Collier County Growth Management Community Development, Development Review (Zoning)

Land Use & Zoning Certificate — Non-Residential

A commercial business in unincorporated Collier County needs a Land Use & Zoning Certificate before the Tax Collector issues the county business tax receipt, as both the Tax Collector's Business Tax Receipts page and the county's Certificate of Use page state. The $125.00 figure is as printed in the fee schedule adopted by Resolution No. 2025-231 (§ K.24: "Zoning Certificate: Residential $50.00, Commercial $125.00"; schedule header "BCC Approved version, October 28, 2025", effective January 1, 2026) and on the county's application form (dated 9/2026: "Zoning Certificate: Non-Residential: $125.00"). Section FF.B of that resolution lets annual fee adjustments take effect on January 1 if approved. The form is filed through the GMCD Public Portal (239-252-2400) for a new certificate or the relocation of an issued one; it collects seat counts for restaurants, beauty salons and barber shops and garage-bay counts for auto repair and service stations, requires a distance waiver check under LDC 5.05.01 for bars and night clubs (SIC 5813), and states: "Alcohol licenses will not be signed off until the Zoning Certificate is issued." The Certificate of Use page states that the process can take up to +/- 10 business days.