FLORIDA LAND AND WATER ADJUDICATORY COMMISSION
Capron Trail Community Development District
Notice of Receipt of Petition
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
42G-1.002Boundary
Petition to Amend the Boundary of the
Capron Trail Community Development District
On May 5, 2023, the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission (“FLWAC” or “Commission”) received a Petition to Amend the Boundary of the Capron Trail Community Development District (“the District”) from Premier Citrus, LLC (“Petitioner”). The Commission will follow the requirements of Chapter 42-1, F.A.C., and Chapter 190, F.S., as amended, in considering the petition.
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS OF PETITION: The Petitioner requests amendment of the District to add approximately 455.99 acres of land to the existing boundaries located in unincorporated St. Lucie County, Florida. The Petitioner also seeks to correct the acreage for the District as contained in current Rule 42G-1.002, FAC. As listed in the Rule, the District currently covers approximately 5,420.394 acres of land. However, the actual acreage of the existing District is 5,422.78 acres. If amendment is approved, the District will consist of approximately 5,878.77 acres.
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: A Statement of Estimated Regulatory Costs (SERC) was prepared at the request of the Petitioner. The complete text of the SERC is contained as Exhibit 9 to the petition. Generally, the SERC indicates:
The existing District was established to provide community infrastructure, services, and facilities along with their operations and maintenance to the properties within the District. The SERC indicates that, at this time, there is currently no development plan for the District;
With regard to adverse impact on economic growth, business competitiveness or increased regulatory costs, in excess of $1 million, the proposed expansion of the District is not anticipated to meet any of the triggers in section 120.541(2)(a), F.S.;
The proposed expansion of the District will involve the State, St. Lucie County, and current and future property owners of the land located within the expanded District. The proposed amendment of the District will result in limited review costs to the reviewing agency and other state and local government entities. Review costs to the County are offset by the District’s payment of a one-time filing fee;
If approved, the SERC indicates there will be no additional transactional cost to comply with the proposed rule amendment. Current and prospective future landowners in the District may be required to pay non-ad valorem assessments levied by the District to secure the debt incurred through bond issuance. In addition to the levy of non-ad valorem assessments for debt service, the District may also impose a non-ad valorem assessment to fund the operations and maintenance of the District and its facilities and services;
The proposed expansion of the District is not expected to have a negative impact on state or local revenues;
The proposed expansion of the District is not expected to have a negative impact on small businesses; and
The proposed expansion of the District is not expected to have an impact on small counties or cities as St. Lucie County is not defined as a “small” county.
A LOCAL HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE TIME, DATE AND LOCATION SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: August 3, 2023; 1:30 p.m.
PLACE: Offices of Premier Citrus, Main Conference Room, 14885 Indrio Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34945
Copies of the petition may be obtained by contacting: Jonathan Johnson, Kutak Rock LLP, 107 West College Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, telephone (850)692-9300, or Barbara Leighty, Office of the Governor, The Capitol, Room 1802, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001, telephone (850)717-9513 or e-mail: barbara.leighty@laspbs.state.fl.us.
