§ 10.03.05. Required Methods of Providing Public Notice

This section shall establish the required methods of providing public notice. Chapter 8 of the Administrative Code shall establish the public notice procedures for land use petitions.

A.

Neighborhood Information Meetings (NIM). Neighborhood Information Meetings, where required, shall be held prior to the first public hearing and noticed as follows:

1.

Mailed Notice shall be sent prior to the NIM and shall be pursuant to LDC section 10.03.05 B.

2.

Newspaper Advertisement prior to the NIM.

B.

Mailed Notice.

1.

Where required, Mailed Notice shall be sent to property owners in the notification area as follows:

a.

For areas in the urban designated area of the future land use element of the Growth Management Plan notices shall be sent to all property owners within 500 feet of the property lines of the subject property.

b.

For all other areas, notices shall be sent to all property owners within 1,000 feet of the property lines of the subject property.

c.

Notices shall also be sent to property owners and condominium and civic associations whose members may be impacted by the proposed land use changes and who have formally requested the county to be notified. A list of such organizations must be provided and maintained by the county, but the applicant must bear the responsibility of insuring that all parties are notified.

2.

For the purposes of this requirement, the names and addresses of property owners shall be deemed those appearing on the latest tax rolls of Collier County. Unless required by F.S. § 125.66(4), the mailed notice is a courtesy only and is not jurisdictional. Accordingly, provided a good faith attempt for mailed notice is made, failure to mail or to timely mail the notice or failure of an affected property owner to receive mailed notice will not constitute a defect in notice or bar the public hearing as scheduled.

C.

Newspaper Advertisement.

1.

In accordance with F.S. § 125.66.

D.

Posting of Signage. Where required, signs shall be posted 15 days prior to the first advertised public hearing pursuant to the Administrative Code.

E.

Agent Letter. Where required, an informational letter shall be sent by the owner or Agent to property owners within 150 feet of the area covered by the petition following the initial staff review comments for the petition and prior to the resubmittal of the petition to the County.

(Ord. No. 04-72, § 3.EE; Ord. No. 05-27, § 3.BBB; Ord. No. 05-37, § 1; Ord. No. 06-08, § 3.S; Ord. No. 06-63, § 3.VV; Ord. No. 07-67, § 3.W; Ord. No. 10-23, § 3.VV; Ord. No. 12-38, § 3.KK; Ord. No. 13-56, § 3.TT; Ord. No. 14-33, § 3.BB)