CCPC Backup 09/01/2022 (PM) COLLIER COUNTY
PLANNING COMMISSION
BACKUP
DOCUMENTS
SEPTEMBER 1 , 2022
Collier County Planning Commission Page 1 Printed 8/24/2022
COLLIER COUNTY
Collier County Planning Commission
AGENDA
Board of County Commission Chambers
Collier County Government Center
3299 Tamiami Trail East, 3rd Floor
Naples, FL 34112
September 1, 2022
5: 05 PM
Edwin Fryer- Chairman
Karen Homiak - Vice-Chair
Karl Fry- Secretary
Christopher Vernon
Paul Shea, Environmental
Joseph Schmitt, Environmental
Robert Klucik, Jr.
Amy Lockhart, Collier County School Board
Note: Individual speakers will be limited to 5 minutes on any item. Individuals selected to speak
on behalf of an organization or group are encouraged and may be allotted 10 minutes to speak on
an item if so recognized by the chairman. Persons wishing to have written or graphic materials
included in the CCPC agenda packets must submit said material a minimum of 10 days prior to
the respective public hearing. In any case, written materials intended to be considered by the
CCPC shall be submitted to the appropriate county staff a minimum of seven days prior to the
public hearing. All material used in presentations before the CCPC will become a permanent part
of the record and will be available for presentation to the Board of County Commissioners if
applicable.
Any person who decides to appeal a decision of the CCPC will need a record of the proceedings
pertaining thereto, and therefore may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is
made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
September 2022
Collier County Planning Commission Page 2 Printed 8/24/2022
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call By Secretary
3. Public Hearings
A. Advertised
1. PL20220004273 - LDC Amendment- Medical Marijuana Dispensaries - An
Ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida,
amending Ordinance 04-41, as amended, the Collier County Land Development
Code, which includes the Comprehensive Land Regulations for the Unincorporated
area of Collier County, Florida, to allow Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in the
same Zoning Districts as pharmacies including certain Planned Unit Development
Districts, the Commercial Convenience District (C-2), Commercial Intermediate
District (C-3), General Commercial District (C-4), Heavy Commercial District (C-
5), Business Park District (Bp), Research and Technology Planned Unit
Development District, and Santa Barbara Commercial Overlay District (SBCO),
adding requirements for security measures and design and signage, of which some
are statutory, 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 1.08.02 Definitions; chapter two - Zoning Districts and Uses, including
section 2.03.03 Commercial Zoning Districts, section 2.03.04 Industrial Zoning
Districts, section 2.03.06 Planned Unit Development Districts, section 2.03.07
Overlay Zoning Districts; chapter five - Supplemental Standards, adding new
section 5.05.16 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries; section four, Conflict and
Severability; section five, Inclusion in the Collier County Land Development Code;
and section six, Effective Date. [Coordinator: Richard Henderlong, Principal
Planner]
4. Public Comment
5. Adjourn
CCPC 9-1 -22 5:05Pt
PL20220004273 MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: YoungbloodAndrew <Andrew.Youngblood@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2022 4:40 PM
To: Minutes and Records
Cc: GMDZoningDivisionAds; HenderlongRichard; RodriguezWanda; BradleyNancy
Subject: 9/1 NIGHTTIME CCPC ad request Medical Marijuana LDCA (PL20220004273)
Attachments: Ad Request.docx; Collier County (2x3) (1).pdf; Signed Ad Request.pdf
Good afternoon, M&R Team!
Here is an ad request for the 9/1 NIGHTTIME CCPC meeting that needs to run on August 12, please.As this is an LDCA,
there won't be an ordinance/resolution until it goes to BCC in October.
Thank you!
Andrew Youngblood, MBA
Operations Analyst
Zoning Division
1►
Co. per County
2800 N. Horseshoe Dr.
Naples, FL 34104
Direct Line - 239.252.1042
andrew.youngblood(a colliercountyfl.gov
Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a
public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing.
1
July 29, 2022
Collier County Planning Commission Public Hearing
Advertising Requirements
Please publish the following Advertisement and Map on August 12, 2022 and furnish proof of publication
to the attention of Richard Henderlong, Principal Planner in the Growth Management Community
Development Department, Zoning Division, 2800 North Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida 34104. The
advertisement must be a 1/4(3x10)page advertisement, and the headline in the advertisement must be
in a type no smaller than 18 point. The advertisement MUST NOT BE placed in that portion of the
newspaper where classified advertisements appear.
Please reference the following on ALL Invoices:
DIVISION: ZONING
[Zoning Services Section]
FUND&COST CENTER: 131-138326-649100-00000
PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER: 4500212968
Account Number: 323534
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Authori a Designee signature for CCPC Advertising
PL20220004273
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Collier County Planning Commission
(CCPC), sitting as the local planning agency and the Environmental Advisory Council, at 5:05
P.M.,September 1, 2022, in the Board of County Commissioners meeting room, third floor, Collier
Government Center,3299 East Tamiami Trail,Naples,FL to consider:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-41, AS AMENDED, THE COLLIER
COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND
REGULATIONS FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
TO ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS AS
PHARMACIES INCLUDING CERTAIN PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, THE
COMMERCIAL CONVENIENCE DISTRICT (C-2), COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIATE
DISTRICT (C-3), GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-4), HEAVY COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT (C-5), BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT (BP), RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY
DISTRICT (SBCO), AND GOLDEN GATE PARKWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT (GGPOD),
ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND DESIGN AND SIGNAGE, OF
WHICH SOME ARE STATUTORY, 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 1.08.02 DEFINITIONS;
CHAPTER TWO - ZONING DISTRICTS AND USES, INCLUDING SECTION 2.03.03
COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, SECTION 2.03.04 INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS,
SECTION 2.03.06 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.07 OVERLAY
ZONING DISTRICTS; CHAPTER FIVE - SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS, ADDING NEW
SECTION 5.05.16 MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES; SECTION FOUR, CONFLICT
AND SEVERABILITY; SECTION FIVE, INCLUSION IN THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE;AND SECTION SIX,EFFECTIVE DATE. [PL20220004273]
(insert map)
All interested parties are invited to appear and be heard. Copies of the proposed Ordinance will be made
available for inspection at the Collier County Clerk's office, fourth floor, Collier County Government
Center, 3299 East Tamiami Trail, Suite 401, Naples, FL, one (1) week prior to the scheduled hearing.
Written comments must be filed with the Zoning Division prior to September 1,2022.
As part of an ongoing initiative to encourage public involvement,the public will have the opportunity to
provide public comments remotely, as well as in person, during this proceeding. Individuals who would
like to participate remotely should register through the link provided within the specific event/meeting entry
on the Calendar of Events on the County website at www.colliercountyfl.gov/our-county/visitors/calendar-
of-events after the agenda is posted on the County website. Registration should be done in advance of the
public meeting, or any deadline specified within the public meeting notice. Individuals who register will
receive an email in advance of the public hearing detailing how they can participate remotely in this
meeting. Remote participation is provided as a courtesy and is at the user's risk. The County is not
responsible for technical issues. For additional information about the meeting,please call Geoffrey Willig
at 252-8369 or email to Geoffrey.Willig@colliercountyfl.gov.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the Collier County Planning Commission (CCPC)
will need a record of the proceedings pertaining thereto and therefore,may need to ensure that a verbatim
record of the proceedings is made,which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal
is based.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding,
you are entitled, at no cost to you,to the provision of certain assistance.Please contact the Collier County
Facilities Management Division,located at 3335 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 101,Naples, FL 34112-5356,
(239) 252-8380, at least two (2) days prior to the meeting. Assisted listening devices for the hearing
impaired are available in the Board of County Commissioners Office.
Collier County Planning Commission
Edwin Fryer,Chairman
August 1, 2022
Collier County Planning Commission Public Hearing
Advertising Requirements
Please publish the following Advertisement and Map on August 12, 2022 and furnish proof of publication
to the attention of the Minutes & Records Department, 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite #401, Naples,
FL 34112. The advertisement must be a 1/4 (3x10) page advertisement, and the headline in the
advertisement must be in a type no smaller than 18 point. The advertisement MUST NOT BE placed in
that portion of the newspaper where classified advertisements appear.
Please reference the following on ALL Invoices:
DIVISION: ZONING
[Zoning Services Section]
FUND & COST CENTER: 131-138326-649100-00000
PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER: 4500212968
Account Number: 323534
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Collier County Planning Commission
(CCPC), sitting as the local planning agency and the Environmental Advisory Council, at 5:05
P.M.,September 1, 2022, in the Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, Third Floor, Collier
Government Center, 3299 East Tamiami Trail,Naples, FL to consider:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-41, AS AMENDED, THE COLLIER
COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND
REGULATIONS FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
TO ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS AS
PHARMACIES INCLUDING CERTAIN PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, THE
COMMERCIAL CONVENIENCE DISTRICT (C-2), COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIATE
DISTRICT (C-3), GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-4), HEAVY COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT (C-5), BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT (BP), RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY
DISTRICT (SBCO), AND GOLDEN GATE PARKWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT (GGPOD),
ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND DESIGN AND SIGNAGE, OF
WHICH SOME ARE STATUTORY, 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 1.08.02 DEFINITIONS;
CHAPTER TWO - ZONING DISTRICTS AND USES, INCLUDING SECTION 2.03.03
COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, SECTION 2.03.04 INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS,
SECTION 2.03.06 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.07 OVERLAY
ZONING DISTRICTS; CHAPTER FIVE - SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS, ADDING NEW
SECTION 5.05.16 MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES; SECTION FOUR, CONFLICT
AND SEVERABILITY; SECTION FIVE, INCLUSION IN THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE; AND SECTION SIX,EFFECTIVE DATE. [PL20220004273]
(insert map)
All interested parties are invited to appear and be heard. Written comments must be filed with the Zoning
Division prior to September 1,2022.
As part of an ongoing initiative to encourage public involvement, the public will have the opportunity to
provide public'comments remotely, as well as in person, during this proceeding. Individuals who would
like to participate remotely should register through the link provided within the specific event/meeting entry
on the Calendar of Events on the County website at www.colliercountyfl.gov/our-county/visitors/calendar-
of-events after the agenda is posted on the County website. Registration should be done in advance of the
public meeting, or any deadline specified within the public meeting notice. Individuals who register will
receive an email in advance of the public hearing detailing how they can participate remotely in this
meeting. Remote participation is provided as a courtesy and is at the user's risk. The County is not
responsible for technical issues. For additional information about the meeting, please call Geoffrey Willig
at 252-8369 or email to Geoffrey.Willig@colliercountyfl.gov.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the Collier County Planning Commission (CCPC)
will need a record of the proceedings pertaining thereto and therefore, may need to ensure that a verbatim
record of the proceedings is made,which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal
is based.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding,
you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Collier County
Facilities Management Division, located at 3335 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 101,Naples, FL 34 1 1 2-53 56,
(239) 252-8380, at least two (2) days prior to the meeting. Assisted listening devices for the hearing
impaired are available in the Board of County Commissioners Office.
Collier County Planning Commission
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From: BradleyNancy <Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Monday, August 1, 2022 8:31 AM
To: YoungbloodAndrew; Minutes and Records
Cc: GMDZoningDivisionAds; HenderlongRichard; RodriguezWanda; PerryDerek;
BradleyNancy
Subject: RE: 9/1 NIGHTTIME CCPC ad request Medical Marijuana LDCA (PL20220004273)
Attachments: Ad Request.docx; Collier County(2x3) (1).pdf; Signed Ad Request.pdf
Please revise the ad request as follows, starting about halfway through the ad.
Add language reflected in underlined highlights and remove language reflected in strikethrough
highlights.
Thank you.
SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (SBCO),AND GOLDEN GATE DOWNTOWN
CENTER COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (GGDCCO),AND TO CODIFY
STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND DESIGN AND SIGNAGE BY
PARKWAY-OVERLAY-DISTRIGT-EGGP-OWADDING-REQUIREMENTS-F-OR-SEGURITY-MEASURES
PROVIDING FOR: SECTION
ONE,RECITALS;
Respectfully,
Nancy Bradley
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Collier County Attorney's Office
2800 North Horseshoe Drive, Suite 301
Naples, FL 34104
Telephone: (239) 252-8549 (direct line)
From:YoungbloodAndrew<Andrew.Youngblood@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Friday,July 29, 2022 4:40 PM
To: Minutes and Records<MinutesandRecords@collierclerk.com>
Cc: GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>; HenderlongRichard
<Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>; RodriguezWanda <Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>;
BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: 9/1 NIGHTTIME CCPC ad request Medical Marijuana LDCA(PL20220004273)
Good afternoon, M&R Team!
Here is an ad request for the 9/1 NIGHTTIME CCPC meeting that needs to run on August 12, please.As this is an
LDCA,there won't be an ordinance/resolution until it goes to BCC in October.
Thank you!
Andrew Youngblood, MBA
Operations Analyst
Zoning Division
i
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: PerryDerek <Derek.Perry@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Monday, August 1, 2022 8:58 AM
To: YoungbloodAndrew; BradleyNancy; Minutes and Records
Cc: GMDZoningDivisionAds; HenderlongRichard; RodriguezWanda
Subject: RE: 9/1 NIGHTTIME CCPC ad request Medical Marijuana LDCA (PL20220004273)
Attachments: RE: Medical Marijuana ad request
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed
All: This is where we are at:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COIL\HSSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-41, AS AMENDED, THE COLLIER
COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND
REGULATIONS FOR THE LNLNCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
TO ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS AS
PHARMACIES INCLUDING CERTAIN PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, THE
COMMERCIAL CONVENIENCE DISTRICT (C-2). COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIATE
DISTRICT (C-3), GENERAL CO\LIIERCIAL DISTRICT (C-4), HEAVY COMLIIERCIAL
DISTRICT (C-5), BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT (BP), RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,SA..NTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY
DISTRICT (SECO), AND GOLDEN GATE PARKWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT (Q Q,Q), AND
' ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND
DESIGN AND SIGNAGE, OF WHICH SOME ARE STATUTORY, BY PROVIDING FOR:
SECTION ONE, RECITALS; SECTION TWO, FINDINGS OF FACT; SECTION THREE.
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE LANDI DEVELOPMENT CODE, MORE
SPECIFICALLY AMENDING THE FOLLOWING:CHAPTER ONE-GENERAL PROVISIONS,
INCLUDING SECTION 1.08.02 DEFINITIONS; CHAPTER TWO - ZONING DISTRICTS AND
USES,INCLUDING SECTION 2.03.03 COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.SECTION 2.03.04
INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, SECTION 2.03.06 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICTS. SECTION 2.03.07 OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS; CHAPTER FIVE -
SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS. ADDING NEW SECTION 5.05.16 MEDICAL MARIJUANA
DISPENSARIES; SECTION FOUR. CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; SECTION FIVE.
INCLUSION LN THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE;AND SECTION SIX,
EFFECTIVE DATE. [ ;02Z00..041731
Derek D. Perry
Assistant County Attorney.
(239)252-8066
From:YoungbloodAndrew<Andrew.Youngblood@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Monday,August 1, 2022 8:36 AM
To: BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>; Minutes and Records<MinutesandRecords@collierclerk.com>
Cc: GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>; HenderlongRichard
<Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>; RodriguezWanda <Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>; PerryDerek
1
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: YoungbloodAndrew <Andrew.Youngblood@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Monday, August 1, 2022 8:36 AM
To: BradleyNancy; Minutes and Records
Cc: GMDZoningDivisionAds; HenderlongRichard; RodriguezWanda; PerryDerek
Subject: RE: 9/1 NIGHTTIME CCPC ad request Medical Marijuana LDCA (PL20220004273)
Derek signed off on the original language referencing GGPOD and removing "codify statutory requirements".
Andrew Youngblood, MBA
Operations Analyst
Zoning Division
Cottle County
2800 N. Horseshoe Dr.
Naples, FL 34104
Direct Line - 239.252.1042
andrew.youngbloodCa�colliercountyfl.qov
From: BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Monday,August 1, 2022 8:31 AM
To:YoungbloodAndrew<Andrew.Youngblood@colliercountyfl.gov>; Minutes and Records
<MinutesandRecords@collierclerk.com>
Cc:GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>; HenderlongRichard
<Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>; RodriguezWanda <Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>; PerryDerek
<Derek.Perry@colliercountyfl.gov>; BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: RE: 9/1 NIGHTTIME CCPC ad request Medical Marijuana LDCA(PL20220004273)
Please revise the ad request as follows, starting about halfway through the ad.
Add language reflected in underlined highlights and remove language reflected in strikethrough
highlights.
Thank you.
SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (SBCO),AND GOLDEN GATE DOWNTOWN
CENTER COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (GGDCCO),AND TO CODIFY
STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND DESIGN AND SIGNAGE BY
PROVIDING FOR: SECTION
ONE,RECITALS;
Respectfully,
Nancy Bradley
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Collier County Attorney's Office
1
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: BradleyNancy <Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Monday, August 1, 2022 9:38 AM
To: GMDZoningDivisionAds; PerryDerek; Minutes and Records
Cc: HenderlongRichard; RodriguezWanda; BradleyNancy
Subject: RE: 9/1 NIGHTTIME CCPC ad request Medical Marijuana LDCA (PL20220004273)
Ad request is good, thank you.
Respectfully,
Nancy Bradley
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Collier County Attorney's Office
2800 North Horseshoe Drive, Suite 301
Naples, FL 34104
Telephone: (239) 252-8549 (direct line)
From:GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Monday, August 1, 2022 9:20 AM
To: PerryDerek<Derek.Perry@colliercountyfl.gov>; BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>;
Minutes and Records<MinutesandRecords@collierclerk.com>
Cc:GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>; HenderlongRichard
<Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>; RodriguezWanda <Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: RE: 9/1 NIGHTTIME CCPC ad request Medical Marijuana LDCA(PL20220004273)
I can confirm this is what was submitted.
M&R—you may proceed.
Andrew Youngblood, MBA
Operations Analyst
Zoning Division
Co -rer County
2800 N. Horseshoe Dr.
Naples, FL 34104
Direct Line - 239.252.1042
andrew.Youngblood(a�colliercountyfl.gov
From: PerryDerek<Derek.Perry@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Monday,August 1, 2022 8:58 AM
To:YoungbloodAndrew<Andrew.Youngblood@colliercountyfl.gov>; BradleyNancy
<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>; Minutes and Records<MinutesandRecords@collierclerk.com>
Cc: GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>; HenderlongRichard
<Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>; RodriguezWanda <Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: RE: 9/1 NIGHTTIME CCPC ad request Medical Marijuana LDCA(PL20220004273)
1
Acct #323534
August 1, 2022
Attn: Legals
Naples News Media Group
1100 Immokalee Road
Naples, Florida 34110
Re: PL20220004273
Dear Legals:
Please advertise the above referenced notice (Display Ad w/MAP), Friday August
12, 2022, and send the Affidavit of Publication, together with charges involved, to
this office.
Ad must be 1/4 (3x10) page and NOT in the classified section, and the headline
must be in a type no smaller than 18 points.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Ann Jennejohn,
Deputy Clerk
P.O. #4500212968
August 1, 2022
Collier County Planning Commission Public Hearing
Advertising Requirements
Please publish the following Advertisement and Map on August 12, 2022 and furnish proof of publication
to the attention of the Minutes & Records Department, 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite #401, Naples,
FL 34112. The advertisement must be a 1/4 (3x10) page advertisement, and the headline in the
advertisement must be in a type no smaller than 18 point. The advertisement MUST NOT BE placed in
that portion of the newspaper where classified advertisements appear.
Please reference the fol!owinq on ALL Invoices:
DIVISION: ZONING
[Zoning Services Section]
FUND & COST CENTER: 131-138326-649100-00000
PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER: 4500212968
Account Number: 323534
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Collier County Planning Commission
(CCPC), sitting as the local planning agency and the Environmental Advisory Council, at 5:05
P.M.,September 1, 2022, in the Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, Third Floor, Collier
Government Center, 3299 East Tamiami Trail,Naples,FL to consider:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-41, AS AMENDED, THE COLLIER
COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND
REGULATIONS FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
TO ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS AS
PHARMACIES INCLUDING CERTAIN PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, THE
COMMERCIAL CONVENIENCE DISTRICT (C-2), COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIATE
DISTRICT (C-3), GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-4), HEAVY COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT (C-5), BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT (BP), RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY
DISTRICT(SBCO),AND GOLDEN GATE DOWNTOWN CENTER COMMERCIAL OVERLAY
DISTRICT (GGDCCO), AND ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND
DESIGN AND SIGNAGE, OF WHICH SOME ARE STATUTORY, 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 1.08.02 DEFINITIONS; CHAPTER TWO - ZONING DISTRICTS AND
USES,INCLUDING SECTION 2.03.03 COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, SECTION 2.03.04
INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, SECTION 2.03.06 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICTS, SECTION 2.03.07 OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS; CHAPTER FIVE -
SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS, ADDING NEW SECTION 5.05.16 MEDICAL MARIJUANA
DISPENSARIES; SECTION FOUR, CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; SECTION FIVE,
INCLUSION IN THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE;AND SECTION SIX,
EFFECTIVE DATE. [PL20220004273]
(insert map)
All interested parties are invited to appear and be heard. Written comments must be filed with the Zoning
Division prior to September 1,2022.
As part of an ongoing initiative to encourage public involvement, the public will have the opportunity to
provide public comments remotely, as well as in person, during this proceeding. Individuals who would
like to participate remotely should register through the link provided within the specific event/meeting entry
on the Calendar of Events on the County website at www.colliercountyfl.gov/our-county/visitors/calendar-
of-events after the agenda is posted on the County website. Registration should be done in advance of the
public meeting, or any deadline specified within the public meeting notice. Individuals who register will
receive an email in advance of the public hearing detailing how they can participate remotely in this
meeting. Remote participation is provided as a courtesy and is at the user's risk. The County is not
responsible for technical issues. For additional information about the meeting, please call Geoffrey Willig
at 252-8369 or email to Geoffrey.Willig@colliercountyfl.gov.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the Collier County Planning Commission (CCPC)
will need a record of the proceedings pertaining thereto and therefore, may need to ensure that a verbatim
record of the proceedings is made,which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal
is based.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding,
you are entitled, at no cost to you,to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Collier County
Facilities Management Division, located at 3335 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 101,Naples, FL 34112-5356,
(239) 252-8380, at least two (2) days prior to the meeting. Assisted listening devices for the hearing
impaired are available in the Board of County Commissioners Office.
Collier County Planning Commission
Edwin Fryer, Chairman
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Attachments: PL20220004273 (CCPC 9-1-22 PM).docx; PL20220004273 (9-1-22 CCPC pm).docx;
PL20220004273 (CCPC 9-1-22 PM).pdf
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The advertisement must be a 1/4 (3x10) page advertisement, and the headline in the
advertisement must be in a type no smaller than 18 point.
The advertisement MUST NOT BE placed in that portion of the newspaper
where classified advertisements appear.
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13MR Sevtior Deputy Clerk II
tvo tot R, Clerk to the Value Adjustwtevtt T3oard
A.\(t $`�,� Office: 23q-252-8406
Fax: 23g-252-8408 (if applicable)
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From: noreply@salesforce.com on behalf of Jennifer Dewitt <jldewitt@designiq.com>
Sent: Friday, August 5, 2022 4:10 PM
To: ganlegpubnotices4@gannett.com; Ann P.Jennejohn
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Attachments: adGC10925119rev.pdf
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Size - 1/4 page
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Affidavit-yes
Total -$1008.00
Please let me know any needed updates/changes or if this can be approved as is.
Please Note:The deadline for approval is 8/11/2022 3:00 PM EST.
Thank You
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jldewitt@gannett.com
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Collier County Planning
Commission (CCPC), sitting as the local planning agency and the Environmental Advisory
Council,at 5:05 P.M.,September 1,2022,in the Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room,
Third Floor,Collier Government Center,3299 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, FL to consider:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-41, AS AMENDED, THE COLLIER
COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND
REGULATIONS FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO
ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS AS
PHARMACIES INCLUDING CERTAIN PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, THE
COMMERCIAL CONVENIENCE DISTRICT (C-2), COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT
(C-3), GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-4), HEAVY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-
5), BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT (BP), RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (SBCO),
AND GOLDEN GATE DOWNTOWN CENTER COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT(GGDCCO),
AND ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND DESIGN AND SIGNAGE,OF
WHICH SOME ARE STATUTORY, 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 1.08.02 DEFINITIONS;CHAPTER TWO
- ZONING DISTRICTS AND USES, INCLUDING SECTION 2.03.03 COMMERCIAL ZONING
DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.04 INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.06 PLANNED
UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, SECTION 2.03.07 OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS;
CHAPTER FIVE-SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS,ADDING NEW SECTION 5.05.16 MEDICAL
MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES; SECTION FOUR, CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; SECTION
FIVE, INCLUSION IN THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; AND SECTION
SIX,EFFECTIVE DATE. [PL20220004273].
Collier County
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All interested parties are invited to appear and be heard.Written comments must be filed with the
Zoning Division prior to September 1,2022.
As part of an ongoing initiative to encourage public involvement,the public will have the opportunity
to provide public comments remotely,as well as in person,during this proceeding.Individuals who
would like to participate remotely should register through the link provided within the specific
event/meeting entry on the Calendar of Events on the County website at www.colliercountyfl.
gov/our-county/visitors/calendar-of-events after the agenda is posted on the County website.
Registration should be done in advance of the public meeting, or any deadline specified within
the public meeting notice. Individuals who register will receive an email in advance of the public
hearing detailing how they can participate remotely in this meeting. Remote participation is
provided as a courtesy and is at the user's risk.The County is not responsible for technical issues.
For additional information about the meeting, please call Geoffrey Willig at 252-8369 or email to
Geoffrey.Willig@colliercountyfl.gov.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the Collier County Planning Commission
(CCPC)will need a record of the proceedings pertaining thereto and therefore,may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and
evidence upon which the appeal is based.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this
proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please
contact the Collier County Facilities Management Division,located at 3335 Tamiami Trail East,Suite
101, Naples, FL 34112-5356, (239)252-8380, at least two(2)days prior to the meeting.Assisted
listening devices for the hearing impaired are available in the Board of County Commissioners
Office.
Collier County Planning Commission
Edwin Fryer, Chairman ND-GCI0925119
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: Ann P.Jennejohn
Sent: Friday, August 5, 2022 4:21 PM
To: GMDZoningDivisionAds; 'YoungbloodAndrew'
Cc: HenderlongRichard; BradleyNancy; RodriguezWanda
Subject: FW: PL20220004273 (CCPC 9-1-22)
Attachments: adGC10925119rev.pdf
Please review for publicatiovt August 1-2, 2022.
Ann Jennejohn
13MR Senior Deputy Clerk 11
00t.t3 icirkr Clerk to the Value Adjustment Board
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Fax: 239-252-8408 (if applicable)
Avwt.Jevwtejohvt@CollierClerk.cowt
r` eta'' Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
't"K"'r'''` & Comptroller of Collier County
3299 Tawtiavvti Trail, Suite #401
Naples, FL 34112-5324
www.CollierClerk.com
From: noreply@salesforce.com <noreply@salesforce.com>On Behalf Of Jennifer Dewitt
Sent: Friday, August 5, 2022 4:10 PM
To:ganlegpubnotices4@gannett.com; Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jennejohn@collierclerk.com>
Subject: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
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Publication - naples news (FL)
Section - Main/ROP
Size - 1/4 page
Run Date(s) -8/12
Affidavit-yes
1
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: GMDZoningDivisionAds <GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Friday, August 5, 2022 4:36 PM
To: Ann P.Jennejohn; GMDZoningDivisionAds
Cc: HenderlongRichard; BradleyNancy; RodriguezWanda
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (CCPC 9-1-22)
Need to redo the first paragraph on this one. Please change to:
"Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Collier County Planning Commission (CCPC)at 5:05
P.M., September 1,2022, in the Board of County Commissioners meeting room,third floor, Collier Government Center,
3299 East Tamiami Trail,Naples, FL to consider:"
This petition does not require EAC, so we're removing that language. Minor oversight on my part.
Andrew Youngblood, MBA
Operations Analyst
Zoning Division
Co yer County
2800 N. Horseshoe Dr.
Naples, FL 34104
Direct Line - 239.252.1042
andrew.voungblood@colliercountyfl.gov
From:Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jennejohn@collierclerk.com>
Sent: Friday, August 5, 2022 4:21 PM
To:GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>; YoungbloodAndrew
<Andrew.Youngblood@colliercountyfl.gov>
Cc: HenderlongRichard<Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>; BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>;
RodriguezWanda <Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: FW: PL20220004273 (CCPC 9-1-22)
EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when
opening attachments or clicking links.
Please review for publication August 12, 2022.
i
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: Henderlong Richard <Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Friday, August 5, 2022 4:29 PM
To: Ann P.Jennejohn
Cc: YoungbloodAndrew; BradleyNancy; RodriguezWanda
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (CCPC 9-1-22)
Ann, Good to go by me.
Respectfully,
Richard P. Henderlong
Principal Planner, MPA
Zoning Division-Land Development Code
Collier County Growth Management Community Development Department
2800 N. Horseshoe Dr., Naples, FL 34104
239-252-2464
Tell us how we are doing by taking our Zoning Division Survey at http://bit.ly/CollierZoning.
prCoMnty
Exceeding Expectations
From:Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jennejohn@collierclerk.com>
Sent: Friday, August 5, 2022 4:21 PM
To:GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>;YoungbloodAndrew
<Andrew.Youngblood@colliercountyfl.gov>
Cc: HenderlongRichard <Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>; BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>;
RodriguezWanda <Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: FW: PL20220004273 (CCPC 9-1-22)
EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when
opening attachments or clicking links.
Please review for publicatiovt August 12, 2022.
i
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: Ann P.Jennejohn
Sent: Saturday, August 6, 2022 8:25 AM
To: 'Jennifer Dewitt'; ganlegpubnotices4@gannett.com
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Attachments: adGC10925119rev.pdf
Please remove the highlighted (language)
ivt the notice.
Thavtk you
Ann JennejoAn
13MR Sevtior Deputy Clerk It
ti'.tt{eHpy Clerk to the Value Adjustwtevtt r3oard
Office: 239-252-8406
Fax: 239-252-8408 (if applicable)
Am.Jemmejolrivt@CollierClerk.com
Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
.yF fir,
& Comptroller of Collier County
3299 Tavvtiawti Trail, Suite #4O1
Naples, FL 34112-5324
www.CollierClerk.com
noreply@salesforce.com <noreply@salesforce.com>On Behalf Of Jennifer Dewitt
Sent: Friday, August 5, 2022 4:10 PM
To:ganlegpubnotices4@gannett.com; Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jennejohn@collierclerk.com>
Subject: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
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Size- 1/4 page
Run Date(s) -8/12
Affidavit-yes
Total - $1008.00
1
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Collier County Planning
Commission (CCPC), sitting as the local planning agency and the Environmental Advisory
Council,at 5:05 P.M.,September 1,2022,in the Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room,
Third Floor,Collier Government Center,3299 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, FL to consider:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-41, AS AMENDED, THE COLLIER
COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND
REGULATIONS FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO
ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS AS
PHARMACIES INCLUDING CERTAIN PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, THE
COMMERCIAL CONVENIENCE DISTRICT (C-2), COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT
5(C-3), GENERAL COMMERCIAL), BUSINESSPARK DISTRICT (BP), RESEARCH HEAVY AND TECHNOLOGY PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (SBCO),
AND GOLDEN GATE DOWNTOWN CENTER COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT(GGDCCO),
AND ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND DESIGN AND SIGNAGE,OF
WHICH SOME ARE STATUTORY, 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 1.08.02 DEFINITIONS;CHAPTER TWO
- ZONING DISTRICTS AND USES, INCLUDING SECTION 2.03.03 COMMERCIAL ZONING
DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.04 INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.06 PLANNED
UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, SECTION 2.03.07 OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS;
CHAPTER FIVE-SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS,ADDING NEW SECTION 5.05.16 MEDICAL
MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES; SECTION FOUR, CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; SECTION
FIVE, INCLUSION IN THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; AND SECTION
SIX, EFFECTIVE DATE. [PL20220004273].
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All interested parties are invited to appear and be heard.Written comments must be filed with the
Zoning Division prior to September 1,2022.
As part of an ongoing initiative to encourage public involvement,the public will have the opportunity
to provide public comments remotely,as well as in person,during this proceeding.Individuals who
would like to participate remotely should register through the link provided within the specific
event/meeting entry on the Calendar of Events on the County website at www.colliercountyfl.
gov/our-county/visitors/calendar-of-events after the agenda is posted on the County website.
Registration should be done in advance of the public meeting, or any deadline specified within
the public meeting notice. Individuals who register will receive an email in advance of the public
hearing detailing how they can participate remotely in this meeting. Remote participation is
provided as a courtesy and is at the user's risk.The County is not responsible for technical issues.
For additional information about the meeting, please call Geoffrey Willig at 252-8369 or email to
Geoffrey.Willig@colliercountyfl.gov.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the Collier County Planning Commission
(CCPC)will need a record of the proceedings pertaining thereto and therefore,may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and
evidence upon which the appeal is based.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this
proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please
contact the Collier County Facilities Management Division,located at 3335 Tamiami Trail East,Suite
101, Naples, FL 34112-5356, (239)252-8380, at least two(2)days prior to the meeting.Assisted
listening devices for the hearing impaired are available in the Board of County Commissioners
Office.
Collier County Planning Commission
Edwin Fryer, Chairman ND-GCI0925119
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: DeWitt, Jennifer <jldewitt@designiq.com>
Sent: Monday, August 8, 2022 8:35 AM
To: Ann P.Jennejohn; Gannett Legals Public Notices 4
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Attachments: adGCl0925119rev.pdf
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Hello,
We have your proof ready for your review(attached),
Please let me know any needed updates/changes or if this can be approved as is.
Please Note:The deadline for approval is 8/11/2022 3:00 PM EST.
Thank You
Jennifer DeWitt
Account Coordinator I SMB-Classifieds
jldewitt@gannett.com
From:Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jennejohn@collierclerk.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 6, 2022 8:25 AM
To: DeWitt,Jennifer<jldewitt@designiq.com>; Gannett Legals Public Notices 4<ganlegpubnotices4@gannett.com>
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Please remove the highlighted (language)
iv. the vtotice.
Thank you
Ann Jennejohn
f3MR Senior Deputy Clerk II
Clerk to the Value Adjustment Board
Office: 239-252-8406
Fax: 239-252-8408 (if applicable)
Ann.Jennejohn@CollierClerk.com
te 1/4
4Ze Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
.4terr(i." & Comptroller of Collier County
3299 Tawtiawti Trail, Suite #401
Naples, FL 34112-5324
www.CollierClerk.com
i
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Collier County Planning
Commission(CCPC), at 5:05 P.M.,September 1, 2022, in the Board of County Commissioners
Meeting Room, Third Floor, Collier Government Center, 3299 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, FL to
consider:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-41, AS AMENDED, THE COLLIER
COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND
REGULATIONS FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO
ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS AS
PHARMACIES INCLUDING CERTAIN PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, THE
COMMERCIAL CONVENIENCE DISTRICT (C-2), COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT
(C-3), GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-4), HEAVY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-
5), BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT (BP), RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (SBCO),
AND GOLDEN GATE DOWNTOWN CENTER COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT(GGDCCO),
AND ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND DESIGN AND SIGNAGE,OF
WHICH SOME ARE STATUTORY, 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 1.08.02 DEFINITIONS;CHAPTER TWO
- ZONING DISTRICTS AND USES, INCLUDING SECTION 2.03.03 COMMERCIAL ZONING
DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.04 INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.06 PLANNED
UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, SECTION 2.03.07 OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS;
CHAPTER FIVE-SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS,ADDING NEW SECTION 5.05.16 MEDICAL
MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES; SECTION FOUR, CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; SECTION
FIVE, INCLUSION IN THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; AND SECTION
SIX, EFFECTIVE DATE. [PL20220004273].
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All interested parties are invited to appear and be heard.Written comments must be filed with the
Zoning Division prior to September 1,2022.
As part of an ongoing initiative to encourage public involvement,the public will have the opportunity
to provide public comments remotely,as well as in person,during this proceeding.Individuals who
would like to participate remotely should register through the link provided within the specific
event/meeting entry on the Calendar of Events on the County website at www.colliercountyfl.
gov/our-county/visitors/calendar-of-events after the agenda is posted on the County website.
Registration should be done in advance of the public meeting, or any deadline specified within
the public meeting notice. Individuals who register will receive an email in advance of the public
hearing detailing how they can participate remotely in this meeting. Remote participation is
provided as a courtesy and is at the user's risk.The County is not responsible for technical issues.
For additional information about the meeting, please call Geoffrey Willig at 252-8369 or email to
Geoffrey.Willig@colliercountyfl.gov.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the Collier County Planning Commission
(CCPC)will need a record of the proceedings pertaining thereto and therefore,may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and
evidence upon which the appeal is based.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this
proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please
contact the Collier County Facilities Management Division,located at 3335 Tamiami Trail East,Suite
101, Naples, FL 34112-5356, (239)252-8380,at least two(2)days prior to the meeting.Assisted
listening devices for the hearing impaired are available in the Board of County Commissioners
Office.
Collier County Planning Commission
Edwin Fryer, Chairman ND-GCI0925119
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: Ann P.Jennejohn
Sent: Monday, August 8, 2022 8:37 AM
To: 'GMDZoningDivisionAds'; 'YoungbloodAndrew'
Cc: HenderlongRichard; RodriguezWanda; BradleyNancy
Subject: FW: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Attachments: adGCI0925119rev.pdf
Revised
From: DeWitt,Jennifer<jldewitt@designiq.com>
Sent: Monday,August 8, 2022 8:35 AM
To:Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jennejohn@collierclerk.com>; Gannett Legals Public Notices 4
<ganlegpubnotices4@gannett.com>
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
External Message: Please use caution when opening attachments,clicking links, or replying to this message.
Hello,
We have your proof ready for your review(attached),
Please let me know any needed updates/changes or if this can be approved as is.
Please Note:The deadline for approval is 8/11/2022 3:00 PM EST.
Thank You
Jennifer DeWitt
Account Coordinator I SMB-Classifieds
jldewitt@gannett.com
From:Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jenneiohn@collierclerk.com>
Sent:Saturday, August 6, 2022 8:25 AM
To: DeWitt,Jennifer<ildewitt@designiq.com>; Gannett Legals Public Notices 4<ganlegpubnotices4@gannett.com>
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Please remove the highlighted (lav►guage)
ivt the vtotice.
Tkavtk you
i
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: GMDZoningDivisionAds <GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 10:27 AM
To: Ann P.Jennejohn; GMDZoningDivisionAds
Cc: HenderlongRichard; RodriguezWanda; BradleyNancy
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Attachments: RE: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Legal Ad Request
We have approval from the planner.As this is County-initiated,there is no "applicant", per se.
Andrew Youngblood, MBA
Operations Analyst
Zoning Division
co -rer County
2800 N. Horseshoe Dr.
Naples, FL 34104
Direct Line - 239.252.1042
and rew.youngblood a colliercountyfl.gov
From:Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jennejohn@collierclerk.com>
Sent: Monday,August 8, 2022 8:37 AM
To:GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>;YoungbloodAndrew
<Andrew.Youngblood@colliercountyfl.gov>
Cc: HenderlongRichard <Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>; RodriguezWanda
<Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>; BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: FW: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
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Sent: Monday,August 8, 2022 8:35 AM
To:Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jenneiohn@collierclerk.com>; Gannett Legals Public Notices 4
<ganlegpubnotices4@gannett.com>
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
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1
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: HenderlongRichard <Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 10:26 AM
To: YoungbloodAndrew
Cc: JohnsonEric
Subject: RE: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Legal Ad Request
Attachments: Ad Request (003).docx
Andy, Approved.
Respectfully,
Richard P. Henderlong
Principal Planner, MPA
Zoning Division-Land Development Code
Collier County Growth Management Community Development Department
2800 N. Horseshoe Dr., Naples, FL 34104
239-252-2464
Tell us how we are doing by taking our Zoning Division Survey at http://bit.Iv/CollierZoning.
yoMnty
Exceeding Expectations
From:YoungbloodAndrew<Andrew.Youngblood@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent:Tuesday,August 9, 2022 10:21 AM
To:Johnson Eric<Eric.Johnson@colliercountyfl.gov>
Cc: HenderlongRichard <Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: RE: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Legal Ad Request
Can I get an "approved"from one of you, please?
Andrew Youngblood, MBA
Operations Analyst
Zoning Division
CAT County
2800 N. Horseshoe Dr.
Naples, FL 34104
Direct Line - 239.252.1042
andrew.youngblood(acolliercountyfl.gov
i
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: GMDZoningDivisionAds <GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 11:29 AM
To: Ann P.Jennejohn; GMDZoningDivisionAds; HenderlongRichard
Cc: RodriguezWanda; BradleyNancy
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Yes...add the underlined "AND" and remove the struck through language.
Andrew Youngblood, MBA
Operations Analyst
Zoning Division
Cott County
2800 N. Horseshoe Dr.
Naples, FL 34104
Direct Line - 239.252.1042
andrew.Youngblood(c�colliercountyfl.gov
From:Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jennejohn@collierclerk.com>
Sent:Tuesday,August 9, 2022 11:23 AM
To:GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>; HenderlongRichard
<Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>
Cc: RodriguezWanda<Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>; BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when
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Good Morning,
So, I avvt askivtg NDN to revise the notice by taking the language that's highlighted
and struck-through (below) OUT of the title 2
It would be easiest if I just send thevvt the title showing what we'd like removed,
(like shown below)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-41,AS AMENDED,THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE,WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND REGULATIONS FOR THE
UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA,TO ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA
DISPENSARIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS AS PHARMACIES INCLUDING CERTAIN PLANNED
1
UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS,THE COMMERCIAL CONVENIENCE DISTRICT (C-2),
COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT(C-3),GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT(C-4),HEAVY
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT(C-5),BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT(BP),RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,AND SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY
DISTRICT(SBCO), ADDING
REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND DESIGN AND SIGNAGE,OF WHICH SOME ARE
STATUTORY,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 1.08.02 DEFINITIONS; CHAPTER TWO-ZONING DISTRICTS AND USES,INCLUDING
SECTION 2.03.03 COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.04 INDUSTRIAL ZONING
DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.06 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.07 OVERLAY
ZONING DISTRICTS; CHAPTER FIVE-SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS,ADDING NEW SECTION 5.05.16
MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES; SECTION FOUR,CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; SECTION
FIVE,INCLUSION IN THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; AND SECTION SIX,
EFFECTIVE DATE. [PL20220004273]
Tina Ink you!
Ann Jenne,jolin
13MR Sevtior Deputy Clerk II
�t.LT(Xit Clerk to the Value Adjustwtevtt Board
Office: 23 9-2.52-8406
Fax: 239-252-8408 (if applicable)
Avivt.Jevwtejokvt@CollierClerk.cow
� � Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
'` & Comptroller of Collier Couvtty
3299 Ta►nniavvti Trail, Suite #401
Naples, FL 34112-5324
www.CollierClerk.cowt
GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent:Tuesday,August 9, 2022 11:12 AM
To: HenderlongRichard <Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>; GMDZoningDivisionAds
<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>;Ann P.Jennejohn<Ann.Jenneiohn@collierclerk.com>
Cc: RodriguezWanda<Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>; BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.goy>
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Ann,
Here's how the title should read in the ad:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-41,AS AMENDED,THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE,WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND REGULATIONS FOR THE
UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA,TO ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA
DISPENSARIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS AS PHARMACIES INCLUDING CERTAIN PLANNED
UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS,THE COMMERCIAL CONVENIENCE DISTRICT(C-2),
COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT(C-3),GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT(C-4),HEAVY
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT(C-5),BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT(BP),RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,AND SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY
DISTRICT(SBCO),ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND DESIGN AND
SIGNAGE,OF WHICH SOME ARE STATUTORY,BY PROVIDING FOR: SECTION ONE,RECITALS;
SECTION TWO,FINDINGS OF FACT; SECTION THREE,ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND
2
DEVELOPMENT CODE,MORE SPECIFICALLY AMENDING THE FOLLOWING: CHAPTER ONE-
GENERAL PROVISIONS,INCLUDING SECTION 1.08.02 DEFINITIONS; CHAPTER TWO-ZONING
DISTRICTS AND USES,INCLUDING SECTION 2.03.03 COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS,SECTION
2.03.04 INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.06 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.07 OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS; CHAPTER FIVE- SUPPLEMENTAL
STANDARDS,ADDING NEW SECTION 5.05.16 MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES; SECTION FOUR,
CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; SECTION FIVE,INCLUSION IN THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE; AND SECTION SIX,EFFECTIVE DATE. [PL20220004273]
Here is the edit version:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-41,AS AMENDED,THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE,WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND REGULATIONS FOR THE
UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA,TO ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA
DISPENSARIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS AS PHARMACIES INCLUDING CERTAIN PLANNED
UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS,THE COMMERCIAL CONVENIENCE DISTRICT(C-2),
COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT(C-3),GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT(C-4),HEAVY
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-5),BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT(BP),RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,AND SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY
DISTRICT(SBCO), ADDING
REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND DESIGN AND SIGNAGE,OF WHICH SOME ARE
STATUTORY,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 1.08.02 DEFINITIONS; CHAPTER TWO-ZONING DISTRICTS AND USES,INCLUDING
SECTION 2.03.03 COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.04 INDUSTRIAL ZONING
DISTRICTS, SECTION 2.03.06 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.07 OVERLAY
ZONING DISTRICTS; CHAPTER FIVE- SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS,ADDING NEW SECTION 5.05.16
MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES; SECTION FOUR,CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; SECTION
FIVE,INCLUSION IN THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; AND SECTION SIX,
EFFECTIVE DATE. [PL20220004273]
Andrew Youngblood, MBA
Operations Analyst
Zoning Division
Co Pr County
2800 N. Horseshoe Dr.
Naples, FL 34104
Direct Line - 239.252.1042
andrew.youngblood(c�colliercountyfl.gov
From: HenderlongRichard <Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent:Tuesday,August 9, 2022 11:05 AM
To: GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>; Ann P.Jennejohn
<Ann.Jenneiohn@collierclerk.com>
Cc: RodriguezWanda <Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>; BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
3
Andy and Ann,
After talking to Heidi, please revise and remove any reference to GGPOD.
Respectfully,
Richard P. Henderlong
Principal Planner, MPA
Zoning Division-Land Development Code
Collier County Growth Management Community Development Department
2800 N. Horseshoe Dr., Naples, FL 34104
239-252-2464
Tell us how we are doing by taking our Zoning Division Survey at http://bit.Iv/CollierZoning.
Co i r County
Exceeding Expectations
From: GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent:Tuesday, August 9, 2022 10:27 AM
To:Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jenneiohn@collierclerk.com>; GMDZoningDivisionAds
<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>
Cc: HenderlongRichard <Richard.Henderlong@colliercountvfl.gov>; RodriguezWanda
<Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>; BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradlev colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
We have approval from the planner. As this is County-initiated, there is no "applicant", per se.
Andrew Youngblood, MBA
Operations Analyst
Zoning Division
Cote County
2800 N. Horseshoe Dr.
Naples, FL 34104
Direct Line - 239.252.1042
andrew.youngbloodcolliercountyfl.gov
From:Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jenneiohn@collierclerk.com>
Sent: Monday,August 8, 2022 8:37 AM
To:GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>; YoungbloodAndrew
<Andrew.Youngblood@colliercountyfl.gov>
Cc: HenderlongRichard<Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>; RodriguezWanda
<Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>; BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: FW: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
4
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: Ann P.Jennejohn
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 11:44 AM
To: 'DeWitt,Jennifer'
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Good Morning Jennifer,
Staff is requesting the changes in yellow:
and adding the word "AND" also referenced below.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-41,AS AMENDED,THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE,WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND REGULATIONS FOR THE
UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA,TO ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA
DISPENSARIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS AS PHARMACIES INCLUDING CERTAIN PLANNED
UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS,THE COMMERCIAL CONVENIENCE DISTRICT (C-2),
COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT(C-3),GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-4),HEAVY
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT(C-5),BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT(BP),RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,AND SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY
DISTRICT(SBCO), ,ADDING
REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND DESIGN AND SIGNAGE,OF WHICH SOME ARE
STATUTORY,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 1.08.02 DEFINITIONS; CHAPTER TWO-ZONING DISTRICTS AND USES,INCLUDING
SECTION 2.03.03 COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, SECTION 2.03.04 INDUSTRIAL ZONING
DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.06 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, SECTION 2.03.07 OVERLAY
ZONING DISTRICTS; CHAPTER FIVE- SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS,ADDING NEW SECTION 5.05.16
MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES; SECTION FOUR,CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; SECTION
FIVE,INCLUSION IN THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; AND SECTION SIX,
EFFECTIVE DATE. [PL20220004273]
At this point I'm vtot sure what would be the easiest way
for you to make these changes, so I just sent the whole
title paragraph with the requested changes
Please let me know if I can help in any way.
Thank you!
i
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: DeWitt,Jennifer <jldewitt@designiq.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 11:55 AM
To: Ann P.Jennejohn
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Attachments: adGCl0925119rev.pdf
External Message: Please use caution when opening attachments,clicking links,or replying to this message.
Hello,
We have your proof ready for your review(attached),
The title paragraph I had for this ad varied slightly from what you included in your email,the title paragraph in your
email was used with the changes request. Please let me know if you need additional changes
Please let me know any needed updates/changes or if this can be approved as is.
Please Note:The deadline for approval is 8/11/2022 3:00 PM EST.
Thank You
Jennifer DeWitt
Account Coordinator I SMB-Classifieds
ildewitt@gannett.com
From:Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jennejohn@collierclerk.com>
Sent:Tuesday, August 9, 2022 11:44 AM
To: DeWitt,Jennifer<jldewitt@designiq.com>
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Good Morning Jennifer,
Staff is requesting the changes ivt yellow:
and adding the word "AND" also referenced below.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-41,AS AMENDED,THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE,WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND REGULATIONS FOR THE
UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA,TO ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA
DISPENSARIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS AS PHARMACIES INCLUDING CERTAIN PLANNED
UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS,THE COMMERCIAL CONVENIENCE DISTRICT(C-2),
COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT (C-3),GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-4),HEAVY
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-5),BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT (BP),RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,AND SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY
i
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Collier County Planning
Commission(CCPC),at 5:05 P.M.,September 1,2022, in the Board of County Commissioners
Meeting Room, Third Floor, Collier Government Center, 3299 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, FL to
consider:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-41, AS AMENDED, THE COLLIER
COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND
REGULATIONS FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO
ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS AS
PHARMACIES INCLUDING CERTAIN PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, THE
COMMERCIAL CONVENIENCE DISTRICT (C-2), COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT
(C-3), GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-4), HEAVY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-
5), BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT (BP), RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AND SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT
(SBCO),ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND DESIGN AND SIGNAGE,
OF WHICH SOME ARE STATUTORY,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 1.08.02 DEFINITIONS;CHAPTER TWO
- ZONING DISTRICTS AND USES, INCLUDING SECTION 2.03.03 COMMERCIAL ZONING
DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.04 INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.06 PLANNED
UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, SECTION 2.03.07 OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS;
CHAPTER FIVE-SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS,ADDING NEW SECTION 5.05.16 MEDICAL
MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES; SECTION FOUR, CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; SECTION
FIVE, INCLUSION IN THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; AND SECTION
SIX,EFFECTIVE DATE. [PL20220004273].
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Collier County
Florida
NAPLES
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All interested parties are invited to appear and be heard.Written comments must be filed with the
Zoning Division prior to September 1,2022.
As part of an ongoing initiative to encourage public involvement,the public will have the opportunity
to provide public comments remotely,as well as in person,during this proceeding.Individuals who
would like to participate remotely should register through the link provided within the specific
event/meeting entry on the Calendar of Events on the County website at www.colliercountyfl.
gov/our-county/visitors/calendar-of-events after the agenda is posted on the County website.
Registration should be done in advance of the public meeting, or any deadline specified within
the public meeting notice. Individuals who register will receive an email in advance of the public
hearing detailing how they can participate remotely in this meeting. Remote participation is
provided as a courtesy and is at the user's risk.The County is not responsible for technical issues.
For additional information about the meeting, please call Geoffrey Willig at 252-8369 or email to
Geoffrey.Willig@colliercountyfl.gov.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the Collier County Planning Commission
(CCPC)will need a record of the proceedings pertaining thereto and therefore,may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and
evidence upon which the appeal is based.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this
proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please
contact the Collier County Facilities Management Division,located at 3335 Tamiami Trail East,Suite
101, Naples, FL 34112-5356, (239)252-8380, at least two(2)days prior to the meeting.Assisted
listening devices for the hearing impaired are available in the Board of County Commissioners
Office.
Collier County Planning Commission
Edwin Fryer, Chairman ND-GC10925119
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: Ann P.Jennejohn
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 12:00 PM
To: 'GMDZoningDivisionAds'; 'YoungbloodAndrew'; HenderlongRichard
Cc: RodriguezWanda; BradleyNancy
Subject: FW: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Attachments: adGCI0925119rev.pdf
Hello again,
I have vtot gone over this with a five tooth-comb, because I kvtow
staff will do that, so please let me know for any additional changes
and/or if they wade the changes requested. There have been quite a
few ewtails, I just hope it's right fingers crossed
Thank you all!
Ann Jennejohn
13MR Senior Deputy Clerk II
t•,tTint*, Clerk to the Value Adjustvvtevtt >3oard
f. Office: z39-z5z-s4o6
Fax: 2.39-252-8408 (if applicable)
Avtvt.Jer ejohvt@CollierClerk.covv.
r't'. •c Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
tik""�'� ``, & Comptroller of Collier County
3z99 Tavvtiawti Trail, Suite *4O1
Naples, FL 34112-5324
www.CollierClerk.cowt
DeWitt,Jennifer<jldewitt@designiq.com>
Sent:Tuesday, August 9, 2022 11:55 AM
To:Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jennejohn@collierclerk.com>
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
External Message: Please use caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or replying to this message.
Hello,
We have your proof ready for your review(attached),
The title paragraph I had for this ad varied slightly from what you included in your email,the title paragraph in your
email was used with the changes request. Please let me know if you need additional changes
i
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: GMDZoningDivisionAds <GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 12:05 PM
To: Ann P.Jennejohn; GMDZoningDivisionAds; HenderlongRichard
Cc: RodriguezWanda; BradleyNancy
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Attachments: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
We have approval from the planner!
Andrew Youngblood, MBA
Operations Analyst
Zoning Division
co Ye- County
2800 N. Horseshoe Dr.
Naples, FL 34104
Direct Line - 239.252.1042
andrew.Youngblood(c�colliercountyfl.gov
From:Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jennejohn@collierclerk.com>
Sent:Tuesday,August 9, 2022 12:00 PM
To: GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>; YoungbloodAndrew
<Andrew.Youngblood@colliercountyfl.gov>; HenderlongRichard <Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>
Cc: RodriguezWanda <Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>; BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: FW: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when
opening attachments or clicking links.
Hello again,
I have vtot gone over this with a fine tooth-comb, because I know
staff will do that, so please let wte know for arty additional changes
avid/or if they made the changes requested. There have been quite a
few ewtails, I just hope it's right fingers crossed
Thank you all!
1
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: HenderlongRichard <Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday,August 9, 2022 12:05 PM
To: GMDZoningDivisionAds;JohnsonEric
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Approved!
From: GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent:Tuesday,August 9, 2022 12:01 PM
To: HenderlongRichard <Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>;JohnsonEric<Eric.Johnson@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: FW: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Gentlemen,
Here is the revised ad. Please review carefully.
Andrew Youngblood, MBA
Operations Analyst
Zoning Division
CAT County
2800 N. Horseshoe Dr.
Naples, FL 34104
Direct Line - 239.252.1042
andrew.youngblood@colliercountyfl.gov
From:Ann P.Jennejohn <Ann.Jennelohn@collierclerk.com>
Sent:Tuesday,August 9, 2022 12:00 PM
To:GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>;YoungbloodAndrew
<Andrew.Youngblood@colliercountyfl.gov>; HenderlongRichard <Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>
Cc: RodriguezWanda<Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>; BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: FW: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when
opening attachments or clicking links.
Hello again,
I have not gone over this with a fine tooth-comb, because I kvtow
staff will do that, so please let me know for any additional changes
avid/or if they made the changes requested. There have been quite a
few emails, I just hope it's right fivtgers crossed
1
Ann P. Jennejohn
From: BradleyNancy <Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 1:14 PM
To: GMDZoningDivisionAds;Ann P.Jennejohn; HenderlongRichard
Cc: RodriguezWanda
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Attachments: ad proof.4273.adGCl0925119rev.pdf; RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Approved for CAO.
Respectfully,
Nancy Bradley
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Collier County Attorney's Office
2800 North Horseshoe Drive, Suite 301
Naples, FL 34104
Telephone: (239) 252-8549 (direct line)
From: BradleyNancy<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent:Tuesday,August 9, 2022 1:03 PM
To:GMDZoningDivisionAds<GMDZoningDivisionAds@colliercountyfl.gov>; Ann P.Jennejohn
<Ann.Jennejohn@collierclerk.com>; HenderlongRichard <Richard.Henderlong@colliercountyfl.gov>
Cc: RodriguezWanda <Wanda.Rodriguez@colliercountyfl.gov>; BradleyNancy
<Nancy.Bradley@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: RE: PL20220004273 (Display Ad w/MAP)
Hi all, I'm pretty sure proof is okay, but I need to double check with Heidi, please stand by,
thanks.
Respectfully,
Nancy Bradley
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Collier County Attorney's Office
2800 North Horseshoe Drive, Suite 301
Naples, FL 34104
Telephone: (239) 252-8549 (direct line)
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Collier County Planning
Commission(CCPC),at 5:05 P.M.,September 1,2022,in the Board of County Commissioners
Meeting Room. Third Floor, Collier Government Center, 3299 East Tamiami Trail. Naples. FL to
consider:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-41, AS AMENDED, THE COLLIER
COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND
REGULATIONS FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA,TO
ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS AS
PHARMACIES INCLUDING CERTAIN PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, THE
COMMERCIAL CONVENIENCE DISTRICT (C-2). COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT
(C-3), GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-4), HEAVY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-
5), BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT (BP), RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AND SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT
(SBCO),ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND DESIGN AND SIGNAGE,
OF WHICH SOME ARE STATUTORY,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 1.08.02 DEFINITIONS;CHAPTER TWO
- ZONING DISTRICTS AND USES, INCLUDING SECTION 2.03.03 COMMERCIAL ZONING
DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.04 INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.06 PLANNED
UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, SECTION 2.03.07 OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS;
CHAPTER FIVE-SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS,ADDING NEW SECTION 5.05.16 MEDICAL
MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES; SECTION FOUR, CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; SECTION
FIVE,INCLUSION IN THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE;AND SECTION
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to provide public comments remotely,as well as in person,during this proceeding.Individuals whi.
would like to participate remotely should register through the link provided within the specifu
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For additional information about the meeting, please call Geoffrey Willig at 252-8369 or email to
Geoffrey.Willig@colliercountyll.gov.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the Collier County Planning Commission
(CCPC)will need a record of the proceedings pertaining thereto and therefore.may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and
evidence upon which the appeal is based.
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Office.
Collier County Planning Commission
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Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Collier County Planning
Commission(CCPC),at 5:05 P.M.,September 1,2022,in the Board of County Commissioners
Meeting Room, Third Floor, Collier Government Center, 3299 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, FL to
consider:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-41, AS AMENDED, THE COLLIER
COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND
REGULATIONS FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO
ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS AS
PHARMACIES INCLUDING CERTAIN PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, THE
COMMERCIAL CONVENIENCE DISTRICT (C-2), COMMERCIAL INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT
(C-3), GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-4), HEAVY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-
5), BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT (BP), RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AND SANTA BARBARA COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT
(SBCO),ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY MEASURES AND DESIGN AND SIGNAGE,
OF WHICH SOME ARE STATUTORY,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 1.08.02 DEFINITIONS;CHAPTER TWO
- ZONING DISTRICTS AND USES, INCLUDING SECTION 2.03.03 COMMERCIAL ZONING
DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.04 INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS,SECTION 2.03.06 PLANNED
UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, SECTION 2.03.07 OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS;
CHAPTER FIVE-SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS,ADDING NEW SECTION 5.05.16 MEDICAL
MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES; SECTION FOUR, CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; SECTION
FIVE,INCLUSION IN THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE;AND SECTION
SIX,EFFECTIVE DATE.(PL20220004273].
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All interested parties are invited to appear and be heard.Written comments must be filed with the
Zoning Division prior to September 1,2022.
As part of an ongoing initiative to encourage public involvement,the public will have the opportunity
to provide public comments remotely,as well as in person,during this proceeding.Individuals who
would like to participate remotely should register through the link provided within the specific
event/meeting entry on the Calendar of Events on the County website at www.colliercountyfl.
gov/our-county/visitors/calendar-of-events after the agenda is posted on the County website.
Registration should be done in advance of the public meeting, or any deadline specified within
the public meeting notice. Individuals who register will receive an email in advance of the public
hearing detailing how they can participate remotely in this meeting. Remote participation is
provided as a courtesy and is at the user's risk.The County is not responsible for technical issues.
For additional information about the meeting, please call Geoffrey Willig at 252-8369 or email to
Geoffrey.Willig@colliercountyfl.gov.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the Collier County Planning Commission
(CCPC)will need a record of the proceedings pertaining thereto and therefore,may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and
evidence upon which the appeal is based.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this
proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please
contact the Collier County Facilities Management Division,located at 3335 Tamiami Trail East,Suite
101,Naples,FL 34112-5356,(239)252-8380,at least two(2)days prior to the meeting.Assisted
listening devices for the hearing impaired are available in the Board of County Commissioners
Office.
Collier County Planning Commission
Edwin Fryer,Chairman
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FROM THE MAGAZINE
Seattle Under Siege
Record numbers of homeless people are occupying the city's public spaces, despite massive government spending to
fight the problem.
Christopher F. Rufo
Autumn 2018
Seattle is under siege. Over the past five years, the Emerald City has seen an explosion
of homelessness, crime, and addiction. In its 2017 point-in-time count of gibe homeless,
King County social-services agency All Home found 11,643 people sleeping in tents,
cars, and emergency shelters. Property crime has risen to a rate two and a half times
higher than Los Angeles's and four times higher than New York City's. Cleanup crews
pick up tens of thousands of dirty needles from city streets and parks every year.
At the same time, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal, the Seattle metro area
spends more than $1 billion fighting homelessness every year. That's nearly $100,000 for
every homeless man, woman, and child in King County, yet the crisis seems only to
have deepened, with more addiction, more crime, and more tent encampments in
residential neighborhoods. By any measure, the city's efforts are not working.
Over the past year, I've spent time at city council meetings, political rallies, homeless
encampments, and rehabilitation facilities, trying to understand how the government
can spend so much money with so little effect. While most of the debate has focused on
tactical policy questions (Build more shelters? Open supervised injection sites?), the real
battle isn't being waged in the tents, under the bridges, or in the corridors of City Hall
but in the realm of ideas, where, for now, four ideological power centers frame Seattle's
homelessness debate. I'll identify them as the socialists, the compassion brigades, the
homeless-industrial complex, and the addiction evangelists. Together, they have
dominated the local policy discussion, diverted hundreds of millions, of dollars toward
favored projects, and converted many well-intentioned voters to the politics of
unlimited compassion. If we want to break through the failed status quo on
homelessness in,places like Seattle—and in. Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles,
too—we must first map the ideological battlefield, identify the flaws in our current
policies, and rethink our assumptions.
Seattle has long been known as one of America's most liberal locales, but in recent
years, the city has marched even further left as socialists, once relegated to the margins,
have declared war on the Democratic establishment. Socialist Alternative city
councilwoman Ksharna Sawant claims that the city's homelessness crisis is the
inevitable result of the Amazon boom, greedy landlords, and rapidly increasing rents.
As she told Street Roots News: "The explosion of the homelessness crisis is a symptom of
how deeply dysfunctional capitalism is and also how much worse living standards have
gotten with the last several decades." The capitalists of Amazon, Starbucks, Microsoft,
and Boeing, in her Marxian optic, generate enormous wealth for themselves, drive up
housing prices, and push the working class toward poverty and despair—and, too often,
onto the streets.
On the surface, this argument has its own internal logic. Advocates point to Zillow and
McKinsey studies that show a high correlation between rent hikes and homelessness in
Seattle, for example. But correlation is not causation, and the survey data paint a
remarkably different picture. According to King County's point-in-time study, only 6
percent of homeless people surveyed cited "could not afford rent increase" as the
precipitating cause of their situation, pointing instead to a wide range of other problems
—domestic violence, incarceration, mental illness, family conflict, medical conditions,
breakups, eviction, addiction, and job loss--as bigger factors. Further, while the Zillow
study did find correlation between rising rents and homelessness in four major markets
—Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C.—it also found that
homelessness decreased despite rising rents in Houston, Tampa, Chicago, Phoenix, St.
Louis, San Diego, Portland, Detroit, Baltimore, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Riverside. Rent
increases are a real burden for the working poor, but the evidence suggests that higher
rents alone don't push people onto the streets.
Even in a pricey city like Seattle, most working- and middle-class residents respond to
economic incentives in logical ways: relocating to less expensive neighborhoods,
downsizing to smaller apartments, taking in roommates, moving in with family, or
leaving the city altogether. King County is home to more than 1 million residents
earning below the median income, and 99 percent of them manage to find a place to live
and pay the rent on time. The aggregate-level analyses from Zillow and McKinsey don't
take into account the vast number of options available even to the poorest families; for
the socialists, "the rent is too damn high" explains everything.
Using homelessness as a symbol of "capitalism's moral failure," the socialists hope to
build support for their agenda of rent control, public housing, minimum-wage hikes,
and punitive corporate taxation. one might dismiss Sawant as cartoonish, but she has
been remarkably successful in stoking resentment against "Amazon tech bros" and.
building public support for punishing the "billionaire class" with new taxes.
What the socialists won't, or can't,, see is that their agenda cannot solve the
homelessness crisis. Even if the Sawant-championed "head tax" on big employers had
stayed in force—it was repealed in June—the city would have built, at most, only 187
subsidized housing units per year, which means that it would take at least 60 years to
provide housing for all those currently homeless. Sawant's real passion, it seems, is not
to build houses for the poor but to tear down the houses of the rich. When her ideas fail
to usher in a socialist utopia, she'll find new scapegoats—corporations, real-estate
developers, tech workers, police--and start over.
The stubborn reality is that Seattle is expensive. The local government should encourage
the creation of more affordable market-rate housing by increasing density and changing
zoning laws, but for those not employed full-time—and that describes 92.5 percent of
the homeless—it's utopian to imagine that Seattle will become the city of Housing for
All. No matter how many promises the socialists make, they will eventually run out of
other people's money. The scapegoats, silent up to now, will start fighting back. And
Amazon, the greatest wealth generator in the city's history, will simply leave town.
"What the socialists won't, or can't, see is that their
agenda cannot solve the homelessness crisis."
The compassion brigades are the moral crusaders of homelessness policy, the activists
who put signs on their lawns that read: "In this house, we believe black lives matter,
women's rights are human rights, no human is illegal," and so on. They see compassion
as the highest virtue; all else must be subordinated to it. Their Seattle political champion
is City Councilman Mike O'Brien, a former chief financial officer for the corporate law
firm Stokes Lawrence, who made his name in Seattle politics fighting to ban Yellow
Pages deliveries and lbuild a bike lane through a working shipyard in the Ballard
neighborhood. In recent years, O'Brien has become a leader in the campaign to legalize
homelessness throughout the city. He has proposed ordinances to legalize street
camping on 167 miles of public sidewalks, permit RV camping on city streets, and
prevent the city's homeless Navigation Teams (made up of cops and outreach workers)
from cleaning up tent cities.
O'Brien and his supporters have constructed an elaborate political vocabulary about the
homeless, elevating three key myths to the status of conventional wisdom. The first is
that many of the homeless are holding down jobs but can't get ahead. "I've got
thousands of homeless people that actually are working and just can't afford housing,"
O'Brien told the Denver Post. But according to King County's own survey data, only 7.5
percent of the homeless report working full-time, despite record-low unemployment,
record job growth, and a record-high $15 Seattle minimum wage. The reality, obvious to
anyone who spends any time in tent cities or emergency shelters, is that 80 percent of
the homeless suffer from drug and alcohol addiction and 30 percent suffer from serious
mental illness, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
The second key myth is that the homeless are "our neighbors," native to Seattle.
Progressive publications like The Stranger insist that "most people experiencing
homelessness in Seattle were already here when they became homeless." This assertion,
too, clashes with empirical evidence. More than half of Seattle's homeless come from
outside the city`,limits, according to the city's own data. Even this number might be
vastly inflated, as the survey asks only "where respondents were living at the time they
most recently became homeless"—so, for example, a person could move to Seattle, check
into a motel for a week, and then start living on the streets and be considered "from
Seattle." More rigorous academic studies in San Francisco and Vancouver suggest that
40 percent to 50 percent of the homeless moved to those cities for their permissive
culture and generous services. There's no reason to believe that Seattle is different on
this score.
The third myth: O'Brien and his allies argue that the street homeless want help but that
there aren't enough services. Once again, county data contradict their claims: 63 percent
of the street homeless refuse shelter when offered it by the city's Navigation Teams,
claiming that "there are too many rules" (39.5 percent) or that "they are too crowded"
(32.6 percent). The recent story about a woman's "tent mansion" near the city's Space
Needle vividly illustrated how a contingent among the homeless chooses to live in the
streets. "We don't want to change our lifestyle to fit their requirements," the woman
told newscasters for a KIRO7 report, explaining how she and her boyfriend moved from
West Virginia to Seattle for the "liberal vibe," repeatedly refusing shelter. "We intend to
stay here. This is the solution to the homeless problem. We want autonomy, right here."
The homeless mythology is not merely anti-factual; it's also a textbook example of what
sociologists call pathological altruism, or "altruism in which attempts to promote the
welfare of others instead result in unanticipated harm," as engineer Barbara A. Oakley
explains. The city's compassion campaign has devolved into permissiveness,
enablement, crime, and disorder. Public complaints about homeless encampments from
the first three months of this year are an array of horrors: theft, drugs, fighting, rape,
murder, explosions, prostitution, assaults, needles, and feces. Yet prosecutors have
dropped thousands of misdemeanor cases, and police officers are directed not to arrest
people for "homelessness-related" offenses, including theft, destruction of property, and
drug crimes. As Scott Lindsay, the city's former top crime advisor, reported to former
mayor Ed Murray: "The increase i.n street disorder is largely a function of the fact that
heroin, crack, and meth possession has been largely legalized in the city over the past
several years. The unintended consequence of that social policy effort has been to make
Seattle a much more attractive place to buy and sell hard-core drugs."
Yet the compassion advocates man the barricades whenever the city attempts to clean
up illegal tent encampments. In the Ravenna neighborhood, protesters holding up a
"Homeless Lives Matter" sign linked arms and tried to block police from removing a
tent city from a public park. Nothing is apparently more important to thee activists than
their public display of compassion—certainly not the growing number of depraved
incidents at homeless encampments or involving homeless people, including a mass
shooting, a human immolation, a vicious rape, and a series of stabbings. They shout
down anyone who questions their narrative.
With more than $1 billion spent on homelessness in Seattle every year, one should
keep in mind Vladimir Lenin's famous question: Who stands to gain? In the world of
Seattle homelessness, the big "winners" are social-services providers like the Seattle
Housing and Resource Effort (SHARE), the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), and
the Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC), which constitute what I call the city's
homeless-industrial complex. For the executive leadership of these organizations,
homelessness is a lucrative business. In the most recent federal filings, the executive
director of LIHI, Sharon Lee, earned $187,209 in annual compensation, putting her in the
top 3 percent of income earners nationwide. In my estimation, the executive director of
DESC, Daniel Malone, has received at least $2 million in total compensation during his
extended career in the misery business.
It wasn't always this way. When I spoke with Eleanor C)wen, one of the original
cofounders of DESC, she explained that the organization's mission has shifted over the
years from helping the homeless to securing government contracts, maintaining a $112
million real-estate portfolio, and paying a staff of nearly 900. "It's disgraceful," she said.
"When we started, we kept our costs low and helped people get back on their feet. Now
the question is: How can I collect another city contract? How can I collect more
Medicaid dollars? How can :l collect more federal matching funds? It's more important
to keep the staff paid than to actually help the poor become self-sufficient."
The deeper problem is that social policies have created a system of perverse incentives.
The social-services organizations get paid more when the problem gets worse. When
their policy ideas fail to deliver results, they repackage them, write a proposal using the
latest buzzwords, and return for more funding. Homelessness might rise or fall, but the
leaders of the homeless-industrial complex always get paid.
Their latest scheme in Seattle is to build city-funded "tiny-house villages," a euphemism
for semipermanent homeless tent cities subsidized by taxpayers. Advocates have touted
tiny houses as an alternative to illegal encampments, but the results have been
uninspiring. After the city opened a drug-friendly tiny-house village in Licton Springs—
costing taxpayers $720,000 a year—police reported a 22.1 percent increase in crimes and
public disturbances. Neighbors have witnessed an explosion of property destruction,
violence, prostitution, and drug-dealing.
Even worse, SHARE, which runs the Licton Springs encampment, effectively uses
taxpayer money to lobby the city for more taxpayer money. SHARE operates the
encampments on a system of "participation credits," apparently requiring residents to
attend political rallies, campaign events, and city council meetings. At last year's city
income-tax hearing at the King County Superior Court, I spoke with a homeless woman
living in a SHARE encampment, who explained that if she did not show up to the court
proceeding, she would be kicked out of the camp for a week. (This is likely illegal and
may have contributed to interim mayor Tim Burgess's decision to cut the group's
funding.)
Ultimately, the homeless-industrial complex is a creation of public incentives, constantly
on the hunt for bigger contracts. Its new promise, Housing First—an old promise,
actually, since it dates back to 1988—is that the city can solve the homelessness and cost-
of-living crisis at once if it will fund enough new units of subsidized housing. Advocates
insist that the city can build "affordable housing" not only for the homeless but also for
everyone earning up to 80 percent of the median income, which, in King County,
amounts to more than 800,000 people. No city can build its way out of either problem
with subsidized housing, which, like any other good, is subject to the laws of supply
and demand. If apartments are made available at below-market rents, demand for those
units will always outstrip supply. For every low-rent apartment that the city builds,
another thousand people will be standing in line, in perpetuity. New York has been
building "affordable housing" since 1934 and still has a wait list of 270,000 families.
Despite repeated warnings from Seattle's own homelessness consultants, the city and
county governments continue to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to low-income
housing developers and service providers, to no avail. Until policyrnakers change the
system of incentives, there will be no end to the cycle of waste and corruption.
What I call the addiction evangelists make up the final cohort of the city's
homelessness power center. Their number includes the rebellious Ave Rats—the
homeless crowd on University Avenue—as well as gutter punks and opibid migrants. In
a sense, the addiction evangelists are the intellectual heirs of the 1960s counterculture:
whereas the beats and hippies rejected bourgeois values but largely confined their
efforts to culture—music, literature, photography, and poetry—the addiction
evangelists have a more audacious goal: to capture political power and elevate addicts
and street people into a protected class. They don't want society simply to accept their
choices; they want society to pay for them.
Their leading proponent is Shilo Murphy, a heroin and cocaine addict who runs the
People's Harm Reduction Alliance. His worldview can be summarized in a series of T-
shirts that he sports around town: "Proud to Be a Drug User," "Nice People Take
Drugs," and "Meth Pipes! Because Crack Pipes Are So Five Years Ago." For Murphy,
the goal is not prevention, recovery, or rehabilitation—but normalization of addiction
and dedicated public funding for the consumption of heroin, meth, and crack cocaine. "I
have always enjoyed drugs, and they've always made my life better," he says. "I [see]
drugs as not only a means to escape but a means to inspire me for greatness."
Incredibly, Murphy has become a player. in. Seattle politics. The city provides funding
for his organization, and King County has recruited him to serve on its opioid task force.
His unabashedly pro-addiction campaign is winning: he was one of the key proponents
for "safe-injection sites" and recently announced a new heroin-on-wheels project, in
which People's Harm Reduction Alliance vans will roam the city and help addicts shoot
up, under a nurse's supervision. While the official philosophy of Murphy's organization
is "harm reduction," the real goal seems to be public support for addiction.
Harm reduction has had notable success in countries like Portugal and Switzerland, but
in North America, where national drug policy remains staunchly prohibitionist, cities
that practice the policy have become magnets for addiction, crime, and social disorder.
During the debate on public-injection sites last year, the addiction evangelists often
pointed to Vancouver, which has operated the Insite supervised-consumption facility
for over ten years. While Insite provides clean needles and administers naloxone
injections for overdoses, the evidence from a longitudinal study of the Downtown
Eastside neighborhood shows that the injection site and concentration of social services
have substantially increased the number of opioid migrants moving to the city.
According to the study, between 2006 and 2016, the number of homeless individuals
from outside Vancouver rose from 17 percent to 52 percent of the total homeless
population. "Migration into urban regions with a high concentration of services may not
necessarily lead to effective pathways to recovery," the study concludes. Indeed, since
the Insite facility opened, crime in the neighborhood has increased and homelessness
has nearly doubled; no reduction in addiction has occurred.
"What I call the addiction evangelists includes the
rebellious Ave Rats the homeless crowd on University
Ave."
The question almost never asked about harm reduction is: Harm reduction for whom?
Whatever help they might offer addicts, public-consumption sites do tremendous
damage to businesses, residents, and cities at large. When I visited Vancouver and
drove down Hastings Street, where the Insite facility is located, it looked like an
apocalyptic future vision of Seattle—a public-health nightmare, with hundreds of
addicts lining the sidewalks, yelling, and shooting up behind Dumpsters.
In Seattle, the influx has already begun. According to survey data, approximately 9.5
percent of the city's homeless say that they came "for legal marijuana," 15.4 percent
came "to access homeless services," and 15.7 percent were "traveling or visiting" the
region and decided that it was a good place to set up camp. As the city builds out its
addiction infrastructure and focuses social services in the downtown core, the problem
will intensify. Even King County's former homelessness czar admits that the city's
policies have a "magnet effect."
Yet the addiction evangelists are making gains. More than 70,000 residents signed a
ballot initiative to ban safe-injection sites countywide, but legal and public-health
officials threw the measure out in court, declaring that "public health policy is not
subject to veto by citizen initiative." It's a strange new world, where addicts and
vagrants are the good guys and Amazon engineers and sober neighbors are the villains.
In 2005, the top experts in Seattle and King County government formed the Committee
to End Homelessness and launched a ten-year plan to eliminate the problem in metro
Seattle. The plan has clearly proved a dismal failure. "We're spending lots of money
trying things out and are finding what's not working," Seattle's current homelessness
czar puts it, with wry understatement.
Unfortunately, Adrienne Quinn, the new boss of the Committee to End Homelessness—
which has since rebranded itself as All Home—is even worse than the old boss. In an
op-ed in the Seattle Times, she lays out her plan to "address the root causes of
homelessness" by solving "racism," "wage inequity," "climate change," "housing
costs," "public transportation," "green building," "sanctuary [cities],'" the "child-welfare
system," "brain injuries," and "me:ntal-health and addiction services." This, not
surprisingly, requires lots more money. Councilwoman Sawant claims that the city
needs another $75 million a year to solve the crisis. McKinsey puts the figure at $400
million. But no amount of money will make any difference until we correctly diagnose
the problem and focus on practical solutions, not utopian dreams.
The problem is not Seattle's alone: the United States generally remains in denial about
the reality of homelessness. While ideologues denounce various villains who "cause"
homelessness—capitalists, landlords, racists, computer programmers—the reality is that
homelessness is a product of disaffiliation. For the past '70 years, sociologists, political
scientists, and theologians have documented the slow atomization of society. As family
and community bonds weaken, our most vulnerable citizens fall victim to the addiction,
mental illness, isolation, poverty, and despair that almost always precipitate the final
slide into homelessness. Alice Baum and Donald Burnes, who wrote the definitive book
on homelessness in the early 1990s, put it this way:
Homelessness is a condition of disengagement from ordinary society—from family,
friends, neighborhood, church, and community. . . . Poor people who have family ties,
teenaged mothers who have support systems, mentally ill individuals who are able to
maintain social and family relationships, alcoholics who are still connected to their
friends and jobs, even drug addicts who manage to remain part of their community do
not become homeless. Homelessness occurs when people no longer have relationships;
Ithey have drifted into isolation, often running away from the support networks they
could count on in the past.
The best way to prevent homelessness isn't to build new apartment complexes or pass
new tax levies but to rebuild the family, community, and social bonds that once held
communities together. As Richard McAdams, a recovered addict and current outreach
worker for the Union Gospel Mission, told. me: "There are 6,000 people on the streets in
Seattle. I know 3,000 of them by name and know their stories. It's not a resource issue in
this city, it's a relational issue. The biggest problem is broken relationships."
In the near term, cities like Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles must shift
toward a stance of realism, which means acknowledging that compassion without limit
is a road to disaster. Homelessness should be seen not as a problem to be solved but one
to be contained. Cities must stop ceding their parks, schools, and sidewalks to homeless
encampments. And Seattle, in particular, must stop spending nearly $1 billion a year to
"solve homelessness" without clear accountability and visible results.
Encouragingly/citizens and local governments all along the West Coast are starting to
demand an end to the policy of unlimited compassion. Fed-up neighbors recently
confronted Councilman O'Brien at a town hall in Green Lake, and members of the Iron
Workers Local 86 shouted down Sawant at a political rally in front of the Amazon
Spheres. Even in hyper-progressive San Francisco, Mayor Mark Farrell (before he was
succeeded in that office by London Breed) announced a dramatic change in the city's
understanding of street homelessness: "We have moved as a city from a position of
compassion to enabling street behavior. We have offered services tirne and time again
and gotten many off the streets, but there is a resistant population that remains, and
their tents have to go. Enough is enough."
In Seattle, Mayor Jenny Durkan, who made her reputation as a federal prosecutor, is
faced with a clear choice: appease the compassion brigades and the homeless-industrial
complex, or break free from the status quo and take decisive action to address the crisis.
If she can summon the political will, Durkan can implement some erergency measures
that will dramatically reduce the social disorder associated with street homelessness.
For examples, she can look to other cities that have shown that homelessness can be
contained with smart, tough policies.
In San Diego, for instance, city officials and the private sector worked together to build
three barracks-style shelters that house nearly 1,000 people for only $4.5 million.
They've moved 700 individuals off the streets and into the emergency shelter, allowing
the police and city crews to remove and clean up illegal encampments. In Seattle, the
mayor should petition the private sector for donations to build similar emergency
shelter facilities, construct them on vacant city property in the industrial district, and
run a dedicated free bus line from the shelters to the downtown core so that residents
can access additional services and eventually find work.
In Houston, local leaders have reduced homelessness by 60 percent through a
combination of providing services and enforcing a zero-tolerance policy for street
camping, panhandling, trespassing, and property crimes. Seattle's police department
and Navigation Teams must be given the authority to enforce the law and put an end to
rampant street camping. There's nothing compassionate about letting addicts, the
mentally ill, and the poor die in the streets. The first order of business must be to clean
up public spaces, move people into shelters, and maintain public order.
Seattle and King County currently spend nearly $460 million a year on addiction and
mental-health services, plus another $119 million a year on medical services specifically
for the homeless—more than enough money to provide basic services for all the
homeless who want them. With a secure emergency shelter system like that in San
Diego, the county and city governments can reroute existing resources and "flood the
zone" with on-site treatment options for the homeless. For addiction services, we should
prioritize recovery programs and terminate policies like safe-injection sites that draw
addicts from other cities.
Seattle must break up its homeless-industrial complex, too. Last year, interim mayor
Burgess took a first step in rebidding city contracts and cutting funding for ineffective
organizations like SHARE. Mayor Durkan should build on this success, reforming the
system of perverse incentives and instituting accountability for all organizations getting
taxpayer funds. Outcomes, not quantity of services, should take precedence; funding
should taper off as the crisis subsides, not continue in perpetuity.
Ultimately, the success or failure of local government is a back-to-basics proposition:
Are the streets clean? Are the neighborhoods safe? Are people able to live, work, and
raise their families in a flourishing environment? We have the resources to contain the
homelessness crisis, in Seattle and elsewhere. The question is whether political leaders
will have the courage to act.
Christopher F. Rufo is executive director for the Documentary Foundation and a
research fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center for Wealth & Poverty. He has
directed three documentaries for PBS, and his next film, America Lost, tells the story of
life in three of America's forgotten cities.
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Subject: Public Comment re: LDC Amendment on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
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Please find the below comments from Dr. Carol Roberts, a well-respected Naples physician, regarding the LDC
Amendment on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to be discussed at the Sept. 1 meeting. Dr. Roberts cannot
attend the meeting due to work obligations but asked me to pass along her comments to you in the hopes
that her comments can be added to the public record. Thank you very much for your consideration.
Best,
Jason
Jason Zauder
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August 31 , 2022
Dear County Commissioners:
I have been practicing functional medicine in Naples for a dozen years. During that time the
medical toolkit has been broadened by the legalization of medical marijuana in Florida. The
availability of this medicine has made a huge difference in the lives of many patients that I
have seen since legalization in 2016.
In order to make this medicine available to more patients, some of whom are unable to travel
outside their homes, let alone the next county, I would strongly recommend the Commission
approve the opening of dispensaries in Collier County.
There is no reason any longer to limit access to a safe, regulated and inexpensive medicine
that can do so much for so many. Don't let your old programming stand in the way of offering
medical marijuana to the citizens of Collier County.
I have included a list of health benefits that marijuana provides. I suspect that some of you
might like to have these benefits as well.
Please consider dropping the prohibition and let the people of Collier County have their
medicine in a more accessible location.
Yours truly,
Carol L Roberts, MD
Medical Diretor
Naples Center for Functional Medicine
Benefits of Medical Cannabis include:
Analgesia (pain relief)
Antibacterial
Lowers blood sugar
Reduces nausea and vomiting (chemo patients, liver disease, etc)
Anti epileptic (seizure disorder in children and adults)
Reduces inflammation
Aids sleep
Inhibits cell growth in cancer
Treats psoriasis
Tranquilizing
Suppresses muscle spasms
Relieves anxiety
Stimulates appetite
Promotes bone growth
Neuroprotective
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As Sheriff of Collier County, I do not support allowing additional medical marijuana
treatment dispensing facilities in Collier County.
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have on the safety of our community and cannot support jeopardizing our standing as
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The Schedule I Status of Marijuana
Updated March 25, 2022
The Controlled Substances Act(CSA)places various substances in one of five schedules based on their
medical use,potential for abuse,and safety or risk for dependence.The five schedules are progressively
ordered with Schedule V substances regarded as the least dangerous and addictive and Schedule I
substances considered the most dangerous and addictive. Schedule I substances are considered to have a
"high potential for abuse"with"no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States."The
CSA prohibits the manufacture,distribution,dispensation,and possession of Schedule I substances except
for federal government-approved research studies.
Marijuana is listed as a Schedule I controlled substance under the CSA,and has been on Schedule I since
the CSA was enacted in 1970(P.L.91-513). For background on how marijuana came to be placed on
Schedule I, see Appendix B of CRS report, The Marijuana Policy Gap and the Path Forward.
The Schedule I status of marijuana means that the substance is strictly regulated by federal authorities.
Yet,over the last several decades,most states and territories have deviated from across-the-board
prohibition of marijuana, and now have laws and policies allowing for some cultivation, sale,distribution,
and possession of marijuana.
Select Issues Surrounding the Schedule I Status of Marijuana and the
Policy Gap with States
Select key issues related to the Schedule I status of marijuana and the gap between federal and state
marijuana policies are highlighted below.
• Institutions of Higher Education (HIEs).It has been reported that IHEs may decline to permit
research on marijuana on their campuses,because doing so may put them at risk of losing federal
funds.An IHE's policy prohibiting marijuana on campus may also affect students for whom their
states have authorized the use of medical marijuana. Under the Higher Education Act of 1965,
each IHE must adopt a program to prevent the use of illicit drugs and alcohol and annually
distribute standards of conduct that prohibit the unlawful possession, use,or distribution of illicit
drugs and alcohol on the institution's property or as part of any of its activities and that describe
applicable legal sanctions.
• Financial Services for Marijuana-Related Businesses. Despite the guidance issued by the
Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network(FinCEN)on how financial
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institutions may provide banking services to marijuana-related businesses, many financial
institutions remain reluctant to openly enter into relationships with state-authorized marijuana
businesses due to the Schedule I status of marijuana.
• Research on Marijuana.The Schedule I status has reportedly created difficulty for researchers
who seek to study marijuana,but are potentially unable to meet the strict requirements of the
CSA, or seek a different strain, potency,or quality of marijuana for their research than what is
lawfully available.
• Legal Consequences for Individuals.Violations of federal marijuana laws,even in instances
where individuals are using marijuana consistent with state laws,give rise to a range of other
issues including eligibility for housing and food assistance, gun ownership, visas,and
employment.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Rejection of Petitions to
Reschedule
Over the years, several entities have submitted petitions to the DEA to reschedule marijuana. In August
2016,after a five-year evaluation process done in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA),the DEA rejected two petitions—one submitted by two state governors and the other submitted by
a New Mexico health provider to move marijuana to a less-restrictive schedule under the CSA.
Consistent with past practice,the rejections were based on a conclusion by both the FDA and DEA that
marijuana continues to meet the criteria for inclusion on Schedule I—namely that it has a high potential
for abuse,has no currently accepted medical use,and lacks an accepted level of safety for use under
medical supervision.
Authority to Alter the Schedule I Status of Marijuana
Both Congress and the Administration have the ability to alter marijuana's status as a Schedule I
substance. The Administration could make such changes on its own,though it is bound by the CSA to
consider factors including a substance's medical utility and risk of abuse and dependence prior to altering
its scheduling status.Congress could also alter marijuana's status by amending the CSA but without such
confines.Of note, in congressional hearings and other forums, some Members of Congress in both major
parties have questioned the Schedule I status of marijuana while other Members have maintained that
marijuana should remain illegal.Those questioning its status have expressed support for,at minimum,
moving it to a lower schedule. Some have gone further and supported its removal from the CSA
altogether.Those continuing to support its Schedule I status express concern over the negative
implications of its widespread use.
Options for Congress
Congress could choose to maintain the federal prohibition on marijuana, but if it wanted to address the
Schedule I status, it could do a number of things: (1)amend the CSA to move marijuana to a less
restrictive schedule;(2)create an entirely new schedule or other category for marijuana;or(3)remove it
entirely from the CSA. If marijuana remains a controlled substance under the CSA under any schedule,
that would maintain the existing conflict between the federal government and states that have legalized
recreational marijuana,though moving marijuana to a less restrictive schedule could help mitigate
conflicts between federal law and state medical marijuana laws.The creation of a new schedule solely for
marijuana would give Congress an opportunity to modify the criminality of marijuana under the CSA. If
Congress chose to remove marijuana from the CSA entirely, it could seek to regulate and tax commercial
marijuana activities.
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In 2021,the House Judiciary Committee marked up and ordered to be reported H.R. 3617,the Marijuana
Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021 (the MORE Act).Among other things,the bill
would remove marijuana from the CSA. Other bills introduced in the House in the 117th Congress,
including H.R. 365 and H.R. 2649,would remove marijuana from,or move it to a lower schedule of,the
CSA.
Author Information
Lisa N. Sacco
Analyst in Illicit Drugs and Crime Policy
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Seattle Under Siege
Record numbers of homeless people are occupying the city's public spaces, despite massive government spending to
fight the problem.
Christopher F. Rufo
Autumn 2018
Seattle is under. siege. Over the past five years, the Emerald City has seen an explosion
of homelessness, crime, and addiction. In its 2017 point-in-time count of the homeless,
King County social-services agency All Home found 11,643 people sleeping in tents,
cars, and emergency shelters. Property crime has risen to a rate two and a half times
higher than Los Angeles's and four times higher than New York City's. Cleanup crews
pick up tens of thousands of dirty needles from city streets and parks every year.
At the same time, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal, the Seattle metro area
spends more than $1 billion fighting homelessness every year. That's nearly $100,000 for
every homeless man, woman, and child in King County, yet the crisis seems only to
have deepened, with more addiction, more crime, and more tent encampments in
residential neighborhoods. By any measure, the city's efforts are not working.
Over the past year, I've spent time at city council meetings, political rallies, homeless
encampments, and rehabilitation facilities, trying to understand how the,government
can spend so much money with so little effect. While most of the debate has focused on
tactical policy questions (Build more shelters? Open supervised injection sites?), the real
battle isn't being waged in the tents, under the bridges, or in the corridors of City Hall
but in the realm of ideas, where, for now, four ideological power centers frame Seattle's`
homelessness debate. I'll identify them as the socialists, the compassion brigades, the
homeless-industrial complex, and the addiction evangelists. Together, they have
dominated the local policy discussion, diverted hundreds of millions of dollars toward
favored projects, and converted many well-intentioned voters to the politics of
unlimited compassion. If we want to break through the failed status quo on
homelessness in places like Seattle—and in. Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles,
too—we must first map the ideological battlefield, identify the flaws in our current
policies, and rethink our assumptions.
Seattle has long been known as one of America's most liberal locales, but in recent
years, the city has marched even further left as socialists, once relegated to the margins,
have declared war on the Democratic establishment. Socialist Alternative city
councilwoman Ksharna Sawant claims that the city's homelessness crisis is the
inevitable result of the Amazon boom, greedy landlords, and rapidly increasing rents.
As she told Street Roots News: "The explosion of the homelessness crisis is a symptom of
how deeply dysfunctional capitalism is and also how much worse living standards have
gotten with the last several decades." The capitalists of Amazon, Starbucks, Microsoft,
and Boeing, in her Marxian optic, generate enormous wealth for themselves, drive up
housing prices, and push the working class toward poverty and despair—and, too often,
onto the streets.
On the surface, this argument has its own internal logic. Advocates point to Zillow and
McKinsey studies that show a high correlation between rent hikes and homelessness in
Seattle, for example. But correlation is not causation, and the survey data paint a
remarkably different picture. According to King County's point-in-time study, only 6
percent of homeless people surveyed cited "could not afford rent increase" as the
precipitating cause o:f their situation, pointing instead to a wide range of other problems
—domestic violence, incarceration, mental illness, family conflict, medical conditions,
breakups, eviction, addiction, and job loss--as bigger factors. Further, while the Zillow
study did find correlation between rising rents and homelessness in four major markets
—Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C.—it also found that
homelessness decreased despite rising rents in Houston, Tampa, Chicago, Phoenix, St.
Louis, San Diego, Portland, Detroit, Baltimore, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Riverside. Rent
increases are a real burden for the working poor, but the evidence suggests that higher
rents alone don't push people onto the streets.
Even in a pricey city like Seattle, most working- and middle-class residents respond to
economic incentives in logical ways: relocating to less expensive neighborhoods,
downsizing to smaller apartments, taking in roommates, moving in with family, or
leaving the city altogether. King County is home to more than 1 million residents
earning below the median income, and 99 percent of them manage to find a place to live
and pay the rent on time. The aggregate-level analyses from Zillow and McKinsey don't
take into account the vast number of options available even to the poorest families; for
the socialists, "the rent is too damn high" explains everything.
Using homelessness as a symbol of "capitalism's moral failure," the socialists hope to
build support for their agenda of rent control, public housing, minimum-wage hikes,
and punitive corporate taxation. One might dismiss Sawant as cartoanish; but she has
been remarkably successful in stoking resentment against "Amazon i:ech bros" and
building public support for punishing the "billionaire class" with new taxes.
What the socialists won't, or can't, see is that their agenda cannot solve the
homelessness crisis. Even if the Sawant-championed "head tax" on big employers had
stayed in force—it was repealed in June—the city would have built, at most, only 187
subsidized housing units per year, which means that it would take at least 60 years to
provide housing for all those currently homeless. Sawant's real passion, it seems, is not
to build houses for the poor but to tear down the houses of the rich. When her ideas fail
to usher in a socialist utopia, she'll find new scapegoats—corporations, real-estate
developers, tech workers, police—and start over.
The stubborn reality is that Seattle is expensive. The local government should encourage
the creation of more affordable market-rate housing by increasing density and changing
zoning laws, but for those not employed full-time—and that describes 92.5 percent of
the homeless—it's utopian to imagine that Seattle will become the city of Housing for
All. No matter how many promises the socialists make, they will eventually run out of
other people's money. The scapegoats, silent up to now, will start fighting back. And
Amazon, the greatest wealth generator in the city's history, will simply leave town.
"What the socialists won't, or can't, see is that their
agenda cannot solve the homelessness crisis„"
The compassion brigades are the moral crusaders of homelessness policy, the activists
who put signs on their lawns that read: "In this house, we believe black lives matter,
women's rights are human rights, no human is illegal," and so on. They see compassion
as the highest virtue; all else must be subordinated to it. Their Seattle political champion.
is City Councilman Mike O'Brien, a former chief financial officer for the corporate law
firm Stokes Lawrence, who made his name in Seattle politics fighting to ban Yellow
Pages deliveries and build a bike lane through a working shipyard in the Ballard
neighborhood. In recent years, O'Brien has become a leader in the campaign to legalize
homelessness throughout the city. He has proposed ordinances to legalize street
camping on 167 miles of public sidewalks, permit RV camping on city streets, and
prevent the city's homeless Navigation Teams (made up of cops and outreach workers)
from cleaning up tent cities.
O'Brien and his supporters have constructed an elaborate political vocabulary about the
homeless, elevating three key myths to the status of conventional wisdom. The first is
that many of the homeless are holding down jobs but can't get ahead. "I've got
thousands of homeless people that actually are working and just can't afford housing,"
O'Brien told the Denver Post. But according to King County's own survey data, only 7.5
percent of the homeless report working full-time, despite record-low unemployment,
record job growth, and a record-high $15 Seattle minimum wage. The reality, obvious to
anyone who spends any time in tent cities or emergency shelters, is that 80 percent of
the homeless suffer from drug and alcohol addiction and 30 percent suffer from serious
mental illness, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
The second key myth is that the homeless are "our neighbors," native to Seattle.
Progressive publications like The Stranger insist that "most people experiencing
homelessness in Seattle were already here when they became homeless." This assertion,
too, clashes with empirical evidence. More than half of Seattle's homeless come from
outside the city limits, according to the city's own data. Even this number might be
vastly inflated, as the survey asks only "where respondents were living at the time they
most recently became homeless"—so, for example, a person could move to Seattle, check
into a motel for a week, and then start living on the streets and be considered "from
Seattle." More rigorous academic studies in San Francisco and Vancouver suggest that
40 percent to 50 percent of the homeless moved to those cities for their permissive
culture and generous services. There's no reason to believe that Seattle is different on
this score.
The third myth: O'Brien and his allies argue that the street homeless want help but that
there aren't enough services. Once again, county data contradict their claims: 63 percent
of the street homeless refuse shelter when offered it by the city's Navigation Teams,
claiming that "there are too many rules" (39.5 percent) or that "they are too crowded"
(32.6 percent). The recent story about a woman's "tent mansion" near the city's Space
Needle vividly illustrated how a contingent among the homeless chooses to live in the
streets. "We don't want to change our lifestyle to fit their requiremeni:s," the woman
told newscasters for a KIRO7 report, explaining how she and her boyfriend moved from
West Virginia to Seattle for the "liberal vibe," repeatedly refusing shelter. "We intend to
stay here. This is the solution to the homeless problem. We want autonomy, right here."
The homeless mythology is not merely anti-factual; it's also a textbook example of what
sociologists call pathological altruism, or "altruism in which attempts to promote the
welfare of others instead result in unanticipated harm," as engineer Barbara A. Oakley
explains. The city's compassion campaign has devolved into permissiveness,
enablement, crime, and disorder. Public complaints about homeless encampments from
the first three months of this year are an array of horrors: theft, drugs, fighting, rape,
murder, explosions, prostitution, assaults, needles, and feces. Yet prosecutors have
dropped thousands of misdemeanor cases, and police officers are directed not to arrest
people for "homelessness-related" offenses, including theft, destruction of'property, and
drug crimes. As Scott Lindsay, the city's former top crime advisor, reported to former
mayor Ed Murray: "The increase in street disorder is largely a function of the fact that
heroin, crack, and meth possession has been largely legalized in the city over the past
several years. The unintended consequence of that social policy effort has been to make
Seattle a much more attractive place to buy and sell hard-core drugs."
Yet the compassion advocates man the barricades whenever the city attempts to clean
up illegal tent encampments. In the Ravenna neighborhood, protesters holding up a
"Homeless Lives Matter" sign linked arms and tried to block police from removing a
tent city from a public park. Nothing is apparently more important to the activists than
their public display of compassion—certainly not the growing number of depraved
incidents at homeless encampments or involving homeless people, including a mass
shooting, a human immolation, a vicious rape, and a series of stabbings. They shout
down anyone who questions their narrative.
With more than $1 billion spent on homelessness in Seattle every year, one should
keep in mind Vladimir Lenin's famous question: Who stands to gain? In the world of
Seattle homelessness, the big "winners" are social-services providers :like the Seattle
Housing and Resource Effort (SHARE), the Low Income Housing Insi:itute (LIHI), and
the Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC), which constitute what I call the city's
homeless-industrial complex. For the executive leadership of these organizations,
homelessness is a lucrative business. In the most recent federal filings, the executive
director of LIHI, Sharon Lee, earned $187,209 in annual compensation, putting her in the
top 3 percent of income earners nationwide. In my estimation, the executive director of
DESC, Daniel Malone, has received at least $2 million in total compensation during his
extended career in the misery business.
It wasn't always this way. When I spoke with Eleanor C)wen, one of the original
cofounders of DESC, she explained that the organi.zatio:n's mission has shifted over the
years from helping the homeless to securing government contracts, maintaining a $112
million real-estate portfolio, and paying a staff of nearly 900. "It's disgraceful," she said.
"When we started, we kept our costs low and helped people get back on their feet. Now
the question is: How can I collect another city contract? How can I collect more
Medicaid dollars? How can I collect more federal matching funds? It's more important
to keep the staff paid than to actually help the poor become self-sufficient."
The deeper problem is that social policies have created a system of perverse incentives.
The social-services organizations get paid more when the problem gets worse. When
their policy ideas fail to deliver results, they repackage them, write a proposal using the
latest buzzwords, and return for more funding. Homelessness might rise or fall, but the
leaders of the homeless-industrial complex always get paid.
Their latest scheme in Seattle is to build city-funded "tiny-house villages," a euphemism
for semipermanent homeless tent cities subsidized by taxpayers. Advocates have touted
tiny houses as an alternative to illegal encampments, but the results have been
uninspiring. After the city opened a drug-friendly tiny-house village in Licton Springs—
costing taxpayers $720,000 a year—police reported a 221 percent increase in crimes and
public disturbances. Neighbors have witnessed an explosion of property destruction,
violence, prostitution, and drug-dealing.
Even worse, SHARE, which runs the Licton Springs encampment, effectively uses
taxpayer money to lobby the city for more taxpayer money. SHARE operates the
encampments on a system of "participation credits," apparently requiring residents to
attend political rallies, campaign events, and city council meetings. At last year's city
income-tax hearing at the King County Superior Court, I spoke with a homeless woman
living in a SHARE encampment, who explained that if she did not show up to the court
proceeding, she would be kicked out of the camp for a week. (This is likely illegal and
may have contributed to interim mayor Tim Burgess's decision to cut the group's
funding.)
Ultimately, the homeless-industrial complex is a creation of public incentives, constantly
on the hunt for bigger contracts. Its new promise, Housing First—an old promise,
actually, since it dates back to 1988—is that the city can solve the homelessness and cost-
of-living crisis at once if it will fund enough new units of subsidized housing. Advocates
insist that the city can build "affordable housing" not only for the homeless but also for
everyone earning up to 80 percent of the median income, which, in King County,
amounts to more than 800,000 people. No city can build its way out of either problem
with subsidized housing, which, like any other good, is subject to the laws of supply
and demand. If apartments are made available at below-market rents, demand for those
units will always outstrip supply. For every low-rent apartment that 1:he city builds,
another thousand people will be standing in line, in perpetuity. New York has been
building "affordable housing" since 1934 and still has a wait list of 270,000 families.
Despite repeated warnings from Seattle's own homelessness consultants, the city and
county governments continue to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to low-income
housing developers and service providers, to no avail. Until policymakers change the
system of incentives, there will be no end to the cycle of waste and corruption.
What I call the addiction evangelists make up the final cohort of the city's
homelessness power center. Their number includes the rebellious Ave Rats—the
homeless crowd on University Avenue--as well as gutter punks and opioid migrants. In
a sense, the addiction evangelists are the intellectual heirs of the 1960s counterculture:
whereas the beats and hippies rejected bourgeois values but largely confined their
efforts to culture—music, literature, photography, and poetry—the addiction
evangelists have a more audacious goal: to capture political power and elevate addicts
and street people into a protected class. They don't want society simply to accept their
choices; they want society to pay for them.
Their leading proponent is Shilo Murphy, a heroin and cocaine addict who runs the
People's Harm Reduction Alliance. His wor]dview can be summarized in a series of T-
shirts that he sports around town: "Proud to Be a Drug User," "Nice People Take
Drugs," and "Meth Pipes! Because Crack Pipes Are So Five Years Ago." For Murphy,
the goal is not prevention, recovery, or rehabilitation—but normalization of addiction
and dedicated public funding for the consumption of heroin, meth, and crack cocaine. "I
have always enjoyed drugs, and they've always made my life better," he says. "I [see]
drugs as not only a means to escape but a means to inspire me for greatness."
Incredibly, Murphy has become a player in Seattle politics. The city provides funding
for his organization, and King County has recruited him to serve on its opioid task force.
His unabashedly pro--addiction campaign is winning: he was one of the key proponents
for "safe-injection sites" and recently announced a new heroin-on-wheels project, in
which People's Harm Reduction Alliance vans will roam the city and help addicts shoot
up, under a nurse's supervision. While the official philosophy of Murphy's organization
is "harm reduction," the real goal seems to be public support for addiction.
Harm reduction has had notable success in countries like Portugal and Switzerland, but
in North America, where national drug policy remains staunchly prohibitionist, cities
that practice the policy have become magnets for addiction, crime, and social disorder.
During the debate on public-injection sites last year, the addiction evangelists often
pointed to Vancouver, which has operated the Insite supervised-consumption facility
for over ten years. While Insite provides clean needles and administers naloxone
injections for overdoses, the evidence from a longitudinal study of the Downtown
Eastside neighborhood shows that the injection site and concentration of social services
have substantially increased the number of opioid migrants moving to the city.
According to the study, between 2006 and 2016, the number of homeless individuals
from outside Vancouver rose from 17 percent to 52 percent of the total homeless
population. "Migration into urban regions with a high concentration of services may not
necessarily lead to effective pathways to recovery," the study concludes. Indeed, since
the Insite facility opened, crime in the neighborhood has increased and homelessness
has nearly doubled; no reduction in addiction has occurred.
"What I call the addiction evangelists includes the
rebellious Ave Rats the homeless crowd on University
Ave.
The question almost never asked about harm reduction is: Harm reduction for whom?
Whatever help they might offer addicts, public-consumption sites do tremendous
damage to businesses, residents, and cities at large. When I visited Vancouver and
drove down Hastings Street, where the Insite facility is located, it looked like an
apocalyptic future vision of Seattle--a public-health nightmare, with hundreds of
addicts lining the sidewalks, yelling, and shooting up behind Dumpsters.
In Seattle, the influx has already begun. According to survey data, approximately 9.5
percent of the city's homeless say that they came "for legal marijuana," 15.4 percent
came "to access homeless services," and 15.7 percent were "traveling or visiting" the
region and decided that it was a good place to set up camp. As the city builds out its
addiction infrastructure and focuses social services in the downtown core, the problem
will intensify. Even King County's former homelessness czar admits that the city's
policies have a "magnet effect."
Yet the addiction evangelists are making gains. More than 70,000 residents signed a
ballot initiative to ban safe-injection sites countywide, but legal and public-health
officials threw the measure out in court, declaring that "public health policy is not
subject to veto by citizen initiative." It's a strange new world, where addicts and
vagrants are the good guys and Amazon engineers and sober neighbors are the villains.
I n 2005, the top experts in Seattle and King County government formed the Committee
to End Homelessness and launched a ten-year plan to eliminate the problem in metro
Seattle. The plan has clearly proved a dismal failure. "We're spending lots!of money
trying things out and are finding what's not working," Seattle's current homelessness
czar puts it, with wry understatement.
Unfortunately, Adrienne Quinn, the new boss of the Committee to End Homelessness—
which has since rebranded itself as All Home—is even worse than the old boss. In an
op-ed in the Seattle Times, she lays out her plan to "address the root causes of
homelessness" by solving "racism," "wage inequity," "climate change," "housing
costs," "public transportation," "green building," "sanctuary [cities]," the "child-welfare
system," "brain injuries," and "mental-health and addiction services." This, not
surprisingly, requires lots more money. Councilwoman Sawant claims that the city
needs another $75 million a year to solve the crisis. McKinsey puts the figure at $400
million. But no amount of money will make any difference until we correctly diagnose
the problem and focus on practical solutions, not utopian dreams.
The problem is not Seattle's alone: the United States generally remains in denial about
the reality of homelessness. While ideologues denounce various villains who "cause"
homelessness—capitalists, landlords, racists, computer programmers—the reality is that
homelessness is a product of disaffiliation. For the past '70 years, sociologists, political
scientists, and theologians have documented the slow atomization of society. As family
and community bonds weaken, our most vulnerable citizens fall victim to the addiction,
mental illness, isolation, poverty, and despair that almost always precipitate the final
slide into homelessness. Alice Baum and Donald Burnes, who wrote the definitive book
on homelessness in the early 1990s, put it this way:
Homelessness is a condition of disengagement from ordinary society—from family,
friends, neighborhood, church, and community. . . . Poor people who have family ties,
teenaged mothers who have support systems, mentally ill individuals who are able to
maintain social and family relationships, alcoholics who are still connected to their
friends and jobs, even drug addicts who manage to remain part of their community do
not become homeless. Homelessness occurs when people no longer have relationships;
kheyhave drifted into isolation, often running away from the support networks they
could count on in the past.
The best way to prevent homelessness isn't to build new apartment complexes or pass
new tax levies but to rebuild the family, community, and social bonds that once held
communities together. As Richard McAdams, a recovered addict and current outreach
worker for the Union Gospel Mission, told. me: "There are 6,000 people on the streets in
Seattle. I know 3,000 of them by name and know their stories. It's not a resource issue in
this city, it's a relational issue. The biggest problem is broken relationships."
In the near term, cities like Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles must shift
toward a stance of realism, which means acknowledging that compassion without limit
is a road to disaster. Homelessness should be seen not as a problem to be solved but one
to be contained. Cities must stop ceding their parks, schools, and sidewalks to homeless
encampments. And Seattle, in particular, must stop spending nearly $1 billion a year to
"solve homelessness" without clear accountability and visible results.
Encouragingly, citizens and local governments all along the West Coast are starting to
demand an end to the policy of unlimited compassion. Fed-up neighbors recently
confronted Councilman O'Brien at a town hall in Green Lake, and members of the Iron
Workers Local 86 shouted down Sawant a.t a political rally in front of the Amazon
Spheres. Even in hyper-progressive San Francisco, Mayor Mark Farrell (before he was
succeeded in that office by London Breed) announced a dramatic change in the city's
understanding of street homelessness: "We have moved as a city from a position of
compassion to enabling street behavior. We have offered services time and time again
and gotten many off the streets, but there is a resistant population that remains, and
their tents have to go. Enough is enough."
In Seattle, Mayor Jenny Durkan, who made her reputation as a federal prosecutor, is
faced with a clear choice: appease the compassion brigades and the homeless-industrial
complex, or break free from the status quo and take decisive action to address the crisis.
If she can summon the political will, Durkan can implement some emergency measures
that will dramatically reduce the social disorder associated with street homelessness.
For examples, she can look to other cities that have shown that homelessness can be
contained with smart, tough policies.
In San Diego, for instance, city officials and the private sector worked together to build
three barracks-style shelters that house nearly 1,000 people for only $4.5 million.
They've moved 700 individuals off the streets and into the emergency shelter, allowing
the police and city crews to remove and clean up illegal encampments. In Seattle, the
mayor should petition the private sector for donations to build similar emergency
shelter facilities, construct them on vacant city property in the industrial district, and
run a dedicated free bus line from the shelters to the downtown core so that residents
can access additional services and eventually find work.
In Houston, local leaders have reduced homelessness by 60 percent through a
combination of providing services and enforcing a zero-tolerance policy for street
camping, panhandling, trespassing, and property crimes. Seattle's police department
and Navigation Teams must be given the authority to enforce the law and put an end to
rampant street camping. There's nothing compassionate about letting addicts, the
mentally ill, and the poor die in the streets. The first order of business must be to clean
up public spaces, move people into shelters, and maintain public order.
Seattle and King County currently spend nearly $460 million a year o:n addiction and
mental-health services, plus another $119 million a year on medical services specifically
for the homeless—more than enough money to provide basic services for all the
homeless who want them. With a secure emergency shelter system like that in San
Diego, the county and city governments can reroute existing resources and "flood the
zone" with on-site treatment options for the homeless. For addiction services, we should
prioritize recovery programs and terminate policies like safe-injection sites that draw
addicts from other cities.
Seattle must break up its homeless-industrial complex, too. Last year, interim mayor
Burgess took a first step in rebidding city contracts and cutting funding for ineffective
organizations like SHARE. Mayor Durkan should build on this success, reforming the
system of perverse incentives and instituting accountability for all organizations getting
taxpayer funds. Outcomes, not quantity of services, should take precedence; funding
should taper off as the crisis subsides, not continue in perpetuity.
Ultimately, the success or failure of local government is a back-to-basics proposition:
Are the streets clean? Are the neighborhoods safe? Are people able to live, work, and
raise their families in a flourishing environment? We have the resources to contain the
homelessness crisis, in Seattle and elsewhere. The question is whether political leaders
will have the courage to act.
Christopher F. Rufo is executive director for the Documentary Foundation and a
research fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center for Wealth & Poverty. He has
directed three documentaries for PBS, and his next film, America Lost, tells the story of
life in three of America's forgotten cities.