DSAC-LDR Minutes 05/20/2025 (Draft)
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MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
LAND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
Naples, Florida
May 20th, 2025
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Collier County Development Services Advisory Committee
Meeting and Collier County, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 3:00 PM for a
MEETING at Growth Management Community Development Department Room 609/610 2800
N. Horseshoe DR. Naples, Florida, with the following members present:
Chairman: Clay Brooker (Chairman)
Blair Foley – EXCUSED
Jeffrey Curl
Mark McLean
Robert Mulhere
The following County Staff were in attendance:
Eric Johnson, LDC Planning Manager, GMCD
Richard Henderlong, Planner III, GMCD
Angela Galiano, Planner II, GMCD
Josephine Medina, Planner III, GMCD
Heather Cartwright-Yilmaz, Management Analyst, GMCD
Michael Bosi, Planning Director, GMCD
Any person who decides to appeal a decision of This Board you 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, Neither Collier County nor This Board shall be responsible for providing this
record.
1. CALL TO ORDER – Chairman
Chairman Clay Brooker
Development Service Advisory Committee – Land Development Review Subcommittee,
Tuesday, 20th May 2025
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Clay Brooker
Agenda approved.
Motion passed
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Determined New order to discuss Agenda based on Speakers available 4a, 4d, 4b to 4C. See
changes below.
3. Old Business
None
New Business
a. PL20250004659 – Home Based Business Updates LDCA
b. d. PL20240008632 – Solar Facilities and Electrical Substations LDCA
c. b. PL20250005043 – Group Housing Updates LDCA
d. c. PL20250005475 – Mailed Notice Rural Agricultural Zoned Land LDCA
A. PL20250004659 – Home Based Business Updates LDCA
Mike Bosi-Spoke in 4a introduced new amendments
Mr. B osi- Determining language in local code vs State code.
Mr. Brooker-Determining parking regulations- Differences between Local and State
Mr. B osi-Updating future ordinances for parking/storage. Referenced definitions in
the LDC
Mr. Curl- Identify Problems with buffering requirements
Mr. Brooker opened for Public comments
Public speaker-Timothy Malone Golden Gate- Identifying Verbiage in Ordinance and
impacts of ordinance in the county. Identifying exploration of home occupation statute.
Encourages updating the ordinance in these areas
A. Problem with estates using residential properties
B. Can’t generate additional traffic
C. Uses of fleet vehicles in residential areas
D. Types of vehicles (tonnage) and impact of these businesses
Public Speaker- William Marsi- Landscape company impact. Shared pictures of
Landscape vehicles parked on vacant lot. Video of a truck backing up, Video of trucks
parked together, Video of trucks backing up traffic. Examples or residential impact.
Applicability and broadness or ordinance compared to another county.
Public speaker- Mark Teeters- Golden Gate master plan advertised “1000 small
businesses in Golden Gate.” Importance of getting verbiage correct. Rezoning the estates
and impact construction companies in residential areas, campers/Trailers and their
impact. Use/impact of Code enforcement. Using backyards as storage. Current impact of
the estates zoning is hard to enforce.
Mr. Bro oker- Closed public comments
Mr. B osi- Adding to clarify on the statement “multiple business” Quite a few issues need
more regulation pertaining to traffic impact. Need to clarify verbiage “use of estates
parcels by right” Need to come back to this issue as there are too many issues.
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Mr. Brooker- Determining a way forward based on existing precedence.
Mr. Mulhere- AG zoning vs estates zoning
Mr. Curl-Need to reference existing precedence. Rethink allowed businesses, screening
businesses, required screenings buffers and heights
Mr. Brooker- Existing ordinance/statute in works might take care of it. Residential
character.
Mr. Mulhere- Where do Landscapers go, AG use
Mr. Mulhere- Motion to continue discussion
Mr. Brooker- second. Motion passes
d. PL20240008632 – Solar Facilities and Electrical Substations LDCA
Uknown- Existing LDC doesn’t address facilities. Proposing amendment to solar
facilities, issues addressed by FPL and anticipated issues.
Tal Burman- Discussing solar development in Collier County on AG land. Remove citrus
and place solar. Limit impacts on protected areas. Low impact. No concrete/impermeable.
Low to the ground.
Jim- LDC amendment eliminates inconsistencies in statute amendment and addresses
buffering requirements. New definitions, new sections on solar facilities and substations,
updates list of essential services. Adds exemptions and additions.
Mr. Mulhere-Adding to AG use, essential use, solar, are they essential services?
Mr. Mclean- Are they storing on site, how?
Mr. Burman- Size of shipping containers line up next to each other at substation.
Changing, injecting renewables/solar.
Mr. Mclean-Defining storage
Jim- Would have to follow AG restrictions
Mr. Curl- References buffer language, “trees and shrubs”
Jim- From state statute language
Mr. Curl- AG transitions
Mr. Burman-Avoiding primary panther habitat.
Jaime- Not running into too many issues as using old farms.
Mr. B osi- Motion to continue discussion after staff review. Confirm Height requirements.
Mr. Mclean- Second
Mr. Brooker- Revised motion passes unanimously.
B. PL20250005043 – Group Housing Updates LDCA
Mr. Brooker- Market is demanding this, most of the time is approved at 0.60. Page 3
lines 13 and 14- Increasing from .45 except nursing homes, ALS, continuing care
facilities can have a .60 providing that the Future land use element allows for the greater
ratio . Are their limitations?
Ms. Medina- Certain ones we did find have limitations. Certain private amendments do
as well.
Mr. Brooker- Where is it restricted to .45?
Ms. Medina- Receiving lands, neutral lands, rural villages, conservation designated
lands, Buffer property, No POD.
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Mr. Brooker- Rural fringe
Ms. Medina- agricultural and rural mixed-use district. Floating. Private ones are
restricted.
Mr. Brooker- Motion to approve amended.
Mr. Curl- Second
Mr. Brooker- Motion to approved amended passes unanimously.
C. PL20250005475 – Mailed Notice Rural Agricultural Zoned Land LDCA
Mr. Mclean- We have 500ft urban area, 1000ft Rural area point 160 acre parcel- Only
notify 1000ft or 9 lots.
Mr. Henderlong- Sable Palm and did not get notified. Go through notification process
and suggest ½ mile notice requirement.
Mr. Mulhere- What are the other areas? Defining what areas get what distance. Only
designated rural AG.
Discussion on rural areas in collier county.
Mr. Henderlong-AG in Pine Ridge, commissioner said new property distance inadequate
comparing to what other communities are doing.
Mr. Mulhere- See this is limited.
Mr. McClean- Motion to suggest ½ mile
Mr. Mulhere- second
Mr. Brooker- Motion passed unanimously.
5. PUBLIC SPEAKERS
No additional public speakers. Noted in section above.
4. UPCOMING DSAC-LDR SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING DATES DISCUSSION:
a. Tuesday, June 17, 2025
b. Tuesday, September 16, 2025
c. Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Clay Brooker
• Accepted motion to adjourn
5. MEETING ADJOURNED
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by
the order of the chairman at 4:50 p.m.
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COLLIER COUNTY
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
LAND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE
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Clay Brooker, Chairman
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