County asks village to clarify reduced stream setback in Naples code amendment

Staff introduced a text amendment from the Village of Naples proposing a change to the village code that would reduce setback protections for streams — replacing an existing 100-foot standard with a 50-foot measurement from the top of bank while narrowing exceptions to primarily public infrastructure. Staff told the board that soil-and-water reviewers had "major concerns" about the reduction and that the amended code "does not specifically specify how [top-of-bank] is to be identified in the field, who determines its location."