Resolution 2007-033
RESOLUTION No. 2007 . --13...-
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING
REVISED BEACH PARKING FEES AND RULES IN COMPLIANCE WITH
AN AGREEMENT WITH FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION; REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2002-430.
WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution No. 99-240 on May 25, 1999, the Board of
County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, formally affirmed the County's policies
regarding fees for parking vehicles at the County's beach parking facilities as specified in that
Resolution;
WHEREAS, Collier County has entered into an agreement with Florida's Department of
Environmental Protection designed to make beach parking available to the general public on an
equal basis. This policy was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on January 23,
2007;
WHEREAS, Collier County has determined that an annual beach parking permit currently
has approximately a $30.00 value;
WHEREAS, Collier County will continue to provide beach parking permits to its
residents without charge based on ad valorem taxes assessed against residential real property
located in Collier County, which are used in part to pay for the County's expenses and the City of
Naples' expenses related to the subject public beach facilities; such taxes are not paid by persons
who are not permanent residents of Collier County or who do not own such real property; and
WHEREAS, annual beach parking permits will be available for sale for the general public
including visitors, tourists, and seasonal residents at a price equal to the value of the parking
permit paid for by County residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
SECTION ONE.
FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
The above WHEREAS CLAUSES are incorporated herein by reference as if restated verbatim in
this section.
These Rules may be amended from time-to-time by Resolution(s) of the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County.
The Board of County Commissioners makes the following findings of fact:
1. Collier County beach parking facilities are used by County residents, visitors,
tourists, and seasonal residents each day.
2. Costs to provide beach parking facilities and to police, maintain and repair
beaches, and to expand such parking facilities or construct new beach parking facilities increase
with the increasing numbers of vehicles that are parked at those beach parking facilities.
3. This Resolution is to facilitate collection of those parking fees.
SECTION TWO. APPLICABLE BEACH FACILITY LOCATIONS.
1. Parking fees and parking permits apply to the following beach parking facilities in
Collier County.
a. Barefoot Beach Access.
b. Barefoot Beach Preserve Park.
c. Vanderbilt Beach Park.
d. Vanderbilt Beach Access.
e. Conner Park.
f. Bluebill Temporary Beach Access.
g. Calm Pass Park.
h. North Gulf Shore Beach Access.
1. Tigertail Beach.
J. South Marco Beach Park.
2. Additional beach parking facilities may be added to this list from time-to-time by
Resolution(s) adopted by the Board of County Commissioners.
3. The annual beach parking permits will also be honored at beaches within the City
of Naples.
SECTION THREE.
BEACH FACILITY PARKING FEES.
The County's beach parking fees are:
A. As set forth by the Parks and Recreation Department's Facilities and Outdoor
Areas License and Fee Policy;
B. Annual parking permits are available for residents of Collier County with proof of
residency. Fees for resident annual parking permits will be paid by the County out of ad valorem
taxes.
C. The Parks and Recreation Department's CLASS database will be used to track
various statistics regarding parking permit issuance. Among these statistics will be resident
versus non-resident. The resultant data can then be used in developing cost and revenue
allocations.
D. Collier County's visitors, tourists, and seasonal residents may purchase an annual
parking permit at a County facility for the same price at which the permit is available to
residents. The cost is currently $30.00 annually.
E. Residents and visitors may also choose to pay daily parking fees through parking
meters or by direct collection by authorized county personnel at the appropriate beach parking
facilities.
F. Residents and visitors with parking permits may park free of charge at any County
and City of Naples beach parking facilities including parking meters found at beach parking
facilities.
SECTION FOUR.
VEHICLE EXEMPTION FROM BEACH FACILITY
PARKING FEES FOR PERMANENT COLLIER COUNTY
RESIDENTS; PROOF OF RESIDENCY IN COLLIER
COUNTY.
A. Only vehicles with valid beach parking permits shall be exempt from any beach
facility parking fees.
SECTION FIVE.
RESTRICTED PARKING AREAS.
Pursuant to Section FOUR of Collier County Ordinance No. 80-47, as amended, each parking
space at any the above-listed "Applicable Beach Facility Locations" is a geographic area where
vehicle parking is allowed with a valid vehicle parking sticker or the applicable beach parking
fees have been paid to park that vehicle.
SECTION SIX.
PARKING CITATIONS.
Pursuant to Chapter 89-449, Laws of Florida, as now or hereafter amended, and pursuant to
Resolution(s) that may be adopted from time-to-time by the Board of County Commissioners in
conjunction with Chapter 89-449, Collier County Park Rangers are authorized by that Special
Act to issue parking citations at each beach facility in accordance with Ordinance No. 80-47, as
now or hereafter amended, or as that Ordinance may be superseded in function by subsequent
ordinance(s).
SECTION SEVEN.
REPEAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 2002-430.
Collier County Resolution No. 2002-430, expressing the County's current policies regarding
exemptions from these beach facilities parking fees is hereby repealed in its entirety.
This Resolution adopted this l3tJ.. day of
motion, second and majority vote favoring same.
ATTEST; ~,' . ECl ':.
DWIGW'E.. BROCK, Clerk
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