§ 27-201. Fee authorization.

Any proposed or existing project for which county approval is required as a prerequisite for a building permit shall be assessed a plan review fee. This fee shall be in addition to any other review or application fee, except that projects requiring a license pursuant to this article shall not be assessed this fee. All plan review, license, and other fees shall be determined by a fee resolution.

(a)

Domestic wastewater:

(1)

General license fee: The license fee is not refundable and may not be applied to any license application other than the one for which it was originally paid.

(2)

License transfer: Where an application is filed for a license to operate any facility by reason of change of location or transfer from one person to another, or both, and where a license has previously been granted for the facility in accordance with section 27-198 and no unlicensed modifications have been made to the facility the applicant shall be assessed a fee.

(3)

Sanitary sewer connections estimated wastewater flows: The unit flows as indicated below shall be used in determining hydraulic loadings of sewers and wastewater treatment plants anticipated from proposed projects. For purposes of this code an equivalent residential connection (ERC) shall be 300 gallons per day. For special purpose structures not included in these categories, EPGMD shall apply good engineering judgement in estimating flow.

Design flow

Type of Structure	Specific Condition	Per unit in Gallons per day
Airports, bus terminals,	(a) per passenger	5
train stations, port & dock facilities:	(b) add per employee per 8 hour shift	20
Assembly Halls	(a) per seat	2
Barber and beauty shops	(a) per dry service chair	100
	(b) per wet service chair	200
Bar and cocktail lounges (No food service)	(a) per seat	20
Bowling alleys	(a) per lane (no food operation)	100
Camps	(a) day, no food service	25
	(b) luxury resort, per person	100
	(c) labor, per person	100
Camper or RV trailer park	(a) per space	150
Car wash	(a) automatic type	3500
	(b) automatic type (recycled water)	350
	(c) hand wash	1750
Churches	(a) per sanctuary seat	3
Dance halls	(a) per person	2
Dentist offices:	(a) per dentist	250
	(b) plus per wet service chair	200
Doctor offices:	(a) per physician	250
	(b) plus per square foot of office space	0.20
Drive-in theater	(a) per car space	5
Fire station	(a) per bed	100
Health spa	(a) per square foot (does not include food service)	0.35
Hospitals and nursing homes	(a) per bed space (does not include public food service areas and offices)	210
Institutions	(a) per person (including resident staff)	100
Kennels	(a) per animal space	30
	(b) per veterinarian	250
Laundries	(a) per coin-operated machine	400
	(b) per commercial not coin-operated machine	650
Marinas	(a) per boat slip (Does not include office, repair & leisure facilities)	40
Office Building	(a) per square foot of floor space	0.20
Parks, public with comfort stations	(a) per visitor	10
Pet grooming parlors	(a) per wash basin (does not include retail sales)	200
Recreation/pool buildings	(a) per person (300 gallon minimum)	2
Residences	(a) Single family, detached each	300
	(b) Multiple family per dwelling unit	250
	(c) Motel/hotel units, per bedroom	150
	(d) Bedroom additions to single family residence	150
	(e) Mobil homes, each	300
Restaurants	(a) open 24 hours, per seat including bar	50
	(b) open less than 24 hours, per seat including bar	30
	(c) open less than 24 hours, with drive-through window, per seat including bar	35
	(d) drive-ins, per space	50
	(e) carry out food service only per 100 square feet	50
Schools:
Elementary/Middle	(a) per pupil per day	10
	(b) add for shower/pupil	5
	(c) add for cafeteria/pupil	5
High School	(a) per pupil per day	15
	(b) add for shower/pupil	5
	(c) add for cafeteria/pupil	5
Boarding School	(a) per pupil	100
Service stations and
auto repair shops	(a) per water closet	250
	(b) plus per service bay	100
Shopping centers
and retail shops	(a) per square foot of floor space	0.10
	(does not include food service or laundry)
Theaters and auditoriums	(a) per seat	5
Warehouse, mini-storage, with resident manager	(a) per square foot of floor space	0.01
	(b) plus residence	250
Warehouses	(a) per square foot of floor space	0.10

 

Trade-off flows: In the case where trade-off flows are to be approved, the fee shall be determined on the basis of the anticipated flow from the new building.

(4)

Sanitary sewers: Any proposed sanitary sewer collection system, gravity or force main systems, or changes to existing systems shall be assessed a construction license fee.

a.

Gravity sewers and force mains shall be assessed a fee per running foot plus a fee per underground utility access portal.

b.

Pump stations and lift stations shall be assessed a fee per facility plus a fee for any motor horsepower as set forth as follows:

Any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance provided as part of the pollution control equipment as heretofore defined, where an electric motor is used as the power supply, shall be assessed a permit fee based on the total rated motor horsepower of all electric motors included in any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance.

c.

Record reviews shall be assessed a fee per review.

d.

Application to extend a construction license must be accompanied by the proper fee.

(5)

Wastewater treatment plants:

a.

Proposed wastewater treatment plants: Any proposed sanitary wastewater treatment plant or publicly owned treatment works (POTW) or expansions to any such existing treatment plant shall be assessed a county construction license fee.

b.

Proposed modifications:

1.

Any proposed modification or revisions that do not change the design capacity of an existing or proposed sanitary wastewater treatment plant shall be assessed a modification license fee.

2.

Modifications of existing wastewater treatment plants to advanced wastewater treatment or to spray irrigation for disposal of effluent shall be assessed a construction license fee.

c.

Renewals: Any renewal of a construction/operating license or construction license shall be assessed a fee.

d.

Operating licenses: All applications for operating licenses for wastewater treatment plants shall be assessed an operating license fee.

(6)

Plat and site plan application review fees: Review of plat and site plan applications shall be assessed a review fee.

(7)

Reuse application systems: All proposed reuse application systems, changes to existing systems, and operating systems shall be assessed a construction/operation license fee.

a.

Distribution systems and force mains shall be assessed a fee per running foot plus a fee per underground utility access portal.

b.

Pump stations shall be assessed a fee per facility plus a fee for any motor horsepower as set forth as follows:

Any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance provided as part of the pollution control equipment as heretofore defined, where an electric motor is used as the power supply, shall be assessed a permit fee based on the total rated motor horsepower of all electric motors included in any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance.

c.

Record review fee: Record drawing reviews shall be assessed a fee per review.

d.

Extensions and renewals: Applications for extensions or renewals of construction/operation licenses must include the proper fee.

(b)

Non-domestic wastewater:

(1)

Direct discharger license fee:

a.

Before any application for county license required under this Article is accepted for review, a license fee shall be delivered to the county.

b.

The license fee is not refundable and may not be applied to any license application other than the one for which it was originally paid.

c.

Existing non-domestic wastewater systems or facilities that discharge to ground or surface water shall be assessed an operation license fee. This fee shall be based on the per gallon designed wastewater flow. This fee shall also apply to both license renewals and extensions.

(c)

Surface water management:

(1)

Surface water management license and letter of conceptual approval fees: Each application for a surface water management license or letter of conceptual approval shall be accompanied by a non-refundable license fee. Modification of a surface water management license or letter of conceptual approval shall be assessed a fee corresponding with the appropriate project size.

(2)

License renewal fees: The application renewal shall be accompanied by a fee.

(3)

General license fee: General licenses issued under this chapter shall be assessed a one-time fee.

(4)

Plan review fees: Any proposed or existing project for which county surface water management licensing section approval is required as a prerequisite for a building permit shall be assessed a plan review fee. This fee shall be in addition to any other review of application fee, except that projects requiring a surface water management license shall not be assessed this fee.

(5)

Transfer of license: A fee shall be assessed for the transfer of an existing surface water management license.

(6)

License extension fee: A fee shall be assessed for the extension of the construction phase of a surface water management license.

(7)

Partial/phase certification fee: A fee shall be assessed for a request to receive partial certification of an uncompleted surface water management system provided that the prorated share of the surface water management system sufficient to provide the flood protection and water quality treatment has been constructed for that phase and is functioning for that phase.

(8)

Re-inspection fee: A fee shall be assessed for each inspection or re-inspection when such portion of work certified by an engineer or requested for re-inspection is not complete or when corrections called for by the County are not made.

(d)

State fees: State fees with regard to domestic wastewater, specifically those adopted in Rule 62-4.050, F.A.C., as amended, are adopted herein by reference.

(Ord. No. 96-19, § 2, 6-11-96; Ord. No. 1997-42, § 1, 10-14-97; Ord. No. 1999-55, § 1, 10-12-99; Ord. No. 2005-11, § 9, 5-24-05; Ord. No. 2008-43, § 1, 9-23-08; Ord. No. 2009-56, § 1, 8-25-09; Ord. No. 2010-59, § 1, 10-12-10)