EPTAB Minutes 10/14/1991 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD
Minutes of ::fkit October 1991 Meeting
Present: Addison, Beardsley, Davis, Land, Maehr, Means, Pires,
Simpson, Wilkison
Absent: Richardson (sick) , Saadeh
1. Meeting called to order at 4 : 08 P.M. by Chairman Simpson.
2 . Minutes of October 7, 1991 were not available for action.
3 . A general discussion ensued concerning the draft of the
proposed County Habitat Protection Ordinance. Highlights from
EPTAB members are as follows:
A Should have flexibility in determining how much native
vegetation should be retained; a fixed amount probably not
equitable throughout the entire county.
• Environmentally sensitive lands classified into the following
categories: (a) Public lands, (b) Environmentally important,
(c) At Risk Habitats, (d) All others.
• Need buffers around wetlands and other preserved lands. Width
of buffers undetermined.
• A suggestion to vary the amount of retained vegetation by
cost of homes: (a) < $50, 000 = 0, (b) $50 - 100, 000 = 10%,
(c) $loo-200, 000 = 20%, (d) >$200, 000 = 30%.
A Density bonus of 1 unit /acre for each 10% habitat retention
above existing regulation.
• In some habitats, before you can develop, have to obtain a
certificate stating that habitat is not viable or have plans
which show that the habitat is being protected. If not, then
County enters into a mutually acceptable agreement with the
applicant. If can't come up with a solution after a two year
period, then development is allowed to proceed as originally
submitted.
A A need to tailor USFWS & FGFWFC guidelines to Collier County
needs.
• Set priorities on different habitats; minimum threshold size
for regulation; exemptions = single family, bona fide
agriculture??
A Mitigation allowable? When does it come into play? For all
environments destroyed? For only those circumstances when
develop some or all of the habitat slated for preservation?
Should banking be allowed? Encouraged? Is bonding a wise
action?
• Does County have condemnation authority for environmental
purposes? Can tie environmental purposes into public
interest, health, safety and welfare purposes?
A Should look at the County from a regional perspective.
Different criteria apply in each region. A need to tie into
and build on the EPTAB efforts of the past several months.
A Don't re-invent the wheel - utilize other counties '
ordinances; don't set up another wetland regulatory layer;
investigate adoption of other regulations by reference and
the applicability of said adoption if the referenced
regulation is amended.
• Preamble of ordinance very important; need to have facts and
data fleshed out in preamble.
A Would be handy to have a sheet comparing other county
ordinances, noting what has been working and what hasn't.
Also a suggestion to furnish EPTAB with a copy of other
counties' habitat protection ordinances.
4 . Mr. Means suggested that each member construct a bulleted list
of desired criteria for inclusion into the Habitat Protection
Ordinance and submit the lists to staff at the next meeting.
Staff will take the suggestions and consider them in drafting
another version of the ordinance.
5. Glen Simpson stated that henceforth he will formalize
meetings. If an item is not on the agenda, and an EPTAB member
wishes to add to the agenda, it will take a majority vote
(minimum of six votes according to enabling ordinance) to place
the item on the table.
6. Glen Simpson introduced an off the agenda item (item #1) for
EPTAB consideration which concerned a letter from EPTAB to the
BCC requesting information on meeting the timetable set out in
the CCME of the GMP. The item was unanimously accepted by vote
and the letter was discussed and modified.
7. Glen Simpson introduced item #2 , a letter that Gary Beardsley
had written to the DCA concerning the County not meeting the
deadlines set in the CCME. EPTAB members wished to read the
letter before they voted to place it on the table. Mr. Simpson
will poll the membership for the next meeting.
8. Mr. Beardsley handed out two items for EPTAB information.
9. Next meeting date established for 28 October 1991.
10.Meeting adjourned by Simpson at 6: 10 P.M.