Posts Tagged ‘land use’
Lee County to Hold 3 Meetings for Public Input
Lee County Informational Meeting at Captiva Civic Association July 13 at 6 – 8 p.m. Lee County Commissioner Kevin Ruane and other county staff will be at the Captiva Civic…
Read MoreDevelopment Changes Loom on Captiva
Lee County has proposed increasing building heights on Captiva and easing density limitations at South Seas Island Resort.
Read MoreDeSantis Signs State Budget
Florida’s $116.5 billion 2023-24 Budget was signed by Governor DeSantis two weeks prior to the beginning of the state fiscal year, which starts July 1. The Good News The budget includes a…
Read MoreCommissioners Grant 90-Day Continuance on Proposed Land Use Changes
On June 20, three senior staff from SCCF delivered testimony to the Lee County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) regarding the proposed controversial amendments to Lee County’s Land Development Code…
Read MoreProposed Changes to Land Development Code Imperil Captiva, Sanibel
By James Evans, SCCF CEO In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian many discussions on how to rebuild our communities have centered around the idea of resilience. Our communities in Southwest…
Read MoreCommunity Unites Against Land Use Changes on Captiva
Over the past week, there has been a flurry of activity across Sanibel and Captiva as the islands organized a response to the county’s planned changes to the Land Development…
Read MoreConservation Partners Oppose Code, Plan Changes at South Seas on Captiva
On June 6, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to hold a public hearing to change the Land Development Code (LDC) on Captiva in ways that would…
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