Building Permit Fee Schedule Update – Effective April 15, 2026

Lee County Community Development has updated its permit fee schedule to better align the fees with the cost of providing permitting and inspection services. Fees will be assessed using the fee schedule in effect on the date they are added to the permit record.

Visit our Building Permit Fee Schedule webpage to learn more.

​​​​​​The following is a limited list of commercially available shoreline plants acceptable to meet the Lee County Code. It is by no means a complete listing of acceptable species.

 

​​0" - 3" below normal water level

​COMMON NAME ​SCIENTIFIC NAME
​Maidencane​Panicum hemitomon
​Softrush​Juncus effesus
​Swamp Lily​Crinum americanum
​Golden Canna*​Canna flaccida

​​3" - 12" below normal water level ​
​COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
​Arrowhead​Sagittaria lancifolia
​Bulrush​Scirpus spp.
​Spikerush​Eleocharis spp.
​Sand Cordgrass*​Spartina bakeri
​Blueflag Iris​Iris virginicus

​12" - 24" below normal water level ​
​COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
​Spikerush​Eleocharis spp.
​Pickerelweed​Pontederia cordata
​Bulrush​Scirpus spp.
​Salt Jointgrass*​Paspalum vaginatum

​​24" - 36" ​below normal water level​
​COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
​Fragrant Water Lily​Nymphaea odorata

*salt tolerance

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