Ordinance 99-76ORDINANCE NO. 99- 76
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO MANDATORY STREET NUMBERING OF
ALL STRUCTURES AND THE ESTABLISHING OF A GRID PATTERN
FOR STREET NUMBERING; PROVIDING FOR STATUTORY AUTHORI-
ZATION; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING A
STATEMENT OF INTENT AND PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR DEFINI-
TIONS; PROVIDING FOR REQUIREMENTS FOR POSTING OF
OFFICIAJ~ ADDRESS NUMBER; PROVIDING FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM
POSTING OFFICIAL ADDRESS NUMBER; PROVIDING FOR SPECIFI-
CATIONS FOR POSTING OFFICIAL ADDRESS NUMBER; PROVIDING
FOR APPLICATION FOR NEW OFFICIAL ADDRESS NUMBER; PRO-
VIDING FOR COMPLIANCE RELATING TO NEW CONSTRUCTION OR
BUILDING REPAIRS; PROVIDING FOR PROCEDURE FOR ESTAB-
LISHING A UNIFORM GRID NUMBERING PATTERN FOR ASSIGNMENT
OF ADDRESSES OR CHANGE OF A/DDRESS; PROVIDING FOR PROCE-
DURE FOR CHANGING NON-CONFORMING ADDRESSES; PROVIDING
FOR DULY ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING TO RENAME A STREET;
PROVIDING FOR MONITORING OF THE NAMING OF STREETS,
DEVELOPMENTS, BUILDINGS OR SUBDIVISIONS; PROVIDING PRO-
CEDURES FOR STREET NAMING; PROVIDING PROCEDURES FOR
STREET RENAMING; PROVIDING FOR STREET SIGNS ON PRIVATE
STREETS; PROVIDING AN APPEAL PROCEDURE; PROVIDING FOR
ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS; PROVIDING A WARN-
ING AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCE-
MENT AND PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF COLLIER
COUNTY ORDINANCE NOS.97-9; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN CODE OF LAWS
AND ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the citizens of Collier County, Florida have
experienced delays in the arrival of emergency vehicles such as
police, fire and ambulance; and
WHEREAS, Collier County has implemented the Enhanced 9-1-1
System and incorrect addresses delays response time for emergency
vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the lack of properly numbered structures h.as often
resulted in the mis-routing of delivery vehicles, mail,~.~arr~r,
and home delivery vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the lack of properly numbered structures ~
resulted in unnecessary inconvenience, discomfort and
persons unfamiliar with the COUNTY; and
WHEREAS, Section 336.05, Florida Statutes, autho~es~othe
Board of County Commissioners to name and rename streets and
roads; and
WHEREAS, Sections 3.2.7.1.2 and 3.2.8.3.19 of the Collier
County Land Development Code require that no street, subdivision
or identifying title shall duplicate or closely approximate the
name of any other street or subdivision in the incorporated or
unincorporated area of Collier County; and
WHEREAS, duplication of names of developments, buildings,
streets and subdivisions not only causes confusion to the general
public but can be a threat to public safety and public safety
services.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commis-
sioners of Collier County, Florida:
SECTION ONE: STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION
The legislature of the State of Florida has, in Chapter 125,
Florida Statutes, delegated the responsibility to local govern-
mental units to adopt regulations designed to promote the public
health, safety and general welfare of its citizenry.
SECTION TWO: FINDINGS OF FACT
The Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, after a public hearing with due public notice, has
determined that the public health, safety, comfort, good order,
convenience, and general welfare would best be served by the
exercise of the power granted to said Board by said Chapter 125,
Florida Statutes, and the adoption of this Ordinance.
SECTION, THREE: STATEMENT OF INTENT AND PURPOSE
It is the intent and purpose of this Ordinance to promote
the public health, safety and general welfare of the citizens and
persons in Collier County, Florida by requiring the posting of
official address numbers on principal or accessory structures,
establishing a procedure for numbering and renumbering develop-
ments and procedures for naming, renaming and monitoring street
names in the unincorporated areas of Collier County for the pur-
pose of providing emergency services such as fire, police, and
ambulance; to facilitate delivery of mail, official notices,
goods and merchandise; and assist in locating various points of
interest throughout the County.
SECTION FOUR: DEFINITIONS
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in
this Ordinance shall be interpreted so as to give them the mean-
ing they have in common usage and to give this Ordinance its most
reasonable application.
Accessory Structure: An accessory structure is a structure
of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to the princi-
pal structure and, unless otherwise provided, on the same prem-
ises. On the same premises with respect to accessory uses and
structures shall be construed as meaning on the same lot or on a
contiguous lot under the same ownership.
Administrative Official: The Planning Services Director or
his Designee of Development Services is hereby designated as the
Administrative Official and shall be responsible for the imple-
mentation and enforcement of this Ordinance.
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Auxiliary Official Address Number: An official address num-
ber used to identify an accessory structure, a mobile home or
recreational vehicle within a mobile home rental park or recrea-
tional vehicle park, an apartment within an apartment building,
or any other structure which has been determined by the Adminis-
trative Official to require an auxiliary official address.
Development: The act, process or result of placing build-
ings/and or structures on a lot or parcel of land.
Emergency Service shall mean, but not be limited to fire and
police protection, ambulance service and the delivery of medical
services by a physician.
Grid: Establishing a pattern of lines, governed by a point
of origin, on a map of Collier County to identify reference
points for the assigning of addresses.
Lot: For purposes of this Ordinance, a lot is a parcel of
land of at least sufficient size to meet the minimum requirements
of the zoning district in which it is located, for use, coverage,
and area, and to provide such yards and other open spaces as are
required. Such lot shall have frontage on a public street or on
an approved private street and may consist of:
A. A single lot of record;
B. A portion of a lot of record;
C. A combination of complete lots of record, or complete
lots of record and portions of lots of record, or por-
tions of lots of record; or
D. A parcel of land described by metes and bounds.
Master Planned Community: A master planned community is a
plan of development for an area of land in which' all of its
geographic parts are joined together by a system of streets which
in turn share common access to the county's major street system.
Characteristics include common recreation amenities, common open
space and a master property owners association.
Occupant: Any person, association, partnership, trust,
organization or corporation, other than the owner, who is occupy-
ing or leasing the principal or accessory structure for a period
exceeding thirty (30) days.
Official Address Number: The official identification number
assigned to a principal or accessory structure by the Administra-
tive Official for the purpose of providing its expeditious loca-
tion.
Owner: Any and all persons, partnerships, trusts, organiza-
tions or corporations which own the fee title to the property
upon which a principal structure or accessory structure is
located.
Principal Structure: The structure which serves as the
principal use permitted in the zoning district within which it is
located.
Private Street: Thoroughfare, used for vehicular traffic,
which affords the principal means of access to abutting proper-
ties, used exclusively for the residents therein.
Public Street: Right-of-way, either paved or unpaved, which
is intended for vehicular traffic without restriction.
SECTION FIVE: REQUIREMENTS FOR POSTING OF OFFICIALADDRESS NUMBER
The Owner or Occupant of a Lot upon which a structure is
located shall post an Official Address Number on the Principal or
Accessory Structure located on said Lot, in accordance with the
requirements of this Ordinance or within ninety (90) days of the
notification of the address change as provided in Section Eleven.
In. addition to posting the Official Address Number on the
Principal or Accessory Structure, it shall be required that the
Owner or Occupant of a waterfront lot shall also post the
Official Address Number on the seawall, on the end of a dock or
pier or on the boathouse, in accordance with this Ordinance.
SECTION SIX: EXEMPTIONS FROM POSTING OFFICI/tL ADDRESS NUMBER
A. Vacant unimproved Lots upon which no structures are
located.
B. The Administrative Official may grant an exception to
the requirements of Section Five and Seven, after
application for an exception by the Owner and a deter-
mination by the Administrative Official that one of the
following may apply:
1. The architectural design is such that strict
enforcement will interfere with the function and
utility of the architectural theme of the struc-
ture.
2. In the case of multi-residential structures,
mobile homes and recreational vehicles, strict
compliance is not reasonably possible due to the
arrangement, number and location of units
involved.
3. Where unusual conditions exist or where the
literal interpretation of Section Five or Seven
will create a hardship, the Administrative
Official may deviate from the specifications of
Section Five or Seven provided such deviation will
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not circumvent the intent and purpose of this
Ordinance.
In the granting of an exception, the Administrative Official
may specify conditions and specifications upon which exception is
granted.
SECTION SEVEN:
NUMBER(S)
A.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR POSTING OFFICIAL ADDRESS
Official Address Number(s) on one- and two-family
structures shall be Arabic in design and have a minimum
height of four (4) inches. All other new structures
shall have numbers of Arabic design and a minimum
height of six (6) inches. Existing buildings, other
than one- and two-family structures, shall have address
numbers that comply with the six (6) inch minimum
height and all other specifications of this section
within one calendar year of the effective date of this
ordinance. Numbers shall be mounted in a secure
fashion to the structure's front wall or other fixed
appurtenance in the front of the structure within five
(5) feet of the main entry way or main path of travel
which leads to the main entrance from a Public or
Private Street or shall be otherwise separately mounted
in a manner upon the face of a wall or fence or upon a
post in the front yard of the Lot.
Numbers shall be mounted at a height between four
(4) feet and ten (10) feet above the adjacent street
grade or exterior landing beneath, but never higher
than fifteen (15) feet above the adjoining grade. They
shall be sufficiently legible as to contrasting back-
ground, arrangement, spacing, size and uniformity of
integers so that the numbers may be read with ease
during daylight hours by a person possessing at least
twenty/forty (20/40) vision if he views the numbers
from the center line of the abutting street. The
numbers shall be so placed that trees, shrubs and other
obstructions do not block the line of sight of the
numbers from the center of the street.
Wherever practicable and in accordance with these
specifications, the Official Address Number shall be
placed as close to a light source as possible in order
to make it more visible at night. If not near a light
source, the number shall be made of reflective
material.
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In the case of an apartment building which contains a
series of individual apartment units within a principal
apartment building, the following shall apply:
1. The principal apartment building shall be con-
sidered as the Principal Structure and shall be
numbered in accordance with Sections Five and
Seven, A, above.
2. In addition to the Official Address Number of the
main apartment building, when the building does
not have an uniquely assigned address number, such
number shall include a by-line indicating the
Official Address Number range of the apartment
unit(s) within the apartment building. These
numbers shall be of the same size as the principal
address number and shall be indicated as
demonstrated in the following graphic drawing:
SEE EXHIBIT A
In the case of a mobile home park or recreational vehi-
cle park, the park and the Lots within the park shall
be numbered as follows:
1. The mobile home park or recreational vehicle park
shall be considered as the Principal Structure and
shall be numbered in accordance with Sections Five
and Seven, A, above.
2. In addition to the Official Address Number of the
mobile home or recreational vehicle park, each lot
located within the park shall be given an Auxil-
iary Official Address Number which shall be indi-
cated as demonstrated in the following graphic
drawing:
SEE EXHIBIT B
In instances where a main entryway of a structure(s) is
not clearl~ visible from a Public or Private Street,
the Owner shall be required, in addition to the
requirements of Section Five and Section Seven, to post
the Official Address Number and/or Official Address
Number range in a conspicuous place within ten (10)
feet of the point of intersection of the driveway
serving the structure(s) and the right-of-way of the
Public Street or the easement line of a private street
as the case may apply.
SEE EXHIBIT C FOR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
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Wherever required by law that the Official Address Num-
ber be placed on a mailbox in order to receive U.S.
Mail, the Owner shall be required to post the Official
Address Number on both sides of the mailbox in addition
to placing the Official Address Number on the Principal
or Accessory Structure as required in this Ordinance.
In the case of a waterfront lot, the Owner shall be
required to post the Official Address Number on the
seawall, the end of the pier or dock, or on the Owner's
boathouse according to the following specifications:
1. Official Address Number(s) shall be Arabic in
design and have a minimum height of six (6)
inches. Such numbers shall be mounted in a secure
fashion on the waterside of the structure so as to
be clearly visible by passing boat operators using
the abutting waterway.
2. Official Address Numbers shall be mounted at a
height between four (4) feet and ten (10) feet
above the abutting waterway as measured from the
National Geodetic Vertical Datum. They shall be
sufficiently legible as to contrasting background,
arrangement, spacing, size and uniformity of inte-
gers so that the numbers may be read with ease
during daylight hours by a person possessing at
least twenty/forty (20/40) vision if he views the
numbers from within 100 feet on the abutting
waterway. The numbers shall be so placed that
other obstructions do not block the line of sight
of the numbers from the abutting waterway.
3. It shall be required that all Official Address
Numbers be placed close to a light source or made
of reflective materials so as to be visible at
night by the operator of a passing boat or by
shining a flashlight on the number.
In the case of a commercial structure, or multifamily
structure with three (3) or more dwelling units, having
a rear access roadway or alleyway, rear entry doors
into the units/suites shall be marked as follows:
1. Unit and suite numbers on structures shall be
Arabic in design and have a minimum height of four
(4) inches. Such numbers shall be mounted in a
secure fashion to the unit or suite rear entrance
door or other fixed appurtenance in the front of
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the door within five (5) feet of the rear entry
way or main path of travel which leads to the rear
entrance from the rear access roadway or alleyway
or shall be otherwise separately mounted
immediately adjacent to the rear access entrance
door on the structure wall.
Numbers shall be mounted at a height between
four (4) feet and ten (10) feet above the adjacent
street grade or exterior landing beneath, but
never higher than fifteen (15) feet above the
adjoining grade. They shall be sufficiently
legible as to contrasting background, arrangement,
spacing, size and uniformity of integers so that
the numbers may be read with ease during daylight
hours by a person possessing at least twenty/forty
(20/40) vision if he views the numbers from the
center line of the abutting roadway or alleyway.
The numbers shall be so placed that trees, shrubs
and other obstructions do not block the line of
sight of the numbers from the center of the
street.
Wherever practicable and in accordance with
these specifications, the unit or suite number
shall be placed as close to a light source as
possible in order to make it more visible at
night. If not near a light source, the number
shall be made of reflective material.
SECTION EIGHT: APPLICATION FOR NEW OFFICIAL ADDRESS NUMBER
Any Owner requiring a new Official Address Number shall
apply to the Administrative Official who shall furnish him or her
with same. To be assigned the proper street number and name, the
Owner must provide a legal description of the subject property to
the Administrative Official.
SECTION NINE: COMPLIANCE RELATING TO NEW CONSTRUCTION OR
BUILDINGREPAIRS
Ail new construction or building repairs requiring a County
building permit shall comply with the requirements of this
Ordinance prior to the final structural inspection or final
building repair inspection by the Inspections Section of Collier
County's Building Review and Permitting Department. A Certifi-
cate of Occupancy shall not be issued until it has been verified
by the Addressing Section of Collier County's Building Review and
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Permitting Department that the building has been properly num-
bered in accordance with this Ordinance.
SECTION TEN: PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHING A UNIFORM GRID NUMBERING
PATTERN FOR ASSIGNMENT OF ADDRESSES OR CHANGE OF ADDRESS
A. The following Grids are established in Collier County
for the assigning of addresses to structures:
1. City of Naples Grid
A pattern of intersecting lines running
north/south and east/west. The point of origin for
this Grid shall be Central Avenue and the Gulf of
Mexico in the City of Naples with lines running
east/west and north/south of point of origin. The
interval of lines shall continue:
North - to the Collier County line,
South - to the Gulf of Mexico excluding Marco, and
East - to 1-75 and C.R./S.R. 951.
2. Area of Golden Gate Grid
A pattern of intersecting lines running
north/south and east/west. The point of origin for
this Grid shall start at Wilson Boulevard and Golden
Gate Boulevard. The interval of lines shall continue:
North - to the Collier County line and S.R. 858,
South - to the Gulf of Mexico
East - to the Collier County line, and
West - to 1-75 and C.R./S.R. 951.
3. Area of Marco Island Grid
A pattern of intersecting lines running
north/south and east/west with the point of origin
beginning at S.R. 92 and the Gulf of Mexico. This Grid
shall encompass all of Marco Island.
4. Area of Immokalee Grid
A pattern of intersecting lines running
north/south and east/west with the point of origin
starting at Main Avenue (S.R. 29) and First Street
(S.R. 846). The interval of lines shall continue:
North - to the Collier County line,
South - to S.R. 858 and S.R. 846,
West - to the Collier County line, east line of
Range 27 and Oil Well Grade Road, and
East - to the Collier County line.
B. Odd numbers will be assigned to the buildings on the
north and west sides of the Public or Private Streets,
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even numbers will be assigned to the buildings on the
south and east side of the Public or Private Street.
C. The assignment of numbers on corner lots shall be
determined from the Public or Private Street on which
access to the building is obtained unless unique and
unusual circumstances exist as determined by the Admin-
' istrative Official.
D. In cases in which the Public or Private Street runs
both north/south and east/west, the grid direction
shall be determined by the predominant proportional
length of the Public or Private Street.
E. Main arterials which pass through more than one grid
shall not have more than one addressing system.
F. Where more than two units exist within a building, the
entire building shall have a principal number with an
Auxiliary Official Address Number for each individual
unit, unless it is more reasonable or practical to
assign Official Address Numbers to each unit.
G. The Administrative Official shall at his discretion,
relinquish precedence of the specified grid system in
cases where it would be more reasonable or practical to
assign a street address based on a numbering system
used by a municipality or subdivision.
SECTION ELEVEN: PROCEDURE FOR CHANGING NON-CONFOP~4INGADDRESSES
Where the existing building number does not conform to the
requirements provided for by this Ordinance, the Administrative
Official shall provide a "Change of Address Notice" to the Owner
of the building. A building number shall be considered
non-conforming if it does not conform with the grid numbering
system established by this Ordinance, if the number is out of
sequence with other numbers on the street, or if an odd or even
number is on the wrong side of the Street.
Notice" shall contain the following:
A. The correct address number,
A "Change of Address
previous number and
requirement that the property Owner or Occupant post
the number in accordance with the requirements of this
Ordinance within ninety (90) days from the date of the
Notice.
B. The name of the property Owner and legal description.
C. The date of the Notice.
A copy of the "Change of Address Notice" shall be kept on
file in the Records/Addressing Section of the Collier County
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Building Review and Permitting Department and all the appropriate
agencies shall be notified of the change.
Within ninety (90) days from the date of the "Notice of
Change of Address", the Owner or Occupant of the property shall
conform the address number to the requirements of this Ordinance.
SECTION TWELVE: DULY ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING TO RENAME A
sTREET
Pursuant to Section 336.05, Florida Statues, the Board of
County Commissioners is authorized to rename streets and roadways
in the unincorporated areas of the County after a duly advertised
public hearing and only upon a super majority vote of at least
four affirmative votes. However, State roads lying in the unin-
corporated areas of Collier County are numbered by the Florida
Department of Transportation (DOT).
SECTION THIRTEEN: MONITORING OF THE NAMING OF STREETS, DEVELOP-
MENTS, BUILDINGS OR SUBDIVISIONS
No. street, development, building, or subdivision shall bear
the same name or a similar sounding name as another development,
building, subdivision or street in the incorporated or unincorpo-
rated area of Collier County, except in the following special
conditions:
A. The major street within a master planned community,
subdivision or development may utilize the same name as
the development.
B. Registered franchise names.
C. Identical building names and businesses owned by the
same owner/entity and offering the identical service in
different county locations.
D. "Similar sounding" shall be determined using the
following parameters:
1. Roadways with the same name and having only
different prefixes/suffixes shall be allowed only
in the same "master planned community" and such
roads must be adjoining as well as continuous
without breaks by canals or other geographic
interruptions. Within these communities there
shall be no more than (3) uses of the same name
with different suffixes e.g. Marsh Drive, Marsh
Way, Marsh Lane
2. Only (5) variations shall be permitted countywide
for names beginning with the same word, e.g.
Streets: Coconut Palm Drive, Coconut Cove Drive,
Coconut Wind Drive, Coconut Sway Drive, Coconut
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Frond Drive; Projects: Marsh Estates, Marsh
Village, Marsh Pond Community, Marsh Walk, Marsh
Strand. The use of the word "Naples" shall be the
only exception to this condition.
3. Extreme caution must be taken to prohibit any
possible similarity of building or project names
along the same roadway. (Example: The Crossings
and Crossroads on John Doe Boulevard)
The Administrative Official shall monitor the naming of all
streets, developments, buildings or subdivisions in order to
eliminate duplications and avoid confusion.
SECTION FOURTEEN: PROCEDURES FOR PROJECT AND STREET NAMING
At the time of subdivision plat or site development plan
approval, street names of both internal and external streets are
assigned by the developer and reviewed by the Administrative
Official prior to final approval of the subdivision or develop-
ment p%an. Developers should not proceed with printing and
advertising activity that utilizes project and street names prior
to final approval of such names by the Addressing Section of the
Collier County Planning Services Department. The Addressing
Section of the Collier County Planning Services Department shall
review the name to avoid duplication and similarity of street
names as regulated in Section Thirteen above. The Addressing
Section also has the responsibility of maintaining street address
maps and assigning street numbers.
SECTION FIFTEEN: PROCEDURES FOR STREET RENAMING
Requests to rename a street, both private and public, are made by
application to Planning Services by the
A street can be renamed by any one of the follow-
submitting an
Owner/Owners.
ing:
A.
Renaming Streets by Petition
Applicant must first verify with the Addressing/Records
Section of the Collier County Building Review and Per-
mitting Department that the proposed street name is not
a duplication.
A petition of fifty percent plus one of the prop- .
erty owners abutting the street to be renamed may be
submitted to Planning Services with the necessary
application, site plan of the street to be renamed and
a list of all property owners abutting the street to be
renamed. The application shall include: (1) peti-
tioner's name, address and telephone number, (2) legal
description or location of the street, (3) present
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street name, and (4) reason for requesting name change.
Applicable administrative fees in accordance with Fee
Resolution No. 99-328 or its successor Resolution are
required for each property owner requiring notification
of the proposed street name change.
B. Renaming of Streets Where Duplicate Names Exist
The Administrative Official or his designee can submit
an application to the Board of County Commissioners for
a street name change where the public health, safety
and general welfare would be affected by the existence
of a duplicate street name.
C. Street Renaming by Board of County Commissioners
The Board of County Commissioners may request a change
of street name.
Upon submittal of a petition, application or request for
street renaming, the Administrative Official determines if the
proposeD name is in conflict with any existing street name and
verifies the ownership of the property owner(s) requesting the
street name. In determining if the proposed name is in conflict
with existing street names, the Administrative Official reviews
for duplication, assimilation and if portion or portions of
street name has been used repetitively.
Upon reasonable review of the petition, application or
request of street rename by the Administrative Official, the
Planning Services staff will schedule a public hearing before the
Board of County Commissioners, notify the property o~ners abut-
ting the street of the proposed street name change, 'and make a
recommendation to the County Manager's Office. Notification of a
public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners shall be
given to abutting property owners fifteen (15) days prior to the
public hearing.
After a duly advertised public hearing and upon the Board of
County Commissioners' approval, the Administrative Official will
notify all appropriate governmental agencies and property owners
abutting the street being renamed.
The Addressing Section has the responsibility of maintaining
street address maps and assigning street numbers.
SECTION SIXTEEN: PROVIDING STREET SIGNS ON RENAMED PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE STREETS
It shall be the responsibility of the petitioner to bear the
cost of replacing street signs on all public and private streets.
In the case of public streets, signs will be replaced by the
Collier County Transportation Department following payment of a
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fee to be determined by the Director of the Transportation
Department. In the case of private streets, it shall be the
responsibility of the petitioner to provide for the street
sign(s) displaying the new name in accordance with the United
States Department of Transportation and Federal Highway
Administration (U.S.D.O.T.F.H.W.A.) "Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices."
SECTION SEVENTEEN: APPEAL PROCEDURE
A. The Collier County Code Enforcement Board shall hear
and decide appeals from the requirements of this Ordi-
nance when there is a disagreement of an interpreta-
tion, requirement, or determination made by the Admin-
istrative Official in the enforcement or administration
of this Ordinance. Such appeal shall be filed with the
Code Enforcement Board within ten (10) days of the
disagreement, decision or determination and the
aggrieved person shall furnish a copy of such appeal to
the Administrative Official.
B. The applicable filing fee in accordance with Fee Reso-
lution No. 99-328 or its successor resolution is
required for each appeal.
C. Any person adversely affected by the decision of the
Collier County Code Compliance Enforcement Board may
appeal such decision to the Circuit Court, as provided
by law.
SECTION EIGHTEEN: ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS
A. This Ordinance is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or
impair any existing easements, covenants, or deed
restrictions. However, where this Ordinance and
another conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more
stringent restrictions shall prevail.
B. In the interpretation and application of this Ordi-
nance, all provisions shall be: (1) considered as
minimum requirements; (2) liberally construed in favor
of the governing body; and (3) deemed neither to limit
nor repeal any other powers granted under State
Statutes.
SECTION NINETEEN: WAP~NINGAND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
The degree of protection required by this Ordinance is con-
sidered reasonable for regulatory purposes. This Ordinance shall
not create liability on the part of Collier County or by any
officer or employee thereof for any damages that result from
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reliance on this Ordinance or any administrative decision law-
fully made thereunder.
SECTION TWENTY: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
A. Any person or entity who violates any provision of this
Ordinance shall be punished as provided by law.
B. In addition to the criminal penalties provided by law,
power is hereby authorized to institute any appropriate
action or proceeding including suit for injunctive
relief in order to prevent or abate violation of this
Ordinance.
SECTION TWENTY-ONE: REPEAL
Collier County Ordinance Noe. 97-9 is hereby repealed in its
entirety.
SECTION TWENTY-TWO: CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY
In the event this Ordinance conflicts with any other ordi-
nance of Collier County or other applicable law, the more
restrictive shall apply. If any phrase or portion of this ordi-
nance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of com-
petent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate,
distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion.
SECTION TWENTY-THREE: INCLUSION IN CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES
The provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a
part of the Code of Laws and Ordinances of Collier County,
Florida. The sections of the Ordinance may be renumbered or
relettered to accomplish such, and the word' "ordinance" may be
changed to "section", "article", or any other appropriate word.
SECTION TWENTY-FOUR: EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall be effective upon filing with the
Department of State.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners
,,,,,"~ CoI~t~er County, Florida this~day of ~ , 1999.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
- signature OnlJ,
H~di =~. As~ton
Assistant County Attorney
By: p~~~O!,~j%N
This ordinance fi[ed with the
.~c~r~l~a, ry of State's Office the
~ay of ~. ~_,
and acknowledgement of that
fi lin~_rec~ived t~js_~ ~
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STATE OF FLORIDA)
COUNTY OF COLLIER)
I, DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk of Courts in and for the
Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true copy of:
ORDINANCE NO. 99-76
Which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on
the 26th day of October, 1999, during Regular Session.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of
County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 2nd day of
November, 1999.
DWIGHT B BROCK
Clerk of Courts and~
County Commissioner~
Deputy Clerk