Sep 29, 2005

Important Information from Lee County
Department of Community Development

What's New

SCHOOL IMPACT FEES
Proposed amendments to the school impact fee ordinance are scheduled for review as follows. Please note that the report has been finalized after going through committee review and some minor changes have been made. Copies of the school impact fee update study are available by clicking here. <http://www.lee-county.com/dcd1/Downloads/Documents/Studies_Reports/Ordinances/SchoolImpactFee.pdf>
BoCC Public Hearings
October 11th and October 25th (both hearings held in BoCC Chambers
and begin at 5:05pm)

A NEW OPTION FOR SUBCONTRACTORS
Automation of Subcontractor Registration, 239-479-8997 option #5
Changes in our automated inspection line (239-479-8997) will delete the need for subcontractors to fax in their Subcontractor Fax Form and wait the 48 hours to be added to a permit.

A PIN will be required to utilize the new changes. The Qualifier can authorize the issuance of a PIN via the "Subcontractor PIN Authorization." Copies of this form are available in the permitting office or online by clicking here. <http://www.lee-county.com/dcd1/Applications/Permit/SubcontractorPIN.pdf> Once completed, this form may be faxed (479-8340), mailed or hand delivered to the permitting office. Once a PIN has been assigned, the qualifier will be able to attach their license to a permit and request an inspection with one phone call. This will be a great time saver for all!!! For additional information, please call Kendra Ricketts at 479-8368 or by e-mail at kricketts@leegov.com <mailto:kricketts@leegov.com>.

HEX EXHIBITS
All exhibits presented to the Hearing Examiner are retained for the records. The Hearing Examiner accepts exhibits on boards for demonstrative purposes and for use in her/his decision making; however, an official exhibit entered into the record must be either a foldable copy of the exhibit or an 11 x 17 duplicate of the board exhibit (clipping the exhibit to the board rather than glueing it is an acceptable form since it can be removed from the board and folded to be put in the file). For additional information, please contact Jamie Princing at 479-8445 or by e-mail at jprincing@leegov.com <mailto:jprincing@leegov.com>.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING METHODOLOGY STUDY
The county is working on an Affordable Housing Methodology to ascertain the impacts of non-commercial development on affordable housing and to include policy options to mitigate those impacts. The first phase of the study has been completed and will be presented to the County Commission at the October 3rd Management & Planning meeting for policy direction. Copies of the study are available by clicking here. <http://www.lee-county.com/dcd1/Downloads/Documents/Studies_Reports/2005AffordableHousingMethodology.pdf> For additional information, please contact Antia Richards at 479-8547 or by e-mail at richarah@leegov.com <mailto:richarah@leegov.com>.

UPDATED APPLICATION(S)
The Bonita Springs Application for Public Hearing for Planned Development has been revised to require 14 copies at submittal instead of 13 so the City can provide a copy to their consultant for TIS review. We have also increased the resubmittal requirement for TIS documents from 4 to 5. You can download the revised application by clicking here. <http://www.lee-county.com/dcd1/Applications/Zoning/CBS/PDF/PublicHearingforPlannedDevelopmentBS.pdf>
NOTES FROM THE CASHIER STATION
*You can now pay for County reinspection fees and certain trades permits on-line at www.lee-county.com/econnect <http://www.lee-county.com/econnect>. Click on "Permit Search", type your permit/case number, then hit enter. Click on the permit number. Scroll down to the "Fees" section. Click on "Pay Fees" (remember you can only pay for reinspection fees and some trades permits) and follow the simple directions. Note, if there are no fees due on this permit, "Pay Fees" will not display. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when the transaction has been completed. Transaction totals are limited to $100 at this time. Please call (239)479-8334 for further information.
*Updated Solid Waste New Construction Special Assessment forms are now available at the Cashier Station, so please destroy any old forms you may have. These new forms reflect the new hauler franchise areas; the new areas are also reflected on the Property Appraiser's web site.
*To better protect our customers from fraudulent use of their credit cards, we are now asking our customers to provide a photo ID when using their credit card at the Cashier Station. This practice is recommended by the credit card companies we accept.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations go out to Chip Block and Carol Lis, both of whom will receive their 20-year Length of Service Award in October. Congratulations to both of you!

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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