Jun 5, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:           Mary Gibbs, Lee County Community Development Department

(239) 479‑8345 

MAY PERMITS INCREASE OVER LAST MONTH

FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 5, 2006) ‑ Lee County's Community Development Department issued 906 single‑family home permits in the month of May; a 4.7% increase from last month, and a minor increase from the 901 issued last year in May. 

The value of the 906 single‑family homes was $242.7 million.  The county also issued permits for 176 duplex units and 150 multi‑family units.   

Lee County's Community Development Department released its May statistics today.  The totals are for unincorporated Lee County, City of Bonita Springs and Town of Fort Myers Beach. Both Bonita Springs and Fort Myers Beach contract with the county for permitting services. 

Permitting value in Lee County experienced a record increase in 2005, surging $1.7 billion to hit the $4.7 billion mark.  In 2004, permit value was $3 billion; in 2003 it was $2 billion; in 2002 it was $1.5 billion. 

Single‑family permitting for the last three years is: 

2003

April ‑ 403

May ‑ 445

June ‑ 365

July ‑ 400

Aug. ‑ 571

Sept. ‑ 423

Oct. ‑ 474

Nov. ‑ 406

Dec. ‑ 419 

2004

Jan. ‑ 547

Feb. ‑ 466

Mar. ‑ 570

April ‑ 632

May ‑ 660

June ‑ 666

July ‑ 638

Aug. ‑ 463

Sep. ‑ 510

Oct. ‑ 641

Nov. ‑ 662

Dec. ‑ 698 

2005

Jan. ‑ 746

Feb. ‑ 782

Mar. ‑ 857

Apr. ‑ 790

May ‑ 901

June ‑ 1,025

July ‑ 729

Aug. ‑ 1,309

Sep. ‑ 1,181

Oct. - 861

Nov. - 703

Dec. - 626 

2006

Jan. – 632

Feb. – 754

Mar. – 849

Apr. -  865 

Lee County Community Development oversees planning, zoning, and development services such as permitting, development review, code enforcement and building inspections in the unincorporated areas of the county and for Bonita Springs and Fort Myers Beach. 

To learn more about the department and its services, visit http://www.lee‑county.com/dcd/.

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