TO: Mayor and Commission AGENDA DATE: 6/6/2022
FROM: John A. Peters, III, PE, Acting City Manager AGENDA ITEM: 8 - B
SUBJECT:
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Code Violation - non-ad valorem tax roll assessment to address City costs relating to a nuisance abatement at 941 Shorecrest Av. - Ron A. Paradise, Community Services Director (386) 878-8610.
Strategic Goal: Community Development and Redevelopment
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LOCATION:
941 Shorecrest Av.
BACKGROUND:
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On February 27, 2018 the City adopted Ordinance No. 02-2018 and Resolution No. 2018-11. Ordinance No. 02-2018 amended Chapter 38 Code of City Ordinances to allow the City to address, clean up, and otherwise abate nuisances and threats to public health, safety and welfare occurring on private property. Resolution No. 2018-11 provided the ability for the City to recoup the costs associated with the abatement of private property through the levy of a non-ad valorem tax assessment.
Non-ad valorem tax assessment is a process where a local government can levy to recover or impose costs and fees as part of the tax bill for a specific property. Examples of non-ad valorem tax assessments include stormwater, trash collection and other governmental fees. Adopted Resolution No. 2018-11 expands the non-ad valorem assessment ability to include reimbursement for nuisance abatement activities undertaken through the code compliance process.
In the past, the City relied on a traditional method to recapture the costs of abatement which includes levying a lien on a property. In some cases, liens do compel code compliance. Liens are especially effective when placed on property that is considered non-homesteaded. Non-homesteaded property incudes commercial uses, vacant property, rental dwellings, etc. If a lien is not satisfied on a non-homesteaded property, the City has the ability to foreclose on the property to compel repayment. Foreclosure can also result in a change of ownership.
Homesteaded property is consi...
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