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Agenda Item: 6C |
Prepared By: Jim Kornas |
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Business: Old Business |
Department: Executive Office |
Subject:
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Review/Discussion of Out-of-Compliance Landscaping Conditions (M. Needles)
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BACKGROUND: At the Committee’s December 4, 2024 meeting, Committee Member Marv Needles reviewed his concern with out-of-compliance landscaping conditions on Marco Island, and he shared his personal experience with members of the Committee.
Public Works Director Justin Martin offered several insights regarding the evolution of the City's landscaping requirements since the City was formed in 1997, and he noted that a number of commercial properties on the Island were approved under Collier County's site development requirements prior to Marco Island becoming a City. He also outlined the process that Marco Island's Code Enforcement Department undertakes when a Code Compliance complaint is registered by an individual.
Committee Member Needles asked to receive specifics regarding the State's law on registering anonymous municipal code complaints (note: request fulfilled on December 16, 2024), and Chair Connelly asked him to document specific property concerns that he observed with photos for review with the Committee at its January 8, 2025 meeting.
Attached to this document are the photos initially shared by Member Needles as reviewed by the Committee at its December meeting (first description of hedge row standards and photos), as well as subsequent examples regarding signage and miscellaneous other property appearance concerns (second description of sign and flag prohibitions and photos).
FUNDING SOURCE / FISCAL IMPACT: N / A
RECOMMENDATION: Receive Member Needles’ presentation, determine the Committee’s next steps.
POTENTIAL MOTION: None expected.