IntroductionSUPPLEMENT NO.25
March 2022
COLLIER COUNTY
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
Looseleaf Supplement
This Supplement contains all ordinances deemed advisable to be included at this time through:
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COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Donna Fiala, Chairman
Tom Henning
Jim Coletta
Fred W. Coyle
Frank Halas
COLLIER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
Russell Budd, Chairman
Mark Strain
Brad Schiffer
Kenneth Abernathy
Paul Midney
Lindy Adelstein
Robert Murray
Dwight Richardson
Robert Vigliotti
COUNTY MANAGER
James V. Mudd
COUNTY ATTORNEY
David C. Weigel
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
Dwight E. Brock
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR
Joseph K. Schmitt
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Gail Easley, Gail Easley Company
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THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AD HOC COMMITTEE AND REVIEW TEAM
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Ross Gochenaur
Marjorie Student
Kim Hadley
John Houldsworth
Bill Lorenz
Denise Metcalf
Bob Mulhere
Susan Murray
Dwight Nadeau
Brad Schiffer
Don Scott
Ray Smith
Cheryl Soter
Mark Strain
Russell Webb
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PREFACE
This publication is the Collier County Land Development Code, as adopted through Ord. No. 04-41 on June
22, 2004. Amendments to the Land Development Code are indicated by parenthetical history notes following
amended provisions. The absence of a history note indicates that the provision remains unchanged from the
original Land Development Code. By use of the comparative table appearing at the back of this publication,
the user can locate any ordinance included herein.
Obvious misspellings and punctuation errors have been corrected without notation. For stylistic purposes,
a uniform system of headings, catchlines, capitalization, citation to state statutes and expression of numbers
in text has been used to conform to the Code of Laws and Ordinances, Collier County, Florida.
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are an abbreviation which represents a portion of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents
the number of the page in that portion. In the case of an article of the Land Development Code, the number
to the left of the colon indicates the number of the article. In the case of an appendix to the Land Development
Code, the letter immediately to the left of the colon indicates the letter of the appendix. The following are the
parts of this volume at the time of publication and their corresponding prefixes:
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE APPENDIX
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LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE INDEX LDCi:l
Index
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the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are
couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local
government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand
as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.
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Acknowledgments
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Elizabeth Butler, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to
the other members of the publisher's staff for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work
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The publisher is most grateful to Mr. Patrick G. White, Assistant County Attorney, and Mr. Russell Webb,
Principal Planner, for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this publication. It
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ORDINANCE NO. 04-41
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, RECODIFYING THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH IN-
CLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE REGULATIONS FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, BY SUPERCEDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 91-102, AS AMENDED;
PROVIDING FOR: SECTION ONE, RECITALS; SECTION TWO, FINDINGS OF FACT, SECTION
THREE, RECODIFICATION OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, MORE SPECIFICALLY BY
CREATING THE FOLLOWING: CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS, INCLUDING SEC. 1.01.00
TITLE, SEC. 1.02.00 AUTHORITY, SEC. 1.03.00 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION, SEC. 1.04.00
APPLICABILITY, SEC. 1.05.00 FINDINGS, PURPOSE AND INTENT, SEC. 1.06.00 RULES OF
INTERPRETATION, SEC. 1.07.00 LAWS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE, SEC. 1.08.00 DEFINITIONS;
CHAPTER 2 - ZONING DISTRICTS AND USES, INCLUDING SEC. 2.01.00 GENERALLY, SEC.
2.02.00 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS, SEC. 2.03.00 ZONING DISTRICTS, SEC.
2.04.00 PERMISSIBLE, CONDITIONAL, AND ACCESSORY USES IN ZONING DISTRICTS, SEC.
2.05.00 DENSITY STANDARDS, SEC. 2.06.00 AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS, SEC.
2.07.00 TABLE OF SETBACKS FOR BASE ZONING DISTRICTS; CHAPTER 3 - RESOURCE
PROTECTION, INCLUDING SEC. 3.01.00 GENERALLY, SEC. 3.02.00 FLOODPLAIN PROTEC-
TION, SEC. 3.03.00 COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT, SEC. 3.04.00 PROTECTION OF ENDAN-
GERED, THREATENED, OR LISTED SPECIES, SEC. 3.05.00 VEGETATION REMOVAL, PROTEC-
TION, AND PRESERVATION, SEC. 3.06.00 WELLFIELD AND GROUNDWATER PROTECTION;
CHAPTER 4 - SITE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, INCLUDING SEC. 4.01.00
GENERALLY, SEC. 4.02.00 SITE DESIGN STANDARDS, SEC. 4.03.00 SUBDIVISION DESIGN AND
LAYOUT, SEC. 4.04.00 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM STANDARDS, SEC. 4.05.00 OFF-STREET
PARKING AND LOADING, SEC. 4.06.00 LANDSCAPING, BUFFERING, AND VEGETATION RE-
TENTION, SEC. 4.07.00 DESIGN STANDARDS FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS, SEC.
4.08.00 RURAL LANDS STEWARDSHIP AREA ZONING OVERLAY DISTRICT STANDARDS AND
PROCEDURES, LIST OF TABLES IN CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5 - SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS,
INCLUDING SEC. 5.01.00 GENERALLY, SEC. 5.02.00 HOME OCCUPATIONS, SEC. 5.03.00
ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES, SEC. 5.04.00 TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES,
SEC. 5.05.00 SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES, SEC. 5.06.00 SIGNS,
INCLUDING AN AMENDMENT TO SEC. 5.06.06 POLITICAL SIGNS; CHAPTER 6 - INFRASTRUC-
TURE IMPROVEMENTS AND ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING
SEC. 6.01.00 GENERALLY, SEC. 6.02.00 ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES REQUIREMENTS, SEC.
6.03.00 WASTEWATER SYSTEMS AND IMPROVEMENTS STANDARD, SEC. 6.04.00 POTABLE
WATER SYSTEMS AND IMPROVEMENTS STANDARDS, SEC. 6.05.00 WATER MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS, SEC. 6.06.00 TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM STANDARDS; CHAPTER 7 - RESERVED; CHAPTER 8 - DECISION -MAKING AND
ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES, INCLUDING SEC. 8.01.00 GENERALLY, SEC. 8.02.00 BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, SEC. 8.03.00 PLANNING COMMISSION, SEC. 8.04.00 BOARD OF
ZONING APPEALS, SEC. 8.05.00 BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS, SEC.
8.06.00 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, SEC. 8.07.00 HISTORIC/ARCHAEOLOGICAL
PRESERVATION BOARD, SEC. 8.08.00 CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD; SEC. 8.09.00 COMMU-
NITY DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIVISION; CHAPTER 9 - VARIATIONS
FROM CODE REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING SEC. 9.01.00 GENERALLY, SEC. 9.02.00 DEVEL-
OPMENT WITH VESTED RIGHTS, SEC. 9.03.00 NONCONFORM ITIES, SEC. 9.04.00 VARIANCES;
_ CHAPTER 10 - APPLICATION, REVIEW, AND DECISION -MAKING PROCEDURES, INCLUDING
SEC. 10.01.00 GENERALLY, SEC. 10.02.00 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, SEC. 10.03.00
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NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, SEC. 10.04.00 REVIEW AND ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR
DEVELOPMENT ORDERS AND PETITIONS FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING
MAP, THE LDC, OR THE GMP, SEC. 10.05.00 AMENDMENTS TO DEVELOPMENT ORDERS, SEC.
10.06.00 APPEALS, SEC. 10.07.00 ENFORCEMENT, SEC. 10.08.00 CONDITIONAL USES PRO-
CEDURES, AND APPENDICES A THROUGH H, INCLUDING A NEW APPENDIX "H" OF CROSS-
REFERENCES BETWEEN THE LDC AND UDC; SECTION FOUR, REPEALER; SECTION FIVE,
CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; SECTION SIX, PUBLICATION AS THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE; AND SECTION SEVEN, EFFECTIVE DATES.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on October 30, 1991, the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) adopted
Ordinance No. 91-102, the Collier County Land Development Code (LDC), which became effective on
November 13, 1991, and which has been subsequently amended by numerous ordinances comprising
eighteen (18) supplements; and
WHEREAS, the Board has directed that the LDC be revised to update and simplify its format, and use; and
WHEREAS, the Collier County Planning Commission, acting in part in its capacity as the Local Planning
Agency pursuant to § 163.3194 (2), F.S., in a manner prescribed by law, did hold an advertised public hearing
on May 6, 2004, which was continued for a hearing on May 20, 2004, which was continued for a separately
advertised final consideration and vote on June 17, 2004, and did take affirmative action concerning these
revisions to the LDC, including finding that the provisions of the proposed recodification of the LDC implement
and are consistent with the adopted Growth Management Plan of Collier County; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners, in a manner prescribed by law, did hold an advertised
public hearing on May 11, 2004, which was continued for a hearing on May 25, 2004, which was continued
for a separately advertised final adoption hearing on June 22, 2004, and did take affirmative action concerning
these revisions to the LDC; and
WHEREAS, the revisions to, and recodification of, the LDC does not substantively alter in any way the prior
existing LDC text and the substantive provisions of this Ordinance are hereby determined by this Board to be
consistent with and to implement the Collier County Growth Management Plan as required by Subsections
163.3194 (1) and 163.3202 (3), F.S.1; and
WHEREAS, on March 18, 1997, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution 97-177
establishing local requirements and procedures for amending the LDC; and
WHEREAS, all requirements of Resolution 97-177 have been met; and
WHEREAS, all other applicable substantive and procedural requirements of the law have been met for the
adoption of this ordinance and Land Development Code.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, that:
SECTION ONE. RECITALS. The foregoing Recitals are true and correct and incorporated by reference
herein as if fully set forth.
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SECTION TWO: FINDINGS OF FACT. The Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida,
hereby makes the following findings of fact:
Collier County, pursuant to Sec. 163.3161, et seq., F.S., the Florida Local Government
Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulations Act (hereinafter the "Act"), is
required to prepare and adopt a Growth Management Plan also referred to as a Compre-
hensive Plan.
2. After adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, the Act and in particular Sec. 163.3202(1), F.S.,
mandates that Collier County adopt land development regulations that are consistent with,
and implement, the adopted comprehensive plan.
3. Sec. 163.3201, F.S., provides that it is the intent of the Act that the adoption and enforcement
by Collier County of land development regulations for the total unincorporated area shall be
based on, be related to, and be a means of implementation for, the adopted Comprehensive
Plan as required by the Act.
4. Sec. 163.3194(1)(b), F.S., requires that all land development regulations enacted or amended
by Collier County be consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Plan, or element or portion
thereof, and any land development regulations existing at the time of adoption which are not
consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Plan, or element or portion thereof, shall be
amended so as to be consistent.
5. Sec. 163.3202(3), F.S., states that the Act shall be construed to encourage the use of
innovative land development regulations, including transfer of development rights, planned
unit development, and impact fees.
6. On January 10, 1989, Collier County adopted the Collier County Growth Management Plan
(hereinafter the "Growth Management Plan" or 'GMP") as its Comprehensive Plan pursuant
to the requirements of Sec. 163.3161, et seq., F.S., and Rule 9J-5, F.A.C.
7. Sec. 163.3194(1)(a), F.S., mandates that after a Comprehensive Plan, or element or portion
thereof, has been adopted in conformity with the Act, all development undertaken by, and all
actions taken in regard to development orders by, governmental agencies in regard to land
covered by such Comprehensive Plan, or element or portion thereof, shall be consistent with
such Comprehensive Plan, or element or portion thereof, as adopted.
8. Pursuant to Sec. 163.3194(3)(a), F.S., a development order or land development regulation
shall be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan if the land uses, densities or intensities, and
other aspects of development permitted by such order or regulation are compatible with and
further the objectives, policies, land uses, and densities or intensities in the Comprehensive
Plan and if it meets all other criteria enumerated by the local government.
9. Pursuant to Section 163.3194(3)(b) F.S., a development approved or undertaken by a local
government shall be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan if the land uses, densities or
intensities, capacity or size, timing, and other aspects of development are compatible with,
and further the objectives, policies, land uses, densities or intensities in the Comprehensive
Plan and if it meets all other criteria enumerated by the local government.
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10. On October 30, 1991, Collier County adopted the original Collier County Land Development
Code, which became effective on November 13, 1991.
11. The Board finds that the Land Development Code is intended and necessary to preserve and
enhance the present advantages that exist in Collier County; encourage the most appropriate
use of land, water and resources, consistent with the public interest; overcome present
handicaps; and deal effectively with future problems that may result from the use and
development of land within the total unincorporated are of Collier County and it is intended
that this Land Development Code preserve, promote, protect, and improve the public health,
safety, comfort, good order, appearance, convenience, and general welfare of Collier County;
prevent the overcrowding of land and avoid the undue concentration of population; facilitate
the adequate and efficient provision of transportation, water, sewerage schools, parks,
recreational facilities, housing, and other requirements and services, conserve, develop,
utilize, and protect natural resources within the jurisdiction of Collier County; and protect
human, environmental, social, and economic resources; and maintain through orderly growth
and development, the character and stability of present and future land uses and develop-
ment in Collier County.
12. It is the intent of the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County to implement the Land
Development Code in accordance with the provisions of the Collier County Comprehensive
Plan, Chapter 125, F.S., and Chapter 163, F.S., and through these revisions to, and
recodification of, the LDC.
13. Notwithstanding Section Four, Repealer, of Ordinance 04-41, it is the express intent of the
Board of County Commissioners of Collier County that the effective dates of previously
adopted LDC provisions enacted as part of Ordinance Number 91-102, as amended, will
continue to be the dates that those provisions were previously considered to have become
effective. This intent is supported by the Board's comprehensive re -adoption and re -
codification of the substantively identical or similar land development regulations previously
adopted and enacted as part of the LDC, i.e., Ordinance 91-102, as amended, into the
recodified LDC, with such action being further intended to act as a restatement of the LDC.
A further expressly intended effect of this re -adoption and re -codification, notwithstanding any
repeal of 91-102, as amended, is that the statutory provisions of Section 70.001(12) Fla. Stat.
(2003), insulating land development regulations lawfully enacted and effective prior to May
11 th 1995 from suit under the Bert J. Harris Act, will continue to be so applied such that those
LDC provisions lawfully enacted and effective prior to May 11, 1995, will continue to be
statutorily insulated from any claim arising under the Bert J. Harris Act.
SECTION THREE: ADOPTION OF RECODIFICATION TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. The
attached Exhibit "A," being the revised and recodified text of the existing Land Development Code and
corresponding appendices, is hereby adopted by the Board of County Commissioners as the Land
Development Code of Collier County, Florida, as required by § 163.3202 (1) & (3), F.S., and is incorporated
by reference as if fully set forth herein as a part of this adopting Ordinance.
SECTION FOUR: REPEALER. The Land Development Code set out herein supercedes and repeals any
and all resolutions and ordinances in conflict herewith, specifically including Ordinance No. 91-102, as
amended, except that the legal effect of Section 1.22.1 as specifically set forth in the existing Land
Development Code on the date this Ordinance becomes effective will remain unchanged as to the ordinances
referenced therein being repealed. Furthermore, all ordinances pertaining to approved Planned Unit
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Developments (PUDs), and all changes to the Official Zoning Atlas, lawfully approved prior to this Ordinance
�— becoming effective, will remain in effect and not be repealed by, or be affected by, the adoption of this
Ordinance.
SECTION FIVE. CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY. In the event this Ordinance conflicts with any other
ordinance of Collier County or of any other statute, code, local resolution, regulation or other applicable
federal, state, or local law, the more stringent standard, limitation, or requirement shall govern or prevail to the
extent of the conflict, except that in the event that any provisions of the adopted, re -codified LDC should result
in the unintended consequence of an unresolved conflict with the provisions of the previously adopted LDC,
as amended, the prior provisions will be considered to apply. Determinations regarding such unresolved cases
will be made administratively within ten (10) business days of being presented in writing to the Zoning & Land
Development Review Director by a five (5) member panel with extensive knowledge of, and significant
experience working with, the LDC, three (3) of whom will be County employees and two (2) of whom will not,
all to be appointed by the Administrator of the Community Development & Environmental Services Division.
If not thereby resolved, the case and all supporting documentation, may be immediately appealed to, and
finally decided by, the Collier County Planning Commission, and if not thereby resolved, may then be judicially
determined in any manner consistent with the applicable law.
It is the legislative intent of the Board of County Commissioners in adopting this Ordinance and LDC that
all provisions hereof shall be liberally construed to protect and preserve the peace, health, safety, and general
welfare of the inhabitants of the unincorporated portion of Collier County. Should any portion or provision of
this Ordinance or LDC be held to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction,
such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent portion or provision and such holding shall
not be construed as affecting the validity of any of the remaining portions or provisions.
SECTION SIX. PUBLICATIONAS THE COLLIER COUNTYLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. The provisions
of this Ordinance as set forth in Exhibit A, being adopted and enacted as the Official Land Development Code
of Collier County, Florida, shall be so published. The provisions of Exhibit A of this Ordinance may be corrected
as to any misspellings, formatting, or numbering errors; and may be renumbered or relettered, and the word
"ordinance" may be changed to "section," "chapter," or any other appropriate word, as part of the publishing
process, so long as the substance and intent of the adopted provisions is not altered in any way.
SECTION SEVEN. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become effective, after filing with the
Department of State, at 12:01 AM on September 27th, 2004
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida this 22nd
day of June, 2004.
ATTEST:
Dwight E. Brock, Clerk
BY: /s/ Deputy Clerk
BY: /s/ Donna Fiala,
Chairman
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
/s/
Patrick G. White
Assistant County Attorney
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