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Agenda 03/24/2026 Item #16A 7 (Approve a standard template for a Right-of-Way Bondand to authorize the County Manager or designee to execute the bond onbehalf of the Board of County Commissioners)3/24/2026 Item # 16.A.7 ID# 2026-607 Executive Summary Recommendation to approve a standard template for a Right-of-Way Bond, associated with excavation activities within County Rights-of-Way, in accordance with Ordinance No. 2026-06 and to authorize the County Manager or designee to execute the bond on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners. OBJECTIVE: To have the Board of County Commissioners (Board) establish the standard bond template for excavation activities within County rights-of-way, in accordance with Ordinance No. 2026-06, and authorize the County Manager or designee to execute the bond on behalf of the Board. CONSIDERATIONS: On February 10, 2026, the Board approved Ordinance No. 2026-06 (Item #17.A), which added additional permitting requirements and added a section pertaining to excavation activities within County rights-of-way. The Ordinance requires the permittee to provide a bond to the County for excavation activities, with the option to provide either a $50,000 bond for the issuance of up to 10 right-of-way permits or a $500,000 bond for the issuance of up to 150 right-of-way permits. The bond is required to be from a surety company, authorized to do business in Florida, or it may be an irrevocable letter of credit from a financial institution or a cash bond. The bond is reviewed and approved by the County Attorney's Office prior to issuance of the right-of-way permit and will be held by the Clerk of Courts until the one-year warranty period has passed. At the conclusion of one (1) year after the satisfactory completion of the permitted work, the Board is authorized to release the bond only after verification by County staff that there is no claim for damages to County property within the right- of-way. If staff are required to present these bonds to the Board for approval, it will delay the commencement of the work and require additional staff time in preparing agenda items for each bond. Authorizing the County Manager or designee to execute the bonds on behalf of the Board will save four to six weeks in the issuance of these permits. This item is consistent with the Collier County strategic plan objective to operate an efficient and customer-focused permitting process. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact to the County on behalf of this action. The applicant is responsible for providing the bond in accordance with Ordinance No. 2026-06. GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this action. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been approved as to form and legality and requires a majority vote for Board approval. - CLD RECOMMENDATION(S): To approve the bond template for excavation activities in County rights-of-way and to authorize the County Manager or designee to execute the bond on behalf of the Board. PREPARED BY: Jaime Cook, Director, Development Review Division, Growth Management Community Development Department ATTACHMENTS: 1. ROW Performance Bond Draft 2. Ordinance 2026-06 Page 2501 of 6641 Page 1 of 5 PERFORMANCE BOND FOR EXCAVATION IN COUNTY RIGHTS-OF-WAY (ROW) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: THAT:______________________________________________________, Address:________________________________________________________ , as PRINCIPAL, and ________________________________, as SURETY, are bound to COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, as the Obligee (hereafter “COUNTY”), a political subdivision of the State of Florida, in the full sum of ____________________________________ (U.S. Dollar) ($______________), for payment of which PRINCIPAL and SURETY jointly and severally bind themselves, their successors, assigns, and personal representatives. SEALED with our Seals, this ____ day of _____________, ____. WHEREAS, PRINCIPAL has applied to the COUNTY for a ROW permit, ________________________ (provide permit number(s)) hereafter referred to as “Permit.” The work described in the Permit shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Improvements.” All work shall be in conformance with the General Conditions of Right-of-Way Permits; and WHEREAS, PRINCIPAL has agreed and is required to furnish a good and sufficient bond conditioned upon the reconstruction, restoration and repair of roads, soils, bridges, sidewalks, signs, wellheads, water facilities, sewer facilities, and/or drainage facilities, or other County property, underground or aboveground, damaged or subsequently affected by the construction of said Improvement, NOW THEREFORE, PRINCIPAL, SURETY AND CITY agree as follows: A. CONDITIONS OF BOND: The consideration of this obligation is such that said Collier County, its successors, legal representatives or assigns, shall restore, reconstruct and repair roads, soils, bridges, sidewalks, signs, wellheads, water facilities, sewer facilities, and/or drainage facilities, or other County property, underground or aboveground, to said Improvements; and if all required fees have been paid to COUNTY and if all provisions, specifications, standards and other regulations currently in effect have been complied with, then this Bond shall remain in full force and effect for one (1) year after the construction of the Improvements have been approved and accepted by the COUNTY. PRINCIPAL shall contact COUNTY for an inspection of the work site not more than thirty (30) days prior to the one (1) year after acceptance by COUNTY. If such inspection disclosed no pavement settlement or other damage resulting from construction of the Improvements, then this Bond shall be released by COUNTY; otherwise, it shall remain in full force and effect. B. DEFAULT: PRINCIPAL and SURETY jointly and severally understand, in the event the PRINCIPAL fails or refuses to complete the obligations required by the General Conditions of Right-of-Way Permits and this Bond, the COUNTY, in its sole discretion, has the right to: Page 2502 of 6641 Page 2 of 5 (1) demand that the SURETY promptly remedy the default; or (2) demand payment by the SURETY of the amount due to COUNTY up to the face amount of the Bond by letter signed by the County Engineer, or a designee, stating that the PRINCIPAL has defaulted on his or her obligations as set forth in the General Conditions of Right-of-Way Permits and this Bond, which obligations were a condition of permit approval; or (3) institute an immediate suit against SURETY to recover the full amount of this Bond for the purposes of completing the obligations set forth herein. Notice to COUNTY that this Bond will expire prior to performance of PRINCIPAL’s obligations shall be deemed a default. PRINCIPAL and SURETY jointly and severally understand that failure to complete the obligations required by the General Conditions of Right-of-Way Permits and this Bond in accordance with any time periods set forth therein, or at the latest, to commence or recommence completion of the obligations within thirty (30) days after written notice by the County Engineer, or a designee, to do so, shall be deemed to be a failure or refusal to complete such obligations. PRINCIPAL and SURETY also understand that in the event the COUNTY elects to institute suit against SURETY and the funds recovered thereby prove insufficient to complete the obligations required by the General Conditions of Right-of-Way Permits and this Bond, the PRINCIPAL shall be liable hereunder to pay the COUNTY, any sums required to complete the obligations hereunder, including, but not limited to, legal and contingent costs, together with any damages, direct or consequential, which the COUNTY may sustain because of PRINCIPAL’S failure to comply with all of the requirements hereof. C. NOTICE: Whenever any of the parties desire to give notice to the other, such notice must be in writing, sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the party for whom it is intended at the place last specified and the place for giv ing notice shall remain such until it shall have been changed by written notices in compliance with the provisions of this paragraph. For the present, the parties designate the following as respective places for giving notice: To: COLLIER COUNTY Development Review Division 2800 Horseshoe Drive N, Naples, FL 34104 Attention: County Engineer Note: Cancellation Notices Shall be Mailed and include Page 1 of Bond, showing permit number, as indicated above AND Emailed to: Jaime.Cook@collier.gov. Page 2503 of 6641 Page 3 of 5 To: PRINCIPAL: ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Email: _____________________ To: SURETY: ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Email: _____________________ D. BOND TO REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT: This Bond shall be kept in full force and effect by the PRINCIPAL at all times, including any warranty/maintenance period, as provided herein. In the event of any material change, cancellation, expiration or non-payment of premiums, SURETY shall notify COUNTY by certified mail or registered mail, return receipt requested, and email shown above, at lease thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the change, cancellation, or expiration of said Bond. Notice to COUNTY that this Bond will expire prior to performance of PRINCIPAL’s obligations shall be deemed a default pursuant to section B above. IN WITNESS WHERE, the PRINCIPAL has caused this PERFORMANCE BOND to be executed by ________________________________ (and attested by its Secretary and it corporate seal to be affixed, if the PRINCIPAL is a corporation); the SURETY has caused this bond to b e executed in its name by its Attorney-in-Fact duly authorized to do so, and its corporate seal to be affixed, on the ____ day of ______________, ____. Page 2504 of 6641 Page 4 of 5 PRINCIPAL: ______________________________________ WITNESSES: (Owner Name and Title of Corporation) ________________________________ By: ________________________________ Printed Name ________________________________ ____________________________________ Printed Name Printed Name/Title (Provide Proper Evidence of Authority) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATE OF ______________________ COUNTY OF _____________________ THE FOREGOING PERFORMANCE BOND WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE ME BY MEANS OF ☐ PHYSICAL PRESENCE OR □ ONLINE NOTARIZATION THIS _______ DAY OF _________________, 20______, BY ____________________ (Name of Acknowledger) as ___________________ (Title) of ___________________________ (Name of Company) WHO IS PERSONALLY KNOWN TO ME, OR HAS PRODUCED __________________ AS IDENTIFICATION. Notary Public – State of _________________________ (SEAL) _____________________________ Printed Name SURETY: ______________________________________ WITNESSES: (Owner Name and Title of Corporation) ________________________________ By: ________________________________ Printed Name ________________________________ ____________________________________ Printed Name Printed Name/Title (Provide Proper Evidence of Authority) Page 2505 of 6641 Page 5 of 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATE OF ______________________ COUNTY OF _____________________ THE FOREGOING PERFORMANCE BOND WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE ME BY MEANS OF ☐ PHYSICAL PRESENCE OR □ ONLINE NOTARIZATION THIS _______ DAY OF _________________, 20______, BY ____________________ (Name of Acknowledger) as ___________________ (Title) of ___________________________ (Name of Company) WHO IS PERSONALLY KNOWN TO ME, OR HAS PRODUCED __________________ AS IDENTIFICATION. Notary Public – State of _________________________ (SEAL) _____________________________ Printed Name Page 2506 of 6641 ORDINANCE NO. 2026- 06 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2003-37, AS AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR REVISIONS TO THE PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS, AND PERMIT SECTIONS; PROVIDING FOR REGULATIONS REGARDING EXCAVATION WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE COLLIER COUNTY CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, in 1977, Collier County first established a set of standards to regulate and require consistency and quality of workmanship and materials for construction activities within the County right-of-way, which standards were updated in 1982, 1989, 1993, 2003 and 2009; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners (Board) enacted Ordinance No. 2003- 37,as amended,cited in Chapter 110,Article II of the Collier County Code and Ordinances, which Ordinance, among other things, concerns the regulation of private construction in Public Rights- of-Way; and WHEREAS, the County has incurred significant monetary damage resulting from third party contractors performing excavation work in the County Rights-of-Way and damaging County property resulting in repair costs to the County and temporary loss of essential services to County customers; and WHEREAS, Section 556.111, Florida Statutes, authorizes the Board to enact reasonable rules and regulations relating to its Public Rights-of-Way; and WHEREAS, Section 337.401, Florida Statutes, further authorizes the Board to enact and enforce reasonable rules and regulations with reference to the placing and maintaining of utilities along, across, or on any road and may grant to a resident or corporation organized or licensed in Florida the use of the right-of-way in accordance with said rules and regulations; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to implement reasonable rules and regulations regarding work performed in the County owned right-of-way to protect the health, safety, and welfare of County citizens; and WHEREAS, the Board deems this Ordinance to be in the best interest of the citizens of the County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA,that: SECTION ONE: Ordinance No. 03-27,as amended,and as codified in article II Construction in Public Rights-of-Way, Sections 110-26 through 110-35 of the Code of Laws and Ordinances of 25-SDW-003 1 0/1 99436/1]117 Page 1 of 8 Words underlined are added; Words struck through are deleted. Page 2507 of 6641 Collier County, Florida, is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 110-26. Purpose This article is to protect the public against hazards resulting from private construction in the public right-of-way, atic#to protect the structural and physical integrity of Collier County-owned or Collier County-controlled public road right-of-way facilities and materials including and not limited to roads,soils,bridges,sidewalks, signs,wellheads,water facilities, sewer facilities,and/or drainage facilities:, and protect the public from the interruption of services resulting from damage to an underground facility caused by excavation operations in the public right-of-way. Sec. 110-27. Definitions County: Means the Transportation Services Division of Collier County, the Collier County Community Development and Environmental Services Division Collier County Growth Management Community Development Department, the Collier County Transportation Management Services Department, the Collier County Public Utilities Department (the Departments"), and any other division or department of Collier County needed to assist the said transportation services division and/or the said community development and environmental servises-Eliv-isien Departments in enforcement of this Ordinance. Excavate or Excavation: Means any manmade cut, cavity, trench, or depression in the earth's surface, formed by removal of earth, intended to change the grade or level of land, or intended to penetrate or disturb the surface of the earth, including land beneath the waters of the state, as defined in Section 373.019(22), Florida Statutes, and the term includes pipe bursting and directional drilling or boring from one point to another point beneath the surface of the earth, or other trenchless technologies. Existing Facility: Means any construction, excavation, obstruction, hole, or other change to the then existing structure and/or compaction of soil in any public right-of-way commenced prior to the adoption of this Ordinance, for which a Collier County right-of-way construction permit has not been granted. Offending Material: Means any object placed, constructed, or grown in any public right-of-way with or without a Collier County permit and that may endanger any person, damage the right-of- way, restrict existing or planned drainage, or impair normal maintenance. Responsible Party: Means the individual, person, firm, private or governmental entity, corporation, association, department or authority under whose control, authorization, or direction 25-SDW-00310/199436/1]117 Page 2 of 8 Words underlined are added; Words struck through are deleted. Page 2508 of 6641 any offending material has been placed, constructed or grown in any Collier County right-of-way, including any right-of-way under such control of Collier County. Whenever the true identity of any such responsible party remains unknown after diligent inquiry,"Responsible Party" shall then include all owners of the fee title to the real property upon or over which the offending material has been placed. Sec. 110-31. Permits A. It shall be unlawful for any Responsible Party to dig, excavate, obstruct, or place any construction or other material, or perform any other work which disturbs the existing structure and/or compaction of soil in any right-of-way provided for public use in Collier County, including any public right-of-way maintained by Collier County within the boundaries of any municipal corporation,without first obtaining a permit for such work from the Collier County Transportation Operations Department County as specified herein or in the Handbook as defined in Section 110- 28. In addition, it shall be unlawful for any Responsible Party to park in any right-of-way provided for public use in Collier County, unless otherwise authorized by the County. B. Application for each permit shall be made on forms provided by the County. Such application shall include,the following information: 1. The precise physical location of the construction. 2. The total linear feet of the proposed work area. 2,3. The type of facility to be constructed. 3-4. The method of construction to be used. 4 5. The expected time schedule for completion of construction. 6: 6. Sketches and drawings in duplicate to completely depict the nature of all the proposed construction. 6-7. All other information required in the Handbook. 8. The number of active right-of-way permits issued by the County to the applicant. 9. If applicable, the name and contact information for the subcontractor hired by the applicant to perform the work. 10. Additional information as may reasonably be required by the County due to unique conditions of the project or the permit requested, for example, a lane closure permit differs significantly from an overweight or oversize permit. C. The permittee shall be responsible for all conditions of the permit and to pay the applicable permit fee then established by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners (the Board). D. The Collier County Transportation Operations Department County may take any of the following actions on a permit application: 1. Approve the permit based on the application as submitted. 25-SDW-00310/199436/1]117 Page 3 of 8 Words underlined are added; Words struck through are deleted. Page 2509 of 6641 2. Deny the permit based on insufficient information or site-specific information,.and. or data inconsistent with the requirements of the hHandbook or the Collier County Land Development Code (LDC), or a violation of the conditions described in this Ordinance, any other applicable County Ordinances, federal or state law. 3. Issue a notice of intent to issue a permit valid for up to one year, based on the applicant's proposed time frame for construction within the right-of-way. If work will not begin within 30 calendar days of the date on which a permit would otherwise be issued, then such notice of intent shall be issued in lieu of the actual permit. Upon reactivation of the permit application by the applicant, the transportation operations department County Manager,or designee, will review the application to assure that no conditions have changed and either issue the permit or revise any site-specific stipulations to the permit prior to issuance. E. If the Collier County Transportation Operations Department County Manager, or designee, denies the issuance of, suspends, or revokes such a permit, the applicant may appeal by filing a written notice of appeal with the board (with a copy to the county clerk) Collier County Special Magistrate, not later than ten working days after the effective date of the notice of denial. The board Special Magistrate will hear the appeal within s90 30 days from the date of the written notice of appeal at a regularly scheduled board meeting. The appellant may appear before the board Special Magistrate; the decision of the beafEl Special Magistrate shall be final. F.No permit shall be issued unless the proposed construction conforms to the then current edition of the following referenced publications. In the case of conflict or inconsistency, the more restrictive rule shall apply. 1. The hHandbook. 2. Construction methods or specifications contained in Florida Department of Transportation(FDOT) Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, and the most current FDOT Road Design Standards, Construction, Maintenance and Utility Operations on the State Highway System. 3. The most current FDOT Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance for Streets and Highways. 4. Collier County Land Development Code (LDC, unless exempt under the existing LDC or current Florida Statutory law). 5. Collier County Maintenance of Traffic Policy (CMA Instruction 5807, latest revision). If standards for the proposed construction are not contained in these references,the Collier County Community Development and Environmental Services Division and/or Transportation Operations Department County Manager, or designee, may impose additional conditions and/or stipulations, including as to sidewalks/bikeways, traffic control devices, and roadway improvements as part of the permit for the proposed construction. 25-SDW-00310/199436/1]117 Page 4 of 8 Words underlined are added; Words struck through are deleted. Page 2510 of 6641 G. All work performed under any Collier County permit shall be at the expense of the permittee and at no expense to Collier County. H. The Collier County Transportation Operations Department County Manager, or designee,may suspend or revoke a permit whenever any stipulation and/or condition of the permit is not being fully and promptly complied with, or when deemed essential by Collier County to protect the physical safety of the public. I. The County Manager, or designee, may also deny, suspend, or revoke all active permits where the permittee, or the permittee's subcontractor, has caused damage to County property while performing work under an issued permit. The County Manager, or designee, will send the permittee the invoice for the repair of damaged County property upon the County's receipt of the invoice. The County Manager, or designee, will restore the permittee's suspended and/or revoked permits after the permittee reimburses the County for damage to the County's property. J. The County Manager, or designee, shall have the authority to observe work in the County owned right-of-way and issue stop work orders for any practices that the County Manager, or designee, deems in violation of this Ordinance, any other or applicable County Ordinance, federal or state law. The permittee shall have ten (10)days to cure the violation from the date of notice. If the permittee fails to cure the violation within 10 days,then the County Manager,or designee, may revoke the permit. The following new section is hereby added to Ordinance Number 2003-37, as amended: SEC.110-33: EXCAVATION WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY Excavation activities within the public right-of-way shall also be subject to the following requirements: 1. The permittee shall comply with the Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act set forth in Chapter 556, Florida Statutes (2000), as it may be amended. 2. In addition to the requirements set forth in Section 556.105,Florida Statutes,the permittee shall provide the Sunshine State 811-Call of Florida operator with the permit number issued by the County covering the proposed excavation work. Prior to the commencement of any excavation activities, each permittee shall obtain and provide to the County evidence of a valid Sunshine 811 ticket. 3. The County, as a condition precedent to the issuance of a permit for excavation activities within the right-of-way, shall require the applicant to secure a bond at the applicant's sole cost and expense as follows: 25-SDW-00310/199436/1]117 Page 5 of 8 Words underlined are added; Words struck through are deleted. Page 2511 of 6641 a. The bond shall be in an amount as determined by the County Manager,or designee, in their sole discretion; and, unless otherwise required by the County Manager, or designee, the amount of the bond shall be a minimum of$50,000.00. b. The bond shall indemnify the County and private property owners against any damage caused by the permittee, including the permittee's subcontractors, while performing an excavation within the right-of-way. c. The bond shall remain in effect for one (1) year after the satisfactory completion of the permitted work. At the conclusion of one (1) year after the satisfactory completion of the permitted work, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) is authorized to release the bond only after verification by the County staff that there is no claim for damages to County property within the right-of-way. d. Each right-of-way bond may secure no more than ten right-of-way permits at any given time. Once a permit is issued and assigned to a specific bond, that permit shall count toward the ten-permit maximum for the duration of the bond's lifecycle, regardless of whether any work has commenced. Permits assigned to a bond may not be substituted, exchanged, or replaced with any other permit after issuance.A permit canceled by the permittee before any work has begun shall continue to count toward the ten-permit allocation for that bond and shall not be replaced with another permit. If the permittee submits applications for additional right-of-way permits that would exceed the ten-permit limit of an existing bond, the permittee shall provide an additional bond meeting the requirements of this section prior to issuance of any additional permits. The County shall not issue more than ten right- of-way permits secured under a single bond. At the sole discretion of the County Manager or designee, additional permits may be approved without the need for an additional bond in the event of an emergency or if the permittee does not have an outstanding unpaid invoice from the County for damage to the County's property. e. If a bond securing one or more right-of-way permits expires, is canceled, becomes inactive, or is otherwise withdrawn, all right-of-way permits secured by that bond shall be automatically deemed suspended or inactive as of the date the bond becomes inactive. No work may continue under any suspended or inactive permit, and no new right-of-way permits shall be issued to the permittee until acceptable replacement security is provided and verified by the County. f. If any right-of-way permit secured by a bond expires without completion, or if the permittee is issued a written notice of violation and fails to initiate corrective action within the timeframe specified by the County,all other active right-of-way permits secured by that bond shall be automatically suspended until the violation is corrected or acceptable replacement security is provided. g_ The bond shall be from a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Florida and shall meet the requirements of the Department of the Treasury Fiscal Service, "Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on 25-SDW-00310/199436/1]117 Page 6 of 8 Words underlined are added; Words struck throe gh are deleted. Page 2512 of 6641 Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsurance Companies." h. An irrevocable letter of credit from a financial institution operating within Collier County, Florida (or other alternative forms of surety as permitted under Florida law) or cash bond may be sufficient in place of the bond. i. All such bonds, letters of credit, or cash bonds shall be approved as to form by the County Attorney and held by the Clerk's Board Minutes and Records Department. L The bond requirements in this section shall not apply to right-of-way permits for single-family residential driveway improvements. k. The permittee may elect to post an annual bond in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) in lieu of posting a bond for every ten permits as described in subsection (d.). Such bond shall secure right-of-way excavation activities for up to 150 permits, and the permittee shall be exempt from the requirements of subsections (a.) and (d.). All permits issued pursuant to this subsection during the annual bond period shall be secured by the annual bond.The permittee shall submit proof of bond continuation to the County annually on the anniversary of the bond issuance date. At the sole discretion of the County Manager or designee, additional permits may be approved without the need for an additional annual bond in the event of an emergency or if the permittee does not have an outstanding unpaid invoice from the County for damage to the County's property. 4. The County, water and sewer districts, and municipality-owned shall be exempt from the bonding requirements described in paragraph 3. of this section. The following Sections of Ordinance 2003-37 are hereby renumbered as follows: SECTION110 33 110-34. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION OF THIS ORDINANCE. SECTION 110 3/1 110-35. CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY. SECTION 100 35 110-36. PENALTIES. Except as renumbered, these sections remain otherwise unchanged. SECTION TWO: 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 the 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. 25-SDW-00310/199436/1]117 Page 7 of 8 Words underlined are added; Words struck through are deleted. Page 2513 of 6641 SECTION THREE: INCLUSION IN THE 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 Ordinances may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or any other appropriate word. SECTION FOUR: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be effective upon filing with the Florida Department of State except for the bond requirements outlined in Section 110-33(3.)which shall be effective on April 1,2026. PASSED ANDXULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this /0 day of Fed ivar y , 2026. ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Crysta4 K.4S. 1, lerk of Courts COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA a ' 1-tit L.-B y: R { d7 Dan Kowal, C airman a signatutisCYre tT only Approved`as to form and legality: hi3 orciim n.:':e fl:,cd with t3h:4 Secretory of Sep,,•*:`s .rffic t p OLD L_._uy ofce 2DZb Courtney L. DaSilva 2/3/26 and acknow? .dgc tl of that Assistant County Attorney fiii=• received this • _w- day off . c, ZD X 25-SDW-00310/199436/1]117 Page 8 of 8 Words underlined are added; Words struck through are deleted. Page 2514 of 6641 tli7 1i1` i I L.1,-)0 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT Of STATE RON DESANTIS CORD BYRD Governor Secretary of State February 11, 2026 Crystal K. Kinzel Clerk of Court Collier County 3329 Tamiami Trail E, Suite #401 Naples, FL 34112 Dear Crystal Kinzel, Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your electronic copy of Collier County Ordinance No. 2026-06, which was filed in this office on February 11, 2026. Sincerely, Alexandra Leijon Administrative Code and Register Director AL/dp R. A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 Telephone: (850) 245-6270 Page 2515 of 6641