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Appendix A - Schedule of Fees, Rates & Charges FY 2022 (B)
Ordinance No. 210189
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending Appendix A, Schedule of Fees, Rates and Charges of the Code of Ordinances by revising fees, rates and charges for the following: adult performance establishment, escort service and escort licenses; alcoholic beverages; cemetery; controlled vehicular parking area decals/permits; fire/rescue; health and sanitation; home occupation permit; land development code; parks, recreation and cultural affairs; peddlers, solicitors and canvassers; police; registered domestic partnerships; right-of-way (public) obstruction permits; right-of-way (public) use by utilities; secondhand goods; streets, sidewalks and other public places; traffic and motor vehicles; utilities - solid waste and recyclables; utilities - stormwater management; and vehicles for hire; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
explanation
On May 10, 2021, the Budget and Finance staff presented the proposed FY2022 and FY2023 budget to the City Commission. As presented, the proposed FY2022 and FY2023 revenues included a continuation of the policy of 5% scheduled biennial increases of certain Appendix A fees, rates and charges.
This ordinance also deletes the fees for home occupation permits, as the state enacted legislation in 2021 (HB 403, codified in Florida Statute 559.955) that provides local governments may not take any action to license or otherwise regulate a home-based business except as authorized by the statute.
This ordinance requires two readings and will become effective immediately upon approval at second reading. However, the fee increases will become effective on October 1, 2021, except when a facility was booked prior to the effective date of the ordinance, in which case the City will recognize the fees in place at the time the facility was booked. ...
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