The Lee County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to consider the proposed amendments to the Lee County Comprehensive Land Use Plan (Lee Plan) on Wednesday, the 3rd day of September, 2025. The hearing will commence at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as can be heard, in the Board Chambers, 2120 Main Street in Downtown Fort Myers.
(TRANSMITTAL HEARING)
At the hearing, the Board will consider the proposed amendments for transmittal to the Florida Department of Commerce:
CPA2025-00002 Disaster Recovery Plan Update - Amend the Lee Plan Objective 72.1 and Policies 72.1.1, 72.1.7, and 72.1.8 in response to the repeal and replacement of Ordinance 07-20 with Administrative Code 2-23 regarding the Disaster Advisory Council and adoption of the Lee County Disaster Recovery Plan.
This transmittal hearing is the first step in a two-step public hearing process to amend the Lee Plan. A second hearing will follow the Department of Commerce's review of the application.
(ADOPTION HEARING)
At the hearing, the Board proposes to adopt an ordinance amending the Lee Plan as follows:
CPA2024-00014 Surf Style Small Scale Map Amendment - Amend Map 1-A, Future Land Use, to redesignate a 0.60-acre portion of the subject properties to the Urban Community future land use category from the Suburban future land use category and amend Map1-C, Mixed Use Overlay, to add the entire +/- 1.76-acre property to the Mixed-Use Overlay. The subject property is at the southeast corner of the Pine Ridge Road and San Carlos Boulevard intersection.
Documentation for the Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendments is available at https://www.leegov.com/dcd/planning/cpa or at the Department of Community Development located at 1500 Monroe Street, Fort Myers, Florida. This meeting is open to the public. Interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the Proposed Plan Amendments. A verbatim record of the proceeding will be necessary to appeal a decision made at this hearing.
It is the intent of the Board of County Commissioners that the provisions of the Comprehensive Plan Amendments may be modified as a result of consideration that may arise during Public Hearing(s). Such modifications shall be incorporated into the final version.
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