Resolution 2006-012
RESOLUTION 2006--12.
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
SUPERSEDING AND REPLACING RESOLUTION 05-409,
IN ORDER TO AMEND THE PROCEDURES AND THE
REGULA TORY PROCESS PROGRAM FOR EXPEDITING
THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS FOR
QUALIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
"FAST TRACK" PROJECTS, AS CODIFIED IN THE
COLLIER COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State of Florida and Collier County to encourage the
growth of high value-added employment and the economic base by providing assistance to
qualified targeted industries that create high-wage job opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the County workin.g with the Economic Development Council of Collier
County will promote a "fast track" permitting review and approval program to expedite land use
and permitting applications for targeted industries in Collier County; and
WHEREAS, on November 29, 2005, through adoption of Resolution 05-409, the Board
of County Commissioners established the procedures and the regulatory process program for
expediting the development review process for qualified economic development council "fast
track" projects; and
WHEREAS, following adoption of Resolution 05-409, staff determined that the
Resolution contained two, unintended minor errors, and the Board of County Commissioners
desires to rescind Resolution 05-409 and have this new Resolution take its place in order to
correct the errors; and
WHEREAS, these procedures are appropriate for inclusion in the Collier County
Administrative Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, that:
I. This Resolution shall supersede and replace Resolution 05-409.
2. The foregoing Recitals are adopted as true and incorporated as part of this
Resolution.
3. The intent of the Board of County Commissioners is to apply these procedures to
development orders or permit applications certified by the Economic Development
Council (EDC) of Collier County as qualified for an expedited review and in doing
so identify such projects as EDC "Fast Track" projects.
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4. The Board of County Commissioners' economic development expedited review
policy as set forth below is to be included where appropriate in the Collier County
Administrative Code and is adopted for immediate use, as follows:
A. Purpose/Scope: Establish procedures for expedited reviews of all development orders
and permits qualifying as an EDC "Fast Track" approved application. The EDC "Fast Track"
expedited preview process for qualified development orders and permits is not intended to
otherwise modify or alter existing procedural standards for reviewing development orders and
permit applications, including those that do not qualify for EDC "Fast Track" expedited review
status.
B. Applicability: These procedures apply to the review of all qualified development orders
and permits for new and expanding development in Collier County approved under the EDC
targeted industry expedited review program. In order to qualify for "Fast Track" expedited
review the applicant for a proposed development order or permit must:
I. Include an application approved by the Economic Development Council of
Collier County and verified by the Director of Zoning and Land Development Review
stating that the project has qualified for EDC "Fast Track" expedited review status; and
2. Specifically request EDC "Fast Track" expedited review project status as part of
an application for a county development order or permit, as defined in the Collier County
Land Development Code (LDC) Section 1.08.02, including but not limited to: rezone
petitions, including those for PUD distriet; Site Development Plans; and Building
Permits, including their corresponding zomng, engineering, environmental,
transportation, and fire code reviews.
3. Qualifying EDC "Fast Track" projects are projects or developments that:
a. Create new or expanded businesses that are "Targeted Industries" which
are defined as businesses that are aggressively pursued for relocation to, or
expansion within, the local jurisdiction by the Economic Development
County of Collier County, They may include, but are not limited to the
following industries: aviation, information technology, biomedical,
manufacturing, corporate headquarters, research and development,
wholesale trade and distribution, and companies locating or expanding
within the Immokalee Rural Federal Enterprise Community.
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b. Provide 150% or more of the current private sector average wage for
projects in High Impact Areas, which is a designation given to qualifying
economic development projects located outside of Eastern Collier County
and the Immokalee Rural Federal Enterprise Community; or 115% of the
current private sector average wage for projects in Eastern Collier County
which is defined as that area of unincorporated Collier County that
includes those parcels of land immediately adjacent to, and east of, Collier
Boulevard, except for those parcels designated as part of the Immokalee
Rural Federal Enterprise Community; or 50% of the current private sector
average wage for projects in the Immokalee Rural Federal Enterprise
Community which is that jurisdiction so designated by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture as a multi-jurisdictional entity including
Immokalee (census tracts 112.04, 112.05, 113, 114), parts of Hendry
County and the Seminole Indian Reservation; the Enterprise Community
boundaries in Collier County follow the Immokalee Enterprise Zone
boundaries, a designation by the State of Florida, pursuant to F.S. * *
290.00 I - 290.016.
c. Creation of full time jobs at the following levels: a minimum of 20 new
full time jobs in the High Impact Areas; or a minimum of 10 new full time
jobs in Eastern Collier County; or a minimum of 5 new jobs within the
Immokalee Enterprise community.
C. EDC Fast Track Expedited Review Procedures.
I. EDC "Fast Track" expedited review qualification meeting
Prior to an application for a development order or permit being submitted to Collier
County for an EDC "Fast Track" expedited review, the applicants or agents must attend a
qualification meeting with the Economic Development County of Collier County. Those
that demonstrate compliance as defined in B.3. above, will be issued an EDC "Fast
Track" certificate of expedited review by the Economic Development County of Collier
County.
2. Submittal of EDC "Fast Track" expedited review Application and Certificate.
Once qualified, a complete development order or development permit application,
including the EDC "Fast Track" certificate of expedited review must be submitted to the
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County for expedited review within SIX (6) months from date of issuance of the
certificate. If a complete development order or permit application is not submitted within
six (6) months from the date of issuance of the certificate, the applicant must apply to be
re-qualified under I., above.
3. EDC "Fast Track" expedited review time line for application sufficiency.
Complete development order or development permit application submittal packages, once
time-stamped by the Department of Zoning and Land Development Review, or the
Building Review and Permitting Department, will receive an expedited sufficiency
review within two (2) business days as set forth below.
a. To be considered "complete" an application submittal package must
include all items indicated in the pre-application meeting notes, EDC
Certificate, and any and all required documentation as noted on the
application checklist.
b. The Department of Zoning and Land Development Review, or the
Building Review and Permitting Department, will review the submittal
package and determine it to be "complete" or "incomplete" at the time the
application is submitted.
c. An application package deemed "incomplete" will not be accepted and
will be returned to the applicant and the applicant will be advised of the
deficiencies and will be directed to reapply. With each subsequent
completeness submittal, the Department of Zoning and Land Development
Review or the Building Review and Permitting Department will determine
an application package to be "complete" or "incomplete" at the time of
submittal.
d. Once an application package is deemed "complete" it will have all
necessary data entered into the computer-tracking program noting the
EDC "Fast Track" expedited review period: 120 business days for
Rezoning Petitions, 60 business days for Plat or Site Development Plans,
or 75 business days for commercial Building Permits. If an
Environmental Impact Statement is required with the application, an
additional 30-45 business day of review time may be required to
adequately coordinate letters of technical assistance for appropriate state'
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and federal review agencies. These review periods will include all the
necessary public hearings; however, they are predicated on the required
quorum before the Environmental Advisory Counsel (EAC) and the
Collier County Planning Commission (CCPC) and scheduled meeting
dates of the Board of County Commissioners (BCC).
e. In addition, an EDC "Fast Track" expedited review routing sheet will be
completed, attached, and the application package will be distributed for
staff review within two (2) business days from sufficiency determination.
4. Expedited review timesfor staffEDC Fast Track expedited review projects.
a. Review of any development order or permit with EDC "Fast Track"
expedited review status will be completed and the appropriate staff reports
and approvals completed within 120 business days for rezoning requests,
60 business days for platting or Site Development Plan requests, or 75
business days for residential Building Permit requests from date of
distribution for staff review.
b. As may be appropriate, subsequent public hearings before the EAC,
CCPC, and the BCC will then be scheduled consistent with paragraph 5
below. To insure that expedited review applications move through the
review process in a timely manner, all re-submittals should be provided to
the County within 20 business days from posting of final staff review
comments on the computer tracking system. As such, the County's
601120/75-business day review timeframes will not include any time when
the application has been returned to the applicant for corrections based on
staff's sufficiency review comments.
c. In order to meet the expedited review period, staff reviewers must
complete their initial review of EDC "Fast Track" expedited review
applications within fifteen (15) business days from receipt for rezone
petitions, seven (7) business days from receipt for platting and Site
Development Plans, or 25 business days from receipt for commercial
Building Permits. If an Environmental Impact Statement is required with
the application, a 30-45 additional business day review time will be
required. Review comments will be forwarded via fax or email to the
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applicant and the owner within one (I) working day of when they are
posted to the computer tracking system.
d. Within two (2) business days from receipt by CDES, any additional
information, including any corrected plans submitted in response to the
reviewer's comments, will be distributed to the appropriate reviewers.
e. Resubmitted information and/or corrected plans will be reviewed under
the same procedures until all of the assigned reviewers have approved the
development order or permit and final approval is granted by the County
Manager or his designee.
f. Once an application for a development order or permit has been rejected
three (3) times by county staff, the applicants or agents along with the
owner or developer and a representative of the EDC must attend a
mandatory project review meeting to be held with all county reviewers yet
to approve the application.
5. Public Meeting and Hearings. Qualified EDC "Fast Track" expedited review
projects will be given first priority for scheduling of all neighborhood informational
(NIM) meetings, development review/pre-application meetings, and public hearings.
D. Applicant Requirements.
I. Application Agreement. Prior to the submittal of a development permit or order
application, the applicant shall sign and enter into an "Application Agreement"
with Collier County and the Economic Development Council in order to
participate in the Fast Track expedited review program and agree to the terms and
requirements of the program, including, but not limited to, the timely submission
of all information relevant to the petition and subsequent submittals of
information in response to staff reviews.
2. Certification of Compliance. A notarized affidavit from an officer of the
qualifying corporation or business shall be provided to the Economic
Development Council and the Operation Support and Housing Director of Collier
County certifying that the new jobs created, that qualified the new or expanding
business for the Fast Track Program, have been created and meet the wage
requirements as identified within this Resolution, Such certification must be
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received within twelve (12) months of the issuance of the first Certificate of
Occupancy for the specified project. I-~
This Resolution adopted after motion, second, and majority vote this ~ day of
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