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DEVELOPMENT ORDER AND BUILDING PERMIT EXTENSIONS (B)
Ordinance No. 110888
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, establishing administrative procedures, requirements and limitations to carry out the development order and building permit extensions authorized by Section 252.363, Florida Statutes; providing a severability clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
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The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
On July 1, 2011, Section 252.393, Florida Statutes, titled "Tolling and extension of permits and other authorizations" became law. This Statute states that the declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor tolls the period remaining to exercise the rights under certain permits and development orders for the duration of the emergency plus an additional 6 months.
On July 19, 2012, the City Commission directed the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance to establish administrative procedures to carry out the development order and building permit extensions authorized by Section 252.363, Florida Statutes, just as the City has done with other statutory created extensions.
Should the City Commission pass this ordinance on first reading, second and final reading will be held on September 20, 2012.