Section 62-820.004 - Submission of Application and Application Materials(1) Applications must be submitted by mail or delivery to the Florida Communities Trust, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS #115, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000. To be timely submitted, Applications must be received on or before the published Application deadline.(2) Deadlines for submitting Applications shall be announced in the Florida Administrative Register.(3) Applications must be transmitted with an original signature cover letter on Applicant's letterhead, signed by the appropriate representative, official or administrator, binding the Applicant to fulfill the commitments made in the Application, and identifying the employee of the Local Government or Nonprofit Working Waterfronts Organization who will act as the key contact between the Trust and the Applicant.(4) Applicants must submit four (4) complete sets of Application materials. One set shall contain original text and non-text items. The remaining three sets shall contain legible copies of text and non-text items, unless otherwise specified in the Application form.(5) Applications must be received on or before the published Application deadline. Applications received after the published Application deadline shall be deemed late, and will not be considered by the Trust.(6) All applications must be submitted on Application Form SMWW-2.(7) A Business Summary that provides information on the applicable criteria outlined in the Business Summary section of Form SMWW-2 must be provided by the Applicant. Applications submitted without the required Business Summary will not be considered by the Trust for recommendation to the Board of Trustees. Applications containing a Business Summary that is deemed insufficient by the Trust will not be considered by the Board of Trustees. The Business Summary and other relevant information shall be the basis for the Management Plan that will guide the management and operation of funded projects.(8) The following exhibits shall be provided: (a) United States Geological Survey 7 1/2 minute quadrangle map with the boundary of the Project Site clearly delineated.(b) County Tax Appraiser's map clearly delineating the project site boundary, names of the property owners, and parcel tax identification numbers, and ownership boundaries using an appropriate scale.(c) Aerial photograph (1 inch = 2, 000 feet or greater detail) with the Project Site boundary clearly delineated.(d) Physical improvements map of an appropriate scale that clearly delineates all existing physical improvements, alterations, or disturbances occurring on the Project Site, and including, but not limited to, all cleared areas, buildings, roads, fences, docks, power lines, billboards, boat ramps, parking areas and known easements and rights-of-ways, and the approximate acreage of the foregoing.(e) Conceptual site plan that clearly delineates the project site boundary and shows the approximate location of all existing and proposed site improvements.(f) One set of labeled photographs of the Project Site which depict all onsite features on the Project Site and including, waterbodies, shorelines, historical features and existing improvements. Each photograph submitted shall include a legend that identifies the photograph location and key features that the photograph is intended to depict.(g) If applicable, evidence of status as a Nonprofit Working Waterfronts Organization as defined in subsection 62-820.002(16), F.A.C.(h) A signed statement from the owner(s) of each parcel indicating their willingness to consider an offer to purchase or to donate their parcel(s).(i) The Applicant must provide a letter from the issuing agency that verifies any facilities or structures owned by the Applicant that are located over state sovereignty submerged lands are in compliance with Chapters 253, 258, 373, Part IV, 403 and 597, F.S., and the submerged land lease and applicable fees and wetslip certification forms are current or that the structures are not located on state sovereignty submerged land. This letter must accompany the Application.(j) The Applicant must provide a letter from the issuing agency that verifies any facilities or structures located on the Project Site that are over state sovereignty submerged lands are in compliance with Chapters 253, 258, 373, Part IV, 403 and 597, F.S., and the submerged land lease and applicable fees and wetslip certification forms are current or that the structures are not located on state sovereignty submerged land. This letter can be submitted no later than 48 hours before the FCT Governing Board meeting.(k) A letter from the local planning department that verifies the proposed uses of the Project Site are in compliance with the future land use designation and local zoning regulations.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-820.004
Rulemaking Authority 380.507(11), 380.5105(2) FS. Law Implemented 259.105, 380.501-.515 FS.
New 11-25-08, Amended 5-16-10, Formerly 9K-9.004.New 11-25-08, Amended 5-16-10, Formerly 9K-9.004.