§ 17-49. Mobility fee districts.

(a)

Because of the county's unique traffic characteristics, utilizing mobility fee districts to regulate mobility fee expenditures is the best method of ensuring that the transportation facilities funded by mobility fees benefit the development for which the mobility fees were paid. The Florida Turnpike is a clearly defined physical feature that impacts travel patterns within the county and has been used to define the mobility district boundaries. There are only eleven (11) crossings over the fifty-six (56) miles within the county, which is an impediment to east-west travel. This contrasts with Interstate 4, which has eight (8) crossings over the seven and three tenths (7.3) miles within the county and is not a barrier to east-west travel.

(b)

The Florida Turnpike provides a clearly defined boundary for the expenditure of mobility fee revenue. Using the Florida Turnpike ensures that funds paid by development on either side of the Turnpike are spent on projects to accommodate travel in that district, providing a reasonable nexus between the expenditure of mobility fee revenue and the development for which the mobility fees are paid.

(c)

Based upon the foregoing, the mobility fee study concludes that the county should be divided or placed into two (2) mobility fee districts, as depicted in map F of the mobility fee study. The area located west of the Florida Turnpike and labeled "1" shall be considered the "western" mobility district and the area located east of the Florida Turnpike and labeled "2" shall be considered the "eastern" mobility district. The mobility fee districts, as described in this section, are hereby established.

(Ord. No. 2015-22, § 1, 3-16-15)