the City has decided to provide a 15-year internal
loanto the propery owners for Neir share ofthe Project Cost No interest will be charged
onthisloan-
(P) In onlertofurtherreduce the financial imp- the Assessmenlwillhaveoathe
properly owners in the Assessment A—, the City shall limit the Assessment (o a maximum
rate ofS25A0 per lineal foot. The Ciry shall forgo reimbursement in en amoun[ equal to the
difference between the normal annual Assessment and the r,d—d annual Asses --
payable by properly owners.
(Q) in order[. further reduce Ne financial impact the Assessmentwill have on the
property owners in the Assessment Area, the City will f dell Colleen.. Costs and the
Sutmory Discount Amount related to cIilea mg the Assessmenrs on the lax bill.
(R) the City has established a polioy w e,Gnpt Government Ptoputy due to Ne
problems related to wllection wtdu the laws fthe States h, order to avoid an inequitable
shift of the burden to oti property owners. the Ciry shell forgo reimbursement to an
amount equal to Ne annual A --, —,I payabl, by Govcrmncnt Proper,
In
(S) to order to V—ob, en it two for property owners to prepay their
Assessments, the Cityshall establish a disoount prepay period m which property owners may
prepay their Assessment m bull with a discount often fb,—,[. bi ,it,, to avoid an
inequitable shift of the burden to other property owners, dre City shall fwgo reimbursemem
m an amount equal to the discount providad.
(T) The City Comm'issionh—byftndsand determines that the Assessments lobe
imposed in accordance with this Resolution provide an equitable method of funding the
Road Improvernents by fairly and reasonably allocating the cost to spoci,iiy beve -d
property.
ARTICLE If
NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING
SECTION2.01. ESTIMATED CAPITAL COST. Theestimaled Capital Cost
for the Road Improvements is 8187,000. The Project Cost of the Road buprwemerns will
be funded through the imposition ofAss —e- against property located in the Assessment
Area m the manner set forth in Article 111 hereof:
SECTION2.02. ASSESSMENT ROLL. The Assessment Coordinator is bereby
directed to prepare a final estimate ofthe Capital Cost of the Road Improvements and to
pie, the preliminary Assessment Roll in the manner provided in the Ordinance. The
Assessment Coordinator shall apportion the Project Cost among the parcels ofreal property
within the Assessment Are, as reflected on the Tax Roll in eonfonnity with Article ID
hereof, The estimate otCapital Cest and the Assessment Roll shall be maintained on file
at City Hall and open to p0he inspection. Tho foregoing shall not be construed to rSp ire
that the Assessment Roll be in printed form if the amount of the A —seem for -el, Tax
P,reel e,n be determined by use ofa compute temmal available to the public.
SECTION 2.03. PUBLIC HEARING. A public hearing will be conducted by
the City Commission at 7.0011 NI, e, as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, on July
1, 2002, m City Hull located at 175 West W,nen Avenue. Longwood. Florida, to consider
(A) acotion of the Assessment All.. (B) imposition of the Asmssmenta_ and (C) wileerion
ofthe Assessments pursuant el the Uniform Assessment Collection Act.
SECTION 2.04. NOTICE. By PUBLICATION. Upon completion ofthe
materials required by Section 2.02 hereof, the Assessmem Coordinator ehnlI publish a notice
ofthe public hearing authorirxd by Section 203 —of in the manner and the time provided
in Section 2,05 of the Ordinance. Sach notice shall be in snb-ntinlly the font attached
hereto as Appendix A.
SECTION 2.05. NOTICE BY MAIL. Upon completion of the materials
inquired by Swoon 2,02 hereof, the Assessment Coordinator shall, at the time and in the
manner specified in Section 2,06 of the Ordinauce, provide first olaes mailed notice of the
public hearing authorized by Swtion 2,03 Itwwf to each property owner proposed to be
assessed of tho address indicated on the Tax Roll. Snch notice shall be in substantially the
fomt attached heeto as Appeaviix B,
ARTICLE III
ASSESSMENTS
SECTION 3.01. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ASSESSMENT AREA.
The City Commission proposes to create the Georgia Avenue/Lak-i— Drive Road Paving
Assessment Area including those parcels described in Appendix C attaoh,d hereto. The
Assessmem Area is proposed for the purpose of improving the use and enjoyment of
property by funding the construction of Road Improvements to improve the access to
property located therein.
SECTION 3.02. IMPOSITION OF ASSESSMENTS. Assessments shall be
imposed against property located within the Assessment Area for a period of 15 years. She
fat annual Assessment will be included on the ad valorem tax bill to be mailed is October
or November 2002, When imposed, the Assessment for each Fiscal Year shall—stimtea
lien upon the Tax Parcels Iocated is the Assessment Area, pursuant to the Ordlnance.
SECTION 3.03. PREPAYMENT AMOUNTS.
(A) The Initial Prepayment Amount Por each'fax P—si located within the
Assessment A— shall be shall be the amount determined by tl) dividing the Frontage
utributable to such Tax Parcel by the total Frontage attributable to'Pax Parcels ahin the
Assessment Area, and t2) multiplying the —sit by the eswnated Capi W Cost of the Road
linprovemenis; provided, however, if the Adjusted Prepayment Amount results in a greater
Adjusted Prepayment Amountthan t- mputed at the Maxtmum Rate, then the Adjusted
II
P,,,y—ht Amount shall equal the one computed at the M-h— R-. In each - the
City shall Nhd en --bi qpA t, the difference [-- the ..,Mated Adjusted
(',,p,y,,,,t A,,.,,,t and it,, Adi,,t,d Prepayment Aill-It al,,fl-d at the Maximum
Rate, in accordance with the City', finding m,Section L03(P)h,—L
(B) F.11—mgtheimiti,lp,,py ... tp,,i,dd,,,ib,dinS,,tio.3.05he,e.fthe
Adplied P,,,pybi- A.—b shall bi,- equal t. the Initial Prepayment A-- for
Tau Parcel, other tb,, those Tux Parcels ., to whit, the A--- h,, b... prepaid. The
Adjusted Prepayment A,...t for each P—1 shall be —i,,,d --ally, as provided in
Section 3.04(f) h—f.
SECTION 3.04. COMPUTATION OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS. The
--1 Assessment s],.]l be c—,—d f., each r.z P-1 in the manner set fibith in this
Section 3.04.
(A) DFFJ--SERVICE AMOUNT. A' T)6t Service Amount"shall b, computed
f,, each Fiscal Year ns th,,which i, payable i, —p- of the Obligations in
accordance with a debt service schedule prepared by the Assessment C,.,di,,t,,.
(B) PR1iPAYMENI MODIEICAMNFACIOR, A Piqay,,-Wdifi-mb
F-,, 1,,Il b, computed f,, each Fiscal Y..r by dividing (1) the amount computed by
subtracting (,) the —, 11 the Adj,,,t,d P11p,,y—It Alb-lil, es if the ilm on which the
Obligations issued by the City_ fb,.Il T- `,—I, as t. .1-1, prepaymenthas been made
following iblba— of the Obligations, from (b) the -al principal amount of Obligations
initially issued by the City. by (2) the total principal amount of Obligations initially issued
by the City.
(C) MODIFIED DEBT SERVICE AMOUNT. A "Nodded Debt Service
Amount" shall be computed for each Fiscal Year by multiplying (1) the Debt Service
Amount by (2) the Prepayment Modification Factor.
(D) AhNjJALDEBT SERVICE FACOII. Al"Annual Debt Service Flan,"
shall be computed for each Fiscal Yeac by dividing (1) the Modified Debt Service Amount
by (2) the aggregate Adjusted Prepayment Amount.
(E) ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE COMPONENT. The "Annual Debt Service
Component" shall be computed for each Fiscal Year for each Taa Parcel by multiplying (1)
the Adjusted Prepayment Amount for such 'fax Parcel by (2) Ne Annual Debt Service
Factor.
IF) COLLECTION COST COMPONENT. In accordance with the City
Commission's finding in Section I.03(Q) h—of, the City is paying For the Collection Cost
celated to theAsseesmen[s- Accordingly, the "Collection Cost Component" shall be $0 each
Fiscal Year for each Tax Parcel.
(0) S'1'A'NJI ORY DISCOUNT AMOUNT. 'I We Statutory Discount Amount"
is the amount allowed by law as the maximum discount foe early payments ofad valorem
tapes and non -ad valorem assessmt,is placed on the tax bill. [n accordance with the City
Co- mi.- finding in Section IERQ) ha'e,(: the City is paying tot the Statutory
Discount Amount related to the Assessments. Accordingly, the "Statutory Discount
Amount" shall be$0 each Fiscal Year for each Tax P....1,
(H) ASSESSMENT. The annual Assessment for each Taz Panel shall be
-puled as the sum of(1) the Annual Debt Service Component, (2) the Collection Cost
Component and (3) the Statutory Discount Amount
(1) REVISION OF ADJUSTED PREPAYMENTAMOUNT. Upon certification
ofthe Assessment Ro1I £.reach Fiscal Year, the Adjusted Prepayment Amount foreach Tax
Parcel shall be recomputed by deducting (1) the Annual Debt Service Component included
oo the Assessment Roll for the Tax Parcel, Rom (2) the Adjusted Prepayment Amount
utilized to compute the annual Assessment ineludad on flit, Assessment Roll for such Tax
Panel.
SECTION 3.05. INITIAL PREPAYMENT OPTION.
(A) Following adoption of the Final Assessment Resolution, tho Assessment
Coordinator shall provide first class mailed notice to the owner of each Taz Pazcel subject
to lie Assessment of the owner's option to preppy all future annual Assessments. Oo or
prior to August 2, 2002, the owner of each Tax Parcel subject to the Assessment shall be
entitled to prepay all future annual Assessments, upon payment of the Initial Prepayment
Amount. The City Commission, in its sale disae of may elect to give it dismount of tea
percent for those o.vners that prepay in such period- In order to avoid on inequitable shift
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of the burden to other property owners, the City shall forgo reimbursement io an amount
equal to any discouo[ provided.
(B) The amount of all prepayments made pursuant [o this Section 3.05 shall ba
final. The City shall — be required to refund any portion of a prepayment if the.oust
Capital Cost oflhe Road Improvements is less o- the estimated Capital Cost upon which
such the Initial Prepayment Amount was computed.
SECTION 3.06. ADDITIONAL PREPAYMENT OP" LION.
(A) Following the date specified in the notice provided pursuant to Section
3.05(A) hereof, or such later date as the City Commission may allow in its sole discretion,
theowner ofeach Tax Parcel subjact to the Assessments shall be emitted to prepay all f [ure
unpaid annual Assusments upon payment of an amount equal to the Adjusted Prepayment
Amount for such Tex Parcel.
(B) During any period commencing oo the date the annual Asses —ot Roll is
certified for collection pursuant m the lloiform Assessnreot Collection Act and ending o0
the next date on which unpaid ad valorem taxes becmne delinquent, the Cityn,ay reduce the
amount required to prepay the fture unpaid annual Assessments for the Tax Parcel by the
amount of the Assessmeot that has been certified for collection with respect to such Tax
Pare 1.
(C) The amount of all prepayments made pursuant to this Section 3D6 shall be
final. The City shall not be requirsd to refund any portion of a prcpuyment if(I) the Copiml
m
Cost of the Road Improvements is I... than the --i up— which "III, Adjusted
Prepayment Amount was -,Toted, or (2) annual Assessmens will not be imposed f,, the
full b,, If years anticipated at the time of —1, prepayment
SECTION3.07. MANDATORY PREPAYMENT.
(A) If at any time a [av certificate has been issued and remains outstanding in
shall prepay all furore unpaid
annual Assessments for such T,, P-1 ifthe City, a it, sole option, el-, to accelerate the
Ass--. The —,—,imd to prepay the ft... unpaid annual Assessments will b,
q,11 to the Adjusted Prepayment A,,,,,t f,,,,,h T- Parcel.
(B) During any period ... .... mg on the date the annual A--- R,11 is
certified f., wll-i- p .... .. I to the lb,if— A—I—n, CWI-i— A,, and ending on
the next d,t,,,,h,,h ,,paid ad valorem fazes be -me delinquent, the City may ,,d,-
---pi,,d to prepay the future unpaid annual A—ss,mbl f,, the T,, Parcel by the
--t of the Assessment that h,, been c,nif,,d f,, ,Il,ai,, with —p- to such Tex
(C) The --.,t of,,Il prepayments —d, pursuant I. this S-fi- 3 07 shall b,
f—L Th, City shall not b—q.i,,d b—f-d any portion of, p,,p,y,,,,,t if(I ) the Capiml
C- of the Road b,p ... --, i, less th,,, the --,, upmt which such Adjusted
Prepayment A,..,,[ was computed. - (2) --1 A---- will not be imposed f,, the
fill -,*,, of — ant eT-d ar the Ii e of such prepayment.
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SECTION3.08. REALLOCATION UPON FUTURE SUBDIVISION.
(A) Uponsubdf ,m,tofany Tax Parcel located within the Assessment All, that
is subject to the Assessment, and compliance with the conditions set forth below, the
Adjusted Prepayment Ab—t for such Sax Parcel shall be reallocated among the
subdivided parcels.
(B) In order to have the Adjusted Prepayment Amount for —1, Tax Parcel
reallocated in connectionwith any suchsubdivision, the owner shall berequired b apply to
the City and comply with each of the following conditions:
(1) .recorded plat, approved site pill, or comparable document must be
provided to the City sufficient in detail to descri bcadegnately the Ioratioo ofth,T,x
Parcel and the individual parcels in Ute I, —posed slbdi ,mb;
(2) the Property Appr.isecrnusth.ve,ssigneddi1ti.—d-l—,,prop,,M
tax identification numbers to each individual subdivided parcel or committed in
wetting to assign suet, numbers prior to the next ensuing August I or any later date
appoved by the Cz, that will not p--timely certification ,fthe Assessment Mi
m accordance with the Uniform Assessmetn Collection Act
(3) at she expense fthe property owner, an.ppceisal must be provided by
a 'certified general ipptzi,-` as defined in Seeaion 475bi I(g), Florida Statutes,
approved by the City, which indicates the fair market value of the Tax Parcel prior
to the subdivision and the fairm.rket value of—h individual subdivided parcel; in
go
determining the Cair market value ofih, individual subdivided p-1,,, the appraise
take into—idt,afioe any indasnvcture improvements ll- are then -&,
construction if funds sutticient for Neircompletion ---d W the satisfaction of
the City Attorney;
(4) ,proposed reallocation of the Adi,,td Prepay ... t Amount t, each
individual p.,.1 must b, provided to the City: provided however. th,t no portion of
the Adjusted Prepayment A1111t may It, reallocated t, p,,p,,tl proposed for
dedication to the pl,M or to common use of th, ,,bd wi&d pt-1,;
(5) the fair market -W, f—J, separate parcel after th, ,bdi,i,i,. must
b, at I— five times the Adjusted Prepayment Amount I—wd thereto; and
(6) the property -- shall pay on --.— reallocation fee to the City
f,, each individual p,,,,i resulting from the S,bdwim- in en amount t, be
established by —Itti- of the City Commission.
(C) Ifth, --, ofany Tax P—ti ,,bi- t, the A1,11111111t ,I,dm&, such T,,
N-1 and fitil, t, —,ply with the foregoing conditions, the City shall —11—, the
Adjusted PIpIyIIIlt Amount t-9 the subdivided p-1,, based upon the Itl,d valve,
without improvements. as,—d t, each subdivided parcel by the Properly App--' At
it, sole option, the City may obllm an qp,,i,,l of the subdivided parcels at any time and
reallocate the Adjusted PIp.y.-I AIII.-t based upon dhe I-d value, without
impmventonZ,, flItttdnithIIpp-II1 Ifon appraisal is obgined, the cost of the eppratsal
will be Nloeated among the subdivided parcels on the basis ofthe value afeucd theseiv ,it
added to dte Adjusted Prepayment Amount oflhe Assessment far rash subdivided parcel
in the Fiscal Year following receipt ofill, ppbiml. It is here by found and determined That
the foregoing method o(aallocavng the Adjusted prepayment Amount among subdivided
parcels is fair and reasonable, taking imo considuaGon the opportunity for reallocation
available to the ownerand thereq, ri—lit to provide adequate severity for the Obligations.
(D) Notwithstanding the foregoing ifa T-Pit I inclades more than one Platted
Lot and no Parcels of Record, the Assessment imposed against such Tax Pamel may be
reallocated among the Platted Lots upon (1) application of (be owoerand (2) assignment of
a distinct ad valorem property taz idemtitication —11ber to each Platted Lot or any
r combination of platted Lotsb he Proert A
Y t P Y It Dmiser.
SECTION3.09. ASSESSMENT ROLL. The Assessment Coordinator is hereby
directed m prepare a foal estimate of the Capital Cost for the Road hnprovements and to
prepare the preliminary, Assessment Roll in the manner provided in the Ordinance. The
Assessment Coordinator shall apportion the Project Cost among theparcels oCrea1 property
within the Assessment A— as refected on the Tax Roll in conformity with Article III
hereof The estimate of Capital Cost and the Asse -- Roll shall be nraimained on file
m the oflces ofthe Assessment Coordinator and open to public inspection. the Foregoing
shall not be construed to require that Ne Assesvment Roll be in panted loon it the amount
w
of the Assessment for —1, Im Percel cnn be determined by use of, compute, W,,i-1
available to the P.1,1k
AR I ICIS IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION LOL METHOD OIL COLLECHON, Ilh— ...... is shall h,
w11-,d pursuant t,, the Unitonn A..essmeat Collection Act.
SECTION 4 U. SrVERABILITY. It eny cleusr, section or provision o£dtu
Resolution hall be ded—d unwnstitullonal or invalid f, sson of cause. the
-mmg 'ion.1 d h',11 b,,,, F,11 I.— a1 fi�-,,d bev fid ,,f,,,,h
i,,,,,Iid portion 0--f had-t been
SECT 4,01 EFFECfIVE DATE. iiis Resolution shall take effect
CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA
(r—kl 11 b,ij gticLj
Approved
APPENDIX A
FORM OF NOTICE'FO RE PUBLISHED
INSERT SMALL MAP Of ASSESSMENT AREA1
NOTICE OP NEARING TO IMPOSE AND
PROVIDE FV R COLLECTION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
IN THE GEORGIA AVENUE/LAKEVIEW DRIVE
ROAD PAVING ASSESSMENTAREA
Notice is hereby given that the City Commissmn of the City of Longwood Will
coin—t a public hearing to consider e,ea[ion ofthe Georgia A.,nue/L,1,-i,w Drive Road
Paving Assessment Area, as shown above, and imposibo,, oI special assessmnu. for the
n of road improvome.G. The hearing will be held at 7:00 PM, or as soon
it, —f- as Ne matter can be heard, on July I, 2002, ut City Hall, l75 Wost Waters
Avenue, Longwood. Florida, for the purpose of receiving public comment on thepwp—d
Assessment Arco and assessmrn6. All affected p,op,ny owners have a tight to appea,at
the hearing and to file written objections with the City CE,k any time prior to the public
hearing. if a pe,son decides to opp,,l any decision made by the City Commission with
,espeet to any matter muside,od at the heating, such parson will need o record of the
proceedings and may nood to eusure Fula verbatim record is mode, including the testimony
and evtdcnco upon which the appeal is to be made. In accordance with the Amo,ieans with
Disabilities Act, persons needing a special acevmmodelion or au interpreter to participate
in this proceeding should conmet the ADA Coordinator at 407/260-3481 of leasts'even days
prior to the date of the hearing.
The assessment for each parcel of ptopeny will be bash upon th, total numb,, of
lineal feet of frontage alougthestreets ro be improved. Am ore sped lie dese,iption oflhe
improvements and the method of computing the ossessment for each parcel ofpropeM ere
set forth in the Initial Assessment Resolution adopted by the City Counnmmil o i June 3,
2002. Copies of the biaiel Assessment Resolution and the preliminary Assessment Boll ero
vailable for inspection at City Hall, located at 175 West Warren Avenue Longwood,
Flurida.
"Il,e ossessm..., will I>ecollected on thend valorctn mx bill. as xmhorized by Section
197.3632, Florida Statutes'. 1 oilute to pay the assessmeatts will cause a taz certificate to be
sued against the props, which lily result ii nlossoftille. floc City Coma euds
collect the a n 15 oluoll lnstollm s.thc fim ul hid, will be iu,lilled ou
the ad valoren, tx, bill to be,,tailed in October nr Novembe, 2001_
If you have any questions_ pleas, contau the City`, Ass --1 Crndina- at
,V'260.3475.
CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA
APPENDIX B
FORM OF NOTICETO BE MAILED
CITY Of LONGWOOD
PIS West Warren Avenue
Longwood, Florida 32750
4071260-3440
HIMEMEM
[Property Otvner Name]
[Street Address]
[Ciry, Stare and ApI
Re: Parcel Number [Insert Numbe ]
Georgia Avenue/Lakeview Drive
Road Paving Assessment Area
Dear Property Owner
The Ciry of Longwood is considering creation of thu Georgia Aveona/Lakeview
Drive Road Peeing Assessment Area for the construction of road improvements- The cost
of the road improvements will be funded by assessments against property Within the
Assessment Area. Theassessnent foreach parcel of properryis based upon thetotal number
of lineal feet of frontage along the streets to be improved. Amore speeitic description of
the assessment program is included in the [oitial Assessmett Resolution adopted by the Ciry
Commission on June 3, 2001 Copies of the Initial Assessment Resolution and the
preliminary Assessment Roll are available foryout...iew et City Hall located at 175 West
Warren Avenue.Longwood,Floride_Infe--lie—egordiogth. assessment for youtspecific
property, including the number of lots, is attached to lh is letter.
The City Intends to ml—elly finance this and other assessment projects. 'Lhis will
permit the cost attributable to your property to be antorti Rd over e period of 15 years.
Pleasedo notsend payment now. Ifthe assessments are imposed, you will rea--separate
notice of it,, date and place for payment
In order to reduce the fieencial impact the assessment mill have on the property
io the Assessment Area.. the Ciry has decided not to charge any ietorest on the loan
and fond all ad,nmistrame and collard... costs related w placing the assessments on the tax
bill from other City revenue sources.
1'be mazimam annual as mart is 52i.00 per lineal foot. Although actual
action costs may be hi gher nsome caaas.the City has decided to limit the Assessment
to Hits rate. The City intends to include annual assessments on year ad valorem tax bill with
the host payment on the bill to be mailed in October or November 2002, Failure to pay your
e
will "'Se a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may result
msa less n rtitl"
Tltc City.11—g—ed City Commission will hold a public hearing at 2:00 I' M., e,
Weson theteafan as the matter can be heard, on July 1, 2002, at City Hall located of 175
t Warren Avenue, Longwood. Florida, fbr the purpose of receiving comments on the
proposed Assessment Area and the assessments, including nol leetion on the ad valorem an
bill. You arc ittvlted to attend and participate in the public hearing or to file written
objections with the City Clerk anytime prior to the public hearing.
If you decide to appeal any decision made by the City Connnission with respect to
any matter considered at the hearing, you will need ,record of [ho proceedings oad may
need to ensure that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence neon
which the appeal is to be made. In accortlance with the Americans with Disabilities Act_ if
need a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding, please
heatiet the ADA Coordinator at 401/260-37 a[ lean seven days poor to the date of doe
ng,
Qn'slion, carding yoar assessment and the process forcolleetion may be directed
to the City',, Assessmeat Coordinator at 407/260-3475_
CITY OF LONG WOOD, FLORIDA
" ` ` ` SEND NO MONEY NOW. THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE' • = R .
Georgm A,-&Lak-i— Drive
Road Paving Aese --t Area
[Property Owner NameI
Parcel Number (Insert N—berj
Total numb, of lineal feet attributed to property: (Insert NnmbuJ
Amount to make full payment in discount period:
(repasents 10%discount) jfi—n Amount]
Prepayment amount after discount period:
(rspruwrs no disc onnt) [Insert Amount)
Number afannual payments: is
Me�imum annual payment*: �Insett Amount[
The City has placed a $25.00 per lineal foot cep on the assessment
" — x ` SEND NO MONEY NOW. THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE
APPEN Dix C
DESCRIPTION OF PARCELS IN THE
G EORGIA AVENUE/LAKEVIEW DRIVE
ROADIMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT AREA
CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA
WEST PINE AVENUE
ROAD PA V ING ASSESSMENT AREA
INITIAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION
ADOPTED JUNE 3, 211D'2
'CABLE, OF CONTENTS
PACE
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 101,
DEFINITIONS .. .................. .... ................ 2
SECTION 1,02,
INTERPRETATION....................................6
SECTION 1.03.
GENERAL FINDINGS . ...................... . ..........
ARTICLE II
NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING
SECTION 2E 1,
ESTIMATED CAPITAL COST .......................... 11
SECTION 2.02,
ASSESSMENT 'ROLL .................................. ll
SECTION 2.03,
PUBLIC I^LEARING................................ .... II
SECTION2.04.
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION ..... ....................... 12
SECTION 2.05.
NOTICE BY MAIL ......................... .. ......... 12
ARTICLE III
ASSESSMENTS
SECTION 3.01.
DESCRIPTION 0p PROPOSED ASSESSMENT AREA .. _... 13
SECTION 3-02-
IMPOMNON OF ASSESSMENTS ..................... .. 13
SECTION 3.03.
PREPAYMENT AMOUN IS ................. ......... I3
SECTION 3.04.
COMPUTATION OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS ........... 14
SE DON 3,05.
INITIAL PREPAYMENT OPTION ........... ............ 16
S ECTIGN 3,06,
ADDITIONAL PREPAYMENT OPTION .................. 12
SECTION 3,02.
MANDATORY PREPAYMENT .... ................ 18
SECTION3.08.
REALLOCATION UPON FUTURE SUBDIVISION ....... 19
SECTION 3.09,
ASSESSMEN IROLL.................................. 21
AKFICLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION40L
METHODOFCOLLECIION . ............ ....... ........23
SECTION 402.
SEVERABILITY. ........... ... ....................... 23
S ECIION4.03.
EFFECTIVEDAIL.................................. .. 23
APPENDIX A - FORM OF NO'FICE'F0 RE PUULISI IED
APPENDIX 6- FORMOF NOTICETOEEMAILED
APPENDIX C- DES CRIPTIONOFPARCELSIN NNE WEST PINE AVENUE
ROADIMPROVEMEN7ASSESSMEN"F AREA