Ordinance 2004-66
ORDINANCE NO. 2004- 66
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A COLLIER COUNTY
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; PROVIDING FOR THE
SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT, REVISION, OR
MODIFICATION TO THAT ADMINISTRATIVE CODE;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION AND INCLUSION IN THE
CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners ("Board"), as the governing
body in and for Collier County, desires to provide for a comprehensive compilation of
those certain procedures that are followed for selected administrative functions
regularly performed by County government; and
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that its creation of an Administrative
Code is in the best interests of the efficient administration of the County's governmental
powers and that such administrative codes are authorized pursuant to Section '1?5.74
(1 )(j), Fla. Stat. (2004); and
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that:
SECTION ONE:
RECITALS
The foregoing Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated by reference
herein as if fully set forth.
SECTION TWO:
CREATION OF, AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS,
REVISIONS, OR MODIFICATIONS TO, AN
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.
The Collier County Code of Laws and Ordinances is amended to add the following
provisions to Chapter 2, Administration, in Article 1, In General) as Section 2-10, et
seq., thereof, and reserving those sections presently "Reserved" and not otherwise
used or required by this Ordinance:
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Sec. 2-10. Administrative Code. A Collier County Administrative Code.
authorized pursuant to Section 125.74 (1)(i). Fla. Stat. (2004). is to be created
and maintained by the County Manaqer as provided for in this Code. The
classification and numberinq system for cataloquinq the provisions of the
Administrative Code will be as specified by procedures set forth in an adopted
administrative code provision. as will be any procedures for the draftinq and
review of such provisions prior to their adoption.
Sec. 2-11. Amendment of Administrative Code. All amendments. additions.
revisions. or modifications required to maintain the Collier County Administrative
Code will be made by resolution of the Board adopted by majority vote at any
reqular or special meetinq of the Board. Such resolutions may be placed as an
item on the reqular. consent. or summary meetinq aqenda. as deemed
appropriate by the County Manaqer in consultation with the County Attorney.
Sec. 2-12. Form of Administrative Code. All provisions of the Administrative
Code are to be published on a form substantially similar to that set forth in
Exhibit A. below:
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CATEGORY: CODE NUMBER:
CODE SECTION HEADING: ADOPTED:
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SECTION THREE: ADOPTION OF PROVISIONS INTO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
The provisions contained in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated by
reference as if fully set forth herein, are hereby adopted as the initial provisions of
the Collier County Administrative Code.
SECTION FOUR: CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY
In the event that this Ordinance conflicts with any other Ordinance of Collier
County or other applicable law, the more restrictive provisions will apply. If any
phrase or portion of this Ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion is to be deemed a separate, distinct and
independent provision and such holding will not affect the validity of the remaining
portion.
SECTION FIVE:
CODIFICATION, INCLUSION IN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
AND SCRIVENER'S ERRORS
The provisions of this Ordinance are to be made a part of the Collier County
Code of Laws and Ordinances, and the text of Exhibit "A" is to be made a part of the
Collier County Administrative Code consistent with the form adopted as part of Code
of Laws Section 2-12 in its Exhibit "A." The sections of the Ordinance may be
renumbered or re-Iettered to accomplish such, and the word "ordinance" may be
changed to "section," "article," or any other appropriate word.
Typographical/Scrivener's errors which do not affect the intent of the Ordinance's
provisions may be authorized by the County Manager, or his designee, without need
of further public hearing, by filing a corrected or re-codified copy of the same with
the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
SECTION SIX:
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance will become effective upon filing with the Department of State',
except that the provisions of the adopted Administrative Code set forth in Exhibit A
of Section Three are effective at 12:01 A.M., on October 18, 2004.
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PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, this /t7<~ Mday of ¿) (! It' b¿,~ 2004.
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EXHIBIT "A"
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE FOR FEES
Establishment of schedule of fees, costs and other charges.
The board of county commissioners will, from time to time as deemed necessary,
establish and adopt a schedule of fees and charges for application and document
processing, public meetings, public hearings, other meetings and hearings,
transcripts, approvals, denials, development permits, development orders,
development, construction, interpretations, enforcement, inspection services,
sales of documents, review, resubmission, and any other zoning or development
related services, and any other services provided or costs incurred by or on
behalf of the county as specified in this administrative code.
Maintenance and amendment of schedule.
The schedule of fees, costs and other charges shall be maintained in the county
manager's office and shall be available for public inspection during normal
business hours. Additional copies or part or all of the schedule of fees, costs and
other charges may be maintained in other appropriate county departments. The
schedule of fees, costs and other charges may be amended, modified or
otherwise changed in accordance with the procedures of this administrative
code.
Payment of fees, costs, and other charges.
The appropriate fees, costs, and other charges specified in the schedule of fees,
costs and other charges must be submitted with, and paid at the time of, initial
application submission or other initial document submission except as otherwise
specified in this administrative code or the schedule of fees, costs, and other
charges. The applicant, or if no applicant, the person requesting the county
service, document, or other item, will be responsible for the payment of all fees,
costs and other charges identified in the schedule of fees, costs and other
charges, except as expressly provided otherwise in this administrative code or
the schedule of fees, costs, and other charges. The fees, costs, and other
charges specified in the schedule of fees and costs and other charges will be
twice the amount listed for petitions or requests applied for, or on approval after-
the-fact, with the exception of minor after-the-fact yard encroachment requests.
Until the applicable fees, costs and other charges have been paid in full, no
action or activity of any type or kind will be taken on any other pending
application, petition, or request. The provisions contained in this section do not
apply to any impact fee regulations.
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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE FOR
COLLIER COUNTY CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS MANUAL
Title and Purpose.
The following document and any provisions contained herein may be referred to
as the Collier County Construction Standards Manual (hereafter "Construction
Manual" or "Construction Standards").
The purpose of these Construction Standards is to ensure that development
projects within the County conform to aesthetically pleasing and structurally
sound standards in order to maintain the character of the community and provide
a safe environment for the citizens to live in.
Design requirements for subdivisions.
A. The design of the required improvements for all subdivisions and
developments pursuant to section 10.02.03 of the Land Development Code
within Collier County must be in accordance with generally accepted professional
engineering principles and practices. The standards established in this section
are intended only as minimum guidelines for the design engineer and are not
intended to deprive the engineer of their responsibility for the technical adequacy
of his design or freedom to use his engineering judgment and discretion in the
practice of his profession.
B. Design data, such as calculations or analyses, must be submitted along with
the subdivision and development improvement plans covering important features
affecting design or construction prior to the issuance of any required county
development orders, permits or approvals. Such calculations and analyses may
include, but not be limited to: low and high water elevations, utility hydraulic and
drainage calculations, subsurface soil data, alternate pavement and sub-grade
types and centerline elevations when the minimum standards of Florida
department of transportation or the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials are inadequate, inappropriate or not applicable.
C. The design of all required improvements must be equivalent to the county
design requirements established in any adopted county regulation, as applicable,
including the following.
1. Access. Access to lots within a subdivision shall be designed to
accomplish access to the lots by use of local streets. Access to residential
lots must be in accordance with Code of Laws chapter 110, article II,
construction standards handbook for work within the public right-of-way as
set froth in Ordinance No. 93-63, as amended.
a. Intermittent access points to marginal access roads must be a
minimum of 660 feet apart. Access points to marginal access roads
must be provided with appropriate turn lanes, signalization or other
necessary traffic control measures. When double-frontage lots are
created adjacent to a collector or arterial street and a local street,
they must front on the local street, which will provide access to said
lot. Access to the lot will not be provided by means of the major
collector or arterial street. In such cases, the lot will be buffered as
required herein. Access management regulations as required by
the Growth Management Act and county comprehensive plan,
when implemented, will supersede this section where applicable.
Where access locations are not consistent with the county's access
management policy, a separate access capacity analysis will be
required to identify capacity impacts and appropriate mitigation.
b. In the case of commercial or industrial subdivisions which
contain or include parcels which are separated by common parking
area or other common area, sometimes referred to as "outparcels",
"anchor store parcels", or "fee simple footprint parcels", or an
integrated phased development as defined in Section 1.08.00 of the
Land Development Code, access will be created through an
internal access provision documented on the final subdivision plat.
Internal access provisions shown on the final subdivision plat will
include by way of example, but not limited to, cross-covenants,
cross-easements, dedicated access tracts, or the like, and will
clearly and specifically identify the dominant and servient estates
involved, and the scope and duration of such internal access
provision.
2. Alleys. Industrial, commercial and residential alley along the rear lot
lines must have an alley easement at least 24 feet wide containing a
vehicular pavement width of at least ten feet.
a. The alley edge of pavement-radius must be a minimum of 15
feet and be designed for the appropriate design vehicle.
b. Alley grades must not exceed five percent or be less than 0.3
percent.
c. All alleys created must be owned and maintained by a property
owners' association or other similar entity and will be so dedicated
on the final plat.
3. Blocks. The length, width and shape of blocks are to be determined
with due regard to:
a. Zoning requirements as to lot size and dimensions.
b. Need for convenient access, circulation, control and safety of
vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
c. Limitations and opportunities of topography, including all natural
and preserved features identified.
Where special topographical conditions exist, block lengths greater
than 660 feet may be approved by the county manager or his
designee pursuant to section 10.02.04 of the Land Development
Code. Traffic calming devices, as approved in the Neighborhood
Traffic Management Program, are to be provided in block lengths
greater than 660 feet.
4. Bridges. Bridges will be designed in accordance with current Florida
department of transportation practices or appropriate specifications by the
applicant's structural engineer and may be required to include provisions
for utility installations and will require sidewalks on both sides of the
bridge. The bridge must be designed by a Florida professional engineer
and is subject to the approval of the county manager or his designee and
those other agencies having jurisdiction over the proposed facilities.
Generally, bridges will be designed as reinforced concrete, however, other
low maintenance materials may be used upon request and approval, when
supported by a design report prepared by the developer's professional
engineer which provides particular assurance relative to the integrity of the
materials to be utilized.
a. At a minimum, the width of all bridges will be required to
incorporate a clear roadway width equaling the travel lane width
plus two feet to the curb and six-foot sidewalks; however, variations
may be considered pursuant to section 10.02.04 of the Land
Development Code. Bridge width may vary with the classification
of the roadway section to be carried. All bridge structures must be
designed for H-20 loading, incorporating adequate corrosion and
erosion protection.
5. Buffers. Landscape buffers, when required by this administrative code,
section 4.06.00 of the Land Development Code, or other county regulation
must be in addition to the required right-of-way width and will be
designated as a separate buffer tract or easement on the final subdivision
plat. The minimum buffer width must be in conformance with section
4.06.00 of the Land Development Code. In no case will the required buffer
be constructed to reduce cross-corner or stopping sight distances, or safe
pedestrian passage. All buffer tracts or easements must be owned and
maintained by a property owner's association or other similar entity and
will be so dedicated on the final subdivision plat.
6. Canals. Any navigable canal or waterway designed as part of a
development or subdivision, intended to serve two or more properties, will
be designed in compliance with the requirements of the county's water
management master plan and sections 22-106 through 22-119 of the
Code of Laws, or other governmental entities with jurisdiction, where
applicable. The slopes of the canal banks must be stabilized with suitable
riprap, native vegetation or other proven erosion control measures.
7. Easements.
a. Utility easements. Utility easements no less than ten feet wide,
unless otherwise approved by the County Manager or his designee
pursuant to section 10.02.04 of the Land Development Code, must
be provided to accommodate all required utilities to, across, or
along lots and, where possible, will be centered on lot lines with
convenient access for maintenance. Utility easements and drainage
easements may not be combined without prior written approval of
the county manager or his designee; and drainage easements will
take precedence and be so noted on the final subdivision plat.
i. All utility easements for water and sewer facilities that will
be conveyed to the Collier County Water-Sewer District must
be separately identified and dedicated on the final
subdivision plat as "County Utility Easement" (C.U.E.) and
must be a minimum of 15 feet wide unless otherwise
approved by the Collier County utility division. Except when
crossing other easements, such easements will not be
inconsistent with other existing utility easements, or later
subjected to uses inconsistent with the use of the easement
area for utility purposes unless otherwise approved by the
Collier County utility division pursuant to the conditions in
section 10.02.04 of the Land Development Code.
b. Drainage easements. Drainage easements will be provided to
accommodate open drainage facilities at a width no less than a
total of ten feet. The actual size of the easement in excess of the
ten-foot minimum will be determined based on the hydraulic design
of the flowway and the use of bank stabilization approved by the
county manager or his designee or minimum side slopes at a four
to one ratio, without stabilization.
i. Where underground drainage structures are installed, the
easement width will be sized to accommodate construction,
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maintenance and replacement of said structures. In no case
will said easement be less than 15 feet in width, unless
otherwise approved by the county manager or his designee
pursuant to section 10.02.04 of the Land Development
Code.
ii. When a subdivision or development includes or requires
access across canals, watercourses, water bodies, streams,
drainageways, channels, naturally occurring wetlands (that
are to be preserved), or the like, a drainage easement and
adjoining maintenance/access easement will be provided
which conforms substantially to the lines of such
watercourses unless otherwise approved by the county
manager or his designee pursuant to section 10.02.04 of the
Land Development Code. Maintenance and access
easements for the subdivision's or development's approved
water management system will be created and sized in
compliance with the rules and regulations of the South
Florida Water Management District, as amended. For canals
or waterways maintenance/access easement will be
provided in accordance with requirements of the entity with
responsibility for maintenance/access.
iii. Drainage easements will be created to provide for the
flow of surface waters from contributory areas.
c. Protected/preserve area and easements. A nonexclusive
easement or tract in favor of Collier County, without any
maintenance obligation, will be provided for all "protected/preserve"
areas required to be designated on the preliminary and final
subdivision plats or only on the final subdivision plat if the applicant
chooses not to submit the optional preliminary subdivision plat. Any
buildable lot or parcel subject to or abutting a protected/preserve
area required to be designated on the preliminary and final
subdivision plats, or only on the final subdivision plat if the applicant
chooses not to submit the optional preliminary subdivision plat,
must have a minimum 25-foot setback from the boundary of such
protected/preserve area in which no principle structure may be
constructed. Further, the preliminary and final subdivision plats, or
only on the final subdivision plat if the applicant chooses not to
submit the optional preliminary subdivision plat, will require that no
alteration, including accessory structures, fill placement, grading,
plant alteration or removal, or similar activity will be permitted within
such setback area without the prior written consent of the county
manager or his designee; provided, in no event will these activities
be permitted in such setback area within ten feet of the
protected/preserve area boundary. Additional regulations regarding
preserve setbacks and buffers are located in sections 3.05.00 and
10.02.06 of the Land Development Code, and will be applicable for
all preserves, regardless if they are platted or simply identified by
recorded conservation easement.
i. The boundaries of all required easements must be
dimensioned on the final subdivision plat. Required
protected/preserve areas must be identified as separate
tracts or easements having access to them from a platted
right-of-way. No individual residential or commercial lot or
parcel lines may project into them when platted as a tract. If
the protected/preserve area is determined to be jurisdictional
in nature, verification must be provided which documents the
approval of the boundary limits from the appropriate local,
state or federal agencies having jurisdiction and when
applicable pursuant to the requirements and provisions of
the growth management plan. All required easements or
tracts for protected/preserve areas will be dedicated and
also establish the permitted uses for said easement(s)
and/or tracts on the final subdivision plat to Collier County
without the responsibility for maintenance and/or to a
property owners' association or similar entity with
maintenance responsibilities. An applicant who wishes to set
aside, dedicate or grant additional protected preserve areas
not otherwise required to be designated on the preliminary
subdivision plat and final subdivision plats, or only on the
final subdivision plat if the applicant chooses not to submit
the optional preliminary subdivision plat, may do so by grant
or dedication without being bound by the provisions of this
section.
d. Improvement plans. The improvement plans for required
improvements which will be constructed within an existing
easement must illustrate the existing easement and existing
facilities, and the proposed easement and the proposed facilities.
Copies of the improvement plans will be provided by the applicant
to the holder of the easement(s) simultaneously with its submission
to the county.
i. The review and approval of improvement plans does not
authorize the construction of required improvements which
are inconsistent with existing easement(s) of record.
8. Fire hydrants. All hydrants must be connected to water systems having
sufficient storage or emergency pumping facilities to provide for the
minimum fire flows to be maintained for at least four hours or the current
recommendation of the Fire Suppression Rating of the Insurance Services
Office, whichever is greater. Hydrants must be placed on common lot lines
within the approved right-of-way unless greater otherwise approved by the
County Manager or his designee pursuant to section 10.02.04 of the Land
Development Code.
a. Hydrants must be installed and placed in a manner complying
with the requirements set forth in the latest edition of NFPA No. 24
entitled "Standard for the I nstallation of Private Fire Service Mains
and Their Appurtenances," published by the National Fire
Protection Association. Hydrants to be installed within subdivided
lots for fire protection purposes will be evaluated during the site
development plan review process as required in section 10.02.03 of
the Land Development Code. Those installations must comply with
the standards set forth in the latest edition of NFPA 1141 entitled
"Standard for Fire Protection in Planned Building Groups."
i. Residential land development. In one and two-family land
developments with not more than ten dwelling units per acre,
fire hydrants will be spaced not greater than 500 feet apart
and not more than 250 feet from the center of any lot in the
subdivision and must be connected to mains no less than six
inches in diameter. The system must provide capacity for fire
flows of at least 500 gallons per minute or greater, in
addition to maximum day domestic requirements at residual
pressures of not less than 20 pounds per square inch unless
otherwise required by the applicable fire code.
ii. Commercial, industrial, single family with structures in
excess of 5,000 square feet, and multifamily developments.
Fire hydrants located in these areas must be connected to
water mains no less than eight inches in diameter. In no
case will the spacing of hydrants be greater than 300 feet
apart. Additional on site fire hydrants are required when
portions of structures are more than 150 feet from the street.
These hydrants will be located as determined by the fire
code official. Hydrant spacing and size must be capable of
providing water flows adequate to meet the requirements of
the Fire Flow Analysis. In no case will the flow be less than
750 gallons per minute with the residual pressure of 20
pounds per square inch at the most demanding point of
discharge.
9. Median strips and entranceways.
a. Median strips. Median strips which are part of the publicly
dedicated or deeded right-of-way will not be utilized for any purpose
other than by the county or a public utility. When an applicant
desires to beautify a public median strip in a subdivision he may do
so in accordance with the guidelines established in section 4.06.00
of the Land Development Code to allow placing of grass, shrubs
and trees in general within the median strip under a right-of-way
permit after submission and approval of landscaping plans.
Selection of landscaping within the public or private median will be
based on accepted traffic safety standards and the prevention of
interference with maintenance requirements of utilities within a
median. Upon completion of the median improvements, the
landscaping will be maintained by a property owners' association, a
condominium association, cooperative association, or other like or
similar entity.
b. Subdivision or land development entrance ways. Subdivision or
development entranceways consisting of habitable or unhabitable
structures, walls, fences, gates, rock piles or the like are not
permitted within the median strip of a publicly dedicated right-of-
way. Decorative entranceways may be constructed upon property
adjacent to a right-of-way in compliance with this Code and will be
placed so as to not interfere with any cross-corner or stopping sight
distance or constitute a traffic hazard. Any improvements within
private rights-of-way must not be placed over any underground
improvements without the prior written consent of the intended
owner of the improvements. Upon completion of the entranceway,
all improvements will be maintained by the property owners'
association, condominium association, cooperative association, or
other similar entity.
10. Monuments. The design and location of permanent reference
monuments, "P.R.M.s," and permanent control points, "P.C.P.s," shall be
as prescribed by F.S. ch. 177, as amended. Where monuments would
occur within street pavement areas, they will be installed utilizing
appropriate offset monuments as prescribed by F.S. ch. 177, as amended.
All information pertaining to the location of P.R.M.s will be indicated in
note form on the plat, such as underground installations and the like.
11. Sanitary sewage system, central. A complete central sewer system
and interim wastewater treatment facility, if required, must be designed
and constructed to provide service to all lots and parcels within the
subdivision or development. The system will be designed, constructed,
owned, operated and maintained pursuant to the requirements of the
Utilities Standards and Procedures provisions of the Code of Laws in
Chapter 134, Article III, as amended, or to specifications of the applicable
service provider.
12. Sanitary sewage system, individual. Except as otherwise approved by
the county manager or his designee pursuant to section 10.02.04 of the
Land Development Code, no subdivision or development will be
constructed utilizing individual sewage disposal system for each lot or
parcel. Any exemption from this requirement must be designed in
conformance with chapter 100-6, F.A.C., and must obtain the written
approval of the county manager or designee and the board of county
commissioners. Such exemption must be in compliance with the
provisions of the county's growth management plan, and must be
approved by the County Manager or his designee.
13. Streets. The street layout of all subdivisions or developments must be
coordinated with the street systems of the surrounding areas. Adjacent
properties must be provided with local street interconnections unless
topography, other natural features, or other ordinances/regulations do not
allow or require said connections. All arterial or collector streets will be
planned to conform to the Collier County comprehensive plan. Collector
and arterial streets within a development will not have individual
residential driveway connections. Their location and right-of-way cross
section must be reviewed and approved by the county manager or
designee during the preliminary subdivision plat review process. All
subdivisions will provide rights-of-way in conformance with the
comprehensive plan and the right-of-way cross section contained in
appendix B. All streets must be designed and constructed to provide for
optimum vehicular and pedestrian safety, long service life and low cost of
maintenance.
a. Street access. Every subdivision or development will have legal
and adequate access to a street dedicated for public use and which
has been accepted for maintenance by or dedicated to the State of
Florida or Collier County, as described in section 10.02.05 of the
Land Development Code. When a subdivision or development
does not immediately adjoin such a street, the applicant must
provide access to the development from a dedicated street in
accordance with these regulations and provide legal documentation
that access is available to the project site. All lots within a
subdivision or development must be provided legal access to a
street dedicated for public use.
b. Adjoining or proposed adjoining street c systems. The
arrangement of streets in subdivisions or developments may be
required to make provision for the continuation of existing or
proposed collector or arterial streets to and from adjoining
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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 administrative
code or other ordinances and regulations. Where a subdivision or
development abuts an existing or proposed public arterial or
collector street, buffering will be required as per section 4.06.00 of
the Land Development Code.
c. Local streets. Use of local streets by cut through traffic will be
discouraged, using methods (like traffic calming) that do not
compromise connectivity or reduce the number of access points to
the subdivision.
d. 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, must be provided by the developer.
i. The analysis will show the impact on the proposed internal
streets of the subdivision or development and existing
externally affected streets. The analysis will 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.
e. Street right-of-way width. The minimum right-of-way widths to be
utilized will be as follows and, where applicable, will 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 10.02.04 of the Land Development Code.
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 --1 2
Minor collector 80--1 00 2 11 --1 2
(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.
f. Dead-end streets. Dead-end streets will be prohibited except
when designed as a cul-de-sac. When a street is designed to be
extended when the adjacent property is developed, a temporary
cul-de-sac and right-of-way will be designed. Culs-de-sac in excess
of 1,000 feet will 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 section and the County Fire Protection Code, or
its successor provisions in Code of Laws Chapter 58, Article III, the
standards of this section will take precedence.
i. Culs-de-sac must have a minimum 40-foot pavement
radius (to back of valley gutter) and 50-foot right-of-way
radius. If islands are to be installed within a cul-de-sac, they
must have a minimum 45-foot outside edge of pavement and
an inside edge of pavement radius of no greater than 25 feet
(See Figure 4 below).
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g. Curbs/valley guttt~r. All streets must be provided with valley
gutter or curbs to provide for drainage. Curbs will be required at
street intersections and for those areas requiring additional
vehicular protection. All required intersection curbs must extend ten
feet beyond the radius.
h. Intersection radii. Street intersections will be provided with a
minimum of a 25-foot radius (edge of pavement) for local or cul-de-
sac streets and 40-foot radius 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 must be provided
with no less than a 25-foot radius, or as approved by the county
manager or designee.
i. All intersections must be provided with ramps where
sidewalks are required.
i. Intersections and street jogs. Wherever feasible, streets will be
arranged so as to intersect at right angles. Two streets must not
intersect at an angle less than 60 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 curvature.
Streets classified higher than local will be provided with
appropriately larger tangents, supported by design calculations.
(i) Street jogs, at intersections, are prohibited. In no case
will 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 will be used only
when a traffic impact analysis indicated that neither
intersection will require turn lanes or signalization.
(ii) Intersections of more than two streets will be subject to
the approval of the county manager or designee.
j. Reverse curves. Tangents will be provided for all streets,
between reverse curves, according to the following, unless
otherwise approved by the county manager or his designee
pursuant to section 10.02.04 of the Land Development Code.
Street Classification
Tangent (Minimum)
(feet)
Cul-de-sac 25
Local 50
Minor collector/commercial/industrial 75
All other streets 100
k. Construction in muck or clay areas. The design of street
proposed in excessive muck areas will be considered on an
individual basis and may, where so directed by the county manager
or his designee, require the use of under drains. Alternate methods
of construction may be considered by the county manager or his
designee 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.
I. Materials. Streets must include a stabilized subgrade, base and
wearing surface in accordance with standards designated by the
county manager or his designee and as shown in the typical
sections.
i. Subgrade and shoulders. All subgrade and shoulders
must be stabilized to a depth of 12 inches and to the full
width as shown on the typical section drawing. The stabilized
area must be free of muck, roots and other objectionable
material. The subgrade and shoulders must 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 must 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 must generally conform to sections 160-8 and
160-9 of the Florida Department of Transportation Standard
Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (latest
edition thereof).
ii. Base. The base must be compacted limerock constructed
to the thickness specified in the typical section drawing for
the class and type of road to be constructed, and must be
built to the specified width and centered on the subgrade.
Limerock used for the base must meet the standard
specifications for grade no. 2 limerock and must be
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compacted to obtain at least 98 percent maximum density as
determined' by AASHTO T180. Construction and materials of
the base must 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 FOOT specifications may
be considered and approved by the county manager or his
designee.
iii. Prime. The base must be primed with type RC-70
bituminous material of SS-1 (asphalt emulsion) and must
comply with section 270-2 of the standard Florida
department of transportation specifications.
iv. Surface course. The surface course thickness and width
must be as specified in the typical section drawings. The
processing of the mixture and construction of the surface
course must comply with sections 320, 330 and 332 of the
standard Florida department of transportation specifications.
v. Grass. All areas within the right-of-way not receiving the
surface course must 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 County Manager or his
designee for erosion control, it will be installed prior to
preliminary acceptance of the roadway.
vi. Maintenance. The applicant will 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.
vii. Testing, The applicant must 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 or as directed by the county
manager or his designee. The subgrade and base will 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, must be furnished. to the county
manager or his designee.
viii. Inspection. During construction, a field inspection will be
made by the county manager or his designee. It is the
applicant's 0 responsibility to provide written notice to the
county manager or his designee when construction is ready
for inspection.
ix. Signs. The developer must provide and install traffic
control signs, street name and speed limit signs. All signs
must be of noncorrosive, reflective material construction or
of a type approved by the county manager or his designee.
One double-sided street name sign of standard design as
prescribed by current county standards will be provided at
each intersection for each named street unless otherwise
approved by the county manager or his designee pursuant to
section 10.02.04 of the Land Development Code. A street
sign will 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 county manager or
his designe(3 pursuant to section section 10.02.04 of the
Land Development Code. All signs must be designated on
the construction plans prior to their approval by the county
manager or his designee.
x. Pavement striping. All work will be in accordance with
section 711 of the Florida Department of Transportation
Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction
(latest edition thereof).
m. Alternative types of pavement, base and subgrade. Alternate
types of pavement, base and subgrade determined by the county
manager or his designee to be equivalent to those specified in this
section may be approved. Application for such approval must be
accompanied by written data, calculations and analysis which
show, by generally accepted engineering principles, that the
alternate types are Hqual or superior to those specified.
n. Street grades. Street grades must be determined in relation to
the drainage facilities for the subdivision and must not exceed four
percent nor be less than 0.3 percent, unless otherwise approved by
the county manager or his designee pursuant to section 10.02.04 of
the Land Development Code. Street grades must be shown on the
development plans by direction and percent of fall on the road
profiles.
o. Swales. Swales will 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 10.02.05 of the Land Development Code,
Required improvements, is justified. Swales may be permitted to
convey rear yard drainage and to collect street drainage.
p. Marginal access streets. Where a subdivision or development
abuts or contains existing limited access highway, freeway or
arterial street, and if access is 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
county manager or his designee.
q. Half streets. Half or partial streets will not be permitted except
where essential to the reasonable development of a property in
conformance with the circulation plan, comprehensive plan or these
regulations and where, in addition, dedication of the remaining part
of the required street right-of-way is provided. Whenever a property
to be developed borders on an existing half or partial street, the
other part of the street will be required to be dedicated and
constructed within such property. A proposed development or
subdivision that adjoins or includes an existing street which does
not conform to the minimum right-of-way requirements of these
regulations must provide for the dedication 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 will be
esta bl ished.
r. Limited access strips. Limited access strips controlling access to
streets on adjacent parcels will be prohibited except where
approved by the county manager or his designee pursuant to
section 10.02.04 of the Land Development Code.
s. Clearance and height. At least 17 feet of nominal clearance
must be provided over the full width of public streets, private
streets, fire lanes, and other means of vehicular access. Overhead
public utilities may require a greater height and will be evaluated on
a case-by-case basis.
t. Pavement samples. The developer must provide core samples of
both the base course and surface course of the completed public
and private roadways prior to preliminary approval. The core
samples will be taken at a maximum of 300 feet intervals and
arrangements will be made to immediately replace the areas so
removed with materials and construction to conform to the
specifications and to the line and grade of the immediate
surroundings' pavement surface. The core samples must be taken
by an approved testing laboratory and/or professional engineer and
certified as to location and thickness measured.
i. A tolerance of one-quarter inch for pavement surface and
one-half inch for base course may be accepted. Any
deviations more than these tolerances will result in
withholding preliminary acceptance until such time that the
pavement is brought up to county standards.
u. Sidewalk parking. The distance from the back of the sidewalk to
the garage door must be at least 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 at least 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.
14. Utility installation. After the clearing, grubbing, and grading has been
completed within six inches of final subgrade of the roadway for a street,
all underground work for the water mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers,
gas mains, telephone, electrical power conduits and appurtenances and
any other utility will be installed across the width of the street to the
sidewalk area, or provisions will be made so that the roadway or right-of-
way will not be disturbed by future utility installations. All underground
improvements so installed for the purpose of future service connections
will be properly capped and backfilled.
15. Utility casings. All casings to be installed within the roadway section of
a project must be located at a depth at least six inches below the bottom
elevation of the roadway stabilized based course. All casings providing
water service must extend to the intersection of the right-of-way line and
the lot line. Unless approved by the county manager or his designee
pursuant to section 10.02.04 of the Land Development Code, all casings
required for the complete service of underground utilities to the subdivision
must be installed during the construction phase of the project. Any casing
which must be placed after completion of the roadway stabilization and
paving will have its method of installation approved by the county manager
or his designee.
16. Water management.
a. Scope. A complete stormwater management system will be
provided for all areas within the subdivision or development,
including lots, streets and alleys. The system design must meet the
applicable provisions of the current Collier County codes and
ordinances, South Florida Water Management District rules and
regulations pursuant to F.S. ch. 373, and chapter 17-40 and title
40E, Florida Administrative Code, and any other affected state and
federal agencies' 0 rules and regulations in effect at the time of
preliminary subdivision plat submission.
i. Where stormwater runoff from outside the subdivision or
development historically passes on, passes over or through
areas of the subdivision or development, such runoff must
be included in the stormwater system design. The system
must be designed for long life, low cost maintenance by
normal methods and provide for optimal on-site detention of
stormwater runoff and groundwater recharge in accordance
with applicable county and SFWMD regulations.
ii. Water management areas will be required to be
maintained in perpetuity according to the approved plans.
Water management areas not maintained will be corrected
according to approved plans within 30 days.
b. Rainfall and runoff criteria. The system must be designed for
"design floods" resulting from rain storms and antecedent
conditions for all system components in accordance with current
Collier County and South Florida Water Management District
criteria.
i. Lakes. Artificial lakes and retention basins proposed as
part of a stormwater retention system for on-site water
management must be designed and, when required by this
administrative code or other ordinances or regulations of
Collier County, state or region, monitored for quality by the
applicant pursuant to the county excavation regulations, at
no cost to the county. All lakes will be set back from abutting
roadways or intersections pursuant to the design standards
established in sections 22-106 through 22-119 of the Code
of Laws and Ordinances.
ii. Runoff coefficients. Existing land usage will be considered
for the selection of proper runoff coefficients within the
drainage basins involved, whether within the subdivision or
development or not.
c. Stormwater outfalls. Stormwater runoff must be conducted to
positive outfalls that can be permanently maintained, practicably
and legally. Outfalls to existing waterways, canals, preserve or
conservation areas, lakes or storm sewers will be acceptable
provided it can be demonstrated through a professional engineering
study to the county manager or his designee that such receiving
systems have adequate capacity to receive the proposed quantity
and quality of the additional flow.
i. Side ditches or swales along public or private roads will
not be accepted as suitable positive outfalls except as may
be specifically accepted under the provisions of this
administrative code by the county manager or his designee,
and by the Florida department of transportation if applicable.
The storage of stormwater runoff in other existing or
proposed ditches or swales within a public or private right-of-
way will be permitted for volume storage when approved
under South Florida Water Management District design
criteria, but will not be utilized to satisfy the stormwater
storage (quality) requirements of a development's master
water management system.
ii. Drainage wells or underdrains may be accepted as
positive outfalls where adequate percolation volumes can be
provided in locations capable of accepting the design
quantities of water.
d. Major waterway. Improvement or establishment of major
waterways and canals will be developed in full accord with
applicable stormwater management criteria. Engineering data,
criteria and suitable calculations will be submitted to the county
manager or his designee prior to approval of construction plans.
i. Roadways over major waterways will be structures
approved by the county manager or his designee, sized to
maintain flow capacity, designed to assure long life and
minimal maintenance. Construction must meet all current
Florida Department of Transportation Standard
Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, unless
otherwise approved by the county manager or his designee
pursuant to section 10.02.04 of the Land Development
Code.
e. Outfall ditches and open channels. Unless otherwise approved
by the county manager or his designee pursuant to section
10.02.04 of the Land Development Code, side slopes no steeper
than four to one will be allowed. Protection against scour and
erosion will be provided as required by the county manager or his
designee.
f. Roadside swales.
i. Design. In the interest of preserving the existing natural
groundwater levels, roadways will not be designed so as to
cause the significant lowering of the water levels existing in
the area prior to development. Roadside swales and ditches
may be permitted within street rights-of-way where the use
of roadside swales can be justified to the county manager or
his designee through a written report prepared by the
applicant's professional engineer. Swales, where
permissible, will have side slopes no steeper than four to
one and they will not be utilized to satisfy the stormwater
quality (volume) requirements of a project's master water
management system. Where flow velocities in excess of four
feet per second are anticipated, urban right-of-way sections
will be required.
ii. Erosion protection. All unpaved areas within the
permanent right-of-way must be provided with permanent
erosion protection, such as native vegetation or turf. Swale
ditches will be sodded, sprigged or seeded a lateral distance
extending from the road pavement to the top of the swale
ditch backs lope. Where valley guttered sections are used for
drainageways, turf protection must be placed from the edge
of the gutter to the outer limits of the right-of-way. If seeding
is utilized, then mulching in accordance with the Florida
department of transportation standards will be required.
Additionally, if seeding and mulching are utilized, then a strip
of sod one foot wide will be placed along the face of the
pavement or curb section and over the invert of any
approved swale section within the runoff flowway. All swales
subject to erosion velocities will have adequate erosion
protection in the form of riprap or other applicable like
methods.
iii. Driveways across swale ditches. Driveways across
permitted swale ditches must have placed beneath them
drainage pipes of adequate size and type approved by the
county manager or his designee, based on the capacity
requirements calculated by the applicant's professional
engineer for the development's master water management
system.
g. Street drainage. Street drainage within the road right-of-way
through grassed swales will be permitted for rural cross sections
only except where velocities in excess of four feet per second are
anticipated. The flow from these swales or other types of drainage
facilities will be diverted to natural percolation areas, artificial
seepage basins or artificial lakes of at least sufficient capacity to
comply with the criteria of Collier County and the South Florida
Water Management District. Other equally effective methods of
returning cleansed waters to the aquifer will be acceptable upon
prior review and approval by the county manager or his designee.
i. Existing natural lakes may be used as detention areas
provided that they have adequate storage capacity and that
pretreatment measures approved by the county manager or
his designee are taken to prevent pollutant matter from
entering the lake. Positive outfall drainage facilities will be
provided away from all percolation areas, seepage basins,
detention areas and artificial lakes to handle the runoff from
storms which exceed the required design storm event in
duration and/or severity.
h. Percolation areas. The actual area required will depend on the
percolation rate for the soils at the specific site and the manner in
which the site is developed in accordance with Collier County and
South Florida Water Management District criteria. All percolation
areas will be grassed in accordance with requirements of this
administrative code and will be planted in trees, shrubs, or other
plants capable of taking up large volumes of nutrients.
i. Underground drainage. Where drainage plans provide for, or it is
so directed by the county manager or designee, the collection of
stormwater in underground pipes, inlets and other appurtenances
for conveyance to an intermediate or ultimate outfall, the following
minimum design criteria will be observed:
(i) The minimum pipe used within a publicly maintained
stormwater collection system will be 15 inches in diameter.
(ii) Inlets will be spaced at such intervals and in such a
manner to allow for the acceptance of 100 percent of the
ten-year, one-hour storm runoff.
(iii) The distance between terminating and intermediate
structures must not exceed those required by the Florida
department of transportation, pursuant to Florida Department
of Transportation Drainage Manual, Volumes 1--4 (1987
edition or latest revision).
(iv) The stormwater, underground collection system, must
be so designed that the elevation of the hydraulic gradient
during a ten-year, one-hour storm event is never higher than
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the crown elevation of any publicly maintained roadway in
the system..
(v) The pipes must be designed to minimize sediment
deposits.
(vi) The pipe materials must meet the requirements set forth
in sections 943--948 inclusive of the current edition of the
Florida Department of Transportation Standard
Specifications for Road and Bridge ConstruCtion. Only
concrete pipe or other pipe materials approved by the county
manager or his designee may be used in tidal or salt waters.
(vii) All drainage pipes must be fitted with headwalls,
endwalls, inlets and other appropriate terminating and
intermediate structures.
j. Stormwater disposal. The method of ultimate disposal of
storm waters will be dependent upon the soil characteristic
underlying the development or subdivision. All stormwaters will be
subjected to treatment for the removal of petroleum residues, oils,
suspended solids and other pollutants found in stormwater runoff.
The method of treatment will be determined by the applicant's
professional engineer responsible for the preparation of the
stormwater management plans and specifications, and will be
subject to the approval of the county manager or his designee and
the concerned state agencies.
STATE OF FLORIDA)
COUNTY OF COLLIER)
I, DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk of Courts in and for the
Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of:
ORDINANCE 2004-66
Which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners
on the 12th day of October 2004, during Regular Session.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of
County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 14th
day of October, 2004.
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