Agenda 02/23/2021 Item #17B (Golden Gate Parkway Overlay District)Proposed Agenda Changes
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
February 23, 2021
Move Item 17B to Item 9A: 17.B. ***This item was
continued from the January 12, 2021 and January 26, 2021
Board meetings.*** Recommendation to approve an
Ordinance amending Ordinance Number 04-41, as
amended, the Collier County Land Development Code and
Zoning Atlas, which includes the comprehensive land
regulations for the unincorporated area of Collier County,
Florida, to create the Golden Gate Parkway Overlay District
(GGPOD) and eliminate the Golden Gate Parkway
Professional Office Commercial Overlay (GGPPOCO) and
the Golden Gate Downtown Center Commercial Overlay
District (GGDCCO), and establish uses, boundaries and
design standards, by providing for: Section One, Recitals;
Section Two, Findings of Fact; Section Three, Adoption of
Amendments to the Land Development Code, more
specifically amending the following: Chapter One - General
Provisions; Chapter Two - Zoning Districts and Uses;
Chapter 4 - Site Design and Development Standards;
Chapter Five - Supplemental Standards; and Chapter 10 -
Application, Review, and Decision-Making Procedures;
Section Four, Conflict and Severability; Section Five,
inclusion in the Collier County Land Development Code;
and Section Six, Effective Date. (District 3). (Commissioner
Saunder’s request)
Add Item 10B: A Recommendation to adopt a resolution in opposition to passage and enactment of
Senate Bill 406 and House Bill 209, relating to the expansion of the Big Cypress Basin.
(Commissioner Taylor’s Request)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve an Ordinance amending Ordinance Number 04-41, as amended, the
Collier County Land Development Code and Zoning Atlas, which includes the comprehensive land
regulations for the unincorporated area of Collier County, Florida, to create the Golden Gate
Parkway Overlay District (GGPOD) and eliminate the Golden Gate Parkway Professional Office
Commercial Overlay (GGPPOCO) and the Golden Gate Downtown Center Commercial Overlay
District (GGDCCO), and establish uses, boundaries and design standards, by providing for: Section
One, Recitals; Section Two, Findings of Fact; Section Three, Adoption of Amendments to the Land
Development Code, more specifically amending the following: Chapter One - General Provisions,
including Section 1.08.01 - Abbreviations; Chapter Two - Zoning Districts and Uses, including
Section 2.03.07 Overlay Zoning Districts and Section 2.05.01 - Density Standards and Housing
Types; Chapter 4 - Site Design and Development Standards, including Section 4.02.26 - Design
Standards for the Golden Gate Parkway Overlay District (GGPOD) which will replace the Golden
Gate Parkway Professional Office Commercial Overlay District (GGPPOCO)-Special Conditions
for the Properties abutting Golden Gate Parkway East of Santa Barbara Boulevard as referenced
in the Golden Gate Parkway Professional Office Commercial District Map (Map 2) of the Golden
Gate Area Master Plan, and including Section 4.02.37 - Design Standards for Development in the
Golden Gate Downtown Center Commercial Overlay District (GGDCCO), Section 4.02.38-Specific
Design Criteria for Mixed Use Development within C-1 through C-3 Zoning Districts, Section
4.05.02 - Design Standards; Chapter Five - Supplemental Standards, including Section 5.05.04 -
Group Housing and Section 5.05.08 Architectural and Site Design Standards; and Chapter 10 -
Application, Review, and Decision-Making Procedures, including Section 10.03.06 - Public Notice
and Required Hearings for Land Use Petitions; Section Four, Conflict and Severability; Section
Five, inclusion in the Collier County Land Development Code; and Section Six, Effective Date.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain Board of County Commissioners (Board) approval of the proposed Land
Development Code (LDC) amendment to create the Golden Gate Parkway Overlay District (GGPOD)
and establish uses, boundaries, and design standards. The GGPOD will supersede the current provisions
of the Golden Gate Downtown Center Overlay District and the Golden Gate Parkway Professional Office
Commercial Overlay. (First of two public hearings)
CONSIDERATIONS: The Golden Gate City Sub-Element of the Golden Gate Area Master Plan
(GGAMP) was adopted on September 24, 2019. Modifications to the LDC, to support and implement
residential and commercial redevelopment and renewal initiatives, are required to be initiated within two
years. New uses, development standards, and a deviation process are introduced with this amendment.
These initiatives are recommended by the GGAMP. More specifically, the LDC amendment will comply
with the following GGAMP policies:
Policy 2.1.3
Within two years, Collier County shall create development standards to guide the transformation
of Golden Gate Parkway and the Activity Center into destinations that are convenient, pleasant,
and safe for pedestrians and cyclists, and maintain strong connections to transit service.
Policy 2.1.5
Collier County shall discourage new land uses along Golden Gate Parkway and within the
Activity Center that impedes pedestrian activity and is solely auto-oriented, such as car washes,
storage facilities, auto dealerships, and drive-throughs. Land development regulations will be
initiated within two years to ensure compatibility of auto-oriented uses within the pedestrian
environment.
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Policy 2.2.2
Within two years of adoption, Collier County shall initiate a community renewal plan to include
economic development strategies, urban design schemes, and infrastructure improvements.
Renewal plans shall be in concert with the vision of Golden Gate City and promote vibrant
urbanism, improve aesthetics, and support walkability.
Policy 2.2.3
Within two years of adoption, Collier County shall initiate the involvement of Golden Gate City
residents and business owners to consider amendments to the Land Development Code to support
and implement residential and commercial redevelopment and renewal initiatives. Amendments
shall include incentives for remodeling and renovation by creating criteria and standards for
variances and/or deviations.
The GGPOD is intended to work with the economic strategies and purpose of the County’s Golden Gate
City Economic Development Zone. One main facet of the GGPOD is to incentivize redevelopment
within the Golden Gate community by proposing new multi-family uses on parcels where they are not
currently permitted. Also, a host of new manufacturing uses are proposed, consistent with the allowance
of “advanced manufacturing” uses as adopted in the GGAMP. Staff used information from The
Brookings Institution and the Florida Dept. of Economic Opportunity as resources when choosing the
appropriate Standard Industrial Classification associated with the manufacturing uses. The proposed
manufacturing uses are not allowed under the current zoning or existing overlay districts. In order to be
allowed in the GGPOD-Activity Center, operators will need to demonstrate compliance with the new
design standards that have been specifically drafted for them. Lastly, the GGPOD introduces new
development standards that are aimed at promoting vibrant urbanism, improving aesthetics, and
supporting walkability, which is consistent with Policies 2.2.2 and 2.1.3 of the GGAMP.
On December 8, 2020, the Board approved staff's request to waive the nighttime hearing requirement to
hear the LDC amendment, to instead conduct two daytime hearings (Agenda Item# 16.A.28.). The first
daytime reading occurred on January 12, 2021 (Agenda Item #17.D.); however, the Board voted to
postpone it until February 23, 2021. This will represent the first of two hearings.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE (DSAC) RECOMMENDATION: On
July 28, 2020, the DSAC-LDR Subcommittee (Subcommittee) discussed making multiple changes
throughout the document but ultimately recommended approval, contingent upon the following two
conditions:
• Subject to staff revising the Overlay relative to ensuring that no existing development rights are
intentionally or unintentionally contravened or eliminated-including building height and uses-and
to clarify that language where it exists or where there is confusion.
• Require a minimum 10-foot wide landscape buffer adjacent to residentially zoned property.
Staff did not incorporate the Subcommittee’s requested buffer size in order to promote maximum
flexibility in site design to assist in the redevelopment of lots that may be constrained in size.
On August 5, 2020, the DSAC recommended approval, contingent upon the same two conditions that
were recommended by the Subcommittee.
Staff did not incorporate the DSAC’s requested buffer size in order to promote maximum flexibility in
site design to assist in the redevelopment of lots that may be constrained in size.
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COLLIER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION (CCPC) RECOMMENDATION: On October 8,
2020, the CCPC unanimously recommended approval of the amendment as presented at the meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT: There are no fiscal impacts associated with this action.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: The proposed amendments provide for a zero buffer for principal
structures along Golden Gate Parkway. If the County needs additional right-of-way in the future, this
amendment will substantially increase the acquisition costs. Otherwise, this item is approved as to form
and legality and requires an affirmative vote of four for Board approval. (HFAC)
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this
action.
RECOMMENDATION: To approve the proposed Ordinance amending the Land Development Code.
Prepared by: Eric Johnson, AICP, CFM, Principal Planner, Zoning Division
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Draft Ordinance (PDF)
2. [Linked] GGPOD LDCA to BCC (01-12-2021) (PDF)
3. legal ad - agenda ID 14709 (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 17.B
Doc ID: 14709
Item Summary: ***This item was continued from the January 12, 2021 and January 26, 2021
Board meetings.*** Recommendation to approve an Ordinance amending Ordinance Number 04-41, as
amended, the Collier County Land Development Code and Zoning Atlas, which includes the
comprehensive land regulations for the unincorporated area of Collier County, Florida, to create the
Golden Gate Parkway Overlay District (GGPOD) and eliminate the Golden Gate Parkway Professional
Office Commercial Overlay (GGPPOCO) and the Golden Gate Downtown Center Commercial Overlay
District (GGDCCO), and establish uses, boundaries and design standards, by providing for: Section One,
Recitals; Section Two, Findings of Fact; Section Three, Adoption of Amendments to the Land
Development Code, more specifically amending the following: Chapter One - General Provisions;
Chapter Two - Zoning Districts and Uses; Chapter 4 - Site Design and Development Standards; Chapter
Five - Supplemental Standards; and Chapter 10 - Application, Review, and Decision-Making Procedures;
Section Four, Conflict and Severability; Section Five, inclusion in the Collier County Land Development
Code; and Section Six, Effective Date.
Meeting Date: 02/23/2021
Prepared by:
Title: Planner, Principal – Zoning
Name: Eric Johnson
01/12/2021 10:48 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Manager - Planning – Zoning
Name: Ray Bellows
01/12/2021 10:48 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Zoning Ray Bellows Additional Reviewer Completed 01/19/2021 2:52 PM
Growth Management Department Lissett DeLaRosa Level 1 Reviewer Completed 01/22/2021 4:42 PM
Zoning Jeremy Frantz Additional Reviewer Completed 01/25/2021 2:34 PM
Zoning Anita Jenkins Additional Reviewer Completed 01/25/2021 2:36 PM
Growth Management Department Thaddeus Cohen Department Head Review Completed 01/25/2021 3:15 PM
County Attorney's Office Heidi Ashton-Cicko Level 2 Attorney of Record Review Completed 02/03/2021 1:36 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 02/03/2021 1:54 PM
Office of Management and Budget Debra Windsor Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 02/03/2021 2:45 PM
Office of Management and Budget Laura Zautcke Additional Reviewer Completed 02/12/2021 10:52 AM
County Manager's Office Dan Rodriguez Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 02/12/2021 2:32 PM
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LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT
PETITION
PL20190001927
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT
This LDC amendment (LDCA) creates the Golden Gate Parkway Overlay
District (GGPOD), which serves to implement several policies of the
recently adopted Golden Gate Area Master Plan. The GGPOD will be
comprised of two new subdistricts—the Activity Center subdistrict
(GGPOD-AC) and the Downtown subdistrict (GGPOD-DT). The
GGPOD shall supersede the current provisions of the Golden Gate
Downtown Center Overlay District and the Golden Gate Parkway
Professional Office Commercial Overlay.
ORIGIN
Board of County
Commissioners (Board)
HEARING DATES
Board 02/23/2021
CCPC 10/08/2020
DSAC 08/05/2020 LDC SECTIONS TO BE AMENDED
DSAC-LDR 07/28/2020 1.08.01 Abbreviations
02/19/2020 2.03.07 Overlay Zoning Districts
01/07/2020 2.05.01 Density Standards and Housing Types
12/17/2019 4.02.26 Golden Gate Parkway Activity Center Overlay (GGPACO)
Building, Development, and Site Design Standards
4.02.37 Design Standards for Development in the Golden Gate
Downtown Center Commercial Overlay District (GGDCCO)
4.02.38 Specific Design Criteria for Mixed Use Development within C-
1 through C-3 Zoning Districts
4.05.02 Design Standards
5.05.04 Group Housing
5.05.08 Architectural and Site Design Standards
10.03.06 Public Notice and Required Hearings for Land Use Petitions
ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS
DSAC-LDR
Approval with Conditions
DSAC
Approval with Conditions
CCPC
Approval
BACKGROUND
The Golden Gate City Sub-Element of the Golden Gate Area Master Plan (GGAMP) was adopted on
September 24, 2019. Modifications to the LDC, to support and implement residential and commercial
redevelopment and renewal initiatives, are required to be initiated within two years. New uses,
development standards, and a deviation process are introduced with this amendment. These initiatives
are recommended by the GGAMP. More specifically, the LDCA shall comply with the policies listed
in Exhibit B.
The proposed GGPOD-DT and GGPOD-AC are both consistent with the GGAMP. The GGPOD is
intended to work with the economic strategies and purpose of the County’s Golden Gate City Economic
Development Zone (see Exhibit C). The current provisions of the Golden Gate Parkway Professional
Office Commercial Overlay in LDC sections 2.03.07 F. and 4.02.26 and the provisions of the Golden
Gate Downtown Center Commercial Overlay District in LDC sections 2.03.07 O. and 4.02.37 will be
removed and replaced by the proposed provisions of the GGPOD. One main facet of the GGPOD is to
incentivize redevelopment within the Golden Gate community by proposing new multi-family uses on
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parcels where they are not currently permitted. Also, a host of new manufacturing uses are proposed,
consistent with the allowance of “advanced manufacturing” uses as adopted in the GGAMP. Staff used
information from The Brookings Institution and the Florida Dept. of Economic Opportunity as resources
when choosing the appropriate Standard Industrial Classification associated with the manufacturing
uses. The proposed manufacturing uses are not allowed under the current zoning or existing overlay
districts. In order to be allowed in the GGPOD-AC, operators will need to demonstrate compliance with
the new design standards that have been specifically drafted for them. Lastly, the GGPOD introduces
new development standards that are aimed at promoting vibrant urbanism, improving aesthetics, and
supporting walkability, which is consistent with Policies 2.2.2 and 2.1.3 of the GGAMP.
DSAC-LDR Subcommittee Recommendation:
On July 28, 2020, the DSAC-LDR Subcommittee discussed making multiple changes throughout the
document but ultimately recommended approval, contingent upon the following two conditions:
• Subject to staff revising the Overlay relative to ensuring that no existing development rights
are intentionally or unintentionally contravened or eliminated—including building height
and uses—and to clarify that language where it exists or where there is confusion.
• Require a minimum 10-foot wide landscape buffer adjacent to residentially zoned property.
Staff did not incorporate the Subcommittee’s requested buffer size.
DSAC Recommendation:
On August 5, 2020, the DSAC recommended approval, contingent upon the same two conditions that
were recommended by the Subcommittee.
Staff did not incorporate the DSAC’s requested buffer size.
CCPC Recommendation:
On October 8, 2020, the CCPC unanimously recommended approval of the amendment as presented at
the meeting.
FISCAL & OPERATIONAL IMPACTS
No fiscal impacts are anticipated. However, the
workload of the Office of the Hearing Examiner
can potentially increase due to the creation of
the deviation process, resulting in an
operational impact. Notwithstanding the
potential benefits gained from relaxing certain
development standards and allowing a vast
array of new uses, there is a potential impact to
property owners if existing buildings become
non-conforming once the GGPOD is adopted.
GMP CONSISTENCY
The proposed changes to the LDC are consistent with
the updates in the recently adopted GMP amendment.
ATTACHMENTS: A) Proposed Adminstrative Code Amemdment; B) GGAMP Policies; C) Excerpts
from Ordinance 2018-56
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Amend the LDC as follows:
1.08.01 – Abbreviations 1
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * 3
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GGAMP Golden Gate Area Master Plan
GGPOD Golden Gate Parkway Overlay District
GGPOD-AC Golden Gate Parkway Overlay District-Activity Center subdistrict
GGPOD-DT Golden Gate Parkway Overlay District-Downtown subdistrict
GGPPOCO Golden Gate Parkway Professional Office Commercial Overlay District
GMP Collier County Growth Management Plan
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# # # # # # # # # # # # # 6
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2.03.07 - Overlay Zoning Districts 8
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * 10
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F. Golden Gate Parkway Overlay District (GGPOD) 12
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1. Purpose and intent. The purpose and intent of these provisions is to implement 14
the goals, objectives, and policies of the GGAMP, specifically the Golden Gate City 15
Sub-Element. These provisions shall also be utilized in concert with the County’s 16
Golden Gate City Economic Development Zone, Ordinance 2018-56. 17
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2. Applicability. 19
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a. The use regulations of this LDC section and the design standards of LDC 21
section 4.02.26, shall apply to all properties as shown in Illustration 1 of 22
LDC section 2.03.07 F.4.b. 23
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b. Property owners within the GGPOD may establish uses, densities, and 25
intensities in accordance with the underlying zoning classification or the 26
GGPOD. The design standards of the GGPOD pursuant to LDC section 27
4.02.26 shall apply. 28
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c. Any PUD established prior to the effective date of this ordinance, including 30
amendments or boundary changes, may elect to utilize the use regulations 31
and design standards of the GGPOD. Any PUD proposed after the 32
effective date of this ordinance shall apply the provisions of the GGPOD, 33
unless a deviation is approved in accordance with LDC section 10.02.13 34
A.3. 35
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d. Where a property or a PUD is partially located within the boundary of the 37
GGPOD, the provisions of the GGPOD shall only be available to that 38
portion of the property located within the GGPOD. 39
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e. Conditional Uses approved prior to the effective date of this ordinance that 1
include design standards inconsistent with the provisions of the GGPOD 2
may elect to utilize the provisions of the GGPOD without the review of the 3
CU as required by LDC section 10.02.08 G.4. 4
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3. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to the GGPOD: 6
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Mixed use: A single development project with a residential component and a 8
nonresidential component. The mix of uses may be arranged horizontally 9
(separate buildings with a common development plan) or vertically (in the same 10
building), or some combination of both. Examples include but are not limited to 11
the following: 12
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15
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4. Establishment of subdistricts. 17
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a. Purpose and Intent. 19
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i. The Mixed Use Activity Center Subdistrict (GGPOD-AC). This 21
subdistrict is intended to be mixed-use (commercial, residential, 22
institutional) in character. The concept is designed to concentrate 23
new and existing commercial zoning in locations where traffic 24
impacts can be readily accommodated, to avoid strip and 25
disorganized patterns of commercial development, and to create 26
focal points within the community. The standard for intensity of 27
commercial uses are uses allowed in the C-1 through C-5 zoning 28
districts but with certain exceptions. In addition, uses that are 29
specifically intended to support economic development in Golden 30
Gate city are also allowed. 31
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ii. Downtown Center Commercial Subdistrict (GGPOD-DT). This 33
subdistrict is to encourage redevelopment along Golden Gate 34
Parkway in order to improve the physical appearance of the area 35
and create a vibrant and viable downtown subdistrict within Golden 36
Gate City. Emphasis shall be placed on the creation of a 37
Vertical mixed use
Horizontal mixed use
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pedestrian-oriented boulevard. The provisions of this subdistrict 1
are intended to ensure harmonious development of commercial and 2
mixed use buildings at a pedestrian scale that are compatible with 3
residential development within and outside of the subdistrict. The 4
subdistrict allows the aggregation of properties in order to promote 5
flexibility in site design. The types of uses permitted within this 6
subdistrict are retail, office, personal services, institutional, and 7
residential. Non-residential development is intended to serve the 8
needs of residents within the subdistrict, surrounding 9
neighborhoods, and passerby. 10
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b. Boundaries of GGPOD and subdistricts. The boundaries of the GGPOD 12
and subdistricts are identified in Illustration 1 below: 13
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(map to be added) 16
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Illustration 1 - GGPOD with subdistricts 18
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5. Table of Uses. 1
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a. The Table of Uses identifies uses as permitted uses (P) or conditional uses 3
(CU). Conditional uses shall require approval in accordance with the 4
procedures set forth in LDC section 10.08.00. 5
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b. Table 1. 7
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Use Category
Mixed Use
Activity
Center
Subdistrict
(GGPOD-
AC)1
Downtown
Center
Commercial
Subdistrict
(GGPOD-
DT)1
Residential Uses
1) Artist village. P P
2) Dwelling, Multi-Family, including townhouses. P P
3) Live-work units. P P
4) Any use listed as permitted in the underlying
zoning.
P P
5) Any use listed as a conditional use in the
underlying zoning district.
CU CU
Commercial Uses2
1) Any use listed as permitted in the underlying
zoning district.
P P
2) Any use listed as a conditional use in the
underlying zoning district.
C C
3) Any use listed as a permitted use in any of the C-
1, C-2, or C-3 zoning districts, without size
limitations.
P P
4) Any use listed as a conditional use in any of the
C-1, C-2, or C-3 zoning districts, without size
limitations.
P CU4
5) Any use listed as a permitted use in the C-4 or C-
5 zoning districts.
P
6) Any use listed as a conditional use in the C-4 or
C-5 zoning districts.
CU4
7) Hotels and motels (7011, 7021, and 7041). P P
Economic Development Uses2, 3
1) Aircraft and parts (3721-3728). P
2) Beverages (2082-2087). P
3) Communications equipment (3661-3669). P
4) Computer and office equipment (3571-3579). P
5) Construction, mining, and materials handling
(3531, 3534-3537).
P
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6) Dental laboratories (8072). P
7) Drugs (2833-2836). P
8) Electrical industrial apparatus (3621-3629). P
9) Electric lighting and wiring equipment (3641-3646,
3648).
P
10) Electric transmission and distribution equipment
(3612-3613).
P
11) Electronic components and accessories (3671-
3679).
P
12) Engines and turbines (3511-3519). P
13) Farm machinery and equipment (3523-3524). P
14) Furniture and fixtures, not elsewhere classified
(2599).
P
15) General industrial machinery and equipment
(3561, 3563, 3565-3569).
P
16) Household appliances, not elsewhere classified
(3639).
P
17) Household audio and video equipment, and audio
(3651-3652).
P
18) Jewelers' findings and materials, and lapidary
work (3915).
P
19) Laboratory apparatus and analytical, optical,
measuring, and controlling instruments (3821-
3829).
P
20) Manufacturing industries, not elsewhere classified
(3999).
P
21) Metalworking machinery and equipment (3546
and 3548).
P
22) Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment,
and supplies (3691-3692, 3695-3699).
P
23) Miscellaneous industrial and commercial (3593-
3599).
P
24) Ophthalmic goods (3851). P
25) Photographic equipment and supplies (3861). P
26) Refrigeration and service industry machinery
(3581-3582, 3586-3589).
P
27) Search, detection, navigation, guidance,
aeronautical, and nautical systems and
instruments (3812).
P
28) Special industry machinery, except metalworking
(3552-3559).
P
29) Surgical, medical, and dental instruments and
supplies (3841-3845).
P
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30) Transportation equipment, not elsewhere
classified (3799).
P
31) Watches, clocks, clockwork operated devices,
and parts (3873).
P
32) Any other Economic Development use which is
comparable in nature with the list of permitted
uses contained herein and consistent with the
purpose and intent statement of the GGPOD as
determined by the Hearing Examiner or Board of
Zoning Appeals, pursuant to LDC section
10.02.06.
P
Notes: 1
2
1 See LDC section 2.03.07 F.6. for specific prohibitions in the 3
GGPOD. 4
5
2 See LDC section 4.02.26 B.14. for pollution control standards. 6
7
3 See LDC section 4.02.26 C. for design standards specific to 8
Economic Development uses. 9
10
4 Vertical mixed use developments shall be permitted uses. 11
12
6. Prohibited uses. These uses are prohibited, except that uses existing as of 13
[effective date of Ordinance] may continue to operate as a permitted use until the 14
use ceases for a period of one year. This section does not apply to the uses 15
allowed in the underlying zoning district. 16
17
a. Prohibited uses in the GGPOD-AC and GGPOD-DT. 18
19
i. Ancillary plants. 20
21
ii. Animal specialty services, except veterinary (0752, with outdoor 22
kenneling). 23
24
iii. Automobile dealers (5511 and 5599). 25
26
iv. Automobile parking (7521), tow-in parking lots only. 27
28
v. Automotive services (7549). 29
30
vi. Automotive repair services (7532-7539). 31
32
vii. Boat dealers (5551). 33
34
viii. Building construction (1521-1542). 35
36
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ix. Car washes (7542). 1
2
x. Carpentry and floor work contractors (1751-1752). 3
4
xi. Communication towers. 5
6
xii. Concrete work (1771). 7
8
xiii. Correctional institutions (9223). 9
10
xiv. Electrical contractors (1731). 11
12
xv. Equipment Rental and Leasing, Not Elsewhere Classified (7359 – 13
airplane rental and leasing; industrial truck rental and leasing; oil 14
field equipment rental and leasing; oil well drilling equipment rental 15
and leasing; and toilets, portable: rental and leasing only). 16
17
xvi. Farm product raw materials (5153-5150). 18
19
xvii. Fuel dealers (5983-5989). 20
21
xviii. Gasoline service stations (5541). 22
23
xix. Glass and glazing work (1793). 24
25
xx. Golf courses, public (7992). 26
27
xxi. Heating and air-conditioning contractors (1711). 28
29
xxii. Heavy construction equipment rental and leasing (7353). 30
31
xxiii. Installation or erection of building equipment contractors (1796). 32
33
xxiv. Local trucking without storage (4212). 34
35
xxv. Marinas (4493 and 4499). 36
37
xxvi. Masonry, stonework, tile setting and plastering contractors (1741-38
1743). 39
40
xxvii. Mobile home dealers (5271). 41
42
xxviii. Motion picture theatres, drive-in (7833). 43
44
xxix. Motor freight transportation and warehousing (4225). 45
46
xxx. Motor vehicle dealers, new and used (5511, 5521). 47
48
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xxxi. Motorcycle dealers (5571). 1
2
xxxii. Outdoor storage yards. 3
4
xxxiii. Packing Services (4783). 5
xxxiv. Painting and paper hanging (1721). 6
7
xxxv. Passenger car leasing (7515). 8
9
xxxvi. Passenger car rental (7514). 10
11
xxxvii. Plumbing contractors (1711). 12
13
xxxviii. Recreational vehicle dealers (5561). 14
15
xxxix. Roofing, siding and sheet metal work contractors (1761). 16
17
xl. Special trade contractors, not elsewhere classified (1799). 18
19
xli. Structural steel erection contractors (1791). 20
21
xlii. Taxicabs (4121). 22
23
xliii. Truck rental and leasing, without drivers (7513). 24
25
xliv. Veterinary services (0741 & 0742, with outdoor kenneling). 26
27
xlv. Utility trailer and recreational vehicle rental (7519). 28
29
b. Additional prohibitions for the GGPOD-DT only. 30
31
i. No automatic food and drink vending machines located outside of 32
a building. 33
34
ii. Enameling, painting, or plating as a principal use is prohibited; 35
however, these are permitted if accessory to an artist or craft studio. 36
37
iii. Prisons, detention facilities, halfway houses, soup kitchens, 38
homeless shelters, and single-room occupancy hotels, which are 39
dormitory-style hotels with shared bathrooms and public space. 40
41
F. Golden Gate Parkway Professional Office Commercial Overlay (GGPPOCO). 42
43
1. The provisions of the "GGPPOCO" district are intended to provide Golden Gate 44
City with a viable professional office commercial district. The professional office 45
commercial district has two (2) purposes. (1), to serve as a bonafide entry way into 46
Golden Gate City. (2), to provide a community focal point and sense of place. The 47
uses permitted within this district are generally low intensity, office development 48
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which minimize vehicular traffic, provide suitable landscaping, control ingress and 1
egress, and ensure compatibility with abutting residential districts. 2
3
2. These regulations apply to properties north and south of Golden Gate Parkway, 4
starting at Santa Barbara Boulevard and extending eastward to 52nd Terrace S.W. 5
in Golden Gate City as measured perpendicularly from the abutting right-of-way for 6
a distance of approximately 3,600 feet more or less and consisting of 7
approximately 20.84 acres. These properties are identified on Map two (2) of the 8
Golden Gate Area Master Plan. Except as provided in this regulation, all other use, 9
dimensional, and development requirements shall be as required in the underlying 10
zoning categories. 11
12
a. Permitted Uses. 13
14
1. Accounting (8721). 15
2. Adjustment and collection services (7322). 16
3. Advertising agencies (7311). 17
4. Architectural services (8712). 18
5. Auditing (8721). 19
6. Banks and credit Unions (6021-6062). 20
7. Bookkeeping services (8721). 21
8. Business associations (8611). 22
9. Business consulting services (8748). 23
10. Business credit institutions (6153—6159). 24
11. Commercial art and graphic design (7336). 25
12. Commercial photography (7335). 26
13. Computer programming services (7371). 27
14. Computer programming, processing, data preparation, information 28
retrieval, facilities management, and miscellaneous services (7371, 29
7374—7376, 7379). 30
15. Credit reporting services (7323). 31
16. Direct mail advertising services (7331). 32
17. Eating places (5812 except carry-out restaurants; contract feeding; 33
dinner theaters; drive-in and drive-through restaurants; fast food 34
restaurants, carry-out; restaurants, fast-food; submarine sandwich 35
shops). 36
18. Employment Agencies (7361). 37
19. Engineering services (8711). 38
20. Health services, offices and clinics (8011—8049). 39
21. Holding and other investment offices (6712—6799). 40
22. Insurance carrier, agents and brokers (6311—6399, 6411). 41
23. Legal services (8111). 42
24. Loan brokers (6163). 43
25. Management services (8741—8742). 44
26. Mortgage bankers and loan correspondents (6162). 45
27. Museums and art galleries (8412). 46
28. Personal credit institutions (6141). 47
29. Photographic studios, portrait (7221). 48
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30. Professional Membership organizations (8621). 1
31. Public administration (9111—9199, 9229, 9311, 9411—9451, 2
9511—9532, 9611—9661). 3
32. Public relations services (8743). 4
33. Radio, television and publishers advertising representatives (7313). 5
34. Real estate (6512—6514, 6519, 6531—6553). 6
35. Research, development, and testing services (8732). 7
36. Secretarial and court reporting services (7338). 8
37. Security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges, and services 9
(6211—6289). 10
38. Surveying services (8713). 11
39. Tax return preparation services (7291). 12
40. Travel agencies (4724). 13
41. Veterinary services (0742, excluding outside kenneling). 14
42. Any other commercial use which is comparable in nature with the 15
list of permitted uses, and consistent with the purpose and intent 16
statement of the overlay, as determined by the Hearing Examiner 17
or CCPC, pursuant to LDC section 10.02.06 K. 18
19
b. Accessory Uses. 20
21
1. Uses and structures that are accessory and incidental to the 22
permitted uses. 23
24
3. For signage to be located along the Golden Gate Parkway, see sections 5.06.00 25
of the Collier County Sign Code and the Golden Gate Master Plan. 26
27
# # # # # # # # # # # # # 28
29
O. Reserved. Golden Gate Downtown Center Commercial Overlay District (GGDCCO). 30
Special conditions for properties in the vicinity of Golden Gate Parkway in Golden Gate 31
City, as identified on the Golden Gate Downtown Center Commercial Subdistrict Map of 32
the Golden Gate Area Master Plan and as contained herein. 33
34
1. Applicability. These regulations apply to properties in Golden Gate City lying north 35
of Golden Gate Parkway, generally bounded by 23rd Avenue SW and 23rd Place 36
SW to the north, 45th Street SW to the west, and 41st Street SW and Collier 37
Boulevard to the east. South of Golden Gate Parkway, these regulations apply to 38
properties bounded by 25th Avenue SW to the south, 47th Street SW to the west, 39
and 44th Street SW to the east. These properties are more precisely identified on 40
the "Golden Gate Downtown Center Commercial Subdistrict" map of the Golden 41
Gate Area Master Plan and as depicted on the applicable official zoning atlas 42
maps. Except as provided in this section and section 4.02.26, all other use, 43
dimensional and development requirements shall be as required or allowed in the 44
underlying zoning districts. 45
46
2. Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of this overlay district (see Downtown 47
Center Commercial Subdistrict Map) is to encourage redevelopment herein in 48
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order to improve the physical appearance of the area and create a viable 1
downtown district for the residents of Golden Gate City and Golden Gate Estates. 2
Emphasis shall be placed on the creation of pedestrian-oriented areas, such as 3
outdoor dining areas and pocket parks, that do not impede the flow of traffic along 4
Golden Gate Parkway. Also, emphasis shall be placed on the construction of 5
mixed-use buildings. Residential dwelling units constructed in this overlay district 6
are intended to promote resident-business ownership. The provisions of this 7
overlay district are intended to ensure harmonious development of commercial 8
and mixed-use buildings at a pedestrian scale that is compatible with residential 9
development within and outside of the overlay district. 10
11
3. Aggregation of Properties. This overlay district encourages the aggregation of 12
properties in order to promote flexibility in site design. The types of uses permitted 13
within this overlay district are low intensity retail, office, personal services, 14
institutional, and residential. Non-residential development is intended to serve the 15
needs of residents within the overlay district, surrounding neighborhoods, and 16
passersby. 17
18
4. Permitted uses. 19
20
a. Residential uses: As permitted by right in the existing residential zoning 21
districts, except as otherwise prohibited by this overlay, when: 22
23
1. In an existing owner occupied structure. 24
25
2. In an existing non-owner occupied structure, until such time as 26
cessation is required by subsection 4.02.37 A.1 27
28
b. Residential within a mixed use building 29
30
c. Commercial uses: 31
32
1. Accounting services (8721). 33
2. Adjustment and collection services (7322). 34
3. Advertising Agencies (7311). 35
4. Apparel & accessory stores (5611-5699). 36
5. Architectural services (8712), limited to 5,000 square feet per floor. 37
6. Auto and home supply stores (5531). 38
7. Barber shops (7241). 39
8. Beauty shops (7231). 40
9. Building cleaning and maintenance services (7349). 41
10. Business associations (8611). 42
11. Business consulting services (8748). 43
12. Business services - miscellaneous (7397). 44
13. Business repair service. 45
14. Carpet and upholstery cleaning (7217). 46
15. Commercial art and graphic design (7336). 47
16. Commercial photography (7335). 48
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17. Computer programming, data processing, rental, leasing, repair 1
and other services (7371-7379). 2
18. Computer and computer software stores (5734). 3
19. Credit reporting services (7323). 4
20. Department stores (5311). 5
21. Direct mail advertising services (7331). 6
22. Disinfecting and pest control services (7342). 7
23. Drug stores (5912), limited to 5,000 square feet per floor. 8
24. Eating establishments and places (5812 except commercial use 9
employing drive-up, drive-in, or drive-through delivery of goods 10
and/or services). 11
25. Electrical and electronic repair shop (7629). 12
26. Employment agencies (7361). 13
27. Engineering services (8711), limited to 5,000 square feet per floor. 14
28. Equipment rental and leasing (7359), not including heavy 15
construction equipment. 16
29. Essential services, see sec. 2.01.03; except that law enforcement, 17
fire, and emergency medical services uses are limited to 18
administrative offices only. 19
30. Food stores (groups 5411-5499). 20
31. Funeral service and crematories (7261). 21
32. General merchandise stores (5331-5399). 22
33. Glass stores (5231). 23
34. Hardware stores (5251). 24
35. Health services, offices and clinics (8011-8049). 25
36. Home furniture and furnishing stores (5712-5719). 26
37. Home health care services (8082). 27
38. Household appliance stores (5722). 28
39. Insurance carriers, agents and brokers (6311-6399, 6411). 29
40. Labor unions (8631). 30
41. Landscape architects, consulting and planning (0781), limited to 31
5,000 square feet per floor. 32
42. Large Appliance Repair Service (7623). 33
43. Laundry and drycleaners agents, garment pressing, linen supply, 34
cleaning services (7212, 7213, 7219); no coin operated laundries 35
or drycleaners. 36
44. Legal services (8111). 37
45. Libraries (8231). 38
46. Management services (8741, 8742). 39
47. Medical equipment rental and leasing (7352). 40
48. Membership organizations - miscellaneous (8699). 41
49. Museums and art galleries (8412). 42
50. Musical instrument stores (5736). 43
51. Outdoor advertising services (7312). 44
52. Paint stores (5231). 45
53. Parks, public or private; limited to pocket parks only, generally 46
described as a small area accessible to the general public that often 47
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includes plantings, fountains, seating areas, and other similar 1
passive open space features. 2
54. Personal services - miscellaneous (7299, babysitting bureaus, 3
clothing and costume rental, dating service, depilatory salons, diet 4
workshops, dress suit rental, electrolysis, genealogical 5
investigation service, and hair removal only). 6
55. Personnel supply services (7363, except labor pools). 7
56. Photocopying and duplicating services (7334). 8
57. Photofinishing laboratories (7384). 9
58. Photographic studios, portrait (7221). 10
59. Physical fitness facilities (7991). 11
60. Political organizations (8651). 12
61. Professional membership organizations (8621). 13
62. Public relations services (8743). 14
63. Radio, television and consumer electronics stores (5731). 15
64. Radio, television and publishers advertising representatives (7313). 16
65. Record and prerecorded tape stores (5735). 17
66. Real estate (6512, 6531, 6541). 18
67. Retail - miscellaneous (5921-5963 and 5992-5999, excluding liquor 19
stores, pawn shops, retail firearm and ammunition sales), limited to 20
5,000 square feet per floor. 21
68. Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores (5261). 22
69. Schools - vocational (8243-8299). 23
70. Secretarial and court reporting services (7338). 24
71. Security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges, and services 25
(6211-6289). 26
72. Shoe repair shops or shoeshine parlors (7251). 27
73. Surveying services (8713), limited to 5,000 square feet per floor. 28
74. Tax return preparation services (7291). 29
75. United States Postal Service (4311, except major distribution 30
center). 31
76. Videotape Rental (7841), limited to 1,800 square feet of gross floor 32
area. 33
77. Wallpaper stores (5231). 34
78. Watch, clock and jewelry repair (7631). 35
36
5. Accessory uses. Accessory uses within the GGDCCO include the uses listed 37
below. 38
39
a. Caretaker's residence, accessory to commercial and mixed use projects 40
only. 41
42
b. Enameling, painting, or plating, accessory to an artist's studio or craft studio 43
only. 44
45
c. Play areas and playgrounds. 46
47
d. Recreational facilities. 48
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6. Conditional uses. Conditional uses within the GGDCCO include the uses listed 2
below, subject to the standards and procedures established in section 10.08.00. 3
4
a. Auctioneering Services, auction rooms and houses (5999, 7389); limited to 5
5,000 square feet per floor. 6
7
b. Community centers. 8
9
c. Dance studios, schools, and halls (7911). 10
11
d. Food stores (5411-5499), over 5,000 square feet. 12
13
e. Motion picture theaters (7832). 14
15
f. Outdoor dining areas, not directly abutting the Golden Gate Parkway right-16
of-way. 17
18
7. Prohibited uses. Prohibited uses within the GGDCCO include the uses listed 19
below: 20
21
a. New residential-only structures. 22
23
b. Any commercial use employing drive-up, drive-in or drive-through delivery 24
of goods or services. 25
26
c. Sexually oriented businesses (Code of Laws, 26-151 et seq.). 27
28
d. Enameling, painting or plating as a primary use. However, these uses are 29
permitted if secondary to an artist's or craft studio. 30
31
e. Single-room occupancy hotels, prisons, detention facilities, halfway 32
houses, soup kitchens or homeless shelters. 33
34
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2.05.01 - Density Standards and Housing Types 1
2
A. Where residential uses are allowable, the following density standards and housing type 3
criteria shall apply. 4
5
Housing Type:
Zoning District:
Single-
family
Duplex Townhouse Multifamily Mobile
Home
Cluster Guest
House
Caretaker
Units
(number
allowed)
Timeshare Recreational
vehicles1
Maximum
Density2, 17
(units per
gross acre)
* * * * * * * * * * * *
GGDCCO
GGPOD
Per the
GMP
and/or the
underlying
zoning
district
6
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8
4.02.26 - Design Standards for the Golden Gate Parkway Overlay District (GGPOD). 9
10
A. General. 11
12
1. Unless otherwise specified, the standards contained in this section shall be 13
applicable to all development, except for single-family dwellings (detached) and 14
two-family dwellings on residentially-zoned lots, group housing, public schools, 15
and any use listed as a prohibited use pursuant to LDC section 2.03.07 F.6.a. 16
These excepted uses shall comply with the dimensional standards for principal and 17
accessory uses in the underlying zoning district and all other applicable standards 18
of the LDC. 19
20
2. The provisions of LDC section 4.02.38 shall not apply to properties in the GGPOD. 21
22
3. LDC provisions of LDC section 5.03.02 H. shall not apply to properties in the 23
GGPOD. 24
25
4. The provisions of LDC section 5.05.07 shall not apply to townhouse development 26
in the GGPOD. 27
28
5. The provisions of LDC section 5.05.08 shall not apply to “vertical mixed use” 29
projects in the GGPOD, except for the following standards: 30
31
a. LDC section 5.05.08 D.8. (overhead doors); 32
33
b. LDC section 5.05.08 D.15. (neon tubing); 34
35
c. LDC section 5.05.08 E.8. (parking structures), which shall be in accordance 36
with LDC section 4.02.26 B.9. 37
38
d. LDC section 5.05.08 F.3. (pedestrian pathways); 39
40
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e. LDC section 5.05.08 F.4. (service function areas and facilities); 1
2
f. LDC section 5.05.08 F.6. (drive-through facilities location and buffering 3
standards); and 4
5
g. LDC section 5.05.08 F.7. (lighting). 6
7
B. Architectural, building, and site design standards. 8
9
1. Table 1. Dimensional Requirements in the GGPOD. 10
11
Residential Use Non-Residential Use
and Mixed Use
Min. Lot Area (square feet)
Townhouse: 2,000
(per unit);
Multi-Family: 10,000
10,000
Min. Lot Width (linear feet) Townhouse: 20
Multi-Family: 100 100
Max. Floor Area Ratio N/A 0.90 (hotels only)
Min. Floor Area (square feet
per unit)
Efficiency: 450
1 Bedroom: 600
2+ Bedroom: 750
N/A
Max. Building Coverage (%) 100
Required Yards
Min. Front Yard (feet) 01, 2
Max. Front Yard (feet) 15
Min. Side Yard (feet) 01
Min. Rear Yard (feet) 5
Max. Zoned Height (feet)
GGPOD-AC Townhouse: 45
Multi-Family: 75 75
GGPOD-DT Townhouse: 453
Multi-Family: 60 603
Notes: 12
13
1 No building, appurtenance, or site design element listed in LDC 14
section 4.02.01 D., or any outdoor seating areas shall project 15
beyond the property line or be placed into a right-of-way. 16
17
2 All projects providing a front yard setback greater than zero feet 18
must accommodate pedestrians, bicyclists, or be designed with 19
combination of planting, seating, or hardscaped areas. 20
21
3 Or in conformance with the maximum height allowed by the 22
underlying zoning district, whichever is greater. 23
24
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2. Terminating vistas. Buildings or projects that terminate a vista at the end or 1
turning point of any street or pedestrian path shall include design features to 2
emphasize the importance of the view. Examples of design features include but 3
are not limited to tower elements, porte-cocheres, and cupolas. 4
5
3. Blank walls. Building wall areas must be interrupted with a minimum of an opening 6
or relief work every 120 square feet, measured both horizontally and vertically. 7
Examples of relief work may include but not be limited to stucco reveals, foam 8
decorative banding, planted trellises, or other design treatments. 9
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4. Roof material. Asphalt shingles are prohibited. 11
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5. Exterior building façade materials. Corrugated or metal panels are limited to no 13
more than 33 percent of exterior building facades (not applicable to roofs). 14
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6. Architectural massing. Transitional massing elements specified in LDC section 16
5.05.08 D.3. shall be provided on proposed buildings in the GGPOD that are twice 17
the height or more of adjacent residential development located external to the 18
GGPOD or twice the height or more of the maximum height allowed on adjacent 19
residentially-zoned properties that are external to the GGPOD. 20
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7. Streetscape design of buildings. The standards contained herein are 22
applicable to all properties fronting on existing rights-of-way that are 60 feet in 23
width or greater or on new streets of any width platted after (the adoption date of 24
this ordinance) pursuant to LDC section 4.02.26 D. 25
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a. Design features at intersections. Buildings located at the intersection 27
of two or more arterial, collector, or new streets platted after (the adoption 28
of this ordinance) shall include design features to emphasize their location 29
as gateways and transition points within the community. Examples of 30
required design features include but are not limited to tower elements, 31
public plazas, or courtyards. 32
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b. Windows. The ground floor of non-residential buildings shall have at 34
least 60 percent of its façade designed with windows to provide visual 35
interest for pedestrians and to serve as a deterrent to crime. 36
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c. Building entrances. Buildings located along public or private streets must 38
be designed with main entrances for pedestrians clearly defined and 39
oriented to the street. 40
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8. Landscape. Landscaping and buffering shall be provided in accordance with LDC 42
section 4.06.00 at time of SDP or PPL, except as follows: 43
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a. Buffers. No landscape buffer shall be required along the perimeter of any 45
lot line, except where such lot consists of a nonresidential use and is 46
adjacent to lands located outside the GGPOD and zoned for single-family 47
residential dwellings. In this instance, a minimum five-foot wide planting 48
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strip with shrubs and trees shall be required. Shrubs shall be no less than 1
five feet in height and spaced a maximum of four feet on-center at the time 2
of planting. Trees shall be a minimum of 10 feet in height, four feet in 3
spread, 1-3/4-inch caliper, and spaced a maximum of one per 25 linear 4
feet. These landscape buffers may be interrupted to provide for pedestrian 5
access only. 6
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b. Parking lots, vehicular use area, and service function areas. Landscaping 8
for off-street parking lots, vehicular use areas, and service function areas 9
shall be designed in accordance with LDC section 4.06.03, except for the 10
following: 11
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i. Interior of parking lot. 13
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a) A maximum of 30 percent of the landscape islands may 15
have a minimum width of five feet inside planting area. 16
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b) Plantings within parking lots shall be a maximum of 25 18
percent turf grass. The balance shall be shrubs or 19
groundcover in planting areas appropriate to the design. 20
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ii. Perimeter of parking lot, vehicular use area, or service function 22
area. The perimeter shall have a five-foot wide perimeter planting 23
area, exclusive of curbing. The perimeter planting area shall be 24
designed in accordance with the following: 25
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a) Trees a minimum of 10 feet in height, four feet in spread, 1-27
3/4-inch caliper, and spaced a maximum of one per 25 linear 28
feet. 29
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b) Shrubs arranged in a staggered pattern with a minimum size 31
of three gallons, spaced no more than three feet on-center 32
at the time of planting to provide year-round screening. 33
Where the perimeter planting area abuts lands outside the 34
GGPOD and zoned for single-family residential, the shrubs 35
shall be no less than five feet in height and spaced four feet 36
on-center at the time of planting. 37
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c) Perimeter planting strips may be interrupted to provide for 39
driveway openings or for pedestrian access points. 40
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c. Building foundation plantings. 42
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i. Buildings, including parking structures with ground floor commercial 44
or residential along the front facade, shall be required to have 45
foundation plantings designed in accordance with LDC section 46
4.06.05, except for as follows: 47
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a) The minimum required planting area shall be the equivalent 1
of 10 percent of the gross ground floor area of the building. 2
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b) As an alternative to providing a continuous building 4
foundation planting width, the planting areas shall be 5
located within 25 feet of the building edge in the form of 6
landscaped courtyards and seating area landscaping. 7
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c) It is unnecessary to provide foundation plantings along 9
facades where the building is setback less than five feet 10
from the property line; however, the minimum size of the 11
required planting area shall still be required and re-allocated 12
elsewhere on-site. 13
14
d) None of the required foundation plantings shall be located 15
within perimeter buffers or within parking lot, vehicular use, 16
or service function areas. 17
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ii. Stand-alone parking structures and parking structures designed 19
without ground floor retail or residential uses along the front façade 20
shall provide foundation landscaping in accordance with LDC 21
section 4.06.05 C., except that the minimum width of the planting 22
bed shall be 10 feet. 23
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9. Signage. The sign standards of LDC sections 5.06.02 and 5.06.04 shall apply to 25
all mixed use and non-residential projects within the GGPOD. In addition, the 26
following provisions shall apply to all wall, awning, ground, blade, and menu signs 27
for all nonresidential and mixed use projects: 28
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a. Signs on awnings can be combined and calculated with wall signs, to the 30
extent that signs on walls and awnings shall not exceed the maximum 31
square footage allowed for wall signs. 32
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b. Graphic elements, logos, mosaic tiles, or names created in flooring 34
immediately outside the front entrance with a maximum size of six square 35
feet are allowed. 36
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c. Non-illuminated plaques shall be allowed subject to the following: 38
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i. Each business may mount a maximum of two plaques at their front 40
entrance with each plaque restricted to a maximum of two square 41
feet. Plaques must be flush or pin-mounted on the storefront or 42
façade. 43
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ii. A plaque with a maximum size of two square feet may be mounted 45
at the exit door of each business. The purpose of this plaque is to 46
identify the business name or address for emergency response or 47
for the delivery of goods. 48
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d. A wall sign not to exceed three square feet is allowed in connection with a 2
walk-up or take-out window. This sign shall not count toward the maximum 3
size or number allowed for wall signs. 4
5
10. Open space. 6
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a. In order to promote a vibrant, walkable, urban community, the GGPOD 8
public open space standards are intended to concentrate open space in 9
structured, functional, and usable spaces that are nodes along connected 10
pedestrian paths or corridors that are accessible to the public. 11
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b. The standards of LDC section 4.02.01 B. shall apply, except that a 13
minimum of 15 percent of the gross area shall be devoted to useable open 14
space as follows: 15
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i. Residential developments on parcels 2.5 acres or greater; or 17
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ii. Commercial, Economic Development, and mixed use projects on 19
five acres or greater. 20
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c. Usable open space, as defined in LDC section 1.08.02, shall also include 22
publicly accessible site features, such as pedestrian and walking paths, 23
plazas, and passive furnishings. Passive furnishings include but are not 24
limited to benches, pavilions, and picnic areas. Pervious trail links 25
connecting within or across open spaces may count toward the 26
requirement of usable open space. Lakes, detention areas with publicly 27
accessible sidewalks or other impervious paths, and active recreation fields 28
or courts that are accessible to the public may be counted toward the 29
required public open space. 30
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11. Pedestrian pathways. Pedestrian pathways required in accordance with LDC 32
section 5.05.08 F.3. shall be a minimum of six feet in width. 33
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12. Exterior lighting. 35
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a. Public paths shall be clearly marked by using design elements such as 37
landscaping and pedestrian lighting. 38
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b. Illumination levels in the GGPOD shall not exceed 0.5 footcandles at 40
property lines where adjacent to residential development that is external to 41
the GGPOD or residentially-zoned property that is external to the GGPOD, 42
excluding where required pursuant to LDC section 6.06.03. 43
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13. Public transit facilities. In addition to the off-site improvements required in LDC 45
section 6.06.02 A., where a bus stop is located immediately adjacent to the subject 46
property or where a property abuts a bus route, a landing pad, bicycle storage rack, 47
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and bus stop identification sign, all of which approved by CAT, shall be provided 1
by Developer at no cost to the County in the adjacent right-of-way or within a 2
dedicated easement, for all new development and redevelopment projects 3
proposing more than 50 dwelling units or 10,000 square feet of a non-residential 4
use. If these CAT facilities exist, the County Manager or designee may waive this 5
requirement. 6
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14. Pollution control. Any discharge from industrial, commercial, or manufacturing 8
processes to a stormwater or surface water management system is prohibited. 9
Wastewater from any industrial, commercial, or manufacturing process must be 10
contained within a building or disposed of through the Collier County Water-Sewer 11
District’s wastewater collection system pursuant to the Collier County Industrial 12
Pretreatment Ordinance, (Ord. No. 2003-18, as amended). 13
14
15. Service function areas and facilities. The provisions of LDC section 5.05.08 F.4. 15
shall apply, except that loading docks, solid waste facilities, recycling facilities, and 16
other services elements shall be placed to the sides or rear of the building. Service 17
function areas shall be screened along rights-of-way in accordance with LDC 18
Section 4.02.26 B., where applicable. 19
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16. Off-street parking and loading. Unless otherwise specified, all parking and loading 21
standards shall comply with LDC Section 4.05.00. In addition, the following 22
provisions shall apply: 23
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a. Location of parking lots. The design of off-street parking lots shall comply 25
with the provisions of LDC section 5.05.08 F.2 except that parking lots, 26
vehicular use areas, and service function areas shall be located to the sides 27
or rear of buildings. 28
29
b. Driveways for single-family attached dwelling units. Where a lot abuts an 30
alley and the rear yard accommodates the driveway and unenclosed 31
parking of vehicles in accordance with LDC section 4.02.03 D., the 32
minimum length of such driveway shall be 23 feet. 33
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c. Screening from abutting rights-of-way. Off-street parking lots and vehicular 35
use areas shall be screened along rights-of-way in accordance with LDC 36
section 4.02.26 B.8., where applicable. 37
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d. Spaces required. 39
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i. Hotels shall provide one space per hotel room. 41
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ii. All other non-residential uses shall provide a minimum number of 43
parking spaces equal to one space per 1,000 square feet. 44
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e. Reductions to the number of required spaces. 1
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i. Off-street parking requirements shall be reduced cumulatively by 3
the following provisions, when applicable: 4
5
a) No additional off-street parking is required for outdoor dining 6
or outdoor restaurant seating areas. 7
8
b) For mixed use projects, the required number of residential 9
off-street parking spaces is reduced by 10 percent. 10
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c) The minimum number of spaces required shall be reduced 12
by the County Manager or designee when it has been 13
determined that the reduction is necessary to preserve an 14
existing healthy tree or trees (with a 12-inch or greater 15
diameter at breast height) from being damaged or removed, 16
and where the SDP provides for the retention of said tree or 17
trees. 18
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ii. Off-street parking requirements shall be further reduced by applying 20
only one of the following provisions: 21
22
a) If the subject property is located within the GGPOD-AC and 23
within 330 feet of an improved public transit facility, such as 24
a bus shelter, bus transfer facility, or park and ride site, the 25
required number of off-street parking spaces shall be 26
reduced by 20 percent; 27
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b) If the subject property is located within the GGPOD-DT and 29
within 330 feet of an improved public transit facility, such as 30
a bus shelter, bus transfer facility, or park and ride site, the 31
required number of off-street parking spaces shall be 32
reduced by 10 percent; or 33
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c) If a public transit facility, such as bus shelter, bus transfer 35
facility, or park and ride accommodation, is provided on-site 36
and in coordination with and accepted by the Collier Area 37
Transit, or if a bike-share station or ride-share pick up/drop 38
off zone is provided on-site, the facility shall substitute for a 39
portion of the standard required off-street parking spaces. 40
The total percentage of parking reduction shall only equal a 41
maximum of 30 percent of the minimum required off-street 42
parking spaces. The County Manager or designee may 43
approve an alternative parking credit if the applicant 44
provides a site-specific analysis of the projected frequency 45
of passenger or patron use demonstrating a greater off-set 46
of parking spaces is warranted. 47
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f. On-street parking. Where on-street parking exists or is permitted, a 1
development shall count the spaces directly abutting the site's frontage 2
toward the minimum parking requirement; however, the on-street parking 3
spaces are considered public spaces and are not for the exclusive use of 4
the adjacent use. 5
6
g. Parking structures. 7
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i. Parking structures shall comply with LDC section 5.05.08 E.8, 9
except that building foundation landscaping shall be provided in 10
accordance with LDC section 4.02.26 B.8.c.ii. 11
12
ii. Parking structure façades shall be designed to screen views of 13
automobiles by the general public from adjacent streets and 14
driveways. 15
16
iii. Freestanding light fixtures on the top level of the parking structures 17
shall be a maximum of 20 feet in height and setback from the 18
perimeter of the structure a minimum distance of twice the height of 19
the light fixture. Light fixtures shall be fully shielded to contain light 20
to the surface of the deck only. 21
22
h. Bicycle parking. Bicycle parking shall apply to all commercial, mixed 23
use, and Economic Development uses. Bicyclists shall have access via 24
sidewalks, pathways, or driveways to the public right-of-way and be located 25
as provided below: 26
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i. Parking structures. Required bicycle parking shall be located in 28
or near main entrances or elevators to provide for pedestrian safety, 29
visibility, and security of property. 30
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ii. On site. Bicycle parking (not located within a parking 32
structure) shall be located on site within 50 feet of main building 33
entrances. Bicycle parking shall not obstruct walkways. 34
35
iii. Right-of-way. Bicycle parking may be located within the public 36
right-of-way of a new local street platted after (the adoption date of 37
this ordinance), provided a minimum clearance of five feet is 38
maintained for pedestrian access. 39
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iv. Shared bicycle parking. Where there is more than one 41
building on a site, or parking is shared with an adjacent site, bicycle 42
parking shall be distributed equally to serve all buildings and main 43
entrances. 44
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17. Drive-Up, Drive-In, or Drive-Through Delivery of Goods or Services. 1
2
a. A drive-up, drive-in, or drive-through facility is a design feature of a building 3
or site of a commercial use. A facility may include but is not limited to a 4
building opening, such as windows and doors, mechanical devices, and 5
vehicular stacking lanes. 6
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b. This design feature shall be prohibited in the GGPOD-DT, pursuant to the 8
GGAMP. 9
10
c. In the GGPOD-AC, no use, except a bank, shall have a drive-up, drive-in, 11
or drive-through facility. 12
13
d. Existing drive-through facilities, as of [effective date of Ordinance] may 14
continue to operate until the use ceases for a period of one year. 15
16
e. Pedestrian walk-up windows located outside of the building are not 17
considered to be drive-through facilities and shall be allowed. 18
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C. Additional design standards for the Economic Development uses in the GGPOD. The 20
following design standards shall be applicable to all Economic Development uses 21
identified in Table 1 of LDC section 2.03.07 F.5.: 22
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1. Loading areas. All loading areas shall be oriented away from adjacent residential 24
uses, except for where obstructed by an intervening building. 25
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2. Outside storage and display. No outside storage and display shall be permitted 27
except when approved as part of a temporary/special event in accordance with 28
LDC section 5.04.05. 29
30
3. Operations. 31
32
a. All activity associated with the uses in this category shall be conducted 33
within a fully enclosed building. Activity includes but is not limited to the 34
following: 35
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i. The use or storage of any fixed or movable business equipment; 37
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ii. The use, storage, display, sale, delivery, offering for sale, 39
production, or consumption in any business, or by any business 40
invitee on the premises of the business, of any goods, wares, 41
merchandise, products, or foods; or 42
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iii. The performance of any work or services. 44
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b. All Economic Development use operations and equipment, including 46
accessory process equipment, such as compressors and air handlers, shall 47
be contained in an enclosed structure. 48
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4. Noise. No Economic Development use shall produce noise exceeding the sound 2
level limits for Commercial or Tourist uses as set forth in the Collier County Noise 3
Control Ordinance No. 90-17, as amended. 4
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5. Odors. No Economic Development use shall cause or allow the emission of odor. 6
7
6. Vibrations. No use shall operate to produce ground vibration noticeable by a 8
reasonable person with normal sensitivity, outside the building for single-use 9
buildings or outside the Economic Development use space inside mixed use and 10
multi-tenant buildings. 11
12
7. Smoke and particulate matter. No Economic Development use shall discharge 13
outside the building for single-use buildings or outside the Economic Development 14
use space inside mixed use and multi-tenant building any toxic or noxious matter 15
in such a concentration that will endanger the public health, safety, comfort, or 16
general welfare. 17
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8. Electrical disturbance. No Economic Development use shall create any electrical 19
disturbance which interferes unduly with the normal operation of equipment or 20
instruments or which is reasonably likely to cause injury to any person located 21
inside or outside building. 22
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9. Appearance. Industrial/factory buildings shall be designed in accordance with the 24
provisions of LDC section 5.05.08., excluding the exceptions, modifications, and 25
additions listed in LDC section 5.05.08 E.7.b through h. In addition, rooftop 26
mechanical equipment shall be fully screened by parapets or other methods of 27
screening and such parapets or other screening material shall not exceed 10 feet 28
in height. 29
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D. Design of new streets and alleys in the GGPOD. The standards contained herein are 31
applicable to all new streets and alleys in the GGPOD. 32
33
1. Streets. 34
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a. Streets are intended to form a modified grid to provide continuous 36
pedestrian walkways. The street network corresponds to a mix of uses and 37
a higher level of building and site design standards, in order to promote 38
pedestrian comfort and movement of bicycles and to foster a vibrant urban 39
realm. 40
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b. These standards shall apply to new streets in the GGPOD platted after (the 42
adoption date of this ordinance). Streets shall be a minimum of 66 feet in 43
width and comprised of the following: 44
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i. Eight-foot wide sidewalks; 46
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ii. Five-foot wide street tree planting zones containing cut-outs for 1
trees, located between the sidewalks and the Type F curbs. 2
Lighting fixtures shall be provided within the street tree planting 3
zone and located to avoid conflict with street trees. Any at-grade 4
surface area within the street tree planting zone that is not occupied 5
by a tree or light fixture shall be ADA compliant. Light fixtures shall 6
be consistent with the decorative lighting identified in the Golden 7
Gate Community Roadways Beautification Master Plan. If such 8
lighting is unavailable, similarly themed lighting shall be used. Tree 9
cut-outs shall be designed as follows: 10
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a) Placed abutting the FDOT Type F curb; 12
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b) Minimum at-grade dimension of five feet with a minimum 14
area of 25 square feet; 15
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c) Contain sufficient volume of soil necessary to promote a 17
healthy tree and directing roots away from sidewalks 18
through the use of structural soils or modular suspended 19
pavement systems. If the option of structural soil is utilized, 20
a minimum of two cubic feet of structural soil per square feet 21
of mature tree crown projection shall be provided; and 22
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d) Spaced 40 feet on center with trees having a minimum 24
average mature canopy spread of 20 feet and an eight-foot 25
vertical clearance for pedestrians. 26
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iii. Type F curbs, designed in accordance with current FDOT Design 28
Standards; 29
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iv. On-street parking areas containing eight-foot wide by 23-foot long 31
parallel parking spaces; and 32
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v. Vehicular travel lanes 10 feet in width. 34
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c. Public utility and drainage infrastructure may be placed in the right-of-way 36
of new streets platted (after the adoption date of this ordinance) in the areas 37
designated below and subject to the following restrictions: 38
39
i. Storm and sanitary sewers shall be located within the travel lanes. 40
Where both are present, parallel sewers shall be constructed with 41
junction boxes and manholes centered in either travel lane. Where 42
only one is present, structures may be located at the centerline of 43
the roadway or centered within either travel lane. On curves, 44
sufficient structures shall be provided to facilitate pipeline 45
alignments that achieve minimum horizontal separation criteria 46
found in FAC 62-555.314(1). Where feasible, sewer laterals and 47
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facilitate perpendicular crossings with other utilities in the right-of-1
way and to minimize proximity to tree roots. 2
3
ii. Potable water and sanitary sewer force mains shall be located 4
between the travel lanes and the street tree planting zones, on 5
opposite sides of the roadway. The main shall be centered 6
underneath the on-street parking, four feet from both the gutter and 7
the travel lane. 8
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iii. Other underground utilities shall be underneath the sidewalks. 10
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iv. Above-ground structures and appurtenances shall be placed in the 12
street tree planting zone, outside the tree cut-outs and no closer 13
than five feet to any street tree. 14
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2. Alleys. Alleys are intended to function as accessways to off-street parking lots, 16
vehicular use areas, and services areas. New alleys, including the width of the 17
paved area, shall be a minimum of 20 feet in width. The standards related to the 18
streetscape design of buildings in LDC section 4.02.26 B.7. are not applicable 19
along alleys. 20
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E. Deviation requests for projects in the GGPOD. 22
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1. Purpose and Intent. Property owners in the GGPOD may request deviations from 24
certain standards, as established in LDC section 4.02.26 E.2., to allow for flexibility 25
in building and site design, and to support and initiate incentives for new 26
development on vacant property or redevelopment on existing sites. 27
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2. Applicability. 29
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a. The Administrative Code, Chapter 6.M. shall establish the process and 31
submittal requirements for deviation requests in the GGPOD. Deviations 32
in the GGPOD may be requested for new development or redevelopment 33
projects in connection with any of the following types of applications: 34
35
i. SDP, SDPA, or SIP as established in LDC section 10.02.03; 36
37
ii. Building permit for signs as established in LDC section 5.06.11; or 38
39
iii. PPL for townhouses developed on fee simple lots under individual 40
ownership, as established in LDC section 10.02.04. 41
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b. Unless otherwise specified, property owners shall be eligible to seek a 43
deviation from the following code provisions: 44
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i. Design standards for the GGPOD: LDC section 4.02.26. All 46
dimensional standards of this section, excluding building height, 47
may be considered for a deviation request. In addition, deviations 48
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from non-dimensional provisions, such as from the design 1
standards for Economic Development uses in LDC section 4.02.26 2
C., are also allowed. Drive-through facilities, as described in LDC 3
section 4.02.26 B.17., are prohibited for uses in the GGPOD-DT, 4
pursuant to the GGAMP, and ineligible for deviations. 5
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ii. Loading space requirements: LDC section 4.05.06 B. 7
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iii. Landscaping in vehicular use areas: LDC section 4.06.03 B. 9
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iv. Landscaping requirements for industrial and commercial 11
development: LDC section 4.06.05 B.3. 12
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v. Building foundation plantings: LDC section 4.06.05 C., including 14
Table inset. 15
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vi. Development standards for signs in nonresidential districts: LDC 17
section 5.06.04. 18
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3. Conflict with other relief processes. 20
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a. This section is not intended to replace the current established process of 22
requesting deviations associated with the following: 23
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i. Master plan elements of the respective PUD pursuant to LDC 25
section 10.02.13. However, the deviation process of LDC section 26
4.02.26 E. is available to PUD-zoned lands within the GGPOD 27
provided that such request is based on a specific dimensional or 28
design requirement described in LDC section 4.02.26 E.2., and 29
provided the request further promotes compliance with the purpose 30
and intent of the GGPOD. 31
32
ii. Site plan with deviations for redevelopment projects pursuant to 33
LDC section 10.02.03 F., unless such request is based on a 34
dimension, site feature, or architectural standard listed under LDC 35
section 4.02.26 E.2. 36
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iii. Deviations and alternate compliance pursuant to LDC section 38
5.05.08 G. 39
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iv. Post take plan application pursuant to LDC section 9.03.07 A. 41
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b. Deviations from the LDC which are not expressly provided for in this section 43
shall be processed as variances in accordance with LDC section 9.04.00. 44
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4. Evaluation criteria. When evaluating a deviation, the following criteria shall be 1
considered: 2
3
a. Whether the proposed deviation is compatible with adjacent land uses and 4
achieves the requirements and/or intent of the regulations as closely as is 5
practicable; 6
7
b. Whether the proposed deviation is the minimum amount necessary to allow 8
for reasonable use of the property and/or address the issue necessitating 9
the deviation request; and 10
11
c. Whether the reduced or increased standard requested by the deviation is 12
mitigated for, either on the subject site or by providing a public benefit on 13
the subject site. Examples of such on-site mitigation include but are not 14
limited to: increasing setbacks from the adjacent road right -of-way when 15
proposing to deviate from sign size limitations; increasing plantings or 16
planting sizes or installing a fence or wall where a reduced buffer width is 17
proposed; providing public pedestrian and/or bicycle pathway easements 18
or other similar mobility improvements including transit enhancements; 19
providing public parking; providing beautification in the public realm, 20
including street trees, street furniture, lighting and other similar public 21
benefits. 22
23
5. Public notice. Public notice, including signage, notice to property owners, and an 24
advertised public hearing, is required for deviation requests and shall be provided 25
in accordance with the applicable provisions of LDC section 10.03.06 R. 26
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Golden Gate Parkway Professional Office Commercial Overlay District (GGPPOCO)—Special 28
Conditions for the Properties Abutting Golden Gate Parkway East of Santa Barbara Boulevard as 29
Referenced in the Golden Gate Parkway Professional Office Commercial District Map (Map 2) of 30
the Golden Gate Area Master Plan 31
32
A. The following standards shall apply to all uses in this overlay district. Where a specific 33
development criteria and standards also exist in the Golden Gate Master Plan, or the 34
Future Land Use Element of the GMP, they shall supersede any less stringent requirement 35
or place additional requirements on development. 36
37
B. In support of the purpose and intent of the GGPPOCO a common architectural style is 38
required for all proposed development within the overlay district. During the site 39
development plan review process, architectural drawings shall be submitted indicating that 40
all proposed buildings will have an architectural style which is similar to that approved for 41
the existing PUDs within the district boundaries. Such architectural drawings shall depict, 42
at a minimum, the following: the use of stucco, except for trim; pastel colors; pedestrian 43
pockets, including benches and lampposts; tile roofs, except that where tile roofs are not 44
provided, decorative parapet walls shall be constructed above the roof line. 45
46
C. Projects shall be encouraged in the form of a PUD (there shall be no minimum acreage 47
requirement for PUD rezones except for the requirement that all requests for rezoning 48
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must be at least 40,000 square feet in area unless the proposed rezone is an extension 1
of an existing zoning district consistent with the Golden Gate Area Master Plan). 2
3
D. Minimum project area shall be 2 acres. 4
5
E. Buildings shall be set back from Golden Gate Parkway a minimum of 40 feet and from 6
rear lot line a minimum of 25 feet. 7
8
F. Buildings shall have a maximum height of 25 feet plus 10 feet for under building parking. 9
10
G. Transportation. 11
12
1. Access to projects shall be provided exclusively via Golden Gate Parkway and 13
shall be limited to 1 per 450 feet commencing at the centerline of Santa Barbara 14
Boulevard but shall nonetheless comply with the Access Control Policy (Res. 01-15
247) in place at the time of development. 16
17
2. Projects shall be required to provide off- street parking and may make provisions 18
for shared parking arrangements with adjoining developments. 19
20
3. Projects shall provide deceleration and acceleration lanes as may be determined 21
by the County Manager or designee or his designee based upon the requirements 22
of the "work within the right-of-way ordinance" (Ordinance No. 93-64) and sound 23
engineering practices. 24
25
4. Projects shall encourage pedestrian traffic by providing sidewalks. Adjacent 26
projects shall coordinate location of sidewalks. 27
28
H. Signage permitted in this overlay shall be restricted to those signs permitted under section 29
5.06.00 the Collier County Sign Code. 30
31
I. Landscaping. 32
33
1. Projects shall provide a ten (10) foot buffer between vehicular right-of-way and 34
required sidewalk and shall provide landscaping of one (1) shade tree per thirty 35
(30) linear feet. Such trees shall be minimum of eight (8) feet in height and one 36
and one-half (1½) inches in diameter at the time of planting that shall have a 37
minimum canopy of fifteen (15) feet at maturity. In addition, a hedge or berm 38
planting combination shall be planted along the entire length of this ten (10) foot 39
buffer consistent with section 4.06.00. 40
41
2. A minimum of ten (10) percent of the gross vehicular use area shall be landscaped 42
to provide visual relief. One (1) tree, as described in section 4.02.26 I.1., shall be 43
provided for each seventy-five (75) square feet of this landscaped area. This 44
landscaping shall be placed within the vehicular use area. 45
46
J. Central water and sewer facilities shall be available prior to development. 47
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4.02.37 – Reserved. Design Standards for Development in the Golden Gate Downtown 3
Center Commercial Overlay District (GGDCCO) 4
5
A. Development criteria. The following standards shall apply to all uses in this overlay district. 6
Where specific development criteria and standards also exist in the Golden Gate Area 7
Master Plan, or the Future Land Use Element of the Growth Management Plan, these 8
standards shall supersede any less stringent requirement or place additional requirements 9
on development. 10
11
1. Cessation of residential uses. Existing, non-owner-occupied residential uses 12
located along Golden Gate Parkway shall cease to exist no later than seven (7) 13
years after the effective date of the adoption of the Downtown Center Commercial 14
Subdistrict in the Golden Gate Area Master Plan (adopted October 26, 2004; 15
effective January 14, 2005). This does not require the removal of residential 16
structures located on Golden Gate Parkway that are converted to uses allowed in 17
this overlay district within one (1) additional year; nor does this require the removal 18
of residential structures located elsewhere in this overlay district. 19
20
2. Multi-story buildings. 21
22
a. Only retail, personal service, and institutional uses are allowed on the first 23
floor. 24
25
b. All uses allowed by this zoning overlay, except restaurants and cocktail 26
lounges, are allowed on the second floor. 27
28
c. Only residential uses are allowed on the third floor. 29
30
3. Density. Density shall be as per the underlying zoning district. For mixed-use 31
projects, density shall be calculated based upon total project acreage. 32
33
4. Setbacks. 34
35
a. All development and redevelopment on lots abutting Golden Gate Parkway 36
shall have a front yard and setback of no more than 15 feet. All projects 37
providing a front yard setback greater than 0 feet must provide restaurant 38
seating, and/or open space areas such as other seating, planting areas, 39
and decorative landscape planters within such front yard , except that water 40
management retention and detention areas are prohibited. 41
42
b. All development and redevelopment on properties in the overlay area not 43
abutting Golden Gate Parkway must comply with the front yard setback 44
requirements of that property's underlying zoning. 45
46
c. Side yard setback shall be a minimum of 5 feet. 47
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d. Rear yard setback shall be no less than ½ of the building height, with a 15-1
foot minimum. 2
3
5. Building footprint limits. 4
5
a. Minimum building footprint of 3,000 square feet. 6
7
b. Maximum building footprint of 12,000 square feet. 8
9
6. Minimum floor area—Residential. 10
11
a. Mixed use. Minimum floor area of 1,500 square feet. 12
13
7. Minimum height. The zoned height of buildings shall be no less than 34 feet. 14
8. Maximum height. The actual height of buildings shall not exceed 3 stories or 45 15
feet. 16
17
9. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Standards. The 18
Golden Gate community supports the CPTED philosophy as a way to reduce 19
crime, improve neighborhood and business environments, and increase overall 20
quality of life of its citizens. CPTED principles such as natural surveillance, natural 21
access control, and territorial reinforcement shall be incorporated into the overall 22
design of the project, consistent with the provisions in this overlay and as identified 23
below. 24
25
a. Public paths shall be clearly marked by using design elements such as 26
landscaping and pedestrian accent lighting. 27
28
b. Public entrances shall be clearly defined by walkways and signage, as 29
specifically provided in this overlay. 30
31
10. Common architectural style. In support of the purpose and intent of the GGDCCO, 32
all structures within the overlay district shall have a common Mediterranean 33
architectural style, with barrel tile roofs, stucco façades, arches and wood accent 34
members used as details. During the site development plan review process, 35
architectural drawings shall be submitted to demonstrate adherence to this 36
requirement. All commercial and mixed use buildings and projects shall be subject 37
to the provisions of section 5.05.08 of the Code, except as provided herein. 38
39
11. Architectural standards. All buildings shall meet the requirements set forth in 40
section 5.05.08, except as otherwise specified below: 41
42
a. Buildings with frontage on Golden Gate Parkway shall have 60 percent of 43
the ground-floor façade finished with clear or lightly tinted glass. 44
45
b. The glazed area of the façade above the first-floor shall be at least twenty 46
(20) percent but shall not exceed 35 percent of the total area, with each 47
façade being calculated independently. 48
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c. Design elements used to embellish the primary façade shall be similarly 2
incorporated into the rear façade of buildings. 3
4
d. The façades of buildings 5,000 square feet or larger shall use rooflines that 5
vary in height or architectural embellishments, such as cupolas, at least 6
every 80 feet. 7
8
e. Parapet roof treatments are prohibited. 9
10
f. Flat roofs must be screened with a mansard edge barrel tile roof extending 11
the length of all façades. 12
13
g. Building entrances shall be accentuated through architectural elements, 14
lighting, landscaping, and/or paving stones. 15
16
12. Outdoor display/sale of merchandise. 17
18
a. No automatic food and drink vending machines shall be located exterior to 19
buildings. 20
21
13. Access. Those aggregated lots developed under these overlay provisions and 22
fronting on Golden Gate Parkway must provide site access from abutting local 23
streets and may not obtain site access from Golden Gate Parkway, and where one 24
such commercial or mixed use development provides site access at the project 25
boundary abutting other lots, whether aggregated or not for commercial or mixed 26
use development. Such developments must provide for joint or cross access with 27
the abutting property or properties in order to share access and minimize the 28
number of points from Golden Gate Parkway. 29
30
14. Parking standards. All commercial and mixed-use projects shall meet the parking 31
requirements as set forth below: 32
33
a. A minimum of 3 public parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of 34
commercial floor area. 35
36
b. A minimum of 1.5 parking spaces for each residential unit. 37
38
c. No parking is allowed in the front yard of lots abutting Golden Gate 39
Parkway. 40
41
d. There shall be no parking requirement for outdoor restaurant seating areas. 42
43
e. Shared parking is required, where possible and feasible. 44
45
f. Interconnection between adjacent parking lots is required, where possible 46
and feasible. 47
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g. Parking facility lighting shall be consistent with the pedestrian/accent 1
decorative lighting fixtures illustrated in Fig. 29, page 5-9 of the Golden 2
Gate Community Roadways Beautification Master Plan, as amended, and 3
shall be maintained at a light level of 3.0 foot candles, and arranged and 4
shielded in a manner that protects roadways and neighboring properties 5
from direct glare or other interference. 6
7
h. All projects that are adjacent to residential development within the district 8
and/or residentially zoned properties outside the district shall provide 9
lighting fixtures with full-cutoff optics that direct the light source downward. 10
11
i. The overnight parking of commercial vehicles, with a rated load capacity of 12
one ton or more, is prohibited. 13
14
j. The overnight parking of commercial vehicles shall be limited to 1 vehicle 15
per 1,000 square feet of commercial floor area, not to exceed 6 commercial 16
vehicles per building. 17
18
15. Project standards. In addition to the site design elements described in section 19
5.05.08 F.1, all projects shall provide: 20
21
a. Two accept or specimen trees, above the minimum landscape code 22
requirements, for every 100 linear feet along both the front and rear 23
façades, at a minimum height of 18 feet at planting, except that projects 24
with frontage along Golden Gate Parkway shall only be required to provide 25
the planting along the rear façade. 26
27
b. Decorative landscape planters or planting areas, a minimum of 5 feet wide, 28
and areas for shaded seating consisting of a minimum of 100 square feet. 29
30
16. Landscaping. All commercial and mixed use projects shall meet the landscape 31
requirements in section 4.06.00 of the Code, unless otherwise specified in this 32
zoning overlay. 33
34
a. Project Perimeter Buffering. All projects that are located adjacent to 35
residential zoning external to the district boundaries shall provide a 6-foot 36
wide sidewalk and a minimum 19-foot wide landscape planting area, except 37
that the project's frontage along Golden Gate Parkway shall be exempt 38
from this requirement. 39
40
The planting area shall be landscaped with: 1. shrubs and ground cover; 41
shrubs shall be planted in a double row and be no less than 24 inches in 42
height at time of planting; and, 2. Trees, planted one per 30 linear feet and, 43
at time of planting, shall be a minimum height of 22 feet. 44
45
b. Internal Project Buffering. All projects that are located adjacent to a 46
residential use within the district boundaries shall provide an Alternative B 47
buffer per section 4.06.02 C.2. except: walls and berms are prohibited, a 48
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freestanding hedge must be 6 feet in height, if a fence is provided it must 1
be accompanied by a hedge 3 feet in height with a 2 foot spread at time of 2
planting. The project frontage along Golden Gate Parkway shall be exempt 3
from this requirement. 4
5
c. Building Foundation Planting Areas. Building foundation plantings shall be 6
required for all projects, except for buildings adjacent to Golden Gate 7
Parkway and the rights-of-way abutting the district's external boundaries. 8
9
d. Project Vehicular Use Areas. Mountable curbs shall be provided for all 10
terminal landscape islands as depicted in Figure 3, Section 4.06.03.B.3. 11
12
17. Golden Gate Parkway Right-of-Way Improvements. Right-of-way improvements 13
required for properties/lots with frontage along Golden Gate Parkway. 14
15
a. Curbing. All projects/lots shall provide Type "F" non-mountable curbing per 16
F.D.O.T. "Roadway and Traffic Design Standards" Index 300, the latest 17
edition. 18
19
b. Landscaping. All projects/ lots shall be required to provide an 8 foot wide 20
landscaping strip between the curb and sidewalk. This planting area may 21
be reduced between tree spacing to 5 feet wide, for a maximum of 50 22
percent of the buffer area, to accommodate street furnishings and fixtures, 23
consistent with the Golden Gate Community Roadways Beautification 24
Master Plan. 25
26
The landscaping strip shall be landscaped with: 1. Turf, not to exceed 50 27
percent of the planting area; 2. Shrubs and ground cover, at a minimum of 28
50 percent coverage, not to exceed a mature height of 24 inches; and, 3. 29
Canopy trees, planted one per 30 linear feet and, shall be at time of 30
planting, a minimum 4-inch caliper with 8 feet of clear trunk and 22 feet in 31
height. 32
33
All planting materials in the public right-of-way shall be consistent with 34
those identified in the Golden Gate Community Roadways Beautification 35
Master Plan. Installation and maintenance shall be consistent with the 36
Collier County Construction Standards Handbook for Work Within the 37
Right-of-Way. 38
39
Where right-of-way plantings above are not practicable, a planting area 40
and/or a decorative planter(s) may be provided consistent with the Collier 41
County Construction Standards Handbook for Work Within the Right-of-42
Way. 43
44
Property owners shall be required to enter into a Landscape Maintenance 45
Agreement with the County for the installation and maintenance of the 46
required right-of-way plantings. Landscape Maintenance Agreements shall 47
require a signed and sealed landscape and irrigation plan(s), review by the 48
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appropriate Transportation Division staff, approval by the Board of County 1
Commissioners, and recording of said agreement with the Clerk of Courts. 2
Plans shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 3
4
i. Existing conditions inventory. 5
6
ii. Proposed plantings/details of planting methods and 7
maintenance specifications. 8
9
iii. Location of utilities. 10
11
iv. Location of drainage facilities. 12
13
v. Irrigation proposal, including water connections. 14
15
c. Sidewalks. All projects/lots shall provide a ten foot wide sidewalk between 16
the required landscape strip identified in "b." above and the property line. 17
Sidewalks shall be constructed pursuant to the Land Development Code 18
and the "Construction Standards Handbook for Work Within the Right-of-19
Way". Decorative pavers (consistent with the approved pavers identified in 20
the Golden Gate Community Roadways Beautification Master Plan) may 21
be substituted for portions of sidewalk, subject to approval by the County 22
Manager, or designee. 23
24
Where a portion of the required sidewalk cannot be constructed in the 25
public right-of-way, the property owner shall locate such portion on their 26
private property and grant the County an easement. 27
28
18. Address numbers. Address numbers shall be 8 inches in vertical height and shall 29
be located on the primary building façade. Numbering materials shall be reflective 30
and have a contrasting background. 31
32
19. Signage. As required, allowed, or prohibited in section 5.06.00 of the Code. 33
34
20. Lighting. As described and provided in the Golden Gate Community Roadways 35
Beautification Master Plan or as identified below: 36
37
a. Internal Project Lighting. All projects shall use architectural decorative 38
lighting. Such lighting shall be the same decorative lighting as identified in 39
Figure 29 on page 5-9 of the Golden Gate Community Roadways 40
Beautification Master Plan. If such lighting becomes unavailable, similarly 41
themed lighting shall be used. Light fixtures must light all public use areas 42
adjacent to the building (e.g. entryway, courtyards, etc.) to a recommended 43
0.5 candle level of illumination. Lighting shall be arranged in a manner that 44
protects roadways and neighboring properties from direct glare or other 45
interference. 46
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b. Street/Roadway Lighting. Architectural decorative lighting shall be used 1
along Golden Gate Parkway within the public right-of-way. Such lighting 2
shall be a variation of the decorative lighting identified as Figure 29 on page 3
5-9 of the Golden Gate Community Roadways Beautification Master Plan, 4
more specifically identified as the Lumec Domus Series (DMS50-250MH-5
SG3-480-LD-DL-CRL72-1A/U.S. 41 East lighting fixture). If such lighting 6
becomes unavailable, similarly themed lighting shall be used. The 7
installation and maintenance of lighting shall be consistent with the Collier 8
County Construction Standards Handbook for Work Within the Right-of-9
Way. 10
11
21. Dumpsters. Dumpsters shall be screened and positioned out of view from public 12
rights-of-way and pedestrian walkways. 13
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4.02.38 - Specific Design Criteria for Mixed Use Development within C-1 through C-3 Zoning 17
Districts 18
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21
B. Applicability. All properties zoned C-1, C-2 and C-3, excluding where located in the 22
GGPOD. These regulations shall apply to all mixed-use projects proposed within these 23
zoning districts, subject to the design criteria set forth in this section. The design criteria 24
address the relationship of buildings, parking, vehicular, and pedestrian movement to 25
create a pedestrian oriented experience. Buildings are encouraged to be built close to the 26
vehicular and pedestrian way to create a continuous active and vibrant streetscape 27
utilizing the architecture, landscaping, lighting, signage, and street furnishings. Vehicular 28
travelways support two-way traffic and on street parking. A logical 29
pedestrian pathway system is provided throughout that connects the pedestrian 30
movements from one use to another or within use areas. Building arcades and awnings 31
are allowed to extend over the sidewalk to create shade and encourage pedestrian 32
activity. Signage design shall be carefully integrated with site and building design to 33
create a unified appearance for the project. Creativity in the design of signs is encouraged 34
in order to emphasize the unique character of the project. Projects utilizing these design 35
criteria will be developed in compliance with the LDC, except as specified herein. 36
37
C. Commercial Mixed Use Design Criteria. Projects utilizing the Commercial Mixed Use 38
option within a C-1, C-2, or C-3 Zoning District shall comply with the following standards 39
and criteria: 40
41
1. These design criteria are applicable to the C-1 through C-3 zoning districts, 42
excluding where located in the GGPOD. 43
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4.05.02 - Design Standards 1
2
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4
E. Access shall meet the following standards: 5
6
1. Be arranged for convenient and safe access of pedestrians and vehicles. 7
8
2. Off- street parking areas must be accessible from a street, alley or other public 9
right-of-way. 10
11
3. Access via a rear property right-of-way shall be required if available in lieu of direct 12
access. 13
14
4. Except for properties located in the GGPOD, For any nonresidential development 15
which abuts an alley, a maximum of ten (10) parking spaces, not to exceed thirty 16
(30%) percent of the required parking for the proposed use, may be accessed 17
solely from the alley. Said parking spaces shall be clearly marked and arranged 18
in such a manner so that each parking space meets the minimum size required in 19
section 4.05.02 of this LDC. Additionally, these spaces shall be arranged in a 20
manner which allows for full compliance with any required landscaped buffer 21
requirement. These spaces shall be for the exclusive use of employees and 22
service vehicles and shall be clearly designated as such by appropriate signage. 23
24
F. Be arranged so that no vehicle shall be forced onto any street to gain access from one 25
aisle to another aisle. All off- street parking facilities must be so arranged that no motor 26
vehicle shall have to back onto any street, excluding single-family and two-family 27
residential dwellings and churches, and for townhouses and multi-family dwellings in the 28
GGPOD where access is provided from the rear yard from an abutting alley. 29
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5.05.04 - Group Housing 33
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36
C. Table of site design standards for category I and category II group care facilities: 37
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Special setback requirements
for property abutting roadways
25 feet of a road right-of-way line1
41
1 For properties located in the GGPOD, the front setback shall be in 42
accordance with LDC section 4.02.26 B.1. 43
44
D. All other care housing environments as defined in this Code, including, but not limited to, 45
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and dwelling units that are part of an aging-in-pace living environment shall adhere to the 1
following standards in addition to those established by the underlying zoning district. 2
3
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5
2. No structure shall be erected within twenty (20) feet of any abutting lot or parcel 6
which is zoned residential, nor within twenty-five (25) feet of a road right-of-way, 7
except for properties within the GGPOD, the front setback shall be in accordance 8
with LDC section 4.02.26 B.1. 9
10
5.05.08 - Architectural and Site Design Standards 11
12
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14
E. Design standards for specific building uses. 15
16
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18
7. Industrial/factory buildings. 19
20
a. Applicability. All standards listed in LDC section 5.05.08 are applicable 21
with the following exceptions, modifications, and additions. However, the 22
provisions contained in LDC section 5.05.08 E.7.b. through h. below shall 23
not be applicable to industrial/factory buildings located within the GGPOD. 24
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10.03.06 - Public Notice and Required Hearings for Land Use Petitions 28
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31
R. Site Plan with Deviations for Redevelopment, pursuant to LDC section 10.02.03 F and 32
deviations in the GGPOD, pursuant to LDC section 4.02.26 E. 33
34
1. The following advertised public hearings are required: 35
36
a. One Planning Commission or Hearing Examiner hearing. 37
38
b. If heard by the Planning Commission, one BZA hearing. 39
40
2. The following notice procedures are required: 41
42
a. Newspaper Advertisement prior to the advertised public hearing in 43
accordance with F.S. § 125.66. 44
45
b. Mailed Notice prior to the advertised public hearing. 46
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EXHIBIT A – Proposed Administrative Code Amendment
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Collier County Land Development Code | Administrative Procedures Manual
Chapter 6 | Waivers, Exemptions, and Reductions
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Chapter 6. Waivers, Exemptions, and Reductions
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M. Deviation Requests for Projects in the Golden Gate Parkway Overlay District (DR-GGPOD)
Reference LDC sections 2.03.07 F., 4.02.26 E., and LDC Public Notice section 10.03.06 R.
Applicability Property owners in the GGPOD may request deviations from certain standards, as
established in LDC section 4.02.26 E.2., to allow for flexibility in building and site design,
and to support and initiate incentives for new development on vacant property or
redevelopment on existing sites.
Deviations in the GGPOD may be requested for new development or redevelopment
projects requiring an SDP, SDPA, or SIP, as established in LDC section 10.02.03, or a building
permit in the case of a sign deviation, as established in LDC section 5.06.11. Deviations may
also be requested in connection with a PPL for townhouses developed on fee simple lots
under individual ownership, as established in LDC section 10.02.04.
Initiation The applicant files a “Deviations for Projects in Golden Gate Parkway Overlay District”
application with the Zoning Division.
See Chapter 1 D. for additional information regarding the procedural steps for initiating
an application.
Pre-Application A pre-application meeting is required.
Application
Contents
A deviation request made in connection with an SDP, SDPA, or SIP must include the
necessary information and drawing(s) required with the Application Contents and
Requirements for a site development plan, site development plan amendment, or a site
improvement plan. See Chapter 4 I.2 – I.4 of the Administrative Code.
A deviation request in connection with a sign permit must include the necessary
information and drawing(s) required with the Application Contents and Requirements for
a sign permit. See Chapter 4 H. of the Administrative Code.
Submittal Credentials: Pursuant to LDC section 10.02.03, the engineering plans shall be
signed and sealed by the applicant’s professional engineer licensed to practice in
the State of Florida. For projects subject to LDC section 5.05.08, architectural
drawings, shall be signed and sealed by a licensed architect, registered in the State
of Florida. Landscape plans shall be signed and sealed by licensed landscape
architect, registered in State of Florida.
Sheet size: The site improvement plan and the coversheet shall be prepared on a maximum
size sheet measuring 24 inches by 36 inches, drawn to scale showing the areas
affected by the amendment. The sheet must clearly show the change “clouded”
and clearly delineate the area and scope of the work to be done.
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The application must include the following:
1. A narrative of the project and how it is consistent with the evaluation criteria
identified in LDC section 4.02.26 E.4.
2. Description of each requested deviation and justification for each request. Requested
deviations shall be clearly delineated in the petition. The LDC section for which the
deviation seeks relief from shall be identified.
3. Project enhancements to offset or minimize the deviations shall be clearly identified.
4. Exceptions to the required Application Contents. A deviation request made in
connection with townhouses developed on fee simple lots under individual ownership must
include all items listed under Application Contents for Construction Plans and Final
Subdivision Plats in Chapter 5.D.1. of the Administrative Code, except for the following:
a. Fire Flow Test.
b. Environmental Data Requirements.
c. Traffic Impact Analysis.
d. Engineer’s Report.
e. Permits.
Notice Notification requirements are as follows. See Chapter 8 of the Administrative Code for
additional notice information.
1. Mailed Notice: Written notice shall be sent to property owners in the notification
area at least 15 days before the first advertised hearing.
2. Newspaper Advertisement: The legal advertisement shall be published at least 15
days before each advertised hearing in a newspaper of general circulation. The legal
advertisement shall include at a minimum:
a. Date, time, and location of the hearing;
b. Application number and project name;
c. 2 in. x 3 in. map of project location;
d. Requested deviations and proposed project enhancements; and
e. Description of location.
Public Hearing The Hearing Examiner or Planning Commission shall hold at least 1 advertised public
hearing. See Chapter 9 of the Administrative Code for the Office of the Hearing
Examiner procedures.
If the petition is heard by the Planning Commission, one BZA hearing is required.
Decision maker The Hearing Examiner or BZA.
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Review Process The Zoning Division will review the application and identify whether additional materials
are needed. Staff will prepare Staff Report or Executive Summary, utilizing the criteria
established in LDC section 4.02.26 E.4, to present to the decision maker.
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Policy 2.1.3
Within two years, Collier County shall create development standards to guide the transformation
of Golden Gate Parkway and the Activity Center into destinations that are convenient, pleasant
and safe for pedestrians and cyclists, and maintain strong connections to transit service.
Policy 2.1.5
Collier County shall discourage new land uses along Golden Gate Parkway and within the Activity
Center that impede pedestrian activity and are solely auto-oriented, such as car washes, storage
facilities, auto dealerships and drive throughs. Land development regulations will be initiated
within two years to ensure compatibility of auto-oriented uses within the pedestrian environment.
Policy 2.2.2
Within two years of adoption, Collier County shall initiate a community renewal plan to include
economic development strategies, urban design schemes, and infrastructure improvements.
Renewal plans shall be in concert with the vision of Golden Gate City and promote vibrant
urbanism, improve aesthetics and support walkability.
Policy 2.2.3
Within two years of adoption, Collier County shall initiate the involvement of Golden Gate City
residents and business owners to consider amendments to the Land Development Code to support
and implement residential and commercial redevelopment and renewal initiatives. Amendments
shall include incentives for remodeling and renovation by creating criteria and standards for
variances and/or deviations.
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