Aug 29, 2005

Important Information from Lee County
Department of Community Development
 
What's New
 
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATED
Amendments to the Land Development Code were adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on August 23rd.  Some of the changes include providing site grading plans for single family lots, application information for dewatering, notice requirements for zoning hearing continuances, and open space and flowway changes among others.  Copies of the revisions are available by clicking on the link below.  Checklists and applications will be updated in the very near future.
 
        Ordinance No. 05-14
        Ordinance No. 05-15
 
PLAT WORKSHOP SCHEDULED
A workshop will be held to discuss proposed revisions to the subdivision platting process and Administrative Code 13-19. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, September 14th from 1:00pm - 4:00pm and will be held in the first floor conference room of the Community Development/Public Works Center located at 1500 Monroe Street.  The workshop is targeted to surveyors, engineers and attorneys who regularly submit plats to the County for review and approval.  For additional information, please contact Pam Hendry at 479-8348 or by e-mail at hendrypk@leegov.com.
 
SCHOOL IMPACT FEES
Proposed amendments to the school impact fee ordinance have tentatively been scheduled for review as follows:
 
    Land Development Code Advisory Committee (LDCAC)
        September 9 @ 8:00am, CR 1B (First Floor, CD/PW Building)
    Executive Regulatory Oversight Committee (EROC)
        September 21 @ 2:00, CR 1B (First Floor, CD/PW Building)
    Affordable Housing Committee (AHC)
        September 22 @ 2:00, 1st Floor, Admin Bldg., 2115 Second St.
    Local Planning Agency (LPA)
        September 26 @ 8:30, BoCC Chambers
    BoCC Public Hearings
        October 11th and October 25th (both hearings held in BoCC Chambers
        and begin at 5:05pm)
 
Copies of the draft school impact fee update study are available by clicking here.
 
 
LEE PLAN & CONCURRENCY REPORT AVAILABLE
Bound copies of both the Lee Plan and the Concurrency Report are now available at the zoning counter or the cashier station in the Permitting lobby. The cost for each publication is $25.
 
CURRENT MASTER PLANS OBSOLETE AS OF 10/01/05
Reminder that all master plans will expire after October 1, 2005.  All single family/duplex masters and all commercial masters need to be redrawn to the new codes as of this date. All products mastered will remain usable, all other master plans that you still wish to use such as aluminum structures, all sheds, pools, etc. must be updated by letter from the original architect or engineer stating that the plans meet the 2004 Florida Building Codes. For additional information, please contact Frank Baxter at 479-8326 or by e-mail at baxterwf@leegov.com.
 
REMODELING OF PERMITTING CENTER
The Permitting lobby will be undergoing renovations each weekend between 09/09/05 and 9/26/05.  We do not anticipate any downtime during the renovations; however, we do ask that, whenever possible, you avoid coming to the Permitting lobby late Friday afternoons and early Monday mornings during the renovations.  This is due to the disconnection/reconnection of computers, printers, etc. that is necessary due to the renovations.
 
NOTES FROM THE CASHIER STATION
The Solid Waste Assessment Franchise Areas are changing!  The new areas will be posted on the Property Appraiser website (http://www.leepa.org/) effective 9/1/05.  Remember, there are no fees collected during the month of September, since the assessment will be posted on the property tax bills for the Fiscal Year beginning 10/01/05.
 
New franchise area maps, as well as the New Construction Solid Waste Assessment Forms,  will be available at the Cashier Station beginning on September 1st. These will also be available on the Solid Waste web site as well at http://www.lee-county.com/solidwaste.
 
PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF PERMANENT POPULATION
Notice of preliminary estimates of the permanent population for April 1, 2005 have been released and are listed below:
 
Lee County 549,442
Unincorporated 292,414
Bonita Springs 42,300
Cape Coral 140,195
Fort Myers 61,412
Fort Myers Beach 6,849
Sanibel 6,272

UPDATED APPLICATION(S)
Please be advised that the Lee County Public Hearing Application & Supplement D to this application have been updated to require 5 copies of legal description documents at submittal.  In addition, Administrative Action, Supplement I, for Bonita Springs has been updated to reflect the Chapter 3 revisions adopted by the City Council earlier this year.  Copies of these applications are available by clicking here.
 
HOLIDAY CLOSING
All Lee County offices will be closed on Monday, September 5th, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
 
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Lee County is a great place to work!  The Department of Community Development currently has several positions available.  To view these positions, please visit our web site at http://www.lee-county.com/dcd1/Employment/JobsAvailable.htm.
 
If you are interested in applying for one of these positions or would like to learn more about available positions in Lee County, please contact our Human Resources office at (239) 335-2245 or visit the web site at http://www.lee-county.com.

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