Sec. 122-963. - Governing body.
Sec. 122-964. - Purpose, powers.
Sec. 122-965. - Annual estimates of expenses; taxation rate.
Sec. 122-966. - Tax assessment, collection.
Secs. 122-967—122-985. - Reserved.
Pursuant to F.S. ch. 125, the Railhead Industrial Park Street Lighting Municipal Service Taxing Unit is hereby created for the purpose of providing lighting to the residents of the unit. This unit shall be deemed a municipal service taxing or benefit unit as the same are delineated by F.S. § 125.01(1)(q).
(Ord. No. 81-77, § 1)
State law reference— Authority to create municipal service taxing or benefit unit, F.S. § 125.01(1)(q).
The unit created by this article is described as follows:
A parcel of land lying in the northeast quarter of Section 10, Township 48 South, Range 25 East, Collier County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of the north line of the north one-half of the north one-half of the south one-half of the northeast quarter of said Section 10 and the easterly right-of-way line of County Road 887 (Old U.S. 41); thence north 89°47′40″ east 549.96 feet to a point on the westerly right-of-way line of the Seaboard Coastline Railroad, said point being on a curve concave to the east and having a radius of 22983.3 feet; thence southwesterly along the arc of said curve through a central angle of 00°27′58″ for an arc distance of 186.97 feet; thence south 89°50′10″ west 70.00 feet; thence 500.00 feet along the arc of a curve, concave to the east, having a radius of 23,053.3 feet and subtended by a chord having a length of 499.99 feet; thence south 89°50′10″ west 706.64 feet to the easterly right-of-way line of County Road 887; thence north 31°22′30″ east along said right-of-way line a distance of 775.38 feet to the point of commencing.
Said parcel contains 9.29 acres.
(Ord. No. 81-77, § 2)
Sec. 122-963. - Governing body.
The governing body of the unit shall be ex officio the Board of County Commissioners.
(Ord. No. 81-77, § 3)
State law reference— Similar provisions, F.S. § 125.01(2).
Sec. 122-964. - Purpose, powers.
The unit is formed for the purpose of providing street lighting in the above-described subdivision and to that end shall possess all the powers to do all things reasonably necessary to provide such services, including ownership or rental of property, poles, wires, conduits, lights, meters and the power to maintain the same and to enter into contracts for providing same and the electric current to operate any lighting system therein installed.
(Ord. No. 81-77, § 4)
Sec. 122-965. - Annual estimates of expenses; taxation rate.
For the purpose of carrying into effect this article the Board of County Commissioners shall annually, at the time required by general budgetary law, make an itemized estimate of the amount of money required to carry out the business of the unit for the next fiscal year, which shall be from October 1 to and including September 30 following. The estimate shall have for what purpose the moneys are required and the amount necessary to be raised by taxation within the unit. At the time and place for fixing the annual rate of taxation for county purposes, the board shall fix and cause to be levied on all property within the unit subject to taxation a millage sufficient to meet the requirements of the estimate; however, the total millage shall not exceed the millage authorized by law for municipal service taxing or benefit units.
(Ord. No. 81-77, § 5)
Sec. 122-966. - Tax assessment, collection.
Taxes herein provided for shall be assessed and collected in the same manner and form as provided for the assessment and collection of general county taxes and subject to the same fees for assessing and collecting as general county taxes.
(Ord. No. 81-77, § 6)