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ORDINANCE NO. 07-J2L
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 89-
05, AS AMENDED, THE COLLIER COUNTY GROWTH
MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE UNINCORPORATED
AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING
THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT; BY PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; AND BY PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the Collier County
Growth Management Plan on January 10, 1989; and
WHEREAS, Collier County has held public hearings to provide for and
encourage public participation throughout the 2006-07 plan amendment process; and
WHEREAS, Collier County did submit the 2006-07 Growth Management Plan
Amendments to the Department of Community Affairs for preliminary review on May 26,
2006; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Community Affairs did review and did not make
written objections to the TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT Amendments to the Growth
Management Plan and transmitted the same in writing to Collier County within the time
provided by law; and
WHEREAS, Collier County has 120 days from receipt of the written objections
from the Department of Community Affairs to adopt, adopt with changes or not adopt
the proposed TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT Amendments to the Growth Management
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County did take
action in the manner prescribed by law and did hold public hearings concerning the
adoption of the TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT Amendments to the Growth
Management Plan on January 25, 2007; and
WHEREAS, all applicable substantive and procedural requirements of law have
been met; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
SECTION ONE: ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE TRANSPORTATION
ELEMENT OF THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN.
This Ordinance as described herein, shall be known as the TRANSPORTATION
ELEMENT Amendments to the Growth Management Plan for Collier County, Florida.
The Collier County Growth Management Plan TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION TWO: SEVERABILITY.
If any phrase or portion of this Ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by
any court of competent 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 THREE: EFFECTIVE DATE.
The effective date of this Amendment to the TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
shall be the date a final order is issued by the Department of Community Affairs or
Administration Commission finding the Element in compliance in accordance with
Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, whichever occurs earlier. No development orders,
development permits, or land uses dependent on this Element may be issued or
commence before it has become effective. If a final order of noncompliance is issued
by the Administration Commission, this amendment may nevertheless be made
effective by adoption of a Resolution affirming its effective status, a copy of which
Resolution shall be sent to the Department of Community Affairs, Bureau of Local
Planning, 2555 Shumard Oaks Blvd., 3rd Floor, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier Qouotythis 25th day of January. 2007.
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MAR RIE M. STUDENT-STIRLING
ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY
2007 TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
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EXHIBIT "A"
1. Land Use Issues
[Revised text, page 6]
The Transportation Element is closely related to the Future Land Use Element. It has
long been the pattern that the development of land necessitates improvements and
expansion to the transportation system. The two elements are so closely tied, in fact, that
changes or shifts in the land use patterns can drastically impact the performance of the
roadway system. It is for that reason that the County requires most land development
proposals (e.g., DRI, rezone and proyisional conditional use requests) to submit a Traffic
Impact Statement. An analysis of the proposal's impact is prepared and submitted to the
recommending and approving authorities.
As an alternative to this pattern of demand driving the transportation system
improvements, the County has begun to explore ways to have the roadway system guide
the patterns and densities of development. The County can determine the type of
roadway system it wishes to maintain at the adopted level of service and then take steps
to permit the type of land uses that will be consistent with that system. In this way, the
County will be in a better position to keep the demand for transportation services from
outstripping the supply of the roadway system.
The County has also recognized the importance of good site planning as it relates to a
projec(s ingress and egress from the major roadway system. Inadequate control of
access points, median openings and signalized intersections can accelerate the
deterioration of the systems overall level of service just as fast as the increases in traffic
volumes. The County has developed and adopted policies to control the number, location
and type of access points to the road network. These policies are based on the Collier
County Access Management Control Policy (Resolution No. 92-42) and follow-up
Resolution No. 01-2461, and existing road and land use conditions, and are outlined in
Section 4.04.02 ffi of the Land Development Code. ,^.n access management plan map
exists for each mixed use activity center. The purpose of the access management plans is
to miFl.imize the advorse impacts to safety, capacity and operating conditions of the
roadways, ...'hile providing adequate access to those properties. ,'\ccess points on state
controlled roads are subject to appro'/al by the Florida Department of Transportation.
J~. Marco Island Airport Impacts
[Corrected numbering error, page 7]
D. IMPLENTATION STRATEGY
[Revised text, page 9]
As part of the Transportation Element, the County established minimum acceptable level
of service standards on the existing highway system. For County facilities, the level of
service standard to be maintained is "D" or "E" as measured on a peak hour basis.
Several County and State facilities have been given a minimum LOS "E" standard.
Words underlined are added; words struck through are deleted.
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To maintain the adopted LOS on roadways, the County has implemented a concurrency
management regulatory program that ties issuance of development orders to the
demonstration of adequate capacity on all roadway segments that would be significantly
impacted by new development. In summary this program maintains an inventory of the
following for each arterial and collector roadway segment:
. Actual traffic on each segment as determined through an annual traffic counting
program.
. The peak hour service capacity as determined by engineering analyses performed by
the Transportation Division, and
. Capacity that will be used by new development for which a Certificate of Adequate
Public Facilities has been issued.
In order to prevent sudden unanticipated LOS failures, the County wHl adopted, '.vithin
one year or sooner, a "real time" "checkbook accounting" concurrency management
process on February 11, 2004.
See the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance Requirements (Division 3.15 Sections
6.02.00 and 10.02.07 of the Land Development Code) for details of this process.
I. Monitoring [Revised text, page 9]
Division 3.15 Section 6.02.00 of the Land Development Code is also known as the
Collier County Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance C'\PFO) Requirements. It describes
the annual count program done on County roads to determine their annual average daily
traffic (AADT). It describes how the relationship between that AADT and the segment's
adopted level of service (LOS) standard determines the road segment's level of service.
The current levels of service at which road segments are operating are reported annually
in the Annual Update and Inventory Report (AUIR). This report indicates which
segments are operating at levels of service worse than their adopted standard LOS. It
also contains predictions of when certain segments will reach levels of service that
exceed their adopted standard LOS. Although traffic volumes are expressed as AADT,
LOS calculations are done to ensure adequate levels of service. Peak season, peak hour
traffic conditions are skewed in Collier County because of the heavy influx of seasonal
residents and tourists. As such, it is deemed an inappropriate and unreasonable
imposition on taxpayers to provide a roadway system designed for the peak of the peak
season. Therefore, the LOS calculations are based on traffic conditions experienced for
10 months of the year with the peak seasonal and tourist months of February and March
omitted from the analysis.
Introduction:
[New text, page 10,11]
The Transportation Element establishes policies for the movement of people, goods, and
vehicles throughout unincorporated Collier County.
Collier County seeks to provide a multimodal transportation system that is safe, cost-
effective to construct and maintain, accessible to all residents and visitors. energy-
Words underlined are added; words struck through are deleted.
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efficient, and capable of serving both existing and future travel demand. The County's
transportation system must be compatible with and support the goals, objectives and
policies of the Future Land Use Element and the other Elements of the Collier County
Growth Management Plan (GMP).
The Collier County Transportation Element meets the requirements of Chapter 163, Part
II. Florida Statutes (FS), the "Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land
Development Act." and the Florida Department of Community Affairs Rule 91-5.019,
Florida Administrative Code (FAC). The County has coordinated this Transportation
Element with the Long Range Transportation Plan of the Collier County Metropolitan
Planning Organization (MPO).
As noted above, the Transportation Element addresses the movement of people and
goods around Collier County. This Element is comprehensive and far-reaching,
addressing the variety of transportation modes available to Collier County residents. It
also addresses a variety of transportation issues. The Element includes Objectives and
Policies related to the following topic areas:
. Maintaining the County's major roadways at an acceptable Level of
Service.
. The commitment to making roadway improvements in accordance with a
Five-Year Work Program.
. The protection and acquisition of future rights-of-way (ROW).
. Providing for the safe and convenient movement of pedestrians and non-
motorized vehicles.
. Coordinating the development of the transportation system with the Future
Land Use Map (FLUM) of this GMP.
. Coordinating the development of the transportation system with the
transportation plans of neighboring jurisdictions.
. Providing: for safe and convenient access between adjoining properties and
ensuring encouraging safe and convenient traffic circulation within and
between future developments.
. Establishing and maintaining a "Checkbook" Concurrency Management
System.
. Developing and operating a Neighborhood Traffic Management Program.
. Encouraging safe and efficient travel in rural areas of the County.
. Maintaining County-owned airport properties and operations.
. Encouraging the safe and efficient use of County transit services.
GOAL 1: [Renumbered text, page 11]
TO PLAN FOR, DEVELOP AND OPERATE A SAFE, EFFICIENT, AND COST
EFFECTIVE TRANSPORT A TION SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES FOR BOTH
THE MOTORIZED AND NON-MOTORIZED MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND
GOODS THROUGHOUT COLLIER COUNTY.
Words underlined are added; words ctruok through are deleted.
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OBJECTIVE 1:
[Revised text, page 11]
The County will maintain the major roadway system at an acceptable Level of Service by
implementing improvements as identified in the Aannual Update and Inventory Report
{AUIRl or by working directly with other responsible jurisdictions to implement needed
improvements to their facilities.
Policy 1.1:
[Revised text, page 11]
The County will annually adopt a Schedule of Capital Improvements~ covering a period
fte not less than five (5) years, which shall include those projects needed to maintain the
County's roadway network at the adopted Level of Service standard.
Policy 1.2:
[Revised text, page 11]
The County shall annually appropriate the funds ffi for the ensuing fiscal year that are
necessary to accommodate those phases of transportation improvement projects listed in
the first year of the five Year Schedule of Capital Improvements. Programming
decisions are shall be based on the AYIR Concurrency Management System, and shall be
annually incorporated in the five Year Schedule of Capital Improvements, as contained
in the Capital Improvement Element {CIEl of this Growth Management Plan.
Policy 1.3:
[Revised text, page 11]
County arterial and collector roads as well as State highways not on the Florida Intrastate
Highway System (FIHS) shall be maintained at Level of Service "D" or better as
addressed in paragraph G 1 the Implementation Strategy of the Transportation Element
except for the roadways listed below that have been widened to six (6) lanes and cannot
be widened any further. The County will also adopt FDOT's LOS on roadway segments
where the County has entered into a TRIP (a national transportation research group)
agreement for funding. TRIP eligible facilities and SIS facilities are identified on Map
TR -8 and Map TR -9.
Level of Service "E" or better shall be maintained on the follov/ing designated all six-lane
roadways.
Roads
Airport PMlliRg Road
Davis Boule'/ard
GoldeR Gate Parkway
Goodlette frank Road
Liyingston Road
Pine Ridge Road
US 41
Vanderbilt Beach Road
from
US 11
US 11
US 41
US 41
Radio Road
US 11
Collier Boulevard
Gulfshore Dri ','e
To
VaRderbilt Beach Road
,^..irport Pulling Road
Santa Barbara Bm:tlevard
Pine Ridge Road
Immokalee Road
LogaR Boulevard
Lee County
US 11
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l\irport Pulling Road
Goldcn Gate Parkway
Goodlette Frank Road
Goodlette Frank Road
Pine Ridge Road
US11
l\irport Pulling Road
l\irport Pulling Road
Da'/is Boulc'/ard
Goldcn Gate Parkway
Li'/iRgston Road
Vandcrbilt Beach Road
As Adopted by Bee
Pine Ridge Road
Airport Pulling Road
Pine Ridge Road
Golden Gate Parkway
US 41
Collier Bouleyard
US 11
PiRe Ridgc Road
US 41
US 41
Golden Gate Parkway
US 41
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Goldcn Gate Parkv/ay
Santa Burbaru Boulevard
Golden Gate Parkway
US 11
Logan Bouleyard
Old US 4 1
Golden Gatc Parkway
Vanderbilt Beach Road
'^1irport Pulling Road
'^1irport Pulling Road
Radio Road
Gulfshore Drivc
Le'/cl of Servicc "D" or better shall be maintained on all other county and state arterial
and collector roads.
The Collier County Transportation Division shall determine the traffic volumes that
correspond to the different LOS thresholds on county roads. The Transportation Division
shall install, as funds permit, permanent traffic count stations to better identify traffic
characteristics of county roads. Based on the traffic count data the Transportation
Division shall develop a financially feasible Roads component for the Capital
Improvement Program of the CIE.
Policy 1.4:
OBJECTIVE 2:
[No change to text, page 12]
[Revised text, page 12]
The County will shall maintain the adopted Level of Service standard as provided for in
Policy 1.3 by making the improvements identified on the Five (5) Year Work Program.
Policy 2.1:
[Revised text, page 12]
The County shall include in its Five Year Schedule of Capital Improvements (within the
Capital Improvement Element} those projects identified in the Five (5) Year Work
Program that are necessary to maintain the adopted Level of Service on thc roads
idcntified on the Five (5) Ycar Work Program County roadways.
Policy 2.2:
[Revised text, page 12]
The County shall annually appropriate the funds necessary to implement those projects
shown in the ffirst year1 of the Five Year Schedule of Capital Improvements.
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OBJECTIVE 3:
[Revised text, page 12]
The County shall provide for the protection and acquisition of existing and future right~-
of-ways based upon improvement proiects identified within the Five Year Work Program
and/or the Collier County Metropolitan Planning Organization's (MPO's) adopted Long-
Range Transportation Plan.
Policy 3.1:
[Revised text, page 12]
The County has implemented and maintains an advanced Right-of-Way Preservation and
Acquisition Program.
Policy 3.2:
[Revised text, page 12]
The County shall continue to includes funding specifically earmarked for use in the
advanced Right-of-Way Acquisition Program in its annual Capital Improvement Element
funding specifically earmarked for use in an advanced Right of \Vay ,'\cquisition
Program. Studies shall be conducted periodically to identify the long:::range right-of way
needs of the transportation system based on buildout. Following their, completion of
these studies, the Transportation Administrator will present a program of funding that
includes actions necessary to protect and acquire needed right-of-way.
Policy 3.3:
[Revised text, page 12]
The County shall acquire f! sufficient amount of right-of-way to facilitate arterial and
collector roads of no less than a cross section of six (6) traffic lanes, appropriate turn
lanes, medians, bicycle and pedestrian features, drainage canals, afld f! shoulder sufficient
for pull offsJ. and landscaping areas. Exceptions to the right-of-way standard may be
considered when it can be demonstrated, through a traffic capacity analysis, that the
maximum number of lanes at build-out will be less than the standard.
Policy 3.4:
[Revised text, page 13]
Collier County shall acquire rights-of-way for transportation improvements in fee simple,
unless otherwise determined appropriate by the BGG Board of County Commissioners
based upon f! recommendation ef from the Transportation Administrator.
OBJECTIVE 4:
[Revised text, page 13]
The County shall provide for the safe and convenient movement of pedestrians, afld
motorized and non-motorized vehicles through the implementation of the Collier County
Comprehensive Pathway~ Plan.
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Policy 4.1:
[Revised text, page 13]
The County shall, incorporate the Collier County Comprehensive Pathway~ Plan into this
Transportation Element by reference and shall periodically update the Pathways Plan as
needed.
P'flliey 4.2:
[Deleted text, page 13]
The County shall provide for support services, and resources vii thin the Collier COl:lRty
Metropolitan Planning Organization to coordinate the BicyclelPedestrian Program.
Policy 4.~~:
[Renumbered, revised text, page 13]
The County shall provide an interconnected and continuous bicycle and pedestrian
system by making constructing the improvements identified on the ~ 2030 Pathway
Facilities Map series as funds permit.
Policy 4.3:
The County's pathway~ construction program should be consistent with the
Comprehensive Pathway~ Plan to the maximum extent feasible. The Path\vay .A..d'/isory
Committee shall, to the maKimum extent feasible, provide recommendations on the
choice of projects to be included in the patlrNay construction program, and thc order in
which the)' are constructed.
Policy 4.4:
[Revised text, page 13]
The County shall annually adopt a Five (5) Year Pathway~ Work Program.. which
establishes pathway priorities, including proiects to retrofit existing streets to
accommodate bicycles and pedestrians.
Policy 4.5:
[Revised text, page 13]
The County shall, to the greatest extent possible, identify state and federal funds and
provide local funds for the implementation of the 5 Y ear Pathway~ Work Program.
Policy 4.6:
[Revised text, page 13]
The County shall provide for the safe movement of non-motorized vehicles through
implementation of its Land Development Code and highway design standards ordinances
and shall incorporate beth bike lanes, sidewalks and pathways.. as deemed appropriate.. in
new construction and reconstruction of roadways.
Policy 4.7:
[Renumbered text, page 13]
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Policy 4.8:
[Renumbered, revised text, page 14]
The County shall follow the most current bicycle and pedestrian facilities design and
construction standards~ as developed by the Florida Department of Transportation te-the
extent v,'hich is physically and safely possible.
OBJECTIVE 5:
[Revised text, page 14]
The County will shall coordinate the Transportation System development process with
the Future Land Use Map.
Policy 5.1:
[Revised text, page 14]
The County Commission will shall review all rezone petitions requests, SRA designation
applications, conditional use petitions, and proposed amendments to the Future Land Use
Element (FLUE) affecting the overall countywide density or intensity of permissible
development, with consideration of their impact on the overall County transportation
system, and shall not approve any such request petition or application that would directly
access a deficient roadway segment or if it impacts an adiacent roadway segment that is
deficient, or which significantly impacts a roadway segment or adiacent roadway
segment that is already currently operating and/or is projected to operate at--aft
unacceptable below an adopted Level of Service Standard within the five year planning
period, unless specific mitigating stipulations are also approved. Traffic analyses to
determine whether a petition or application has significant project impact~ shall use the
following to determine the study area:
a. For Gft links (roadway segments) directly accessed by the project where project
traffic is equal to or exceeds ~ 2% of the adopted LOS standard service volume;
b. For links adjacent to links directly accessed by the project where project traffic is
equal to or exceeds ~ 2% of the adopted LOS standard service volume; and
c. For all other links the project traffic is considered to be significant up to the point
where it is equal to or exceeds ~ 3% of the adopted LOS standard service
volume.
Policy 5.2:
[No change to text, page 14]
Policy 5.3.:.
[Revised text, page 14]
In order to determine vesting, where desired, all The County cOfld\:lcted a Traffic Impact
Vesting Affirmation Revie'N in 2003 to determine for plaRniRg purposes only 'Nhich
developments may be vested for concurrency. No legal determination of vested status for
projects was made and even though the initial review indicated vesting, this finding does
Rot provide a legal presumption that a project is yested. All previously approved projects
must go through a vesting review pursuant to Subsection 3.15.7.2.6. 1O.02.07.B.6, of the
Land Development Code.
Words underlined are added; words struck through are deleted.
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Paliey S.4
[Deleted text, page 14]
To optimize the COl:1Rty's transportatios analysis, the County shall prepare an analysis of
the transportation system \yithin the urbas area utilizing 8YNCHRO or other current
traffic asalysis techniques and tools by January 2001.
Policy 5.~:
[Renumbered, revised text, page 14.1]
Pursuant to Rule 9J-5.0055(6)(a)3., Florida Administrative Code and the Urban Infill and
Urban Redevelopment Strategy contained in the Future Land Use Element of theis Plan,
the South U.S. 41 Transportation Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA) is hereby
designated. Development located within the South U.S. 41 TCEA (MapTR-4) may be
exempt from transportation concurrency requirements, so long as impacts to the
transportation system are mitigated using the procedures below7~
+A. Any proposed development within the concurrency exception area that would
reduce the LOS on Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) roadways within
the County by more than 5% or more of the capacity at the adopted LOS standard
shall meet the transportation concurrency requirements specified in Capital
Improvement Element, Policy -!-:-5.3.
~B. Any proposed development within the concurrency exception area that would
reduce the LOS on FIHS roadways within the County by less than 5% of the
capacity at the adopted LOS standard and meets the requirements identified below
in Policy 5.6 are exempt from the transportation requirements of Capital
Improvement Element, Policy -!-:-5.3.
Policy 5.65:
[Renumbered, revised text, page 14.1, 14.2]
Commercial developments within the South U.S. 41 TCEA that choose to obtain an
exception from concurrency requirements for transportation will provide certification
from the Transportation Planning Division Department that at least four of the following
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies will be utilized:
a) Preferential parking for carpools and vanpools that is expected to increase the
average vehicle occupancy for work trips generated by the development.
b) Parking charge that is expected to increase the average vehicle occupancy for
work trips generated by the development and/or increase transit ridership.
c) Cash subsidy that is expected to increase the average vehicle occupancy for work
trips generated by the development and/or increase transit ridership.
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d) Flexible work schedules that are expected to reduce peak hour automobile work
trips generated by the development.
e) Compressed v,'ork week workweek that would be expected to reduce vehicle
miles of travel and peak hour work trips generated by the development.
f) Telecommuting that would be expected to reduce the vehicle miles of travel and
peak hour work trips generated by the development.
g) Transit subsidy that would be expected to reduce auto trips generated by the
development and increase transit ridership.
h) Bicycle and pedestrian facilities that would be expected to reduce vehicle miles of
travel and automobile work trips generated by the development.
i) Including residential units as a portion of a commercial project that would be
expected to reduce vehicle miles of travel.
Residential developments within the South U.S. 41 TCEA that choose to obtain an
exception from concurrency requirements for transportation shall obtain certification
from the Transportation Planning Department that at least three of the following
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies will be utilized:
a) Including neighborhood commercial uses within a residential project.
b) Providing transit shelters within the development (shall be coordinated with
Collier County Transit).
c) Providing bicycle and pedestrian facilities with connections to adjacent
commercial properties.
d) Including affordable-workforce housing at 150% or less of median income
(minimum of 25% of the units) within the development, in accordance with
Section 2.06.00 of the Collier County Land Development Code, Ordinance No.
04-41, as amended March 28, 2006.
e) Vehicular access to adjacent commercial properties with shared commercial and
residential parking.
An applicant seeking an exception from concurrency requirements for transportation
through the certification mentioned above shall submit an application to the
Transportation Division Administrator on forms provided by the Division. Binding
commitments to utilize any of the above techniques relied upon to obtain certification
shall be required as a condition of development approval.
Words underlined are added; words struck through are deleted.
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Developments within the South U.S. 41 TCEA that do not obtain certification shall meet
all concurrency requirements. Whether or not a concurrency exception is requested,
developments will be subject to a concurrency review for the purpose of reserving
capacity for those trips associated with the development and maintaining accurate counts
of the remaining capacity on the roadway network.
Policy 5.+6:
[Renumbered, revised text, page 14.2]
The County shall designate Transportation Concurrency Management Areas (TCMAs) to
encourage compact urban development where an integrated and connected network of
roads are is in place that provide multiple, viable alternative travel paths or modes for
common trips. Performance within each TCMA shall be measured based on the
percentage of lane miles meeting the LOS described in this Transportation Element,
Policies 1.3 and 1.4 of this Element. The following Transportation Concurrency
Management Areas are designated:
+A. Northwest TCMA - This area is bounded by the Collier - Lee County Line on the
north side; the west side of the 1-75 right-of-way on the east side; Pine Ridge
Road on the south side; and, the Gulf of Mexico on the west side (Map TR-5).
~B. East Central TCMA - This area is bounded by Pine Ridge Road on the north side;
Collier Boulevard on the east side; Davis Boulevard on the south side, and;
Livingston Road (extended) on the west side (Map TR-6).
Policy 5.87:
[Renumbered, revised text, page 14,3]
Each TCMA shall maintain 85% of its lane miles at or above the LOS standards
described in Transportatiofl Element, Policies 1.3 and 1.4 of this Element. If any Traffic
Impact Statement (TIS) for a proposed development indicates that fewer than 85% of the
lane miles in a TCMA are achieving the LOS standards indicated above, the proposed
development shall not be permitted where such condition occurs unless modification of
the development is made sufficient to maintain the LOS standard for the TCMA, or the
facilities required to maintain the TCMA LOS standard are committed utilizing the
standards for committed improvements in Policy -h5.3 of the Capital Improvement
Element of the Plan.
Policy 5.98:
Should the TIS for a proposed development reflect that it will impact either a constrained
roadway link and/or a deficient roadway link within a TCMA by more than a de minimis
amount (more than 1 % of the maximum service volume at the adopted LOS), yet
continue to maintain the established percentage of lanes miles indicated in Policy 5.&1 of
this Element, a proportionate share congestion mitigation payment shall be required as
follows:
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a. Proportionate share Congestion mitigation payments shall be calculated
using the formula established in Rule 9J-2.045(2)(h), Florida Administrative
Code. The facility cost for a constrained roadway link shall be established using a
typical lane mile cost~ as determined by the Collier County Transportation
Administrator~ of adding lanes to a similar area/facility type as the constrained
facility.
b. Proportionate share Congestion mitigation payments shall be utilized by
Collier County to add trip capacity within the impacted TCMA, road segment(s)
and/or to enhance mass transit or other non-automotive transportation alternatives~
which adds trip capacity within the impact fee district or adjoining impact fee
district.
c. Proportionate share Congestion mitigation payments under this Policy
shall be determined subsequent to a finding of concurrency for a proposed project
within a TCMA and de shall not influence the concurrency determination process.
d. No impact will be de minimis if it exceeds the adopted LOS standard of
any affected designated hurricane evacuation routes within a TCMA. Hurricane
routes in Collier County are shown on Map TR7. Any impact to a hurricane
evacuation route within a TCMA shall require a proportionate share congestion
mitigation payment provided the remaining LOS requirements of the TCMA are
maintained.
OBJECTIVE 6:
[No change to text, page 14.3]
Policy 6.1:
[No change to text, page 15]
Policy 6.2:
[Revised text, page 15]
The Transportation Element shall consider any and all applicable roadway plans of the
City of Naples, City of Marco Island, Everglades City, Florida Department of
Transportation, Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council, City of Bonita Springs and
Lee County.
Policy 6.3:
[Revised text, page 15]
The Transportation Element shall be consistent in its interface into the arterial/collector
system within the City of Naples, Everglades City and the City of Marco Island.
Policy 6.4:
[No change to text, page 15]
Policy 6.5:
[No change to text, page 15]
OBJECTIVE 7:
[Revised text, page 15]
Words underlined are added; words ctruok through are deleted.
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The County shall develop and adopt standards for safe and efficient ingress and egress to
adjoining properties, as ','lell as and shall encourage safe and convenient on-site traffic
circulation through the development review process.
Policy 7.1:
[No change to text, page 15]
Policy 7.2:
[No change to text, page 15]
Policy 7.3:
[Revised text, page 15]
The County shall implement, through its Zoning Ordinance, the provision of safe and
convenient on site onsite traffic flow and the need for adequate parking for both
motorized and non-motorized vehicles as a primary objective in the review feF of Planned
Unit Developments, Site Development Plans, and other appropriate stages of review in
the land development applications review process.
Policy 7.4:
[Revised text, page 16]
The County shall develop corridor management plans that take into consideration urban
design and landscaping measures that will promote positive development along the major
arterial entrances to the urban area. Such plans shall take into account the
recommendations of the Community Character Plan, County-sponsored and the
initiatives of Smart Growth initiatives, and the impacts of the South US 41 Transportation
Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA) and the two (2) Transportation Concurrency
Management Areas (TCMAs) as the Board of County Commissioners may annually
periodically appropriate funding for these plans.
Policy 7.5:..
[Revised text, page 16]
The County shall develop Corridor Access Management Plans. Such plans shall be
designed to make median modifications and other operational improvements, including
removal of traffic signals, necessary to recapture lost capacity and enhance safety. The
development of such plans shall consider the impacts of the South US 41 Transportation
Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA) and the two (2) Transportation Concurrency
Management Areas (TCMAs). as may be appropriate.
Policy 7.6:
[New text, page 16]
The County shall use community impact assessment techniques in evaluating projects in
the transportation planning process. These techniques include the use of the Efficient
Transportation Decision Making Process (ETDM) through the Long Range Plan to
address environmental and socio-cultural issues as well as corridor specific analysis
through the Project Development and Environmental Studies and Corridor studies. In
addition, during the design of transportation projects there are numerous design and
special meetings to take into account the socio-cultural elements of the community
Words underlined are added; words struok through are deleted.
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including character issues such as aesthetics, avoiding or mitigating for environmental
impacts, noise and community disruption issues.
OBJECTIVE 8:
[No change to text, page 16]
Policy 8.1.:.
[Revised text, page 16]
Each year, the county will use short:term projections of previous years' traffic volume
growth to estimate the year in which LOS deficiencies will are likely to occur on Ceounty
roads. This information will be used to prepare the annual update of the Ceounty's
schedule of Capital Improvements in a manner that ensures the maintenance of
concurrency on County road facilities.
Policy 8.2.:.
[Revised text, page 16]
Pursuant to Chapter 163.3180 F.S., and in accordance with the Collier County Adequate
Public Facilities Ordinance (Land Development Code Division 3.15 Sections 6.02.00 and
10.02.07), development proposals shall be required to submit traffic impact analyses.
OBJECTIVE 9:
[Revised text, page 16]
The County shall encourage neighborhood involvement in the establishment and
maintenance of safe and pleasant conditions for the residents, pedestrians, bicyclists and
motorists on neighborhood streets, which are not classified as arterials or collectors
through the implementation of the Collier County Neighborhood Traffic Management
Program (NTMP). In developing strategies and measures to encourage such conditions,
the NTMP shall consider the impact of such strategies and measures on the adiacent
arterial and collector systems (from a level-of-service and operational standpoint).
Policy 9.1.:.
[Revised text, page 16]
The County shall incorporate the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program into this
Transportation Element by reference and shall update Program provisions as needed.
Policy 9,2.:.
[Revised text, page 16]
The CONnty shall pro',ide for support serVIces, resources and staff to coordinate the
Program.
The purpose of the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) shall be to
establish procedures and techniques that promote neighborhood livability by mitigating
the negative impacts of traffic on residential neighborhoods. The strategies and measures
utilized by the NTMP may include, but shall not necessarily be limited to:
(a) Educational programs that seek to remind speeding drivers of the negative effects
of their actions. Such programs may use brochures or neighborhood newsletters
Words underlined are added; words €truck through are deleted.
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to spread this message. Newsletters may also contain information on speeding
fines (particularly in school zones), pedestrian and bicycle safety tips, and
information on average speeds in the neighborhood.
(b) Enforcement measures, which may involve the temporary establishment of a more
intensive police presence and a better allocation of patrol time devoted to
enforcing traffic safety in a particular neighborhood.
(c) The use of engineering techniques (also known as traffic calming) to slow traffic
on certain streets and/or to divert through-traffic away from certain
neighborhoods. The use of such techniques shall consider their potential impacts
to emergency vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians.
Policy 9.3.=.
[Revised text, page 16]
The County shall require, wherever feasible, the interconnection of local streets between
developments to facilitate convenient movement throughout the road network. The
Collier County Transportation Division shall develop guidelines, which identify the
conditions that would require the interconnection of two neighboring developments, and
shall also develop standards and criteria for the safe interconnection of such local streets.
Policy 9.4.=.
[Revised text, page 16]
The County shall define on a project:.by:.project basis, the acceptable amount of rerouted
traffic as a result of a traffic management project.:.
Policy 9.5.=.
[Revised text, page 17]
The County shall encourage projects which provide local resident, pedestrian, bicyclist
and motorist movement between and among developments on neighborhood streets in a
deliberate balance with its efforts to route cut-through traffic away from neighborhoods
and to the majef roadv.'ays arterials and collectors designated in theis Transportation
Element of the Collier County Growth Management Plan.
Policy 9,6.=.
[Revised text, page 17]
The County shall review impacts on emergency vehicle access or response time to
neighborhoods, both before and after implementation of traffic calming measures. If
emergency vehicle access or response times into a neighborhood have been adversely
impacted by the traffic calming measures, the County shall work with the relevant
emergency responders to reduce or eliminate such adverse impacts while still maintaining
traffic calming measures.
Policy 9.7.=.
[Revised text, page 17]
Words underlined are added; words struok through are deleted.
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1.30-07
Roadways identified as collector or arterial facilities are not eligible for participation in
the NTMP.
Policy 9.8,;,
[Revised text, page 17]
The County shall consider a variety of traffic calming devices to achieve the NTMP' 8~
objectives for a project. Such traffic calming devices shall be planned and designed in
conformance with sound engineering and planning practices. Primary funding for such
plans shall may come from the local funding initiatives such as MSTUs or MS+BUs for
the area that is to benefit from the traffic calming.
Policy 9.9,;,
[Revised text, page 17]
To implement the NTMP, certain procedures shall be followed in processing
neighborhood traffic management requests in accordance with applicable codes and
related policies and within the limits of available resources. At a minimum, the
procedures shall provide for:
- S.submittal of project proposals;
- .E.evaluation of proposals by staff;
- Ceitizen participation in plan development and evaluation;
- Mmethods of temporarily testing traffic management plans when needed;
-Ceommunication of any test results and specific findings to area residents and affected
neighborhood organizations before installation of permanent traffic calming devices; and
- Aappropriate County Commission review.
OBJECTIVE 10~
[Revised text, page 17]
The County shall encourage safe and efficient mobility for the rural public.
Policy 10.1,;,
[Revised text, page 17]
The County shall develop a program to examine the maintenance and operational needs
of the rural roadway system. This program vlill, addressing the mobility needs of the rural
resident~ to include the availability of roads for rural-to-urban travel, travel within the
rural area. and as well as for hurricane emergency evacuation purposes.
Policy 10.2,;,
[Revised text, page 17]
The County shall continue to improve transit services for the transportation
disadvantaged in the rural areas through the Community Transportation Coordinator
(CTC).
Polie)' 10,3
[Deleted text, pages 17, 18]
The County shall incorporate herein by reference the Corridor Management Plan for the
Tamiami Trail Scenic Highway, which formed part of the application for Scenic
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1-30.07
Highway designation authorized by the Board of County Commissioners on November 3,
-l-998-:
OBJECTIVE 11.:.
[Revised text, page 18]
The County shall maintain County owned airport facilities as attractive, efficient, safe,
and environmentally compatible facilities, consistent with the approved Airport Master
Plan for each Airport.
Policy 11.1.:.
[Revised text, page 18]
The County shall herein incorporate by reference the Immokalee Regional Airport,
Everglades Airpark, and Marco Island Executive Airport Master Plans.
Policy 11.2.:.
[Revised text, page 18]
The Collier County Airport Authority shall determine the most cost effective and
efficient means for implementing future facility plans outlined within the airport master
plans.
Policv 11.3:
[New text, page 18]
The Collier County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has assisted Everglades
City in obtaining Federal funds to enable the City to maintain and operate the Everglades
Air Park. Given the assistance provided to Everglades City by the MPO. the Collier
County Board of County Commissioners shall coordinate with the Everglades City
Council to ensure a safe and orderly transfer of the Everglades Airpark and all related
facilities to Everglades City for use as a public airport only. Such transfer shall be in a
manner that does not compromise the safety of the Airpark and the future facility plans
authorized by the Everglades Airpark Master Plan. In the event the Airpark ceases
operation or ceases to operate as a public Airpark, the Airpark property will revert back
to Collier County. Conditions of a transfer and reverter provisions will be set forth in a
transfer document or the deed for transfer.
OBJECTIVE 12:
[No change to text, page 18]
Policy 12.1:
[Revised text, page 18]
The Collier County Metropolitan Planning Organization, through the Transportation
Disadvantaged Program shall assist the local community transportation coordinator in the
implementation of the most efficient and effective level of service possible for the
transportation disadvantaged. The Transportation Disadvantaged Program shall be
implemented through the County's regular bus system.
Policy 12.2:
[No change to text, page 18]
Words underlined are added; words struck through are deleted.
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Policy 12.31
[Revised text, page 18]
Collier County shall be the managing authority of the Collier Area Transit (CAT) system.
Policy 12.4:
[Revised text, page 18]
The County shall, in recognition that the potential for public transit service between
Bonita Springs~ in Lee County~ and Naples, in Collier County, exists, consider any
intergovernmental efforts, which are necessary to bring about such service.
Policy 12.51
[Revised text, page 18]
The County shall continue to particIpate in the MPO planning process through
implementation of an interlocal agreement with the City of Naples~ afl6 the City of Marco
Island, and Everglades City and ffi a Joint Participation Agreement with the FDOT.
Policy 12.6:
[Revised text, page 18]
The County will shall participate in the MPO planning process as a voting presence on
the MPO Board and the Technical Advisory Committee (T AC).
Policy 12.7:
[No change to text, page 18]
Policy 12.8:
[Re-entered previously deleted text, page 19]
Any adopted transit development plan shall include an acceptable level of service
standard for transit facilities.
Policy 12.9: [Returned re-numbering to original order, revised text, page 19]
The County shall include capital expenditures for any adopted transit development plan
in the Capital Improvement Element.
Policy 12.10: [Returned re-numbering to original order, revised text, page 19]
The County shall incorporate herein by reference the most recent Public Traasportation
Developmcat Plan and Public Transit Opcratiag Development Plan adopted by the Board
of County Commissioners.
EAR-TE Adopted by Bee
G: eomprehensive/EAR Amendment Modifications/Bee Adoption Final
2.2-07
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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 and correct
copy of:
ORDINANCE 2007-08
Which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners
on the 25th day of January, 2007, during Special Session.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of
County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 2nd
day of February, 2007.
DWIGHT E. BROCK
Clerk of Courts and Clerk
Ex-officio to Board of
County Commissioners
Lhut 1fr CUe ~
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By: Ann Jennejohn,
Deputy Clerk