6. HEX 04_23_2026 - Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Campus Expansion PL20240014249

Hearing Examiner Meeting · 2026-04-23 · agenda_item

The National Audubon Society, Inc. is proposing a campus expansion at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, located at 375 and 475 Sanctuary Road. This project involves redevelopment and improvements to the existing campus on approximately 30 acres. The plan includes new outdoor classrooms, labs, libraries, dormitories, parking, and supporting infrastructure. The proposal is currently under review by the Collier County Hearing Examiner, seeking approval for eight deviations from current land development code requirements. These deviations relate to setbacks, landscape plantings, curbing, sidewalks, conservation easements, and driveway paving. The project scope would involve site clearing and grading, underground utility work, paving or shell surfacing for driveways and parking areas, construction of new buildings, and final landscaping. Contractors, suppliers, and service providers are encouraged to engage early, as this project is in the planning and review stages before final site plans, bids, and permits are issued.

acres

30 acres

front setback

24 feet

front setback

25 feet

front setback required

50 feet

foundation plantings distance

50 feet

foundation plantings distance

10 %

landscape island curbing deviation

0

sidewalks deviation

0

conservation easements deviation

0

driveways paving deviation

crushed shell

parcel ID

00094280001

parcel ID

00094400001

parcel ID

00092960006

existing campus size

13,000 acres

permit number

69-732

permit number

69-733

permit number

I-82-107

permit number

94-7639

permit number

1999061835

permit number

1999091005

site development plan approval

SDP-93-122

site development plan amendment

SDPA-PL20240014249

site improvement plan approval

SIP-PL20220006063

site development plan amendment application

SDPA-PL20240014250

wetland preserves

5.83 acres

percentage of parcel in preserves

19.3 %

permit number

11-113559-P

native vegetation on property

17.07 acres

building footprint percentage

10 %

speed limit

30 mph

speed limit

10 mph

sidewalk payment in lieu

91.85 $

boardwalk length

2.25 mile