Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Lee County, Florida will consider the enactment of a county ordinance in accordance with Article VIII, Section 1, of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 125, Florida Statutes. A description of the proposed county ordinance is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LEE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, CHAPTERS 10, 14, 22, 30, 32, 33, 34, AND APPENDIX I TO PROVIDE A NEW MAP 17 DEPICTING THE BOUNDARIES OF NORTH CAPTIVA AND UPPER CAPTIVA. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WILL: ADD PROVISIONS TO ALLOW DOGS IN OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS OF RESTAURANTS CONSISTENT WITH F.S. §509.233; ADOPT THE LEHIGH ACRES HOMESTEAD ROAD COMPACT COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER REGULATING PLAN; ADOPT LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REGULATIONS SPECIFIC TO UPPER CAPTIVA, INCLUDING PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS, VEHICLES ON PATHWAYS AND BEACHES, OUTDOOR LIGHTING, OPEN SPACE / LANDSCAPING / REQUIREMENTS FOR BRAZILIAN PEPPER ERADICATION BY JANUARY 1, 2021, AND OTHER STANDARDS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR UPPER CAPTIVA; CREATES AN OPTION FOR ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN BONUS DENSITY PROGRAM; COMBINE AND CONDENSE COMMUNITY FACILITIES ZONING DISTRICTS; AND CLARIFY AND REVISE EXISTING TEXT AND ELIMINATE REDUNDANT TEXT.
THE SPECIFIC LDC PROVISIONS THAT WILL BE AMENDED ARE: §10-329 (EXCAVATIONS); §10-540 (SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PERMIT REQUIRED; DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS); §10-610 (SITE DESIGN STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS); §14-1 (PLANNING COMMUNITY REGULATIONS); §22-103 (SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS); §30-56 (PLANNING COMMUNITY REGULATIONS); §32-603 (ADOPTED COMPACT COMMUNITY PLANS); §33-1419 (PROHIBITED SIGNS); §33-1431 (MODEL HOMES); §33-1505 (PROHIBITED SIGNS); §33-1536 (COMPACT COMMUNITIES/PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS); §33-1566 (APPLICABILITY); §33-1701 (APPLICABILITY); §33-1702 (COMMUNITY REVIEW); §33-1711 (APPLICATIONS REQUIRING COMMUNITY REVIEW); §33-1721 (DEFINITIONS); §33-1722 (PROHIBITED VEHICLES ON UPPER CAPTIVA); §33-1723 (USE OF AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ON UPPER CAPTIVA); §33-1724 (RESPONSIBILITY TO DISTRIBUTE REGULATIONS); §33-1731 (PURPOSE); §33-1732 (DEFINITIONS); §33-1733 (APPLICABILITY); §33-1734 (EXEMPTIONS); §33-1735 (SUBMITTALS); §33-1736 (OUTDOOR LIGHTING STANDARDS); §34-1741 (BRAZILIAN PEPPER ERADICATION); §34-2 (DEFINITIONS); §34-6 (COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIC PLANNING COMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS); §34-201(GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATIONS REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARING); §34-203 (ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATIONS REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARING); §34-341 (EMPLOYMENT OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DESIGNATION); §34-622 (USE ACTIVITY GROUPS); §34-761 (GENERAL PURPOSE AND INTENT); §34-762 (GENERAL REGULATIONS); §34-781 (PURPOSE AND INTENT); §34-782 (SUBDISTRICTS AND SUBTYPES); §34-783 (APPLICABILITY OF USE AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS; PROHIBITED USES); §34-761 (APPLICABILITY); §34-762 (RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AS PERMANENT RESIDENCES); §34-763 (TIEDOWNS AND EMERGENCY SHELTERS); §34-784 (LOCATION); §34-785 (TOTAL LOT COVERAGE); §34-786 (ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND ADDITIONS); §34-787 (UTILITY ROOMS AND ENCLOSURES); §34-764 (ADDITIONS TO RECREATIONAL VEHICLES); §34-765 (STORAGE FACILITIES FOR UNOCCUPIED RECREATIONAL VEHICLES); §34-767 (USE REGULATIONS TABLE); §34-768 (PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TABLE); §34-811 (PURPOSE AND INTENT); §34-812 (APPLICABILITY OF USE AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS); §34-813 (USE REGULATIONS TABLE); §34-814 (PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TABLE); §34-844 (COMMERCIAL USE REGULATION TABLE); §34-903 (USE REGULATIONS TABLE); §34-934 (USE REGULATIONS TABLE); §34-939 (RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS); §34-1176 (SWIMMING POOLS, TENNIS COURTS, PORCHES, DECKS AND SIMILAR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES); §34-1179 (ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN RECREATIONAL VEHICLE DEVELOPMENTS. RESERVED); §34-1354 (VARIANCES OR DEVIATIONS); §34-1411 (ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES); §34-1516 (THE BONUS DENSITY PROGRAM); §34-1517 (PROCEDURE TO APPROVE DENSITY INCREASES); §34-1805 (DENSITY LIMITATION FOR CAPTIVA ISLAND); §34-2016 (PARKING SPACE DIMENSION, DELINEATION, ANGLE AND AISLE WIDTH); §34-2020 (REQUIRED PARKING SPACES); §34-2351 (USE AS PERMANENT RESIDENCE); §34-3021 (GENERALLY. SUBORDINATE USES); §34-3022 (SUBORDINATE COMMERCIAL USES FOR MOBILE HOME OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE DEVELOPMENTS); §34-3023 (SUBORDINATE COMMERCIAL USES); §34-2024 (DOGS IN OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS OF RESTAURANTS); §34-3272 (LOT OF RECORD DEFINED; GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS); ADDRESSING CONFLICTS OF LAW, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
There will be two public hearings held on two separate dates in the County Commissioners= Chambers, Lee County Courthouse, 2120 Main Street, Fort Myers, Florida. The first public hearing will be held on Tuesday, the 20th day of May 2014, at 5:05 p.m., or as soon thereafter as can be heard. The second public hearing will be held on Tuesday, the 17th day of June, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as can be heard.
Copies of this Notice and the proposed ordinance are available for inspection during regular business hours at the Division of Public Resources located in the Courthouse Administration Building, 2115 Second Street, Fort Myers, Florida.
Interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed plan amendment.
A verbatim record of the proceeding will be necessary to appeal a decision made at this hearing. Contact the Lee County Division of Public Resources at 239-533-2737 for further information on obtaining a record.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations will be made upon request. Contact the Lee County Division of Public Resources at 239-533-2737.