HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2004-115 Fire Assessment RESOLUTION NO. 2004- 115
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES,
FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH,
FLORIDA; ESTABLISHING THE "NOT TO EXCEED" ASSESSMENT
RATE FOR FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2004; DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF
AN ASSESSMENT ROLL; AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING AND
DIRECTING THE PROVISION OF NOTICE OF SUCH HEARING;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
FURTHER PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in July of 1996, the City of Dania Beach implemented a recurring
annual fire rescue special assessment program to provide a portion of the funding for
the City's fire rescue services and facilities with the adoption of Ordinance No. 10-96
and imposed fire rescue assessments for Fiscal Year 1997-1998 with the adoption of
Resolution Nos. 63-96 and 72-96; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 10-96, the reimposition of fire rescue
assessments for Fiscal Year 2003-2004 requires certain processes such as the
preparation of the Assessment Roll; and
WHEREAS, annually a Preliminary Rate Resolution describing the method of
assessing fire rescue costs against assessed property located within the City, directing
the preparation of an assessment roll, authorizing a public hearing and directing the
provision of notice thereof is required by an ordinance, originally enacted as Ordinance
No. 10-96 for the reimposition of the fire rescue assessments; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Dania Beach, Florida, deems it to
be in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Dania Beach to adopt
this Preliminary Rate Resolution;
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• NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Authority. That this resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions
of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance (Ordinance No. 10-96), the Initial
Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. 63-96), the Final Assessment Resolution
(Resolution No. 72-96), the Annual Rate Resolution for Fiscal Year commencing
October 1, 1997 (Resolution No. 130-97), and Sections 166.021 and 166.041, Florida
Statutes, and other applicable provisions of law.
Section 2. Purpose and Definitions. That this resolution constitutes the
Preliminary Rate Resolution as defined in the Ordinance which initiates the annual
process for updating the Assessment Roll and directs the reimposition of Fire Rescue
Assessments for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2004. All capitalized words and
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Ordinance,
• the Initial Assessment Resolution and the Final Assessment Resolution. Unless the
context indicates otherwise, words imparting the singular number, include the plural
number, and vice versa:
(a) "Demand Percentage" means the percentage of demand for fire rescue
services, facilities, or programs attributable to each Property Use Category determined
by analyzing the historical demand for fire rescue services as reflected in the Fire
Rescue Incident Reports in the State Database under the methodology described in
Section 6 of this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
(b) "Emergency Medical Services" means those services recorded in Incident
Reports that assign a "type of situation found code" that begins with the numeral 3. The
"type of situation found codes" are attached hereto as Appendix A.
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(c) "Emergency Medical Services Cost" means the amount, other than first
response medical rescue services, determined by the City Commission that is
associated with Emergency Medical Services.
(d) "Fire Rescue Assessed Cost" means:
(1) the amount determined by the City Commission to be assessed in
any Fiscal Year to fund all or any portion of the cost of the provision of fire rescue
services, facilities, or programs which provide a special benefit to Assessed Property,
and shall include, but not be limited to, the following components: (A) the cost of
physical construction, reconstruction or completion of any required facility or
improvement; (B) the costs incurred in any required acquisition or purchase; (C) the
cost of all labor, materials, machinery, and equipment; (D) the cost of fuel, parts,
supplies, maintenance, repairs, and utilities; (E) the cost of computer services, data
processing, and communications; (F) the cost of all lands and interest therein, leases,
property rights, easements, and franchises of any nature whatsoever; (G) the cost of
any indemnity or surety bonds and premiums for insurance; (H) the cost of salaries,
volunteer pay, workers' compensation insurance, or other employment benefits; (1) the
cost of uniforms, training, travel, and per diem; (J) the cost of construction plans and
specifications, surveys and estimates of costs; (K) the cost of engineering, financial,
legal, and other professional services; (L) the costs of compliance with any contracts or
agreements entered into by the City to provide fire rescue services; (M) all costs
associated with the structure, implementation, collection, and enforcement of the Fire
Rescue Assessments, including any service charges of the Tax Collector, or Property
Appraiser and amounts necessary to off-set discounts received for early payment of
Fire Rescue Assessments pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection Act or for
early payment of Fire Rescue Assessments; (N) all other costs and expenses
necessary or incidental to the acquisition, provision, or construction of fire rescue
® services, facilities, or programs, and such other expenses as may be necessary or
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incidental to any related financing authorized by the City Commission by subsequent
resolution; (0) a reasonable amount for contingency and anticipated delinquencies and
uncollectible Fire Rescue Assessments; and (P) reimbursement to the City or any other
Person for any moneys advanced for any costs incurred by the City or such Person in
connection with any of the foregoing components of Fire Rescue Assessed Cost.
(2) In the event the City also imposes an impact fee upon new growth
or development for fire rescue related capital improvements, the Fire Rescue Assessed
Cost shall not include costs attributable to capital improvements necessitated by new
growth or development that will be paid by such impact fees.
(3) In no event shall the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost include any
amount attributable to the Emergency Medical Services Cost.
(e) "Fire Rescue Incident Reports" means those Incident Reports that do not
record Emergency Medical Services.
• (f) "National Fire Rescue Incident Reports" means a guide of how property use
codes and other related information are categorized.
(g) "Recreational Vehicle Park" means (1) a place set aside and offered by a
person, for either direct or indirect remuneration of the owner, lessor, or operator of
such place, for the parking, accommodation, or rental of five or more recreational
vehicles or tents; and (2) licensed by the Department of Health of the State of Florida, or
its successor in function as a "recreational vehicle park" under Chapter 513, Florida
Statutes, as may be amended from time-to-time.
Section 3. Provision and Funding of Fire Rescue Services. That upon the
imposition of Fire Rescue Assessments for fire rescue services, facilities, or programs
against Assessed Property located within the City, the City shall provide fire rescue
services to such Assessed Property. A portion of the cost to provide such fire rescue
services, facilities, or programs shall be funded from proceeds of the Fire Rescue
Assessments. The remaining cost required to provide fire rescue services, facilities,
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and programs shall be funded by available City revenues other than Fire Rescue
Assessment proceeds.
It is hereby ascertained, determined, and declared that each parcel of Assessed
Property located within the City will be benefited by the City's provision of fire rescue
services, facilities, and programs in an amount not less than the Fire Rescue
Assessment imposed against such parcel, computed in the manner set forth in this
Preliminary Rate Resolution.
Section 4. Imposition and Computation of Fire Rescue Assessments. That
Fire Rescue Assessments shall be imposed against all Tax Parcels within the Property
Use Categories. Fire Rescue Assessments shall be computed in the manner set forth
in this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
Section 5. Legislative Determinations of Special Benefit and Fair
Apportionment. That it is hereby ascertained and declared that the Fire Rescue
• Assessed Cost provides a special benefit to the Assessed Property based upon the
following legislative determinations:
General
(A) Upon the adoption of this Preliminary Rate Resolution, determining the
Fire Rescue Assessed Costs and identifying the Assessed Property to be included in
the Assessment Roll, the legislative determinations of special benefit ascertained and
declared in Section 1.04 of the Ordinance are hereby ratified and confirmed, to the
extent authorized by law.
(B) It is fair and reasonable to use the National Fire Rescue Incident Report
Codes for the Cost Apportionment and the Parcel Apportionment because: (1) the Call
Volumes are recorded according to the Property Use Code as defined in the National
Fire Rescue Incident Report (Appendix E). Utilizing them is the most comprehensive,
accurate, and reliable information readily available to determine the property use and
Building Area for improved property within the City, and (2) the Tax Roll database within
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such property use codes is maintained by the Property Appraiser and is thus consistent
with parcel designations on the Tax Roll which compatibility permits the development of
an Assessment Roll in conformity with the requirements of the Uniform Method of
Collection.
(C) The data available in the Improvement Codes is useful and accurate to
determine Building Area because the Improvement Codes represent records maintained
by the Property Appraiser with the most information relative to Building Area regardless
of property use.
Cost Apportionment
(A) It is fair and reasonable and consistent with the decision from the Fourth
District Court of Appeal in the case of SMM Properties, Inc. v. City of North
Lauderdale,760 So. 2d 998 (Fla. 4t" DCA 2000), review granted, SC 00-1555 (Fla. Sup.
Ct.), to exclude from the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost amounts determined to constitute
• the Emergency Medical Services Cost.
(B) Apportioning the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost among classifications of
improved property based upon historical demand for fire rescue services, but not
Emergency Medical Services, is fair and reasonable and proportional to the special
benefit received.
(C) The Fire Rescue Incident Reports are the most reliable data available to
determine the potential demand for fire rescue services from property use and to
determine the benefit to property use resulting from the availability of fire rescue
services to protect and serve Buildings located within Assessed Property and their
intended occupants. There exist sufficient Fire Rescue Incident Reports documenting
the historical demand for fire rescue services from Assessed Property within the
Property Use Categories. The Demand Percentage determined for each Property Use
Category by an examination of such Fire Rescue Incident Reports is consistent with the
experience of the City. Therefore, the use of Demand Percentages determined by an
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examination of Fire Rescue Incident Reports is a fair and reasonable method to
apportion the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs among the Property Use Categories.
(D) The level of services required to meet anticipated demand for fire rescue
services and the corresponding annual fire rescue budget required to fund fire rescue
services provided to non-specific property uses would be required notwithstanding the
occurrence of any incidents from such non-specific property uses. Therefore, it is fair
and reasonable to omit from the Demand Percentage calculation the Fire Rescue
Incident Reports documenting fire rescue services provided to non-specific property
uses.
Residential Parcel Apportionment
(A) The size or the value of the Residential Property does not determine the
scope of the required fire rescue response. The potential demand for fire rescue
services is driven by the existence of a Dwelling Unit and the anticipated average
• occupant population.
(B) Apportioning the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs for fire rescue services
attributable to Residential Property on a per Dwelling Unit basis is required to avoid cost
inefficiency and unnecessary administration and is a fair and reasonable method of
Parcel Apportionment based upon historical call data.
Rion-Residential Parcel Apportionment
(A) The risk of loss and the demand for fire rescue service availability is
substantially the same for Buildings below a certain minimum size. Because the value
and anticipated occupancy of non-residential Buildings below a certain minimum size is
less, it is fair, reasonable and equitable to provide a lesser assessment burden on
improved property containing such Buildings by the creation of specific Building Area
classification ranges for such parcels.
(B) The separation of improved Non-Residential Property into Building Area
classification ranges is fair and reasonable for the purposes of Parcel Apportionment
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• because: (1) the absence of a need for precise square footage data within the ad
valorem tax records maintained by the Property Appraiser undermines the use of actual
Building Area within each improved parcel as a basis for Parcel Apportionment; (2) the
administrative expense and complexity created by an on-site inspection to determine
the actual Building Area within each improved parcel assessed is impractical; (3) the
demand for fire rescue service availability is not precisely determined or measured by
the actual Building Area within benefitted parcels; and (4) the classification of parcels
within Building Area classification ranges is a fair and reasonable method to classify
benefitted parcels and to apportion costs among benefitted parcels that create similar
demand for the availability of fire rescue services.
(C) The demand for the availability of fire rescue services diminishes at the
outer limit of Building size because a fire occurring in a structure greater than a certain
size is not capable of being suppressed under expected conditions and the fire control
activities under such circumstances are directed to avoid the spread of the fire event to
adjacent Buildings. Therefore, it is fair and reasonable to place a cap on the Building
Area classification of benefitted parcels within Non-Residential Property.
(D) Assembly Property, the use of which is exempt from ad valorem taxation
under Florida law, provides facilities and uses to the ownership, occupants and
membership as well as the public in general that otherwise might be requested or
required to be provided by the City and such property uses serve a legitimate public
purpose and provide a public benefit. Therefore, it is fair and reasonable not to impose
Fire Rescue Assessments upon such parcels of Assembly Property the use of which is
wholly exempt from ad valorem taxation under Florida law. Accordingly, no Fire Rescue
Assessment shall be imposed upon a parcel of Assembly Property which use is wholly
exempt from ad valorem taxation under Florida law.
(E) It is fair and reasonable to assess "Hotels" and "Motels" under a separate
• category. According to the NIFR Code, Hotels and Motels are classified as residential.
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• Since the category of Hotels and Motels provide more common area than other uses, it
is fair to assess this category based on square footage and its percentage demand use.
(F) It is fair and reasonable to assess "vacant property" by using acreage as
there were no structures existing on the properties.
(G) In accordance with Chapter 2002-241, Laws of Florida, which mandates
that the City treat Recreational Vehicle Park property as Commercial Property for non-
ad valorem special assessments levied by the City (such as this proposed
Assessment), it is fair and reasonable to treat each space within the Recreational
Vehicle Parks as a Building of Commercial Property and assign the minimum square
footage of 1,200 square feet that is mandated by the Department of Health under
Chapter 64E-15.002(3), Florida Administrative Code for Recreational Vehicle Park
spaces and a square footage of 500 square feet for tent spaces inside Recreational
Vehicle Parks, also as mandated by Chapter 64E-15.002(3), Florida Administrative
® Code.
Section 6. Cost Apportionment Methodology. That utilizing data from the Fire
Rescue Incident Reports related to the type of calls and physical location of each call,
the City assigned fire rescue incidents within the City, to Property Use Categories.
Based upon such assignment of Fire Rescue Incident Reports to Property Use
Categories, the number of Fire Rescue Incident Reports filed within a sampling period
were determined for each Property Use Category. A Demand Percentage was then
determined for each Property Use Category by calculating the percentage that Fire
Rescue Incident Reports allocated to each Property Use Category bear to the total
number of Fire Rescue Incident Reports documented for all Property Use Categories
within the sampling period.
The Demand Percentage for each Property Use Category was then applied to
the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs and the resulting product is the cost allocation of that
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portion of the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs allocated to each individual Property Use
Category.
Section 7. Parcel Apportionment Methodology. That the apportionment
among Tax Parcels of that portion of the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost apportioned to
each Property Use Category under the Cost Apportionment shall be consistent with the
Parcel Apportionment methodology described and determined in Appendix B, which
Parcel Apportionment methodology is hereby approved, adopted, and incorporated into
this Preliminary Rate Resolution by reference.
It is hereby acknowledged that the Parcel Apportionment methodology described
and determined in Appendix B is to be applied in the calculation of the estimated Fire
Rescue Assessment rates established in Section 8 of this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
Section 8. Determination of Fire Rescue Assessed Costs; Establishment of
Annual Fire Rescue Assessment Rates. That the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost to be
assessed and apportioned among benefited parcels pursuant to the Cost
Apportionment and the Parcel Apportionment for the Fiscal Year commencing October
1, 2004, is the amount determined in the Estimated Fire Rescue Assessment Rate
Schedule, attached hereto as Appendix C. The approval of the Estimated Fire Rescue
Assessment Rate Schedule by the adoption of this Preliminary Rate Resolution
determines the amount of the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost. The remainder of such
Fiscal Year budget for fire rescue services, facilities, and programs shall be funded from
available City revenue other than Fire Rescue Assessment proceeds.
The estimated Fire Rescue Assessments specified in the Estimated Fire Rescue
Assessment Rate Schedule are hereby established to fund the specified Fire Rescue
Assessed Cost determined to be assessed in the Fiscal Year commencing October 1,
2004. No portion of such Fire Rescue Assessed Cost is attributable to impact fee
revenue that funds capital improvements necessitated by new growth or development.
Further, no portion of such Fire Rescue Assessed Cost is attributable to the Emergency
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Medical Services Cost.
The estimated Fire Rescue Assessments established in this Preliminary Rate
Resolution shall be the estimated assessment rates applied by the City Manager in the
preparation of the updated Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1,
2004 as provided in Section 9 of this Preliminary Rate Resolution.
Section 9. Annual Assessment Roll. That the City Manager is hereby directed
to prepare, or cause to be prepared, an updated Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year
commencing October 1, 2004, in the manner provided in the Ordinance. The updated
Assessment Roll shall include all Tax Parcels within the Property Use Categories. The
City Manager shall apportion the estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost to be recovered
through Fire Rescue Assessments in the manner set forth in this Preliminary Rate
Resolution. A copy of this Preliminary Rate Resolution, the Ordinance, the Initial
Assessment Resolution, the Final Assessment Resolution, documentation related to the
estimated amount of the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost to be recovered through the
imposition of Fire Rescue Assessments, and the updated Assessment Roll shall be
maintained on file in the office of the City Clerk and open to public inspection. The
foregoing shall not be construed to require that the updated Assessment Roll proposed
for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2004 be in printed form if the amount of the
Fire Rescue Assessment for each parcel of property can be determined by the use of a
computer terminal available to the public.
It is hereby ascertained, determined, and declared that the method of
determining the Fire Rescue Assessments for fire rescue services as set forth in this
Preliminary Rate Resolution is a fair and reasonable method of apportioning the Fire
Rescue Assessed Cost among parcels of Assessed Property located within the City.
Section 10. Authorization of Public Hearing. That there is hereby established
a public hearing to be held at 7:00 p.m. on September 8, 2004, in City Commission
® Chambers of City Hall, 100 West Dania Beach Boulevard, Dania Beach, Florida, at
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which time the City Commission will receive and consider any comments on the Fire
Rescue Assessments from the public and affected property owners and consider
imposing Fire Rescue Assessments for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2004 and
collecting such assessments on the same bill as ad valorem taxes.
Section 11. Notice of Publication. That the City Clerk shall publish a notice of
the public hearing authorized by Section 10 of this Preliminary Rate Resolution in the
manner and time provided in Section 2.04 of the Ordinance. The notice shall be
published no later than August 18, 2004, in substantially the form attached hereto as
Appendix D.
Section 12. Notice by Mail. That the Director of Finance shall provide
information on the public hearing and the "not to exceed" rate to the Broward County
Property Appraiser's Office to be included in the TRIM (Truth in Millage) Notice to serve
as first class notice as required by the Ordinance no later than August 4, 2004.
Section 13. Application of Assessment Proceeds. That proceeds derived by
the City from the Fire Rescue Assessments will be utilized for the provision of fire
rescue services, facilities, and programs. In the event there is any fund balance
remaining at the end of the Fiscal Year, such balance shall be carried forward and used
only to fund fire rescue services, facilities, and programs.
Section 14. Conflict. That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with
this resolution are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 15. Severability. That If any clause, section, other part or application of
this Resolution is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or
invalid, in part or application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or
applications of this resolution.
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if
Section 16. Effective Date. That this resolution shall be in force and take effect
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on July 26, 2004.
C.K. M EL E
MAYOR - COtMISSSIONER
ATTEST: ROLL CALL:
r COMMISSIONER ANTON - YES
�` - - COMMISSIONER CHUNN - YES
MIRIAM NASSER COMMISSIONER FLURY - YES
DEPUTY CITY CLERK VICE-MAYOR MIKES - YES
MAYOR MCELYEA - YES
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
BY: /�\ (V, f\f,
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THOMA,S J. SbRO
CITY ATTORNEY
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APPENDIX A
FIRE RESCUE INCIDENT REPORT
TYPE OF SITUATION FOUND CODES
•
FIRE RESCUE INCIDENT REPORT
TYPE OF SITUATION FOUND CODES
Situation
Found Description
10 Fire, Explosion; insufficient information to further
classify
11 Structure Fire
12 Outside of Structure Fire
13 Vehicle Fire
14 Trees, brush, grass fire
15 Refuse fire
16 Explosion, no after-fire
17 Outside spill, leak with ensuing fire
19 Fire, Explosion not classified above
20 Overpressure Rupture; insufficient information to
further classify
21 Steam rupture
22 Air, gas rupture
29 Other Overpressure Rupture
30 Rescue call; insuff info
31 Inhalator call
32 Emergency medical call
33 Lock-in
34 Search
35 Extrication
37 Water rescue
39 Rescue call - not classified above
40 Hazardous Condition, standby; insufficient
information to further classify
41 Spill, leak with no ignition
42 Explosive, bomb removal
43 Excessive heat
44 Power line down
45 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment
46 Aircraft standby
47 Chemical emergency
49 Hazardous Condition, Standby; not class
50 Service Call; insufficient information to further
classify
51 Lock-out
52 Water evacuation
53 Smoke, odor removal
54 Animal rescue
55 Assist police
A-1
56 Unauthorized burning
57 Cover assignment, standby at fire station, move-
up
59 Service Call; not class above
60 Good Intent Call
61 Smoke scare
62 Wrong location
63 Controlled burning
64 Vicinity alarm
65 Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke
69 Good Intent Call not classified
70 False call; insufficient information to further
classify
71 Malicious, mischievous false call
72 Bomb scare, no bomb
73 System malfunction
74 Unintentional
79 False call not classified above
99 Unclassified situation
A-2
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APPENDIX B
PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY
APPENDIX B
PARCEL APPORTIONMENT METHODOLOGY
The Cost Apportionment to each Property Use Category and to Mixed Use
Property shall be apportioned among the Tax Parcels within each Property Use
Category and to Mixed Use Property Tax Parcels as follows:
Section B-1. Residential Property. The Fire Rescue Assessment for each Tax
Parcel of Residential Property shall be computed by multiplying the Demand
Percentage attributable to Residential Property by the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost,
dividing such product by the total number of Dwelling Units shown on the Tax Roll within
the City, and then multiplying such quotient by the number of Dwelling Units located on
such Tax Parcel.
Section B-2. Non-Residential Property. The Fire Rescue Assessments for
each Building of Non-Residential Property (except Medical Facility Property and
Recreational Vehicle Park property) shall be computed as follows:
(A) Respectively, multiply the Fire Rescue Assessed Costs by the Demand
Percentage attributable to each of the non-residential Property Use Categories. With
the exception of Medical Facility and Recreational Vehicle Park property, the resulting
dollar amounts reflect the portions of the City's fire rescue budget to be respectively
funded from Fire Rescue Assessment revenue derived from each of the non-residential
Property Use Categories.
(B) Separate each Building in each of the non-residential Property Use
Categories into one of the following square footage categories..
(1) Buildings with a Building Area of less than 1,999 square feet;
(2) Buildings with a Building Area between 2,000 square feet and
3,499 square feet;
(3) Buildings with a Building Area between 3,500 square feet and
4,999 square feet;
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B-1
(4) Buildings with a Building Area between 5,000 square feet and
9,999 square feet;
(5) Buildings with a Building Area between 10,000 square feet and
19,999 square feet;
(6) Buildings with a Building Area between 20,000 square feet and
29,999 square feet;
(7) Buildings with a Building Area between 30,000 square feet and
39,999 square feet;
(8) Buildings with a Building Area between 40,000 square feet and
49,999 square feet; and
(9) Buildings with a Building Area of 50,000 square feet or greater.
(C) As to each non-residential Property Use Category (except Medical Facility
Property and Recreational Vehicle Park property) multiply the number of Buildings
categorized in:
(1) Subsection (B)(1) of this Section by 1,000 square feet;
(2) Subsection (B)(2) of this Section by 2,000 square feet;
(3) Subsection (B)(3) of this Section by 3,500 square feet;
(4) Subsection (B)(4) of this Section by 5,000 square feet;
(5) Subsection (B)(5) of this Section by 10,000 square feet;
(6) Subsection (B)(6) of this Section by 20,000 square feet;
(7) Subsection (B)(7) of this Section by 30,000 square feet;
(8) Subsection (B)(8) of this Section by 40,000 square feet; and
(9) Subsection (B)(9) of this Section by 50,000 square feet.
(D) For each non-residential Property Use Category, add the products of
subsections (C)(1) through (C)(9) of this Section. With the exception of Medical Facility
Property and Recreational Vehicle Park property, the sum of these products reflects an
B-2
aggregate square footage area for each non-residential Property Use Category to be
used by the City in the computation of Fire Rescue Assessments.
(E) With the exception of Medical Facility Property and Recreational Vehicle
Park property, divide the product of subsection (A) of this Section relative to each of the
non-residential Property Use Categories by the sum of the products for each non-
residential Property Use Category described in subsection (D) of this Section. The
resulting quotient expresses a dollar amount adjusted or weighted per square foot of
improved area to be used in computing Fire Rescue Assessments on each of the
respective non-residential Property Use Categories (except Medical Facility Property
and Recreational Vehicle Park property).
(F) For each of the non-residential Property Use Categories (except Medical
Facility Property and Recreational Vehicle Park property), multiply the resulting
quotients from subsection (A) of this Section by each of the respective products in
• subsections (C)(1) through (C)(9) of this Section. The resulting products for each non-
residential Property Use Category (except Medical Facility Property and Recreational
Vehicle Park property), expresses a series of gross dollar amounts expected to be
funded by all Buildings in the respective non-residential Property Use Categories in
each of the square footage categories described in subsection (B) of this Section.
(G) For each of the non-residential Property Use Categories (except Medical
Facility Property and Recreational Vehicle Park property), divide each of the respective
products of subsection (F) of this Section by the number of Buildings determined to be
in each of the square footage categories identified in subsection (B) of this Section.
Except for Medical Facility Property and Recreational Vehicle Park property, the result
expresses the respective dollar amounts of the Fire Rescue Assessments to be
imposed upon each Building in each of the non-residential Property Use Categories.
Section B-3. Medical Facility Property. The Fire Rescue Assessments for
each Tax Parcel of Medical Facility Property shall be computed as follows:
B-3
• (A) For Medical Facility Property, assign the respective dollar amounts of the
Fire Rescue Assessments. Said amount shall be the amount of the Fire Rescue
Assessments imposed upon each Tax Parcel of Medical Facility Property.
(B) Multiply the amount directed to be imposed as fire Rescue Assessments
on Medical Facility Property in subsection (A) of this Section by the number of Tax
Parcels determined to be in each of the square footage category ranges related to
Medical Facility Property in subsection (C)(1) through (C)(9) of Section D-2. The sum of
the resulting products represents the aggregate revenue to be derived from Fire Rescue
Assessments imposed upon Medical Facility Property.
(C) The remaining portion of the City's fire rescue budget otherwise
attributable to Medical Facility Property, and not funded through Fire Rescue
Assessments imposed on Medical Facility Property, shall be funded from available City
revenue other than Fire Rescue Assessment proceeds.
• Section B-4. Recreational Vehicle Parks. Notwithstanding the procedure in
Section B-2 for Non-Residential Property, the Fire Rescue Assessments for each Tax
Parcel of Recreational Vehicle Park property shall be computed as follows:
(A) Aggregate the amount of square footage for each Tax Parcel of
Recreational Vehicle Park, with recreational vehicle park spaces at 1,200 square feet
each and tent spaces at 500 square feet each.
(B) Assign the respective dollar amount of the Fire Rescue Assessments
determined in Section B-3 of this Appendix for Commercial Property to the comparable
aggregated square footage category ranges of Recreational Vehicle Park property as
calculated in paragraph (A) above. Any aggregated square footage Tax Parcel of
Recreational Vehicle Park property that exceeds 50,000 square feet shall be assigned
the commercial dollar amount for 50,000 square feet.
B-4
Section B-5. Mixed Use Property. The Fire Rescue Assessments for each Tax
Parcel classified in two or more Property Use Categories shall be the sum of the Fire
Rescue Assessments computed for each Property Use Category.
Section B-6 Vacant Property. The Fire Rescue Assessment for each Tax
Parcel of Vacant Property shall be computed by multiplying the Demand Percentage
attributable to Vacant Property by the Fire Rescue Assessed Cost, dividing such
product by the number of acreage shown as vacant property on the Tax Roll within the
City.
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APPENDIX C
ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATE SCHEDULE
APPENDIX C
® ESTIMATED FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT RATE SCHEDULE
Section C-'I. Determination Of The Fire Rescue Assessed Cost. The
estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost to be assessed for the Fiscal Year commencing
October 1, 2004, is $2,418,772.
Section C-2. Estimated Fire Rescue Assessments. The estimated Fire
Rescue Assessments to be assessed and apportioned among benefited parcels
pursuant to the Cost Apportionment and Parcel Apportionment to generate the
estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1,
2004, are hereby established as follows for the purpose of this Preliminary Rate
Resolution:
RESIDENTIAL Rate Per Dwelling Unit
PROPERTY
USE
CATEGORIES
Residential $94.50
NOW Vacant Per
RESIDENTIAL Acreage $64
PROPERTY
USE Building
CATEGORIES classification
(in square Industrial/ Hotel/
footage Commercial Assembly Warehouse Educational Motels Medical
range)
< 1,999 $238 $623 $47 $70 $291 $666
2,000-3,499 $476 $1,245 $93 $140 $581 $1,332
3,500 -4,999 $833 $2,179 $163 $245 $1,017 $2,331
5,000-9,999 $1,190 $3,113 $234 $350 $1,453 $3,331
10,000- $2 379 $6,226 $467 $700 $2,905 $6,661
19,999
20,000- $4,758 $12,452 $934 $1,400 $5,810 $13,323
29,999
30,000- $7,137 $18,678 $1,401 $2,101 $8,715 $19,984
39,999
40,000- $9,516 $24,904 $1,868 $2,801 $11,620 $26,645
49,999
> 50,000 $11,895 $31,130 $2,335 $3,501 $14,525 $33,307
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APPENDIX D
FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED
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To Be Published by August 18, 2004
INSERT MAP OF CITY SHOWING CITY AND ANNEXED
AREA. MAP NEEDS TO REFLECT THAT FIRE RESCUE
ASSESSMENTS AND STORMWATER ASSESSMENTS
ARE BEING IMPOSED ON PROPERTY CITY-WIDE,
WHILE SOLID WASTE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ARE
BEING IMPOSED ONLY ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
WITHIN THE SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENT AREA.
NOTICE OF HEARING TO REIMPOSE AND PROVIDE FOR
COLLECTION OF FIRE RESCUE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS,
STORMWATER ASSESSMENTS, AND
SOLID WASTE SERVICE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
FIRE RESCUE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Dania Beach will
conduct a public hearing to consider reimposing fire rescue assessments for the
provision of fire rescue services within the City of Dania Beach for the Fiscal Year
beginning October 1, 2004.
The assessment for each parcel of property will be based upon each parcel's
classification and the total number of billing units attributed to that parcel. The following
table reflects the proposed fire rescue assessment schedule.
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RESIDENTIAL Rate Per Dwelling Unit
. PROPERTY
USE
CATEGORIES
Residential $94.50
NOW Vacant Per
RESIDENTIAL Acreage $64
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PROPERTY
USE Building
CATEGORIES classification
(in square Industrial/ Hotel/
footage Commercial Assembly Warehouse Educational Motels Medical
range)
< 1,999 $238 $623 $47 $70 $291 $666
2,000 -3,499 $476 $1,245 $93 $140 $581 $1,332
3,500 -4,999 $833 $2,179 $163 $245 $1,017 $2,331
5,000 -9,999 $1,190 $3,113 $234 $350 $1,453 $3,331
10,000- $2 379 $6,226 $467 $700 $2,905 $6,661
19,999
20,000- $4,758 $12,452 $934 $1,400 $5,810 $13,323
29,999
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39,999 $7,137 $18,678 $1,401 $2,101 $8,715 $19,984
999
40,000- $9,516 $24,904 $1,868 $2,801 $11,620 $26,645
• 49,999
> 50,000 $11,895 $31,130 $2,335 $3,501 $14,525 $33,307
Copies of the Fire Rescue Assessment Ordinance (Ordinance No. 10-96), the
Initial Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. 63-96), Resolution No. 110-97, the Final
Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. 72-96), the Preliminary Rate Resolution
initiating the annual process of updating the Assessment Roll and reimposing the Fire
Rescue Assessments, documentation related to the estimated amount of the Fire
Rescue Assessed Cost to be recovered through the imposition of Fire Rescue
Assessments, and the updated Assessment Roll for the upcoming fiscal year are
available for inspection at the City Clerk's office.
If you have any questions, please contact the City's Department of Finance at
(954)924-3672, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
STORMWATER SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Dania Beach will
conduct a public hearing to consider reimposition of stormwater assessments for the
provision of stormwater management services within the City of Dania Beach for the
• Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2004.
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The stormwater assessments are based on two components — the impervious
area of the property and the percentage of impervious area of the property, both as
• compared to the median single family home. Both variables are required to determine
the appropriate amount of stormwater runoff generated by impervious surface on each
parcel of property. Impervious surfaces include the roof top, patios, driveways, parking
lots and similar areas. The City has determined that the median single-family residence
in the City includes 1,720 square feet of impervious surface on a median lot size of
6,500 square feet, which is defined as one "equivalent residential unit" or "ERU" and
has an impervious factor of 0.26. The annual stormwater assessment rate for the
upcoming fiscal year will be $23.00 for each ERU. Since verifying the impervious
surface for each single-family residence in the City is a practical impossibility, all single-
family residences have been assigned one ERU. Mobile homes on owner occupied lots
in trailer parks have been assigned one-half ERU. For mobile homes on owner
occupied lots, where there may be common area associated with the development, a
proportionate share of the common area has been added to the mobile home
assessment. All other properties have been calculated individually as follows:
• For condominiums, the total impervious area (TIA) is calculated for the
condominium community, including parking and association property. The total
area (TA) encompassed by the development is determined as follows:
((TIA/1720) x (TIA/(0.26 x TA))/number of units in complex.
• While vacant property has no impervious area, it may still contribute to the City's
stormwater system, so the assessment is based on the total area (TA). As a
result, vacant property assessments are calculated without the operating
component as follows: 0.2 x TA/6500.
• For mobile home parks, the typical mobile home, drive, pad and ancillary
activities constitute 1300 square feet. Therefore the total impervious area (TIA)
for mobile home parks was determined by multiplying the number of potential
mobile homes by 1300. The formula is: (1300 x No of MHs/1720) x (TIA/(0.26 x
TA)
• For all other property uses the total impervious area (TIA) is calculated for the
property, including parking. The total area (TA) encompassed by the
development is also calculated. The assessment is determined as follows:
(TIA/1720) x (TIA/(0.26 x TA)
A stormwater assessment credit system has been developed for those properties
that demonstrate that they retain stormwater on site in accordance with SFWMD
• permits. The policy grants an eighty (80) percent credit to those properties. Properties
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that cannot benefit in anyway from the City's stormwater program are granted 100
percent credits.
® Copies of the Stormwater Utility Ordinance (Ordinance No. 13-96), the Initial
Stormwater Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. 73-96), the Final Stormwater
Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. 73-96, as amended by Resolution No. 103-96
and Resolution 116-96), the Preliminary Rate Resolution initiating the annual process of
updating the Assessment Roll and reimposing the Stormwater Assessments, the
proposed amendments ,to the Stormwater Ordinance and the updated Stormwater
Assessment Roll for the upcoming fiscal year are available for inspection at the City
Clerk's office.
If you have any questions, please contact the City's Department of Finance at
(954)924-3672 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
SOLID WASTE SERVICE ASSESSMENTS
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Dania Beach will
conduct a public hearing to consider reimposing solid waste service assessments for
the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2004, against certain improved residential
properties located within those incorporated areas of the City of Dania Beach annexed
• pursuant to Chapter 90-483, Laws of Florida, and Chapter 2000-474, Laws of Florida
(referred to as the "Solid Waste Assessment Area"), or any other incorporated area
served by water and sewer service providers other than the City, to fund the cost of
solid waste collection and disposal services and programs provided to such properties
and to authorize collection of such assessments on the tax bill.
The solid waste service assessments will be computed by multiplying the number
of dwelling units on each parcel by the rate of assessment. The rate of assessment for
the upcoming fiscal year shall be $236.76. Unimproved properties, mobile home parks,
apartments with four or more dwelling units, condominiums, or commercial properties
are not subject to the solid waste service assessment.
Copies of the Solid Waste Service Assessment Ordinance (Ordinance No. 9-96),
the Initial Assessment Resolution (Resolution No. 64-96), the Final Assessment
Resolution (Resolution No. 71-96), the Preliminary Rate Resolution initiating.the annual
process of updating the Assessment Roll and reimposing the Solid Waste Service
Assessments, and the updated Assessment Roll for the upcoming fiscal year are
available for inspection.at the City Clerk's office.
If you have any questions, please contact the City's Department of Finance at
(954)924-3672, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
• The above special assessments will be collected on the ad valorem tax bill to be
mailed in November 2004, as authorized by section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. Failure
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to pay the assessments will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property
which may result in a loss of title (ownership) of one's real property. These special
• assessment programs proved to be successful last year in fairly and efficiently providing
a much needed alternative funding and collection approach for these vital and essential
services.
A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD AT 7:00 P.M. ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2004,
IN THE CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL, 100 WEST DANIA BEACH
BOULEVARD, DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ALL OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS. All affected
property owners have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with
the City Commission within 20 days of this notice. If a person decides to appeal any
decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at the
hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that
a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal
is to be made. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing
a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should
contact the City Clerk's office at (954)924-3622, at least two days prior to the date of the
hearing.
CITY COMMISSION OF THE
• CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA
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APPENDIX E
NATIONAL FIRE RESCUE INCIDENT REPORTS
PROPERTY USE CODES
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• Property Use Codes
Assembly
111 Bowling alley 210 Schools, non-adult, other
Adult education center, college
112 Billiard center, pool hall 241 classroom
113 Electronic amusement center 254 Day care, in commercial property
114 Ice rink: indoor, outdoor 255 Day care, in residence, licensed
115 Roller rink: indoor, outdoor 256 Day care in residence, unlicensed
116 Swimming facility: indoor or outdoor 200 Educational, other
110 Fixed use recreation places, other
121 Ballroom, gymnasium Health Care, Detention & Correction
122 Convention center, exhibition hall 311 24-hr. care Nursing homes, 4 or more
123 Stadium arena persons
124 Playground 321 Mental retardation/development
129 Amusement center: indoor/outdoor disability facility
120 Variable use amusement, recreation places 322 Alcohol or substance abuse recovery
131 Church, mosque, synagogue, temple, chapel center
134 Funeral parlor 323 Asylum, mental institution
130 Places of worship, funeral parlors 331 Hospital- medical or psychiatric
141 Athletic/health club 332 Hospices
142 Clubhouse 341 Clinic, clinic-type infirmary
143 Yacht Club 342 Doctor, dentist or oral surgeon's office
144 Casino, gambling clubs 343 Hemodialysis unit
140 Clubs, other 340 Clinics, Doctors, offices, other
151 Library 361 Jail, prison (not juvenile)
152 Museum 363 Reformatory, juvenile detention center
154 Memorial structure, including monuments 365 Police Station
Health care, detention & correction
155 Courthouse 300 other
150 Public or government, other
161 Restaurant or cafeteria Residential
162 Bar or nightclub 419 1 or 2 family dwelling
160 Eating, drinking places 429 Multifamily dwellings
Boarding/rooming house, residential
171 Airport passenger terminal 439 hotel
173 Bus station 449 Hotel/motel, commercial
174 Rapid transit station 459 Residential board and care
170 Passenger terminal, other 462 Sorority house, fraternity house
181 Live performance theatre 464 Barracks, dormitory
182 Auditorium or concert hall 460 Dormitory type residence, other
183 Movie theatre 400 Residential, other
185 Radio, television studio
186 Film/movie production studio Mercantile, Business
180 Studio/theatre, other 511 Convenience store
100 Assembly, Other 519 Food & beverage sales, grocery store
529 Textile, wearing apparel sales
Educational 539 Household goods, sales, repairs
• 211 Preschool 549 Specialty shop
213 Elementary school, including kindergarten 557 Personal service, including barber
215 High school/junior high school/middle school 559 Recreational, hobby, home repair sales
564 Laundry, dry cleaning 881 Parking garage (detached residential)
569 Professional supplies, services 882 Parking garage, general vehicle
571 Services station, gas station 888 Fire station
579 Motor vehicle or boat sales, services, repair 891 Warehouse
580 General retail, other 899 Residential or self storage units
581 Department or discount store 898 Dock, marina, pier, wharf
592 Bank 800 Storage, other
593 Office: veterinary or research
596 Post office or mailing firms Outside or Special Property
599 Business Office 919 Dump, sanitary landfill
500 Mercantile, business, other 921 Bridge, trestle
922 Tunnel
Industrial, Utility, Defense, Agriculture, 926 Outbuilding, protective shelter
610 Energy production, plant, other 931 Open land or field
614 Steam or heat generating plant 935 Campsite with utilities
615 Electric generating plant 936 Vacant lot
629 Laboratory or science laboratory 937 Beach
631 Defense, military installation 938 Graded and cared-for plots of land
635 Computer center 941 Open ocean, sea or tidal waters
639 Communications center 946 Lake, river, stream
640 Utility or Distribution system, other 940 Water area, other
642 Electrical distribution 951 Railroad right of way
644 Gas distribution, pipeline, gas distribution 952 Railroad yard
® 645 Flammable liquid distribution, pipeline, 961 Highway or divided highway
647 Water utility 962 Residential street, road or driveway
648 Sanitation utility 963 street or road in commercial area
655 Crops or orchard 965 Vehicle parking area
659 Livestock production 960 Street, other
669 Forest, timberland, woodland 972 Aircraft runway
679 Mine or quarry 973 Aircraft taxi-way
600 Utility, defense, agriculture, mining, other 974 Aircraft loading area
981 Construction site
Manufacturing, processing 982 Oil or gas field
700 Manufacturing, processing 983 Pipeline, power line or other utility right
of way
Storage 984 Industrial plant yard -area
807 Outside material storage area 900 Outside or special property, other
808 Outbuilding or shed
816 Grain elevator, silo 000 Property Use, other
819 Livestock, poultry storage NNN No Property Use
839 Refrigerated storage UUU Property Use Undetermined
849 Outside storage tank
880 Vehicle storage, other