21-3274 - Establishing Application Fees Related to Lien Reduction Requests

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RESOLUTION 21-3274 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING FEES RELATING TO AN APPLICATION FOR A REQUEST FOR A LIEN REDUCTION FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND THE TIMELY APPEAL OF RELATED DECISIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FEE SCHEDULE, CONTINUANCE IN FORCE, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry (City) is granted the authority, under Section 2(b), Article VIII, of the Florida State Constitution, to exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law; and WHEREAS, the Code of Ordinances of the City of Casselberry, Florida, (Code) contains provisions allowing for Code compliance violators, or the violator's successors or assigns (collectively, "Applicant"), to apply for forgiveness or reduction of an existing code enforcement lien through submission of a City of Casselberry Application for a Request.for a Lien Reduction; herein referred to as a lien reduction application; and WHEREAS, on October 11, 2021, the City Commission of the City of Casselberry adopted Ordinance 21-1558, thereby amending the City's procedures for lien reduction applications for Applicants to formally request a lien reduction from the City; and WHEREAS, the Ordinance provided for a non-refundable application fee to be submitted by the Applicant at the time of submitting a lien reduction application for consideration by and timely appeal to the City Manager for a decision as to Applicant's lien reduction application; and WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that the proposed fee amounts, based on research of similar fee amounts established by other governments, are reasonable, affordable, and serve to encourage compliance with the City Code; and WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to establish lien reduction application fee amounts to ensure that Applicants are encouraged to attain compliance with the City's Code and to be treated fairly in their pursuit to reduce liens upon their property upon compliance; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Casselberry has determined it to be in the best interest of City residents and the community overall to establish the fees provided for herein. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA: