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~ THE ESTABLISHING OF A GRID PATTERN FOR STREET
NUMBERING; PROVIDING FOR STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION;
PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING A STATEMENT
OF INTENT AND PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONSi:, .-.>
PROVIDING FOR REQUIREMENTS FOR POSTING OF OFFICIitJ~:: :5
ADDRESS NUMBER; PROVIDING FOR EXEMPTIONS FROW'. g
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PATTERN FOR ASSIGNMENT OF ADDRESSES OR CHANGE OJ!"'
ADDRESS; PROVIDING FOR A PROCEDURE FOR CHANGING NON-
CONFORMING ADDRESSES; PROVIDING FOR DULY ADVERTISED
PUBLIC HEARINGS TO RENAME A STREET; PROVIDING FOR
PROCEDURES FOR RE-NAMING OF DEVELOPMENTS,
SUBDIVISIONS, STREETS AND BUILDINGS; PROVIDING FOR
PROCEDURES FOR NAMING DEVELOPMENTS, SUBDIVISIONS,
STREETS AND BUILDINGS; PROVIDING FOR STREET SIGNS ON
RENAMED PUBLIC OR PRIVATE STREETS; PROVIDING AN APPEAL
PROCEDURE; PROVIDING FOR ABROGATION AND GREATER
RESTRICTIONS; PROVIDING A WARNING AND DISCLAIMER OF
LIABILITY; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN CODE OF LAWS
AND ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the regulated assignment of addresses and the avoidance in duplication of
development names will provide for more efficient response in the arrival of emergency vehicles
such as police, fire and ambulance; and
WHEREAS, Collier County has implemented the Enhanced 9-1-1 System and incorrect
addresses delay response times for emergency vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the lack of properly numbered structures may result in the misrouting of
delivery vehicles, mail, carrier, and home delivery vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the lack of properly numbered structures may result in unnecessary
inconvenience, discomfort and driving for persons unfamiliar with the County; and
WHEREAS, Section 336.05, Flurida Statutes, authorizes the Board of County
Commissioners to name and rename streets and roads; and
WHEREAS, Sections 10.02.04 A.3.b. and 6.06.0I.Q.2. of Collier County Land
Development Code require that no street, building, subdivision or development shall duplicate
the name of any other street building, development or subdivision in the unincorporated area of
Collier County; and
WHEREAS, duplication of names of developments, buildings, streets and subdivisions
not only causes confusion to the general public but can be a threat to public safety and public
safety services.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida:
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SECTION ONE:
STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION.
The legislature of the State of Florida has, in Chapter 125, Florida Statutes, delegated the
responsibility to local governmental units to adopt regulations designed to promote the public
health, safety and general welfare of its citizenry.
SECTION TWO: FINDINGS OF FACT,
The Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, after a public hearing
with due public notice, has determined that the public health, safety, comfort, good order,
convenience, and general welfare would best be served by the exercise of the power granted to
said Board by said Chapter 125, Florida Statutes, and the adoption of this Ordinance.
SECTION THREE: STATEMENT OF INTENT AND PURPOSE.
It is the intent and purpose of this Ordinance to promote the public health, safety and
general welfare of the citizens and persons in Collier County, Florida by requiring the posting of
official address numbers on principal or accessory structures, establishing a procedure for
numbering and renumbering developments and procedures for naming, renaming and monitoring
street names in the unincorporated areas of Collier County for the purpose of providing
emergency services such as fire, police, and ambulance; to facilitate delivery of mail, official
notices, goods and merchandise; and assist in locating various points of interest throughout the
county.
SECTION FOUR: DEFINITIONS.
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this Ordinance shall be
interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give this
Ordinance its most reasonable application.
A. Accessory structure: An acccssory structure IS a structure of nature customarily
incidental and subordinate to the principal structure and, unless otherwise provided, on
the same premises. On the same premises with respect to accessory uses and structures
shall be construed as meaning on the same lot or on a contiguous lot under the same
ownership.
B. Administrative official: The County Manager or his Designee is hereby designated as the
Administrative Official and shall be responsible for the implementation and enforcement
of this Ordinance.
C. Auxiliary Official Address Number: An Official Address Number used to identify an
accessory structure, a mobile home or recreational vehicle within a mobile home rental
park or recreational vehicle park, an apartment or condominium unit, individual units
within a commercial site, or any other structure which has been determined by the
Administrative Official to require an auxiliary official address.
D. Development: The act, process or result of placing buildings/and or structures on a lot or
parcel of land.
E. Emergency service: Means, but is not to be limited to fire and police protection,
ambulance service and the delivery of medical services by a physician.
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F. Grid: A pattern of lines, governed by a point of origin, on a map of Collier County to
identify reference points for the assigning of addresses.
G. Lot: For purposes of this Ordinance, a lot is a parcel of land of at least sufficient size to
meet the minimum requirements of the zoning district in which it is located, for use,
coverage, and area, and to provide such yards and other open spaces as are required. Such
lot shall have frontage on a public street or on an approved private street and may consist
of:
(1 ) A single lot of record;
(2) A portion of a lot of record;
(3) A combination of complete lots of record, or complete lots of record and portions
of lots of record, or portions of lots of record; or
(4) A parcel of land described by metes and bounds.
H. Master planned community: A master planned community is a plan of development for
an area of land in which all of its geographic parts are joined together by a system of
streets which in turn share common access to the county's major street system.
Characteristics include common recreation amenities, common open space and a master
property owners association.
I. Occupant: Any person, association, partnership, trust, organization or corporation, other
than the owner, who is occupying or leasing the principal or accessory structure for a
period exceeding 30 days.
J. Official address number: The official identifieation number assigned to a principal or
accessory structure by the Administrative Official for the purpose of providing its
expeditious location.
K. Owner: Any and all persons, partnerships, trusts, organizations or corporations which
own the fee title to the property upon which a principal structure or accessory structure is
located.
L. Principal structure: The structure which serves as the principal use permitted In the
zoning district within which it is located.
M. Private street: Thoroughfare, used for vehicular traffic, which affords the principal
means of access to abutting properties, used exclusively for the residents therein.
N. Public street: Right-of-way either paved or unpaved, which is intended for vehicular
traffic.
O. Neighborhood Informational Meeting: A meeting to provide the public with general
information pertaining to the changing of address numbers or street names; usually for
ten (10) or more properties.
SECTION FIVE:
REQUIREMENTS FOR POSTING OF OFFICIAL ADDRESS
NUMBER.
A. The owner or occupant of a lot upon which a structure is located shall post an Official
Address Number on the principal or accessory structure located on said lot, in accordance
with the requirements of this Ordinance or within 90 days of the notification of the
address change as provided in Section Eleven.
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B. In addition to posting the Official Address Number on the principal or accessory
structure, it shall also post the Official Address Number on the seawall, on the end of a
dock or pier or on the boathouse, in accordance with this Ordinance.
C. Official Address Numbers and/or the range of Official Address Numbers shall be posted
within the upper third or in the area defined in Section 5.06.00 of the Land Development
Code of commercial and residential signage that utilizes the following sign types: pole
sign, ground sign and directory signs.
SECTION SIX:
EXEMPTIONS FROM POSTING OFFICIAL ADDRESS NUMBER.
A. Unimproved lots upon which no structures are located, with the exception of those legal
nonconforming waterfront lots for which a Conditional Use has been granted allowing
the construction of a boat dock facility; such lots must post a sign showing the street
address number facing and visible from the road right-of-way as demonstrated in Exhibit
4.
B. The Administrative Official may grant an exception to the requirements of Section Five
and Seven, after application for an exception by the owner and a determination by the
Administrative Official that one of the following may apply:
I. The architectural design is such that strict enforcement will interfere with the
function and utility of the architectural theme of the structure.
2. In the case of multi-residential structures, mobile homes and recreational vehicles,
strict compliance is not reasonably possible due to the arrangement, number and
location of units involved. Reference Exhibits I and 2.
3. Where unusual conditions exist or where the literal interpretation of Section Five
or Seven will create a hardship, the Administrative Official may deviate from the
specifications of Section Five or Seven provided such deviation will not
circumvent the intent and purpose of this Ordinance.
In the granting of an exception, the Administrative Official may specify conditions and
specifications upon which exception is granted.
SECTION SEVEN: SPECIFICATIONS FOR POSTING OFFICIAL ADDRESS
NUMBER(S).
A. Official Address Number(s):
I. One and two-family structures shall have Official Address Numbers in Arabic
design and have a minimum height of four (4) inches.
2. All other new structures shall have numbers of Arabic design and a minimum
height of six inches. Existing buildings, other than one and two-family structures,
shall have address numbers that comply with the six-inch minimum height and all
other specifications of this section. Numbers shall be mounted in a secure fashion
to the structure's front wall or other fixed appurtenance in the front of the
structure within five (5) feet of the main entryway or main path of travel which
leads to the main entrance from a public or private street or shall be otherwise
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separately mounted in a manner upon the face of a wall or fence or upon a post in
the front yard of the property.
3. Numbers for all structures shall be mounted at a height between four (4) feet and
ten (10) feet above the adjacent street grade or exterior landing beneath, but never
higher than fifteen (15) feet above the adjoining grade. They shall be sufficiently
legible as to contrasting background, arrangement, spacing, size and uniformity of
integers so that the numbers may be read with ease during daylight hours by a
person possessing at least 20/40 vision if he views the numbers from the center
line of the abutting street. The numbers shall be placed so that trees, shrubs and
other obstructions do not block the line of sight of the numbers from the center of
the street.
4. Wherever practicable and in accordance with these specifications, the Official
Address Number on all structures shall be placed as close to a light source as
possible in order to make it more visible at night. If not near a light source, the
number shall be made of reflecti ve material.
5. Address Numbers on signs must comply with the Collier County Land
Development Code Section 5.06.00.
B. Apartment Buildings: In the case of an apartment building which contains a series of
individual apartment units within a principal apartment building, the following shall
apply:
(I) The principal apartment building shall be considered as the principal structure and
shall be numbered in accordance with Section Five and Seven, A, above.
(2) In addition to the Official Address Number of the main apartment building, when
the building does not have an uniquely assigned address number, such number
shall include a by-line indicating the Official Address Number range of the
apartment unites) within the apartment building. Unit number shall be displayed
using numbers no less than four (4) inches in height and the principal address
numbers shall be no less than six (6) inches in height and shall be indicated as
demonstrated in Exhibit I.
e. Mobile Home and Recreational Parks: In the case of a mobile home park or recreational
vehicle park, the park and the lots within the park shall be numbered as follows:
I. The mobile home park or recreational vehicle park shall be considered as the
principal structure and shall be numbered in accordance with Sections Five and
Seven, A, above.
2. In addition to the Official Address Number of the mobile home or recreational
vehicle park, each lot located within the park shall be given an auxiliary Official
Address Number which shall be indicated as demonstrated in Exhibit 2.
D. Private Entryway: In instances where a main entryway of a structure(s) is not clearly
visible from a public or private street, the owner shall be required, in addition to the
requirements of Section Five and Section Seven, to post the Official Address Number
and/or Official Address Number range in a conspicuous place within ten (10) feet of the
point of intersection of the driveway serving the structure(s) and the right-of-way of the
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public street or the easement line of a private street as the case may apply, as
demonstrated in Exhibit 3.
E. Mailbox Numbers: Wherever required by law that the Official Address Number be
placed on a mailbox in order to receive U.S. Mail, the owner shall be required to post the
Official Address Number on both sides of the mailbox using numbers no less than three
(3) inches in height or if on the top of the mailbox, numbers no less than two (2) inches in
height; in addition to the Official Address Number on the principal or accessory structure
as required in this Ordinance.
F. Numbering of Waterfront Property: In the case of a waterfront lot, (see also Section 6.A,
above), the owner shall be required to post the Official Address Number on the seawall,
the end of the pier or dock, or on the Owner's boathouse according to the following
specifications:
I. Official Address Number(s) shall be Arabic in design and have minimum height
of six inches. Such numbers shall be mounted in a secure fashion on the waterside
of the structure so as to be clearly visible by passing boat operators using the
abutting waterway.
2. Official Address Numbers shall be mounted at a height between four feet and ten
feet above the abutting waterway as measured from the National Geodetic
Vertical Datum. They shall be sufficiently legible as to contrasting background,
arrangement, spacing, size and uniformity of integers so that the numbers may be
read with ease during daylight hours by a person possessing at least 20/40 vision
if he views the numbers from within 100 feet on the abutting waterway. The
numbers shall be so placed that other obstructions do not block the line of sight of
the numbers from the abutting waterway.
3. It shall be required that all Official Address Numbers be placed close to a light
source or made of reflective materials so as to be visible at night by the operator
of a passing boat or by shining a flashlight on the number.
G. Commercial Structures, or Multifamily Structure:
I. Buildings with three (3) or more dwelling units, having a rear access roadway or
alleyway, rear entry doors into the units/suites shall be marked as follows:
a. Unit and suite numbers on structures shall be Arabic in design and have a
minimum height of four (4) inches. Such numbers shall be mounted in a
secure fashion to the unit or suite rear entrance door or other fixed
appurtenance in the front of the door within five (5) feet of the rear
entryway or main path of travel which leads to the rear entrance from the
rear access roadway or alleyway or shall be otherwise separately mounted
immediately adjacent to the rear access entrance door on the structure
wall.
b. Numbers shall be mounted at a height between four (4) feet and ten (10)
feet above the adjacent street grade or exterior landing beneath, but never
higher than fifteen (15) feet above the adjoining grade. They shall be
sufficiently legible as to contrasting background, arrangement, spacing,
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size and uniformity of integers so that the numbers may be read with ease
during daylight hours by a person possessing at least 20/40 vision if he
views the numbers from the centerline of the abutting roadway or
alleyway. The numbers shall be so placed that trees, shrubs and other
obstructions do not block the line of sight of the numbers from the center
of the street.
c. Wherever practicable and in accordance with these specifications, the unit
or suite number shall be placed as close to a light source as possible in
order to make it more visible at night. If not near a light source, the
number shall be made of reflective material.
d. Official Address Number or numbers shall be mounted to the sign face, be
a part of the sign copy, or be mounted to the sign structure. This area shall
be free of obstructions so that the line of sight of the numbers is visible
from the center of the street and should refer to Section 5.06.00 of the
Land Development Code for signs.
SECTION EIGHT: APPLICATION FOR NEW OFFICIAL ADDRESS NUMBER.
Any residential property requiring a new Official Address Number shall be applied for
with the Administrative Official. In order to have an address assigned to a residential property,
the applicant must provide a legal description of the subject property to the Administrative
Official. In order to have an address assigned to a commercial property, the applicant shall
provide an approved site plan to the Administrative Official.
SECTION NINE: REQUIRED CONDITIONS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OR
BUILDING REPAIRS.
All new construction or building repairs requiring a county building permit shall comply
with the requirements of this Ordinance prior to the final structural inspection or final building
repair inspection by the inspections section of Collier County's Building Review and Permitting
Department. A Certificate of Occupancy shall not be issued until it has been verified by the
Administrative Official that the building has been properly addressed.
SECTION TEN: PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHING A UNIFORM GRID
NUMBERING PATTERN FOR ASSIGNMENT OF ADDRESSES
OR CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
A. The following Grids are established in Collier County for the assigning of addresses to
structures:
I. City of Naples Grid:
A pattern of intersecting lines running north/south and east/west. The point of
origin for this grid shall be Central Avenue and the Gulf of Mexico in the City of
Naples with lines running east/west and north/south of point of origin. The
interval of lines shall continue:
North to the Collier County line;
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South to the Gulf of Mexico excluding Marco Island; and
East to 1-75 and Airport Road North & South.
2. Area of Golden Gate Grid:
A pattern of intersecting lines running north/south and east/west. The point of
origin for this grid shall start at Wilson Boulevard and Golden Gate Boulevard.
The interval of lines shall continue:
North to the Collier County line and S.R. 858;
South to the Gulf of Mexico;
East to the Collier County line; and
West to 1-75 and e.R./S.R. 951/Collier Boulevard.
3. Area of Marco Island Grid:
A pattern of intersecting lines running north/south and east/west with the point of
origin beginning at San Marco Road (S.R. 92) and the Gulf of Mexico. This grid
shall encompass all of Marco Island.
4. Area of Immokalee Grid:
A pattern of intersecting lines running north/south and east/west with the point of
origin starting at Main Street (S.R. 29) and First Street (S.R. 846). The interval of
lines shall continue:
North to the Collier County line;
South to Oil Well Road (S.R. 858) and Immokalee Road (S.R. 846);
West to the Collier County line, east line of Range 27 and Oil Well Grade
Road; and
East to the Collier County line.
B. Odd numbers will be assigned to the buildings on the north and west sides of the public
or private streets, even numbers will be assigned to the buildings on the south and east
side of the public or private street.
e. The assignment of numbers on corner lots shall be determined from the public or private
street on which frontal access to the building is obtained unless unique and unusual
circumstances exist as determined by the Administrative Official.
D. In cases in which the public or private street runs both north/south and east/west, the grid
direction shall be determined by the predominant proportional length of the public or
private street.
E. Main arterials which pass through more than one grid shall not have more than one
addressing system.
F. Where more than two units exist within a building, the entire building shall have a
principal number with an auxiliary Official Address Number for each individual unit,
unless it is more reasonable or practical to assign Official Address Numbers to each unit.
G. The Administrative Official shall at his discretion, relinquish precedence of the specified
grid system in cases where it would be more reasonable or practical to assign a street
address based on a numbering system used by a municipality or subdivision.
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SECTION ELEVEN: PROCEDURE
ADDRESSES.
A. Where the existing building number does not conform to the requirements provided for
by this Ordinance, the Administrative Official shall provide a "change of address notice"
to the Owner of the building. A building number shall be considered non-conforming if
it does not conform with the grid numbering system established by this Ordinance, if the
number is out of sequence with other numbers on the street, or if an odd or even number
is on the wrong side of the street.
B. A neighborhood information meeting is not required when changing addresses for less
than ten properties. The Administrative Official shall notify the owner of each property
and all appropriate government agencies of the address change through the use of a
"Change of Address Notice" sent by U.S. Mail. Residents have 90 days to change to the
correct address. A copy of the "Change of Address Notice" shall be kept on file in the
Addressing Section of the Collier County Community Development Environmental
Services (CDES) Division. Within ninety (90) days from the date of the "Change of
Address Notice," the Owner or Occupant of the property shall conform to the address
approved.
The "Change of Address Notice" shall contain the following:
I. The correct address number, previous number and requirement that the property
Owner or Occupant post the number in accordance with the requirements of this
Ordinance within ninety (90) days from the date of the Notice.
2. The name of the property owner and legal description.
3. The date of the notice.
FOR
CHANGING
NON-CONFORMING
e. Public notification process when changing addresses for ten or more properties: The
Administrative Official shall conduct at least one neighborhood informational meeting in
addition to the above written notice requirements. This meeting shall be held 30 days
prior to the "Change of Address Notice" being mailed. The location of the neighborhood
informational meeting should be reasonably convenient to those property owners who are
required to receive notice and the facilities shall be of sufficient size to accommodate
expected attendance. The Administrative Official shall initiate an advertisement, in type
no smaller than 12 point and said advertisement shall be placed in the local or community
section of the newspaper. The advertisement shall state the purpose, location, and time of
the meeting and shall be placed with a newspaper of general circulation in the county at
least seven days prior to the neighborhood informational meeting.
SECTION TWELVE:
DULY ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING TO RENAME A
STREET.
Pursuant to Section 336.05, Florida Statutes, the Board of County Commissioners is
authorized to rename streets and roadways in the unincorporated areas of the County. A duly
advertised public hearing, and a super-majority vote of at least four affirmative votes, shall be
required to effectuate the renaming of the street or roadway. However, State roads lying in the
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unincorporated areas of Collier County are numbered by the Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT).
A. Public notification process when renaming streets or roadways:
I. Public notification process when renaming platted streets or roadways where the
change is initiated by the County. The County shall conduct a least one
neighborhood informational meeting. This meeting shall be held 30 days prior to
changing of the roadway and the County is required to install street signs. The
location of the neighborhood informational meeting should be reasonably
convenient to those property owners affected by the renaming of the street and the
facilities shall be of sufficient size to accommodate expected attendance. The
County shall cause a display advertisement, in type no smaller that l2 point and
said advertisement shall not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where
legal notices and classified advertisements appear. The advertisement shall state
the purpose, location, and time of the meeting and shall be placed with a
newspaper of general circulation in the county at least seven days prior to the
neighborhood informational meeting.
2. Public notification process when renaming platted streets or roadways where the
change is initiated by a private individual. The applicant shall be responsible for
conducting at least one neighborhood informational meeting. This meeting shall
be held 30 days prior to changing of the roadway and the petitioner is required to
install street signs. The location of the neighborhood information meeting should
be reasonably convenient to those property owners affected by the renaming of
the street and the facilities shall be of sufficient size to accommodate expected
attendance. The applicant shall cause a display advertisement, in type no smaller
than 12 point and said advertisement shall not be placed in that portion of the
newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements appear. The
advertisement shall state the purpose, location, and time of the meeting and shall
be placed with a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least seven days
prior to the neighborhood informational meeting.
3. Notification for unplatted streets and roadways: The Administrative Official shall
conduct at least one neighborhood informational meeting if the name change
involves more than 10 property owners and is not required to go before the Board
of County Commissioners. This meeting shall be held 30 days prior to changing
of the roadway and the petitioner is required to install street signs. The location of
the neighborhood informational meeting should be reasonably convenient to those
property owners affected by the renaming of the street and the facilities shall be of
sufficient size to accommodate expected attendance. The Administrative Official
shall cause a display advertisement, in type no smaller than 12 point and said
advertisement shall not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal
notices and classified advertisements appear. The advertisement shall state the
purpose, location, and time of the meeting and shall be placed with a newspaper
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of general circulation in the county at least seven days prior to the neighborhood
informational meeting.
SECTION THIRTEEN: PROCEDURES FOR RE-NAMING OF DEVELOPMENTS,
SUBDIVISIONS, STREETS AND BUILDINGS.
A. A street can be renamed by one of the following three methods:
I. Renaming platted and unplatted streets by Petition:
a. Applicant must first verify with the Addressing Section of the Collier
County CDES Operations Department that the proposed street name is not
a duplication.
b. A petition signed by sixty-six percent of all of the property owners
abutting the street to be renamed may be submitted to the Administrative
Official with the necessary application, site plan of the street to be
renamed and a list of all property owners abutting the street to be renamed.
In the event that more than one property is owned by the same entity, each
such property shall represent a separate signature, to be counted against
the required percentage. The application shall include: (1) the petitioner's
name, address and telephone number; (2) a legal description or location of
the street; (3) the present street name; and (4) the reason for requesting
name change. Applicable administrative fees in accordance with Fee
Resolution No. 2005-384 or its successor Resolution are required to be
paid for the cost of notifying each abutting property owner of the proposed
street name change.
2. Renaming of streets where duplicate names exist or one will be created because of
changes to the Transportation System:
a. The Transportation Administrator or his designee may submit an
application to the Board of County Commissioners for a street name
change where the public health, safety and general welfare would be
affected thereby.
3. Street renaming by Board of County Commissioners:
a. The Board of County Commissioners may request a change of street name
at any time after notice by publication and a public hearing.
B. The Administrative Official shall determine whether the proposed street name IS a
duplicate of any existing street name. Upon submittal of a public petition, application or
request for street renaming, the Administrative Official shall determine if the proposed
name is in conflict with any existing street name and verify the ownership of the property
owner(s) requesting the street name. In determining if the proposed name is in conflict
with existing street names, and if the request involves a Transportation Project, the
Administrative Official shall confer with the Transportation Administrator to review the
name change for duplication, assimilation, confusion or repetition.
e. Upon reasonable review of the platted street name petition, application or request for the
renaming of a street, County staff will schedule a public hearing before the Board of
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County Commissioners, notify the property owners abutting the street of the proposed
street name change, and make a recommendation to the County Manager's Office.
D. Notification of a public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners shall be
given to abutting property owners fifteen (15) days prior to the public hearing. After a
duly advertised public hearing and upon the Board of County Commissioners' approval,
the Administrative Official will notify all appropriate governmental agencies and
property owners abutting the street being renamed.
E. The Addressing Section has the responsibility of maintaining street address maps and
assigning street numbers.
F. Unplatted street name changes have the same criteria as platted street name changes but
are not required to go before the Board of County Commissioners and are
administratively changed by the Collier County Addressing Section.
G. Procedure for changing or renaming a development, subdivision or building:
I. A development, subdivision or building can be renamed by a property owner or
developer with approval from the Addressing Section as long as the name is not
duplicated or an overused name. The Addressing Section has the authority to
approve a renaming request.
2. A "Development name change" application form must be completed and contain
the following:
Address checklist
Location map
Any addresses in the development or subdivision
A cover letter stating the reason for the change with a fee according to Fee
Resolution No. 2005-384 (or any successor) is required.
3. The approved name is changed in the computer database files and a letter of
approval for the name change is sent to the petitioner and the appropriate agencies
stating the old name, new name, legal description and addresses within the
development or subdivision affected by the change.
4. An appeal shall be filed with the Collier County Board of County Commissioners
within ten (10) days of the disagreement, decision or determination and the
aggrieved person shall furnish a copy of such appeal to the Administrative
Official. The applicable filing fee in accordance with Fee Resolution No 2005-
384 or its successor resolution is required for each appeal.
SECTION FOURTEEN: PROCEDURES FOR NAMING DEVELOPMENTS,
SUBDIVISIONS, STREETS AND BUILDINGS.
A. When requesting a name for a new Development, Subdivision, Street or Building the
following processes must be followed:
I. The "Request for naming a Development, Subdivision, Street or Building" form
must be submitted to the Addressing Section with the appropriate fee.
2. The Addressing Section will verify the requested names for duplication or
overuse.
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3. The final review and approval of names will be made at the time of submittal to
the Collier County Government Zoning Department.
B. In order to eliminate duplications, at the discretion of the Administrative Official, no
street, development, community, building or subdivision where signage is used or will
eventually be used in marketing, advertising or to identify ownership or geographical
location shall bear the same name or an alike sounding name in the unincorporated area
of Collier County, except under the following conditions:
I. Similar Sounding names or designations shall be determined using the following
parameters:
a. Roadways with the same name and having only different prefixes or
suffixes shall be allowed to be used only three times within the same
"master planned community" and must be contiguous.
b. Only five (5) variations of roadways with the same name having only
different prefixes or suffixes shall be permitted within unincorporated
Collier County.
c. Developments and signs used in marketing or advertising ownership
related to developments, bearing the same name, collective phrase or
could be considered a duplicate use by the Administrative Official is
prohibited.
2. The major street within a master planned community; subdivision or development
may utilize the same name as the development unless it is an overused street
name.
3. Registered franchise names.
4. Identical building names and businesses owned by the same owner/entity and
offering the identical service in different county locations can utilize the same
building name that has been used three times or more.
C. At the time of subdivision plat or site development plan approval, street names of both
internal and external streets are assigned by the developer and reviewed by the
Administrative Official prior to final approval of the subdivision or development plan.
Developers should not proceed with printing and advertising activity that utilizes project
and street names prior to final approval of such names by the Addressing Section of the
Collier County Community Development and Environmental Services (CDES) Division.
The Addressing Section shall review the name to avoid duplication and similarity of
street names as regulated by this Ordinance and defined above. The Addressing Section
also has the responsibility of maintaining street address maps and assigning street
numbers.
I. Development names changes have to be approved by the Addressing Section of
Collier County but do not go before the Board of County Commissioners. It is the
petitioner's responsibility to notify the property owners of the new development
name and county staff to send mailings to agencies with location map, change
computer database and files of the new development name. Applicable
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administrative fees in accordance with Fee Resolution No. 2005-384 (or any
successor) are required to be paid for the cost of notification provided to agencies.
2. Requests to rename a unplatted street, both private and public, are made by
submitting an application to the Addressing Official
SECTION FIFTEEN: PROVIDING STREET SIGNS ON RENAMED PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE STREETS.
It shall be the responsibility of the petitioner to bear the cost of replacing street signs on
all public and private streets. In the case of public streets, signs will be replaced by the Collier
County Transportation Operations Department following payment of a fee to be determined by
the Director of the Transportation Operations Department. In the case of private streets, it shall
be the responsibility of the petitioner to provide for the street sign(s) displaying the new name in
accordance with the Collier County Land Development Code.
SECTION SIXTEEN: APPEAL PROCEDURE.
A. The Collier County Board of County Commissioners shall hear and decide appeals from
the requirements of this Ordinance when there is a disagreement of an interpretation,
requirement, or determination made by the Administrative Official in the enforcement or
administration of this Ordinance. Such appeal shall be filed with the Collier County
Board of County Commissioners within ten days of the disagreement, decision or
determination and the aggrieved person shall furnish a copy of such appeal to the
Administrative Official.
B. The applicable filing fee In accordance with Fee Resolution No. 2005-384 or its
successor resolution is required for each appeal.
e. Any person adversely affected by the decision of the Collier County Board of County
Commissioners may appeal such decision to the Circuit Court, as provided by law.
SECTION SEVENTEEN: ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS.
A. This Ordinance is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing easements,
covenants, or deed restrictions. However, where this Ordinance and another contlict or
overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail.
B. In the interpretation and application of this Ordinance, all provisions shall be: (1)
considered as minimum requirements; (2) liberally construed in favor of the governing
body; and (3) deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under State
Statutes.
SECTION EIGHTEEN:
WARNING AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY.
The degree of protection required by this Ordinance is considered reasonable for
regulatory purposes. This Ordinance shall not create liability on the part of Collier County or by
any officer or employee thereof for any damages that result from reliance on this Ordinance or
any administrative decision lawfully made thereunder.
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SECTION NINETEEN:
ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.
A. Any person or entity who violates any provision of this Ordinance shall be punished as
provided by law.
B. In addition to the criminal penalties provided by law, power is hereby authorized to
institute any appropriate action or proceeding including suit for injunctive relief in order
to prevent or abate violation of this Ordinance.
SECTION TWENTY:
REPEAL.
Collier County Ordinance No. 2003-14 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
SECTION TWENTY-ONE:
CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY.
In the event this Ordinance conflicts with any other ordinance of Collier County or other
applicable law, the more restrictive shall apply. 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 TWENTY-TWO: INCLUSION IN CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of Laws
and Ordinances of Collier County, Florida. The sections of the Ordinance may be renumbered or
re-lettered to accomplish such, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article",
or an yother appropriate word.
SECTION TWENTY-THREE:
EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall be effective upon filing with the Department of State.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida this q-#\ day of Oc::.-+olo-ev-- ,2007.
ATTEST: '
DWIGHT E. SRpC.!<-, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLlER~RIDA
By: - ~
JA~ COLETTA, CHAIRMAN
Approved as to form
and Ie I suf . cie
nty Attorney
Jeffrey
Chief
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EXHIBIT 1
APARTMENT ADDRESS SIGN
2222 = 6" MIN.
101 - 121 =4"MIN.
EXHIBIT 2
MOBILE HOME ADDRESS SIGN
2222 = 4" MIN.
LOT 33 = 4" MIN. .
EXHIBIT 3
PRIVATE DRIVE ADDRESS RANGE SIGNAGE
1 000 - 3000
Building Address Range
3'MAX.
12" MAX: 11000 - 3000 -t- 6" LETTER MIN.
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GROUND SIGN MAX. HEIGHT 3' ABOVE GRADE
EXHIBIT 4
VACANT PROPERTY FOR BOAT DOCKS WITH
MULTIPLE LOTS WITH THE SAME ADDRESS
267
LOT XX
ADDRESS NO.6" MIN.
LOT NO.4" MIN.
GROUND SIGN MAX. HEIGHT 2' ABOVE GRADE
2' SETBACK FROM RIGHT-OF-WAY
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 2007-62
Which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners
on the 9th day of October, 2007, during Regular Session.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of
County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this lOth
day of October, 2007.
DWIGHT E. BROCK
Clerk of Courts and Clerk.,
Ex-officio to Board'c.!".:"..
County Commissioners, .. """,.
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Teresa Polaski" ;;~:
Deputy Clerk