Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Latest Update: Nov. 28, 1988
Petitioner seeks reimbursement for expenses related to relocation of the business caused by construction of I-595 in Broward County, Florida. Respondent Department of Transportation Preliminarily denied Petitioner's request for reimbursement for impact fees and professional services related to the relocation. Accordingly, the issues for determination herein are whether impact fees and design services are eligible for reimbursement as relocation expenses. Petitioner presented the testimony of Steven H. Magee, Edward P. Skiff, Donald Cowell, Ginger Gordon, Rhonda Lynn Sawyer, and by way of deposition Jane Steele and David Nicholson. Additionally, Petitioner's Exhibits numbered 1-6 and 9-13 were admitted in evidence. Respondent presented the testimony of David Nicholson and Ginger Gordon.Impact fees paid by a relocated business are development permit fees, not operating expenses, and are therefore reimbursable to displaced business