§ 54-302. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(a)

Program lands are those lands acquired in whole or in part from funds obtained from the Conservation Collier Trust Fund as allowed by Ordinance No. 2002-63, as amended, as well as lands donated to the Conservation Collier Program.

(b)

Dedications (other-use dedications) means:

(1)

A conveyance of fee simple interest of program lands or an easement interest in program lands to an entity other than Collier County or;

(2)

A change of the primary use of the program lands from conservation and preservation to some other use which benefits the public so long as fee simple interest remains in favor of Collier County.

(c)

Interest in program lands means a fee simple interest, easement, right-of-way, or a formal declaration of a use not initially intended for the property acquired as conservation lands. Uses not initially intended include, but are not limited to, utility systems and facilities and roadways.

(d)

Exceptional benefit to the program means that the proposed other-use dedications of portions of Conservation Collier Lands is consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the program and is offset by the transfer into the program of funds, land, or a combination thereof that results in a greater value or acreage for the program.

(Ord. No. 2006-58, § 2)