Northwest Florida Realtor: Exemptions of credits city of Destin impact fee

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Monies, including any accrued interest, not assigned in any fiscal period shall be retained in the same

park impact fee trust fund until the next fiscal period, except as provided by section 19.01.10.

E. Funds may be used to provide refunds as described in section 19.01.10.

19.01.10. Refund of fees paid.

A. Any funds not expended or encumbered by the end of the calendar quarter immediately

following six years from the date the park impact fees was paid shall, upon application of the then

current landowner, be returned to such landowner with interest at the rate of four percent per

annum, provided that the landowner submits an application for a refund to the city manager within

180 days of the expiration of the six-year period.

19.01.11. Exemptions and credits.

A. Any claim of exemption must be made no later than the time of application for a certificate of

occupancy. Any claim not so made shall be deemed waived. The following shall be exempted from

payment of the impact fee:

1. Alterations or expansion of an existing building where no additional residential units are

created and where the use is not changed.

2. The construction of residential accessory buildings or structures.

3. The replacement of a destroyed or partially destroyed building or structure with a new

building or structure of the same size and use.

4. The installation of a replacement mobile home on a lot or other such site when a park

impact fee for such mobile home site has previously been paid pursuant to this article or

where a mobile home legally existed on such site on or prior to the effective date of this

article.

5. The construction or placement of any non-residential building or structure, or the

installation of a non-residential mobile home.

B. Credits:

1. Park land and/or park capital improvements may be offered by the feepayer as total or

partial payment of the required impact fee. the offer must specifically request or provide for

a park impact fee credit. If the city manager accepts such an offer, whether the acceptance is

before or after the effective date of this article, the credit shall be determined and provided

in the following manner:

(a) Credit for the dedication of land shall be valued at:

(1) 115 percent of the most recent assessed value by the property appraiser,

or

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