Resolution 2024-222 RESOLUTION NO. 2024- 2 2 2
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE COLLIER COUNTY
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN, ORDINANCE 89-05, AS
AMENDED, RELATING TO THE RURAL LANDS STEWARDSHIP
AREA OVERLAY AND SPECIFICALLY AMENDING THE RURAL
LANDS STEWARDSHIP AREA OVERLAY OF THE FUTURE LAND
USE ELEMENT, TO ELIMINATE THE CAP ON THE SIZE OF A
TOWN AND INCLUDE QUALIFIED TARGET INDUSTRIES AS A
GOODS AND SERVICES USE; AND FURTHERMORE DIRECTING
TRANSMITTAL OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. [PL20240004018]
WHEREAS, Collier County, pursuant to Section 163.3161, et. seq., Florida Statutes, the
Florida Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act of
1985, was required to prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, the Collier County Board of County Commissioners adopted the Collier
County Growth Management Plan on January 10, 1989; and
WHEREAS, the Community Planning Act of 2011 provides authority for local
governments to amend their respective comprehensive plans and outlines certain procedures to
amend adopted comprehensive plans; and
WHEREAS, Chris Scott of Peninsula Engineering and Richard D. Yovanovich, Esquire of
Coleman, Yovanovich & Koester, P.A. representing Ave Maria Development, LLP requested
amendments relating to Policy 4.7.1, Policy 4.7.4 and Attachment C, Stewardship Receiving Area
Characteristics of the Rural Lands Stewardship Area (RLSA) Overlay of the Future Land Use
Element Series; and
WHEREAS, on September 20, 2024,the Collier County Planning Commission considered
the proposed amendment to the Growth Management Plan pursuant to the authority granted to it
by Section 163.3174, F.S., and has recommended approval of said amendment to the Board of
County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, on November 12, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners at a public
hearing approved the transmittal of the proposed amendment to the state land planning agency in
accordance with Section 163.3184, F.S.; and
WHEREAS, upon receipt of Collier County's proposed Growth Management Plan
Amendment, various State agencies and the Department of Commerce have thirty (30) days to
review the proposed amendments and the Department of Commerce must transmit, in writing, to
Collier County its comments within said thirty (30) days pursuant to Section 163.3184, F.S.; and
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WHEREAS, Collier County, upon receipt of the written comments from the Department
of Commerce must adopt,adopt with changes or not adopt the proposed Growth Management Plan
Amendment within one hundred and eighty (180) days of such receipt pursuant to Section
163.3184, F.S.; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Commerce, within five (5) days of receipt of Collier
County's adopted Growth Management Plan Amendment, must notify the County of any
deficiencies of the Plan Amendment pursuant to Section 163.3184(3), F.S.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
The Board of County Commissioners hereby approves the proposed Growth Management
Plan Amendment, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated by reference herein, for the
purpose of transmittal to the Department of Commerce and other reviewing agencies thereby
initiating the required State evaluation of the Growth Management Plan Amendment prior to final
adoption.
THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED after motion, second and majority vote this ( a
day of \O VC r11 b.LK , 2024.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CRYSTAL K. KINZEL, CLERK COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Attachment: Exhibit"A"—Text amendments and attachments
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EXHIBIT A
V. OVERLAYS AND SPECIAL FEATURES
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F. Rural Lands Stewardship Area Overlay
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Group 4 — Policies to enable conversion of rural lands to other uses in appropriate
locations, while discouraging urban sprawl, and encouraging development that utilizes
creative land use planning techniques by the establishment of Stewardship Receiving
Areas.
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Policy 4.7.1:
Towns are the largest and most diverse form of SRA, with a full range of housing types and mix
of uses. Towns have urban level services and infrastructure that support development that is
compact, mixed use, human scale, and provides a balance of land uses to reduce automobile
trips and increase livability. Towns shall be greater than 1,500 acres and up to 5,000 acres and
are comprised of several villages and/or neighborhoods that have individual identity and
character.Towns shall have a mixed-use town center that will serve as a focal point for community
facilities and support services. Towns shall be designed to encourage pedestrian and bicycle
circulation by including an interconnected sidewalk and pathway system serving all residential
neighborhoods. Towns shall include an internal mobility plan,which shall include a transfer station
or park and ride area that is appropriately located within the town to serve the connection point
for internal and external public transportation. Towns shall have at least one community park with
a minimum size of 200 square feet per dwelling unit in the Town, subject to Level of Service
Requirements.
Towns shall also have parks or public green spaces within neighborhoods. Towns shall include
both community and neighborhood scaled retail and office uses, described in Policy 4.15.1.
Towns may also include those compatible corporate office, research, development companies,
and light industrial uses such as those permitted in the Business Park and Research and
Technology Park Subdistricts of the FLUE and those included in 4.7.4. Towns shall be the
preferred location for the full range of schools, and to the extent possible, schools and parks shall
be located abutting each other to allow for the sharing of recreational facilities and as provided in
Policies 4.15.2 and 4.15.3. Design criteria for Towns are included in the LDC Stewardship District.
Towns shall not be located within the ACSC.
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Policy 4.7.4
Existing urban areas, Towns and Villages shall be the preferred location for business and industry
within the RLSA, to further promote economic sustainability and development, diversification and
Iebj creation. The business and industry use allowed includes, but is not limited to, those as
defined as Florida Qualified Target Industries. These uses shall count towards the goods and
services required for Towns and Villages by Policy 4.15.1 and Attachment C. The appropriate
scale and compatibility of these uses within a Town or Village will be addressed during SRA
application process.
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Attachment C
Collier County RLSA Overlay
Stewardship Receiving Area Characteristics
Typical Characteristics Town' Village Compact Rural Development
Size(Gross Acres) Greater than 1,500.5,000 acres 300-1,500 acres" 300 Acres or less"
Residential Units(DUs)per gross acre base density 1-4 DUs per gross acre"' 1-4 DUs per gross acre"" 1-4 DUs per gross acre.'
Residential Housing Styles Full range of single family and multi-family Diversity of single family and multi-family Single Family and limited multi-family""
housing types,styles,lot sizes housing types,styles,lot sizes
Maximum Floor Area Ratio or Intensity Retail&Office-.5 Retail&Office-.5 Retail&Office-.5
Civic/Governmental/Institutional-.6 Civic/Governmental/Institutional-.8 Civic/Govemmentalllnstitutional-.8
Manufacturing/light Industrial-.45 Group Housing-.45 Group Housing-.45
Group Housing-.45 Transient Lodging—26 upa net Transient Lodging-26 upa net
Transient Lodging—28 upa net
Goods and Services Town Center with Community and Village Center with Neighborhood Goods and Convenience Goods and Services:Minimum
Neighborhood Goods and Services in Town Services in Village Centers:Minimum 53 SF 10 SF gross building area per DU;research,
and Village Centers:Minimum 170 SF gross gross building area per DU education,tourism/recreation
building area per DU;Corporate Office,
Manufacturing and Light Industrial
Water and Wastewater Centralized or decentralized community Centralized or decentralized community Individual Well and Septic System;Centralized
treatment systems treatment systems or decentralized community treatment system
Interim Well and Septic Interim Well and Septic
Recreation and Open Spaces Community Parks(200 SF/DU),subject to Parks&Public Green Spaces wfin Public Green Space for Neighborhoods
Level of Service Requirements Neighborhoods(minimum 1%of gross acres) (minimum 1%of gross acres)
Parks&Public Green Spaces w/in Active Recreation/Golf Courses
Neighborhoods
Lakes
Active Recreation/Golf Courses
Open Space Minimum 35%of SRA
Lakes
Open Space Minimum 35%of SRA
Civic,Governmental and Institutional Uses Wide Range of Services—minimum 15 SF/DU Moderate Range of Services—minimum 10 Limited Services
of gross land area/DU SF/DU;
Pm-K through Elementary Schools
Full Range of Schools Full Range of Schools
Transportation Auto—interconnected system of collector and Auto—interconnected system of collector and Auto—interconnected system of local roads
local roads;required connection to collector or local roads;required connection to collector or
Pedestrian Pathways
arterial arterial
Equestrian Trails
Interconnected sidewalk and pathway system Interconnected sidewalk and pathway system
County Transit Access
County Transit Station or Park and Ride Equestrian Trails
Facility
County Transit Station or Park and Ride
Facility
• Towns are prohibited within the ACSC,per Policy 4.7.1 of the Goals,Objectives and Policies.
• Villages and Compact Rural Developments within the ACSC are subject to location and size limitations,per Policy 4.21,and are subject to Chapter 28-25,FAC.
'* - Density can be increased beyond the base density through the Affordable Housing Density Bonus or through the density blending provision,per Policy 4.7.
" - Those CRDs that include single or multi-family residential uses shall include proportionate support services.
'**' - Goods and Services for Towns and Villages may include those business and industry uses,including Honda qualified Target Industries as described in Police 4.7.4.
Italicized uses are not required uses.
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