Ordinance 74-32 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING COLLXER COUntY ORDINANCE
NO.74-13 BY AMENDING TIlE ZONTNG PEGULATIONS
APPnlCABLE TO TIIE COASTAIJ AREA PLANNING DISTRICT
OF COLLIER COUNTY DELI".TING SECTIONS 11o24
A-2 AGRICULTURE AND REPLACING SECTION 11.23
A-1 AGRICULTURE WITH A-AGRICULTUrb%L DISTRICT ~
AND P~OVIDING AN E~FEOTIVE DATE)
WIIEREAS, the Coastal Area Plann.lng Commission has determined that
in order to protect 'and conserv~ Agric. ultural Land the following standards
shall be established.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF. coLLIER C6UNTY, FLORIDA~
SECTION ONE:
1. To amend the Zoning Regulations applicable to the Coastal Area
Planning District of Collier.County, Rlorida, amending the Zoning
Regulations by deleting Section 11.24 A-2 Agriculture District and
placing Section 11.24 A-1 Agriculture District with foll6wiQg standards
and the official Zonin~ Regulations described as . Exhibit A of Ordinance
74-13 is hereby amended accordingly~ --
SECTION 11.23 A- AQricultural District:
DI~TRIdT PURPOSE:
The A-Agricultural District is ~ntended'to apply to those
areas, tho present.or prosp~cti~e use ~f which is primarily
agricultural, pastoral or rura'l in nature'.
This District .is designed to accommodate traditional
· agricultural uses, outdoor r.ocreational activities,
'and con~ervation measures, wh~re appropriate, while ~
protectin.'g the rural areas of the County.
The regulations in thf. s Distric.t"are ~ntended '. '
to permit a reasonable use of tho property, while
at the same ti~e prevent the creatfo'n of.'conditions
which would seriously endanger, d~age, or destroy
the agricultu~al or environmental resources of Collier
County: the pot. able water su.pply, or the wildlife
resources of the County.
USES PERMITTED.. '' ' .
No building or structure, or p~rt thereof, shall~
be erected, alte'red o~ used, 6r lan'd or water used¥
in whole or in p. art, for. othem than· the follow~ng~
A. Principal ~ses=
'il), Single Family Rosi~'ence exgluding mobile
homes except as p~r~.itte~ in 2,B.,. (2).
(2) }lunti~g cabin subject to al~ building
· code's and permits.
· (3)' 'Wildlife ~anageme~t areas;" plant and
wildlife conscrvancies, refuges, and
sanctuaries.
, (4)
Agricultural ac6ivities, such as f~eld
Grops, hortlculturef'fruit and nut
production, fore,try, ranching, bee-
(5)
(6)
keeping, poultry and egg production,
mil~ production, animal b~eeding, raising, ·
training, st~b~ing or kenneling.
'Aquaculture and mariculture;
~ny'use clearly intenaed as a measure
for conservation. The applicant shall
have the affirmative burden of establishing
such intent.
Accessory Uses:
(1)
(2)
Accessory uses and structures which are
incidental to and. customarily a~sociat~d
with uses ~ermitted in the District.
A mobile home or trailer, used in conneqtion
with the agricultura~ bses is permitted on
a temporary basis oniy, not to exceed
.%
(3)
the duration of tho sgricu~'bural use for which
· the mobile home is permitted or for.thTee (3)
years, whichever shall be the shorter, provtd-
ing that a permit for su6h temporary use is ob-.
t~ined frcm the Directo~, and ~urther providing
' that the applicant is utilizing, for such agricul-
tural use a tract of ten (10')' acres ~r more, ex-
copt that part lying in public road right~.-of-way.
Such mobile homes or trailers shall hot be loca.'ted
closer than one' hund'red '(100).' feet from any
County h'ighWay line, .two hundred '(20'0) feet from
any State high~ay, right-of-way, or five hundred
(500) feet from any Federal highway right-Of-way
The mobile home must be removed at t]ie termination
of the permitted per%o~. '. . .
M6bile home or trailer as a temporary residence
while permanent residenqe is being ~onstructed.
· Up6n issuance of a building'permit for the.con-
struction of a permanent residence, the Director
may issue ~ permit for ~ temporary use'of a
mobil~ ho~e or trailer while permanent residence
is being built. The duration of such permit shall
be determined by the Director b~t in no case may'it
extend ~eyond the expi~atioh.date of'the buildin~
.p~rmit or .t~ completion of.~he residence, whichever
is the sooner.
Ce
Prior to tho t$suance of a final certificate
of occupance., the mobile home 'or trailer
must be removed from the premises.
Provislon~l. Uses:
(1) Oil and ga.s extraction and related pro-
· (2)
(3)
cessing and production.
Earth Mining and re%ated proce~sing.
Churches and pla~es of worship.
.(4) Private landing strips for gen6ral ..
aviation.' '
Sac.mills, provided that no 'sawmill shall
bo loca~%d ~loser than 1,000 feet from
any County, State,.or 'Federal property
or highway right-of-way.
~emetertes.
(6)
' '-D. ' Provisional Use Review
Prior to the granting of a provisignal
use, the BCC'sha1%% review·
~ach provist~na% use and make th~ following
findings: ''
(a) Tha~ the pettgion meet~ all t~e'
· applicable requirements for the
',granting of a provi~£~nal use as
· set forth in Art.icle VII of this
Ordinance. .
(b) That all activities such as road
drainage and water tmp. ounding,
removal of soil, trees, and other on-
.$~te natural phenomenon are dona so
as tQ enhance, conserve, and benefit
t~e habits, breeding, and adaptation
of the living Plant and. anlmal
organisms i~ the Dts~'rict..
3. MINIMUM LOT AREA:
A. Ail permitted or provisonal uses unless
.othez~.~iso specified -5 Acre~
MINIMUM YARDS: ....
A. Front - Sev6nty-five. (./5) feet '~etback.
B. 'Side - Ten (10) percent of the width of the
lot not to exceed a maximum requirement
'of fifty (5.0) feet.
C. Rear - Seventy-five' (75) feet setback.
MINIMUM LOT WIDTH: Three hu~.'dred (300) feet.
MINIMUM FLOOR. AREA:
A.. ];unting Cabin
Four hundred (400) square
feet. ·
B. Single-Family Residences - Eight hundred'(800).
.. .s~uare feet.
MAXIMUM HEIGHT:
.Thirty (30} feet above the fin'ished gra~, except
for. access6ry structures suc~ as ~Xlos and windmtlls~
SIGNS= .'.
AS permitted by all appli~a~l@"sign requlations.
PROVISION FOR NON-CONFORMING LOTS OF ]~CO~D:. o
Any lot or parcel which was re~rd~d prior to .t{%e adop-
tion of this OrdinaDce.~nd which lot or pgrc~l does not ,
mee~ the minimum width and lot. area r?quirements as a r~-
.suit of. the pass~ge of th~s O~dina'nce shall be considered
as a legal non-conforming' lot and shall be eligible for
the issuance of a building permit provided all the other
requirements of this Ordihance and the Florida Statutes.
are me~. ''
·.' .'.Conill'ct, Severance ~ Construction and Penalty.' '. :. , .
" In 'Lhe event.~his Ordinance conflicts with o6her applicable law,
the more.restrictive shall apply. If any p,4rt of.'this Ordinance con-
flicts with any part, it shall be severed and. the remainder shall have ·
f~ll force 'and effect and be liberall~..cohs, trued.. . , ..
'If"any section, ' ;~section,. s~'ntence, clause, phrase or port~°n
· .of ~his Ordinance is, for any reason 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 th= remaining portion thereof.
'~ ": The' provisions of this Or~nance'shal~ be deemed an exercise Of
:the police power of Collier County for the protection 'of the publf6
· 'health, safe~ty, and welfare.and therefore shall b~ liberally construed
to accomplish that. purpose and implement the legislative intent and ..
declaration. · .' ' ' ' ' ' : "... ' ' . . '
::" '.':If s~ch a 4iola~ton'ts co~t~n~ing,' each' day's ~rioia&io~ or ~epa.~te
act shall be a s~parate offense. . .'.' ' .. ... . ..
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'... 'Effectiv'e Date. · ...... ."·:' .
' ': This 'Ordinance shali b'e'com~ eff~ctive upon ~e6elpt of not'ice that
At is' filed with the Secretary of State, . .'
~ated: "8-2'0'~74 · ...' :.' ....." .' .~6ARD OF COUNTY CO¥~4~SS~ONERS
. '. . :' .,.. COLLIER COUNTY~ FLOR/DA '
ATT'EST:. ' ' ' ':" . '
MARCJLRET T. SCOTT : ' . .'. : y
of Circuit .Co t ' :. '... Cliffo~rd ~nz~i, Chairman. '
'.lerk ,. . Approved aR to form and leg'~l~ty~ '
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