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Backup Documents 03/19/1999 W............... I I IIIIII IIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIIIII ........ II III I gcc WORKSHOP OF MARCH 19, 1999 NAI'I.I'~S DAII,V NEWS Published D;dlv Naples, FL Affidavit of Publication State of l:lorida County of Collier ]']c£orc Ibc umfcrsigncd linc)' $cn'c as lite ;mlhorily. ~rsonally ap~arcd B.I.amb ;~ho on oath ~ays that they sc~'c as Iht AssiSl:ml Co~: Sccr~' of Iht Naplcs Daily, a daily ncx~spapcr published at Naplcs, in Collier County, Florida; tit;, Iht ;tlt;~chcd copy of dm mh'cnising ~-ing a PUB L1 C_ _N_O_f!_C~E- in Ihe matlc~ of NO'!'ICE OF PUBLIC WORKS[lOP was published in .qlid nex~spaper I lime ir; ibc issue slartingon n3/o9/99 and cnding on ,\fllan* fi~dh¢* ~,a.', ~. thai Ibc ,uid Napt¢,, [)ail) Ncc. t,. is a u¢'o.~tpapcr publ{ahcd al N *plc,.. in ,-aid C*,llie Counly. I'l,* ida. ami fha! Ibc .'::~'~papcr ha,; hc~¢foh'~c been confinuc~ly p',Jbli*hed in ~sicl County. FI,wi.la. each day and ha.'~ been enl~¢d a~ .~ecm,d cls,;,~ nu61 mallt* al Ibc p¢~ office in Naple~, in r. aldCnllierC,,:mly. Florida. I','¢ a pcri.q of I 5,:ar n¢,,a preceding thc fir:;l p,tJhhcalinfl attached cop5 of advcrti*~tnenl; and afl'ant filnhc, *,a?; ~hal he ncdhtr paid n,~r promf'~ed any per,mn, firm or c,wp,~ati,,) an dl',;¢,~ml, feb. He. Crm~mi';'qc, n r.r refiJnd I'{)f thc p,Jr[m~.e nf ,¢.:,Mng ( Signature of affi;llll) NOTICE OF PUBLIC Notice is hereby given that on March 19, 1999, the. Boardroom, 3rd Floor, AdministratiOn Building, i County Government Center, 3301 East Tamlamt Traik Florida, the Board of County Commissioners will holdi : workshop to discuss the following: ~ ~:..<. ~ ~:~ ~. ~! 1. Density Reduction; Clustering Within the .'~. ~, AgricultUral/Rural Area; : ~: - i;" ?~ ;. ~ ~ i 2. Settlement Agreement With the Department ofCommunltyAffars;ano: ". ':.'.~; ,, 3. Procedure for adoption of the Comprehensive Plan Amendments and the Stipulated All interested parties are invited. Questions issues may be directed to the Section at (941) 403-2300~ ~ :' .: BOARD COLLIER ! :!:il ~ PAMELA S. MAO'KIE, S',',orn lo and subscribed imforc mc Ibis I I "'d;l'~ Of MARCI[ . 1999 ~Si~n~re of nom~' public) ~5~':' '~ '.', C~¥'.q~S~N*CCl~i~/I Pcrsonalh knm~n X Produced Jdcnfificalion Type of Idcntification Produced. COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Workshop on Density Reduction, Clustering, Natural Resource & Agricultural Preservation Policies, and the Proposed Remedial Amendments in Response to the State of Florida Department of Community Affaks (DCA) Finding of Noncompliance;: i~;, : March 19, 1999 9:00 A.N. i III. IV. V. VI. AGENDA Opening Statements by Staff and Introduction of Consultants Density Reduction Proposal A. Brian Blaesser, Esq.- Robinson and Cole B. Dr. James C. Nicholas, Ph.D. - University of Florida Transpodation Analysis - URS Greiner Clustering and Conservation Standards Public Comment Stipulated Settlement Agreement A. Staff Presentation B. DCA Comments Public Comment Comprehensive Plan Amendment ProcessA. Staff Presentation B. County Attorney Comments Public Comment BCC Discussion C. OLLtER COUNTY GO\:ERN.XlENT CO.~I.%IUNr[Y O£VELOPSI£bT ~ND }.?,% I'RON%I£.'~YAI. ~l-'.RVlCl:', DlVlSIO'~ COLLIER CDM~-JNiTY D~,~ELO~F~ :~T ENVIRON'MENTAL SERVICES 2800 NORT*A EORSESKOE DRIVE NAPLES, FLORIDA 34104 FAX MEMORANDUM DATE: ___ , - - - / TIME FAX NA.M.E FIP.M/DEPARTMICNT: ____ - CITY, STATE: FROM NAME: TOTAL PAGES iNCLUDiNG 10:$9 FAX ~41e435955 ~00~ l-eb~uar¥ 19. 1999 Naples Dally' 1075 Central Avenue Neples. Florida 34102 Attn' Judy Flanagan A d v erti r. I n RILR. R~o_q.u_.I r e m e n t ~ Please oubl~sh [fie followi ~g Advertisemer~t on Tuesday999 and furrl~sh prool Of pubhca~on to the Comprt hcns~vo Planmng Section, 2800 Nortm~ Horseshoe Drive, Naples. Florida 34104 The adveniseme~t should not be placed in that portion of Ihe newspepef where legal nol,ces and classified ad~ ertisements appear. 03/05/99 10:59 FAX 9116136968 COLLIER CO CON,UNITY DEV ~004 NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP Nolice I$ hereby given tht t on March 19, 1999. at 9.00 a.m., in the Boardroom. 3'" Floor, Administration Building. Collier County Government Center0:3301 East Tamlami Trail. Naples, Florida. the Board el' County Commissioners will hold il public workshop to discuss the following: 1, Density Redut."llon; Clustering wllhin the A§ncu[tural/Hural Are. D, 2. Sctllement Agreement w~th the Department of Community Affairs, and 3. Pmc, edure for adoptmn et the Comprehensive Ptan Amendments end the Stipulated Settlement ^grccmenl. All inlerested patlto5 are nvged Cluestlor~s p~Hainmcj lo these issue,- may be direcled tO ibp. Comprehensive Olanninc., Section al (941) 403-2300. BOARD OF COUNI¥ C 3MMISSIONERS COLLIER COUNTY. FL()RIDA PAMELA S. MAC,'KIE, CHAIRWOMAN PROPOSAL FOR coMMUNITY INPUT SE'r'rt_E.',lEN'r ,.\GREEMENT *-~ DENSITY I;~EDt'CTIClN Adoption of the Settlement Agreement 'a~:d Det~si~':' Rcductitm p[an ut~dcr consideration by the Count':' Commission today is potentiatlv the mos; important decision any of us will make as Count.',' Commissioners. It will provide a framework for ' ' cter and protecting the values our community ,,2~or.ino our communtty s chara .... : .... d coooeration, are ~mportant I propose the foilowmg: p,,t:ntial members: Jeff Perry. Terry Tragasser. Tim It;mo:ck. etc. These committees would meet ,.vcek[y to review their spec~t'ic ~ssucs and report to the BCC in 60 days, allowing 30 days for final review and adoption. These would be WORKING committees, similar to those used for the adoption of tilt: unified land development code several years ago. II. C()M.MUNITY MEE'rIN(:S IN I.:ACll I)ISI'RICT . .................................... Each commissioner ~t'ould hold a "town hall" meeting m their distr~cts to facilitate general ciuzcn input. I have requested staff assistance with an evening presentation of these matters in City Hall for thc mformauon Of Naples City Coullcll and District ~ citize=~s. COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Workshop on Density Reduction, Clustering, Natural Resource and Agricultural Preservation Policies, and the PropOsed Remedial Amendments in Response to the State of Florida Departmenl of Community AffairS(DCA) Finding of Noncompliance March 19, 1999 REVISED AGENDA Opening Statements by Staff and Introduction of Consultants II. Density Reduction Proposal A. Brian W. Blaesser, Esq.- Robinson & Cole LLP B. Dr. James C. Nicholas, Ph.D.- University of Florida III.Transportation Analysis - URS Greiner IV. Public Comment V, Stipulated Settlement Agreement "~"'i ~',?. : A. Staff Presentation - Overview of Noncompliance Issues B. Clustering and Conservation Standards C, DCA Comments VI. Public Comment VII.Comprehensive Plan Amendment Process A. Staff Presentation B. County Attorney Comments VIII. Public Comment IX. BCC Discussion UNIVERSAL L1;FE MATTERS, 11983 Tamiami Trail N., Suite 1,5,0 Naples, FL. 3-1110 Tel: 941-51~9907 Fax: 941-592-1110 E-mail: ulmiO';gate.net March 19. 1999 Joyceanna J. Rautlo Pmsidont & Publisher The l tonorable Pamela MacKie, Chairman Collier County Board of County Commissioners 3301 Tamiami Trail East Naples, FL 34112 Dear Chaimmn-M:aTK ie: Karla M, Wheeler Exocuttvo Wco President & Editor Jan Carlton Doetr, ch Vic~ ProsKJont & Clinical Editor As the current chairman of your fifteen n~mber Development Services Advisory Committee. I appear today before you to advise you of action the committee took a~ our February 3. 1999 regular monthly meeting. The action relates to the process tbr the consideration of density reduction. Nora',ally our advisory committee recommendations arc simply Ibrwarded to you tkrough clmnnels. Onb' on rare occasions does the committee direct the chairman to appear per~nally before this body to deliver recommcndat ions on behalf of DSAC. After a length.,,' discussion regarding the components o fa dr;lit Stiptdatcd Settlement Agreement. tlpoll a motion duly made and seconded. ~v¢ voted un:mimousl.', to recommend that density reduction be the subject of a separate, natural comprehensive plan hearing process and that it not be added to tile Compliance Agreement over thc comprehensive plan that was adopted in October 1997. On behalf of the committee. 1 strongly urge this board to remove density reduction t?om tile proposed Compliance Agreement and take it through the regular comprehensive plan amendment process. Maxirnum participation from all interested parties, especially impacted landowners and the general public, can then be obtained during thc normal hearing process. Thank you for the opportunity to address this workshop today on behalf of the committee. Silcerely' i l"' ' Ms. J~yccanna J. · utk~. Chairman l)evclopment Services Advisory ~-~Ollltllillcc JJ[Uja I ot'2. A publi-~zino~ houae dedicated to enhancing abe qualit), of life [or ALL thnJuoeh shart, d s'deas, knowltd~,,t; ~nd e.v~'rient~,. Commission Chairman MacKie Letter March 19. 1999 Page 2. Copy Distribution: Commissioner Barbara Beg)' Commissioner Jim Carter Commissioner Tim Constantine Commissioner John Norris Vincent Cautcro. AICP, Administrator, Community l)cvclopmcnt & Environmental SeN'ices DMsion DSAC Members: Charles Morgan Abbot R. P, ruce Anderson. F. sq. Cliflbrd B. Barksdalc. ILL:. David Correa Dalas D. Disney, Architect Robert L. Duane. AICP Sail.',' Lam Dino J. Longo ~ .::', . Thomas Masters, P.E. . ~ Brian P. Nelson C. PerD.' Pceples, Esq. Kris A. Dane, P.E. 'l'hom~ R. Peek, P.E. l lcrbert R. Savage, AIA 2o1'2. EASTERN COLLIER PROPERTY STRATEGIC AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROCESS presented to the Collier County BCC by WilsonMiller, 3/19/99 To prepare ~a strategic and comprehensive long range plan lbr thc future use of the castcrn Collier County propcrtics through an initiative of private landowners. To accurately identify and protect important environmental rcsourccs in northcast area of Collier County lying cast of Golden Gate Estates, surrounding Immokaicc, and north of public preserve lands such as thc Big Cypress National Preserve and Florida Panther Wildlife Rcfugc. 'Fo prcparc and obtain appropriate Comprehensive Growth Management Plan policy and map amendments tbr implementation to cnsurc protection of important natural resources, protect private propcrty rights, and properly manage the future growth of castcrn Collier County. OVE RVI EW · · Barron Collier Company, Collier Enterprises, Jack Price and Pacific Land (thc Emstern Collier Property Owners or ECPO) own approximately 150,000 acres of land east of Golden Gate Estates and surrounding Immokalce shown on thc F:xhibit. · ECPO propose to undertake a process to inventory land, pcdbrm resource mapping, and provide land use analysis to develop a strategic long range plan tbr their property, at their sole expense using thc latest technology. · ECPO will begin tim process by focusing on data collection and analysis of natural resources and physical conditions using GIS mapping techniques, aerial photography, and GPS ground truthing. · ECPO team has tile tools, expertise and resources to undertake this process. Collier County presently lacks some o£ thc necessary tools, such as an operational Geographical Information System and GPS. · Tile strategic plan process will have as its goal to establish accurate in£ormation, professional analysis, and written objectives and policies to guide future land use decisions. · Primary clements of thc plan will include: critical environmental resources; viable agricultural uses; compatible non-agricultural uses, long term economic sustainability and enhancement; private property rights; and ensuring t~turc uses arc planned in a manner that will not encourage urban sprawl. · Public input will occur at various stages of the process, particularly during thc rcvicxv of thc comprehensive plan amendment that will bc required to implement the plan. STRATE(;IC PLANNING PROCESS OU i I~iN E StaRe 1 -Data collection and analysis (apprx · · · · · 6-9 months) Obtain consensus from BCC to begin process. Determine legal descriptions et'properties to be included. Obtain existing surveys, topographic mapping, aerial photography. InventeD' of current uses or encun~bcrmcnts, i.e. mining lcascs, nlillcral leases, access casements, collservatioll casemcrlts. · Data collection, inventor2,., and analysis of physical and environmental conditions. · Prepare GIS base mapping of study area. · Obtain and review existing permits with C()li, SFWMD, and other regulatory agencies. · Use GIS aerials and FI,[JC(,'S mapping to delineate wetland arc;ts that form thc Okaloachoochcc Slough and Camp Kacis Strand. · Conduct site reconnaissance w/GPS to ground truth selected areas. StaRe 2 - Land use research and analysis (apprx. 4-8 months) · Research County demographic and land use projections. · ?rcparc a road network model and analysis - capacity limitations, planncd improvements and corridors. Prepare a utility service needs evaluation and analysis. Prepare market analysis and long range needs forecast. Land usc opportunities and constraints composite analysis. Water resource supply and groundwater recharge evaluation. Analysis of prime agricultural land by type (citrus. cattle, vegetables), study economic viability and potential agricultttral expansion areas. Prepare matrix of potential land usc alternatives. Quantil}' land usc scenarios and compatibility relationships. · · · · · St_Dge 3 - Impact analysis of alternatives aLa_Rprx. 4-6 months) · Fiscal impact analysis. · Environmental impact analysis, · Transportation impact analysis. · Water Resource management analysis. · Technical and professional peer review and input. · Selection oFprcfcrrcd alternative(s). Sta~:e 4 - Plan preparation and review aLg_.p_prx. 10-13 months). · Prepare eastern property area Strategic Plan. · Public information communication and plan presentation. · Initiate Comprehensive Growtll~Management Plan amendments. · Public review process: ,,,, ·Initiatc I~DC amendments (i£nC~essary). · Public rcvicxv process, · DCA review process. THE CONSERVANCY Of Southwest Florida Position Statement Density Reduction and Clt,stering Criteria in Collier County February 23, 1999 IRe',.i'~¢d %larch 1~. 199'.q Positiot~ Tile Conservancy strongiy believes that the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) should decrease residential density in urban and rural Collier County. In the urban area. density shot:id be lowered to two units per acre from four. An option should be t',rovided tbr de'.--,:!ogers to regain lost units ;brough the purchase ofde'.'c!opmcnt rights from land kc',.'ond :kc urban boundary. :\ transfer of development rights would place pemmnent conscr'.a:ion czscmcnts on agricultural lands. In the rarat area. density should be lowered to one unit For twenty acres throughout the agricultural areas and one per lbrtv acres on cnvironr::c:~taily sensitive areas such as CREW. Okaloacoochce Slough. t3cllc .",lcade and lands nortln of Everu!ades City. In addition, planned development occurring outside of the urban boundary must adhere strict residential clustering criteria in order to preserve more land on tke project site. It:ok:dod in these criteria, developed by The Conse,wancv in 1997 tbr thc 'l'wint_:a,_,!cs deve!opn:cat, is the prese~'ation, restoration or mitigation of 50% of the project site. Otkcr criteria include interconnected ',,,itdlife corridors on and off site. safe hi,2, h,.vav and road v,-iidlife crossings, management plans for listed and wide-ranging specie~, aml'a homeowner education program. The Conservancy insists that these criteria be adopted into tko County Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Code. Furthermore. de'.'cio?r.:cnt on environmentally sensitive areas should be prohibited. There arc tv.'o concurrent processes occurring involving the density reduction issue: l ) thc current C,'.,r::prehcnsive Growth .X. Ianagemcnt Plan amendments and 2 ) as an element of thc Dc?ar:z:ent or'Community At'r',2irs t DC:\) settlement agreement over thc past Comr~ Plan amc::dmcnts. The Conservancv sup.p, orts retaining ail elements of density rcdt.'ctio'n and ,:i'.:::,'ri:,.~: criteria in tt:c DC.\ Scttlcmc::t ..\grccmcnt wnh an ap.r, ropriate number ~31' C~;[ii~.'r ~.,:t:r.['.."s rapid gro'.tth ;'.as ::7,'. ~.'d ,.'a:it acr<'ss tb, c 'drba:: .Jr,.'.\ ti: p~,t:ndarv $?r:,.'.xi ::, v, 5:rcatc::s r,,:rai n,:tt:rai ara'as a::d a.='ric:dtur:,,i lands. 5.'"r:t,,~ 1 c:m t,~:rn :: ., t.~-~. .... % 'AiC:l t)IlC~2 ,2."caic:.: ,~. :;::cci:ti .<en>,2 ,)I'pi::cz into c)l:c '.nat re:icc:.* a scnsc r:o,.,.}:cre. 5p.r::'.,,l desm).,.'s [kc t,nim:c character or'urban and rural areas creating miles undir';'crc:;dated ne:~ dc'.'e!opmcnt...X,s spraxvl creeps our'.yard t'rorn city centers, thc agr:cultural and rural landscape is obliterated, Farmland is transformc~i into subdi,,'isi~ms and malls with expanding parking lots. Wetlands and other natural resources arc put at risk bv increased land consumption for roads and housing development. In June of 1998, The Collier County BCC directed count',' staffm brine back proposed ComF. rchensive Grov,-th .Management Plan amendments ~hat woutd reduce thc density in Cotlier County. Since then. staff hms proposed several scenarios of reductions '.vithi~:'and outside: thc urban boundary. The urban boundac,, generally runs one mile ezmt of CR. 95 I. Population reductions ,,'ar,,' from an insi..nificant amount to 100.000. Initially the BCC's intent was to reduce traffic in the county in order to avoid building grade sct-;aratcd interchanges (flyovers or overpasses) at 21 of Collier's busiest intersections, Protection of the environment was not a consideration at first, but soon became a priority. In the meantime, the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA), the aeencv charg,:d '.vid] managing growth, found the County's lat~'st Comprehensive Pla~ ar::cr:dw, cnts "not in compliance." Therefore. the County is enuaued in an administrative proceeding with DCA and t,'2,.'ing to inlbrmallv ne=otiate a sett~e,~lcnt. Density reduction and rural clustering language are a part ofsett'leal~'nt offerinas bv the Countvl but have 50: :o ~c sol!dirked. Ifa scttic:,'nent agrc:.'rncnt is not reached ~.`.'it}~ l)C.,\, thc/'~carin,.2 or'/'icer v,/ii dcli,,'c: a recommended order. If the order is unacceptable to thc County. tile BCC could rhea appeal to the Governor and Cabinet. This process is concurrent `.vi't}l thc procedure :hr the Comprehensive Growth .X. lana,,,ement Plan amendment process. Thc (,'onscr-.-:mcv has no pre:grence for eitiler appro~h so long as the density reduction becomes a r~:ality. [.csaiit'. and Economic tm,-.acts The BCC' `.vas concerned about the legality of reducing density and the economic impacts. Two nationally kno~,,'n and well-rest:ected consultant,q were hired last tall to analyze thc plan. Dr. James Nicholas. an economist with the University of Florida and Brian Blaesser. an attorney from Hartford. Connecticut presente~ their findines in December a working group comprised ofdeve!opmcnt interests, civic groups, and"cnvironmen~nl rcFrcsen:::dvcs. Tile cc;nsu!;ants recommended several chang.es to dec program, but g-..'r:eraily bo!ir, eve the dc::sitv reduc:ion ,.~iil hold up against lcgat cEallengcs and :'.'ill .-.'ig::5:ic::::::.;.-in:2::c~ t}:c County .... rt.,ea. C't~'r:::::issioncrs Fro[':t'st.'d rc~uc:n'.2 densil'. :c, :hr~:~. units per acre ;'rom :bur '.::::::, re'. acre. 'I']:c cot. corot o(a transfer oi'dcvciopmcnl :i',_:'!:t.s ,TIJR)',vas also :ti1 c:c:::c::t ,-: :}re proposal. Lando,.v;:cr..; ',tho v, ouid cc do'.'.nzoncZ m tire :urai area could soil t!:,;se ::g!::..; to build in .'.he urban area lo brin= thc umts per ::crc back to four. 'Ibc ~-, n.-,~.~ ...... :, :,.'cornn~cn~.!cd redtzcir, g t}:c urban area ccns~:v l,t..ll ti)ur it> :L~,O units per However. by utilizing s~ccial traffic managemet,t standards a developer could bump {l:e units back to three and then back m four again if units ',','ere purchased from the rural area and transferred into tile urban area. The first density-lift option would be to plan the devdopment according to more stringent travel demand standards, which would ease traffic flow in the area. Tile Conservanc7 prefers the second method v, hich tile developer purchases development rights from land outside the urban boundao' and transt;er those into the urban project. Therefore. tile kmd purchased v.'outd be placed into a Conservation easemc:-,t. The net re:;uit mav not be a significantly Iov.'er population in Collier Cotmty. but or;e :!:at shifts pept:lat!on to areas where infrastructure and services are provided. such ~::4 ;:a~er and sev,'cr, road networks and employn~cnt opportunities. .-X, ccord!.".z to tile consultants, the allowance for transferring units would reduce the success er'a legal challenge substantially. Land h'om which units are transferred would be placed in conservation easement. The TDR concept is veo' appealing to the Conservancy as it preduces the effect ofconsen'ing land in the rural area without having to purchase it with ?ubiic Funds. Rata] ..\ rea In the rural area. the Comprehensive Plan currently allows one housing unit per live acres. Commissioners proposed one unit per 20 acres throughout ~he agricuhural rural area except ti: )se rural lands west of the Golden Gate Estates (lmmokalee Rd. corridor. 6L ~'ar:'ns. and Belle Meade}. The consultants believe that outside the urban boundary density can be lowered to one housing unit for every. 40 acres in environmentally sensitive areas. Those areas include the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed ICREWi. including Camp Keais Strand. and the Okaloacoochee Slough. which is in thc most nerthcastern part of Collier County. l towever, they did not include the sections of Belie .", [eade either north or south of Interstate 75 and lands north or' Everglades Cit,,'. Thc C,mse:".'ap. cv beJie'.'es these areas merit similar auention because thev ::re also targeted hv fire 5t;~.:c .4:,r acquish!cn. .As a ?rirnar:.' element ot' thc dcnsitv reduction in the rural area. an,.' development projects over .-t'O act,es must utilize: the clustering trite.da, originally de,,'eloFed b,,' Tile C,'.nse:-va.-.cv in our ?osition statement on Tv. inEagies (.Jul5' I§. 1907 position paper a;'aiial-iz at ',~.-.vw. Conser,. ai',c'..'.org h Txvin[!a,_,!es. a planned unit development I PL'D) ,m [mmok:,.!cc Fid. east of C.R. 95i. proposed rile first goit'-course development outside the urk-an ::rea. Tire Conse,~.'ancy ,.vorked ,,,.'itl: Tv,'inEagles to devetop a set of criteria that ',v,)uid i-c :,. hotter design e::vironmemaily tbr such projects. 'File BCC. in its direction to (_'ou:w.' 5:.a~'F. also referenced The Conservancy's 'FwinEagles position statement arm directed ~:a!'F to work on clustering criteria to the satisfaction oFThe Conservancv. ".".'e have :'c. und ;he proposed clustering criteria satisfactory. The criteria :-e..:uire de','¢!opmen~s over 40 acres to presen'e 50 percent or'the project site ia its mtn:raj state cr :,) reslor,.' that amount of land back to a natural state or to mitigate for los: :rater:ri areas at a t,xo for one ratio. Developments under 40 acres shall preserve at '.cast -'?~, o(the project site. :\!l lands to be maintained as natural areas shall bc protected v"' :: Vcrmancnt conservation casement, prohibiting further de;'c!opmcnt, and setting other stm:dards safeguarding the site's special resources from negative changes. tac ?,Tose of these preservation requirements outside the Urban desi,znated area is to set aside the required portion of the site to presen'e existing native ve*.zetative communities and/or to restore the required p.ortion ofthe site to support the establishment of native vegetative communities. Natural ai-eas are defined as: I. existing native vegetative communities; 2. cai:ar, ccd or restored wetlands and upt~ds, includinz atoms that are currently o disturbed and can be allowed to become re-colonizec~with native ve'.z, ctation: and 3. lit:oral zones in man-made water bodies, including canals and stormwater retention areas that support wetland vegetation. l-[owever, natural areas shall not include: I. non-littoral zones et'constructed lakes: " gol:'courses: 3. lc::;:is courts: ,~fi;..:r active rm:rcati,m:,i ac:ivitic:< 5. m(;'.ted common areas: and 6. ::,~'.' areas that are planted ,.,,'itl: turf grass or non-native species. Clus:erin,, homes on smailer lots utilizes less land and allows For more area in ?reservation. Other criteria (TwinEagtes) included: 1. interconnected wildlife corridors on and offsite: 2. sat:,.' highway and road wildlife crossings: 3. resource management plans for listed and wMe-ranging sp~ccics, exotic control and a };erect)wrier education program Fu~i-:.cr:::erc. The Conse:-v~cv insists that ibc cluste.'-in,.z criteria be adopted into the Count?' ('ornprchensive Plan and t~e Land Deve!o~ment Code. ,..er:.v~t, reduc:ion on .March 19. lOOO at a p. ubiic workshop. The C,mscr'.':'..::c.. is sup?::Jvc of the (':rov. th X.:mag.,.'mcnt PI:m .-\mend;::c:~t FroFosai :mci tI~c ,. .... u,.:.::.'., :escoac'.< :'.nd changes :cs !en:_z as additional Natural Re.',mrcc t'r~uec:ion .\rca., ~::: dvsS,.:nateti in :3.,:i..: .x, Ic::dc ar'.d lands no:lb of Fi.','crgiadcs Citv. }"or ;::,w..' in/brmatior', aket:: 'l'i:c t"o.~,;c.', ',-c,"' position on Reduction contac: 'I'i:c C,,:~s,:r'.'ancy's Eh,, iror:n:cntai l'olicv Director..Michael Simonik :it IO.iI )-t03---4'222. Tou ::ca'.' a!s,~ :'.'rite to The Conscrvancv at 1450 Y. lerrihue Drive. Napies. FL 34102. or vl.<lt ::5. ,~rl ch-,: web at wv,-v,, conservancv or,, Sup_port Density THE CONSERx,5\NCY Of Souti~wcst Florida Reduction Thc Conservancy of Southwest Florida is requesting thc support of Coltier Count.'.' businesses and residents for densitv reduction by endorsin~ the following' I. ti~e undersigned, tully' support density reduction within the urban and rural areas of Collier Count'.,'. I believe that density reduction can best be achieved usin~ these criteria: · In the urban ~ea. density should be lowered to two units per acre from Ibur: · An option should be provided for developers to regain lost units by increasing traI;qc demand management or through the purchase of development righ'ts from land beyond the urban boundars.'. This tryst'er of development rights would place permanent conservation easements on pdrat lands: · In the rural area. density should be lowered to one unit per twenty acres tl:roughout the agricultural are~: · In rata! areas whicl: are environmentally sensitive, suck as CREW. Okaloacoochce Slou=h. Belle Meade and sensitive lands north of Everglades Cit.','. density sb. ould be reduced to one unit per :'err:.' acres: and · Any .r~ianned development occurring outside the uriran ~,~o. =,.,,,,~',~', mus~ adhere :o strict residential clustering ~:riteria and vreser'.'e or restore 50% of thc Erojcc: site. Ci:'.' State Zip Code T!:c C,,::_crx :mci, 's Densit:. Rcductior: ?,:,s:tion statement calls ~br addi::onai :x::'arai resource pro~ez::,m :.~.2: :s '--.':e,~q.:U ."or re~?onsi~ie gro:,,:h r,-.an::gemen: in Collier Count5 F,:r .. z ?. -: ;'!:e Cor..~er', ant:. 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