EXPLANATION OF REQUEST: Pursuant to Ordinance No. 08-017, Resolution R08-076, Sections 16.021 and 166.041, Florida Statutes and other applicable provisions of law, the City must adopt a preliminary rate for the fire assessment on an annual basis through approval of the governing board.
The estimated Fire Rescue Assessments to be assessed and apportioned among benefited parcels pursuant to the Cost Apportionment and Parcel Apportionment to generate the estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2021, are hereby established as follows for the purpose of this Preliminary Assessment Resolution. There is no proposed change from the previous year.
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Property Use Category Rate Per Dwelling Unit
Residential $120.00
Non-Residential Property Use Categories Rate Per Square Foot
Commercial $0.27
Industrial/Warehouse $0.06
Institutional $0.30
Nursing Home $0.30
The estimated Fire Rescue Assessed Cost to be assessed for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2021, is $8,242,487.00 before discounts.
No Fire Rescue Assessment shall be imposed upon a parcel of Government Property (except as provided in Section 5(Q) of the Preliminary Assessment Resolution) or upon the portion of a Building located on a parcel of Institutional Property whose Building use is wholly exempt from ad valorem taxation under Florida law.