EAC Agenda 08/06/2003 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
AGENDA
August 6,2003
9:00 A.M.
REVISED
Commission Boardroom
W.Harmon Turner Building(Building"F")—Third Floor
I. Roll Call
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of July 2,2003 Meeting Minutes
IV. New Business:
A. Land Development Code Amendments(Clam Nursery Amendment)
V. Land Use Petitions
A. Conditional Use No.CU-2002-AR-3537
"Stewart Earthmining"
Section 19,Township 46 South,Range 29 East
B. Commercial Excavation EX-2002-AR-3537
"Stewart Earthmining"
Section 19,Township 46 South,Range 29 East
C. Planned Unit Development Amendment No.PUDZ-2002-AR-3158
"Coconilla"
Section 17,Township 48 South,Range 25 East
D. Planned Unit Development Amendment No.PUDZ-2003-AR-3860
"Artesa Pointe"
Section 3,Township 51 South,Range 26 East
E. Planned Unit Development No.PUDZ-2002-AR-3495
"Wentworth Estates PUD"
Sections 29,30,31 &32,Township 50 South,Range 26 East,and
Section 5,Township 51 South,Range 26 East
F. Excavation Permit No.EX-2002-AR-3112
"Golden Gate Quarry"
Section 21,Township 49 South,Range 27 East
VI. Old Business:
VII. Council Member Comments
VIII. Public Comments
IX. Adjournment
Council Members: Please notify the Environmental Services Department Administrative Assistant no later than
5:00 p.m.on August 1,2003 if you cannot attend this meeting or if you have a conflict and will abstain from voting
on a petition(732-2505).
General Public: Any person who decides to appeal a decision of this Board will need a record of the proceedings
pertaining thereto;and therefore may need to ensure that a verbatim record of proceedings is made,which record includes
the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
AGENDA
August 6,2003
9:00 A.M.
Commission Boardroom
W.Harmon Turner Building(Building"F")—Third Floor
I. Roll Call
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of July 2,2003 Meeting Minutes
IV. New Business:
A. Land Development Code Amendments(Clam Nursery Amendment)
V. Land Use Petitions
A. Conditional Use No. CU-2002-AR-3537
"Stewart Earthmining"
Section 19,Township 46 South,Range 29 East
B. Planned Unit Development Amendment No.PUDZ-2002-AR-3158
"Coconilla"
Section 17,Township 48 South,Range 25 East
C. Planned Unit Development Amendment No.PUDZ-2003-AR-3860
"Artesa Pointe"
Section 3,Township 51 South,Range 26 East
D. Planned Unit Development No.PUDZ-2002-AR-3495
"Wentworth Estates PUD"
Sections 29,30,31 &32,Township 50 South,Range 26 East,and
Section 5,Township 51 South,Range 26 East
E. Excavation Permit No.EX-2002-AR-3112
"Golden Gate Quarry"
Section 21,Township 49 South,Range 27 East
VI. Old Business:
VII. Council Member Comments
VIII. Public Comments
IX. Adjournment
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Council Members: Please notify the Environmental Services Department Administrative Assistant no
later than 5:00 p.m.on August 1,2003 if you cannot attend this meeting or if you have a conflict and will
abstain from voting on a petition(732-2505).
General Public: Any person who decides to appeal a decision of this Board will need a record of the
proceedings pertaining thereto; and therefore may need to ensure that a verbatim record of proceedings is
made,which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
July 2, 2003
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ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Board Meeting Room, 3rd Floor,Administration Building
3301 Tamiami Trail Naples, Florida 34112
9:00 AM July 2, 2003
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Environmental Advisory Committee, in and
for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 9:00
AM in REGULAR SESSION in Building"F" of the Government Complex, East
Naples, Florida,with the following members present:
Members: Tom Sansbury
Alexandra Ellis
Ken Humiston
William Hughes
Alfred Gal
Ed Carlson
Erica Lynne(left at 9:55 AM)
Collier County Staff:
Patrick White, Bill Lorenz,Barb Burgeson, Stan Chrzanowski,
Stephen Lenberger, Marjorie Student
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ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Wednesday, July 2, 2003
AGENDA
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
AGENDA
July 2,2003
9:00 A.M.
Commission Boardroom
W. Harmon Turner Building(Building "F")—Third Floor
Roll Call
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of June 4,2003 Meeting Minutes
IV. Solid Waste Program Overview
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V. Land Use Petitions
A. Planned Unit Development Amendment No.PUDZ-2002-AR-2944
"Royal Palm Academy"-Section 13,Township 48 South,Range 25 East
B. Planned Unit Development Amendment No. PUDZ-2003-AR-3605
"Botanical Place"-Section 14,Township 50 South,Range 25 East
C. Planned Unit Development Amendment No. PUDZ-2002-AR-3158
"Coconilla"-Section 17,Township 48 South,Range 25 East
D. Conditional Use No.CU-2002-AR-3537
"Stewart Earthmining"-Section 19,Township 46 South,Lange 29 East
VI. Old Business:
VII. New Business:
A. Consideration to schedule a separate meeting date in October to hear the Cycle
3 LDC amendments
VIII. Council Member Comments
IX. Public Comments
X. Adjournment
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Council M embers: P lease notify the Environmental Services Department A dministrative
Assistant no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 27, 2003 if you cannot attend this meeting or if
you have a conflict and will abstain from voting on a petition(732-2505).
General Public: Any person who decides to appeal a decision of this Board will need a record of
the proceedings pertaining thereto; and therefore may need to ensure that a verbatim record of
proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is
to be based.
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July 2,2003
I. Roll. Call
-The meeting was called to order at 9:05 AM. A quorum was established.
Members: Alexandra Santoro, Tom Sansbury, Ken Humiston, William Hughes,
Alfred Gal, Ed Carlson, Erica Lynne
-Michael Sorrell and Michael Coe had excused absences.
-Erica Lynne noted that she would need to leave the meeting—10:00AM.
Collier County Staff: Patrick White, Bill Lorenz, Barb Burgeson, Stan Chrzanowski,
Stephen Lenberger, Marjorie Student
II. Approval of Agenda
-At the request of the petitioner item 5C, "Coconilla", was rescheduled for the August
meeting of the EAC.
III. Approval of June 4, 2003 meeting minutes
-Mr. Carlson moved to approve the minutes of June 4, 2003 as written. It was seconded
by Alexandra Ellis. All were in favor; the motion passed unanimously, 7-0.
IV. Solid Waste Program Overview
-Denise Kirk, Waste Reduction and Recycling Manager—Waste Management
Department, gave a PowerPoint presentation to the committee. (Copies of the
presentation were not provided to the court reporter). The various parts of the solid waste
management operations are collections, disposal & landfill operations, yard waste
processing, recycling centers, outside contractors, environmental compliance, operational
permitting,public education, and customer service. There are three recycling center drop
offs for businesses and residences. The county has contracts with Waste Management
and Immokalee disposal. The integrated solid waste management includes the disposal
of solid and hazardous waste: the Naples landfill, Immokalee landfill, hazardous waste
disposal and the hazardous waste infrastructure. The Naples landfill currently has
available line-capacity until May 2005; 15+years to be updated annually by air surveys.
Immokalee landfill is scheduled for closure in 2004, at which point it will be converted to
n a waste transfer station and a recycling center. Future landfill options are existing cell
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remediation or alternative waste processing methods,which are being researched. Some
of the methods being researched are clean gasification,pyrloysis, and converting landfill
gas into energy. The county is in the process of permitting and building artificial reefs
made out of construction and demolition debris. 100%of the construction and
demolition materials are diverted. Increased recycling and waste reduction efforts are
diversion efforts to extend the life of the landfill. —98% of the 70,000 yard waste per
year collected in Collier County is reused as slide slope erosion control or is composted
by R&D Soil Builders. The Solid Waste Management Department and Waste Reduction
Team provides educational presentations to the community, as well as residential
composting presentations. The Waste Management process has cleaned wood-ways to
create marketable, valuable mulch. In March 2002 the county began working with
Immokalee disposal and Waste Management to increase the participation in Multi-family
recycling; this has created the probability of the diversion of -24 tons of recyclables per
week. In order to spread the word on recycling the Waste Management Department has a
multi-media public education campaign. The department is in the process of creating an
education center at the Naples Recycling center. This will be used by schools and other
community groups. Public drop off points for cardboard recycling are very well utilized.
The department has a tire grant from the state, which they usually receive yearly. This
grant is used to resurface playgrounds, walkways, etc... The department also received a
$50,000 grant from DEP to begin their electronics recycling program in July 2001. Since
this time, they have collected 117, 418 lbs of electronics for recycling. As directed by the
BCC the department is currently working with businesses in the community to encourage
recycling. The non-residential recycling ordinance is currently pending. Staff has visited
150 businesses and performed follow up phone contacts to see how effective the visits
are. The DEP state figures report that 60% of the municipal solid waste taken to the
landfills is generated by businesses.
-Alexandra Ellis asked when curbside recycling would be available for businesses.
Denise Kirk informed her that residential curbside recycling is franchised through the two
haulers, but businesses have an "open"business decision as to which hauler they choose.
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-Mr. Hughes asked if solvents were collected at the recycling centers. Denise Kirk
informed him that they are not. Mr. Hughes then asked if the collected paints were
contained. Gary Morocco replied that they are contained.
-Mr. Carlson asked where the waste would go once the Immokalee center is closed. Mr.
Morocco stated that it would be transferred to the Naples landfill.
-Mr. Carlson asked what the county would do when the Naples landfill is full. Mr.
Morocco stated that they are looking into gasification and other programs. Currently they
have 20 years of air space. The department is also considering diverting 120 tons per
year of solid waste, which would bring them up to 25 years of air space. Another option
is to raise elevation.
-Mr. Sansbury asked if anyone was considering the resource recovery operations. Mr.
Morocco stated that incineration is not being considered. Mr. Sansbury felt that Palm
Beach County would be a good place to do a study on the benefits and disadvantages of
resource recovery operations.
Public Speakers
A) Bob Krasowski,Zero Waste Collier County Group, stated that they have been active
on the solid waste management issue for the last 15 years. He noted the possibility of a
pyrloysis operation in Collier County. This operation is one form of incineration, and
there are concerns about emissions. Mr. Krasowski stated that he would email the
committee website links that discussed the various concerns and scientific studies on
pyrloysis. He added that Collier County has increased their recycling efforts since 2000
and now has a good infrastructure of personnel and abilities. Mr. Krasowski felt that if
the county maximizes potentials for recycling and diversion from the landfill, then they
could avoid the need for a pyrloysis facility. Mr. Krasowski stated that they have been
asking the BCC to bring in some of the experts, who spoke at the zero waste workshop,
to do a comparative analysis for the county.
B) Ralph Brookes asked about the use of open burn flames to burn the gas out of the
landfill. He explained that there was a company willing to pay all the expenses of this
process in order to convert the gas into energy. He also asked if any confirmation had
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been made that ground water near the landfill had not been violated and if there was a
current monitoring program to ensure this.
-Mr. Morocco stated that there is a current monitoring program and that they are in
compliance with all the groundwater standards. Mr. Morocco added that they have been
considering the option of the recovery of the landfill gas, but nothing has been decided at
this point.
-Mr. Carlson asked if the discharged effluent was being tested during high periods of
rainfall. Mr. Morocco stated that it was and added that the stormwater and the leech-aide
are also tested.
-Mr. Hughes asked how much cubic feet of gas was being released per day. Mr.
Morocco stated between 1400 and 1500 cubic feet per day.
C)John Mansika,Zero Waste Collier County Group, stated that they are looking at
gasification and they feel that it does not work. Rather than spending the money to
further consider this option or educate others on it, Mr. Mansika agreed with Mr.
Krasowski that the money should go to bringing in the experts, who could do a
i"-• comparative analysis. He requested that the EAC review the videotapes of the zero waste
program workshop.
-Erica Lynne asked if there was any movement on charging residents based on the
amount of curbside garbage. Denise Kirk stated that they are investigating this. Mr.
Krasowski stated that this is one of the key strategies of the zero waste program.
-The EAC committee decided that they would like to review the zero waste workshop
videotapes and the videotapes in use by the county. They decided to circulate them
through the committee members and review the tapes individually. Mr. White stated that
this was fine as long as the committee members did not discuss the tapes until an EAC
meeting where this item would be placed on the agenda. Denise Kirk stated that they
would gather the tapes and distribute them among the committee members.
V. Land Use Petitions
A) Planned Unit Development Amendment No. PUDZ-2002-AR-2944
"Royal Palm Academy"
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Section 13, Township 48 South, Range 25 East
-There were no disclosures reported.
-The court reporter swore in all those who were testifying.
-Wayne Arnold, Grady Minor Engineering, introduced his team for this project. The
project is located west of the existing Royal Palm Academy campus. The existing
academy is—10 acres. The project site is —162.7 acres and they are proposing a mixed-
use project that would consist of a K-12 private academy, as well as residential
components. Mr. Arnold used the masterplan to point out the residential components,
access points to Livingston road, 50 acres of campus facilities, and the preserve areas.
The county Transportation Department asked that the applicant make provisions for an
easement that would connect to Madira's easement. Mr. Arnold pointed out the location
of the easement and stated that their intent was to provide access to their residential tracts
and not to impact the wetlands, until such time that the county chose to permit the public
road network. There are—84 acres of jurisdictional wetlands on the site,most of which
are infested with Brazilian Pepper and Malucca and impacted by the road extension. 40
acres of preserve are being set aside on the site, which fulfill and exceed the native
vegetation/retention requirement. All mitigation for the impacts will be on-site. Mr.
Arnold noted that language was placed in this document to allow the 25 feet setbacks
from principal structures to be reduced to 20 feet setbacks. In these locations, they
demonstrated to staff that this change will work and there will be no impacts to the
vegetation. In regards to Water Management: they will create a flow-way system that is
approximately 50 ft wide and they will be taking a small upland area and creating a filter
marsh system.
-Fred Reischl, Planning Services, stated that this project was found to be consistent with
the GMP and compatible with neighboring uses.
-Stan Chrzanowski stated that in Section 6.6.A, where it reads: "...of the applicable
permits and plans which have been approved by Southwest Florida Water Management
District will be provided..."they will now underline the new language: "...plans which
have been approved by Southwest Florida Water Management District will be
provided...." There were no objections to this. Mr. White added that the text that
^ follows in this recommendation will be inserted as the new capital letter C for 6.C.
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-Mr. Hughes made a motion to approve. It was seconded by Mr. Carlson. All were in
favor of the motion; the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
B) Planned Unit Development Amendment No. PUDZ-2003-AR-3605
"Botanical Place"
Section 14, Township 50 South, Range 25 East
-There were no disclosures reported.
-The court reporter swore in all those who were testifying.
-At 10:03 AM a five minute recess was taken.
-Jeff Davidson, Davidson Engineering, stated that this is an affordable housing project
located on Bayshore Drive. The site is-20 acres. The water management system will be
mainly in the preserve area. There is a ditch on the east side of the project which will
collect the outfall from the site and then the water will flow into Henderson Creek.
-Mr. Carlson asked if the preserve area was serving as a retention area for another
project. Mr. Davidson stated that it was set up this way to meet the native vegetation
requirement. There are also some small lakes located on the front side of the project that
will be part of the water management system. Mr. Carlson stated that this was unusual
and asked if it was because the project needed very little fill. Mr. Davidson stated that
the owner of the property has the fill from the Botanical Gardens south of the project.
-Geza Wass de Czega, Southern Biomes, stated that this is a small site completely
isolated by development and canals. The site has a dense stand of heavy Malucca on the
west-side, a Java Palm infested Pine Cypress area that extends through the middle of the
site, and a mixture of Pine, Palmetto, & Brazilian Pepper on the sides. There is evidence
that the site may have been cleared at one time; approximately 30-40 years ago. The
applicant proposed the preserve area in the center of the site because it works with the
plan and contains the best wetlands,which will provide potential for restoration. The
dense Malucca areas will be- 100%cleared and re-vegetated with native vegetation.
-Ray Bellows clarified that there are 218 units proposed for this project and 64 units will
be affordable housing units.
-Alexandra Ellis made a motion to approve. Mr. Carlson seconded the motion. All were
in favor of the motion; the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
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C) Planned Unit Development Amendment No. PUDZ-2202-AR-3158
"Coconilla"
Section 17, Township 48 South Range 25 East
-At the request of the petitioner this item was rescheduled for the August Meeting.
D) Conditional Use No. CU-2002-AR-3537
"Stewart Earthmining"
Section 19,Township 46, Range 29 East
-There were no disclosures reported.
-The court reporter swore in all those who were testifying.
-Stan Chrzanowski,Development Review Department, located the project on a map.
Mr. Chrzanowski stated that the project is in a Citrus Grove area, near Blueberry fields,
and farming activities. The site is away from "signs of civilization". The petitioner
intends to dig a 200 acre lake on—220 acres of land. This leaves a—50ft perimeter or
buffer on the outside edge. Mr. Chrzanowski stated that the petitioner wants to dig to a
depth of 85ft. He explained that the LDC uses the"fetch formula", which is based on the
distance that wind blows across the surface of a lake, builds up a wave, and causes the
lake to overturn. As you go deeper in the lake, the colder water is denser and the wind
overturn cannot overcome this density. These conditions are known as chemo-klines and
thermo-klines. In this type of situation the top of the lake will overturn, but not the
bottom of the lake. The "fetch formula"is designed to allow the entire lake to overturn.
The petitioner will be attempting to prove that this factor is not important. Mr.
Chrzanowski stated that the Water Management District informed him that there were
lakes in Lee County that were 95-100ft deep.
-Alexandra Ellis asked what an acceptable depth would be for this project if the"fetch
formula"was used. Mr. Chrzanowski informed her that it would be—50ft.
-Pamela Stewart,representing Stewart Mining Industries, stated that the LDC says that
depths must be 20 feet, or in accordance with the fetch formula or the petitioner must do
a comparative quality water study that proves the proposed depth will not have a
detrimental effect on the groundwater resources in the surrounding area. Stewart
Earthmining chose to prove that there would be no detrimental effects and proposed a
lake depth of—85ft. Brian Bowman, associate professor of agricultural engineering at the
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University of Florida, and Freddie Langford, President of Langford Aquatics were
present to give presentations that showed that there would be no detrimental effects from
an 85ft deep lake.
-Freddie Langford used various photos and charts to demonstrate the quality of water in
lakes created by the excavation of sand. (Copies of the photos and charts were not
provided to the court reporter.) Mr. Langford referenced a photo of a sand lake that had
been created by the excavation of sand. The lake was a 10 year old lake, the grade of
sand had a quality of grade 1, the visibility was 112 inches, and there were no algae or
plant life growing. He explained that the biggest influence on water quality in a lake is
from the water that runs into the lake. The run-off that will enter the proposed lake will
be filtered through the sand. Mr. Langford believed that since the runoff flowed through
the grade 1 sand rather than soil, the lake would have excellent water quality,just as the
10 year old sand lake. He added that there was no difference in water quality of a 50ft or
100ft deep lake because the water quality is determined at the surface level. He stated
that there will be no detrimental effects of the proposed lake to the groundwater.
-Mr. Gal asked if the 4/1 slope would change if they dug an 85f1 deep lake instead of a
50ft deep lake. Jeff Davidson, engineer for the project, stated that typically lakes had a
slope of 4/1 for 3ft and then 2/1 beyond that. He added that there is no change to the
slopes based on the depth of the lake.
-Mr. Carlson asked where the referenced 10 year old sand lake was located. Mr.
Langford informed him that it was a lake in Polk County, but the nature of the sand is the
same as the proposed lake. Mr. Carlson asked if cores of the sand had been done to
determine if there was sand 8511 down. Mr. Davidson stated that the cores were done and
they have the borings available to show that this is a good location for sand. He added
that the sand is primarily to be supplied for beach re-nourishment along the coast.
-Mr. Sansbury asked what lives in this type of lake, since there are no nutrients flowing
into the lake. Mr. Langford stated that there is an amount of chlorophyll and therefore an
amount of phytoplankton and zooplankton. He added that there are small fish in some of
the sand lakes, but not fish to the extent that there would be in a more fertile body of
water.
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-Mr. Carlson stated that the land proposed for the sand excavation has been Orange
groves since the 70's. This led Mr. Carlson to believe that there may be different
conditions than in the lakes it was being compared to. He was also concerned about
ignoring the fetch plan. If the fetch plan needed to be removed from the code or if it
needed to be rewritten, then he believed that this was not the committee's decision to
make. Based on what he had seen in the presentation, he did not see anything that
compelled him to approve the plan under the third option.
-Nick Stewart, Stewart Earthmining, stated that there is a central Florida Ridge of high
quality sand that runs through Florida. The tail of the ridge is located at the proposed
site. He explained that this is very coarse, high grade silica sand that is used in the
manufacturing of concrete, mason sands, and beach erosions. The top 15 ft is fine sand
that does contain some clay material. Any nutrients that would be in this area would be
in the top 15ft and therefore removed as a fill source. This is a dredging operation; it
does not require any de-watering. The material would be pumped through a processing
plant.
n -Mr. Carlson was concerned that there may be clay-lense or aquacludes that could affect
the recharge. He noted that the nutrients from surrounding groves would also affect the
quality of the lake and its recharge. Mr. Carlson was uncomfortable making a decision
on this, since they did not have enough information on the topic and they were not
experts in this area. Mr. Humiston noted that he was also concerned about the nutrient
recharge, because with no wind blowing across the top layer there will be a gradual
gradient where the temperature drops the further down one goes. The cold, dense layer
can cause low dissolved oxygen levels on the bottom of the lake. He believed that this
was a good basis for the reasoning behind the fetch formula and noted that he would be
uncomfortable voting in favor of something that went against it.
-Mr. Langford referenced Dr. Reed's book: "Ecology of Inland Waters and Estuaries",
which explains that the density gradient is a self perpetuating barrier to the mixing of
water. He felt that the information provided, demonstrated that the fetch formula was
incorrect.
-Mr. Sansbury stated that he was concerned that if they dug that deep, they may"punch"
n through something that would have a cause and effect someplace else. He then asked if
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this was within the Eastern Lands and if it was an SRA. Fred Reischl stated that it was
within the Eastern Lands, but it has not been designated yet. Mr. Sansbury felt that if
they built a larger littoral shelf, they may create a"win/win"situation, where the lake
could be dug to 85ft and the land will retain developable value in the future.
-Mr. Stewart stated that they permit the entire track as-seen,but ultimately this is
probably not the way the lake will end up. He explained that they are property owners to
the lake and they recognize the back-side value of properties, but they do not want to
create the appearance that they are a developer instead of an earth mining business.
-Mr. Hughes agreed that test cores needed to be done in the area to check for aquifers and
sink-holes. Mr. Hughes then asked the petitioner if he would be willing to donate the
property to the county after their primary uses had been completed. Mr. Stewart stated
that it may be possible, but he could not say for sure because of what they may add to the
tract in the future. Mr. Hughes stated he was alluding to the 20 year plan for fresh water
supply for Collier County and the potential for this site to be a reserve emergency water
supply. Mr. Carlson noted that if it became a surface water reservoir, it could be
dangerous by affecting the water levels of Lake Trafford. He reiterated that this is an
example of why they should not be making a decision on this matter without professional
studies to follow.
-Mr. Carlson asked why staff recommended approval if the fetch formula was"law". Mr.
Chrzanowski informed him that there is a third option,which says that if the petitioner
can prove that the proposed lake will not degrade the water quality, then it will be
allowed. Mr. Chrzanowski added that he spoke with Terry Bengtsson at the Water
Management District,who was not concerned about the depth.
-Mr. Gal stated that there is no basis to deny the petition because the petitioner presented
their side of the story and there was no one saying otherwise.
-Mr. Chrzanowski stated that there used to be a Dr. Daniel Jackson on this board and the
Dr. Reed, referenced earlier, used some of Dr. Jackson's work in his book. Mr.
Chrzanowski asked Dr. Jackson if he had a problem with this and Dr. Jackson would not
say that it was a bad thing. Mr. Chrzanowski added that he couldn't find anyone to tell
him that it was a bad idea.
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-Mr. Carlson and Mr. Humiston felt that the petitioner had not presented a thorough
comparative water quality study. Mr. Stewart stated that the closest similar lakes,that
were not lakes owned by their competitors, were in Polk County. The 10 year sand lake
that they used in their presentation is in Polk County,but it is the closest lake of a
comparative nature.
-Mr. Sansbury asked about the permitting requirements of the district. Mr. Chrzanowski
stated that he did not believe they had a depth requirement, but he noted that this project
will have to go through the district for their review. Mr. Stewart added that they also
have to receive an environmental resource permit from the state of Florida and they have
to get industrial waste permits.
-The committee asked Mr. Chrzanowski if they could ask the district to come to the next
meeting and discuss this item. Mr. Chrzanowski stated that he could ask them.
-Mr. White stated that staff recommendation 7-2, proposes that they waive the excavation
permit public hearing. He did not feel that this would be possible, and if they approved
this conditional use, they would have to remove this item. Mr. White noted that this
change would mean that the excavation permit would come before the committee for
further consideration at a public hearing. Mr. Chrzanowski stated that there is no
difference between the conditional use and the excavation use, except that the excavation
has to notify all the neighboring property owners. The neighbors have had a property
owner's meeting. Mr. Chrzanowski asked if the committee wanted him to repeat the
notification procedure. Mr. Sansbury felt that the first notification was sufficient.
-Mr. Gal made a motion to approve the petition.
Public Speakers
A) Ralph Brookes stated that although he is not against this mine in particular, they
are fighting the deep mines in Lee County. They are fighting the 85-90ft mines
on the grounds that they are mining out potential recharge sites for the county
aquifers, digging to 100 ft connects the water tables for the superficial water
aquifer with the sandstone aquifer, and the blasting done to get to this depth is
disturbing the neighbors and their properties.
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-Mr. Gal stated that his motion stands,because adjoining landowners were notified,but •
did not appear and staff cannot find anyone to oppose this project. Mr. White stated that
in section 3.5.22 of the LDC, it says that in order to issue a commercial excavation
permit, the division administrator and the EAC must consider and approve it. Mr. White
noted that the EAC does not have an excavation permit before them, and this could not be
legally sound because it waived the requirements of the LDC. Mr. White believed that in
order to approve the permit, they needed to have a subsequent noticed hearing, consider
the permit, and then approve or deny it. He noted that they could not waive this
requirement, 7-2, so this staff recommendation should not be included in the motion.
-Mr. Gal amended his motion to approve the petition with the removal of the stipulation
in paragraph 7-2.
-Mr. Carlson stated that he did not support the motion because the burden of proof was
on the applicant and he did not feel that the applicant provided enough proof for the
committee to be comfortable with an approval.
-Fred Reischl noted that 5 votes were required to forward the item with a
recommendation to the board. If the item does not get five votes, then it is forwarded
with no recommendation. Although it is not an official recommendation, staff will
inform the BCC of the vote.
-Mr. Gal's motion was recalled. There was no second to the motion; the motion failed.
-Mr. Carlson made a motion to continue this item to the next meeting, invite
representatives of the Southwest Florida Water Management District, the Department of
Environmental Protection, and any other agencies involved in the permitting of this
project to speak on the matter, and request that staff provide more information and proof
that this is as "benign" as the applicant proposes. Mr. Sansbury added that this motion
would be with the understanding that there would be two things occurring at the meeting,
approval of the petition and the review and approval of the excavation permit. Mr.
Humiston seconded the motion.
-Mr. White stated that the EAC's meeting must be noticed to the neighbors. He did not
feel that the original notice was sufficient. Mr. Carlson amended his motion to include
the request that the neighbors be re-notified.
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July 2, 2003
-Mr. Sansbury stated that his employer may own property next to this land and he was
not sure whether there was an effect on his employer's property or not. On "the
appearance of a conflict", he abstained from the vote. Mr. White provided Mr.
Sansbury with the appropriate forms to fill out.
-The motion was recalled. The motion passed, 4-1 (Mr. Gal was against the motion and
Mr. Sansbury abstained from voting). Mr. White noted that since there were not 5
members in favor of the motion, it would not be forwarded to the BCC as an"official"
recommendation.
VI. Old Business
-There was no old business to discuss.
VII. New Business
A) Consideration to schedule a separate meeting date in October to hear the
Cycle 3 LDC amendments
-A separate meeting was set for the third amendment cycle of the LDC on
October 6, 2003 in the BCC chambers.
VIII. Council Member Comments
-There were no council member comments.
IX. Public Comments
-There were no public comments.
X. Adjournment
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July 2, 2003
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-There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was
adjourned by order of the Chair at 11:33AM.
Collier County Environmental Advisory Committee
Chairman Tom Sansbury
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ORIGIN: Community Development and Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Russell Webb
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE#OR DATE: Cycle 2 2003
LDC PAGE: LDC2:124.26
LDC SECTION: 2.2.34.4.
CHANGE: Adding a conditional use section and, more specifically, allowing clam
nurseries to be conditional uses in Goodland.
REASON: The fishing net ban placed a tremendous hardship on many fisherman.
This is a method to spur this rather stagnant industry while creating a
minimal impact to the residents.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
2.2.34.4. Development criteria. The development criteria and standards for each zoning district
in Goodland as provided for in this Code shall apply for all uses and structures in this
overlay district unless specifically superseded below.
2.2.34.4.1. Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted as of right in this subdistrict:
2.2.34.4.2. Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted as conditional uses in this
subdistrict:
a. Clam nursery, subject to the following restrictions:
1) A "clam nursery" is defined as the growing of clams on a "raceway" or
"flow-through saltwater system" on the shore of a lot until the clam
reaches a size of approximately one-half inch.
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2) For the purposes of this section, a "raceway" or "flow-through salt water
system" is defined as a piece of plywood or similar material fashioned as
a table-like flow through system designed to facilitate the growth of
clams.
3) At no time may a nursery owner operate a raceway or raceways that
exceed a total of 800 square feet of surface area.
4) The nursery must meet the requirements of a"minimal impact aquaculture
facility"as defined by the Department of Agriculture.
5) The nursery must not be operated on a vacant lot, unless both of the
following requirements are met:
i. The vacant lot is owned by the same individual who owns a lot
with a residence or habitable structure immediately adjacent to the
vacant lot; and
ii. The vacant lot must not be leased to another individual for
purposes of operating a clam farm within the RSF-4 and VR
zoning districts.
6) At no time will a nursery owner be allowed to feed the clams, as the clams
will be sustained from nutrients occurring naturally in the water.
7) Only the property owner or individual in control of the property will be
allowed to operate a raceway on the shore off his property within the VR
and RSF-4 zoning districts. In other words, a landowner must not lease
his property to another individual to use for purposes of operating a clam
nursery.
8) Any pump or filtration system used in conjunction with the nursery must
meet all applicable County noise ordinances and must not be more
obtrusive than the average system used for a non-commercial pool or
shrimp tank.
2.2.34.4.1. 2.2.34.4.3. Maximum building height. As provided for in the Village Residential
zoning district for each permitted, accessory, and conditional use provided that no residential
building may contain more than two levels of habitable space.
2.2.34.4.2.2.2.34.4.4. Minimum lot requirements. As provided for in the Village Residential
zoning district for each permitted, accessory, and conditional use except for the following:
''� a. Single family/mobile home:
f
al Minimum lot area: 4,275 square feet.
Minimum lot width: 45 feet.
2.2.34.4.3.2.2.34.4.5. Minimum lot requirements. As provided for in the residential single family
district(RSF-4) for each permitted, accessory, and conditional use except for the following:
a. Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet.
b. Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
2.2.34.4.4.2.2.34.4.6. Minimum yard requirements. As provided for in the residential single
family district (RSF-4) for each permitted, accessory, and conditional use except for the
following:
a. Side yard: Five feet.
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Memorandum
To: Participants, LDC Amendment Cycle 2—2003
From: Russell Webb,Planning Services Department
Date: July 8,2003
Subject: LDC Amendments for 2003-C cle 2
1. CURRENT DRAFT OF LDC AMENDMENTS THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO CCPC IS
ATTACHED.
2. ALL STAFF WITH AMENDMENTS IN THIS CYCLE PLAN ON ATTENDING
WEDNESDAY'S MEETING(7/16),BCC MEETING ROOM,ADMIN. BUILDING,COUNTY
GOVERNMENT CENTER,5:05 P.M.
3. UPDATED SUMMARY SHEET WITH RESULTS OF DSAC MEETINGS TO DATE IS
ATTACHED TO SCHEDULE. FOR QUESTIONS CALL RUSSELL WEBB(403-2322).
ARNOLD,M MEYER,ROBIN
AUCLAIR,CLAUDINE MOSS,JOHN DAVID
BAKER,DENNY MURRAY
-- BEDTELYON MURRAY,DARREN(C)
BELLOWS NIMNUAN,KRISTIE(C)
BENBOW,MELODY(I) PERICO,ED
BLAIR,AARON(R) REISCHL
BOSI ROYS
BROWN,CHRIS RWA-NICOLE
BROWN,SUMMER(C.E.) SAWYER,MIKE
BURGESON SCHMITT,J.
CASELTINE,HELENE(R) SCHNEIDER,DON(R)
CHRZANOWSKI SIEMION
COHEN,RANDY (R) SMITH,GLENDA
DELONY SMITH,RAY
DERUNTZ,MICHAEL SOTER
DESELEM STRICKLAND,DORA(I)
DEVANAS,MARYANN(R) SULECKI,ALEX
DUNNUCK,JOHN SWEAT,JASON(C)
ERNST VALERA,C.
FEDER VIGNARI,MIKE
FLAGG WALLACE,BLEU
GOCHENAUR WEBB,RUSSELL
HADLEY WEBSTER,JEAN
HEATH,GLEN(C) WEEKS,D. (C)
HEDRICH WUERSTLE,M.
HOULDSWORTH YONKOSKY
JOHNSON,C -Finalized Copy of Ordinance ONLY
JOURDAN,JEAN(C) COLLI,MARIAN-Co.Attny Office
KANT,E GRAPHICS—M.Ocheltree
KELLY,JOHN SPENCER,BILL
KENDALL,M..(C) MULHERE,ROBERT(RWA)
LISA KOEHLER FILE
KUCK PERMITTING
LENBERGER FRONT PLANNER
LITSINGER,S. (C) RECORDS DEPT
LORENZ,BILL ADDRESSING DEPT
MARKS,ANDREW County Attorneys: STUDENT,M./WHITE,P.
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ORIGIN: Community Development&Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Susan Murray, Current Planning Manager
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
LDC PAGE(S): 1.10— 1.12.1
LDC SECTION: Division 1.6 Interpretations
CHANGE: Clarification of the Amendment
REASON: The current version is wordy and ambiguous.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS:None
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS:
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT:None
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Amend the LDC as follows:
Sec. 1.6.3. Procedures
1.6.3.1. Submission for request for interpretation.
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- Rfequests for interpretation shall must be submitted to the planning
' ,in a form
services director or chief building official "officials'
established by him. Each request must identify the specific land development code or
building code citation to be interpreted. Each request for interpretation must be
accom anied by the appropriate fee as set forth in the fee resolution adopted by the board
of county commissioners. = - . = =- - - _ : ..• . _ ..
Under no circumstances may the request for
inte •retation contain more than three issues/•uestions. It must not contain a sin l le
•uestion with more than three sub-issues or •uestions. If it is determined
the
guro_priate official that the request for interpretation contains more than three issues,the
a..licant will be re•uired to submit a s-•arate re•uest accom•anied b the a. •licable
fees.
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1.6.3.2. Determination of completeness. After receipt of a request for
interpretation ,the ' "
annropriate official must shall determine whether the request is
complete. If the : ••-•• - : - •--
anvropriate officiai_determines that the request is iencot complete,
e ,he must shall
serve notice on the applicant specifying the defic
riate
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official : • '-- • _ : - ,
shall take no further action on the request for interpretation until the deficiencies are
remedied.
ORIGIN: Community Development and Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Margaret Wuerstle
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
• MENDMENT CYCLE# OR DATE: Cycle 2, 2003
LDC ' • GE: LDC1:19,20
LDC SEC ON: 1.8.10.2.1.
CHANGE: Adding a sub-section dealing with n• conforming docks/boathouses.
REASON: ue to the unique nature of ,ocks and boathouses and the expense
accompanying this uniqu= nature, there is an existin: eed to allow for repair when the structure
is destroyed, but expansion ' any way will void the egal nonconforming status.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL I 'ACTS: None.
RELATED CODES OR REGULAT N . None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN P• CT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
1.8.10.2.1. Docks and bo.thouses are not subject to the provisi• s of Section 1.8.10.2. Docks
and boatho es must be reconstructed to conform to the Code only if the
reconstruc '.n of the dock or boathouse will expand the , 'ginal footprint, as it is
listed on he building permit, regardless of the percentage o s estruction or repairs
perfo -d. Any expansion of the footprint, no matter how insignificant will void
legal onconforming status and require strict compliance to the Code. Improvements
that did not exist prior to the destruction or repair of the dock or boathouse are not
all iwed and will also void the legal nonconforming status.
ORIGIN: Community Development and Environmental Services Division (A)
AUTHOR: Margaret Wuerstle
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE# OR DATE: Cycle 2, 2003
LDC PAGE: LDC1:19,20
LDC SECTION: 1.8.10.2.1.
CHANGE:
Addinga sub-section dealing with nonconforming docks/boathouses.
REASON: Due to the unique nature of docks and boathouses and the expense
accompanying this unique nature, there is an existing need to allow for
repair when the structure is destroyed, but expansion in any way will void
the legal nonconforming status.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: There are no fiscal impacts to the County, but this
language is being devised, in part, due to the economic impacts to the property owner. Without
this language, a dock would need to be brought up to Code when only minor repairs occur due to
the elevated costs of materials and equipment necessary to perform the work.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
1.8.10.2.1. Docks and boathouses are not subject to the provisions
form to Section
the Code 10.2.only Docks
and boathouses must be reconstructed to co
if the
reconstruction of the dock or boathouse will expand or alter the original
nonconforming facility with regard to deck area, protrusion, setbacks, or the addition
of any covered structure, regardless of the percentage of destruction or repairs
performed. The determination of legal nonconforming status will be established by
presentation of a signed, sealed survey, a copy of the Property Appraiser's record, or
other dated photography or documentation showing that the facility existed in its
present location and configuration prior to 1990. Any expansion of the facility, no
matter how insignificant will void legal nonconforming status and require strict
compliance to the Code. Improvements that did not exist prior to the destruction or
repair of the dock or boathouse are not allowed and will also void the legal
nonconforming status.
ORIGIN: Community Development and Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Russell Webb
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE# OR DATE: LDC Cycle 2, 2003
LDC PAGE: LDC2:64.4.1
LDC SECTION: 2.2.16.2.1.
CHANGE: Adding two uses to the industrial district section.
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REASON: The "wholesale trade--nondurable goods..." was mistakenly omitted from
s section. Further,
sing
Ordinance 2002-31 and needs to be addedranges
atso�accessory use and add al new paragraph for
0 gunsmith
shops to delete the reference to shooting g
shooting ranges.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
2.2.16.2.1. Permitted uses.
1. Agricultural services (groups 0711, except that chemical treatment of soil for
crops, fertilizer application for crops and lime spreading for crops shall must be a
minimum of 500 feet from a residential zoning district, 0721, except that aerial
dusting and spraying, disease control for crops, spraying crops, dusting crops,
and insect control for crops (with or without fertilizing)shall must be a minimum
of 500 feet from a residential zoning district, 0722-0724, 0761,0782, 0783).
2. Apparel and other finished products (groups 2311-2399).
3. Automotive repair, service, and parking(groups 7513-7549).
4. Barber shops (group 7241).
5. Beauty shops or salons (7231).
6. Building construction(groups 1521-1542).
7. Business services (groups 7312, 7313, 7319, 7334-7336, 7342-7389,
including auction rooms (5999), subject to parking and landscaping for retail
use).
8. Communications (groups 4812-4899 including communications towers up to
specified heights, subject to section 2.6.35).
9. Construction-Special trade contractors (groups 1711-1799).
10. Crematories (7261).
11. Depository and nondepository institutions (groups 6011-6163).
12. Eating places (5812).
13. Educational services(8243-8249).
14. Electronic and other electrical equipment (groups 3612-3699).
15. Engineering, accounting, research, management and related services (groups
8711-8748).
16. Fabricated metal products (groups 3411-3479, 3491-3499).
17. Food and kindred products (groups 2011-2099 except slaughtering plants).
18. Furniture and fixtures (groups 2511-2599).
19. General aviation airport.
20. Gunsmith shops (groups 7699) • --_ - - - •- : __ - _ ••
21. Heavy construction(groups 1611-1629).
22. Health services (8011 accessory to industrial activities conducted on-site only).
23. Industrial and commercial machinery and computer equipment(3511-3599).
24. Leather and leather products (groups 3131-3199).
25. Local and suburban transit(groups 4111-4173).
26. Lumber and wood products(groups 2426,2431-2499).
27. Measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments; photographic, medical and
optical goods;watches and clocks(groups 3812-3873).
28. Membership organizations(groups 8611, 8631).
29. Miscellaneous manufacturing industries(groups 3911-3999).
30. Miscellaneous repair services (groups 7622-7699) with no associated retail
sales.
31. Motor freight transportation and warehousing (groups 4212,
4213-4225, 4226
except oil and gas storage, and petroleum and chemical bulk stations).
32. Outdoor storage yards pursuant to the requirements of section 2.2.151/2.6.
33. Paper and allied products(2621-2679).
34. Personal services (groups 7211-7219).
35. Physical fitness facilities(group 7991).
36. Printing,publishing and allied industries(groups 2711-2796).
37. Railroad transportation(4011, 4013).
38. Real estate brokers and appraisers (6531).
39. Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products(groups 3021, 3052,3053).
40. Shooting range indoor(group 7999).
40: 41. Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products (groups 3221, 3251, 3253, 3255—
3273, 3275, 3281).
417 42. Textile mill products (groups 2211-2221, 2241-2259, 2273-2289, 2297,
2298).
42:43. Transportation equipment (groups 3714, 3716, 3731, 3732, 3751, 3761, 3764,
3769, 3792, 3799).
43 44. Transportation by air(groups 4512-4581).
44-:45. Transportation services (groups 4724-4783,4789 except stockyards).
45. 46. United States Postal services (4311).
46:47. Welding repair(7692).
47. 48. Wholesale trade—Durable goods (groups 5012-5014, 5021-5049, 5063-
5092, 5094-5099).
49. Wholesale trade—nondurable goods (groups 5111-5159, 5181, 5182, 5191
except that wholesale distribution of chemicals, fertilizers, insecticides, and
pesticides must be a minimum of 500 feet from a residential zoning district
(5192-5199).
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ORIGIN: Community Development&Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Russ Muller
DEPARTMENT: Engineering
AMENDMENT CYCLE# OR DATE: Cycle 2,2003
LDC PAGE(S): 2:124.20
LDC SECTION: 2.2.33.22.13 Garages and driveways.
CHANGE: Add a separation requirement for the garage to the back of the sidewalk.
REASON: The distance from the back of a encroaching to theinto dewalk. Corage door ommon practice
uld
accommodate a parked vehicle without gnto the
is to park in the driveway far enough from the garage to
spafor a c ear zone for the owrooto walk between the
garage and the parked car. It is also necessary p
sidewalk user. Several site visits and measurements were taken to determine that a
minimum of 23 feet is required. The primary concern is safety,but there are many
reasons why sidewalk parking is unacceptable.
Safety and health
Sidewalk parking can force pedestrians into traffic.
Vehicles on sidewalks make it difficult to see children as they attempt to
circumvent obstructions.
The weight of cars parked on sidewalks can cause breaks or separations in the concrete
creating trip hazards and uneven walking surfaces.
Oil from cars parked on sidewalks create slippery areas on the concrete.
Even partially blocked sidewalks are difficult tonavigate for the visually impaired.
Walking should be encouraged to promote health.
Legal aspectsrohibited in specified
Florida Statutes Chapter 316.1945 Stopping, snding, or parking a vehicle on a sidewalk.
places states no person shall stop, stand, or park
Financial aspects
Collier County risks an ADA lawsuit.
Sidewalk maintenance responsibilities lie with the County,homeowner associations or
property owners. Cars parked on sidewalks damage pavement.
Supporting Organizations
Community Traffic Safety Team
�..� pathways Advisory Committee to the MPO.
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FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: As stated above the County risks ADA
lawsuits and the maintenance costs.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: none
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: none
Amend the LDC as follows:
2.2.33.22.13. Garages and Driveways.
1. The rear setback may be reduced to ten feet if a front-access garage is
constructed on the rear of the residence.
2. Garage doors shall must have a maximum width of 16 feet.
3. Only one driveway is allowed per 50 linear feet of front property line.
The driveway shall must have a maximum width of 18 feet in the right-
of-way
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area.
4. Other than the permitted driveway, the front yard may not be paved or
otherwise used to accommodate parking.
5. Garages shall must be recessed a minimum of three feet behind the
front facade of the primary residence.
6. No carports are permitted.
7. The distance from the back of the sidewalk to the garage door must be
23 feet to allow room to park a vehicle on the driveway without
parking over the sidewalk. Should the garage be side-loaded there
must be a 23-foot paved area on a perpendicular plane to the garage
door or plans must ensure that parked vehicles will not interfere with
pedestrian traffic.
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ORIGIN: Community Development and Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Russell Webb/Mike Barbush
DEPARTMENT: Public Request
AMENDMENT CYCLE# OR DATE: Cycle 2,2003
LDC PAGE: LDC2:124.26
LDC SECTION: 2.2.34.5.1.
CHANGE: Modifying this section to allow certain commercial vehicles.
REASON: The residents of Goodland have recognized a need for storage of certain
commercial vehicles as long as they are within certain restrictions.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
2.2.34.5. Parking/storage of major recreational equipment and,personal vehicles, and certain
commercial vehicles.
2.2.34.5.1. Within the VR and RSF-4 zoning districts, e xcept for pecifically and designatther e attravel
vel
trailer subdivisions, boats, trailers, recre
equipment may be stored in any yard subject to the following conditions.
a. }*le-(Recreational equipment chall must not be used for living, sleeping, or
housekeeping purposes when parked or stored.
b. Ne-(Recreational vehicles or equipment shall-must not exceed 35 feet in length.
c. Ne- Recreational vehicles or equipment shall must not be parked, stored nor
encroach in any county right-of-way easement.
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d. Recreational vehicles or equipment that exceed 35 feet in length sly will be '"
subject to the provisions of subsection 2.6.7.2 of this Code.
2.2.34.5.2. Personal vehicles may be parked in drainage swales in the VR and RSF-4 zoning
districts subject to the following conditions.
a. No vehicle shall block or impede traffic.
2.2.34.5.3. Commercial vehicles 35 feet in length or less will be allowed to park at the owner's
home and in the drainage swale subject to the following conditions:
a. No vehicle shall block or impede traffic;
b. Drainage must not be blocked or impeded in any way as a result of the parking in
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c. Parking will only be permitted in driveways and not in yard areas; and
d. No more than two commercial vehicles may be parked at one residence/site,
unless one or more of the vehicles is engaged in a construction or service
operation on the residence/site where it is parked. The vehicle engaged in this
service must be removed as soon as the construction or service is completed.
For purposes of this subsection only,a commercial vehicle is defined as a van,pickup
truck, or passenger car used for commercial purposes and licensed by the Department
of Transportation. A vehicle is not considered a commercial vehicle merely by the
display of a business name or other insignia. No other commercial equipment, such
as dump trucks, cement trucks, forklifts or other equipment used in the construction
industry will be allowed to park at a residence or site overnight unless specifically
approved by the planning services director.
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ORIGIN: Community Development&Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Russell Webb/Mike Barbush
DEPARTMENT: Public Request
AMENDMENT CYCLE# OR DATE: Cycle 2, 2003
LDC PAGE(S): LDC2:124.27
LDC SECTION: 2.2.34.6.2.
CHANGE: To add language for legal nonconforming sheds.
REASON: There are certain sheds in Goodland that are not in strict compliance with the
Code that existed prior to the adoption of the LDC.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS:None
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT:None
Amend the LDC as follows:
2.2.34.6.2. Parcels located off of Bayshore Drive are allowed the Code retain Sorage ssheds that
s for
were constructed prior to the effective date of
fishing and boat equipment on the boat dock parcels off of Bayshore Drive
constructed after the effective date of the Code are permissible if they comply
with the following requirements:
1. Bayshore drive setback: ten feet.
2. Waterfront setback: ten feet.
3. Side yard setback: 0 feet.
4. Maximum size of shed: 144 square feet.
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ORIGIN: Community Development and Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Russell Webb/Mike Barbush
DEPARTMENT: Public Request
AMENDMENT CYCLE # OR DATE: Cycle 2, 2003
LDC PAGE: LDC2:124.27
LDC SECTION: 2.2.34.7.
CHANGE: Addition of a new subdivision.
REASON: The addition is necessary to provide the residents of Goodland an
exemption from the new sign ordinance for a short time period or until the sign is destroyed,
whichever occurs first.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: 2.5
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None
Amend the LDC as follows:
2.2.34.7. Sign requirements. All signs currently existing in Goodland are exempt from the
requirements of the Collier County sign ordinance (Division 2.5) for fiveyears from
the effective date of this ordinance or until the sign is destroyed, whichever comes
first. Any signs constructed after the effective date of the ordinance must strictly
comply with Division 2.5. Sign maintenance is limited to painting existing signs. All
other maintenance or repairs will void the exemption and require the owner to
construct a sign that strictly adheres to Division 2.5. in the event that the owner wishes
to have a sign.
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ORIGIN: Community Development and Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Margaret Wuerstle,Planning Services Director
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE#OR DATE: LDC Cycle II, 2003
LDC PAGE: LDC 2:137
LDC SECTION: 2.4.3.1.
CHANGE: Provide a landscape deviation process for Essential Services and Collier County
Public Schools.
REASON: To allow Collier County Public Schools flexibility when meeting landscape codes.
This change is being effectuated due to the state-mandated interlocal agreement between the
BCC and the Collier County School Board. In general, educational facilities
School Boardnt subject
as too
the landscaping requirements set forth below regardless; however,
the that they will follow these landscape provisions and only request deviations when the "State
Requirements for Educational Facilities" ("SREF") requires them to do so, or for local School
Board considerations such as provision for an educational program, safety or when the site is
shared with other public facilities.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
Sec.2.4.3. Procedures.
2.4.3.1.Landscape plan required. Prior to the issuance of any preliminary applicant subdivision
plat, final site development plan, or building permit,
development is covered by the requirements of this section shall must submit a
landscape plan to the planning services director. The landscape plan shall must
bear the seal of a Landscape Architect registered in the State of Florida. The
landscaping required for single-family, two family, and mobile home dwelling
units shall must be shown on the building permit plot plan. This plan is not
required to bear the seal of a landscape architect.
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The landscape plan-shall must be drawn to a suitable scale, include dimensions,
north arrow, date, title,project owner's name, delineate the existing and proposed
parking, vehicular use areas,buildings, access points, and roadways, show all
utility lines or easements, and show the location of existing and proposed planting
areas and vegetation communities and designate them by species name. The code-
required landscaping shall must be highlighted or indicated on the plan to
differentiate from the applicant's provided landscaping that is in addition to that
required by this Code. Design creativity is encouraged so long as it meets the
intent of this Code. The plan shall must show the location of permanent
vegetation protection devices, such as barricades, curbing, and tree wells. The
plan shall must also include a shaft plant legend indicating graphic plant symbol,
botanical and common name, quantity, height, spread, spacing,native status,
drought tolerance rating (as defined by"Xeriscape Plan Guide II"published by
South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL) and type of
mulch. The plan flail must show tree and palm staking details per accepted
industry practices and standards. In addition, a tabulation of the code-required
landscaping indicating the calculations necessary to insure compliance with this
Code shall must also appear. A certificate of occupancy shall must not be issued
until approval of the landscaping plan and installation of plants and materials
consistent with that approved plan has been completed and inspected by the
County.
2.4.3.1.1. Public Educational Facilities and Plant, Ancillary Plant, and Auxiliary
Facility.
Essential services including Collier County Public Schools (CCPS) / public
Educational and Ancillary Plants, and other public facility projects developed
jointly with CCPS may demonstrate that the intent of this division can be
effectively accomplished without meeting specific development standards.
The applicant must request an administrative review of the alternative
design, as outlined in Section 2.4.3.1.1.1. of the code. The deviations are
limited to quantity of plant material and the School district must demonstrate
that the deviation is necessary as a result of an educational program or joint
use of the school site with another public facility or use.
2.4.3.1.1.1.Procedure.
In addition to the base submittal requirements, applicants shall clearly
label the plan submitted as an "Alternative Landscape Code Plan". This
plan shall reference the deviations on the plan. An applicant must submit
a narrative description identifying the code development standards ^
required by this section which will be addressed through the alternative
approach. The planning services director will administratively review
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submittal documents for consistency with the intent of this division. If the
•lap is a• •roved throu• this 'rovision the a. be stated within the
d deviations must be
specifically noted and the basis of the approval must
site development plan approval letter. Deviations approved will be
applicable only to the specific design and plan reviewed. Modifications of
an approved design will void the deviation request and require resubmittal
to planning services staff for re-evaluation of the request in the context of
the amended design and an.
2.4.3.1.1.2.Exemption
An administrative deviation is not required for specific standards
relating
to placement of plant materials if the intent of the division
can nonetheless
be carried out without meetingthese a specific healthn safety, or tandards. e itent of the division
welfare
can be demonstrated by detailing
concern as defined by SREF or as may be unique to a specific site or
educational program that would override the need to provide plant
materials. A copy of SREF, as may be amended, is available in the
records room in the Community Development and Environmental Services
Division Building.
ORIGIN: Community Development &Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Nancy L. Siemion,Landscape Architect
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
LDC PAGE(S): 2:137
LDC SECTION: 2.4.3.1.
CHANGE: Require installation of landscape buffers prior to vertical construction when
a nonresidential project is constructed adjacent to an existing residential development.
REASON: To protect and buffer residential dwellers from impact of construction of
incompatible development.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: There are no fiscal impacts. However,
there may be some difficulty for construction activities to occur around a pre-planted
landscape buffer.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
Sec. 2.4.3. Procedures.
2.4.3.1. Landscape plan required. Prior to the issuance of any preliminary subdivision
plat, final site development plan, or building permit, an applicant whose
development is covered by the requirements of this section shall must submit a
landscape plan to the planning services director. The landscape plan shall must be
prepared by and bear the seal of a landscape architect registered in the State of
Florida. The landscaping required for single-family, two-family, and mobile
home dwelling units shall must be shownon the building permit plot plan. This
plan is not required to be prepared by and bear the seal of a landscape architect.
The landscape plan shall must be drawn to a suitable scale, include dimensions, north
arrow, date, title,project owner's name, delineate the existing and proposed parking,
vehicular use areas, buildings, access points, and roadways, show all utility lines or
easements, and show the location of existing and proposed planting areas and vegetation
communities and designate them by species name. The code-required landscaping shall
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must be highlighted or indicated on the plan to differentiate from the applicant's provided
landscaping that is in addition to thatolred by this f this code.The pplde. )ansign s must show the
tivity is
encouraged so long as it meets the intent
location of permanent vegetation protection devices, such as barricades,curbing, and tree
wells. The plan shall must also include a slit plant legend indicating
graphic plant
symbol,botanical and common name,quantity,height, spread, spacing,native status,
drought tolerance rating(as defined by"Xeriscape Plan Guide H"published by South
Florida Water Management District,West Palm Beach,FL) and type of mulch. The plan
shall must show tree and palm staking details per accepted industry practices and
standards. In addition, a tabulation of the code-required landscaping indicating the
calculations necessary to insure compliance with this code shall must also appear.
Where a nonresidential development/parcel is constructed adjacent to an existing
residential development, perimeter landscape buffers required by Section 2.4.7.4. must be
installed prior to vertical construction of such nonresidential property. Where these
buffers are not practicable,then deviations will be allowed. Practicability may be
demonstrated by showing the buffer would be severely damaged or destroyed during
development. The site development plan must clearly state that this buffer is not
practicable. This, among other factors,will be used by the planning services director to
determine practicability.
A certificate of occupancy shall must not be issued until approval of landscaping plan and
installation of plants and materials consistent with that approved plan has been completed
and inspected by the county.
ORIGIN: Community Development &Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Nancy L. Siemion, Landscape Architect
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE # OR DATE: LDC Cycle II, 2003
LDC PAGE(S): LDC2:141
LDC SECTION: 2.4.3.5.
CHANGE: Move site lighting and landscape language from Section 2.8.3.7.2. #4 into
Division 2.4 "Landscaping and Buffering."
REASON: Landscape regulations have been relocated from the architectural section of
the code to the landscape section.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
2.4.3.5. Installation. Prior to the issuance of any certificate of occupancy for a use
required to provide landscaping and irrigation in accordance with this section, all
required landscaping and irrigation shall be installed and in place as set out in the plans
approved under subsections 2.4.3.1 and 2.4.3.2. All plant materials must be installed in
accordance with accepted landscape practices in the area and meet the plant material
standards contained in Section 2.4.4. Plant materials shall be installed in soil conditions
that are conducive to the proper growth of the plant material.
Limerock located within planting areas shall be removed and replaced with native or
growing quality soil before planting. A plant's growth habit shall be considered in
advance of conflicts which might arise(i.e. views, signage, overhead power lines,
lighting, circulation, etc.). Trees shall not be placed where they interfere with site
drainage, subsurface utilities, or overhead utility lines, or where they shall require
frequent pruning in order to avoid interferences with overhead power lines. 4. Tree
and site lighting locations shall be designed so as not to conflict with one another.
Parking lot/site lighting shall not be located in landscape islands with trees and shall be
located a minimum of4-0-12.5 feet from the trunk of a tree. see Illustration 18 below).
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GRAPHIC UNAVAILABLE: Compatible Tree and Lighting Design
Trees shall not be planted in areas that retain excessive quantities e t a wahealth of reter or will quire e
tree
er the root system that will
species. Required landscaping excessive amounts of fill placed lO 11 not be placed within easements without written
approval from all entities claiming an interest under said easement.
All trees and palms shall be properly guyed,braced and/or staked, at the time of planting
to ensure establishment of the tree or treesanderect the
ee ailare staking or other
Trees shall
methods that cause cosmetic or biologicalg
be re-staked within 24 hours in the event of blow-o1 a 2months after ir other re of he staking and
guying. Staking shall be removed between six and
n.
All required landscaping shall be installed inaccordance
thin a subdivisionh lans development shallbe
proved under
section[s] 2.4.3.1 and 2.4.3.2. Landscaping
guaranteed by a subdivision completion bond in accordance with division 3.2 governing
the final platting of subdivision.
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All required landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy condition investigaten pedeficienitycies per
the approved building and site plans. Code Enforcementmay
in
approved landscaping and institute corrective action to insure compliance with this Code.
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ORIGIN: Community Development &Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Nancy L. Siemion, Landscape Architect
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE# OR DATE: LDC Cycle II, 2003
LDC PAGE(S): 2:151
LDC SECTION: 2.4.4.18.1
CHANGE: The requirements of the section are more clearly defined. Establish a height
limit for berms.
REASON: Recent applications of this section have revealed that it does not address
berm height.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
2.4.4.18. Landscape berms. All perimeter landscape berms over two feet in
.height shall must meet or exceed the minimum standards as set
forth herein. All grassed berms sll must have side slopes no
gfeatef steeper than four to one. Berms planted with ground cover
and landscaping shall must have side slopes no gruatef steeper than
three to one. The toe of the slope shall must be set back a
minimum of five feet from the edge of all right-of-way and
property lines.
2.4.4.18.1. Berms located adjacent to Interstate 75 right-of—way(I-75).
Berms located adjacent to the I-75 right-of-way may be reduced to
a maximum slope no steeper than of 2:1. The maximum height of
12 feet will be measured from the adjacent center line elevation of
I-75 pavement. The toe of the slope must be located a minimum of
ten feet from the I-75 right-of-way/property line. This ten-foot
wide area must be level (no steeper than a 10:1 slope) and must be r•
planted with native trees randomly spaced and the equivalent of 25
feet on center, equal in height to the height of the berm. Sash
0`` f
•
13Berms with a 2:1 slope-shall must be planted with native ground
cover over an erosion control fabric_,
Existing native vegetation shall must be incorporated into the
berms with all slopes fully stabilized with trees, shrubs, and ground
cover. Landscape berms shall must not be placed within
easements without written approval from all entities claiming an
interest under said easement.
2.4.4.18.1.1. Deviations to 1-75 berms. A deviation will be anted if the
a licant can prove that the intent of this section can be effectively
accomplished without meeting the specified development
standards In addition to the be submittal reaw .
rements
as
a. •licants shall clearl label the elan submitted as an"Alternative
Landscape Code Plan". Thislan shall reference the deviations on
the planAn applicant must submit a narrative description
identifying the code development standards required by this
section which will be addressed throw the alternative a roach.
The planning services director will administratively review
submittal documents for consistent with the intent of this
division. If the plan is approved throe h this provision,the
a. •roved deviations must be s.ecificall noted and the basis of the
a• •royal must be stated within the site develo•ment •lan a. •royal
letter. Deviations a. .roved will be a• •licable onl to the •ecific
design and plan reviewed. Modifications of an approved design
will void the deviation re uest and re wire resubmittal to Tannin
services staff for re-evaluation of the re uest in the context of the
amendeddesign and plan.
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ORIGIN: Community Development&Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Nancy L. Siemion, Landscape Architect
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE # OR DATE: LDC Cycle II, 2003
LDC PAGE(S): LDC2:154
LDC SECTION: 2.4.5.4.
CHANGE: Add Section 2.4.5.5. "Landscaping required for Division 2.8 buildings over
20,000 square feet"
REASON: This is a relocated landscape requirement from Section 2.8.3.7.2. and
Division 2.8. "Architectural and Site Design Standards and Guidelines for Commercial
Buildings and Projects"to Division 2.4"Landscaping and Buffering."
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
2.4.5.4. Green space required in shopping centers and freestanding retail
establishments with a floor area greater than 40,000 square feet. An area that is at least
seven percent of the size of the vehicular use areas shall must be developed as green
space within the front yard(s) or courtyards of shopping centers and retail establishments
and shall be in addition to the building perimeter planting area requirements. The
courtyards shall must only be located in areas that are likely to be used by pedestrians
visiting the shopping center and retail establishment. The seven percent green space area
shall must be in addition to other landscaping requirements of this division,and may be
used to meet the open space requirements (section 2.6.3.2), and shall must be labeled
"Green Space" on all subdivision and site plans. The interior landscape requirements of
these projects shall be reduced to an amount equal to five percent of the vehicular use
area on site. Green space shall must be considered areas designed for environmental,
scenic or noncommercial recreation purposes and shall be pedestrian-friendly and
aesthetically appealing. Green space may only include the following: lawns, mulch,
decorative plantings, nonprohibited exotic trees, walkways within the interior of the
green space area not used for shopping, fountains, manmade watercourses (but not water
retention areas), wooded areas,park benches, site lighting, sculptures, gazebos, and any
other similar items that the planning services director deems appropriate. Green space
shall must include: walkways within the interior of the green space area not used for
shopping, a minimum of one foot of park bench per 1,000 square feet of building area,
and a minimum of one tree for each 250 square feet of green space area. The green space
area shall must use existing trees where possible and landscaping credits will be allowed
as governed by table 2.4.4. The green space areas shall must be located in areas that are
in close proximity to the retail shopping area. Benches may also be located in interior
landscaped areas and 75 percent of benchhess mthin ay
deslorca ed adjacent to the building
envelope along paths,walkways and
2.4.5.5. Landscaping required for Division 2.8 buildings over 20,000 square feet.
2 _bandseaping-Thefollowing requirement_,
will be counted toward the required greenspace and open space
requirements of division 2.4. of this Code-
•
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height-of-seven-feet:
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es
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- a • •nuI •_ 14 _. 1 . e- __-_� • - • .•• —
spread and a three-lo:four-inch caliper and mug have clear_trunk aro/o
1iei.ht of six feet.
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ORIGIN: Community Development &Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Nancy L. Siemion,Landscape Architect
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE # OR DATE: LDC Cycle II, 2003
LDC PAGE(S): LDC2:156
LDC SECTION: 2.4.6.6.
CHANGE: Restate more clearly the landscape requirements for building foundation
plantings. Move building foundation landscape requirements from Division 2.8.3.7.3.
"Architectural and Site Design Standards and Guidelines for Commercial Buildings and
Projects"into Division 2.4 "Landscaping and Buffering". Per BCC Section 2.4.6.7.has
been added, which requires taller trees adjacent to taller buildings.
REASON: Landscape regulations have been removed from the architectural section of
the code. Section 2.4.6.7. has been added to help minimize the impact of tall buildings.
FISCAL Be OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: Taller trees will cost two to three times
more than usual. In addition, taller trees will require more landscape buffer width than
we typically provide in a 10 to 15' wide buffer.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
2.4.6.6. Building perimeter oundatiouinareas. kePitings. All shopping
center, retail, office, apartments, condominiums, clubhouses and similar uses shall must
provide building perimeter foundation plantings in the amount of et per
i-O00-sgeare-€eet ten percent of proposed building ground level floor area. These planting
areas shall must be located adjacent to the primary public building entrance(s) and/or
primary street elevation and shall must consist of landscape areas, raised planters or
planter boxes that are a minimum of five-feet wide. These areas must be landscaped with
trees and/or palms in the amount of one tree or palm equivalent per 250 square feet;
shrubs and ground covers other than grass. Water management areas shall must not be a
part of this five foet planting area. Parking lot islands will not count towards this
requirement. �..�
(Ord.No.96-66,§3.D.;Ord.No.00-92, §3.B.)
2.4.6.7. Buildin r oundation .lantin: re,uirements or non industrial buildin:s
_• eater than 3 stories or 25 eet in heir ht• and/or Division 2.8 buildin r s
includin r industrial ri ani /omaa corridors e with C urest,tint r eater
than 20 000 s uare ee
(a) The minimum width of buildingfoundation lantin areas must be
measured from the base of the buildin and must relate to the ad'acent
buildin 's wall height as herein defined as follows:
Ad'acent Buildin f 's Wall Hei'ht:
Foundation Plantin r Width:
Building wall hei t between 35 feet 15 feet.
and 50 feet. 20 feet.
Build wall height ¢neater than 50
feet.
(b) Trees re uired b this section must be of an installed size relatin to
the adjacent building's wall height as defined below:
Building's Wall Tree Height Tree= Patin
S read eet Hei ht
Hei ht eft eet
n eet
35 to 50 14 t_ 7 16
greater than 50 16 to 18
g 20
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ORIGIN: Community Development&Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Nancy L. Siemion, Landscape Architect
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE# OR DATE: LDC Cycle II, 2003
LDC PAGE(S): LDC2:157
LDC SECTION: 2.4.7.2.
CHANGE: Shorten the time period that an unoccupied business site must come into
compliance with minimum landscape code.
REASON: To bring vacant/defunct properties into minimum landscape code
compliance more quickly.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
2.4.7.2. Applicability. The buffering and screening shown in table 2.4 shall
be required under this section and shall apply to all new
development. Existing landscaping which does not comply with
the provisions of this section shall be brought into conformity to
the maximum extent possible when: the vehicular use area is
altered or expanded except for restriping of lots/drives, the
building square footage is changed, or there has been a
discontinuance of use for a period of-90 60 consecutive days or
more and a request for an occupational license to resume business
is made.
ORIGIN: Community Development &Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR:
Nancy L. Siemion,Landscape Architect
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE # OR DATE: LDC Cycle II, 2003
LDC PAGE(S): LDC2:158
LDC SECTION: 2.4.7.3.
CHANGE: Restate a requirement in 2.4.7.3 Item 2 to bore eeclearly dAlsobLDC Section
e integration
of water management areas into landscape
2.4.7.3.1.has been relocated from Division 2.8.
sta
clearly and
REASON: Requirement originally stated in 2.4.7.3.Ite
2 is nota 1 tes a landscape has
been restated. The newly created LDC
requirement that is relocated from Division 2.8. Buildings and Prollects".
te
Design Standards and Guidelines for Commercial
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
otherwise noted, all standards outlined in section 2.4.4 shall
apply. Trees and shrubs shall
2.4.7.3. Standards. Unless o merw ust be installed at the height specified in section 2.4.4.2.
Water management systems,which shall must include ere�itt�andtdi i a detention
areas, swales, and subsurface installations,shall-be_ andwithin
landscapingre
buffer provided they are consistent with acceptedengineering
practice and the following criteria:
1.
Water management systems shall must not exceed 50 percentbthe square
footage of any required side,rear, or front yardlandscape
ffer.
�—, systems sly must not exceed, at any location within the
2. Water management
Tequired side,rear,or front yard landscape buffer, 70 percent of the required
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buffer width. . -• •. : . . •. - ': - : : :.- •- _ :. _: _- : : =
_: .' _ . Required trees and/or hedges
must be planted at the top of the berm in a minimum five foot wide 10:1 level
planting area. The remainder of the landscape buffer area must maintain a
slope no steeper than or equal to 4 :1.
3. Exceptions to these standards may be.granted on a case-by-case basis,
evaluated on the following criteria:
a. Water management systems, in the form of dry retention,may
utilize an area greater than 50 percent of the buffer when existing
native vegetation is retained at natural grade.
b. For lots of record 10,000 square feet or less in size, water management
areas may utilize an area greater than 50 percent of the required side
and rear yard buffers. A level planting area of at least three feet in
width shall must be provided in these buffers.
4. Sidewalks and other impervious areas shall must not occupy any part of a
required Alternative A,B, C, or D type buffer, except when:
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a. Driveways and sidewalks are constructed perpendicular to the
buffer and provide direct access to the parcel.
b. Parallel meandering sidewalks occupy the buffer and its width is
increased by the equivalent sidewalk width.
c. A required 15-20 foot wide buffer is reduced to a minimum of ten
feet wide and is increased by the five to ten foot equivalent width
elsewhere along that buffer.
2.4.7.3.1 2.8.3.7.4, Natural and manmade bodies of water including wet and dry
retention areas =- -- . • - - for all Division 2.8 projects.
.n ra i• , w' -r _ a • •_-m-t .r-• V - . . - • • Yls•-• . -
body of w•ter includi • retentio and detenti•ne -�� m_ ••_
desi! -• to . • • -ar na t-_ wi , urv' 'n- • -• . s ": aa •_ A
ha. - " l'l r- •e s . • .ialt- i•iv- • - a, II • . - . . .r.ves_. t_!t
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the design of the buildi •. if the design of the water management area ik
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ORIGIN: Community Development and Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Nancy L. Siemion,Landscape Architect
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE# OR DATE: LDC Cycle II, 2003
LDC PAGE: LDC2:161
LDC SECTION: 2.4.7.4.
II
CHANGE: Remove shared/reduced landscape buffers in commercial outparcels and restore
original code language.
REASON: Since this language was adopted a few years ago, the minimum landscape buffer
width has
been reduced by 50%. Experience has shown that the required trees cannot fit in a
narrower buffer.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
TABLE 2.4 TABLE OF BUFFER REQUII1EMENTS BY
LAND USE CLASSIFICATIONS
Ad'acent Pro,erties District 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Subje 1 2 3 4
ct
Prope
rty's
Distri
ct/Us A A A D A A
e B B B B B A
1. -
r• Agric
ulture
A'
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2. A A B B B B B C B * D B - C '
Resid
ential
(E,
RSF)
singl
e-
famil
Y
3. A B A N A B B B B * D B - C
Resid
ential
(RM
F-6,
RMF
-12,
RMF
-16)
multi
famil
Y
4. A B A ABB A B B * D B -
Resid
ential
touris
t
(RT)
5. A ABB A B B B B * D B - B
Villa
ge
resid
ential
(VR)
6. A B B B B A B B B * D B B B
Mobi
le
home
! !
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•
•
B B A A A * D B B B
7. A B BB
Corn
merci
ala'
5 (C-
1, C-
1/T,
C-2,
C-3,
C-4,
C-5);
Busin
ess
Park * D B B B
:P BBB A
8. �► C B
Indus
trice * D B _ C
9. A B BBBB A A A
Publi
c use
(P),
corn
muni
ty
facilit
Y
(CF),
Golf
Cour
se
Club
house
Ame
nity
Cente
r
1110
}
10. * * * * * * * * * * D * * *
Plann
ed
unit
devel
opme
nt
(PUD
11. D D D D D D D D D D - B - D
Vehi
cular
rights
-of-
way
12. B B B B B B B B B B B A B C
Golf
cours
e
maint
enanc
e r.
build
ing
13. -
Golf
cours
e
14. A C C B B B B B C * D C C D
Auto
mobi
le
servi
ce
statio
n
The letter listed under"Adjacent Properties District"shall be is the landscape buffer and
screening alternative required. The "-" symbol shall represent that no buffer is required.
The PUD district buffer, due to a variety of differing land uses, is indicated by the "*"
symbol, and shall must be based on the landscape buffer and screening of the district or
use with the most similar types, densities and intensities of use. Where a conflict exists
between the buffering requirements and the yard requirements of this Code, the yard
requirements of the subject zoning district shall apply.
3 5
'Buffering in agriculture(A)districts shall be applicable at the time of site
development plan(SDP) submittal.
property,(I) zoned where abutting industrial(I) zoned property, shall be required to install a minimum five-foot-wide type A landscape buffer adjacent
to the side and rear property lines. This area shall not be used for water
management. In addition,trees may be reduced to 50 feet on center along rear and
side perimeter buffers only.This reduction in buffer width shall not apply to
buffers adjacent to vehicular rights-of-way or nonindustrial zoned property.
3Buffer areas between commercial outparcels located within
thin shopping
right-of-waypi
center
may have a shared buffer 40! 15 feet wide. This does napply
buffers.
aed
5Refer to section 2.6.28 for automobile service station landscape requirements.
GRAPHIC UNAVAILABLE: Fig. 4-Displaced commercial interior line.B.; landscaping p 8 § 3.D.;
(Ord.No. 96-66, § 3.D.; Ord.No. 97-26, § 3.C.; Ord.
Ord.No. 00-43, § 3.D.; Ord.No. 00-92, § 3.B.)
ORIGIN: Community Development&Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Nancy L. Siemion, Landscape Architect
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE #OR DATE: LDC Cycle II, 2003
LDC PAGE(S): LDC2:162
LDC SECTION: 2.4.7.5.
CHANGE: Incorporate the"Golden Gate Community Roadways Beautification Master
Plan"into the Land Development Code.
REASON: It has been bought to our attention that this was directed by the Board of
Collier County Commissioners in 1997. The"Golden Gate Community Roadways
Beautification Master Plan"will ensure that the development adjacent to the roadways is
consistent with the master plan.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
2.4.7.5. ::Collier County Streetscape Master Plan"and the "Community Roadways
Beautification Master Plan. " Street corridors identified in"Collier Naplessape
90!s County Streetscape Master Plan"and the "Community Roadways
Beautification Master Plan", including areas within the right-of-way and on
required buffers adjacent to the right-of-way, shall adhere to the requirements of
the "Collier Naplessape 90'a County Streetscape Master Plan" and the
"Community Roadways Beautification Master Plan".
Notwithstanding the above, for required landscape buffers adjacent to any right-
of-way, the requirements of the Collier Naplescape 90's Streetscape Master Plan
and the"Community Roadways Beautification Master Plan"shall apply at the
time of issuance of any related subsequent development order including
construction plans attendant to the approval of a final plat and or a final site
development plan. Where the application of said Streetseape Master Plan
standards and requirements is questioned, an official interpretation of the
planning services director pursuant to section 1.6.1 of the Collier County Land
Development Code may be requested. Further, the interpretation of the planning
services director may be appealed to the board of zoning appeals as prescribed
by section 1.6.6 of the Land Development Code.
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ORIGIN: Community Development&Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Patrick G. White,Assistant County Attorney
DEPARTMENT: County Attorney's Office.
AMENDMENT CYCLE# OR DATE: 2003, Cycle2
LDC PAGE(S): Supplement 13: LDC2:174-75 &LDC2:179
LDC SECTION: 2.2.5.2.9. &2.5.7.
CHANGE: Allow barber pole signs that otherwise meet requirements for permitted on-
premises signs to be considered as a new class of special purpose sign which allows the
pole of a barber pole sign to rotate when illuminated.
REASON: Traditional barber pole signs have rotated when illuminated so customers
would be aware that the establishment would have a licensed barber on premises to
perform barber services.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: This amendment will allow certain
establishments employing licensed barbers to have a barber pole sign that rotates when
illuminated to evidence the establishment is "open."
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: none
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: none
Amend the LDC as follows:
Sec.2.5.5. Permitted signs.
2.5.5.1. Signs within residential zoned districts and as applicable to residential
designated portions of PUD zoned properties.
2.5.5.1.1. Development standards.
1. Maximum allowable height. All signs within residential zoned districts and
as applicable to residential designated portions of PUD zoned properties
are limited to a maximum height of eight feet, or as provided within this
Code. Height shall be measured from the lowest centerline grade of the
nearest public or private R.O.W. or easement to the uppermost portion of
the sign structure.
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.
2. Minimum setback All signs within residential zoned districts and as
applicable to residentially designated portions of PUD zoned properties shall
not be located closer than ten feet from the property line, unless otherwise
noted below or as provided for in section 2.1.13 as determined by the county
for safety and operation.
* * * * * * * * * * *
2.5.5.2. Signs within non-residential districts:
* * * * * * * * * * *
2.5.5.2.5.9. Special purpose signs (on-site). Due to the unique and varied nature of the
following uses, additional signs may be required to provide the desired level of service to
the public. Special purpose signs shall be permitted as follows:
2.5.5.2.5.9.1. Time and temperature signs. One time and temperature sign having a
surface area not exceeding 12 square feet shall be p
mitted t e affixedd to the
h industrial,
commercial or other non-residentially zoned property. signsmay
structure of a pole or ground sign. Such sign shall require a building permit.
2.5.5.2.5.9.2. Barber Pole slims. All traditional size and style barber poles which
cont_ ai_ illuminated moving or rotating part may be permitted as a lawful sign if the
followin and all other a licable re uirements are met:
i. The barber pole sign is located on the wall of an establishment providing
the services of a licensed barber;
2. Each such establishment (barbershop, salon, etc.) is limited to only one
barber pole sign that rotates
3. No barber pole sign may move or rotate except when the establishment is
open and providing the services
um1 whetherbarber;
or not they rotate, otherwise
4. All barber pole signs that illuminate,
comply with sec. 2.5.5.2.5.13. for illuminated signs.
* * * * * * *
* * * *
2.5.5.2.5.13. Illuminated signs. All illuminated signs shall have electrical components,
connections, and installations that confound regulations.
National ations Further, lighted lectrical Code,
igns shall: be
and all other
applicable federal, state, and local codes gn
shielded in such a manner as to produce no glare, i phosphorescent;ard or nuisance to
havle oa steady
rists or
occupants of adjacent properties; nor be reflective or
nonfluctuating or nonundulating light source.
* * * * * *
* * * * *
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Sec. 2.5.7. Prohibited signs.
It shall be unlawful to erect, cause to be erected, maintain or cause to be maintained, any
sign not expressly authorized by, or exempted from this Code. The following signs are
expressly prohibited:
2.5.7.1. Signs which are in violation of the building code or electrical code adopted by
Collier County.
2.5.7.2. Abandoned signs.
2.5.7.3. Animated or activated signs, except special purpose time and temperature signs
and barber pole signs complying with sec. 2.5.5.2.5.9.2.
2.5.7.4. Flashing signs or electronic reader boards.
2.5.7.5.Rotating signs or displays, except barber pole signs complying with sec.
2.5.5.2.5.9.2.
* * * * * * * * * * *
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ORIGIN: Community Development and Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Russell Webb
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE# OR DATE: Cycle 2, 2003
LDC PAGE: LDC2:184.14
LDC SECTION: 2.6.9.1. and 2.6.9.2.
CHANGE: Adding fire stations, EMS substations, and sheriff substations to the
permitted uses in the agricultural district. Also, adding ancillary fire
station services to the conditional use section.
REASON: There is a recognized need to provide these essential services.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS:
None
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: Sec. 2.2.2.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None
Amend the LDC as follows:
2.6.9.1. Permitted uses. The following uses are allowed as permitted uses:
a. In every zoning district: water lines, sewer lines, gas lines,telephone lines,telephone
switching stations, cable television, electrical transmission and distribution llp g
substations, emergency power structures, sewage lift stations, pt
mn
stations; essential service wells (includingh have been-or will be permitted by xtraction facilities, and the
ancillary facilities,) and any other wells which
South Florida Water Management District orthe the effectivFlorida e ofnt this
of
environmental protection either prior to orsubsequent
ordinance, or if the respective well and/or well relatedfacility tict otherwise arequired
to be installed or constructed by law; in every zoning
private
wells and septic tanks, and similar installations necessary for the performance
manceunderthf
these services. If any proposed well is a Collier County owned
'^ permitting jurisdiction of a Florida agency, staff, early in the county's well permit
application process, shall post sign(s)
at the county's proposed well site(s) and shall
provide written notice that the county has applied for a required well permit to
property owners within 300 feet of the property lines of the lots or parcels of land on
which the applied-for well is being sought by the county, including, if applicable, the
times and places of the permitting agency's scheduled public hearings;
b. In commercial and industrially zoned districts: other governmental facilities, as
defined by this Code, to the extent the facility or service is required by law, rule or
regulation;
c. In the agricultural and estate zoned districts the following governmental facilities:
nonresidential not-for-profit child care, nonresidential education facilities, libraries,
museums, neighborhood parks, and recreational service facilities;
d. In residentially zoned districts: neighborhood parks:; and
e. In the agricultural district only (excludes the estates district): fire stations, EMS
substations, and sheriff substations all outside of the area encompassed by the Rural
Lands Stewardship Area Overlay in the Future Land Use Elements except as may be
limited or prohibited by the Rural Fringe Mixed Use District in the Future Land Use
Element.
2.6.9.2. Conditional uses. The following uses require approval pursuant to section 2.7.3:4. as
conditional uses:
a. In every zoning district: electric or gas generating plants, effluent tanks, major re-
pump stations, sewage treatment plants including percolation ponds, hospitals,
hospices, water aeration or treatment plants, governmental facilities;
b. In residential, agricultural and estate zoned districts, except as otherwise specified
by section 2.6.9.1.; regional parks, community parks, , and
other similar facilities;
c. In the residential and estates districts only(excludes the agricultural district): safety
service facilities;
d. In the agricultural district only: those safety service facilities that are defined by the
code and not specifically listed in paragraph "e."of section 2.6.9.1.; and
e. In the agricultural district: ancillary fire station services, such as fire training camps~
outside of the area encompassed by the Rural Lands Stewardship Area Overlay in
the Future Land Use Element, except as may be limited or prohibited by the Rural
Fringe Mixed Use District in the Future Land Use Element.
ORIGIN: Community Development&Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Donald A. Schneider,Principal Planner
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
LDC PAGE: LDC2:188.1
LDC SECTION: 2.6
CHANGE: Additions to Section 2.6.11 Fences
• Move Sections 2.8.3.3.3.1. and 2.8.4.2.3.1. of Division 2.8,
REASON:
Architectural and Site Design dards that complement thenl'S.Fence
section to include fencing star
Architectural and Site Design Standards.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS:
None
RELATED CODES OR REGUALTIONS:
None
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: This
n the Growth Management
ndment will not have an
Plan.
Amend the LDC as follows:
Sec.2.6.11. Fences.
llow
all
2.6.11.1. Fences in residential districts. Fences rs t forth in Secs shall be allo ed i 6.11.2--
zoning districts subject to the restrictions
2.6.11.5.
Residential districts. For the purposes of this section,residential districts
2.6.11.2. RMF-6,RMF-12, and RMF-
16shall include: RSF residential single-family; VR village
residential multiple-family;RT residential tourist;
ential; MH mobile home; TTRVC travel trailer-recreational vehicle
resid
d
park ,
park campground; and residential increments of PUD residential plane
unit development districts.Fences and walls placed within required yards
shall be subject to the following:
2.6.11.2.1.
Fences or walls on all lots greater than one acre in area may reach a
maximum height of six feet.
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2.6.11.2.2. For non-waterfront interior lots one acre or less in area, fenbut are
mayy reach a maximum height of six feet for side yards,
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limited to four feet within the required front yard.
2.6.11.2.3. For waterfront lots one acre or less in area, height limits are as for non-
waterfront lots,but with the additional restriction that fences or walls
within the required rear yard are limited to four feet.
2.6.11.2.4. For corner lots one acre or less in area, which by definition have only front
yards and side yards, fences within required front yards are limited to four
feet in height,with the exception that any portion of a front yard fence
within the safe sight triangle described in section 3.2.8.3.22. of this Code
is restricted to three feet in height. (Two sides of this triangle extend 30
feet along the property lines from the point where the right-of-way lines
meet, and the third side is a line connecting the other two.)Fences within
required side yards may reach six feet in height.
2.6.11.2.5. Barbed wire, razor wire, spire tips, sharp objects, or electrically charged
fences shall be prohibited, except that the board of zoning appeals may
allow the use of barbed wire in conjunction with chain link fencing for
facilities where a security hazard may exist, such as a utility substation,
sewage treatment plant, or similar use.
2.6.11.3. Agricultural districts. For the purposes of this section, agricultural districts
shall include: A agricultural; E estates; and CON conservation districts.
Fences and walls within agricultural districts shall be exempt from height
and type of construction requirements.
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2.6.11.4.1. Fences or walls in d industrial districts not subject to
Division 2.8 shall be limited to eight feet in height.
2.6.11.4.2. Walls and fences required contiguous or opposite residentially zoned
districts. Whenever a nonresidential development lies contiguous to or
opposite a residentially zoned district, said nonresidential development ,-„•••.
shall provide a masonry wall or prefabricated concrete wall/fence. If
located on a contiguous property, the wall/fence shall be a minimum of six
feet and a maximum of eight feet in height and shall be located a
minimum of six feet from the residentially zoned district. If on a property
opposite a residentially zoned district but fronting on a local street, or the
properties are separated by a platted alley,the wall/fence shall be located a
minimum of three feet from the rear of the right-of-way landscape buffer
line and shall be four feet in height. On properties which front on more
than one street, a six-foot high wall/fence shall be required along the street
which is opposite the primary ingress and egress point of the project along
the street frontage which is adjacent to the rear of the project.
At the applicants'request,the planning services director
may
etermine
that a masonry wall/fence is not
the local
street lies contiguous to the rear of a residence or some other physical
separation exists between the residential development and the
nonresidential development,or for other good cause including the
existence of a wall on an adjacent residential development. The applicant
shall demonstrate that the intent of this section can be effectively
accomplished,without constructing a wall,by submitting for the approval
an alternative design, and a descriptive narrative through the
administrative variance process set forth in subsection 2.6.11.5.7. of this
Code. The planning services director will review the submitted documents
,-� for consistency with the intent of this section and, if the administrative
variance is approved the fact of the approval and basis for it shall be stated
in the site development plan approval letter.
Vegetative plantings shall be located external to the wall/fence such that
50 percent of the wall/fence is screened within shall be installed to insure
ne year of the installation
of said vegetative material. An irrigationsystem
the continued viability of the vegetative screen.
These regulations shall not be construed to require a masonry wall/fence
for commercial development fronting on an arterial or collector roadway
where the opposite side of such roadway is zoned residential or to be
otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of section 2.8.2 of this Code.
A wall/fence shall be constructed following site plan approval but prior to
any vertical construction or any other type of improvement resulting from
the issuance of a building permit. Special circumstances may warrant
constructing the wall/fence in phases depending upon the location of
affected residential areas and after vertical construction commences.
2.6.11.5.
All districts. Whenever a property owner elects to erect a chain link fence
pursuant to the provisions of section 2.6.11 adjacent to an arterial/collector
road in the urban coastal area said fence shall not be located nearer than
three feet to the right-of-way/property line, and said fence shall be
screened from view by planting a vegetative hedge a minimum of 30
inches in height at planting spaced at a distance that will achieve an
opacity rating of 80 percent within one year of planting. An irrigation
system shall be installed to insure the continued viability of the vegetative
hedge as a visual screen of the chain link fence. This regulation shall not
apply to single family homes.
1. Structures subject to Division 2.8 Architectural & Site Design
Standards shall comply with the following additional fencing
standards:
a. Chain link and wood fences are prohibited forward of the
primary facade and must be a minimum of 100 feet from a
public right-of-way. Chain link and wood fencing facing a
public or private street shall be screened with an irrigated
hedge planted directly in front of the fence on the street
side. Plant material shall be a minimum of 3 gallon in size
and planted no more than 3 feet on center at time of
installation. This plant material shall be maintained at no
less than three-quarters of the height of the adjacent fence
(See Illustration 6.1).
b. Fences forward of the primary facade, excluding chain link
and wood are permitted under the following conditions:
(1) Fences shall not exceed 4 feet in height.
(2) The fence provides either an open view at a
minimum of 25 percent of its length or provides
variation in its height for a minimum of 15 percent
of its length with a deviation of at least 12 inches.
(3) The fence style must complement building style
through material, color and design.
(INCLUDE ILLUSTRATION 6.1)
2.6.11.5.1. All fences and walls shall be of sound construction and shall not detract
from the public health, safety and welfare of the general public.
2.6.11.5.2. All fences and walls shall be maintained in a manner that will not detract
from the neighborhood or community.
2.6.11.5.3. Barbed wire is authorized within agricultural, commercial and industrial
districts. Razor or concertina wire is not permitted except in the case of an
institution whose purpose it is to incarcerate individuals, i.e., a jail or
penitentiary, or by appeal to the board of zoning appeals.
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2.6.11.5.4. No fence or wall within any
district shall block the view of passing
motorists or pedestrians so as to constitute a hazard.
2.6.11.5.5. Fences and walls shall be constructedbrick,woodbde corativle ironlor
s
such as,but not limited to concrete block,
steel, and chain link.
of the
2.6.11.5.6. Fences and walls shall be constructed topresent the finished right --ways Where due
fence or wall to the adjoining lot orany abutting
to the presence of an existing fence or wall or continuous landscape hedge
on the adjoining parcel,this provision may be administratively waived
where said request has been requested in writing.
2.6.11.5.7. When determined to be beneficial to the health, safety, and welfare of the
approve an administrative
public,the planning services director may
variance from height limitations of fences and walls in all districts
provided that at least one health, safety,or welfare standard peculiathe
does not set an unwanted
property is identified, and that such approval
precedent by addressing a generic problem more properly corrected by an
amendment to this Code.
2.6.11.5.8. Existing ground levels shall not be altered for the purpose of increasing
the height of a proposed wall or fence except as provided for within
section 2.6.11.5.7 and division 2.4.
2.6.11.6. Fence height measurement for all districts. The height of a fence or wall
located outside of the building line shall be measured from the ground
level at the fence location. However, alteredeso as totservices provide for director for
determines that ground levels have been
higher fence,the development services director shall determine the ground
level for the purposes of measuring the fence height. In determining
whether the ground level has been altered for the purposes of increasing
the height of the fence,the development services director may consider,
but is not limited to consideration of,the following facts:
2.6.11.6.1. General ground elevation of the entire lot.
2.6.11.6.2. In the case of a lot with varying ground elevations,the average elevation
over the length of the fence, and at points in the vicinity of the fence.
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2.6.11.6.3.
The ground elevation on both sides of the fence. In measuringaurin tht is nathe.
height,the ground elevation on the side of the fence
lowest elevation shall be used as a point from which the fence height is to
.•� be measured.
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2.6.11.6.4. Fences or walls shall be permitted principal uses; however a fence or wall
shall not, in any way, constitute a use or structure, which permits,requires
and/or provides for any accessory uses and/or structures.
(Ord. No. 92-73, § 2; Ord. No. 94-27, § 3; Ord.No. 99-46, § 3.D.; Ord. No. 00-92, §
3.D.; Ord. No. 02-3, § 3.E.)
ORIGIN: Community Development &Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Linda Bedtelyon, Community Planning Coordinator
DEPARTMENT: Administration
LDC PAGE: LDC 2:238
LDC SECTION: 2.7.2.3.5
CHANGE: To clarify advertising requirements for the Neighborhood
Information Meeting (N1M) relative to the time that the
advertisement appears in a newspaper of general circulation and to
allow flexibility to the time requirement for conducting the
Neighborhood Information Meeting(NIM).
REASON: The existing LDC requirement for a NIM advertisement specifies
that the display advertisement must appear at least seven days prior
to the NIM. The code should also address the timeliness of the
advertisement ensuring that the advertisement does not appear
sooner than ten days prior to, but at least seven days prior to, the
NIM.
The existing LDC requirement for the NIM specifies that the
applicant requesting a zoning change must conduct at least one
public informational meeting within 30 days of receipt of County
staff's initial review comments on the application. Typical reviews
may involve up to 17 staff reports. If one or two reviews remain
pending for any length of time, the petitioner is unnecessarily
delayed from holding the NIM. The change will allow the
Planning Services manager the discretion to determine that if the
majority of the staff reviews have been returned, the applicant may
hold the NIM.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS:
None
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None
II
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None
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Amend the LDC as follows:
2.7.2.3.5. Public participation requirements for rezonings, PUD amendments,
conditional uses, variances or parking exemptions.
1. Applicants requesting a rezoning, PUD amendment, or conditional use
approval shall must conduct at least one his Neighborhood
Informational Meeting after initial staff review and comment of the
application and before the Public Hearing is scheduled with the Planning
Commission. The appropriate number of staff reviews of the application
returned before the NIM can be held, will be at the discretion of the
current planning manager, only in cases where one or two pending
reviews are unnecessarily hindering the applicant from presenting the
proposal to the public. • - - • • • - - -= - - - -
Written notice of the meeting shall be sent to all property owners who
are required to receive legal notification from the county pursuant to
section 2.7.2.3.2. Notification shall also be sent to property owners,
condominium and civic associations whose members are impacted by the
proposed land use changes and who have formally requested the county
to be notified. A list of such organizations shall must be provided and
maintained by the county, but the applicant shall must bear the
responsibility of insuring that all parties are notified. A copy of the list of
all parties noticed as required above, and the date, time, and location of
the meeting, shall must be furnished to the planning services department
and the office of the board of county commissioners no less than ten
days prior to the scheduled date of the public informational meeting. The
applicant shall must make arrangements for the location of the meeting.
The location should must be reasonably convenient to those property
owners who are required to receive notice and the facilities shall must be
of sufficient size to accommodate expected attendance. The applicant
shall must further cause a display advertisement, one-fourth page, in type
no smaller than 4-8 point and chall must not be placed in that portion
of the newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements
appear stating the purpose, location, and time of the meeting, and e
legible site location map of the property for which the zoning change is
being requested. The advertisement is to be placed within a newspaper of
general circulation in the county at least seven days prior tobut not
sooner than ten days before, the public neighborhood informational
meeting. The Collier County staff planner assigned to attend the pre-
application meeting, or designee, shall must also attend the public
informational meeting and shall serve as the facilitator of the meeting,
however, the applicant is expected to make a presentation of how it
intends to develop the subject property. The applicant is required to
audio or video tape the proceedings of the meeting and to provide a copy
of same to the planning services department. �'�'
2. As a result of mandated meetings with the public, any commitments
made by the applicant must be reduced to writing and made a part of the
record of the proceedings provided to the planning services department.
These written commitments will be made a part of the staff report to the
county's appropriate review and approval bodies and made a part of the
consideration for inclusion in the conditions of approval of any
applicable development approval order.
3.2 Any applicant requesting variance approval or parking exemption
approval shall must provide documentation to the planning services
department indicating that property owners within 150 feet of the subject
site have been advised of the extent and nature of the variance or parking
exemption requested within 30 days of receipt of a letter indicating that
the application is sufficient. _ - • - __ • _ _---• _ :
4. Where it has been determined that there is a property owner, functioning
condominium or civic association who has made formal request of the
county to be notified, then the applicant must provide written
documentation to the planning services department indicating that such
property owner or organization has also been notified concerning the
extent and nature of the variance or parking exemption requested. The
applicant must provide a written account of the result of such noticing
and shall submit any and all written communications to the planning
services department. A list of property owners, homeowner or
condominium associations notified and any other written
communications must be submitted to the planning services department
at least two weeks prior to the scheduled date of the first advertised
public hearing.
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ORIGIN: Community Development&Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Stan Chrzanowski,P.E.
DEPARTMENT: Engineering Review Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE# OR DATE: 2003, cycle 2
LDC PAGE(S): LDC2:247
LDC SECTION: 2.7.3.6
CHANGE: Add the requirement that all Pie yearlymonitoring reports hencefortht must be in the form of an affidavit.
submitted to Collier County Planning Dep
REASON: PUD monitoring reports presently submitted are being prepared by personnel
who lack legal accountability.
l force some Developers
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: This am ntdm Pdatel their yearly monitoringto hire planners, licensed engineers, or otheragents
reports. Cost will be a function of the complexity of the we project.
veracity s ochange
madell resuon
in Collier County CDES spending less time verifying
monitoring reports due to the fact that the reports will have to meet the form of an
affidavit.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: none
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: none
Amend the LDC as follows:
2.7.3.6. Monitoring requirements. In order to ensure and verify that approved project
densities or intensities of land will not be exceeded reports that developmentebe
ual monitoring
submitted by the developer/owner will be fulfilled�� or authorized agent of a PUD to the
development services director. The monitoring report shall must be in the form
of an affidavit and be executed b the erert own
agent and be submitted annually, on each anniversary of the date said PUD was
approved by the board until the PUD ismet The monitoring reportely constructed and l
commitments in the PUD document/master plan are
shall must rovide the following information:
1. Name of project.
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2. Name of owner, developer.
3. Number of units, by residential type; square footage and acreage of
recreational facilities, commercial and other permitted uses; infrastructure
and/or other uses which are complete of[or] for which a valid permit has been
issued, but which have not been completed.
4. Up-to-date PUD master plan showing infrastructure, projects/developments,
plats,parcels and other pertinent information.
5. Traffic counts for all access points to the major highway network.
6. Copies of all required monitoring reports completed in the past year (i.e.,
traffic,wellfield, etc.).
7. Up-to-date PUD document which includes all approved amendments.
8. Status of commitments in PUD document.
9. Other information as may be required by the development services director.
ORIGIN: Community Development&Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: David Weeks,AICP,Chief Planner
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE #OR DATE: Cycle 2 for 2003 (prepared May 1,2003)
LDC PAGE: LDC2:254.1 -257 (Supp.No. 12)
LDC SECTION: 2.7.7. Affordable housing density bonus
CHANGE: Eliminate provision for Affordable Housing Density Bonus Agreement independent
of a rezone or PUD rezone petition, except where now allowed within the Rural Lands
Stewardship Area Overlay; reflect that the base density and density bonuses are applicable to
most, but not all, of the coastal urban area; reflect densities and density bonus for the Immokalee
urban area; and, clarify density bonuses/reductions/maximums allowed in the coastal urban area.
REASON: Submittal of an independent Affordable Housing Density Bonus Agreement is only
applicable to properties in jeopardy of down-zoning pursuant to the zoning reevaluation program;
it is a means by which the zoning could be retained, not down-zoned. That program was
.-� completed several years ago so there are no longer applicable properties. Clarification is needed
that the base density and density bonuses - components of the density rating system - do not
apply to the entire coastal urban area. For example,
the Urban Residential Fringe Subdistrict is
limited to a maximum density of 1.5 DU/A and is not subject to any density bonuses; and, some
future land use districts and subdistricts in the coastal urban area do not allow residential uses
(other than caretakers unit), such as the Urban Industrial District. Clarification different lan for needed
the hat
the
coastal
base density and density bonuses for the Immokalee urban area are
urban area. Need to recognize the ability to obtain affordable housing density bonus in
conjunction with a Stewardship Receiving Area application (for towns, villages, hamlets and
compact rural developments) within the Rural Lands Stewardship Area Overlay. Finally,
clarification/correction is needed as to the density maximums/bonuses/reductions allowed in the
coastal urban area.
FISCAL& OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: There will be no fiscal or operational impacts as
result of this amendment.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: The Future Land Use Element of the Growth
Management Plan (Affordable Housing Density Bonus in Density
lViasRating
ter Plsstem,an and
esdential
Rural
Lands Stewardship Area Overlay); and, the Immokalee Area
Designation).
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None. The Affordable
Housing
oMasi DensiPlaniy
Bonus provided for in the Future Land Use Element and Immo Area
continue to be available via the rezone process.
Amend the LDC as follows:
Sec. 2.7.7. Affordable housing density bonus.
2.7.7.2. Affordable housing density bonus program.
2.7.7.2.1. Overview. Within most of the coastal urban designated areas identified on the future
land use map of the growth management plan, a base density of four residential
dwelling units per gross acre is permitted. However, the base density may be adjusted
depending on the characteristics of the development. One characteristic of a housing
development which would allow the addition of density bonuses in order to increase
the density over the base density is the provision of affordable housing in the
development. The provision of affordable housing units may add up to eight dwelling
units per gross acre to the base density of four residential dwelling units per gross
acre, for a total of 12 residential dwelling units per gross acre, plus any other density
bonuses available, and minus any density reduction for traffic congestion er-eeastal
management area required, pursuant to the growth management plan. ; The total
eligible density must not to exceed a total of 16 dwelling units per gross acre, except
as allowed through use of transfer of development rights, as provided for in the
growth management plan.
Within most of the Immokalee Urban area, as identified on the Immokalee area
master plan future land use map of the growth management plan, base densities are
four or six or eight residential dwelling units per gross acre. However, the base
density may be adjusted depending on the characteristics of the development. One
characteristic of a housing development that would allow the addition of density
bonuses is the provision of affordable housing in the development. The provision of
affordable housing units may add up to eight dwelling units per gross acre to the base
density of four, six or eight residential dwelling units per gross acre, for a total of
twelve, fourteen or sixteen residential dwelling units per gross acre, plus any other
density bonuses available. The total eligible density must not exceed a total of 16
dwelling units_per gross acre.
Within the Rural Lands Stewardship Area Overlay of the Agricultural/Rural area, as
identified on the future land use map of the growth management plan, towns, villages,
hamlets and compact rural developments are allowed at a density range of one-half to
four dwelling units per gross acre. The allowed density may be adjusted depending
on the characteristics of the development. One characteristic of a housing
development that would allow the addition of density bonuses is the provision of
affordable housing in the development. The provision of affordable housing units
may add up to eight dwelling units per gross acre to the allowed density of one-half to
four dwelling units per gross acre, for a total of eight and one-half to twelve and one-
half residential dwelling units per gross acre,plus any other density bonuses available.
applicationrence. Prior to submitting an for AHDB, a
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preappcati
2 7 7 Z 3. preappcati on onconference may be scheduled with the development services director.
housing and
If the proposed development is to include affordable =easplgcathe
on conference.�The
ban
improvement director shall must participate P P
preapplication conference provides an opportunity to familiarize the applicant with
the AHDB program and provides an opportunity for the county staff to obtain a clear
understanding of the proposed development. The AHDB ingtsysystem, the
AHDB
monitoring program, .the limitations, criteria, procedures,
standard forms, and other information will beediscussed�and e application may�e
made available to the
applicant. Depending on the type of development
for aplanned unit development
be combined with; an applicationp
� a Stewardship Receiving Area.
(PUD), a rezone,or an
2.7.7.2.4. Application. PP An application for AHDB for a development shall must be submitted to
the
the development services director in the form established
asl�e rwi a requiredevelopment
msha� must be
ces
director. One additional copy of the application
provided for the housing and urban improvement director. The application shall
must, at a minimum, include:
1. Zoning districts proposed by the applicant, '-Y on the property and acreage
of each;
�-. 2.-5.
6. Whether the AHDB is requested in conjunction with an application for a
UD ng, or an
planned unit development (P , an application for rezoni
)
a lication for a Stewardship Receiving Area
agFee ;
7. Any other information which would reasonably be needed to address the
request for AHDB for the development pursuant to the requirements set forth
in this section.
2.7.7.2.6. Review and recommendation by the housing and urban improvement director. After
receipt of a completed application for AHDB, the housing and urbanimprovement
director shall must review and evaluate the application in
nlight oof this e A DB ratingand, f
system, the AHDB monitoring program and the
$pp} : The housin andurban im rovement director shall must coordinate-a
gene-with the development services director;-ate to schedule the AHDB application
with the corn.anion a. •lication for rezonin .lapped unit develo•ment or
stewardship receiving area, and shall must recommend to the planning commission
and the board of county commissioners to deny, grant, or grant with conditions, the
UB application. The recommendation of the housing and
urban improvement
director shall must include a report in support of his
2.7.7.2.7. Review and recommendation by the planning commission. Upon receipt by the
planning commission of the application for AHDB irectorethe planning ommdiss on
tion
and report of the housing and urban improvement
shall must schedule and hold a properly advertised and duly noticed public hearing on
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the application. If the application has been submitted in conjunction with an
application for a PUD, then the hearing-shall must be consolidated and made a part of
the public hearing on the application for the PUD before the planning commission,
and the planning commission shall must consider the application for AHDB in
conjunction with the application for the PUD. If the application has been submitted
in conjunction with an application for a rezoning, then the hearing shall must be
consolidated and made a part of the public hearing on the application for rezoning
before the planning commission, and the planning commission shall must consider
the application for AHDB in conjunction with the application for rezoning. If the
application has been submitted in conjunction with an application for a stewardship
receiving areas then the hearing must be consolidated and made a part of the public
hearing on the application for stewardship receiving area before the planning
commission, and the planning commission must consider the application for AHDB
in conjunction with the application for stewardship receiving area. In-the-event-that
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close of the public hearing, the planning commission shall must review and evaluate
the application in light of the requirements of this division and the requirements for a
rezoning, PUD rezoning, or stewardship receiving area, as applicable, and shaft must
recommend to the board of county commissioners that the application be denied, �^
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2.7.7.2.8. Review and determination by board of county commissioners. Upon receipt by the
board of county commissioners of the application for AHDB and the written
recommendation and report of the housing and urban improvement director and
recommendation of the planning commission, the board of county commissioners
shall must schedule and hold a properly advertised and duly noticed public hearing on
the application. If the application has been submitted in conjunction with an
application for a planned unit development (PUD), then the hearing shall must be
consolidated and made a part of the public hearing on the application for the planned
unit development (PUD) before the board of county commissioners, and the board of
county commissioners shall must consider the application for AHDB in conjunction
with the application for the planned unit development (PUD). If the application has
been submitted in conjunction with an application for a rezoning, then the hearing r
shall must be consolidated and made a part of the public hearing on the application
for rezoning before the board of county commissioners, and the board of county
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application for rezoning. If theapplication has been submitted in con unction with an
a. •lication for a stewardshi s receivin area thena the hearinl must be lication for stewardshi� receivi�
and made a •art of the s ublic heann l on the
area before the board of coon ' ;c�nsioners and for AHDB in the board
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of thepublic hearing, the board of county commissioners shall must review and
close
evaluate the application in light of the requirements of this conditions, the
requirements for a rezoning, and shall must deny, grant, or grant
application in accordance with the AHDB rating system and the AHDB monitoring
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ORIGIN: Community Development&Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Russ Muller
DEPARTMENT: Engineering
AMENDMENT CYCLE # OR DATE: Cycle 2, 2003
LDC PAGE(S): 3:53
LDC SECTION: 3.2.8.4.16.21
CHANGE: Add a separation requirement for the garage to the back of the sidewalk.
REASON: The distance from the back of a sidewalk to the garage door should
accommodate a parked vehicle without encroaching into the sidewalk. Common practice
is to park in the driveway far enough from the garage to allow room to walk between the
garage and the parked car. It is also necessary to allow space for a clear zone for the
sidewalk user. Several site visits and measurements were taken to determine that a
minimum of 23 feet is required. The primary concern is safety,but there are many
reasons why sidewalk parking is unacceptable.
Safety and health
Sidewalk parking can force pedestrians into traffic.
Vehicles on sidewalks make it difficult to see children as they attempt to
circumvent obstructions.
The weight of cars parked on sidewalks can cause breaks or separations in the concrete
creating trip hazards and uneven walking surfaces.
Oil from cars parked on sidewalks create slippery areas on the concrete.
Even partially blocked sidewalks are difficult to navigate for the visually impaired.
Walking should be encouraged to promote health.
Legal aspects
Florida Statutes Chapter 316.1945 Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified
places states no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle on a sidewalk.
Financial aspects
Collier County risks an ADA lawsuit.
Sidewalk maintenance responsibilities lie with the County,homeowner associations or
property owners. Cars parked on sidewalks damage pavement.
Supporting Organizations
Community Traffic Safety Team
Pathways Advisory Committee to the MPO.
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FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: As stated above the County risks ADA
lawsuits and the maintenance costs.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: none
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: none
Amend the LDC as follows:
3.2.8.4.1.16. Streets. The street layout of all subdivisions surrng areas
edevelopments
properties shall
coordinated with the street systems of thesurrounding
be provided with local street interconnections
allowunless
top equine said graphy,othr n nato ons. All
features or other ordinances/regulations do not
arterial or collector streets shall anbedpl�annadstreets within a develoCollier
pment shall not
comprehensive plan. Collectorright-of-way
have individual residential driveway connections.by thelcounty transportateir location and n services
cross section must be reviewed and approved
division during the preliminary subdivision plat
comprehensive planw process. t and the right ofsubdivisions �l
provide rights-of-way in conformance with thd
way cross section contained in appendix i B.
vehicular andedestrian safetytreets shall be , gaservice life
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constructed to provide for optimum
and low cost of maintenance.
1. Street access. Every subdivision or development shall have legal and adequate
access to a street dedicated for public use and which hyo been
accepted for
maintenance by or dedicated to the State of Florida or C County,
described in LDC, section 3.2.8.3.1. When a subdivision or development does
not immediately adjoin such a street, the applicant shall provide access to the
development from a dedicated street in accordance with these regulations and
provide legal documentation that access is available to the
of access site.a streAll ot
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within a subdivision or development shall be pro legal
dedicated for public use.
2. Adjoining or proposed adjoining street sym e e arrangement
of for the in
subdivisions or developments may berequired
continuation of existing or proposed collector or arterial streets to and from
adjoining properties, whether developed or undeveloped, and for their proper
projection to ensure a coordinated and integrated street system per requirements
of the growth management plan,this Code or other ordinances and regulations.
Where a subdivision or development abuts an existing or proposed public arterial
or collector street,buffering shall be required per division 2.4.
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3. Local streets. Use of local streets by cut through traffic shall be discouraged,
using methods(like traffic calming)that do not compromise connectivity or
reduce the number of access points to the subdivision.
4. Traffic analysis. If the proposed land development or subdivision will generate
traffic volumes in excess of 1,000 ADT(average daily trips) or 100 vehicles per
hour, peak hour/peak season,whichever is more restrictive, then a traffic
analysis,prepared by a professional engineer, shall be provided by the developer.
The analysis shall show the impact on the proposed internal streets of the
subdivision or development and existing externally affected streets. The analysis
shall be used to determine the street classification, width and number of traffic
lanes internal to the development and any requirements for off-site(external)
improvements on the existing street system per the Collier County growth
management plan.
5. Street right-of-way width. The minimum right-of-way widths to be utilized shall
be as follows and,where applicable, shall be clarified by the cross sections
contained in appendix B. and will be directly related to traffic volume as
indicated in the definition of each street continued herein and where applicable
clarified by the cross sections contained in appendix B. Private street right-of-
way widths and design may be determined on a case-by-case basis in accordance
with section 3.2.7.2.
Street Type (feet) R/W Width* Number of
All Streets Lane Width (feet)
lanes
Cul-de-sac 60 2 10
Local 60 2 10
Minor collector 80 2 11--12
Minor collector 80--100 2 11--12
(divided)
Major collector or As determined for 4 11--12
minor arterial* median and turn
lanes
Note: Any rural cross sections approved may require expanded right-of-way
widths for additional shoulder and swale facilities. Design to be approved on a
case-by-case basis.
*If an alley is utilized, the right-of-way width may be reduced upon approval of
the transportation services administrator.
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6. Dead-end streets. Dead-end streets shall be prohibited endespa
cul-de-sac. When a street is designed to be extendedwhenha adjacent designed
is developed, a temporary cul-de-sac and right-of-way shall be designed. Culs-
de-sac in excess of 1,000 feet shall not be permitted unless existing
topographical conditions or other natural features preclude a street layout to
avoid longer culs-de-sac. When conflicts occur between the design standards of
this division and Collier County Ordinance [No.] 86-54,the County Fire
Protection Code,or its successor ordinance [see Code ch. 58, art. III],the
standards of this division shall take precedence.
Culs-de-sac shall have a minimum 40-foot pavement radius (to back of valley
gutter) and 60-foot right-of-way radiusislands
sade edge of pavem�en and ithi�cul-
de-sac, they shall have a minimum 45 foot o
inside edge of pavement radius of no greater than 25 feet(See Figure 4 below).
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tter or
7. Curbs/valley gutter. All streets shall required ae provided
street intewith ley rsec�ions and for those
s to
provide for drainage. Curbs shall
areas requiring additional vehicular protection. All required intersection curbs
shall extend ten feet beyond the radius.
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8. Intersection radii. Street intersections
shall
cul-de- acprovided
streets and 40-foot radi s5
foot radius (edge of pavement) for local or
for collector, arterial and commercial/industrial streets. If two local or cul-de-sac
streets intersect at less than 90 degrees, a radius of greater than 30 feet may be
required. Intersection right-of-way lines shall be provided with no less than a 25-
foot radius, or as approved by the community development and environmental
services administrator.
All intersections shall be provided with ramps where sidewalks are required.
l be
ed so as
9. Intersections and street jogs. Whereverstreets
eshall noltinte sect atle, streets anangle lessthan 60 to
intersect at right angles. Two s
degrees. When an intersection occurs on a curve, it should be made radially at
the point of intersection, with a minimum 75-foot tangent measured from
intersecting centerlines. All local cross streets or stop streets should provide a
minimum 50-foot tangent measured from intersecting centerline. Any proposed
deviation to the tangent requirements must be supported by design calculations
submitted by the applicant's professional engineer.The calculations must be
based on the roadway speed limit and the Florida Department of Transportation
"Green Book" standards for degree of curvese Streetsclassified
1prts
an
local shall be provided with appropriatelygsupoed by degn
calculations.
Street jogs, at intersections, shall be prohibited. In no case shall intersections be
located closer than 100 feet apart, as measured between closest right-of-way lines.
The use of the 100-foot intersection separation criteria shall be used only when a
traffic impact analysis indicated that neither intersection will require turn lanes or
signalization.
Intersections of more than two streets shall be subject to the approval of the
community development and environmental services administrator.
10. Reverse curves. Tangents shall be provided for all streets,between reverse
curves, according to the following, unless otherwise approved by the community
development and environmental services division administrator pursuant to
section 3.2.7.2.
Street Classification Tangent (Minimum)
(feet)
Cul-de-sac 25
Local 50
Minor collector/commercial/industrial 75
All other streets 100
11. Construction in muck or clay areas. The design of street proposed in excessive
muck areas shall be considered on an individual basis and may,where so
directed by the development services director, require the use of under drains.
Alternate methods of construction may be considered by the development
services director based on a design study, containing soil testing data, and
recommendations prepared by a geotechnical engineer licensed to practice in the
State of Florida and supported by the applicant's professional engineer.
12. Materials. Streets shall include a stabilized subgrade, base and wearing surface
in accordance with standards designated by the development services director
and as shown in the typical sections.
a. Subgrade and shoulders. All subgrade and shoulders shall be stabilized
to a depth of 12 inches and to the full width as shown on the typical
section drawing. The stabilized area shall be free of muck, roots and
other objectionable material. The subgrade and shoulders shall be
stabilized and compacted to obtain the minimum limerock bearing ratio
(LBR) of 40 LBR and at least 98 percent of maximum density as
determined by AASHTO T180. If the bearing value of the natural soil is
less than that specified, the subgrade and shoulders shall be stabilized in
accordance with section 160 of the Florida Department of
Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge
Construction (latest edition thereof). The construction of the subgrade
and shoulders shall generally conform to sections 160-8 and 160-9 of
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Road and Bridge Construction(latest edition thereof).
b. Base. The base shall be compacted limerock constructed to the thickness
specified in the typical section drawing for the class and type of road to
be constructed, and shall be built to the specified width and centered on
the subgrade. Limerock used for the base shall meet the standard
specifications for grade no. 2 limerock and shall be compacted to obtain
at least 98 percent maximum density as determined by AASHTO T180.
Construction and materials of the base shall conform to sections 200 and
911 of Florida Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for
Road and Bridge Construction(latest edition thereof). Alternate base
courses that meet FDOT specifications may be considered and approved
by the development services director.
c. Prime. The base shall be primed with type RC-70 bituminous material
of SS-1 (asphalt emulsion) and shall comply with section 270-2 of the
standard Florida department of transportation specifications.
d. Surface course. The surface course thickness and width shall be as
specified in the typical section drawings. The processing of the mixture
and construction of the surface course shall comply with sections 320,
330 and 332 of the standard Florida department of transportation
specifications.
e. Grass. All areas within the right-of-way not receiving the surface course
shall receive seed, fertilizer and mulch in accordance with sections 570,
981, 982 and 983 of the standard Florida department of transportation
specifications. Where sod is specified by the development services
director for erosion control, it shall be installed prior to preliminary
acceptance of the roadway.
f. Maintenance. The applicant shall be responsible for maintenance of the
roads for the period between preliminary and final acceptance as
specified herein. This includes workmanship,materials, and all repairs
and maintenance.
g. Testing. The applicant shall have the subgrade and shoulders tested for
compaction and limerock bearing ratio (LBR) at intervals set forth in the
latest edition of the Florida Department of Transportation Standard
Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction
development services director. The subgrade and base shall be tested for
compaction by a certified engineering testing laboratory.Prior to
acceptance by the county, a copy of the test results along with a
statement of compliance issued by the testing laboratory, shall be
furnished to the development services director.
h. Inspection. During construction, a field inspection shall be made by the
development services director. It is the applicant's responsibility to
provide written notice to the development services director when
construction is ready for inspection.
i. Signs. The developer shall provide and install traffic control signs, street
name and speed limit signs. All signs shall be of noncorrosive, reflective
material construction or of a type approved by the development services
director.
One double-sided street name sign of standard design as prescribed by
current county standards shall be provided at each intersection for each
named street unless otherwise approved by the development services
director pursuant to section 3.2.7.2. A street sign shall be placed at a
point eight feet from the edge of pavement on a radial line that bisects
the intersection radius curve unless otherwise approved by the
development services director pursuant to section 3.2.7.2. All signs shall
be designated on the construction plans prior to their approval by the
development services director.
j. Pavement striping. All work shall be in accordance with section 711 of
the Florida Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for
Road and Bridge Construction(latest edition thereof).
13. Alternative types of pavement, base and subgrade. Alternate types of pavement,
base and subgrade determined by the development services director and/or the
transportation services administrator to be equivalent to those specified in this
division may be approved. Application for such approval shall be accompanied
by written data, calculations and analysis which show, by generally accepted
engineering principles, that the alternate types are equal or superior to those
specified.
14. Street grades. Street grades shall be determined in relation to the drainage
facilities for the subdivision and shall not exceed four percent nor be less than
0.3 percent, unless otherwise approved by the development services director
pursuant to section 3.2.7.2. Street grades shall be shown on the development
plans by direction and percent of fall on the road profiles.
15. Swales. Swales shall not be permitted within the right-of-way in lieu of curbs or
valley gutters unless the provision for a rural section specified in section 3.2.8.3,
Required improvements, is justified. Swales may be permitted to convey rear
yard drainage and to collect street drainage.
16. Marginal access streets. Where a subdivision or development abuts or contains
existing limited access highway, freeway or arterial street, and if access is
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desired to adjoining property other than street connections, a marginal access
street to afford separation of through and local traffic may be required by the
development services director.
17. Half streets. Half or partial streets shall not be permitted except where essential
to the reasonable development of a property
ro onsand where,in addition,dedicationl
ce with the circulation
plan, comprehensive plan or these regulations
of the remaining part of the required street right-of-way is provided. Whenever a
property erty to be developed borders on an existing half or partial swithin such
the other
part of the street shall be required to be dedicated and constructed
property. A proposed development or subdivision that adjoins or includes
ay
requirements of these regulations an
existing street which does shall provide for the dednot conform to the minimum ication of additional
right-of-way along either one or both sides of said street so that the minimum
right-of-way requirements of these regulations shall be established.
18. Limited access strips. Limited access strips controlling access to streets on
adjacent parcels shall be prohibited 3.2.7.2.
excep�here approved by the development
services director pursuant to sectio
19. Clearance and height. At least 17 feet of nominal clearance lanes,
and other means of
all be provided
over the full width of public streets,private streets,
/'� greater height and will
vehicular access. Overhead public utilities may require a
be evaluated on a case by case basis.
20. Pavement samples. The developer shall provide c
e samples f both the
ysmplesprior
course and surface course of the completed publicprivate
preliminary approval. The core samples shall be taken at a maximum of 300 feet
intervals and arrangements shall be made to immediately replace the areas so
removed with materials and construction to conform to theanspt ecifications and to
the line and grade of the immediate testingngs'laboratory and/or professional
samples shall be taken by an approvedg
engineer and certified as to location and thickness measured.
A tolerance of one-quarter inch for pavement surface anone-half
ii chlfor result en
course may be accepted. Any deviations more than these tolerances
withholding preliminary acceptance until such time that the pavement is brought
up to county standards.
21. Sidewalk •arkin-. The distance from the back of the sidew'ark a vehicle on the alk towa thoua-t ue door
lcinl
must theb23 feetwko �low room hould thea arae be side-loaded there must be a 23-foot
over sidewalk. S
.aved area on a .e •endicular •lane to the
aa le door traffic.r .lans must ensure that
arked vehicles will not w r
interfere with
ORIGIN: Community Development&Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Russ Muller
DEPARTMENT: Engineering
AMENDMENT CYCLE # OR DATE: Cycle 2, 2003
LDC PAGE(S): 3:75
LDC SECTION: 3.3.7.1.9.
CHANGE: Add a separation requirement for the garage to the back of the sidewalk.
REASON: The distance from the back of the sidewalk to the garage door needs to
accommodate a parked vehicle without encroaching into the sidewalk. Common practice
is to park in the driveway far enough from the garage to both feel comfortable and/or to
allow a passenger room to walk between the garage and the parked car. It is also
necessary to allow a couple of feet for a clear zone for the sidewalk user. Several site
visits and measurements were taken to determine that a minimum of 23 feet is required.
The primary concern is safety, but there are many reasons why sidewalk parking is
unacceptable.
Safety and health
Sidewalk parking can force pedestrians into traffic.
Vehicles on sidewalks make it difficult to see children as they attempt to
circumvent obstructions.
The weight of cars parked on sidewalks can cause breaks or separations in the concrete
creating trip hazards and uneven walking surfaces.
Oil from cars parked on sidewalks create slippery areas on the concrete.
Even partially blocked sidewalks are difficult to navigate for the visually impaired.
Walking should be encouraged to promote health.
Legal aspects
Florida Statutes Chapter 316.1945 Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified
places states no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle on a sidewalk.
Financial aspects
Collier County risks an ADA lawsuit.
Sidewalk maintenance responsibilities lie with the County, homeowner associations or
property owners. Cars parked on sidewalks damage pavement.
Supporting Organizations
Community Traffic Safety Team
Pathways Advisory Committee to the MPO. '�
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FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: As stated above the County risks ADA
lawsuits and the maintenance costs.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: none
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: none
Amend the LDC as follows:
3.3.7.1.9. Infrastructure improvements plans. Detailed on-site and off-site infrastructure
improvement plans and construction documents prepared in conformance with
the design standards of division 3.2 and any current county ordinances,
regulations,policies and procedures which consist of,but are not limited to,
the following items:
1. A cover sheet setting forth the development name, applicant name,name
of engineering firm, and vicinity map.
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2. Improvements for water and sewer service as needed or as may have
been specified during a preliminary site development plan review
prepared in conformance with Collier County Ordinance No. 88-76, as
amended.
3. Improvements for roadway,motor vehicle and non-motorized circulation,
ingress and egress,parking and other transportation needs, including
traffic calming devices, required or as may have been specified during
the preliminary site development plan review,prepared in conformance
with section 3.2.8.4 subdivision design requirements(for purposes of this
requirement, all references in section 3.2.8.4 to "subdivision" should be
read to mean development,where applicable and appropriate).
4. Non-motorized circulation is defined as movement by persons on foot,
bicycle or other human-powered device.Non-motorized circulation
depicting sidewalks and bicycle facilities consistent with sections 2.8.3.4.
and 3.2.8.
5. The absence of obstructions in the public right-of-way shall be
demonstrated, including provisions for safe and convenient street
crossing. Sidewalks and bike paths at intersections shall continue to the
edge of curb as depicted by Illustrations 1 and 2.
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GRAPHIC LINK(not available): Illustration 1
6. Two curb ramps shall be provided for sidewalks and bike paths at each
street corner of an intersection. Curb ramps shall be a minimum of 36
inches in width and shall not rise at a ratio greater than as outlined by the
Florida accessibility code for building construction.
GRAPHIC LINK(not available): Illustration 2
Crosswalks shall be required at any intersection where the distance to the
nearest crosswalk is greater than 1,000 feet.
6:7. Improvements for water management purposes as needed or as may have
been specified during the preliminary site development plan review,
prepared in conformance with section 3.2.8.4 subdivision design
requirements (for purposes of this requirement, all references in section
3.2.8.4 to "subdivision" should be read to mean development,where
applicable and appropriate), and pursuant to South Florida Water
Management District rules, chapter 40E-4, 40E-40 and 40E-41,Florida
Administrative Code.
q78. All necessary standard and special details associated with sections
3.3.6.2.9.2. through 3.3.6.2.9.6. above.
8:9. Written technical specifications for all infrastructure improvements to be
performed.
9:10. Engineering design computations and reports for water, sewer,roads and
water management facilities, as required by federal, state and local laws
and regulations.
4-011. Topographical map of the property which shall include the following:
a. Existing features, such as, watercourses, drainage ditches, lakes,
marshes.
b. Existing contours or representative ground elevations at spot
locations and a minimum of 50 feet beyond the property line.
c. Benchmark locations and elevations (NGVD).
44,12. Site clearing plan and method of vegetation disposal.
4:13. Sidewalks, bike lanes and bikepaths. For all projects required to be
developed through the site development plan (SDP)process, the
developer shall be required to construct sidewalks or bikepaths, and
bike lanes where applicable, as described below,unless otherwise
exempted from the subdivision regulations of this Code. Sidewalks or
bikepaths, and bike lanes shall be constructed contiguous to public and
private roadways which are adjacent to and internal to the site,in
conformance with the following criteria:
a. Sidewalks, six feet in width, or bikepaths seven feet in width shall
be provided on both sides of collector and arterial streets.
b. Sidewalks,or bike paths, five feet in width, shall be provided on
both sides of local streets except as follows:
(1). Where a cul-de-sac or dead-end street exists within an
approved single-family residential subdivision, and where the
developer of such subdivision was granted an exemption to the
subdivision regulations to allow a sidewalk on one side, the same
exemption shall then apply to any new abutting single-family
residential subdivision which extends the dead-end street or cul-de-
sac to no more than 1,000 feet.
c. Bike lanes shall be provided on both sides of any street classified
higher than a local street(i.e. collector, arterial).
d. All sidewalks,bikepaths and bike lanes along public and private
roadways shall be constructed in accordance with design
specifications identified in section 3.2.8.4.14. and division 2.8 of
this Code.
e. Alternative designs for sidewalks,bike lanes, and bikepaths in
developments adjacent to public or private roadways may be
provided, subject to approval by the community development and
environmental services division administrator and may utilize,but
not be limited to the following criteria:
(1). A design that reflects the land use density and intensity of
the development along the street or cul-de-sac.
(2). A design that reflects the expected traffic volumes on the
street or cul-de-sac.
(3). A design that does not create a safety hazard caused by
vehicles parked across the sidewalk or directs pedestrians or
cyclists into high traffic areas.
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(4). A design that does not encourage additional landscape area
due to clearing for the installation, aesthetic softening or additional
landscape, additional softening of unnatural linear concrete strips,
or similar features.
(5). A design that reflects the expected demographics of the
development, including but not limited to considerations such as
the expected amount of school age children and active adults.
(6). A design that reflects reduced speed streets and culs-de-sac.
(7). A design that reflects the expected amount of utilization by
joggers, walkers and cyclists.
(8). A design that reflects the character of the development, i.e.,
golf course/country club community, affordable housing,private
gated communities.
(9). Criteria pursuant to the provisions of section 3.2.7.2. of this
Code.
f. Developments that provide an internal bikepath system,which
functions primarily for transportation purposes, not recreation, and
which connects with existing public bicycle paths or bike lanes
may be exempt from the sidewalk/bikepath requirement. The
county's transportation services division administrator may grant
such an exemption if the alternative system functionally operates
equal to the standards of the county bikeway system, interconnects
with the existing or proposed county bikeway system and will be
perpetually open to the public.
g. Developments providing interconnections to existing and future
developments pursuant to the density rating system section of the
Collier County growth management plan future land use element,
shall include sufficient right-of-way to accommodate the roadway,
sidewalks, bike lanes or bikepaths, and bike lanes,where required.
Bikepaths, bike lanes and sidewalks shall be constructed
concurrently with the roadway interconnection.
h. Where planned right-of-way improvements scheduled in the
county's capital improvements program (CIP)would cause the
removal of any sidewalks/bikepaths or bike lanes required by this
Code within two fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the
first building permit for the project is issued, the developer, in lieu
of construction of the required sidewalks/bikepaths and bike lanes,
shall provide funds for the cost of sidewalk/bikepath and bike lane
construction and deposit the same into a fund approved by the
transportation services director,or his designee, for future
construction of required sidewalks/bikepaths and bike lanes,by the
• county.
4r14. Completion of site development plans. Upon completion of the
infrastructure improvements associated with a site development plan,
and prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy,the engineer
shall provide a completion certificate as to the improvements,together
[with] all applicable items referenced in section 3.2.6.5.3 of this Code.
Upon a satisfactory inspection of the improvements, a certificate of
occupancy may then be issued.
15. Sidewalk narldn . The distance from the back o k a vehicle lk tothe
ara a door must be 23 feet to allow room to
drivewa without •arkin over the sidewalk. Should the :ara le be side-
loaded there must be a 23-foot •aved area on a •e •endicular •lane to
the ara a door orplans must ensure thatparked vehicles will not
interfere with pedestrian traffic.
ORIGIN: Community Development and Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Russell Webb/Mary Ann Devanas
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
LDC PAGE: LDC6:3
LDC SECTION: Section 6.1.3. and 6.1.4.
CHANGE: Revise these sections to define day and specify when a calendar day as opposed to
a business day is applicable.
REASON: This is proposed to avoid confusion on when certain action by staff is due.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: No fiscal impacts. But, it may require staff
to change their operating procedure to meet deadlines.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: Various code sections.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
Sec. 6.1.4:3. Day.
The word "day" shall be construed to mean business day when County action is required, such as
issuing a permit, rendering a decision on a site development plan, or any other decision requiring
County action. In all other instances, unless expressly provided, Tthe word "day" shall mean a
calendar day as defined by the Code.
Sec. 6.1.34. Computation of time"business day".
. .. . . '. . _ . .. - • , _ - - • . . . _ . . . . . A
business day is any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or County-recognized holiday. The first
business day shall be excluded from the computation for County action, but every other business
day shall be included. �-.
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ORIGIN: Community Development&Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Cheryl Soter, Senior Planner
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE# OR DATE: LDC Cycle 2, 2003
LDC PAGE(S): LDC6
LDC SECTION: 6.3
CHANGE: Add definitions.
REASON: There are certain references to educational institutions in the Code that
necessitate these definitions.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: 2.4.3.1.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT:None
Amend the LDC as follows:
Ancilla ,lant: The buildin) site and site im.rovements necess. to •rovide such
facilities as vehicle maintenance warehouses maintenance or administrative buildin
necess• to •rovide su• sort services to an educational •ro a am.
Educational Facilities: The buildin.s and e•ui•ment structures and s•ecial educational
use areas that are built installed or established to serve .rimaril the educational
.0 .oses and secondaril the social and ea recreational
Florida Statutes�and ae ro ed b the
and
which ma lawfull be used as authorized
Collier Coun School Board.
Educational Plant: The educational facilities site and site im•rovements necess to
accommodate students facul administrators staff and the activities of the educational
nroeram of each plant.
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ORIGIN: Community Development and Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Russell Webb
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE # OR DATE: Cycle 2, 2003
LDC PAGE: LDC6
LDC SECTION: Definitions section
CHANGE: Adding definitions for fire stations and ancillary fire station services.
REASON: These uses are being added to the essential services section and need to be
clearly defined.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: 2.6.9.1. and 2.6.9.2.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None
Amend the LDC as follows:
Fire station: The building(s) and site of a government establishment primarily engaged in
firefighting, used to house fire trucks and other emergency vehicles, firefighting equipment and
apparatus, firefighters, and support/administrative staff.
Fire station services, ancillary: Fire protection activities imperative to carry out the purposes of
a government establishment primarily engaged in firefighting, such as fire training camps, but
which is not required to be located at a fire station for that fire station to serve its function.
However, services designed to repair any firefighting equipment is not an ancillary fire station
service.
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ORIGIN: Community Development and Environmental Services Division
AUTHOR: Russell Webb
DEPARTMENT: Planning Services
AMENDMENT CYCLE# OR DATE: Cycle 2,2003
LDC PAGE: LDC6
LDC SECTION: 6.3 -Definitions section
CHANGE: Adding educational definitions from the School Board interlocal
agreement.
REASON: To accommodate the interlocal amendments that will be forthcoming in
the next cycle.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: None.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None.
Amend the LDC as follows:
Adiacent• Lying near or adjoining
Auxilia acili : The s•aces located at educational •lants which are not desi ed for student
occupation stations.
Corn,atibili review: A review •ursuant to the Architectural and
Sit eDin Standardseffect d ime
contained within the Division 2.8 of the Land Develo.ment
SBR Letters of Com•liance are re•uested and ement and mitirtains to issues ton of neof corn.atibili
atve im�acts.
surroundin: uses coma liment• •atterns of develo
The Com•atibili Review will be limited to corn.atibili and screenin issues
orientation of buil :sand
d
•athwa connections li: tin: dum•ster location
ancillary facilites.
Clonsisten Review: A review •rocess whereb the Coun will determine rior to locatto thecritl
of
e is eria
Board's ac•uisition of •ro•e whetherLand Use•Element consistent with the
Golden Gate Area Master
the Growth Mara'ement Plan's Future
Plan and Immokalee Area Master Plan and whether the •lant or facili is a •ermitted use
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conditional use or prohibited use in the zoning district on the site,pursuant to the 1996 Interlocal
Agreement.
Locational Criteria: The land use categories established in the Growth Management Plan's .
Future Land Use Element and Map, Golden Gate Area Master Plan and Immokalee Area Master
Plan.
School Board Review("SBR"): The site development plan reviewjrocess for School Board
projects as outlined in the 2003 Interlocal Agreement.
State Requirements Loy Educational Facilities ("SREF"): The Florida Department of Education
State Requirements for Educational Facilities, effective 1999, as amended.
1996 Interlocal Agreement: the Interlocal Agreement between the Collier County School Board
and Collier County as recorded in Official Record Book 2207, Pages 1729 et seq.,which bears an
effective date of June 25, 1996.
2003 Interlocal Agreement: the Interlocal Agreement between the Collier County School Board
and Collier County as recorded in Official Record Book 3228, Page 2989 et sea.,which bears an
effective date of February 28,2003.
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ORIGIN: Transportation Division
AUTHOR: Tom Tomerlin
DEPARTMENT: Traffic Operations and Alternative Transportation Modes
AMENDMENT CYCLE# OR DATE: Cycle 2,2003
LDC PAGE: LDCB:4-LDCB:8
LDC SECTION: Appendix B
CHANGE: Depict limerock base under sidewalks.
REASON: Housekeeping. See attached documents.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS: None.
RELATED CODES OR REGULATIONS: 3.2.8.4.14.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPACT: None
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Item IV.A.
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
MEETING OF AUGUST 6,2003
I. NAME OF PETITIONER/PROJECT:
Petition No.: EX-2002-AR-4378
Companion to: CU-2002-AR-3537
Petition Name: Stewart Earthmining
Applicant/Developer: Stewart Mining Industries
Engineering Consultant: Davidson Engineering, Inc.
Environmental Consultant: N/A
II. LOCATION:
i—, The subject site is located approximately 1.25 miles southwest of intersection
SR29 and SR82, northwest of Immokalee in Section 18 &19, Township 46 South,
Range 29 East, Collier County, Florida.
III. DESCRIPTION OF SURROUNDING PROPERTIES:
Surrounding properties are mostly undeveloped with the following zoning
classifications:
ZONING DESCRIPTION
N - A-MHO Citrus Grove
E- A-MHO Farm building & Vacant
S - A-MHO Vacant& Citrus Grove
W - A-MHO Citrus Grove
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IV. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The petitioner:seeks an Excavation Permit for earthmining. A Conditional Use
petition for this item was heard by the EAC during the July meeting and the item
was continued until the August meeting so that the Excavation Permit application
processing could catch up to the conditional use and also so that staff could
acquire more information on water quality in deep lakes (those that violate the
fetch formula).
The proposed operation is large. The petitioner intends to extract over 24 million
cubic yards of material, resulting in a 203-acre lake on a 220-acre parcel of
existing citrus grove. The excavated volume of fill per year is estimated at
930,000 cubic yards. At this rate, the operation will continue for approximately
25 to 30 years.
The petitioner intends to do the excavating with a hydraulic dredge, so no blasting
is necessary. A shallow excavation will be started using normal excavating
equipment to establish a pool of water so that the hydraulic dredge can operate.
The dredge will discharge directly into a sand processor.
The Traffic Analysis submitted by the petitioner estimates that there would be 217
two-way trips per day (207 truck trips and 10 employee/service trips). Access is
proposed from SR 82 via an existing farm access road.
V. GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN CONSISTENCY:
Future Land Use Element:
The subject property is designated Agricultural/Rural (Agricultural/Rural Mixed
Use District) on the Future Land Use-Map of the Growth Management Plan, and it
is in the Rural Lands Stewardship Area Overlay (RLSAO); the site could
potentially be designated as Stewardship Receiving Area(SRA).
Policy 1.5 of the RLSAO provides that the baseline standards (i.e. pre-Final Order
uses, densities and intensities) remain in effect for all land not subject to the
transfer or receipt of Stewardship Credits, except as provided in Group 5 policies.
The baseline standards (Agricultural/Rural designation) include earthmining. The
Stewardship Credit System has not yet been established and there is no indication
the petitioner intends to participate in that system at this time. The Group 5
Policies (Policy 5.1) eliminate certain uses for properties designated as Flowway
Stewardship Area and not participating in the Stewardship Credit System -but not
EAC Meeting
Page 3 of 7
agricultural uses; and, the Group 5 Policies (Policies 5.1 - 5.3) impose certain
restrictions (e.g. site alteration limitations) and requirements (e.g. submittal of
wildlife habitat management plan for listed species) upon properties designated as
Flowway Stewardship Area, Habitat Stewardship Area, or Water Retention Area
and not participating in the Stewardship Credit System - but they are not
applicable to agricultural uses.
The petitioner should be aware that the proposed development activity may, or
may not, lessen the environmental value of the property. As such, it may, or may
not, lessen the number of Stewardship Credits the site is eligible for at some
future date should the property owner wish to participate in the Stewardship
Credit System.
Based upon the above analysis, staff concludes the proposed CU petition to allow
earthmining may be deemed consistent with the FLUE, as amended October 22,
2002 and now in effect.
Conservation & Coastal Management Element:
Objective 2.2 of the County's Growth Management Plan states "All canals, rivers,
and flow ways discharging into estuaries shall meet all applicable Federal, State,
or local water quality standards."
Upon completion, the lake will provide additional water quality retention well
above that existing on the site currently. During construction, the only discharge
may be from dewatering, which will be subject to the rules of NPDES and the
SFWMD since the project is within the limits of an existing agricultural surface
water management permit. The petitioner does not intend dewatering.
Objective 5.1 states "Allow the extraction or use of mineral resources in the
County provided such activities comply with applicable industry and government
standards regarding health, safety and environmental protection."
This conditional use will allow the simple extraction of earth (sand and/or rock)
and the creation of a lake. Such activities are easily done in compliance with
accepted standards of health, safety, and environmental protection.
Objective 5.2 states "Continue to reclaim the total disturbed area of extraction
sites in order to ensure adequate assessment and mitigation of site specific and
cumulative impacts resulting from mineral extraction activities."
Excavations such as these, when properly finished, with shallow side slopes and
smooth banks can provide opportunities for recreation and wildlife habitat.
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The project is consistent with Policy 6.1.4 in that an invasive exotic vegetation
removal and maintenance plan will be required as part of the excavation permit.
VI. MAJOR ISSUES:
Stormwater Management:
The site lies within the Corkscrew Slough Basin, abutting a county-maintained
canal that must remain undisturbed by any excavation activities. Lakes retain
more water than is discharged from the original ground prior to the excavation of
the lake. That is why lakes are usually used for surface water management. In
this case the whole site will become a lake, so staff has no water management
concerns.
Staff's only concern with this petition is the requested depth of the excavation.
The excavation is proposed to go to a depth of 85 ft. Section 3.5 of the LDC
limits the depth of any excavation in Collier County to that allowed by the "fetch
formula", which takes lake geometry into account when allowing for wind
overturn. In this case the fetch formula (D = 5' + (0.015 x Avg. Fetch)) yields an
allowable depth of approximately 50 ft.
There is at least one older excavation in Collier County, Crown Pointe, that
violates the fetch formula by a considerable amount. The Crown Pointe lake
measures about 2250 ft. x 750 ft., so the maximum allowable depth should be
27.5 ft. The file for Ex 59.112 (Loch Louise, a.k.a. Crown Pointe) shows that the
lake was excavated to an average elevation of—40 NGVD (+1-) from an original
grade of approximately +7 NGVD. The report shows a maximum depth in some
areas of 51 ft of water. There have been no water quality complaints that staff is
aware of at the large Crown Pointe lake. The first phase was platted in 1987.
Staff has contacted representatives of local and state agencies that might have
insight into the negative side of fetch formula violations and has, so far, found no
agency representative that opposes deep pits on general principle. The standard
reply seems to be that the worst case scenario is an anoxic (no oxygen) condition
at the deeper levels, but that such a condition may be common or normal, or at
best, not harmful to the lake or the aquifer.
Staff does not oppose this petition. The LDC allows the petitioner to prove that
his violation of the fetch formula will not cause water quality problems. Not
being limnologists, staff finds the arguments of the petitioner's experts and the
lack of real opposition on the part of any other review agency to be satisfactory
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justification to allow, in this one case, at this specific location with these specific
subsurface conditions, the requested depth.
Environmental:
Site Description:
This subject site is an existing citrus grove.
Wetlands:
There are no wetlands on the property.
Preservation Requirements:
The subject site has been impacted by the current agricultural use, citrus groves.
There is not a preservation requirement.
Listed Species:
There are no suspected listed species on the site.
VII. RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends approval of Ex 2002-AR-4378 "Stewart Earthmining" and its
companion item Conditional Use No. CU-2002-AR-3537, with the following
stipulations:
Stormwater Management:
1. Petitioner will modify the existing Agricultural Surface Water Management
Permit for this site.
Environmental:
1. Conditional Use approval will require the site to be cleared of all exotics and
maintained exotic-free in perpetuity.
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Planning:
1. The petitioner shall pave the access road from SR 82 to the subject property
line prior to commencement of operations. The pavement shall be a minimum
of 24 feet in width and 1.5 inch of asphalt.
2. Turn lanes on SR 82 (westbound left-in, eastbound right-in) shall be provided
prior to commencement of operations.
PREP• RED BY:
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STAN CHRZANO, ` SKI, P.E. DATE
ENGINEERING SiRVICES MANAGER
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JULY . ADARMES MINOR. P.E. DATE
ENGINEER SENIOR
KIM HADLEY DATE
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST
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PRIN I'AL PLANNER
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REVIEWED BY:
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BARBARA S. BURGES ' DATE
PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST
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Memorandum
To: EAC members
From: Kim Hadley, Environmental Service r—
Date: 07/17/03
Subject: Coconilla Staff Report
You are receiving a new copy of the Coconilla staff report due to a typo made in the original staff
report you received for the July meeting. The following change was made on page 5, in the last
sentence of the second paragraph: "If at such time that the USFWS provides their written
biological opinion and their recommendation allows for the multi-story building within the
secondary zone and/or allows construction during the non nesting season, the eagle management
plan will be consistent with the GMP."
Community Development and Environmental Services Division
Planning Services Department
Current Planning
Item IV.B.
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
MEETING OF AUGUST 6, 2003
I. NAME OF PETITIONER/PROJECT:
Petition No.: PUDZ-2002-AR-3158
Petition Name: Coconilla PUD
Applicant/Developer: Eco Venture Wiggins Pass, LTD.
Engineering Consultant: RWA Consulting, Inc.
Environmental Consultant: Passarella and Associates,Inc.
II. LOCATION:
The subject site is located on Vanderbilt Drive (CR 901) at the western terminus
of Wiggins Pass Road (CR 888) in Section 17, Township 48 South, Range 25
East, Collier County, Florida.
III. DESCRIPTION OF SURROUNDING PROPERTIES:
Surrounding properties are mostly developed with the following zoning
classifications:
ZONING DESCRIPTION
N - PUD Cocohatchee Bay PUD; currently
undeveloped, permitted for residential
high-rise structures
E- Vanderbilt Drive ROW Across Vanderbilt Drive is the
Cocohatchee Bay golf course, zoned PUD
S - P Cocohatchee River Park (Collier County
Parks and Recreation) and open water
SE- PUD Undeveloped commercial tract of Wiggins
Bay PUD (uses are similar to those in the
C-2 commercial district)
W- PUD Cocohatchee Bay PUD; currently
undeveloped, permitted for residential
high-rise structures and preserve
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IV. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The subject site is 10.45 acres in size. It is currently zoned General Commercial
(C-4) and is the former site of the Wiggins Pass Marina. The petitioner proposes
to rezone the site to PUD. The Coconilla PUD is primarily residential (5.65 acres)
with a maximum of 112 dwelling units. 102 dwelling units are proposed for high-
rise multifamily buildings and 10 townhouses are also proposed. The maximum
density that could be requested for this PUD is 16 dwelling units per acre. The
petitioner requests a density of 11.6 dwelling units per acre.
Four acres of the site will contain boat slips and other water-related uses which
are accessory to the residential units. In addition, 0.8 acre is being dedicated to
public use, adjacent to the Cocohatchee River Park.
The high-rise building is proposed to be constructed in three tiers. The northern
tier is limited to 21 stories over parking with a maximum of 225 feet in height
above the required flood elevation. The middle tier is limited to 18 stories over
parking with a maximum of 200 feet in height above the required flood elevation.
The southern tier is limited to 15 stories over parking with a maximum of 175 feet
in height above the required flood elevation. The petitioner states that the highest
n point on site today is 9.48 feet NGVD. The flood elevation for the site is
currently 12 feet NGVD.
V. GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN CONSISTENCY:
Future Land Use Element:
The subject property is designated Urban (Urban Mixed - Use District, Urban
Residential Subdistrict) on the Future Land Use Map of the Growth Management
Plan. The Urban Mixed — Use District permits a variety of residential and non-
residential land uses including mixed use developments, such as Planned Unit
Developments, including water-dependant and water-related uses and other
recreational uses such as parks, marinas (public or private), yacht clubs, and
related accessory and recreational uses, such as boat storage, boat launching
facilities,boat fueling facilities, and restaurants.
The Density Rating System indicates that the site is eligible for a base density of 4
dwelling units per acre, but the site is within the Traffic Congestion Area,
resulting in a 1 dwelling unit per acre reduction. However, the petitioner's request
to rezone the property from C-4 to PUD meets the criteria of the Density Rating
System"Conversion of Commercial Zoning"provision which states: if the project
n includes conversion of commercial zoning which is not within a Mixed Use
Activity Center or Interchange Activity Center and is not consistent with the
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Neighborhood Village Center Subdistrict, a bonus of up to 16 dwelling units may
be added for every acre of commercial zoning which is converted. Since the
property is proposed for a combination of residential and water-dependent, water-
related uses, Staff believes it appropriate to allow a double-counting of the
acreage; that is, the entire site acreage is used in calculating residential density,
though a portion of the site is used for a water-dependent, water-related use
(marina). The FLUE is silent to this issue.
Base density= 4 dwelling units per acre
Traffic Congestion Area= -1 dwelling unit per acre
Conversion of Commercial= +16 dwelling units per acre
Total Maximum Density= 19, however, 16 dwelling units
per acre is the maximum density
permitted by the Density Rating
System
The Urban-Mixed Use District sets forth any water-dependant and/or water-
related land use shall encourage the use of the PUD technique and other
innovative approaches to conserve environmentally sensitive features and to
assure compatibility with surrounding land uses. In addition to the criteria of
n compatibility with surrounding land uses and consistency with the siting policy of
the Conservation and Coastal Management Element (Policy11.1.4), the following
land use criteria shall be used for prioritizing the siting of water-dependant and
water-related uses:
a) Presently developed sites;
b) Sites where water-dependant or water-related uses have been
previously established;
c) Sites where shoreline improvements are in place;
d) Sites where damage to viable, naturally functioning wetlands, or
other environmentally sensitive features could be minimized.
The subject site is presently developed with a marina, a water-dependent and
water-related use.
Based upon the above analysis, Staff concludes the proposed use and density for
the site can be deemed consistent with the Future Land Use Element.
Conservation & Coastal Management Element:
Objective 2.2 of the Conservation and Coastal Management Element of the
Growth Management Plan states "All canals, rivers, and flow ways discharging
into estuaries shall meet all applicable federal, state, or local water quality
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standards. This project is consistent with the objectives of policy 2.2.2 in that it
attempts to enhance the quality and quantity of water leaving the site by the
collection of surface water runoff in concrete drainage structures, transportation of
the flow in a subsurface conveyance system, and directing the runoff to above
ground dry detention in four detention areas and drainage swales. A 25-year
storm will discharge through the water management system and not directly to the
marina from the uplands.
The project is consistent with Policy 6.1.4 in that an invasive exotic vegetation
removal and maintenance plan will be required at the time of Site Development
Plan/Construction Plan submittal. A stipulation has been placed in the PUD
document.
The requirement in Policy 6.1.7 to provide an Environmental Impact Statement
has been satisfied.
Jurisdictional wetlands have been identified as required in Policies 6.2.1 and
6.2.2. Per the PUD document, agency permits will be required at the time of Site
Development Plan/Construction Plan submittal. As stated in Policies 6.2.3 and
6.2.4, where permits issued by jurisdictional agencies allow for impacts to
wetlands within the Urban Designated Area and require mitigation for such
impacts, this shall be deemed to meet the objective of protection and conservation
of wetlands and the natural functions of wetlands within this area. The SFWMD
FLUCCS identifies Code 540 (Bay) onsite as "other surface waters" and COE
identifies"Waters of the U.S."
The proposed marina is for 52 slips. Policy 6.3.1 requires the amount of
permitted wet slips for marinas be no more than 18 boat slips per 100 feet of
shoreline where impacts to sea grass beds are less than 100 square feet. The
proposed marina will not impact any sea grass beds for construction. The existing
shoreline is 326 feet, which would allow 58 slips; the applicant is proposing only
52 slips, in accordance with the policy.
A wildlife survey for listed species has been conducted on the site and included in
the Environmental Impact Statement. In accordance with Policy 7.1.2, wildlife
habitat management plans have been submitted for the bald eagle. The relevant
reference to this project that is required by Policy 7.1.2 to be used in preparing the
management plan is the"Habitat Management Guidelines for the Bald Eagle in
the Southeast Region",USFWS, 1987. Policy 7.1.2(2)(d) states, "For the bald
eagle, the required habitat management plans shall establish protective zones
around the eagle nest restricting certain activities. The plans shall also address
restricting certain types of activities during the nesting season." Per the USFWS
Bald Eagle Management Guidelines, restrictions are recommended on new
commercial and industrial development, construction of multi-story buildings or
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high-density housing developments, construction of roads that increase access to
nest sites, and use of chemicals toxic to wildlife. Most other sources of
disturbance are allowed within the secondary zone during the non-nesting season.
The subject site, located within the secondary zone, is proposing a multi-story
residential tower. Consistent with this policy, the bald eagle management plan for
the project provides the appropriate restrictions on building height and prohibits
construction during nesting season.
Policy 7.1.2(3), states, "The County shall consider and utilize recommendations
and letters of technical assistance from the FFWCC and the USFWS in issuing
development orders on property containing listed species. It is recognized that
these agency recommendations, on a case by case basis, may change the
requirements contained within these wildlife protection policies and any such
change shall be deemed consistent with the Growth Management Plans." The
USFWS is working on a biological opinion that is expected to be completed
sometime in October. The FFWCC does not typically provide technical
assistance once a Section 7 consultation(Incidental Take permit application)has
been started. If at such time that the USFWS provides their written biological
opinion and their recommendation allows for the multi-story building within the
secondary zone and/or allows construction during the nesting season, the eagle
management plan will be consistent with the GMP.
The project is consistent with Policy 7.1.4 in that applicable federal and state
permits regarding protected species will be required at the time of Site
Development Plan/Construction Plan submittal. A stipulation has been placed in
the PUD document.
Per Policy 7.2.1, the marina siting criteria was used to determine the appropriate
number of docks allowed in order to direct increased boat traffic away from
sensitive manatee habitats.
Policy 10.1.1 sets priorities for water-dependant uses in order to protect shorelines
where activities will damage or destroy coastal resources. The proposed private
marina use falls in the middle of the priorities list. However, the shoreline along
the property has already been impacted. Similarly, Policy 10.1.3 lists priorities for
water-related uses: Recreational facilities, marine supply/repair facility and
residential development, respectively. Consistent with the policy, the proposed
plan is providing a marina, a marine supply facility as well as a residential
development, the first, second and third priorities.
Per Policy 10.1.6 regarding new marinas, the applicant has provided vehicular
parking, fueling facilities designed to contain spills from on-land and in the water,
and accessibility to all public services. Per this policy, a hurricane plan will be
stipulated in the PUD document. Sewage pump-out facilities will be required at
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the time of site development plan submittal. This policy also states that dry
storage should be encouraged over wet storage.
VI. MAJOR ISSUES:
Stormwater Management:
The subject site lies in an area referred to in the County Drainage Atlas as
"Miscellaneous Coastal Basins" because it discharges directly into the Gulf.
Since there are no downstream properties, water quantity(discharge) requirements
are not a consideration. There are no County stormwater facilities in the vicinity
of the project. Water quality retention must be accounted for in compliance with
the requirements and standards of the FDEP and the SFWMD.
Environmental:
Site Description:
The subject site is a 10.45-acre existing commercial marina. No native habitat is
present.
Wetlands:
The subject site contains 0.43 acres of open water, the shoreline composed of sea
wall and boat ramps. The submerged bottom of the bay is composed of soft
sediment lacking sea grasses within or immediately adjacent to the project
boundary. The applicant proposes to excavate a 3.65-acre marina basin and
establish a 1,772 linear foot vertical retaining wall for a reconfiguration of the
existing 52-slip marina.
Preservation Requirements:
There is no preservation requirement for the subject property, however the
applicant is proposing to enhance the reconfigured marina basin for flushing by
planting the terminal ends of the bay with 0.82 acres of mangroves.
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Listed Species:
The project site is developed and does not contain listed species. The West Indian
Manatee may occur within waters near the project site. The majority of the site is
located within the secondary protection zone of bald eagle nest CO-019. This nest
is located approximately 830 feet northwest of the project site occupied by a pair
of eagles that have successfully fledged two young during each of the last four
consecutive nesting seasons.
VII. RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends approval of Planned Unit Development Amendment No.
PUDZ-2002-AR-3158, "Coconilla"with the following stipulations:
Stormwater Management:
1. A Surface Water Management Permit or an Environmental Resource Permit
must be obtained from SFWMD for this site. SFWMD may defer to FDEP
because of the location.
Environmental:
1. The bald eagle management plan shall be amended to include the following
language: "Construction in the secondary protection zone shall be prohibited
during nesting season, unless written authorization is provided by the USFWS."
2. Add the following language to Section 6.9 of the PUD document:
a. "Construction within the bald eagle secondary protection zone shall be
limited to a maximum height, not to exceed the height of eagle nest CO-
019. However, any construction greater than the height of the nest shall
require written approval from the USFWS and that shall become the
maximum building height allowed."
b. "Any amendment to the Bald Eagle Management Plan shall require
review by the Environmental Advisory Council or any successor body."
3. The bald eagle management plan shall be added as an exhibit in the PUD
document.
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PREPARED BY:
7.
20 JvN 03
STAN CHRZANOWSKI, P.E. DATE
ENGINEERING SERVICES MANAGER
>c7 ‘40/63JU C. ADARMES MINOR. P.E. DATE
ENGINEER SENIOR
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KIM HADLEY / DATE
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST
FRE�_' ,CHL, AICP DATE
P' rAL PLANNER
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REVIEWED BY:
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BARBARA S. BURGESON DATE
PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST
FC1i 06. 70`0
LLIAM D. LO NZ, Jr.;P.E. DATE
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR
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MARG NFT WUERSTLE, AICP DATE
PLANNING SERVICES DIRECTOR
APPROVED BY:
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10 MUNITY DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
INISTRATOR
C: SUSAN MURRAY, AICP
CURRENT PLANNING MANAGER
Item V.0
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
MEETING OF AUGUST 6,2003
I. NAME OF PETITIONER/PROJECT:
Petition No.: Planned Unit Development
No. PUDZ-2003-AR-3860
Petition Name: Artesa Pointe PUD
Applicant/Developer: Gateway Shoppes II, LLC
Engineering Consultant: Q. Grady Minor&Associates, P.A.
Environmental Consultant: Boylan Environmental Consultants, Inc.
II. LOCATION:
The subject property is an undeveloped 82 acre parcel located on the east side of
n Collier Boulevard (CR-951) and on the south side of the Tamiami Trail (US-41),
in Section 3, Township 51 South,Range 26 East, Collier County, Florida.
III. DESCRIPTION OF SURROUNDING PROPERTIES:
Surrounding properties are mostly developed, with the exception of parcels north
of the subject property.
ZONING DESCRIPTION
N - C-4 Undeveloped
Agricultural Undeveloped
R.O.W. U.S. 41
S - MH Developed
E - MH Developed
W - C-4 Undeveloped
R.O.W. Collier Blvd.
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DESCRIPTION:
IV. PROJECT
The petitioner is requesting a rezone from"RSF-3" and"PUD" (Henderson Creek)
to a new PUD to be known as Artesa Point. The project will increase in size from
45 acres to 82 acres; change from a residential project to a mixed-use community
consisting of 360 residential dwelling units of which a minimum of 200 units
must qualify as affordable housing. The project will also add commercial uses for
a maximum of 325,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area.
V. GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN CONSISTENCY:
Future Land Use Element:
The subject property is designated Urban(Urban Coastal Fringe Subdistrict) on
the Future Land Use Map of the Growth Management Plan. Relevant to this
petition,this District permits a variety of residential unit types at a base density of
7.66 dwelling units per acre and is consistent with the maximum density permitted
by the FLUE Density Rating System and is therefore consistent with FLUE Policy
5.1. The entire subject property qualifies for a base density of three(3)units per
acre. Through the affordable housing density bonus provisions of the plan, eight
(8)dwelling units per acre may be added to the base density.
Base Density 3 dwelling units/acre
Affordable Housing Density Bonus 8 dwelling units/acre
Maximum Permitted Density 11 dwelling units/acre
Requested Density 7.66 dwelling units/acre=360 units
The maximum amount of permitted commercial space shall be 325,000 square
feet of gross leasable area consistent with recently approved Comprehensive plan
Amendment creating the Henderson Creek Mixed Use Subdistrict. In addition, the
Artesa Pointe PUD is planned to incorporate natural systems for water
management in accordance with their natural functions and capabilities as may be
required by Objective 1.5 of the Drainage Sub-Element of the Public Facilities
Element. Lastly, all final local development orders for this project are subject to the
Collier County Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance,Division 3.15 of the Land
Development Code.Based upon the above analysis, staff concludes the proposed
uses and density may be deemed consistent with the FLUE.
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Conservation & Coastal Management Element:
Objective 2.2 of the Conservation and Coastal Management Element of the
Growth Management Plan states"All canals, rivers, and flow ways discharging
into estuaries shall meet all applicable federal, state, or local water quality
standards.
To accomplish that,policy 2.2.2 states"In order to limit the specific and
cumulative impacts of stormwater runoff, stormwater systems should be designed
in such a way that discharged water does not degrade receiving waters and an
attempt is made to enhance the timing, quantity, and quality of fresh water
(discharge)to the estuarine system.
This project is consistent with the objectives of policy 2.2.2 in that it attempts to
mimic or enhance the quality and quantity of water leaving the site by utilizing
lakes and interconnected wetlands to provide water quality retention and peak
flow attenuation during storm events.
The project is consistent with the Policies in Objective 6.1 and 6.2 of the
Conservation& Coastal Management Element, for the following reasons:
A minimum of 25 % of the existing native vegetation on-site is being retained and
set aside as preserve areas with conservation easements prohibiting further
development.
Habitat management and exotic vegetation removal/maintenance plans shall be
required at the time of Site Development Plan/Construction Plan submittal.
Preserve areas shall be maintained free of Category I invasive exotic plants as
defined by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
The requirement for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)pursuant to policy
6.1.7 has been satisfied.
Jurisdictional wetlands have been identified as required by Policies 6.2.1 and
6.2.2. Agency permits shall be required prior to Site Development
Plan/Construction Plan approval. As stated in Policies 6.2.3 and 6.2.4,where
permits issued by jurisdictional agencies allow for impacts to wetlands within the
Urban Designated Area and require mitigation for such impacts, this shall be
deemed to meet the objective of protection and conservation of wetlands and the
natural functions of wetlands within this area.
n
In accordance with Policy 6.2.6, required preservation areas have been identified
on the PUD master plan. Allowable uses within the preserve areas have been
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included in the PUD document and are consistent with the uses listed in Policy
6.2.6.
A wildlife survey for listed species in accordance with Policy 7.1.2 is included in
the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Copies of the EIS have been
forwarded to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission(FFWCC) for their review.
VI. MAJOR ISSUES:
Stormwater Management:
According to the Drainage Atlas of Collier County, Artesa Pointe sits in the
Henderson Creek Basin, and as such has an allowable discharge rate of 0.15 cfs
per acre.
The water management proposal for the site consists of one drainage basin with
the water management lakes in the residential portion of the project. The site uses
a standard design of interconnected lakes, swales and open space areas to achieve
water quality retention and peak flow attenuation.
Discharge is via a control structure into Henderson Creek to the east.
Environmental:
Site Description:
Native habitats on the subject property include pine flatwoods (33.11 acres),
cypress-pine-cabbage palm (17.57 acres) and hydric pine flatwoods (4.34 acres).
Also on site are approximately 26.82 acres of abandoned agricultural land,
situated in the central portion of the property.
Two seasonal high water elevations were marked in the field using biological
indicators such as lichen lines, tree staining, etc. The elevation of the high water
mark was 4.09 feet NGVD. Ground elevations on-site range from around 3.3 feet
NGVD in the pine cypress wetland to 5.2 feet NGVD in the pine flatwoods
community.
Seven soil types are found on the subject property as mapped by the Natural
Resources Conservation Service. These are Holopaw fine sand, limestone
substratum (Unit 2), Oldsmar fine sand, limestone substratum (Unit 10),
Hallendale fine sand (Unit 11), Pineda fine sand, limestone substratum (Unit 14),
Ft. Drum and Malabar, high fine sands (Unit 20), Holopaw fine sand (Unit 27),
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and Urban land (Unit 32). A map showing the location of each of these soils is
included as an Exhibit in the EIS.
Wetlands:
Wetlands on-site occur on the west side of the property and consist of cypress-
pine-cabbage palm and hydric pine flatwoods. This community may have been
part of a historic flowway, which has been severed by adjacent roadways and the
mobile home park to the south.
Approximately 16.79 acres (77%) of the 21.91 acres of SFWMD/Collier County
jurisdictional wetlands on-site are proposed for impact. Mitigation for wetland
impacts will be provided in accordance with the requirements of the SFWMD. It
is anticipated the mitigation will include approximately 5 acres of on-site wetland
enhancement, along with upland compensation. The upland preserve area adjacent
to Henderson Creek is approximately 7.25 acres in size. The specifics of the off-
site wetland mitigation are still being worked out, but the options being reviewed
include purchase of lands for enhancement within the same drainage basin and/or
the purchase of credits from a mitigation bank that serves the basin.
/'"N Preservation Requirements:
The subject property contains 55.02 acres of indigenous vegetation. As required in
section 3.9.5.5.3 of the Collier County Land Development Code, 25% (13.755
acres) of the existing native vegetation will have to be retained on-site. The fallow
farm fields on-site have been excluded from these calculations.
The 13.755 acres of native vegetation required for preservation have been
identified on the PUD master plan as Preserve/Open Space.
Listed Species:
A plant and animal survey was conducted according to Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission guidelines. The survey was conducted on March 21,
March 29, April 2, and April 23, 2002 by two environmental scientists from
Boylan Environmental Consultants, Inc. Survey times varied from 7:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., with approximately 30 man-hours logged on the property during the
species survey. For this survey, particular attention was paid to the presence or
absence of gopher tortoise, red-cockaded woodpeckers, and Big Cypress fox
squirrels.
The only sign of protected species on the parcel were five abandoned gopher
tortoise burrows in the abandoned agricultural field. No other signs of protected
species were observed on the property.
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VII. RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends approval of Planned Unit Development No. PUDZ-2003-AR-
3860 "Artesa Pointe PUD"with the following stipulations:
Stormwater Management:
1. A Surface Water Management or Environmental Resource Permit from the
South Florida Water Management District must be obtained prior to any
Site Development Plan approval.
Environmental:
1. Amend section 2.15 of the PUD document as follows by deleting the struck
through language.
Pursuant to Policy 6.4.6 of the Conservation and Coastal Management
Element of the Collier County Growth Management Plan, a minimum of
25% of the viable naturally functioning native vegetation on site shall be
n retained,which is appre*imetely 13.755 acres.
2. Setbacks from preserve areas are required by the Land Development Code
to be 25 feet for principle structures and 10 feet for accessory structures
(3.9.5.5.6.4 LDC). Include these setbacks in section 4.6 (A) of the PUD
document.
3. Delete the following language from section 5.2 of the PUD document.
This acreage is based on conceptual designs and is approximate. Actual
acreages of preserve areas will be provided at the time of site development
plan or preliminary subdivision plat approvals in accordance with Division
3.3, and Division 3.2 respectively, of the LDC.
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PREPARED BY:
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STAN CH' ANOWSKI, P.E. DATE
ENGINEERING REVIEW MANAGER
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STEPHEN LENBERGER DATE
SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST
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CHIEF PLANNER
REVIEWED BY:
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BARBARA S. BURGESON . DATE
PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST
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APPROVED BY:
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•SEPH K. S HMITT DATE
IMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
• II MINISTRATOR
C: SUSAN MURRAY, AICP
CURRENT PLANNING MANAGER
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Item V.D
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
MEETING OF AUGUST 6, 2003
I. NAME OF PETITIONER/PROJECT:
Petition No.: Planned Unit Development
No. PUDZ-2002-AR-3495
Petition Name: Wentworth Estates PUD
Applicant/Developer: V.K. Development Corporation
Engineering Consultant: Johnson Engineering, Inc.
Environmental Consultant: The Phoenix Environmental Group, Inc.
II. LOCATION:
The project site is located in Sections 29, 30, 31 & 32, Township 50 South, Range
26 East, and Section 5, Township 51 South, Range 26 East, Collier County,
n Florida. Although the project covers several sections of land, the main project
entrance is located on the southwest side of U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail)
approximately 11/4 miles southwest of the intersection of U.S. 41 and Rattlesnake
Hammock Road. Access to the property will also be via Southwest Boulevard.
III. DESCRIPTION OF SURROUNDING PROPERTIES:
Surrounding properties include both developed and undeveloped parcels. Those to
the south and west are undeveloped. Properties to the north and east are partially
developed.
ZONING DESCRIPTION
N - PUD (Collier DRI) Undeveloped
R.O.W. U.S. 41
Agricultural Undeveloped
RSF-4 Developed
S - Agricultural Undeveloped
A-ST Undeveloped
PUD (Lands End Preserve) Undeveloped
E - R.O.W. U.S. 41
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C-4 Undeveloped
PUD (Miceli) Undeveloped
Agricultural Partially Developed
RSF-4 Partially Developed
RMF-6 Partially Developed
RSF-3 Partially Developed
Agricultural Undeveloped
MH Partially Developed
PUD (Lands End Preserve) Undeveloped
W- PUD (Collier DRI) Undeveloped
A-ST Undeveloped
Agricultural Undeveloped
IV. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The proposed Wentworth Estates PUD is a 1,558.49-acre parcel currently known
as the Lely Lakes PUD. The PUD would allow a maximum of 1,499 residential
dwelling units, a golf course, and a maximum of 85,000 square feet of commercial
uses. The development will have direct access from Tamiami Trail East and also
from Southwest Boulevard.
The residential tracts are proposed to have maximum height of 45 feet, except for
the"medium-rise" structures, with a maximum height of 100 feet.
V. GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN CONSISTENCY:
Future Land Use Element:
The subject property is designated Urban (Urban - Mixed Use District, Urban
Coastal Fringe Subdistrict) as identified on the Future Land Use Map of the
Growth Management Plan. The Urban Coastal Fringe Subdistrict permits
residential development at a base density of 4 dwelling units per acre. This district
is intended to accommodate a variety of residential and non-residential uses,
including mixed-use developments such as Planned Unit Developments.
Review of the Density Rating System deems this project is eligible for a base
density of 4 dwelling units per acre and no density bonuses are applicable. The
project is also located within a Traffic Congestion Area, as depicted on the Future
Land Use Map and described in the FLUE, and so is subject to a 1 dwelling units
per acre reduction from the base density of 4 dwelling units per acre and is not
eligible for any density bonuses. Therefore, this project is limited to a maximum
/'• density of 3 DU/A.
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Base Density 4 du/a
Traffic Congestion Area -1 du/a
Total Eligible Density 3 du/a
The 1,559-acre PUD was approved in 1991 and amended in 1998, for 749
dwelling units or .50 units per acre and 10 acres of commercial development. The
amended acreage amount of 1044.72, less 10 acres of commercial uses, reduces
the non-commercial portion of the PUD to 1034.72 acres, or 1.45 units per acre,
and therefore is still within the allowable density of 3 DU/A.
Some of the commercial portions of this PUD do not comply with criteria in the
FLUE and therefore is not consistent with the Future Land Use Designation
Description Section. However, review of FLUE Policy 5.1 provides property
zoned prior to the adoption of the Plan and found to be consistent through the
Zoning Re-evaluation Program are consistent with the Growth Management Plan
and designated on the Future Land Use Map series as properties Consistent by
Policy. Zoning changes will be permitted to these properties, and to other
properties deemed consistent with this Future Land Use Element via Policies 5.9
through 5.12, provided the number of dwelling units and overall intensity of the
development allowed by the new zoning district, except as allowed in Policy 5.11
n are not increased. The 10-acre commercial-tract in this PUD was previously
found to be consistent with the FLUE via Policy 5.1 and 5.11. This PUD
amendment does not increase the intensity of development on the 10-acre tract
and the residential component is consistent with the Density Rating System.
Based upon the above analysis, staff concludes that the proposed PUD can be
deemed consistent with the Future Land Use Element of the Growth Management
Plan.
Conservation & Coastal Management Element:
The project is consistent with the Policies in Objective 6.1 and 6.2 of the
Conservation & Coastal Management Element, for the following reasons:
A minimum of 25 % of the existing native vegetation on-site is being retained and
set aside as preserve areas with conservation easements prohibiting further
development.
Preserve areas are interconnected to adjoining off-site preserve areas and wildlife
corridors.
Habitat management and exotic vegetation removal/maintenance plans shall be
required at the time of Site Development Plan/Construction Plan submittal.
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Preserve areas shall be maintained free of Category I invasive exotic plants as
defined by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
The requirement for an Environmental Impact Statement(EIS)pursuant to policy
6.1.7 has been satisfied.
Jurisdictional wetlands have been identified as required by Policies 6.2.1 and
6.2.2. Agency permits shall be required prior to Site Development
Plan/Construction Plan approval. As stated in Policies 6.2.3 and 6.2.4, where
permits issued by jurisdictional agencies allow for impacts to wetlands within the
Urban Designated Area and require mitigation for such impacts, this shall be
deemed to meet the objective of protection and conservation of wetlands and the
natural functions of wetlands within this area.
In accordance with Policy 6.2.6,required preservation areas have been identified
on the PUD master plan. Allowable uses within the preserve areas have been
included in the PUD document, and are consistent with the uses identified in
Policy 6.2.6.
In accordance with Policy 6.5.1, copies of the Environmental Impact Statement
and PUD document have been sent to staff at Rookery Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve for their review.
A wildlife survey for listed species in accordance with Policy 7.1.2 is included in
the Environmental Impact Statement(EIS). A bald eagle management plan in
accordance with Policy 7.1.2 has been prepared and included as an exhibit in the
PUD document. Wildlife habitat management plans for other listed species will be
required at the time of Site Development Plan/Construction Plan submittal.
Copies of the EIS have been forwarded to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission(FFWCC) for
their review.
VI. MAJOR ISSUES:
Stormwater Management:
The project site is located within the Naples Manor Drainage Basin of Collier
County Water Management District 6 as shown on the Collier County Drainage
Atlas. The site also sits within the County's "Lely Area Stormwater Improvement
Plan" (LASIP).
The site has been divided into four separate drainage basins, each with lakes and
wetlands interconnected by swales to provide for water quality retention and peak
flow attenuation.
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The discharge point for Basin A is being negotiated with permitting agencies.
Basin B eventually discharges into the off-site canal along the west property line.
Basins C &D discharge toward the south into the Rookery Bay wetlands.
Because of the project's discharge into Outstanding Florida Waters (Rookery Bay
National Estuarine Preserve), the petitioner will provide water quality retention at
150% of the normal rate.
The project will be reviewed and permitted by the South Florida Water
management District, and the improvements will be reviewed by Collier County
Stormwater Management for compliance with the projected improvements
contemplated for the LASIP.
Environmental:
Site Description:
The subject property consists of approximately 1,044.72 acres located in south
Naples on U.S. Highway 41 (Tamiami Trail). Originally the project included
1,558.49 acres, however, 513.77 acres has been sold to the State of Florida, and
became part of the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
The subject property contains a variety of vegetative communities, including pine
flatwoods, hydric pine flatwoods, pine-cypress-cabbage palm, live oak, coastal
scrub, cypress, wetland forested mixed and freshwater marsh. Portions of the site
have also been cleared in the past for agricultural uses.
Seasonal high water elevations for several areas of the site were determined by
marking lichen lines with nails in trees, which were subsequently surveyed. These
elevations along with historical elevations are included in Table 7 on page 16 of
the EIS. Seasonal high water elevations provided in the table range from 2.97 feet
NGVD to 4.88 feet NGVD, and average approximately one to two feet below
historical high water levels. Ground elevations on the site range from less than
one foot NGVD to about 8 feet NGVD.
There are 19 soil types on the Wentworth Estates PUD project site, 10 of which
are listed as hydric by the National Resources Conservation Service. A map
showing the locations of each of these soils is included as Attachment 7 in the
EIS. Descriptions of each soil type start on page 10 of the EIS.
Wetlands:
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There are approximately 263.96 acres of jurisdictional wetlands and 45.65 acres
of Other Surface Waters on the subject property. These consist of mixed pine and
wetland hardwoods (30.6 acres), freshwater marsh (23.35 acres), cypress swamp
(158.49 acres), canals (37 acres), borrow areas (13.95 acres) and spoil areas
(17.45 acres). Descriptions of each of these habitats are included on page 13 of the
EIS.
The site plan includes preservation of approximately 221.49 acres (84%) of the
jurisdictional wetlands, preservation of approximately 16.61 acres of Other
Surface Waters, and 0.35 acres of wetland creation area. The proposed mitigation
plan involves removal of exotic vegetation from the proposed on site preserves,
filling of existing ditches and canals which drain the area, and directing additional
water to jurisdictional wetlands. Upland preservation is also provided within the
higher quality uplands adjacent to the major flowway located in the central portion
of the property.
Jurisdictional wetlands located in the Florida Power and Light easement will not
be impacted by the proposed development. These wetlands will not be placed
under a conservation easement and are not included in the preservation plan.
Exotic vegetation will be removed from the easement, as required by the Collier
n County Land Development Code.
Preservation Requirements:
According to the information provided in the EIS, there are approximately 426.14
acres of native vegetation on the subject property. In accordance with section
3.9.5.5.3 of the Land Development Code and Policy 6.1.1 of the Conservation and
Coastal Management Element of the Growth Management Plan, a minimum of
25% (106.54 acres) of the existing native vegetation on-site shall be retained. This
requirement is satisfied by the 307.41 acres identified as preserve on the PUD
master plan.
Listed Species:
The protected animal and plant species observed or expected to occur on the
project site are listed in Table 11 on page 21 of the EIS. This table includes all
species observed during the field investigations conducted between 1991 and
2002.
American alligators were observed in some lakes, canals and ponds within the
cypress, and mixed pine and cypress/mixed hardwood wetlands. Most sightings
occurred in the northern boundary canal, the pond on Maple Drive and the canals
in the major east-west drainageway just south of Maple Drive. A single nest was
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found in the mixed wetland hardwood swamp adjacent to the northern boundary
canal at the western end of the site.
One individual Big Cypress fox squirrel was observed in a cypress wetland. Field
investigations were conducted to determine if fox squirrel activity occurred in the
pine and open cypress habitats. No nests were observed in any areas.
Results from surveys conducted during 1989-1991 revealed the presence of
gopher tortoises. An updated gopher tortoise survey was conducted in October
2002. Based on the most recent survey, the highest density of gopher tortoises
occurs in the coastal scrub habitat on the northeastern side of the subject site.
Additionally, gopher tortoises were concentrated in the southern end of the horse
farm that is located to the northeast of the coastal scrub area.
The tortoise burrows located during the 2002 survey were GPS located in April
2003. Several newly dug burrows were located during the survey and match the
size of juvenile gopher tortoises. A total of 86 active and inactive tortoise burrows
were GPS located as shown on the burrow location exhibit in Attachment 12 in
the EIS. Using the correction factor recommended for this area results in an
estimated density of 34 gopher tortoises within the gopher tortoise habitat.
Approximately 7.06 acres of this habitat will be preserved as part of the
development plan.
Small herons, including little blue heron, snowy egret and tri-color heron were
observed feeding in the northern boundary canal and in ditches,ponds and prairies
throughout the project site. No roosting or nesting areas were encountered. Wood
stork were observed feeding in the northern boundary canal and flying over the
western wetland complex. No nesting sites or roosts are reported for the site in the
literature, nor were any observed.
Osprey, a species of special concern in Monroe County, was observed in the
southwestern portion of the project site. An active nest was observed near the
southwest boundary of the property.
A bald eagle was observed in flight over the canal located in the northwest corner
of the north parcel. The approximate location of an eagle nest, based on previous
field surveys, is shown on the FLUCFCS map and PUD document. The nest is
approximately 280 feet north of the northern property boundary of the project.
One fledgling was observed in May of 2001.
A bald eagle management plan has been developed for the site, and is included as
an attachment to the PUD document. All of the primary nest protection zone and
the majority of the secondary nest protection zone lie within the northwestern
most preserve. No construction other than exotic plant removal is proposed within
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the primary protection zone, and removal of exotics will be conducted during the
eagle non-nesting season. In the secondary protection zone, construction will be
limited to lake excavation and construction of a water management berm.
Construction within this zone will also be conducted during the non-nesting
season.
Numerous state listed plants were observed on the project site. Most of these
species were concentrated in wetland and scrub oak habitats,with the exception of
satinleaf and Simpson's stopper, which were found in the mixed pine and cypress
communities. Satinleaf is a hardwood hammock species, which will be protected
by preservation of the mesic habitat in which it is found, adjacent to the major
slough feature that runs diagonally through the property. None of plants found on
the property are listed by the federal agencies as threatened or endangered.
VII. RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends approval of Planned Unit Development No. PUDZ-2003-AR-
3495 "Wentworth Estates PUD"with the following stipulations:
Stormwater Management:
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1. A Surface Water Management or Environmental Resource Permit from the
South Florida Water Management District will be required prior to any Site
Development Plan approval.
2. Add the following stipulation to Section 7.6 of the PUD document.
A funding mechanism (e.g. Municipal Services Taxing Unit, Community
Development District, etc.) shall be established over the boundaries of the
entire Wentworth Estates PUD for purposes of funding the operation and
maintenance of the proposed stormwater pumping station in the Lely-Manor
Eastern Outfall Canal if future decisions of the Collier County Board of
County Commissioners establish the need for such funding.
Environmental:
1. Add the following stipulation to section 7.9 of the PUD document.
The Homeowners Association documents and any other disclosure
documents to purchases shall clearly state that Rookery Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve staff regularly conduct prescribed fires, remove
invasive plants, trap feral and domestic animals, control illegal dumping,
and manage visitor access within the Reserve lands.
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PREPARED BY:
STAN CHRZANOW3KI, P.E. DATE
ENGINEERING REVIEW MANAGER
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ROBERT C. WlorEY, P.E. DATE
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ILLIAM D. LO NZ, Jr., P.E. DATE
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR
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Item V.E.
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
MEETING OF AUGUST 6, 2003
I. NAME OF PETITIONER/PROJECT:
Petition No.: EX-2002-AR- 3112
Petition Name: Golden Gate Quarry
Applicant/Developer: APAC
Engineering Consultant: Hole Montes Associates
Environmental Consultant: Southern Biomes
II. LOCATION:
The subject excavation is in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 21, Township 49 South,
Range 27 East, of Collier County Florida, more specifically lying just south of the
existing APAC earth mine (all of Section 16) located at the southern end of 5th
Street S.W.
III. DESCRIPTION OF SURROUNDING PROPERTIES:
Surrounding properties are mostly developed with the following zoning
classifications:
ZONING DESCRIPTION
N - PUD Warren Bros. Pit (Earth mine)
E- A (ST/WS4) Vacant
S - A (ST/WS4) Vacant
W - A (ST/WS4) Vacant
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IV. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The petitioner seeks an Excavation Permit for earth mining.
V. GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN CONSISTENCY:
Future Land Use Element:
Presently, the subject site is designated Agricultural/Rural, Agricultural/Rural
Mixed Use District, on the Future Land Use Map and in the Future Land Use
Element (FLUE) of the Growth Management Plan (GMP). The FLUE (and Final
Order issued June 22, 1999 by the Governor and Cabinet sitting as the
Administration Commission) allows excavation in this designation. However, the
subject site is zoned A, Rural Agricultural; the "A" zoning district requires a
conditional use for excavation. This excavation permit has been submitted
without a companion conditional use application.
The Rural Fringe GMP amendments were adopted on June 19, 2002, but have not
yet become effective due to legal challenges. However, it is anticipated that these
amendments will be in effect by the end of July 2003. In those amendments, the
subject site is designated Agricultural/Rural, Rural Fringe Mixed Use District
Receiving Lands, and is within the North Belle Mead Overlay(NBMO). Relevant
to this excavation permit, the NBMO states, in part:
"Because an earth mining operation and asphalt plant uses have existed for many
years in the area, and the surrounding lands in Sections 21, 28 and the western
halves of Sections 22 and 27 are reported to contain Florida Department of
Transportation grade rock for road construction, these uses are encouraged to
remain and expand. However, until June 19, 2004, mining operations and an
asphalt plant may be expanded only to the western half of Section 21 and shall
not generate truck traffic beyond average historic levels. If by June 19, 2004, an
alignment has been selected, funding has been determined, and an accelerated
construction schedule established by the Board and the mining operator for an
east-west connection roadway from County Road 951 to the extension of Wilson
Boulevard, mining operations and an asphalt plant may expand on Sections 21
and 28 and the western quarters of 22 and 27 as a permitted use. If no such
designation has been made by June 19, 2004, any mining operations or asphalt
plant in these areas, other than continued operations on the western half of
Section 21 at historic levels, shall be permitted only as a conditional use, unless
the mine operator upon failure to attain Board selection of an alignment commits
by June 19, 2004 to construct a private haul road by June 19, 2006 without the
allocation of any public funds. The County's existing excavation and explosive
regulations shall apply to all mining operations in these areas."
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The NBMO provides that excavation is allowed as a permitted use in the
western 1/2 of Section 21 at historic levels; that is, the excavation shall not
generate truck traffic beyond average historic levels of the mining
operation in Section 16 to the north.
Under the present FLUE, the proposed excavation is subject to conditional
use approval in addition to the subject excavation permit. Once the Rural
Fringe GMP amendments become effective, and subject to the traffic
generation limitation noted above, the subject excavation permit may be
found consistent with the FLUE.
Conservation & Coastal Management Element:
The NBMO states, "The County's existing excavation and explosive regulations
shall apply to all mining operations in these areas." Since the excavation
regulations shall be applied to this petition the following related GMP's were
addressed.
Objective 2.2 of the County's Growth Management Plan states "All canals, rivers,
and flow ways discharging into estuaries shall meet all applicable Federal, State,
or local water quality standards."
Upon completion, the quarry will provide additional water quality retention well
above that existing on the site currently. During construction, the only discharge
may be from dewatering, which will be subject to the rules of NPDES and the
SFWMD since the project is within the limits of an existing agricultural surface
water management permit. The petitioner does not intend dewatering.
Objective 5.1 states "Allow the extraction or use of mineral resources in the
County provided such activities comply with applicable industry and government
standards regarding health, safety and environmental protection."
This conditional use will allow the simple extraction of earth (sand and/or rock)
and the creation of a lake. Such activities are easily done in compliance with
accepted standards of health, safety, and environmental protection.
Objective 5.2 states "Continue to reclaim the total disturbed area of extraction
sites in order to ensure adequate assessment and mitigation of site specific and
cumulative impacts resulting from mineral extraction activities."
Excavations such as these, when properly finished, with shallow side slopes and
smooth banks can provide opportunities for recreation and wildlife habitat.
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The project is consistent with Policy 6.1.4 in that an invasive exotic vegetation
removal and maintenance plan will be required as part of the excavation permit.
With regards to the NBMO the following statement applies to the environmental
aspects of this project. "Unless otherwise specifically stated, no other Goals,
Objectives and Policies of the Future Land Use Element, Conservation and
Coastal Management Element, or Public Facilities Element in the Growth
Management Plan or implementing LDR's, including specifically but not limited
to wetlands and wildlife protection, shall be applicable to the NMB Overlay
Receiving Lands other than this NBM Overlay Plan and its implementing LDR's.
On Receiving Lands any development shall comply with the non-environmental
administrative review procedures of Collier County fro site development plans
and platting."
As a result of the above statement in the GMP's that are anticipated to become
effective by July 30th, this petition was not reviewed for any environmental issues
and is consistent with the Collier County GMP's as related to the NMBO.
VI. MAJOR ISSUES:
n Stormwater Management:
The excavation site lies within the Main Golden Gate Canal Basin, but the overall
project boundary lies at the upper reaches of the Henderson Creek Basin. Since
lakes retain more water than is discharged from the original ground prior to the
excavation of the lake, there will be no additional runoff from the completed lake.
In this case the whole site will become a lake, so staff has no water management
concerns.
Environmental:
No environmental assessment or review was done for this petition.
Preservation Requirements:
No preservation is required.
Listed Species:
No listed species review was required by Collier County, for this site.
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VII. RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends approval of the Golden Gate Quarry with the following
stipulations:
Stormwater Management:
1. Petitioner will obtain all necessary local, State, and Federal permits for this
Excavation.
Environmental:
None
Planning:
1. The excavation shall not generate truck traffic beyond average historic levels
of the mining operation in Section 16 to the north.
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REVIEWED BY:
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