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ORDINANCE NUMBER 332C
AN ORDINANCE OF Tm: CITY· COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLERMONT, FLORIDA, AMENDING ARTICLE III, CREATING
SECTION 86-149, ENTITLED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS;
PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR REQUIREMENTS
FOR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING PROCESS; PROVIDING FOR LOCAL LAWS AND POLICIES
GOVERNING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR
RECORDING OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS IN THE PUBLIC
RECORDS; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CITY OF
CLERMONT CODE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Article III, Chapter 86, Clermont City Code, entitled Administration, sets
forth the processes and procedures for applying for various land development orders and
appeals; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Clermont desires to amend Chapter 86 so as to bring
procedures up to date with the Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determines that amending Chapter 86 is in the best
interests of the citizens of Clermont, Florida
Section 1. Recitals.
incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing recitals are true and correct and
Section 2. Amendment. Chapter 86, of the City of Clermont Land
Development Code, entitled Administration, is hereby amended by adding the following
new provisions to read as follows:
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86-149.01
Generally. In accordance with section 163.3220, Florida Statutes, through
section 163.3243, Florida Statutes, the City hereby adopts procedures by
which development agreements may be entered into with any person
having a legal or equitable interest in real property located within the City
of Clennont, Florida.
86-149.02
Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following words, terms
and phrases, when used herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different
meaning:
A. "Comprehensive Plan" has the meaning given it in section 163.3221, Florida
Statutes.
B. "Development" has the meaning given it in section 163.3221, Florida Statutes.
C.
"Development Order" has the meaning given it in section 82-6, Clermont Land
Development Code.
D. "Development Permit" has the meaning given it in section 82-6, Clermont Land
Development Code.
E. "Land Development Regulations" also known as "Land Development Code" has
the meaning given it in section 380.031, Florida Statutes.
F. "Owner" means a person with a legal or equitable interest in land who filed an
application for a development permit for the land with the County and who
received a development order, or who has an interest in land that is the subject of
an enforcement action by the County.
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G. "Public Facilities" means roads, potable water supplies, sanitary sewer treatment,
solid waste, drainage, public parks.
86-149.ü3
Requirements for Development Agreements.
A A development agreement shall include the following provisions:
I. A legal description of the land subject to the agreement, and the names of
its legal and equitable owners.
2. The duration of the agreement.
3. The development uses permitted on the land, including population
densities, and building intensities and height.
4.
A description of public facilities that will service the development,
including who shall provide such facilities; the date any new facilities, if
needed, will be constmcted; and a schedule to assure public facilities are
available concurrent with the impacts of the development.
5. A description of any reservation or dedication of land for public purposes.
6. A description of all development permits approved or needed to be
approved for the development of land.
7. A fmding that the development permitted or proposed is consistent with
the City's comprehensive plan and land development regulations.
8. A description of any conditions, terms, restrictions or other requirements
determined to be necessary by the City for the public health, safety, or
welfare of its citizens.
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A statement indicating that the failure of the agreement to address a
particular permit, condition, term or restriction shall not relieve the
developer of the necessity of complying with the law goveming said
permitting requirements, conditions, term, or restriction.
B. The development agreement shall provide that the entire development, or any
phase thereof, be commenced or completed within a specific period of time.
However, in no event shall the original duration of the development agreement
exceed ten (10) years. The development agreement may be extended past the
initial ten (10) year time period by mutual consent of the parties, subject to a
public hearing in accordance with the City Code.
C. A development agreement and authorized development shaH be consistent with
the City's Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations.
D.
The City Manager or designee shall review the land subject to the development
agreement at least once every twelve (12) months to determine if there has been
demonstrated good faith compliance with the terms of the agreement. For each
annual review conducted during the years six (6) through ten (10) of the
agreement, the review shall be incorporated into a written report, which shall be
submitted to the parties to the agreement and the Department of Community
Affairs. The written report shall be in conformance with the requirements of the
Department of Community Affairs and supplied to the City Council of the City of
Clermont. If the City Manager or designee finds, on the basis of substantial
competent evidence, that there has been a failure to comply with the terms of the
development agreement, the agreement may be revoked or modified by the City
Council of City Commissioners at a public hearing in accordance with the
Clermont Code.
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E. A development agreement may be amended or canceled by mutual consent of the
parties to the agreement or by their successors in interest.
F.
If state or federal laws are enacted after the execution of the development
agreement, which are applicable to and preclude the parties' compliance with the
terms of the agreement, such agreement shall be modified or revoked as is
necessary to comply with the relevant state or federal law.
86-149.04
Public Hearings.
Before entering into, amending, or revoking a development agreement, the City shall
conduct at least two (2) public hearings. The first public hearing may be conducted by
the Planning and Zoning Commission and the second shall be conducted by the City
Council.
86-149.05
Local Laws and Policies Governing the Development Agreement
A.
The City's Comprehensive Plan, City Code and Land Development Regulations
in effect at the time of execution of the development agreement shall govern the
development of the land for the duration of the development agreement.
B. The City may apply subsequently adopted laws and policies to a development that
is subject to a development agreement only if the City has held a public hearing
and determined:
I. The . subsequently adopted laws are not in conflict with the laws and
policies governing the development agreement and do not prevent
development of the land uses, intensities, or densities in the development
agreement;
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The subsequently adopted laws are essential to the public health, safety, or
welfare, and expressly state that they shall apply to a development that is
subject to a development agreement;
3. The subsequently adopted laws are specifically anticipated and provided
for in the development agreement;
4. The City demonstrates that substantial changes have occurred in pertinent
conditions existing at the time of approval of the development agreement;
or
5. The development agreement is based on substantially inaccurate
information supplied by the developer.
C. This section does not abrogate any rights that may have vested pursuant to
common law.
86-149.06
Recording in the Public Records.
Within fourteen (14) calendar days after the City executes the development agreement,
the City shall record the agreement in the public records of Lake County, Florida. A
copy of the recorded development agreement shall be submitted to the Department of
Community Affairs within fourteen (14) calendar days after the agreement is recorded. A
development agreement is not effective until it is properly recorded and until thirty (30)
calendar days after having been received by the Department of Community Affairs. The
development agreement shall be binding and shall inure to all successors in interest to the
parties to the agreement. The developer shall pay all recording fees.
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86-149.07 Enforcement. Any party, any aggrieved or adversely affected person as
defined in section 163.3215(2), Florida Statutes, or the Department of Community
Affairs may file an action for injunctive relief in the Circuit Court sitting in Lake County,
Florida, to enforce the terms of the development agreement or to challenge compliance of
the agreement with this section. Additionally, the City may use any other available
method to enforce the provisions of the agreement.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause, phrase or word of
this ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any Court of competent
jurisdiction, then said holding shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining portions
of this Ordinance.
Section 4. Inclusion in Code. It is the intention of this City Council that the
provisions of Section 2 of this ordinance shall become and be made a part of the City of
Clermont Development Regulations of the City of Clermont Code and that the sections of
this ordinance may be renumbered or re-lettered and the word "ordinance" may be
changed to "section," "article" or such other appropriate word or phrase in order to
accomplish such intentions.
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Section 5.
as provided by law.
Effective Date. The provisions of this ordinance shall be effective
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ENACTED this ;n,gt day of (Y\o.íc..L 2004
EFFECTIVE on ~ - ). ~~ 2004
Passed First Reading:
Passed Second Reading:
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CITY COUNCIL
OF CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA
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Harold Turville, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tracy Ackroyd, CMC
City 9f Clermont, Florida
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Approved as to form and legality.
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