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<br />the existing level of service (LOS) standard currently provided to City residents, transient guests <br />and businesses; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Commission has conducted two (2) readings, including a public hearing <br />on the proposed police facilities impact fee prior to the scheduled date of adoption of the police <br />facilities impact fee; and <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1: <br /> <br />Purposes and Intent. The purposes and intent of these impact fee procedures are: <br /> <br />A. To establish uniform procedures for the imposition, calculation, collection, expenditure <br />and administration of impact fees imposed on new development; <br /> <br />B. To implement the goals, objectives and policies of the Sunny Isles Beach Comprehensive <br />Plan relating to assuring that new development contributes its fair share towards the costs of <br />public facilities reasonably necessitated by such new development; <br /> <br />C. To ensure that new development is reasonably benefited by the provision of the public <br />facilities provided with the proceeds of impact fees; and <br /> <br />D. To ensure that all applicable legal standards and criteria are properly incorporated in these <br />procedures. <br /> <br />Section 2: <br /> <br />Rules of Construction and Definitions. <br /> <br />A. In the interpretation and construction of this Chapter, the following rules of construction <br />shall apply: <br /> <br />1. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not discretionary and the word "may" is <br />permissive. <br /> <br />2. Words used in the present tense shall include the future; and words used in the singular <br />shall include the plural and the plural the singular, unless the context clearly indicates <br />the contrary; use of the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender. <br /> <br />3. The phrase "used for" includes "arranged for," "designed for," "maintained for," or <br />"occupied for." <br /> <br />4. Unless the context clearly indicates the contrary, where a regulation involves two or <br />more items, conditions, provisions, or events connected by the conjunction "and," "or" <br />or "either...or," the conjunction shall be interpreted as follows: <br /> <br />Police hnpact Fee Ord. <br />Legislative/Ordinance/Attorney <br /> <br />3 <br />