​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, CHAPTER 10 TO CONFORM TO STATE OF FLORIDA STATUTES AND FURTHER DEFINE LOCAL STANDARDS PERMITTED BY SAID STATUTES. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WILL: PROVIDE CONFORMITY WITH THE FLORIDA STATUTES WITH REGARD TO DIVIDING AND SUBDIVIDING OF LANDS; UPDATE THE CODE TO REVISE OR ELIMINATE OUT OF DATE REQUIREMENTS AND CLARIFY EXISTING REQUIREMENTS; AND PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE PROCESS REQUIRED TO DIVIDE OR SUBDIVIDE LAND; PERTAINING TO MODIFICATIONS THAT MAY ARISE FROM CONSIDERATION AT PUBLIC HEARING; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS OF LAW, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, INCLUSION IN CODE AND SCRIVENER'S ERRORS, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

There will be a public hearing held in the County Commissioners' Chambers, Lee County Courthouse, 2120 Main Street, Fort Myers, Florida.   The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, the 15th day of August, 2017, 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 Lee County Administration 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 ordinance.

A verbatim record of the proceeding will be necessary to appeal a decision made at this hearing.  Contact Lee County Administration at 239-533-2221 for further information on obtaining a record.