6856-01
ORDINANCE NO. 6856-01
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, AMENDING APPENDIX A, SCHEDULE OF
FEES, RATES AND CHARGES RELATING TO
APPLICATION FEES FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMITS;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, home rule power, under the Florida Constitution and Chapter
166, Florida Statutes, empowers the City to control use of its rights-of-way; and
WHEREAS, in order to recover costs associated with the processing of
right-of-way permit applications, the City charges a permit application fee; and
WHEREAS, the City recently adopted Code of Ordinance revisions
creating an Annual General Permit for utility work in rights-of-way; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Communications Services Tax Simplification
Law, Laws of Florida No. 2001- 140, the City has elected not to charge right-of-
way permit application fees to telecommunications companies;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. Appendix A, Schedule of Fees, Rates and Charges, Code of
Ordinances, is amended to read:
APPENDIX A - SCHEDULE OF FEES, RATES AND CHARGES
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XIX. STREETS, SIDEWALKS, OTHER PUBLIC PLACES:
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(3) Right-of-way permit
(a) Single family residence/duplex... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... $ 25.00
(b) Multi-family/Commercial......... .................. ... ...... ... $125.00
(c) Sidewalk (construction of new or replacement
sidewalk)........................ .............................. ..... $ 50.00
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(d) Subdivision development permit (construction
of a new subdivision and/or construction of new
streets (private or public with accompanying
street connections utilities utility connections
such as a sanitary sewer, water, storm drainage
systems)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... $200.00
Plus per gross acre... '" ........................... ...... ...... $ 50.00
(e) Utilities:
Reclaimed water connection fee... ......... ...... ...... .... None
Public utility connected Utility connection or
Construction... ........................... ... ......... ..$1 00.00 $150.00
No pavement cut; fee per each utility involved and per
each connection.
Public utility connection Utility connection or
Construction.. . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. .. . . .. .. $200.00
Pavement cut; fee per each utility involved and per
each connection.
Annual General Permit......................................... $400.00
Private telecommunication permit is p3'.'ement is to
Cut.................................................................. $150.00
Providers of communications services... ... ... ... ... ... .. None
(f) Miscellaneous permit (work requiring engineering
inspection in an easement or for other miscellaneous
work)... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... $ 50.00
(g) Failure to obtain r.o.w. permit before starting work.... Double Fee
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Section 2, This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
September 20, 2001
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
October 4, 2001
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BrianJ. Au~
Mayor-Commissioner
Approved as to form:
Attest:
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ASSIstant CIty Attorney
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