Ordinance 78-19ORDINANCE 78-.19.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 76-3~,
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING REGULATIONS FOR~I~
UNINCORPORATED A~A OF ~E COASTAL
P~ING DISTRICT BY ~NDING SECTIO~
SPECIAL ~EA~NT O~R~Y DIS~ICT
~G~TIONS FOR A~AS OF ENVIRO~NT~
SENSITIVI~ ~D ~NDS ~D S~UCTU~S
HISTORICAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SIGNIFIC~
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DA~.
WHEREAS, the Collier County Planning Department ~etitioned the
Board of County Commissioners to amend Section 9-"ST" Areas of Environ-
mental Sensitivity of Ordinance 76-30;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY:
SECTION ONE:
Ordinance 76-30 is hereby amended as hereinafter described:
AMEND SECTION 9-SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR
"ST" AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY
BY DELETING THE PRESENT SECTION 9 AND
SUBSTITUTING THE FOLLOWING:
SECTION 9.
"ST" SPECIAL TREATMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT--SPECIAL
REGULATIONS FOR AREAS OF ENVIROnmENTAL SENSITIVITY
AND LANDS AND STRUCTURES OF HISTORICAL AND
ARCHEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
1. Intent and Purpose:
Within Collier County there are certain areas, which
their unique assemblages of flora and/or fauna, their esthel~ap~l,
historical or archeological significance or their contributi~to
their own and adjacent ecosystems, make them worthy of special regula-
tions. Such regulations are directed toward the conservation, protec-
tion, and preservation of ecological, commercial, and recreational
values for the greatest benefit to the people of Collier County. Such
areas include, but are not necessarily limited to mangrove and fresh
water swamps, barrier islands, coastal beaches, estuaries, cypress
domes, natural drainage ways, aquifer recharge areas and lands and
structures of historical and archeological significance.
The purpose of this overlay district regulation is to assure the
maintenance of these environmental and cultural resources and to
encourage the preservation of the intricate ecological relationships
within the systems end at the same tim~ permit those types of develop-
ment which will hold changes to levels determined acceptable by the
Board of County Commissioners after public hearing.
2. "ST" as a Zoning Overlay District:
An overlay zoning classification to be known as the "ST" Special
Treatment Overlay District, and to be designated on the Official
Zoning Atlas by the symbol "ST" together with the symbol of the basic
zoning district which it overlays, is hereby established. This overlay
district classification will be used for those lands of environmental
sensitivity and historical and archeological significance where the
essential ecological or cultural value of the land is not adequately
protected under the basic zoning district regulations established by
ordinance.
The placement or removal of this overlay zoning district shall be
governed by the procedure for amending the zoning ordinance and the
zoning atlas as prescribed in Section 48 of Ordinance 76-30.
3. Uses Permitted on Land Designated "ST":
Land designated "ST" shall be used only for the permitted principal
use, the permitted accessory use, and/or the permitted provisional use
under the basic zoning classification of such land.
The consideration of an application for a permitted provisional
use shall be subject to a Public Hearing. This hearing may run concur-
rently with any public hearing required by this Section or may be held
at a separate time.
The fact that a use is permitted under the basic zoning district
classification shall confer no right to the property owner for such
use unless such use is specifically approved as a condition of approval
of a site alteration plan and/or site development plan by the Board of
County Commissioners as provided in paragraph 5, subparagraph B of
this section.
4. Site Alteration Plan or Site Development Plan
Approval Required:
Prior to the clearing, alteration, or development of any land
designated "ST" the property owner or his legally designated agent
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shall apply for and receive approval of a site alteration plan or site
development plan, as the case may be, by the Board of County Commis-
sioners as provided in paragraph 5, subparagraph B of this section.
5. Procedure and Requirements for Site Alteration Plan or Site
Development Plan Approval for Development in "ST" Designated Land.
A. Procedure:
(1) Pre-application Conference: Prior to filing a
petition for site alteration or site development approval
of "ST" land, the petitioner shall request and hold a
pre-application conference with the Director and County
Staff the Director determines appropriate. The pre-
application conference is for the purpose of guidance
and information, and for insuring insofar as is possible,
that the petition is in conformity with these regulations.
No petition for the site alteration or site develop-
ment approval will be accepted for formal processing
until the Director has reviewed the petition to deter-
mine that all required data is included; a minimum of
thirty (30) days should be allowed for this phase of
the review process.
(2) The Site Alteration Plan or Site Development Plan
shall be submitted to the Director who shall have it
reviewed by the appropriate County Staff and Advisory
Boards. The Director shall then forward the Site
Alteration Plan or Site Development Plan and the
Advisory Board's recommendations to the Coastal Area
Planning Commission for its review and recommendation
to the Board.
The Planning Commission review shall not require a
'public hearing nor notice to the abutting property
owners, but shall be held in a regular meeting.
(3) Final action on the Site Alteration Plan or Site
Development Plan lies with the Board of County Commis-
sioners. The Board shall r~view the proposed Site
Alteration Plan or Site Development Plan in regular
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session and shall act formally by resolution stipulating
reasons for approval, or approval with modification, or
denial of the Site Alteration Plan or Development Plan.
(4) Upon approval by the Board, the petitioner may
apply for the appropriate local, state and federal
permits for the alteration or development of the subject
premises.
(5) Commencement of Site Alteration or Site Development:
Upon obtaining ali required local, state and
federal permits in order to alter or develop the subject
property, the petitioner may commence alteration or
development in accordance with the conditions and
requirement~ of said permits.
Requirements:
(1) Submission and approval of a Site Alteration Plan or
Site Development Plan ~ontaining the following as
determined applicable to the petition by the Director.
(a) Title of the project
(b) Names of the project planner and developer
(c) Date
(d) North directional arrow
(e) Exact survey showing the project boundaries, any
existing street, water courses or easements within
or adjacent to the proposed development
(f) Location of all proposed buildings and structures
with dimensions showing setbacks to property
lines, roads, water courses and other structures
adjacent to the building(s)
(g) Access and traffic flow plan
(h) Off-street parking and off-street loading areas
(i) Proposed screening and buffering
(J) Refuse collection areas and solid waste
(k)' Access to utilities and points of utilities hookups
(1) Locations for beach access as required by the
Beach Access Ordinance No. 76-20.
(10)
(11)
(12)
(2) Tabulation of total gross acreage in the project and
the percentages thereof proposed to be devoted to the
various permitted uses; ground coverage by structures
and impervious surface coverage.
(3) Architectural definitions for types of buildings in the
development; number of dwelling units, sizes, and
types, together with typical floor plans of each type.
(4) Computation sheet including tbs following data:
(a) Lot area
(b) Total£y enclosed area of each floor
(c) Number and floor area of units by type
(d) Landscaped areas to be provided including any
existing areas of native vegetation
(e) Parking area
(f) Number of parking spaces
(g) Indoor and outdoor recreation areas
(5) Plans for providing potable and irrigation water require-
ments.
(6) Storm drainage and sanitary sewage plans.
(7) Plans for signs, if any.
(8) Such additional data as the Director may believe is
pertinent to the review and evaluation of the Site
Alteration or Site Development Plan.
Items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) above shall
be prepared by a Florida registered surveyor, engineer,
or architect or practicing land planner as may be
appropriate to the particular item.
(9) Transfer of development rights data required in Para-
graph 9, as determined appropriate by the Director.
Submission and approval of an Environmental Impact
Statement as required by County ordinance.
Submission and approval of a tree removal plan as
required by County ordinance, if applicable.
Submission and approval of an excavation plan as
required by County ordinance, if applicable.
(13) A Development of Regional Impact review as required by
Chapter 380.06 of the Florida Statutes, if applicable.
Exceptions:
A. Where land has an "ST" designation and the proposed alter-
atfon or development area contains twenty (20) acres or less
in gross area, and where no transfer of residential rights
are in';,olved, the Director may approve a Site Alteration
Plan or a Site Development Plan. Prior to such approval the
Director shall make a finding that one or more of the
following conditions exists:
(1) The proposed site alteration or site development will
improve ecological deficiencies existing on the area.
(2) The proposed site alteration or site development will
not require any significant modification of the topo-
graphy, drainage, or flora, or fauna on the site.
(3) No pollutants will be discharged from the area that~
will degrade the air, water or soil below the levels
existing at the time of application.
(4) Naturally occurring phenomena, such as hurricanes,
floods or fires have changed the previously existing
flora and fauna, or that the topography and drainage
pattern have been altered by man prior to the adoption
of this ordinance or by nature to such a degree that
there is no reasonable probability of ecological re-
generation.
(5) The site is surrounded by lands not designated "ST" and
where the effects of legal use of the surrounding land
exerts a continuing environmental deterioration of the
"ST" area that cannot be legally or Justifiably corrected.
Where land has an "ST" designation and the proposed alter-
ation or development area contains over twenty (20) acres
and not more than forty (40) acres of gross area, and where
no transfer of development rights are involved, the CAPC
shall review and approve the site alteration or development
plan prior to proceeding with any site alteration or develop-
ment. Such review and approval shall not require notice or
public hearing.
C. All site alteration or site plan approvals of over forty
(40) acres shall be as required in Paragraph 4 and $ of this
ordinance.
7. Modification of Site Alteration Plan or Site Development Plan:
A. Any modification of the Site Alteration Plan or Site Develop-
ment Plan as approved by the County, which would, in the
opinion of the Director, substantially alter the intent and
purpose of these "ST" regulations requires the procedure and
approval as if for a new petition.
Minor modifications consistent with the intent and
purpose of these regulations may be made upon approval by the
Director.
8. Transfer of Residential Development Rights:
An owner of land designated as "ST" may elect to transfer some or
all of the residential development rights of his "ST" land to non-"ST"
property, as provided herein, as an alternative to the development of
the "ST" lands in conformity with the "ST" regulations.
A. The residential development rights shall be considered as
interests in real property and may be transferred in portions
or as a total as provided in this Section. Once used, the
residential development rights shall not be used again and
the residential development rights of the subject "ST" lands
providing them shall be considered severed forever.
B. The transfer of residential development rights to be used
for non-"ST" land shall be from "ST" designated land to non-
"ST" land located in 1AM-l, PM-lA, RM-2, and RT zoning districts
and shall be subject to all of the requirements of the basic
zoning district unless specifically approved otherwise as
provided by law.
(1) The Zoning Director is hereby directed to waive the
land area requirement for the landscaping, off-street
parking or open space to the extent necessary to accom-
. modate the number of residential units permitted in 8,
F, (1) of this section.
The minimum area of "ST" land eligible for the transfer of
development rights shall be two (2) acres of land excluding
submerged land.
Upon the approval of the transfer of residential development
rights for an "ST" land by the Director, the property owner
of the "ST" land is strongly encouraged to donate the land
to the county; however, if the owner chooses otherwise, the
approval may be conditioned upon an agreement by the county
which will guarantee that said "ST" lands will be forever
retained in its natural condition and will never be developed
in any manner whatsoever by anyone except as stipulated in
the agreement.
The maximum number of residential units which may be trans-
ferred from "ST" land to non-"ST" land shall be compiled on
the basis of each acre of "ST" land at the following rate:
One half (0.5) of a residential unit for each one (1)
acre of "ST" land.
Maximum number of residential units which eligible non-"ST"
lands may receive.
(1) Non-"ST" lands in PM-l, PM-lA, RM-2, and RT zoned
districts are eligible to receive residential develop-
ment units provided that the maximum number of residen-
tial units which may be transferred to the non-"ST"
land does not exceed 20% of the maximum number of
residential units permitted under the basic zoning of
the RM-1 and RM-1A district or 10% of the maximum
number of residential units permitted under the basic
zoning of the PM-2 and RT district as the case may be.
For the purpose of determining the number of residential
units which non-"ST" land is capable of receiving, the
following formula shall apply:
PM-1 District
6.22 units x 20% - 1.24 units per acre
PM-lA District
6.22 units x 20% - 1.24 units per acre
PM-2 District
16 units x 10% - 1.6 units per acre
or 10% x units permitted under basic zoning,
whichever is the greater.
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Rights.
A.
RT District
20 units x 10% = 2.00 units par acre~
30 units x 10% = 3.00 units per acre--
(2) For the purpose of calculating the final fractional
residential unit of the total number of residential
units eligible for transfer to a non-"ST" property, the
following shall apply: Any fractional residential unit
shall be converted upward, if 1/2 or more of a whole
unit, or downward, if less than 1/2 of a whole unit, to
the nearest whole unit value.
Procedure For Obtaining Transfer of Residential Development
Any owner of "ST" land may apply for a transfer of residential
development rights either separately or concurrently with a
building permit for their use in connection with the construc-
tion of the transferred residential units on non-"ST" land
as provided in this section.
Prior to the approval of any transfer of residential
development rights or the issuance of any building permits
in connection with the use of any transfer of residential
development rights, the petitioner shall submit the follow-
ing information and data, as applicable to the petition, to
the Director for his review and action.
(1) Name and address of "ST" property owner
(2) Name and address of non-"ST" property owner
(3) Legal description of "ST" land from which transfer of
residential development rights is petitioned.
(4) Survey of "ST" property from which transfer of resi-
dential development rights is requested.
(5) Legal description of non-"ST" land which receives the
transfer of residential development rights.
(6) Survey of tke non-"ST" land which receives the transfer
of residential development rights.
(7) Three copies of an executed deed of transfer of owner-
ship of the "ST" property to the county in a form
~/With.c0ok. ing facilities.
~/Witbout cooking facilities.
approved by the county attorney, or, if the owner
elects not to deed the "ST" land to the county, the
"ST" owner shall provide a guarantee, agreeable to and
approved by ordinance of the Board of County Commis-
sioners, that the "ST" land will be forever retained in
its natural condition and will never be developed in
any manner whatsoever by anyone. Such a guarantee
shall be recorded with the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Collier County, Florida as a recorded restriction of
the use of such land and shall be binding to all present
and subsequent owners, heirs, or assigns of such prop-
erty. Such restriction may not be amended, deleted, or
otherwise altered except by an affirmative vote of all
members of the Board of County Commissioners.
10. Time Limitations on Director's Approval of Transfer of
rial Development Rights or Authorization to Proceed with the Processing
of a Building or Construction Permit.
A. The Director's approval of a transfer of residential develop-
ment rights or authorization to proceed with the processing
of a building or construction permit shall be valid so long
as such approval is permitted by law.
The failure to act on the part of the petitioner to
exercise the transfer of residential development rights or
obtain and culminate an authorized building or construction
permit within the time period provided by law shall automat-
ically terminate such approval and the county shall be held
harmless for any damages arising out of the petitioner's
failure to act.
11. Sequential Use of Residential Units Approved For Transfer by the
Director.
A. Upon the issuance of any permit for the construction of
residential unit(s) upon a non-"ST" receiving land, the
first residential units built thereon shall be considered to
be the residential units approved for transfer by the Direc-
tor. Upon completion of all eligible residential units
12.
approved by the Director for transfer, the succeeding resi-
dential units constructed shall be considered the residential
units permitted under the basic zoning district regulations.
Appeal of Director's Decisions Or Interpretations
A. Any person aggrieved by any decision or interpretation made
by the Director in the enforcement of this ordinance may
appeal such grievance as provided in Section 41 of Ordinance
76-30.
SECTION TWO:
This Ordinance shall become effective upon receipt of notice that
it has been filed with the Secretary of State.
DATE: May 9, 1978
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIE~TY, FLORIDA
County Attorney
STATE OF FLORIDA )
COUNTY OF COLLIER )
I, WILLIAM J. REAGAN, Clerk of Courts in and for the Twentieth
Judicial Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true original of Ordinance No. 78-19 which was adopted
by the Board of County Commissioners during Regular Session May 9, 1978.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 10th day of May, 1978.
This ordinance filed with the Secretary
of State's office the 16th day of May,
1978 and acknowledgment of that filing
received this 18th day of May, 1978.
WILLIAM J. REAGAN
Clerk of Courts .an~:'.Clerk
County C.~ommzss. i~ers . ;~:~ .