§ 8.02.01. Powers and Duties

In addition to any authority granted to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) by general or special law, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) shall have the following powers and duties:

A.

To initiate, hear, consider, and adopt amendments to the text of the Collier County Growth Management Plan (GMP) or the Unified Development Code (LDC);

B.

To initiate, hear, consider and adopt amendments to the future land use map of the Collier County GMP or the official zoning atlas of the LDC;

C.

To designate and appoint hearing officers to make decisions as the BCC may deem appropriate;

D.

To act to ensure compliance with development orders or permits as approved and issued;

E.

To establish reasonable fees to be paid by applicants to recoup the County's expenses and other costs, and to reimburse the County for the administrative time and effort spent in accepting, processing, reviewing, or enforcing development orders , development permits, or any other development approvals or applications; and

F.

To take such other action not delegated to the Planning Commission, the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals, or the heads of County departments, County divisions and County sections as the BCC may deem desirable and necessary to implement the provisions of the Collier County GMP, the LDC, and any other legitimate governmental interest.