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Welcome to the Lee County Department of Community Development. The Department provides services associated with permitting, plan review, inspections, code enforcement, zoning, land use planning, environmental sciences, affordable housing, and historic preservation for properties located within unincorporated Lee County, the Town of Fort Myers Beach, and the City of Bonita Springs. Our mission, through the services we provide, is to promote public health and safety, help maintain a healthy environment, promote a strong local economy, and provide courteous, timely, and efficient service to the public.
 

PROPOSED IMPACT FEES

• School Impact Fee Update Study (477 KB)
  Direct to Public Hearing (BCC) Sept 9, 9:30 a.m.**
  Local Planning Agency (LPA) Sept 22, 8:30 a.m.**
  Affordable Housing Committee (AHC) Sept. 22, 2:00 p.m.*
  BCC Public Hearing Sept 23, 5:05 p.m.**
   

• Road Impact Fee Update (1.73 MB)
  Direct to Public Hearing (BCC) Sept. 9, 9:30 a.m.**
  Executive Regulatory Oversight Committee (EROC) Sept 10, 2:00 p.m.*
  Land Development Code Advisory Committee (LDCAC) Sept 12, 8:00 a.m.*
  Local Planning Agency (LPA) Sept 22, 8:30 a.m.**
  Affordable Housing Committee (AHC) Sept 22, 2:00 p.m.*
  BCC Public Hearing Sept 23, 5:05 p.m.**
  Second BCC Public Hearing (optional) Oct 14, 5:05 p.m.**

  *1^st FL Conference Room, 1500 Monroe Street (Community Development Bldg.)
  ** County Commission Chambers
   

PROPOSED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE (LDC) AMENDMENTS - Creation of Chapter 12, Resource Extraction (Draft September 1, 2008)
First Public Hearing - August 12, 2008 (5:05pm, Commission Chambers)
Second Public Hearing - August 26, 2008 (5:05pm, Commission Chambers)
Third Public Hearing - September 9, 2008 (5:05pm, Commission Chambers)

FEMA FLOOD MAP CHANGES

• Notice - Zoning Resolutions, Development Orders may be affected by FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (Effective Aug. 28, 2008)

Southeast Lee County DR/GR Study

• Special Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, Follow Up to Aug. 1st Presentation by Dover, Kohl & Partners of the Findings of the Southeast Lee County DR/GR Study

• Video of Aug. 1 Final Presentation to Commissioners
   

• DR/GR New Report - Prospects for Southeast Lee County, Planning for the Density Reduction/Groundwater Resource Area (Prepared by Dover, Kohl & Partners - July, 2008)
   

PRESS RELEASES

• Building Permits Issued

DCD Public Hearing & Committee Meeting Agendas now available through our online calendar

Other Information:

• Ordinance(s) currently under review or recently adopted here.
• To view Petitions for Relief submitted to the County Attorney's Office, click here.
• Informal Pre-Application Meetings may be scheduled online here.
• Information on obtaining a Certificate of Use (Occupational Licenses) can be found here.
• Get directions to the Department of Community Development in downtown Fort Myers.
• Download a Credit Card Authorization Form here.

The Lee Plan
(as amended through 08/07)

Recent Annotations

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Zoning Cases

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Land Development Code
(LDC)
Recent Amendments