§ 4-3.5-65. Findings of fact for expansion.

The Board of County Commissioners of Charlotte County, Florida, hereby makes the following findings of fact:

(1)

Riverwood Community Development District submitted a petition ("the petition") for amendment to this chapter 4-3.5, article V of the Code, pursuant to chapter 190, Florida Statutes, to Charlotte County on June 9, 2000.

(2)

The petition contains all of the information required by chapter 190, Florida Statutes.

(3)

Notice of the public hearing to consider the petition containing the time and place for the hearing, describing the area to be included in the expanded boundaries of Riverwood Community Development District, including a map showing the area to be added to the Riverwood Community Development District, was published in the Sarasota Herald, Charlotte/AM newspaper on July 28, 2000.

(4)

The property that will comprise the expanded boundaries of the Riverwood Community Development District is less than ten (10) percent of the land initially included within the district and is located entirely within the boundaries of Charlotte County, Florida.

(5)

The board held a public hearing on the petition on August 8, 2000.

(6)

The board has reviewed the petition and found all the statements therein to be true and correct.

(7)

The expansion of the district is not inconsistent with any applicable element or portion of the state comprehensive plan or the Charlotte County Comprehensive Plan.

(8)

The approximately 22.65 acres of the proposed boundary expansion of the Riverwood Community Development District has been approved for development to be served by the same infrastructure as the existing district property.

(9)

The Riverwood Community Development District proposes to acquire from the owner of the expansion land, if it meets the district's standards, certain infrastructure, including, but not limited to, the surface water management system; potable water distribution lines and facilities; sewer and wastewater collection lines and facilities; non-potable water distribution and irrigation lines and facilities; streets, sidewalks and lighting; parks and facilities for indoor and outdoor recreational, cultural and educational uses; fire prevention and control facilities; security, including, but not limited to, guardhouses, fences and gates, and electronic intrusion-detection systems, as applicable for the expansion land. The proposed services and facilities are compatible with the services provided by Charlotte County.

(10)

The contribution of the infrastructure by the owner of the proposed expansion land and conveyance to the Riverwood Community Development District of the facilities and services, without cost to the Riverwood Community Development District, is the best alternative available for delivering the proposed community development services and facilities to the expansion land that will be served by the district.

(11)

The property comprising the proposed boundary expansion of Riverwood Community Development District is all contained within the Riverwood Development of Regional Impact, making the expansion area amenable to separate special-district government.

(Ord. No. 2000-025, § 1, 8-8-00)