Ordinance 73-22ORDINANCE NO. 73-22
AN O][DINANCE PROCLAIMING T~[E NEED FOR
COMMiU~I3."~ SERVICES .AND FACILITIES
MENSURATE WIll GROW'~I REQUIREMENTS, THE
IMME1)IATE NEED TO D~dELOP AN ORDERLY
GROWT[I PLAN FOR COI,LIER COUN'~ l%'~q~[ A
MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL DENSI~, ESTABLISHING
A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD TO PREPARE A
GROWq~[ PLAN, AND DECLARING A TEMPORARY
RESPITE FROM MORE INTENSIVE USE REZONING
W]III,E TIlE GROW'D[ PLAN IS BEING PREPARED.
WIIEREAH, Collier County is now one of the fastest growing
areas in the State and Nation, and
WIIEREAS, known plans for new developments, if approved and
consummated, would generate over 100,000 new citizens in addition
to unknown plans and the thousands of people that will result from
growth and development in existing projects, and
WItEREAS, exist, lng community services and facilities are in-
capable of providing the required services and facilities that the
new people will need in the immediate future, and
WiIEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners desires to encourage
~tt]d facilitate desirable growth of the County in a manner deemed
essential for maintaining a safe, healthful and enduring standard
of living and property values consistent with saf'eguardJng the
environmental quality of Collier County, and
WIIEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners are now causing to
be prepared ~ Erowth plan to provide for the orderly, planned and
controlled growth of Collier County,
NOW, TIIEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY TIIE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA:
SECTION ONE:
1. Tho Staff in consultation with the Advisory Boards are
hereby requested to proceed with full diligence in the preparation
of a growth plan fox- Collier County, Florida. The growth plan
shall be predicated on the thesis that the County growth nnd
development shall bo directed to those areas where;
(a) A full range of community services and facilities
are currontly available, or
(b) The developer of a growth project is capable and
~% ~Swllling to dedicate make these public services and
and
facilities available to the public, at his cost, according
1~,.4~ 'F~. ~&~ tO the timing and leve~ determined by tho Bo~rd of County
.. or
~r~.., ( $ evelopment of any growth project is phased
~u~'~ aqcording to a Lime schedule which the County has determined
~ ~ aS the earliest time when it will bo able to provide the full
-[~, range of community ~ervices and facilities to the area in
(~10 [~7~ which the project is proposed.
. ~( ~ 2. Tile Planning and Zoning ~pnrtment shall devote the
~main thrust of its effort to prepare tho growth plan. -.
3, The hearing and consideration of ail now rezone peti-
tions to tnc'~-easo the uso intensity or density of property is
h~roby stayed fox' a maximum period of six (6) months to allow
th~ Staff a reasonable time to develop this growth plan.
4. The maximum residential density in any district shall
bo two].vo (12) units pox' gro~s acre of land except when it cmn
bo proven to tho satisfaction of the Board of County Commissioners
that a].l amenities and all necessary essential services are
availab].o. For the purpose of this O:'dinance a residence is
defined as a living unit with food preparation facilities exclu-
ding commercial hotel and motel rooms without food preparation
facilities.
5. The Planning and Zoning Department is requested to
coordinate the preparation with all Advisory Boards and County
Departments in order to prepare the growth plan, conduct any
required public hearings, and submit the final growth plan
report to the Board of County Commissioners by May 30, 1974,
or such earlier time as is practical. Upon adoption of which
this Ordinance is automatically rescinded. This period may bo
extended by no more than three months if the growth plan is not
complete and app:'oved on May 30, 1974.
6. Any person aggrieved by any provision of this Ordinance
or any decision by an administrator shall petition the Board of
Zoning Appeals and Adjustments in accordance with Section 28-16
or 28-17 of tho Collier County Code as appropriate.
SECTION ~O: Severance.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this 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 tho validity of the
remaining portion hereof.
SECTION TIIREE: Conflict.
In Lh~ event this Ordinance confllc{s with otheA~ applicable
law, the more restrictive shall apply. If any part of this
Ordinance conflicts with any part, it shall be severed and the
remainder shall have the full force in effect and be liberally
construed.
ATTEST:
~... ~rg~;"e.l ~. Scott
:~'~."/ ~.~ ,~rcuit Court
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
Approved as to Form and Legality:
Collier County Attorney
Original and Duplicate mailed to the Secretary of State,. Certified
Mail No. this ~ q day of ~_~/~//~.? , 1973.
Ben D. Driver, CPA
Fiscal Officer, D6puty Clerk