§ 12-3. Application and requirement for development permits.
No application for a development permit for the development of land within the Town of Hillsboro Beach shall be reviewed or development permit issued, except in compliance with the requirements and procedures set forth in this article.
(A)
Major review. Applications for a multi-family development permit of 20 or more dwelling units, final plat approval to applications for rezoning and DRI development orders shall be subject to major review. An application for a development permit requiring major review shall comply with the following:
(1)
The applicable provisions of this article;
(2)
The applicable provisions of the town's zoning ordinance as amended from time to time; and
(3)
The applicable provisions of the town's adopted comprehensive plan and certified future land use element.
(B)
Minor review. Any application for a development permit for single-family or multi-family with less than 20 dwelling units shall be subject to minor review. All applications for development permits requiring minor review shall comply with the following:
(1)
The applicable provisions of divisions 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of this article;
(2)
The applicable provisions of the South Florida Building Code;
(3)
Applications for a development permit subject to minor review that do not require review by the Development Review Committee, pursuant to § 12-4(D) below, shall comply with all applicable requirements of this article; and
(4)
The applicable provisions of the town's adopted comprehensive plan and certified future land use element.
(C)
Exempt development. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the following activities shall not require compliance with divisions 2, 3 and 4 of this article:
(1)
Construction of bus stop shelters;
(2)
Sculptures, fountains and other landscaping improvements unless within or abutting the right-of-way of SR A1A;
(3)
Signs;
(4)
Diminution in size of a structure or interior alterations of a building not involving a change of use; and
(5)
Demolition of a structure, provided that natural vegetation and natural resource areas are not disturbed.
(D)
Service charges and cost recovery.
(1)
Reasonable service charges, or fees, shall be collected for the administrative processing and review of applications for development permits submitted to the town for review and approval. The schedule of service charges, or fees, to be collected shall be established by resolution of the Town Commission and incorporated into the Town Administrative Code.
(2)
In addition to the service charges and or fees collected above, the town will impose a consultant fee for the various costs attributable to the use by the town of outside consultants for reviewing and processing development approval requests. The consultant fee shall be equal to the various costs of the outside fee consultant time expended and actual expenses, including but not limited to advertising, xeroxing and long distance phone calls. The town will establish a schedule for initial deposits of the development approval applicants. A financial account will be established for each development approval application. Depending on the review process required, additional deposits may be required. The financial account will remain active during the development review period and extending for 2 months beyond the granting of a development order. At this time, any remaining funds will be returned to the applicant. The town and its outside consultants will maintain adequate financial records depicting charges of hours and expenses.
(E)
Computation of time. If the last day of a time period is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday the period shall run until the end of the next day which is neither a Saturday, Sunday nor legal holiday.
(1976 Code, § 12.1.3)