14-1403 Deferrment of Utility Benefit & Connection Fees Until Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy

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WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry hereby finds that amending Sections 86 -68, 86 -96, and 86 -186, and creating new Section 86 -3 of the City of Casselberry Code of Ordinances to allow deferred payments, will facilitate and encourage development within the City; and WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry hereby finds that amending Sections 86 -186 and 86 -68, and creating Section 86 -3 of the City of Casselberry Code of Ordinances to provide for deferred payments constitutes a public purpose; and WHEREAS, words with double underlined type shall constitute additions to the original text and strike threug# shall constitute deletions to the original text, and asterisks (* * *) indicate that text shall remain unchanged from the language existing prior to adoption of this Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the City Commission of the City of Casselberry, Florida: SECTION 1. Section 86 -3, Agreement to defer benefit fees and connection fees or charges, is hereby created in Chapter 86, Utilities, as follows: Sec. 86 -3 — Agreement to defer benefit fees and connection fees or charges. (a) Generally. Any applicant may enter into a Fee Deferral Agreement with the Citv designed to allow the applicant to defer payment of water benefit fees, water connection fees, sewer benefit fees, or sewer connection charges, until such time that the applicant is ready to apply for Certificate of Occupancy. (b) Procedure. To initiate eligibility review, the applicant must submit together with the application for a building permit. an Application for Fee Deferral Agreement, including any documentation supporting the request for fee deferral and an administrative fee that may be determined by the City Commission by resolution. Upon receiving approval from the City Manager, the proposed Fee Deferral Agreement must be presented to the City Commission for approval. Any such Fee Deferral Agreement may provide for execution by mortgagees, lienholders or contract purchasers, in addition to the landowner, at the discretion of the City, and must be recorded in the Official Records of the County. (c) Terms. The Fee Deferral Agreement will set forth the schedule and method for payment of the benefit fees, connection fees or charges, which will apply in lieu of the requirements for payment of the benefit fees, connection fees and charges set forth in Sections 86 -186 and 86 -68, respectively and the form of security that the applicant will provide. The Fee Deferral Agreement must include provisions setting forth the total unpaid amount of the connection fee or charge that remains