There is hereby established a Development Review Process for review of development permits such as plats, land use and site plan approvals and building permits.

An action taken or comment made by any Village employee regarding a development for which approval by the Village Council is required is not binding on the Village Council in its review of the application for a development permit; nor does it carry with it any right to approval of the development permit application.

(Ord. No. 82-2, 3-9-82)

a.

"Building permit" means:

1.

Any permit for the erection or construction of a new building required by Section 301.1 of the South Florida Building Code, 1977, Broward Edition, as amended; or

2.

Any permit for an addition to an existing building which would:

a.

Create one or more additional dwelling units; or

b.

Involve a change in the occupancy of a building as described in Section 104.7 of the South Florida Building Code, 1977, Broward Edition, as amended.

b.

"Village Code" means the Code of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes, Florida, as amended from time to time.

c.

"Village Council" means the Village Council of Sea Ranch Lakes, Florida.

d.

"County Commission" means the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida.

e.

"Development permit" means any building permit, use permit, subdivision or plat approval, rezoning, special exception, variance or other official action or [of] a unit of local government by having the effect of permitting the development of land but does not include any variance or other official action necessary solely for the purpose of issuing a permit, other than a building permit, pursuant to the South Florida Building Code, 1977, Broward Edition, as amended.

f.

"Local Streets" means publicly owned streets within Sea Ranch Lakes, except those listed below under Regional Transportation Network.

g.

"Village Comprehensive Plan" means the Comprehensive Plan of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes prepared and adopted in conformity with the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act.

h.

"Plat" shall mean a map or delineated representation of a tract or parcel of land showing the designation of such land as lot(s), block(s), parcel(s), tract(s) or other portions thereof; however, the same may be designated, which has been recorded or will be submitted for recording in the plat book of the public records of Broward County, Florida.

i.

"Regional Transportation Network" means State Road A1A.

The provisions of this Code shall apply to all applications for development permits within the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes and no development permit shall be issued except in compliance with this Code.

The Village Clerk, a designated official, or consulting engineer shall review proposed plats, land use designation change requests, site plans and building permit applications and submit a report to the Village Council assessing the adequacy of services as described in this Code. The Council shall review the report prior to any final action or approval.

A determination that adequate services will be available to serve the needs of the proposed development shall be made when the following conditions are met:

A.

The development conforms with the Village Comprehensive Plan as to the proposed use and residential density.

B.

Potable water service is available to serve the needs of the development, pursuant to the requirements of Code Section 3.03.01.

C.

Wastewater treatment and disposal is available to serve the needs of the development, pursuant to the requirements of Code Section 3.02.03 [3.03.02].

D.

Solid waste disposal service is available to serve the needs of the development, pursuant to the requirements of Code Section 3.03.05.

E.

Adequate drainage and slab elevation is provided to protect rooms in new structures from a one hundred (100) year flood, pursuant to the requirements of Code Section 3.03.04, and Section 4.03.

F.

The regional transportation network has capacity to accommodate the traffic generated by the development at an acceptable level of service, pursuant to the requirements of Code Section 3.03.03.

G.

Local streets are adequate to provide for the proposed development. Local street and road adequacy shall be reviewed based upon access, width, safety, and other factors including specific review by the Chief of Police or the Consulting Engineer when deemed necessary by the Mayor.

H.

Fire protection will be adequate to provide for the people and property in the proposed development. Fire protection adequacy will be reviewed by the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Fire Department and reported to the Mayor as necessary.

I.

Police protection will be adequate to protect people and property in the proposed development. Police protection adequacy will be reviewed by the Chief of Police and reported to the Mayor as necessary.

J.

Schools are adequate to serve the proposed development. School sites and school building adequacy information is available from the County School Board Pupil Placement office. Generation and school capacity information is also available from that source. Nonresidential development need not be reviewed for this item.

K.

Park and recreation facilities are adequate to serve the proposed development, pursuant to the requirements of Code Section 3.03.06.

For the purpose of implementing this Code section, a proposed development shall be presumed to have the maximum impact permitted under applicable land development regulations such as land use regulations and the Land Use Element of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes Comprehensive Plan or under applicable deed restrictions.

If a site plan is presented when a proposed plat or change of land use application is submitted, it may be used as the basis to assess the maximum impact of the development. In the event that an application for a building permit is submitted which provides for more intensive uses than those indicated on the site plan, the application will be referred to the Village Council for reassessment.

The provisions of this section shall apply to assessments pertaining to the impact of proposed development permits on the regional transportation network.

Prior to the issuance of a development permit, the Village shall make a determination that the traffic generated by or attracted to a proposed development can be accommodated on the regional transportation network at an acceptable level of service.

An applicant for a development permit which will generate in excess of one thousand (1000) trips per day, according to the following standards, shall submit to the Village a traffic impact statement assessing the impact of the proposed development on the regional transportation network.

The consulting Engineer shall review all traffic impact statements prepared for development permits and submit an evaluation to the Village Council for approval. This report will address the adequacy and technical sufficiency of the Traffic Impact Statement.

In review of a traffic statement, the Consulting Engineer shall consider:

A.

Existing traffic studies;

B.

When available, the annual regional transportation program adopted by the County Commission;

C.

The Traffic Circulation Element of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes Comprehensive Plan;

D.

Other relevant information as appropriate.

The Village Council shall rely on its Comprehensive Plan, Traffic Circulation Element, in determining an acceptable level of service for the regional transportation network.

The traffic impact statement as a requirement for issuance of a building permit shall be considered valid and up-to-date for a period of eighteen (18) months following issuance of the initial building permit.

A traffic impact statement prepared as a requirement for plat approval shall be considered valid and up-to-date for a period of eighteen (18) months following the date that the plat is approved by the Village Council. Applications for building permits on platted land approved by the Village Council shall not require traffic impact statements.

A traffic impact statement prepared as a requirement for land use designation on a platted parcel of land shall be considered valid and up-to-date for a period of eighteen (18) months after the change of use is approved by the Village Council.

A.

Any person, partnership or corporation who violates any of the subsections of this Code listed below, as may from time to time be amended, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, [sic] be fined in an amount not in excess of three hundred dollars ($300) for each violation.

(Ord. No. 83-1, § 10, 6-14-83)

B.

Any person, partnership or corporation which shall permit knowingly or unknowingly, a use of its property which is not a permitted use as described in Section 2.02.03A1, as may from time to time be amended, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in an amount not in excess of Three Hundred Dollars ($300) for each violation.

(Ord. No. 83-1, § 11, 6-14-83)

C.

Each 24-hour day during which a defendant is guilty of violating Section A or B above shall be a separate offense.

(Ord. No. 83-1, § 12, 6-14-83)

A.

The chairman of the standing Building and Zoning Committee of the Village Council of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes, Florida, shall have the duty to make periodic inspections, no less often than quarterly, to ascertain whether Section A or B above is being violated; if in his opinion a violation or violations are occuring, he shall by complaint filed in the Mayor's Court cause the issue of such violation or violations to be tried.

B.

The duties and responsibilities herein imposed upon the said chairman of said standing committee may be by him delegated to the Chief of Police of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes.

(Ord. No. 83-1, § 13, 6-14-83)

C.

Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent any resident or police officer of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes, Florida from filing a complaint concerning violations of Section 10.05.01 A or B above, nor shall anything herein be construed to prevent the Village from seeking relief in any court of competent jurisdiction against violations of this Code.

(Ord. No. 83-1, § 14, 6-14-83)

Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with the provisions of:

shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding Ninety (90) days, or by both; such fine and imprisonment to be in the discretion of the Judge of the Mayor's (Municipal) Court.

(Ord. No. 69-4, § 6, 12-23-69)