​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 LEE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, CHAPTERS 1, 32, AND 34; THE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS THAT ARE AMENDED ARE: SEC. 1-15 (EFFECT OF AMENDMENTS ON PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DEVIATIONS, VARIANCES, AND SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS); SEC.  1-16 (EFFECT OF EMINENT DOMAIN ON PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS); SEC. 32-202 (TRANSECT ZONES DESCRIBED); SEC. 32-225 (DESIGN OF BLOCKS); SEC. 32-226. CROSS-SECTIONS OF STREETS, ALLEYS, AND LANES); SEC. 32-241 (LOT TYPES ALLOWABLE IN EACH TRANSECT ZONE); SEC. 32-243 (PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS); TABLE 32-243 (PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR EACH LOT TYPE); SEC. 32-244 (PERMITTED USES); SEC. 32-274 (REQUIREMENTS FOR DETAILED REGULATING PLANS); SEC. 32-502 (APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS); SEC. 32-505 (MODIFICATIONS AFTER REZONING PROCESS); SEC. 34-2 (DEFINITIONS); SEC. 34-51 (NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS REQUIRED); SEC. 34-52 (UNAUTHORIZED COMMUNICATIONS); SEC. 34-53 (FEES AND CHARGES); SEC. 34-83 (FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORITY); SEC. 34-84 (REHEARING OF DECISIONS); SEC. 34-85 (FINAL DECISION; JUDICIAL REVIEW); SEC. 34-145 (FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORITY); SEC. 34-146 (FINAL DECISION; JUDICIAL REVIEW); SEC. 34-231 (DEFINITIONS); SEC. 34-232 (REQUIRED HEARINGS); SEC. 34-234 (PUBLIC PARTICIPATION); SEC. 34-235 (DEFERRAL OR CONTINUANCE OF PUBLIC HEARING); SEC. 34-935 (PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS); AND PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS OF LAW, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, SCRIVENER'S ERRORS, AND 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, March 15, 2016 at 5:00 pm, or as soon thereafter as can be heard.  The second public hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 9:30 am, or as soon thereafter as can be heard. 

Copies of this Notice and the proposed ordinance are available for inspection at the Minutes Office of the Clerk of Courts of Lee County, 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.