Agenda 07/08/2025 Item #16A 4 (Resolution: Plat and Replat review division)7/8/2025
Item # 16.A.4
ID# 2025-2261
Executive Summary
Recommendation to approve a Resolution designating the Development Review Division as the responsible division to
review plats and replats and designating administrative authority to the County Manager, Deputy County Manager,
Community Development Department Head, Development Review Director and/or Zoning Division Director to
administratively approve, approve with conditions, or deny proposed subdivision plats or replats including the signing of
plats and construction and maintenance agreements in accordance with updates to Florida Statute 177.071, on behalf of
the Board of County Commissioners.
OBJECTIVE: To have the Board of County Commissioners (Board) approve a resolution to designate the
Development Review Division as the responsible division to review plats and replats and to designate administrative
authority to the County Manager, Deputy County Manager, Community Development Department Head, Development
Review Director and/or Zoning Division Director to administratively approve, approve with conditions, or deny
subdivision plats or replats, and to authorize the designee to sign the plat/replat and the Construction and Maintenance
Agreement on behalf of the Board.
CONSIDERATIONS: The Development Review Division within the Growth Management Community Development
Department, as the County Manager’s designee under Land Development Code (LDC) Section 10.02.04.B.3 is currently
responsible for the review of the subdivision plat and replat process, including, but not limited to, engineering review,
planning review, environmental review, and the County Surveyor review. Once approved by the Development Review
Division, it is placed on the Board’s consent agenda for approval, along with the approval of the Construction
Maintenance Agreement, the amount of the performance security for the required improvements per LDC Section
10.02.04.B.4.
During the 2025 Legislative session, SB 784 was passed, which updated Section 177.071 of the Florida Statutes to
require designation of administrative authority to receive, review, and process plat or replat submittals and designate the
administrative authority responsible for administrative approval, approval with conditions, or denial of a proposed plat
or replat. The statute also requires an administrative official to be designated by ordinance or resolution to sign plats on
behalf of the Board. The statute defines the administrative authority as a "department, division, or other agency of the
county or municipality...the term also includes an administrative officer or employee designated by the governing body
of a county or municipality, including but not limited to a county administrator or manager, deputy county administrator
or manager, or other high-ranking county or city department or division director with direct or indirect oversight
responsibility for the county's land development, housing, utilities or public works programs."
As such, the following positions would be authorized to sign the plat/replat and the Construction and Maintenance
Agreement on behalf of the Board: County Manager, Deputy County Manager, Growth Management Community
Development Department Head, Development Review Division Director and/or the Zoning Division Director. LDC
amendments will be forthcoming to update the LDC with reference to these statutory changes.
The following people currently hold these positions: Amy Patterson, County Manager; Ed Finn, Deputy County
Manager; James French, Community Development Department Head; Jaime Cook, Development Review Director; and
Michael Bosi, Zoning Division Director.
Staff proposes that the Development Review Division within the Growth Management Community Development
Department continue to review and process plat or replat submittals after Client Services of the Growth Management
Community Development Department deems the application complete.
This item is consistent with the Collier County strategic plan objective to operate an efficient and customer focused
permitting process.
FISCAL IMPACT: Thre is no fiscal impact to the County associated with this action; the cost of recording fees are
borne by the developer.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this action.
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LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been approved as to form and legality and requires a majority vote for
Board approval. -HFAC
RECOMMENDATIONS: To approve a Resolution designating the Development Review Division as the responsible
division to review and process plats and replats and designating the County Manager, Deputy County Manager,
Community Development Department Head, Development Review Director and/or Zoning Division Director to
administratively approve, approve with conditions, or deny subdivision plats/replats and to sign the plat/replat and the
Construction and Maintenance Agreement on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners.
PREPARED BY: Jaime Cook, Director, Development Review Division, Growth Management Community
Development Department
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution-designation of administrative authority 7-1-25
2. SB 784_Florida Statute 177.071
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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-____
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
DESIGNATING THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
DIVISION WITHIN THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AS
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW
AND PROCESS PLAT OR REPLAT SUBMITTALS, AND
DESIGNATE THE COUNTY MANAGER, DEPUTY
COUNTY MANAGER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT HEAD, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
DIRECTOR AND/OR ZONING DIVISION DIRECTOR
AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY TO
ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE, APPROVE WITH
CONDITIONS, OR DENY PROPOSED SUBDIVISION
PLATS OR REPLATS AND SIGN THE PLAT/REPLAT
AND CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
AGREEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA
STATUTE SECTION 177.071(1)(a), ON BEHALF OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
WHEREAS, the Development Review Division within the Growth Management
Community Development Department as the County Manager’s designee under Land
Development Code (LDC) Section 10.02.04.B.3 is currently responsible for the review of the
subdivision plat and replat process, including, but not limited to, engineering review, planning
review, environmental review, and the County Surveyor review; and
WHEREAS, the LDC requires the Board of County Commissioners to consider approval
of a subdivision plat, along with the approval of the Construction Maintenance Agreement, and
approve the amount of the performance security for the required improvements, based on the
estimate of probable cost; and
WHEREAS, during the 2025 Legislative session, Senate Bill 784 was approved, which
updated Section 177.071(1)(a) of the Florida Statutes to require administrative approval, approval
with conditions, or denial of a proposed plat or replat.
WHEREAS, the Board desires to comply with the statute by designating the reviewing
division and those persons authorized to administratively approve, approve with conditions, or
deny subdivision plats or replats pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 177.071(1)(a).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
1. The Development Review Division within the Growth Management Community
Development Department is designated as the Administrative Authority to review and
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process the plat or replat submittal pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 177.071(1)(a)
after the Client Services team of the Growth Management Community Development
Department receives the application and deems the it complete.
2. The County Manager, Deputy County Manager, Community Development Department
Head, Development Review Director and/or Zoning Division Director are each
delegated authority to administratively approve, approve with conditions, or deny
subdivision plats or replats pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 177.071(1)(a), and to
execute the plat/replat and the Construction and Maintenance Agreement, on behalf of
the Board.
This Resolution adopted after motion, second and majority vote favoring same, this ______
day of ______________, 2025.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CRYSTAL K. KINZEL, CLERK COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: __________________________ By: _________________________________
, Deputy Clerk Burt L. Saunders, Chairman
Approved as to form and legality:
__________________________
Heidi Ashton-Cicko
Managing Assistant County Attorney
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An act relating to platting; amending s. 177.071, 2
F.S.; requiring that certain plat or replat submittals 3
be administratively approved with no further action by 4
certain entities under certain circumstances; 5
requiring the governing body of such county or 6
municipality to designate an administrative authority 7
to receive, review, and process plat or replat 8
submittals; providing requirements for such 9
designation; defining the term “administrative 10
authority”; requiring the administrative authority to 11
submit a certain notice to an applicant; providing 12
requirements for such notice; requiring the 13
administrative authority to approve, approve with 14
conditions, or deny a plat or replat submittal in 15
accordance with the timeframe in the initial written 16
notice to the applicant; requiring the administrative 17
authority to notify the applicant in writing if it 18
declines to approve a plat or replat submittal; 19
requiring that the written notification contain the 20
reasons for denial and other information; prohibiting 21
the administrative authority or other official, 22
employee, agent, or designee from requesting or 23
requiring that the applicant request an extension of 24
time; amending s. 177.111, F.S.; conforming provisions 25
to changes made by the act; providing an effective 26
date. 27
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 29
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Section 1. Section 177.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to 31
read: 32
177.071 Administrative approval of plats plat by designated 33
county or municipal official governing bodies.— 34
(1)(a) A plat or replat submitted under this part must be 35
administratively approved and no further action or approval by 36
the governing body of a county or municipality is required if 37
the plat or replat complies with the requirements of s. 177.091. 38
The governing body of the county or municipality shall 39
designate, by ordinance or resolution, an administrative 40
authority to receive, review, and process the plat or replat 41
submittal, including designating an administrative official 42
responsible for approving, approving with conditions, or denying 43
the proposed plat or replat. 44
(b) As used in this section, the term “administrative 45
authority” means a department, division, or other agency of the 46
county or municipality. For purposes of issuing a final 47
administrative approval of a plat or replat submittal, the term 48
also includes an administrative officer or employee designated 49
by the governing body of a county or municipality, including but 50
not limited to, a county administrator or manager, a city 51
manager, a deputy county administrator or manager, a deputy city 52
manager, an assistant county administrator or manager, an 53
assistant city manager, or other high-ranking county or city 54
department or division director with direct or indirect 55
oversight responsibility for the county’s or municipality’s land 56
development, housing, utilities, or public works programs. 57
(2) Within 7 business days after receipt of a plat or 58
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replat submittal, the administrative authority shall provide 59
written notice to the applicant acknowledging receipt of the 60
plat or replat submittal and identifying any missing documents 61
or information necessary to process the plat or replat submittal 62
for compliance with s. 177.091. The written notice must also 63
provide information regarding the plat or replat approval 64
process, including requirements regarding the completeness of 65
the process and applicable timeframes for reviewing, approving, 66
and otherwise processing the plat or replat submittal. 67
(3) Unless the applicant requests an extension of time, the 68
administrative authority shall approve, approve with conditions, 69
or deny the plat or replat submittal within the timeframe 70
identified in the written notice provided to the applicant under 71
subsection (2). If the administrative authority does not approve 72
the plat or replat, it must notify the applicant in writing of 73
the reasons for declining to approve the submittal. The written 74
notice must identify all areas of noncompliance and include 75
specific citations to each requirement the plat or replat 76
submittal fails to meet. The administrative authority, or an 77
official, an employee, an agent, or a designee of the governing 78
body, may not request or require the applicant to file a written 79
extension of time. 80
(4)(1) Before a plat or replat is offered for recording, it 81
must be administratively approved as required by this section by 82
the appropriate governing body, and evidence of such approval 83
must be placed on the plat or replat. If not approved, the 84
governing body must return the plat or replat to the 85
professional surveyor and mapper or the legal entity offering 86
the plat or replat for recordation. For the purposes of this 87
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(a) When the plat or replat to be submitted for approval is 89
located wholly within the boundaries of a municipality, the 90
governing body of the municipality has exclusive jurisdiction to 91
approve the plat or replat. 92
(b) When a plat or replat lies wholly within the 93
unincorporated areas of a county, the governing body of the 94
county has exclusive jurisdiction to approve the plat or replat. 95
(c) When a plat or replat lies within the boundaries of 96
more than one county, municipality, or both governing body, two 97
plats or replats must be prepared and each county or 98
municipality governing body has exclusive jurisdiction to 99
approve the plat or replat within its boundaries, unless each 100
county or municipality with jurisdiction over the plat or replat 101
agrees the governing bodies having said jurisdiction agree that 102
one plat is mutually acceptable. 103
(5)(2) Any provision in a county charter, or in an 104
ordinance of any charter county or consolidated government 105
chartered under s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, 106
which provision is inconsistent with anything contained in this 107
section shall prevail in such charter county or consolidated 108
government to the extent of any such inconsistency. 109
Section 2. Section 177.111, Florida Statutes, is amended to 110
read: 111
177.111 Instructions for filing plats plat.—After the 112
approval by the appropriate administrative authority governing 113
body required by s. 177.071, the plat or replat must shall be 114
recorded by the circuit court clerk or other recording officer 115
upon submission thereto of such approved plat or replat. The 116
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circuit court clerk or other recording officer shall maintain in 117
his or her office a book of the proper size for such papers so 118
that they will shall not be folded, to be kept in the vault. A 119
print or photographic copy must be filed in a similar book and 120
kept in his or her office for the use of the public. The clerk 121
shall make available to the public a full size copy of the 122
record plat or replat at a reasonable fee. 123
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 124
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