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Resolution 2005-409 . - RESOLUTION NO. 2005- 409 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR EXPEDITING THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS FOR QUALIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL "FAST TRACK" PROJECTS AND TO ESTABLISH A REGULA TORY PROCESS PROGRAM; AND PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION OF THIS POLICY AND PROCEDURES. RECIT ALS WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State of Florida and Collier County to encourage the growth of high value-added employment and the economic base by providing assistance to qualified targeted industries that create high-wage job opportunities, and WHEREAS, the County working with the Economic Development Council of Collier County will promote a "fast track" permitting review and approval program to expedite land use and permitting applications for targeted industries in Collier County; and WHEREAS, these procedures are appropriate for inclusion in the Collier County Administrative Code. NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that: 1. The foregoing Recitals are adopted as true and incorporated as part of this Resolution. 2. The intent of the Board of County Commissioners is to apply these procedures to development orders or permit applications certified by the Economic Development Council (EDC) of Collier County as qualified for an expedited review and in doing so identify such projects as EDC "Fast Track" projects. 3. The Board of County Commissioners economic development expedited review policy as set forth below is to be included where appropriate in the Collier County Administrative Code and is adopted for immediate use, as follows: A. Purpose/Scope: Establish procedures for expedited reviews of all development orders and permits qualifying as an EDC "Fast Track" approved application. The EDC Page 1 of7 ...,<---,~-- . ....,..,-, ... ^,',,---~,,-- '...."~ .',---,-.,~~,,-,-"""'--'--,..,,-,~~~~~---~--_.__.._.._- . "Fast Track" expedited review process for qualified development orders and permits is not intended to otherwise modify or alter existing procedural standards for reviewing development orders and permit applications, including those that do not qualify for the EDC "Fast Track" expedited review status. B. Applicability: These procedures apply to the review of all qualified development orders and permits for new and expanding developments in Collier County approved under the EDC targeted industry expedited review program. In order to qualify for "Fast Track" expedited review the applicant for a proposed development order or permit must: 1. Include an application approved by the Economic Development Council of Collier County and verified by the Director of Zoning and Land Development Review stating that the project has qualified for EDC "Fast Track" expedited review status, and 2. Specifically request EDC "Fast Track" expedited review project status as part of an application for a county development order or permit, as defined in the Collier County Land Development Code (LDC) Section 1.08.02, including but not limited to: rezone petitions, including those for PUD districts; Site Development Plans; and Building Permits, including their corresponding zoning, engineering, environmental, transportation, and fire code reviews. 3. Qualifying EDC "Fast Track" projects are projects or developments that: a. Create new or expanded businesses that are "Targeted Industries" which are defined as businesses that are aggressively pursued for relocation to, or expansion within, the local jurisdiction by the Economic Development Council of Collier County. They may include, but are not limited to the following industries: aviation, information, technology, biomedical, manufacturing, corporate headquarters, research and development, wholesale trade and distribution, and companies locating or expanding within the Immokalee Rural Federal Enterprise Community. b. Provide 150% or more of the current private sector average wage for Page20f7 . ,<,.~--_._~----~-_.,-'^. . projects in High Impact Areas, which is a designation given to qualifying economic development projects located outside of Eastern Collier County and the Immokalee Rural F edera I Enterprise Community; or 115% of the current private sector average wage for projects in Eastern Collier County which is defined as that area of unincorporated Collier County that includes those parcels of land immediately adjacent to, and east of, Collier Boulevard, except for those parcels designated as part of the Immokalee Rural Federal Enterprise Community; or 50% the current private sector average wage for projects I in the Immokalee Rural Federal Enterprise Community which is that jurisdiction so designated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a multi-jurisdictional entity including Immokalee (census tracts 112.04, 112.05, 113, 114), parts of Hendry County and the Seminole Indian Reservation; the Enterprise Community boundaries in Collier County follow the Immokalee Enterprise Zone boundaries, a designation by the State of Florida, pursuant to F.S. SS 290.001--290,016. c. Creation of full time jobs at the following levels: a minimum of 20 new full time jobs in the High Impact Areas; or a minimum of 10 new full time jobs in Eastern Collier County; or a minimum of 5 new jobs within the Immokalee Enterprise Community. C. EDC Fast Track Expedited Review Procedures. 1. EDC "Fast Track" expedited review qualification meeting. Prior to an application for a development order or permit being submitted to Collier County for an EDC "Fast Track" expedited review, the applicants or agents must attend a qualification meeting with the Economic Development Council of Collier County. Those that demonstrate compliance as defined in B.3. above, will be issued an EDC "Fast Track" certificate of expedited review by the Economic Development Council of Collier County. Page 3 01'7 I --_. --"'~--..... 2. Submittal of EDC "Fast Track" expedited review Application and Certificate, Once qualified, a complete development order or development permit application, including the EDC "Fast Track" certificate of expedited review must be submitted to the County for expedited review within six (6) months from date of issuance of the certificate. If a complete development order or permit application, is not submitted within 6 months from the date if issuance of the certificate, the applicant must apply to be re-qualified under 1 above. 3. EDC "Fast Track" expedited review time line for application sufficiency, Complete development order or development permit application submittal packages, once time-stamped by the Department of Zoning and Land Development Review, or the Building Review and Permitting Department, will receive an expedited sufficiency review within 2 business days as set forth below. a. To be considered "complete" an application submittal package must include all items indicated in the pre-application meeting notes, EDC Certificate, and any and all required documentation as noted on the application checklist. b. The Department of Zoning and Land Development Review, or the Building Review and Permitting Department, will review the submittal package and determine it to be "complete" or "incomplete" at the time the application is submitted. c. An application package deemed "incomplete" will not be accepted and will be returned to the applicant and the applicant will be advised of the deficiencies and will be directed to reapply. With each subsequent completeness submittal, the Department of Zoning and Land Development Review, or the Building Review and Permitting Department, will determine an application package to be "complete" or "incomplete" at the time of submittal. d. Once an application package is deemed "complete" it will have all necessary data entered into the computer-tracking program noting the EDC "Fast Track" expedited review period: 120 business days for Page 4 of7 ----"_._~-------_.~ , '"-~ ~ - , Rezoning Petitions, 60 business days for Plat or Site Development Plans, or 75 business days for commercial Building Permits. If an Environmental Impact Statement is required with the application an additional 30-45 business days of reviews time may be required to adequately coordinate letters of technical assistance for appropriate state and federal review agencies, These review periods will include all the necessary public hearings, however they are predicated on the required quorum before the Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) and the ~ Collier County Planning Commission (CCPC) and scheduled meeting dates of the Board or County Commissioners (BCC). e. In addition, an EDC "Fast Track" expedited review routing sheet will be completed, attached, and the application package will be distributed for staff review within three (3) business days from sufficiency determination. 4. Expedited review times for staff EDC Fast Track expedited review projects. a. Review of any development order or permit with EDC "Fast Track" expedited review status will be completed and the appropriate staff reports and approvals completed within 120-business days for rezoning requests, 60-business days for platting or Site Development Plan requests, or 75 business days for commercial Building Permit requests from date of distribution for staff review. b. As may be appropriate, subsequent public hearings before the EAC, CCPC, and the BCC will then be scheduled consistent with paragraph 5 below. To insure that expedited review applications move through the review process in a timely manner, all re-submittals should be provided to the County within 20 business days from posting of final staff review comments on the computer tracking system. As such, the County's 60/120175-day review timeframes will not include any time when the application has been returned to the applicant for corrections based on staff's sufficiencY1eview comments. Page 5 of7 ~._~--,_.._, T .'~"',"- -,,-, _..~----~~-".~----- , c. In order to meet the expedited review period staff reviewers must complete their initial review of EDC "Fast Track" expedited review applications within fifteen (15) business days from receipt for rezone petitions, seven (7) business days from receipt for platting and Site Development Plans, or 75 business days from receipt for commercial Building Permits. If an Environmental Impact Statement is required with the application, a 30-45 additional business days review time will be required. Review comments will be forwarded via fax or email to the applicant and the owner within 1 working day of when they are posted to the computer tracking system. d. Within two (2) business days from receipt by CDES, any additional information, including any corrected plans submitted in response to the reviewer's comments, will be distributed to the appropriate reviewers. e. Resubmitted information and/or corrected plans will be reviewed under the same procedures until all of the assigned reviewers have approved the development order or permit and final approval is granted by the County Manager or his designee. f. Once an application for a development order or permit has been rejected three (3) times by county staff, the applicants or agents along with the owner or developer and a representative of the EDC must attend a mandatory project review meeting to be held with all county reviewers yet to approve the application. 5. Public Meeting and Hearings. Qualified EDC "Fast Track" expedited review projects will be gIven first priority for scheduling of all neighborhood informational (NIM) meetings, development review/pre-application meetings, and public hearings. D. Applicant Requirements, 1. Application Agreement. Prior to the submittal of a development permit or order application, the applicant shall sign and enter into a "Application Agreement" with Collier County and the Economic Development Council in Page 6 of7 ~"" T q ~ . ""~_.~.~,_,~,...~u.._ order to participate in the Fast Track expedited review program and agree to the terms requirements of the program, including, but not limited to, the timely submission of all information relevant to the petition and subsequent submittals of information in response to staff reviews. 2. Certification of Compliance. A notarized affidavit from an officer of the qualifying corporation or business shall be provided to the Economic Development Council and the Operational Support and Housing Director of Collier County certifying that the new jobs created, that qualified the new or expanding business for the Fast Track Program, have been created and meet the wage requirements as identifietl within this Resolution. Such certification must be received within twelve months of the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy for the specified project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be recorded in the minutes of this Board. This Resolution adopted after motion, second and super-majority vote. I Done this 0( 91/1 day of IV () ~/ tZm!Jd , 2005. A TrEST: DWIGHT,E~'BROCK, CLERK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS .~/ '.':~~' . ,t:"/<1.i COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA ~:'> dlli'~'~J '"~~ ~ 5t .1 _ , " ~ .., '. ',' . ";) '~: ,:" ~ 'I' .<-. C.C. BY: t L lA'. Cr ~ ~'.'~tt'$tulli:;~"OiJlefJItY ~lerk FRED W. COYLE, CHA AN {i~.~~u~t ,.oft'1, .:; I . I"" ~ Page 70f7 ..-- I '-'''---''~-- "'-- ._~__..