may adjust the fee to that appropriate to the particular development. The adjustment may include a
credit against the fee otherwise payable up to 50 percent for private recreational facilities constructed
or deed restricted or otherwise set aside for recreational purposes by the feepayer which serve the
same purposes and functions as set forth for public parks in the City of Destin Comprehensive Plan.
Determinations made by the city manager pursuant to this paragraph may be appealed to the City
Council by filing a written request with the city manager within ten days of the city manager's
determination. Failure to file an appeal shall constitute a waiver of the feepayer's right to challenge
the city manager's determination regarding a feepayer's independent impact fee calculation study.
19.01.06. Payment of fee.
A. The feepayer shall pay the park impact fee required by this article to the city manager prior to
the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
B. All funds collected shall be promptly transferred for deposit in the park impact fee trust fund as
established by section 19.01.08 and used solely for the purposes specified in this article.
19.01.07. Park impact fee districts.
A. There is hereby established a park impact fee district which shall be all lands lying within the
incorporated limits of the city.
19.01.08. Park impact fee trust funds established.
A. There is hereby established a park impact fee trust fund for the park impact fee district
established by section 19.01.07.
B. Funds withdrawn from this account must be used in accordance with the provisions of section
19.01.09.
19.01.09. Use of funds.
A. Funds collected from the park impact fee shall be used solely for the purpose of acquiring,
equipping, and/or making capital improvements to park facilities under the jurisdiction of the City
of Destin, the county, or the State of Florida, and shall not be used for maintenance or operations.
B. Funds shall be expended in the order in which they are collected.
C. In the event that bonds or similar debt instruments are issued for advanced provision of park
capital improvements for which park impact fees may be expended, impact fees may be used to pay
debt service on such bonds or similar debt instruments to the extent that the improvements
provided are of the type described in paragraph A. above and are located within the park impact fee
districts established by section 19.01.07.
D. At least once each fiscal period, the city manager shall present to the City Council a proposed
capital improvement program for parks, assigning funds, including any accrued interest, from the
park impact fee trust fund to specific park capital improvement projects and related expenses.
