Business Impact Estimate Ordinance 2025-60

Business Impact Estimate

In accordance with Section 125.66(3)(a), F.S., a Business Impact Estimate (BIE) is required to be: 1) prepared before enacting certain ordinances and 2) posted on Osceola County’s website no later than the date the notice of proposed enactment/notice of intent to consider the proposed ordinance, is advertised in the newspaper (which, per Section 125.66, F.S., is ten (10) days before the Public Hearing).

Business-Impact-Estimate-form-Ordinance-2025-60-SAVE.pdf(PDF, 239KB)

Proposed ordinance’s title/reference: Ordinance 2025-60

An Ordinance of the Osceola County Board of County Commissioners repealing Ordinance No. 04-28 and 04-42 and 06-25 and 2016-23-A; providing for the disposition of any remaining funds; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing an effective date.

The County is of the view that the following exception(s) to the Business Impact Estimate requirement apply that are checked off in a box below apply to the above-referenced proposed ordinance:

• The proposed ordinance is required for compliance with Federal or State Law or regulation;

• The proposed ordinance relates to the issuance or refinancing of debt;

• The proposed ordinance relates to the adoption of budgets or budget amendments, including revenue sources necessary to fund the budget;

• The proposed ordinance is required to implement a contract or an agreement, including, but not limited to, any Federal, State, local, or private grant, or other financial assistance accepted by the local government.

• The proposed ordinance is an emergency ordinance;

• The ordinance relates to procurement; or

• The proposed ordinance is enacted to implement the following:
  1. Development orders and development permits, as those terms are defined in s.163.3164, and development agreements, as authorized by the Florida Local Government Development Agreement Act under ss.163.3220-163.3243;
  2. Comprehensive plan amendments and land development regulation amendments initiated by an application by a private party other than the county;
  3. Sections 190.005 and 190.046;
  4. Section 553.73, Florida Statues, relating to the Florida Building Code; or
  5. Section 633.202, Florida Statues, relating to the Florida Fire Prevention Code.

In accordance with the provisions of controlling law, even notwithstanding the fact that, an exemption noted above may apply, the County hereby publishes the following information:

1. Summary of the proposed ordinance (must include statement of the public purpose, such as serving the public health, safety, morals, and welfare):

The purpose of this Ordinance is to formally repeal all ordinances associated with the previous authorization of the Environmental Land Conservation Program (SAVE).  With the approval of the SAVE renewal in a November 2024 referendum, these ordinances establishing the initial phase are no longer required and their repeal will allow the County to implement the next phase.

2. Estimate of direct economic impact of the proposed ordinance on private, for-profit businesses in the County:

This Ordinance will have no impact on private, for-profit, or businesses in the County as these services are for the sole purpose of conservation.

3. Estimate of direct compliance costs that businesses may reasonably incur:

This Ordinance has no direct compliance costs.

4. Any new charge or fee imposed on businesses by the proposed ordinance:

This Ordinance does not impose any fees.

5. Estimate of the County’s regulatory costs, including estimated revenues from any new charges or fees to cover such costs:

This Ordinance has no regulatory costs or other costs anticipated.

6. Good faith estimate of the number of businesses likely to be impacted by the proposed ordinance:

No businesses will be impacted by this Ordinance.

7. Additional information the governing body deems useful (if any):