Chapter 01 - General Provisions CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.01.00 Title
1.02.00 Authority
1.03.00 Rules of Construction
1.03.01 Generally
1.03.02 Meaning of Text and Graphics
1.03.03 Determination of Time
1.03.04 Delegation of Authority
1.04.00 Applicability
1.04.01 Generally
1.04.02 Applicability to Previously Established Time Limits
1.04.03 Exceptions
1.04.04 Reserved
1.04.05 Relationship to Growth Management Plan
1.05.00 Findings, Purpose, and Intent
1.05.01 Purpose and Intent
1.06.00 Rules of Interpretation
1.06.01 Responsibility for Interpretations
1.06.02 Rules for Interpretation of Boundaries
1.06.03 Interpretations Not Covered by § 1.06.02
1.06.04 Continuity of Zoning
1.07.00 Laws Adopted by Reference
1.08.00 Definitions
1.08.01 Abbreviations
1.08.02 Definitions
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1.01.00 TITLE
This Code shall be known as the "Collier County Land Development Code" and may be cited and referred
to herein as the "LDC." Citation to provisions contained in this LDC shall be referenced as "Section
1.02.00 AUTHORITY
The Board of County Commissioners of Collier County has the authority to prepare, adopt, and enforce this
LDC pursuant to article VIII, § 1(f), Fla. Const., § 125.01 et seq., F.S. § 163.3161 et seq. F.S. §§ 163.3201 F.S.
§ 163.3202 F.S., Chapter 9J-5, F.A.C., and such other authorities, and provisions established in statutory or
common law.
1.03.00 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
1.03.01 Generally
A. In construction and interpretation of the language of these regulations, the rules established in this
Chapter shall be observed unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of
the BCC as expressed in the Collier County GMP.
B. The rules of construction and definitions established herein shall not be applied to any express
provisions excluding such construction, or where the subject matter or context of such section is
repugnant thereto. These rules of construction apply to this LDC and to any laws, codes and rules
adopted by reference that do not have specific rules of construction. If any law, code or rule, now or
hereafter, adopted herein by reference has specific rules of construction, those rules of construction
shall supersede the rules of construction contained in this Chapter to the extent of any inconsistency
or conflict with this Chapter.
C. All provisions, terms, phrases and expressions contained in these regulations shall be liberally
construed in order that the true intent and meaning of the BCC may be fully carried out. Terms used
in these regulations, unless otherwise specifically provided, shall have the meanings prescribed by
the statutes of this State for the same terms.
D. In the interpretation and application of any provision of these regulations, it shall be held to be the
minimum requirement adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, comfort, convenience,
and general welfare.Where any provision of these regulations,the GMP,or any other law or regulation
in effect in Collier County, Florida, imposes greater restrictions upon the subject matter than any other
provision of these regulations, the GMP, or any other law or regulation in effect in Collier County,
Florida, the provision imposing the greater restriction or regulation shall be deemed to be controlling.
E. In all circumstances, the provisions of these regulations shall be interpreted and construed to be
consistent with the GMP. Where any provision(s) of these regulations are determined to be in conflict
with the GMP, the GMP shall control.
1.03.02 Meaning of Text and Graphics
A. The term "written" or"in writing" shall be construed to include any representation of words, letters, or
figures whether by printing or other form or method of writing.
B. In case of any difference of meaning or implication between the text of this LDC and any figure, the
text shall control.
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C. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not discretionary; the word "may" is permissive.
D. Words importing the masculine gender shall be construed to include the feminine and neuter.
E. Words and phrases shall be construed according to the common and approved usage of the
language, but technical words and phrases and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and
appropriate meaning in law shall be construed and understood according to such meaning.
F. A word importing the singular number only may extend and be applied to several persons and things
as well as to one person and thing.The use of the plural number shall be deemed to include any single
person or thing.
G. Words used in the past or present tense include the future as well as the past or present.
H. Unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, where a regulation involves two or more items,
conditions, provisions,or events connected by a conjunction "and," "or," "either. . .or,"the conjunction
shall be interpreted as follows:
1. "And" indicates that all the connected terms, conditions, provisions or events shall apply.
2. "Or" indicates that the connected items, conditions, provisions or events may apply singularly
and in any combination.
3. "Either . . . or" indicates that the connected items, conditions, provisions or events shall apply
singularly, but not in combination.
1.03.03 Determination of Time
A. The time within which an act is to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the
last day; if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, that day shall be excluded.
B. The word "day" shall mean a calendar day.
C. The word month shall mean 30 calendar days, unless a calendar month is indicated.
D. The word "week" shall be construed to mean 7 calendar days.
E. The word "year" shall mean 365 calendar days, unless a fiscal year is indicated, or unless a calendar
year is indicated.
1.03.04 Delegation of Authority
The authority and responsibility for implementation of the provisions of this LDC are assigned to the County
Manager or designee. Responsibility for individual provisions, regulations, or sections of the LDC may be
designated, delegated, and assigned to other named individuals on an annual basis by the County Manager.
1.04.00 APPLICABILITY
1.04.01 Generally
A. The provisions of this LDC shall apply to all land, property and development in the total
unincorporated area of Collier County except as expressly and specifically provided otherwise in this 'j-
LDC. No development shall be undertaken without prior authorization pursuant to this LDC.
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Specifically, no building, structure, land or water shall hereafter be developed, or occupied, and no
building, structure, or part thereof shall be erected, reconstructed, moved, located, or structurally
altered except in conformity with the regulations set forth herein and for the zoning district in which
it is located.
B. The regulations established in this LDC and within each zoning district shall be minimum or maximum
limitations,as the case may be, and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure, use, land
or water, except where specific provision is made in this LDC.
C. This LDC shall apply to all division of land and all subdivisions in the total unincorporated area of
Collier County, except to the extent as expressly provided herein. It shall be unlawful for any person
to create a subdivision of, or to subdivide, or to otherwise divide, any land in the total unincorporated
area of Collier County, except in strict conformance with the provisions of this LDC and any applicable
provisions of the Collier County Growth Management Plan (GMP).
1.04.02 Applicability to Previously Established Time Limits
A. Any time limits on any development orders approved prior to the adoption of this LDC shall continue
to run and shall not be enlarged, expanded or stayed by the adoption of this LDC.
B. This subsection shall not apply to final subdivision plats approved prior to February 17, 1976.
C. Any time limits on any nonconforming signs shall continue to run and shall not be enlarged,
expanded or stayed by the adoption of this LDC.
1.04.03 Exceptions
A. Previously issued building permits. The provisions of this LDC and any amendments hereto shall not
affect the validity of any lawfully issued and effective building permit issued prior to the effective date
of this LDC if:
1. The development activity authorized by the permit has commenced prior to the effective date
of this LDC or any amendment hereto, or will commence after the effective date of this LDC
but prior to the permit's expiration or termination; and
2. The development activity continues without interruption in good faith until development is
complete. If the building permit expires, any further development shall be in conformance with
the requirements of this LDC or any amendment hereto.
B. Certain previously approved development orders. The provisions of this LDC shall not affect the
types,densities and intensities of land uses or the yard or landscape buffer width requirements of any
(1)final subdivision plat and final improvement plan, (2)final site development plan, or(3) phased site
development plan that has been approved for at least one final site development plan, provided each
such development order was lawfully issued prior to the effective date of this LDC and remains
effective according to the time limits and provisions established by this LDC.
1.04.04 Reserved
Editor's note—Ord. No. 08-63, § 3.A, adopted October 30, 2008, repealed § 1.04.04, which pertained to
reduction of required site design requirements. See also the Code Comparative Table.
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1.04.05 Relationship to Growth Management Plan
The adoption of this LDC is consistent with,compatible with and furthers the goals, policies, objectives, land
uses, and densities or intensities contained and required in the GMP, and it implements and directly advances
the goals, policies and objectives of the GMP. The Board of County Commissioners of Collier County hereby
declares and affirmatively states that in the event that any land development regulation, this LDC, or any
provision hereof or amendment hereto is not consistent with the adopted Collier County GMP, as amended,
the provisions of the Collier County GMP, as amended, shall govern any action taken with regard to an
application for a development order or other activity. Furthermore, any land development regulation, this
LDC, or any provision hereof or amendment hereto shall be interpreted, construed and implemented in such
a manner which will make it most consistent with the Collier County GMP, as amended.
1.05.00 FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND INTENT
1.05.01 Purpose and Intent
A. It is the purpose of the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County to establish the standards,
regulations and procedures for review and approval of all proposed development of property in
unincorporated Collier County, and to provide a development review process that will be comprehen-
sive, consistent, and efficient in the implementation of the goals, objectives, and policies of the GMP.
B. In order to foster and preserve public health,safety,comfort and welfare, and to aid in the harmonious,
orderly, and progressive development of the unincorporated areas of Collier County, it is the intent
of this LDC that the development process in Collier County be efficient, in terms of time and expense,
effective, in terms of addressing the natural resource and public facility implications of proposed
development, and equitable, in terms of consistency with established regulations and procedures,
respect for the rights of property owners, and consideration of the interests of the citizens of Collier
County.
C. The Board of County Commissioners deems it to be in the best public interest for all property and
development to be conceived, designed, built, and used in accordance with good planning and design
practices and the minimum standards set forth in this LDC.
D. It is the intent and purpose of this LDC to establish and adopt comprehensive zoning regulations
governing the use of land and water in the unincorporated areas of Collier County, Florida. These
regulations are based on a comprehensive plan for future development, and are enacted to protect,
promote, and improve the public health, safety, comfort, order, appearance, convenience, morals and
general welfare of the residents of the County.
E. This LDC intends to accomplish and to provide for efficiency and economy in the process of future
development and redevelopment; appropriate use of land; preservation, protection, conservation,
and development of the natural resources of land, water and air; convenience in circulation of traffic
for the transport of people, goods, and commodities; protection of persons and property in floodways
and floodplains; healthful and convenient distribution of population; adequate and continuously
maintained public facilities and utilities; promotion of amenities, both public and private, to maintain
and improve the quality of life for all residents; and development consistent with the GMP.
F. In order to ensure that all development in unincorporated Collier County is consistent with the Collier
County GMP, it is necessary and proper to establish a series of zoning districts to ensure that each
permitted, accessory and conditional use is compatible with surrounding land uses, served by
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adequate public facilities, and sensitive to natural and coastal resources. Each zoning district has its
own purpose and establishes permitted uses, uses accessory to permitted uses, conditional uses,
dimensional standards and other land use, density and intensity regulations and references, sign
regulations, off-street parking and loading regulations, landscaping regulations, and other regulations
that control the use of land in each zoning district.All development within each zoning district shall
be consistent with the purposes and regulations stated for that zoning district in Chapter 2.
1.06.00 RULES OF INTERPRETATION
1.06.01 Responsibility for Interpretations
A. The County Manager or designee shall have the authority to make all interpretations of the text of this
LDC, the boundaries of zoning districts on the official zoning atlas, and to make all interpretations of
the text of the GMP and the boundaries of land use districts on the future land use map.
B. The County Manager or designee shall have the authority to make all interpretations of the text of this
LDC on matters related to the Building Code, building permit requirements, building construction
administrative code or building permits.
C. During the course of review of a development order or permit, as the case may be, should an
applicant and staff be unable to concur on the application of a specific provision or provisions of this
LDC, the County Manager or designee shall be authorized to make a final determination.
D. Request for Official Interpretation. The County Manager or designee may render an official
interpretation of any part of the LDC.The building official may render an official interpretation of any
part of the Florida Building Code.
1. Generally. An official interpretation may be requested by any affected person, resident,
developer, land owner,government agency or department,or any person having a contractual
interest in land in Collier County.
2. Procedure. The Administrative Code shall establish the procedure and submittal require-
ments for an official interpretation.
3. Request Criteria. Each request must identify the specific LDC or building code citation to be
interpreted. Each request for interpretation must be accompanied by the appropriate fee as
set forth in the fee resolution adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. Under no
circumstances may the request for interpretation contain more than 3 issues or questions. It
must not contain a single question with more than 3 sub-issues or questions. If it is
determined by the appropriate official that the request for interpretation contains more than 3
issues, the applicant will be required to submit a separate request accompanied by the
applicable fees.
4. Notice.The interpretation shall be in writing and shall be sent to the applicant by certified mail
return receipt requested. Public notice procedures are identified in LDC subsection 10.03.06
P.
5. Effective time limits of an interpretation.
a. An interpretation rendered by the County Manager or designee shall remain in effect
until the appropriate LDC section is amended to clarify the applicable provision or
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provisions which warranted the interpretation, or until such time as the interpretation
is adopted, modified, or rejected as a result of an appeal to the Board of Zoning
Appeals and/or the Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals, by the applicant or
other individual or entity identified in LDC section 1.06.01 D.1, above. From the time
the interpretation is rendered and the time the appropriate LDC section is amended,
or in the case of an appeal, until such time as the Board of Zoning Appeals and/or
Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals has rendered its finding, no further
request for interpretation regarding the same issue shall be permitted.
b. An interpretation rendered by the building official shall remain in effect as provided
for in the Florida Building Code.
6. Appeal to Board of Zoning Appeals or Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals.
a. Within 30 days after receipt by the applicant or affected property owner of a written
official interpretation sent by certified mail return receipt requested by the County
Manager or designee or building official, or within 30 days of publication of public
notice of the official interpretation, the applicant, affected property owner, or
aggrieved or adversely affected party may appeal the interpretation to the Building
Board of Adjustments and Appeals for matters relating to building and technical
codes as shown in LDC section 1.07.00 or to the Board of Zoning Appeals for all other
matters in the LDC. For the purposes of this section, an affected property owner is
defined as an owner of property located within 300 feet of the property lines of the
land for which the official interpretation is effective. An aggrieved or affected party is
defined as any person or group of persons which will suffer an adverse effect to an
interest protected or furthered by the Collier County Growth Management Plan, LDC,
or building code(s). The alleged adverse interest may be shared in common with
other members of the community at large, but shall exceed in degree the general
interest in community good shared by all persons.
b. A fee for the application and processing of an appeal shall be established at a rate set
by the Board of County Commissioners from time to time and shall be charged to and
paid by the applicant.
c. The Board of Zoning Appeals or the Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals,
whichever is applicable, shall hold an advertised public hearing on the appeal and
shall consider the interpretation of the County Manager or designee or building
official, whichever is applicable, and public testimony in light of the growth manage-
ment plan, the future land use map, the LDC or the official zoning atlas, or building
code related matters, whichever is applicable. The Board of Zoning Appeals or the
Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals, whichever is applicable, shall adopt the
County Manager or designee's or building official's interpretation, whichever is
applicable, with or without modifications or conditions, or reject their interpretation.
The Board of Zoning Appeals or the Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals,
whichever is applicable, shall not be authorized to modify or reject the County
Manager or designee's or building official's interpretation unless such board finds
that the determination is not supported by substantial competent evidence or that the
official interpretation is contrary to the Growth Management Plan, the future land use
map, the LDC or the official zoning atlas, or building code, whichever is applicable.
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d. Time limitations on appeals. Any appeal that has not been acted upon by the
applicant within 6 months of the applicant filing the appeal will be determined to be
withdrawn and cancelled unless extended by the BCC. Further review and action on
the appeal will require a new application subject to the then current LDC.
(Ord. No. 13-56, § 3.A)
1.06.02 Rules for Interpretation of Boundaries
Interpretations regarding boundaries of land use districts on the future land use map or boundaries of
zoning districts on the official zoning atlas shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this section.
A. District regulations extend to all portions of districts surrounded by boundaries. Except as
otherwise specifically provided, a district symbol or name shown within district boundaries on
the future land use map or the official zoning atlas indicates that district regulations pertaining
to the district extend throughout the whole area surrounded by the boundary line.
B. Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of land use districts as shown on the future land
use map or boundaries of zoning districts as shown on the official zoning atlas, the following
rules shall apply:
1. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of dedicated streets,
highways,alleys,or rights-of-way shall be construed as following such centerline as
they exist on the ground, except where variation of actual location from mapped
location would change the zoning status of a lot or parcel, in which case the
boundary shall be interpreted in such a manner as to avoid changing the zoning
status of any lot or parcel. In case of a street vacation, the boundary shall be
construed as remaining in its location except where ownership of the vacated street
is divided other than at the center, in which case the boundary shall be construed as
moving with the ownership.
2. Boundaries indicated as approximately following lot lines, public property lines, and
the like shall be construed as following such lines; provided, however, that where
such boundaries are adjacent to a dedicated street,alley, highway,or right-of-way
and the zoning status of the street, highway, alley, or right-of-way and is not
indicated, the boundaries shall be construed as running to the middle of the street,
highway,alley,or right-of-way. In the event of street vacation,interpretation shall be
as provided in section 1.06.02(B)(1).
3. Boundaries indicated as approximately following city or county limits shall be
construed as following such city or county limits.
4. Boundaries indicated as following railroad tracks shall be construed as being midway
between the main tracks.
5. Boundaries indicated as following mean high-water lines or centerlines of streams,
canals, lakes, or other bodies of water shall be construed as following such mean
high-water lines or centerlines. In case of a change in the mean high-water line, or
of the course or extent of bodies of water, the boundaries shall be construed as
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moving with the change, except where such moving would change the zoning status
of a lot or parcel; and in such case the boundary shall be interpreted in such a
manner as to avoid changing the zoning status of any lot or parcel.
6. Boundaries indicated as entering any body of water but not continuing to intersect
with other zoning boundaries or with the limits of jurisdiction of Collier County shall be
construed as extending in the direction in which they enter the body of water to
intersection with other zoning boundaries or with the limits of County jurisdiction.
7. Boundaries indicated as following physical features other than those listed above
shall be construed as following such physical features, except where variation of
actual location from mapped location would change the zoning status of a lot or
parcel, and in such manner as to avoid changing the zoning status of any lot or
parcel.
8. Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in sections
1.06.02(B)(1) through 1.06.02(B)(7) shall be construed as being parallel to or
extensions of such feature.
9. Distances not specifically indicated on the official zoning atlas shall be determined by
the scale of the map on the page of the atlas showing the property in question.
10. Where a district boundary divides a lot of record at the time the boundary was
established, and where the division makes impractical the reasonable use of the lot,
the extension of the regulations for the front lot may be permitted as a conditional use
for not to exceed 50 feet beyond the district line into the remaining portion of the lot.
1.06.03 Interpretations Not Covered by § 1.06.02
In cases not covered by section 1.06.02, or where the property or street layout existing on the ground is
at variance with that shown on the official zoning atlas, the interpretation of the future land use map or the
official zoning atlas shall be in accordance with the purpose and intent of the GMP and this LDC.
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Adverse Impacts:Impacts generated by land alteration or land use, whether permanent or temporary,
which, as a result of an environment or hydrological impact analyses, are likely to or have been shown to have
a negative impact on any of the following: listed species and their habitat; natural reservations and other areas
of protected native vegetation; wetlands; surface or groundwater; natural waterbodies; air quality, and historic
or archeological resources identified by Collier County or the State of Florida.
Aeronautics:Means transportation by aircraft;the operation, construction, repair, or maintenance of aircraft,
aircraft power plants and accessories, including the repair, packing, and maintenance of parachutes; the
design, establishment, construction, extension, operation, improvement, repair, or maintenance of airports,
restricted landing areas, or other air navigation facilities, and air instruction.
Affordable housing:Housing is deemed affordable when the cost of a residential dwelling unit does not
exceed 30 percent of that amount which represents the percentage of the median annual gross income for the
household, for those households within the affordable housing income range.The calculation of such cost shall
include the monthly rent and utilities (for rental units) or monthly mortgage payment, property taxes, special
assessments, insurance, and other required condominium or homeowner association fees and assessments
(for owner-occupied units).
Affordable housing specifically includes the following income level targets for Collier County, based on the
income categories as determined by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development:
a.Very-low-income:Households whose incomes do not exceed 50 percent of the median
income.
b.Low-income:Households whose incomes are greater than 50 percent but do not exceed 80
percent of the median income.
c.Moderate-income:Households whose incomes are greater than 80 percent but do not exceed
120 percent of the median income.
d.Gap-income:Households whose incomes are greater than 120 percent but do not exceed 140
percent of the median income.
Agricultural products: Those goods primarily resulting from farming activities. Such agricultural products
require little or no processing after the production or harvest stage in order to ready the product for sale,
including, but not limited to, produce, fruits, trees, shrubs, ornamental plants, honey, and nuts.
Airport:Any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and taking off of aircraft.The term
may include facilities for refueling, repair, handling, and storage of aircraft or facilities for passengers and
freight.
Airport hazard:Any structure or tree or use of land which would exceed the federal obstruction standards as
contained in 14 C.F.R. §§ 77.21, 77.23, 77.25, 77.28, and 77.29, and which obstructs the airspace required for
the flight of aircraft in taking off, maneuvering, or landing, or is otherwise hazardous to such taking off,
maneuvering, or landing of aircraft.
Alley: A public or approved private way which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting
properties and which is not intended for general traffic circulation. See Figure 1.
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Alter: Any change to one or more external features or dimensions of a building or structure; any change to
supporting members or bearing walls of a building or structure; any change to lot area or dimensions; and any
moving of a building or structure.Any change to the shape, area, or dimensions of required landscaped areas,
designated open spaces, parking lots and vehicle use areas, or accessory uses or structures.
Anchor tenant:The tenant of a multiple-occupancy commercial structure, which generally occupies a larger
square footage than the majority of commercial tenants. Anchor tenants tend to be those tenants, within a
multi-use structure, with whom the center may be identified, or which may generate higher volumes of traffic.
A multi-occupancy structure may have 1 or more anchor tenants.
Ancillary facility:A building or other facility necessary to provide district-wide support services, such as an
energy plant, bus garage, warehouse, maintenance building, and/or administrative building.
Ancillary plant:The building, site and site improvements necessary to provide such facilities as vehicle
maintenance, warehouses, maintenance, or administrative buildings necessary to provide support services to
an educational program which may lawfully be used as authorized by the Florida Statutes and approved by the
Collier County School Board.
Antenna structure: A base, stand, or other method of stabilizing an antenna, but the primary purpose is
other than raising the height of an antenna.
Applicant: The owner of record of property, or his authorized agent, making an application or other
submission to Collier County for approval of development.
Approved affordable housing:Affordable housing that includes a long-term affordability restriction wherein
the cost of housing and income of the household are known and monitored, for a specific period of time.
Aquaculture: The cultivation of marine or aquatic species (fresh or salt water) under either natural or
artificial conditions.
Aquifer: A geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated
permeable material to yield useful quantities of groundwater to wells and springs.
Area of environmental sensitivity: An area where environmental quality may be highly susceptible to
degradation and where alteration may cause predictable losses of natural resources.
Area of special flood hazard: The area/land in the flood plain within a community subject to a one percent
or greater chance of flooding in any given year.These areas are designated on the Flood Insurance Rate Map.
Arterial road or street:A roadway providing service which is relatively continuous and of relatively high traffic
volume, long trip length, and high operating speed. In addition, every United States numbered highway is an
arterial road. See Figure 1.
Artist village:A residential development intended exclusively for the housing of artists, such as painters,
sculptors and jewelry makers, and that consists of one or more multifamily attached dwellings, clustered
single-family detached dwellings, or a combination thereof, with shared studio and/or gallery space that may
be used by all residents.
Assisted living facility: Any building(s), section of a building, distinct part of a building, residence, private
home, boarding home, or other place, whether operated for profit or not, which undertakes through its
ownership or management to provide for a period exceeding 24 hours, housing, food service, and 1 or more
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personal services for 4 or more adults, not related to the owner or administrator by blood or marriage, who
require such services and to provide limited nursing services, when specifically licensed to do so pursuant to
§ 400.062, F.S.A facility offering personal services or limited nursing services for fewer than 4 adults is within
the meaning of this definition if it formally or informally advertises to or solicits the public for residents or
referrals and holds itself out to the public to be an establishment that regularly provides such services.
Authorized agent:Any person authorized in writing by the owner of record to act on the behalf of the owner
of record of a particular parcel of land.
Auxiliary facility:The spaces located at educational plants which are not designed for student occupation
stations.
Average daily trips: A weighted average of the number of vehicle trips or trip ends per unit of independent
variable (e.g. trip ends per occupied dwelling unit or employee) using a site's driveway(s). The weighted
average rate is calculated by summing all trips or trip ends and all independent trip variable units where paired
data are available, and then dividing the sum of the trip ends by the sum of the independent variable units.
Awning:Temporary canvas or other material covering extending from and attached to the facade of a
building, without ground supports.
Base flood elevation: A flood elevation having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any
given year.
Beach: The zone of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the mean low water line to the
place where there is marked change in material or physiographic form, or to the line of permanent vegetation,
usually the effective limit of storm waves.
Berm: A mound of earth to provide screening or buffering between uses.
Best Management Practices:Schedule of activity, maintenance procedures, pre-emptive site control
measures and other management techniques intended to reduce the discharge of pollutants to waters of the
United States.
Bike lane:A portion of a roadway which has been designed, constructed, and designated by signing and
pavement markings in accordance with the most current "Florida Bicycle Facilities Design Standards and
Guidelines" requirements.
Block: A parcel or parcels of land bounded by public streets (other than alleys), public land, a water body,
or physical barrier. Also, the land fronting a street between intersecting streets. See Figure 2.
Boat lift canopy:A covering that is applied to a boat lift over a legally permitted dock.
Boatel:A facility offering transient lodging accommodations normally on a daily rate for boat travelers.These
accommodations include wet boat slips, where guests may or may not sleep on their boat.
Boathouse:A building or structure used for the storage of boats, watercraft, or equipment that is accessory
to boats or watercraft.
Bonus credit:A unit representing the right to increase the density or intensity of development within a Rural
Village to an extent equal to that achieved through TDR Credits, up to the minimum required density. [sec.
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Breakaway wall: A wall that is not part of the structural support of the building and is intended through its
design and construction to collapse under specific lateral loading forces without causing damage to the
elevated portion of the building or the supporting foundations system.
Buffer (also, landscape buffer): Land or a combination of land and vegetation for the separation of 1 use
from another and the alleviation of adverse effects of 1 use to another.
Building: Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls designed or built for the support,
enclosure, shelter, or protection of persons, animal, chattel, or property of any kind.
Building, actual height of:The vertical distance from the average centerline elevation of the adjacent
roadways to the highest structure or appurtenances without the exclusions of section 4.02.01.
Building, zoned height of:The vertical distance from the first finished floor to the highest point of the roof
surface of a flat or Bermuda roof, to the deck line of a mansard roof and to the mean height level between
eaves and ridge of gable, hip, and gambrel roofs. Where minimum floor elevations have been established by
law or permit requirements, the building height shall be measured from such required minimum floor
elevations. (See section 4.02.01, Exclusions from height limits, and off-street parking within a building.)
Required minimum floor elevations shall be in conformance with the Florida Building Code and Collier County
Floodplain Management Ordinance and, if necessary, FDEP requirements for minimum habitable first-floor
structural support. Rooftop recreational space and accessory facilities are also exempted from the limitations
established for measuring the height of buildings. See Figure 3.
Bulkhead: A retainer wall or structure designed to prevent erosion of land by water action.
Bulkhead line:A fixed line established in or along the Gulf of Mexico, a river, watercourse, or other body of
water, in order to fix and establish the distance from the shoreline within which filling may be permitted and
bulkheads constructed.
Cabana:An accessory structure providing shelter for recreational use with or without toilet facilities, not to
be used for living quarters.
Camping cabin:A structure designed as a detached, temporary living unit for recreation or vacation
purposes.
Care unit: A residential treatment facility, whether or not for compensation, where persons under care
receive food, lodging and some form of on-site therapeutic care on a daily basis. Care may involve psychiatric,
psychological, medical, and physiological therapies, behavior modification, and other such services.This type
of facility shall contain 15 or more persons under care, plus resident supervisors as required by the FAC, and
shall permit all of the list of uses as permitted by group care facilities (category I and category II), (i.e., assisted
living facilities; foster care facilities; facilities for: aged persons, developmentally disabled persons (as defined
in the FAC), physically disabled or handicapped persons (as defined in the FAC); crisis and attention care;
displaced adult care; homeless shelters; mental and emotional health care; offender halfway houses; spouse
abuse care; substance abuse care; and youth shelters).
Child care center: An establishment which provides, whether for compensation or not, temporary care,
protection, guidance, and supervision of a child, on a daily or other regular basis, excluding overnight
accommodations. This definition includes such terms as day nurseries, day care service, day care agency,
nursery school, or play school. The term does not include summer camps or family day care homes.
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Church: A building or group of buildings and/or structures providing a place of assembly for worship,
ceremonies, or rituals pertaining to a particular system of beliefs.
Civic and institutional buildings:Structures developed for and/or used by established organizations or
foundations dedicated to public service or cultural activities including, but not limited to, the arts, education,
government and religion.
Cluster: Concentrating or grouping buildings more closely than in conventional arrangements, locating such
buildings on a limited portion of a development site, in order to allow for open space or preservation of natural
features.
Cluster development:A design technique allowed within residential zoning districts or where residential
development is an allowable use.This form of development employs a more compact arrangement of dwelling
units by allowing for, or requiring as the case may be, reductions in the standard or typical lot size and yard
requirements of the applicable zoning district, in order to: increase common open space; reduce the overall
development area; reduce alterations and impacts to natural resources on the site; to preserve additional
native vegetation and habitat areas; and, to reduce the cost of providing services, including but not limited to
central sewer and water.
Coastal high hazard areas: The evacuation zone for a Category 1 hurricane as may be established in the
regional hurricane evacuation study applicable to the local government.
Coastal zone: Refers to all land and territorial waters west of SLOSH zone 1 line (approximately U.S. 41, for
most of the county), including water and submerged lands of oceanic water bodies or estuarine water bodies;
shorelines adjacent to oceanic waters or estuaries; coastal barriers; living marine resources; marine wetlands;
water-dependent facilities or water-related facilities on oceanic or estuarine waters;or public access facilities to
oceanic beaches or estuarine shorelines; and all lands adjacent to such occurrences where development
activities would impact the integrity or quality of the above.
Collector road or street:A roadway providing service which is of relatively moderate traffic volume, moderate
trip length, and moderate operating speed. Collector roads collect and distribute traffic between local roads or
arterial roads. See Figure 1.
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�... Commercial equipment: Any equipment used in a commercial business, regardless if the equipment is
actually owned or utilized by a business. Commercial equipment shall include the following; earth-moving
equipment, landscaping equipment, lawn mowers (push-type or tractor), tillers, ladders, pipes, spools of
electric-type wiring or cable, portable pumps, portable generators, pool cleaning equipment and supplies, any
trailer not recreational in nature (flat-bed, stake-bed, or fully enclosed), in addition to any other equipment of
similar design or function.
Commercial vehicles:Any vehicle used in conjunction with a commercial or business activity,or possessing
the following characteristics.Any motor vehicle not recreational in nature having a rated load capacity of greater
than one ton, exceeding 71/2 feet in height, 7 feet in width, and/or 25 feet in length.The display of lettering or a
similar sign upon a vehicle shall not in and of itself make a vehicle commercial.
Community garden:A single piece of land managed and maintained by a group of individuals to grow and
harvest food crops and/or non-food,ornamental crops such as flowers,for personal or group use, consumption
or donation.Community gardens may be divided into separate plots for cultivation by one or more individuals or
may be farmed collectively by members of the group and may include common areas maintained and used by
group members.
Compatibility:A condition in which land uses or conditions can coexist in relative proximity to each other in a
stable fashion over time such that no use or condition is unduly negatively impacted directly or indirectly by
another use or condition.
Compatibility review: A review pursuant to the Architectural and Site Design Standards contained within
section 5.05.08 of the Land Development Code (LDC) in effect at the time SBR Letters of Compliance are
requested and that pertains to issues of compatibility with surrounding uses, complimentary patterns of
development and mitigation of negative impacts.The Compatibility Review will be limited to compatibility issues,
external sidewalks and pathway connections, lighting, dumpster location and screening, and orientation of
buildings and ancillary facilities.
CON District:Lands that are generally depicted on the Future Land Use Map,and more specifically depicted
on the Official Zoning Atlas, as Conservation.[§2.03.09 B]
Concurrency:The public facilities and services necessary to maintain the adopted level of service standards
are available when the impacts of development occur.
Concurrency service area(CSA):A geographic area in which the level of service standard for each type of
school is measured when an application for residential development is reviewed for school concurrency
purposes.
Conditional use:A use that, due to special circumstances. is not permissible in a zoning district, but may be
appropriate if controlled as to number, area, location, or relation to the neighborhood.
Condominium:That form of ownership of real property which is created pursuant to the provisions of F.S.Ch.
718,under which units or improvements are subject to ownership by 1 or more owners,and there is appurtenant
to each unit as part thereof an undivided share in common elements.
Conservation Collier lands: Lands acquired by Collier County, whether held in fee or otherwise, under the
Conservation Collier Program for the purposes of conservation, preservation and provision of public green
space.
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Consistency review: A review process whereby the County will determine prior to the School Board's
acquisition of property whether such property is consistent with the locational criteria of the Growth Manage-
ment Plan's Future Land Use Element and Map, Golden Gate Area Master Plan and Immokalee Area Master
Plan,and whether the plant or facility is a permitted use,conditional use or prohibited use in the zoning district
on the site, pursuant to the 2003 Interlocal Agreement.
Cul-de-sac:A street terminated at the end by a vehicular turnaround.See Figure 1.
Density blending:The distribution of the gross density or intensity allowable on a parcel or parcels throughout
those parcels.
Density,residential:The number of residential dwelling units permitted per gross acre of land allowed under
the Comprehensive Plan's Density Rating System subject to limitations of the corresponding zoning district
determined by dividing the development's total number of dwelling units by the total area of residential land
within the legally described boundaries of the residential development's lot(s)or parcel(s).Total residential land
area does not include existing platted land area for vehicular rights-of-way, whether public or private, nor land
within a planned unit development district that is to be used for commercial uses, industrial uses, or a use that
has a residential equivalency, except where allowed by the GMP.Total residential land area may include land
submerged beneath an existing freshwater body(e.g., ponds or lakes)so long as evidence of fee ownership of
the submerged lands is provided at the time of development application, but may not include land submerged
beneath tidal water bodies,nor lands considered to be marine wetlands.For purposes of calculating density the
total number of dwelling units may be rounded up to the next whole number if the dwelling unit total yields a
fraction of a unit.5 or greater.
Destination resort hotel:A transient lodging facility (i.e. - less than six months occupancy) where patrons
generally stay for several days in order to utilize, enjoy, or otherwise participate in certain amenities, natural or
man-made, including but not limited to: (i) direct access to the Gulf of Mexico, (ii) on-site golf course and
golf-related facilities, (iii)health spa and/or fitness center, (iv)other recreational amenities and on-site services,
including full dining services and cocktail lounge, entertainment rooms for video and movies, and concierge
services. Except that, for destination resort hotels fronting on the Gulf of Mexico, an on-site golf course is not
required.In all cases, a destination resort hotel must include full dining services and a cocktail lounge, and not
less than 25 percent of the gross floor area must be devoted to common usage and support service areas,such
as but not limited to fitness room, health spa, media room, meeting rooms, dining and lounge facilities, and
spaces in support of hotel functions.
Development: The carrying out of any building activity or mining operation, the making of any material
change in the use or appearance of any structure or land, or the dividing of land into 3 or more parcels.The
following activities or uses shall be taken for the purposes of this Code to involve "development":
a. A reconstruction, alteration of the size, or material change in the external appearance of a
structure on land.
b. A change in the intensity of use of land, such as an increase in the number of dwelling units in
a structure or on land or a material increase in the number of businesses, manufacturing
establishments, offices, or dwelling units in a structure or on land.
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c. Alteration of a shore or bank of a seacoast, river, stream, lake, pond, or canal, including any
"coastal construction" as defined in § 161.021, F.S.
d. Commencement of drilling, except to obtain soil samples, mining, or excavation on a parcel
of land.
e. Demolition of a structure.
f. Clearing of land as an adjunct of construction.
g. Deposit of refuse, solid or liquid waste, or fill on a parcel of land.
Development agreement An agreement regarding the development of property that complies with the
requirements of the Florida Local Government Development Agreement Act, §§ 163.3220-163.3243, F.S.
Development order. Any order, permit, determination, or action granting, denying, or granting with
conditions an application for any final local development order, building permit, temporary use permit,
temporary construction and development permit, sign permit, well permit, spot survey, electrical permit,
plumbing permit, occupational license, boat dock permit, HVAC permit,septic tank permit, right-of-way permit,
blasting permit, excavation permit, construction approval for infrastructure (including water, sewer, grading,
and paving), approved development of regional impact (DRI), zoning ordinance amendment, comprehensive
plan amendment, flood variance, coastal construction control line variance, vegetation removal permits,
agricultural clearing permits, site development plan approval, subdivision approval (including plats, plans,
variances, and amendments), rezoning, PUD amendment, conditional use (provisional use), variance,
stewardship receiving area (SRA), or any other official action of Collier County having the effect of permitting
development as defined in this Code.
Development plan: A graphic representation along with supportive information and data depicting the
intended development.
Diameter at breast height:The diameter of the trunk, limb, or stem material measured at the point or points
of the tree located 4'/2 feet from where the tree emerges from the substrate. In the case of multi-trunked trees,
the DBH is measured by the sum of diameters of each trunk at the point or points located 41/2 feet from where
the tree emerges from the substrate. See Figure 4.
Dock.Any structure constructed in or over a waterway for the primary purpose of mooring a boat or other
watercraft.
Dock facility. Includes walkways, piers, boathouses and pilings associated with the dock.
Drainage facilities (also called stormwater management facilities): Man-made structures designed to
collect, convey, hold, divert, or discharge stormwater, and includes stormwater sewers, canals, detention
structures, and retention structures.
Driveway. A vehicle access provided between a street and a parking space, parking lot, garage, or other
parking area. See Figure 1.
Dune:A mound or ridge of loose sediments, usually sand-sized sediments, lying landward of the beach and
extending inland to the landward toe of the dune, which intercepts the 100-year storm surge.
Duplex: A freestanding building, which contains only 2 dwelling units.
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... Dwelling (also called dwelling unit): Any building, or part thereof, constituting a separate, independent
housekeeping establishment for no more than 1 family, and physically separated from any other rooms or
housekeeping establishments which may be in the same structure.A dwelling unit contains sleeping facilities,
sanitary facilities, and a kitchen.
Dwelling, multi-family:A group of 3 or more dwelling units within a single building.
For purposes of determining whether a lot is for multi-family dwelling use,the following characteristics shall
be considered:
a. Multiple-family dwelling uses may involve dwelling units intended to be rented and maintained
under central ownership and management,or cooperative apartments,or condominiums,and
the like and may include the fee ownership of land beneath each dwelling unit following
development from a common base of ownership.
For purposes of differentiating between multi-family residential dwelling units and other similar or
related uses, and for density calculations purposes, the following shall apply:
a. Any multiple-family dwelling in which dwelling units are available for rental for periods of less
than one week shall be considered a tourist home, a motel, motor hotel, or hotel, as the case
may be, and shall only be permitted in districts where specifically designated.
b. Timeshare estate facilities shall be considered as intended primarily for transient occupancy
and shall only be permitted in districts where specifically designated.
c. Guesthouses and employee quarters shall not be considered as dwelling units in the
computation of density.
Dwelling, single-family or one-family. A building that contains only 1 dwelling unit.
Dwelling, two-family:A single, freestanding, conventional building intended, designed, used and occupied
as two dwelling units attached by a common wall or roof, but wherein each unit is located on a separate lot
under separate ownership.
Easement An interest in land owned by another that entitles its holder to a specific limited use or
enjoyment.
Educational facilities:The buildings and equipment, structures, and special educational use areas that are
built, installed, or established to serve primarily the educational purposes and secondarily the social and
recreational purposes of the community and which may lawfully be used as authorized by the Florida Statutes
and approved by the Collier County School Board.
Educational plant: The educational facilities, site and site improvements necessary to accommodate
students, faculty, administrators, staff, and the activities of the educational program of each plant.
Environmental quality. The character or degree of excellence or degradation in the total essential natural
resources of the area as measured by the findings and standards of the physical, natural, and social sciences,
the arts and technology, and the quantitative guidelines of federal, state, and county governments.
Environmental Impact Statement(EIS):A document or documents that provide an objective evaluation of
the impacts of a proposed development or other alteration of the existing natural conditions on the natural
resources, environmental quality, and listed species.
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Essential services:Those services and facilities, including utilities, safety services, and other government
services, necessary to promote and protect public health, safety and welfare, including but not limited to the
following:police;fire,emergency medical,public park and public library facilities;and all services designed and
operated to provide water, sewer, gas,telephone, electricity,cable television or communications to the general
public by providers that have been approved and authorized according to laws having appropriate jurisdiction,
and governmental facilities.
Exploration,oil and gas:Activities and facilities involved in the search for and subsequent production testing
and field delineation of discovered petroleum and natural gas resources as defined by or used in the context
of Florida Statutes and Administrative Code,which may include geophysical exploration activities and surveys,
construction of temporary access roads and pads, exploratory drilling and the in-field separation and removal
of test production. (See Oil extraction and related processing.)
Facade:That portion of any exterior elevation of a building extending from finished grade to the top of the
parapet wall or eaves, extending the entire width of the building elevation, and exposed to public view.
Facility with fuel pumps:Any establishment that sells,distributes,or pumps fuels for motor vehicles whether
or not such facility provides automotive repair services or includes a convenience store. See fuel pump
definition.
Family care facility:A residential facility designed to be occupied by not more than 6 persons under care,
plus staff as required by rule 59A-36.010, F.A.C., and constituting a single dwelling unit(i.e., adult congregate
living facility for: aged persons; developmentally disabled persons; physically disabled or handicapped
persons;mentally ill persons;and persons recovering from alcohol and/or drug abuse. Foster care facilities are
also included, but not the uses listed under group care facility (category II).This use shall be applicable to
single-family dwelling units and mobile homes.
Family day care home: Shall have the meaning provided in the Florida Statutes.
Final local development order: Any valid, unexpired building permit issued by the county. As to the
provisions in Sections 6.02.00 and 10.02.07, respectively, pertaining to COA's and adequate public facilities
only, a final local development order is a final subdivision plat, a final approved site development plan, or
building permit or mobile home tie-down permit issued by the county.
Fire station:The building(s) and site of a government establishment primarily engaged in firefighting, used
to house fire trucks and other emergency vehicles, firefighting equipment and apparatus, firefighters, and
support/administrative staff.
Fire station services, ancillary: Fire protection activities imperative to carry out the purposes of a
government establishment primarily engaged in firefighting, such as fire training camps, but which is not
required to be located at a fire station for that fire station to serve its function. However, services designed to
repair any firefighting equipment is not an ancillary fire station service.
Flood:A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land area from
the overflow of inland or tidal waters or the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any
source.
Flood elevation determination:A determination by the County Manager or designee of the water surface
elevations of the base flood, that is, the flood level that has a one percent or greater chance of occurrence in
any given year.
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Flood insurance rate map(FIRM):An official map of Collier County, Florida, on which the County Manager
or designee has delineated both the special hazard areas and the risk premium zone applicable to the
community.
Flood insurance study (FIS): The official report provided in which the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) has provided flood profiles, as well as the Flood Insurance Rate Maps and the water surface
elevation of the base flood.
Flood plain: Area inundated during a 100-year flood event or identified by the National Flood Insurance
Program as an A Zone or V Zone on Flood Insurance Rate Maps or Flood Hazard Boundary Maps.
Flood prone area:Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source (see definition of
"flood").
Floodway:The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved
in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one
foot.
Floor area: The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building measured from the
exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of common walls separating 2 buildings,excluding attic
areas with a headroom of less than 7 feet, enclosed or unenclosed stairs or fire escapes, elevator structures,
cooling towers, areas devoted to air conditioning, ventilating or heating or other building machinery and
equipment, parking structures, and crawl space where the ceiling is not more than an average of 48 inches
above the general finished grade level of the adjacent portion of the lot, except as may be otherwise indicated
in relation to particular districts and uses.
Floor area ratio(FAR):A means of measurement of the intensity of building development on the site.A floor
area ratio is the relationship between the gross floor area on a site and the gross land area. The FAR is
calculated by adding together the gross floor areas of all buildings on the site and dividing that figure by the
gross land area.See Figure 5.The gross floor area of a building clearly designed for a parking facility shall not
be included in the floor area ratio calculation.
Florida Inventory of School Houses(FISH)-Permanent Capacity:The report of the permanent capacity of
existing public school facilities.The FISH capacity is the number of students that may be housed in a facility
(school) at any given time based on a percentage of the total number of existing student stations and a
designated size for each program.
Flowway:A natural or manmade swath of land,varying in width and length, providing for the conveyance of
water, primarily sheet flow, during seasonally wet periods, generally from north to south, and providing
beneficial wildlife habitat and aquifer recharge.
Frontage:The side of a lot or parcel abutting a street.Where a lot abuts 2 or more streets,frontage is defined
as the side of a lot where the main building entrance is located. See Figure 2.
Front yard build-to-line:The line to which a building facade must be built, not a minimum distance.
Fuel pump:Also known as a "fueling position," means any self-service or full-service device used for the
sale of fuel for motor vehicles.A single fuel pump is a fuel pump that can serve only one vehicle at a time.The
number of pumps on a single device is determined by the maximum number of vehicles that can be serviced
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at the same time. For example, a fuel dispensing device that can fuel two vehicles at once is considered two
fuel pumps, and two fuel dispensing devices that can fuel four vehicles at once is considered four fuel pumps,
and so on.
Grade: A reference plane representing the average of finished ground level adjoining the building at all
exterior walls. When the finished ground level slopes away from the exterior walls, the reference plane shall
be established by the lowest points within the area between the building and the lot line or between the
building and a point 6 ft. (1829 mm) from the building, whichever is closer to the building.
Greenbelt:A required buffer and open space area surrounding a Rural Village. [§ 2.03.08 (A)(2)(b)(6)]
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at the same time.For example,a fuel dispensing device that can fuel two vehicles at once is considered two fuel
pumps, and two fuel dispensing devices that can fuel four vehicles at once is considered four fuel pumps, and
so on.
Grade: A reference plane representing the average of finished ground level adjoining the building at all
exterior walls.When the finished ground level slopes away from the exterior walls,the reference plane shall be
established by the lowest points within the area between the building and the lot line or between the building and
a point 6 ft. (1829 mm)from the building, whichever is closer to the building.
Greenbelt:A required buffer and open space area surrounding a Rural Village.[§2.03.08 (A)(2)(b)(6)]
Group care facility:A type of facility,which provides a living environment for 7 to 14 persons under care who
operate as the functional equivalent of a family, including such supervision and care by supportive staff as may
be necessary to meet the physical, emotional, and social needs of the residents.
a. Category I:A group care facility designed to accommodate 7 to 14 persons under care, plus
resident supervisors as required by Florida Administrative Code (i.e., adult congregate living
facilities for aged persons;developmentally disabled persons (as defined in Florida Statutes;
physically disabled or handicapped persons,as defined in Florida Statutes;mentally ill persons
(as defined in Florida Statutes;and persons recovering from alcohol and/or drug abuse.Foster
care facilities are also included.
b. Category II:A group care facility designed to accommodate 7 to 14 persons under care, plus
resident supervisors as required by Florida Administrative Code.This type of facility offers a
higher level of personal and therapeutic care than a category I facility(i.e.,crisis and attention
care, displaced adult care, homeless shelters, mental and emotional health care, offender
halfway houses, spouse abuse care, substance abuse care, and youth shelters).
Group housing: Housing structures designed to meet the special needs (such as housing, health, and
socialization)of certain segments of the population,such as youth,the elderly,or the developmentally disabled.
Group housing refers to the following types of structures:family care facilities, group care facilities (category I
and category II), care units, and nursing homes.
Group housing unit:A room or rooms connected together,constituting a separate, independent housekeep-
ing establishment and physically separated from any other rooms or group housing units, which may be in the
same structure, with or without complete kitchen facilities, and containing sleeping facilities and sanitary
facilities.A group housing unit is applicable to the following types of structures:family care facilities,group care
facilities(category I and category II),care units,nursing homes,and assisted living and continuing care facilities.
Guest quarters/guest suites:An attached or detached room or suite, which could be used as a temporary
sleeping accommodation, which is integrated as part of the principal use of the property and may contain
running water as long as it is not configured or of a size that may accommodate a kitchen.
Guesthouse:An accessory dwelling structure which is attached to or detached from, a principal dwelling
located on the same residential parcel and which an accessory dwelling serves as an ancillary use providing
living quarters for the occupants of the principal dwelling,their temporary guests or their domestic employees
and which may contain kitchen facilities. Guesthouses are not permitted in development that is receiving an
AHDB.See LDC sections 4.01.02, 5.03.03 and 2.05.02 for additional information.
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Hazardous product or waste:
Hazardous product means any hazardous substance designated pursuant to 40 Code of Federal
Regulations part 302, as amended or superseded. In general a hazardous product is a hazardous
substance that has a reactive, ignitable, corrosive, or toxic characteristic, and if released or misused,
can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment.
Hazardous Waste shall have the meaning provided in 40 Code of Federal Regulations 261 and Florida
Administrative Code 62-730, as amended or superseded. In general a hazardous waste is a waste
material that has a reactive, ignitable, corrosive, or toxic characteristic,and if released or misused,can
harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment.
Holiday decoration:An ornate embellishment placed specifically for the purpose of celebrating a specific
holiday, holiday event or holiday season.
Hospital:A building or group of buildings having facilities for overnight care of 1 or more human patients,
providing medical, surgical, and skilled nursing services to inpatients;services include primary and/or urgent
care treatment for injuries, disease, illness, or traumas; may include incidental and subordinate facilities, such
as laboratories, outpatient services, training facilities, central service facilities, or staff facilities.
Hotel(also motel):A building or group of buildings offering transient lodging accommodations normally on a
daily rate to the general public, with or without accessory uses, such as restaurants, meeting rooms, or
recreational facilities.
House pad:The fill placed on the original ground of a lot upon which a house with an attached garage is built;
as differentiated from yard, driveway, detached garage or drain field fill pads.
Impervious (also impervious surface or impervious area): Any material that prevents or impedes the
percolation or absorption of water into the ground.See Figure 6.
Infiltration trench:An excavated trench, nominally two to three feet in width and depth lined with a class "C"
geotextile fabric, or better, and backfilled with clean stone aggregate.
Integrated phased development: A development plan which has established the following development
criteria pursuant to section 10.02.04:
a. Identification of the initial subdivision phase and the balance of the proposed additional
phases;
b. Established density and intensity of the overall development and each individual proposed
phase;
c. Delineation of environmentally sensitive areas and provisions for their preservation or mitiga-
tion;
d. Delineation of the extent of external buffering for the overall integrated development;
e. Assurance of the provisions of adequate access and extension of infrastructure for the initial
phase and to subsequent phases;and
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Outparcel:A site for a freestanding building or buildings, which is generally related to an original (parent)
development tract is adjacent to a roadway that interrupts the frontage of another lot and is intended or withheld
by the developer for development separately from the majority of the original development.
Parcel: Any quantity of land capable of being described with such definiteness that its location and
boundaries may be established,which is designated by its owner or developer as land to be used or developed
as a unit or which has been used or developed as a unit.
Park, neighborhood: Means a park which serves the population of a neighborhood and is generally
accessible by bicycle or pedestrian ways.
Passive Recreation:Activities characterized by a natural resource emphasis and non-motorized activities.
These activities are deemed to have minimal negative impacts on natural resources; or are consistent with
preservation, enhancement, restoration and maintenance goals for the purpose of habitat conservation.
Examples of passive recreation include, but are not limited to, bird watching and nature study, swimming,
picnicking, hiking,fishing and hunting, where appropriate.
Pathway:A defined corridor for the primary use of non-motorized travel.
Pedestrian pathway: The area between the Road Rights-of-Way and the building within the Commercial
Mixed Use Project and the Residential Mixed Use PUD Project.The Pedestrian pathway shall include: street
furnishings;a street tree planting zone,and a pedestrian travel zone,and shall be a minimum of 21 feet in width.
.,r.- Pedestrian travel zone:The area within a Pedestrian pathway located in a Commercial Mixed Project or a
Residential Mixed Use Project in which furnishings or other obstructions shall be kept out to promote pedestrian
movement.The pedestrian travel zone shall be a minimum of 5 feet in width.
Pervious(also pervious surface or pervious area:Applicable to Section 4.05.03 only):Material that allows the
percolation or absorption of water into the ground including,but not limited to grass, mulch,and crushed stone.
Pavers(excluding those specifically designed and constructed to be pervious)and limerock are not considered
as pervious surface.
Post Take Plan:A plan depicting site modifications, enhancements,and/or deviations from the requirements
of this Code as set forth in Section 9.03.07, or from the requirements of a PUD or Conditional Use as may be
applicable, where such modifications, enhancements, and/or deviations are designed to remediate, mitigate,
minimize, or resolve site impacts caused by a Take to an improved property, or unimproved property where an
application for Development Order has been made.A Post Take Plan may include,but is not limited to,any or all
of the following:redesign or relocation of ingress/egress;replacement of all,or a portion of,lost parking spaces;
redesign of internal vehicular circulation patterns; relocation or replacement of signage, redesign or relocation
of stormwater retention, detention, or conveyance facilities, replacement of landscaping materials and/or
irrigation fixtures: redesign or relocation of landscape buffers, preserves, or conservation areas; and similar
types of site related modifications or enhancements.
Primary facade (applicable to Section 5.05.08 only):A facade that is in public view and faces a public or
private street.
Principal building,structure,or use:The main or primary use on a lot or parcel, or the building in which the
main or primary use is housed or carried out.
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Public utility ancillary system:The individual or collective appurtenant equipment and structures owned or
operated by a public or quasi public entity which are integral to treatment facilities that provide raw water,potable
water, irrigation quality (IQ)water and wastewater services.
Recreational vehicle:A vehicular-type portable structure without permanent foundation which can be towed,
hauled or driven and primarily designed as temporary living accommodation for recreation,camping,and travel
use and including, but not limited to, travel trailer, truck campers, camping trailers, and self-propelled motor
homes.
Redemption:Utilization of Rural Fringe Mixed-Use District(RFMUD)Transfer of Development rights (TDR)
credit for development purposes.
Renovation (applicable to Section 5.05.08 only): Restoration, remodeling, improvement, in whole or in part,
of an existing building.
Restaurant:A building or part of a building where food is offered for sale or sold to the public primarily for
immediate consumption.
Restaurant, drive-through:A fast food facility with one or more drive-through lanes where food is ordered
through a speaker phone and a menu board located in the drive-through lane.This type of facility has no indoor
seating or food ordering but may have walk-up windows and/or outdoor seating.
Restaurant,fast food:An establishment where food is prepared and served to the customers in an ready to
consume state for consumption either within the restaurant building, outside the building but on the same
�.. premises, or off the premises and having any combination of two or more of the following characteristics:
a. A limited menu, usually posted on a sign rather than printed on individual sheets or booklets;
b. Self-service rather than table service by restaurant employees;
c. Disposable containers and utensils;
d. A kitchen area in excess of 50%of the total floor area;or
e. A cafeteria or delicatessen shall not be deemed a fast food restaurant for the purposes of this
Land Development Code.
Restaurant,sit-down:A restaurant where food is ordered from a menu normally while seated at a table, and
where table service is provided. Cafeterias are deemed sit-down restaurants for the purposes of this Land
Development Code.
Restaurant,walk-up:A fast food facility with one or more walk-up windows.This type of facility has no indoor
eating or drive-through windows, but may have outdoor seating.
RFMU District:Rural Fringe Mixed Use District.The area generally depicted on the Future Land Use Map and
specifically depicted on the Official Zoning Atlas as the Rural Fringe Mixed Use District, which is generally a
transition between the Urban and Estates Designated lands and the Urban and Agricultural/Rural and
Conservation designated lands farther to the east.[§2.03.08(A)]
RFMU receiving lands: Lands located within the RFMU District that are generally depicted on the Future
Land Use Map,and more specifically depicted on the Official Zoning Atlas,as Receiving Lands.[§2.03.08(A)(2)]
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RFMU sending lands:Lands located within the RFMU District that are generally depicted on the Future Land
Use Map, and more specifically depicted on the Official Zoning Atlas, as Sending Lands.[§2.03.08(A(4)]
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Right-of-way (ROW): Land in which the state, a county, or a municipality owns the fee simple title or has
an easement dedicated or required for a transportation or utility use.
Rural village:A form of development within RFMU Receiving Lands that includes the following mixture uses:
residential housing types; institutional uses; commercial uses; and, recreational uses and comprised of
several neighborhoods designed in a compact nature such that a majority of residential development within
comfortable walking distance to the Neighborhood Centers. [§ 2.03.08(A)(2)(b)]
School Board Review (SBR): The site development plan review process for School Board projects as
outlined in the 2003 Interlocal Agreement.
School Capacity Availability Determination Letter(SCADL):Based upon a School Impact Analysis (SIA), a
letter prepared by the School District, identifying if school capacity is available to serve a residential project,
if capacity exists for each school type, and whether the proposed development is conceptually approved or
vested.
School Impact Analysis (SIA): A detailed report which evaluates a development plan for a proposed
residential development and identifies the anticipated student impact from the development on the level of
service standard within the Concurrency Service Area for each school type.
Self-storage buildings(applicable to Section 5.05.08 only): Buildings where customers lease space to store
and retrieve their goods; see NAICS 531130.
Setback or setback line: A line marking the minimum distance between a right-of-way line, property line,
bulkhead line, shoreline, seawall, mean high water mark, access easement line, or other defined location and
the beginning point of the buildable area. See Figure 2.
Sewage system, central: A system for the collection and disposal of wastewater, including pipes, pumps,
tanks, treatment plants, and other appurtenances which comprise the system.
Sewage system, individual:A system designed to serve 1 unit(as defined in the health code used by Collier
County) comprised of pipes, tanks, and a subsurface absorption field, or other approved treatment device,for
handling and disposing of wastewater.
Shopping center:A group of unified commercial establishments built on a site which is planned, developed,
owned or managed as an operating unit and related in its location, size, and type of shops to the trade area
that the unit serves. It consists of eight or more retail business or service establishments containing a minimum
total of 20,000 square feet of floor area. No more than 20 percent of a shopping center's floor area can be
composed of restaurants without providing additional parking for the area over 20 percent.A marina, hotel, or
motel with accessory retail shops is not considered a shopping center.
Shoreline or shore: The interface of land and water and, as used in the coastal management element
requirements, is limited to oceanic and estuarine interfaces.
Sidewalk:That portion of a right-of-way or cross or crosswalk, paved or otherwise surfaced, intended for
pedestrian use and also bicycle use. (See Chapters 4 and 10)
Solid waste: Garbage, refuse, yard trash, clean debris, white goods, special waste, ashes, or other
discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from domestic,
industrial, commercial, mining, agricultural, or governmental operations.
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Solid waste bulk container. Any watertight, portable nonabsorbent container equipped with a watertight lid
or cover, which is used to store 2 or more cubic yards of solid waste emptied by mechanical means.
Solid waste disposal facility. A facility designed and utilized for the disposal of sludge from wastewater
treatment works, water supply treatment plants, or air pollution control facilities or garbage, rubbish, refuse, or
other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from
domestic, industrial, commercial, mining, agricultural, or governmental operations.
Solid waste standard container. A watertight container made of nonabsorbent material provided with a
closely fitting watertight cover, with handles and of 32 gallons or less gross capacity, or a sealed plastic bag
of adequate strength to contain the waste materials therein.
Solid waste transfer station: A structure used to store or hold solid waste for transport to a processing or
disposal facility. It does not include green boxes, compactor units, permanent dumpsters, recycling collection
stations, and other containers from which such wastes are transported to a landfill or other solid waste
management facility.
Sporting and recreational camp: A facility, public or private, which may offer permanent or temporary
shelters such as cabins or tents and is primarily engaged in providing camping, sporting or other recreational
activities. Examples of sporting and recreational camps shall include boys' and girls' camps, hunting camps,
fishing camps, or summer camps.
Standard design buildings (applicable to Section 5.05.08 only): Buildings whose design is based on a
"corporate prototype" or other standardized architectural design that is used consistently with little or no
variation at many different sites.
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State Requirements for Educational Facilities ("SREF'): The Florida Department of Education State
Requirements for Educational Facilities, effective 1999, as amended.
Story: That portion of a building included between a floor which is calculated as part of the building's
habitable floor area and the floor or roof next above it.
Street. A public or approved private thoroughfare, including the right-of-way, which affords the principal
means of access to abutting property.The term street includes lanes, ways, places,drives, boulevards, roads,
avenues, or other means of access, regardless of the descriptive term used.
Streetscape zone:The streetscape zone is the space between the front yard build-to-line and the properly
line.
Streetwall:A freestanding wall parallel with the facade of an adjacent building for the purpose of screening
parking from the street.
Structure: Anything constructed or erected which requires a fixed location on the ground, or in the ground,
or attached to something having a fixed location on or in the ground, including buildings,towers, smokestacks,
utility poles, and overhead transmission lines. Fences and walls, gates or posts are not intended to be
structures.
Subdivision:The division of land, whether improved or unimproved, into 3 or more contiguous lots, parcels,
tracts, tiers, blocks, sites, units, or any other division of land any of which do not equal or exceed 10 acres,
for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership or development; or any division of land
if the extension of an existing street or the establishment of a new street is involved to provide access to the
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land. The term includes resubdivision, the division of land into 3 or more horizontal condominium parcels or
horizontal cooperative parcels, and the division or development of residential or nonresidential zoned land,
whether by deed,metes and bounds description,devise,intestacy,map,plat,horizontal condominium parcels,
horizontal cooperative parcels,or other recorded instrument,and,when appropriate to the context, means the
process of subdividing or to the lands or areas subdivided.
Substantial damage: Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the
structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the
structure before the damage occurred.
Substantial improvement Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure,
the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the start of
construction of the improvement, this term includes structures which have incurred "substantial damage",
regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include any project for
improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code
specifications which have been identified by the local code enforcement official and which are the minimum
necessary to assure safe living conditions; or any alteration of a historic structure.
Take or Taking:A parcel of land or a lot or portion thereof, or parcels or lots in combination or a portion
thereof,that Collier County(or other governmental agency with eminent domain powers),or a private party or
parties under agreement with Collier County or other government entity, has acquired or proposes to acquire
for public use, whether by fee simple title or by easement, regardless of whether that acquisition occurs
through dedication, condemnation, purchase, gift, or some similar manner.
Takings claim:Any claim that falls within the scope of Section 9.02.10. of this Code,whether claimed to be
temporary or permanent in character.
TDR credit:A unit representing the right to increase the density or intensity of development on a parcel,
obtained through a Transfer of Development Rights. [§ 2.03.07 D.4]
Timeshare estate: Any interest in a dwelling unit under which the exclusive right of use, ownership,
possession, or occupancy of the unit circulates among the various owners of timeshare estates in such unit
in accordance with a fixed time schedule on a periodically recurring basis for a period of time established by
such schedule.
Timeshare estate facility:Any dwelling in which timeshare estates have been created.
Timeshare unit:A dwelling unit in which timeshare estates have been created.
Tower. A structure for the primary purpose to raise the height of an antenna.
Townhouse:A group of 3 or more dwelling units attached to each other by a common wall or roof wherein
each unit has direct exterior access and no unit is located above another.
Tract:An area of land, public or private, occupied or intended to be occupied, by or for a lawful purpose,
including a street,crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, storm drainageway, water
main, sanitary or storm sewer main, canal, landscape buffer, or for similar use. The term "tract," when used
for land platting purposes, means an area separate and distinct from platted lots or parcels and not included
within the dimensions or areas of such lots or parcels. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the dedication of a
tract on a plat reflects an intention of the dedicator(s) to dedicate such tract as a fee simple interest in land,
subject to any easement(s) stated on the plat or otherwise of record.
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Transfer of development rights:The transfer of development rights from one parcel to another parcel in a
manner that allows an increase in the density or intensity of development on the receiving property with a
corresponding decrease in the remaining development rights on the sending property.
Vegetation, Category I Invasive Exotic:Invasive exotic vegetation that alters native vegetation communities
by:displacing native plant species,changing the structure or ecological functions of native plant communities,
or hybridizing with native species; which includes all species of vegetation listed on the 2003 Florida Exotic
Pest Plant Council's List of Invasive Species, under Category I.
Vegetation, Category II Invasive Exotic: Invasive exotic vegetation that has increased in abundance or
frequency but have not yet altered native plant communities by displacing native plant species, changing the
structure or ecological functions of native plant communities, or hybridizing with native species.
Vegetation, exotic:A plant species introduced to Florida, purposefully or accidentally from a natural range
outside of Florida. The terms Exotic vegetation and Nonnative vegetation are interchangeable. Exotic
vegetation includes Naturalized Vegetation, and Category I and Category II Invasive Exotics.
Vegetation, native:Native vegetation means native southern Floridian species as determined by accepted
valid scientific references such as those listed in Section 4.06.05.
Vegetation, naturalized:Exotic vegetation that sustains itself outside cultivation, but is not prohibited exotic
vegetation.
Vegetation, prohibited exotic: Category I or Category II Invasive Exotic Vegetation limited to those
enumerated in section 3.05.08 of this Code.
Vegetation, protected:Any living, woody plant (tree, shrub or groundcover) and any dead woody plant that
has a nest of a bald eagle. Nuisance invasive vines and nuisance invasive groundcover are not protected
vegetation.
Vehicular use area:An area used for circulation, parking, and/or display of motorized vehicles, except junk
or automobile salvage yards.
Village center:A distinct area within a Rural Village that serves as the primary location for commercial uses,
including retail and office, and of civic, and government uses.
Wastewater.The combination of liquid and water-carried pollutants from residences,commercial buildings,
industrial plants, and institutions together with any groundwater, surface runoff, or leachate that may be
present.
Wet bar:An area designed for mixing drinks that contains a sink with running water, has a counter top, and
is not a kitchen. See LDC section 4.01.02 Kitchens in Dwelling Units and Guesthouses.
Wetlands: Wetlands as set forth in Section 373.019 Florida Statutes. The terms "wetlands" and
"jurisdictional wetlands," as used in this Code, shall be synonymous.
Wetland function:A quantitative and qualitative measure of the degree to which a jurisdictional wetland
provides hydrologic and habitat or other benefits for listed species, measured using the Unified Wetland
Mitigation Assessment Method, F.A.C. Chapter 62-345.
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