The Lee County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 9:30 am on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 in the Board Chambers at 2120 Main St., Ft. Myers, FL, to review the written recommendations made by the Hearing Examiner and make a final decision on the case(s) below.
DCI2025-00005 / SR 31 CIVIC 10. Request to rezone +/- 9.58 acres from Agricultural (AG-2) to Commercial Planned Development (CPD). Located at 18031/041 State Road 31 North Fort Myers, FL; Bayshore Planning Community. Property Owner: Marios Painting of South Florida. Property Owners Representative: Ben Smith, (239) 337-3993. DCI2025-00007 / Park 41 / Caloosa Commons CPD/RPD. Request to rezone 134.4 +/- acres from Commercial (C-1A and C-2) to Commercial Planned Development and Residential Planned Development (CPD/RPD). Located at 8321 Littleton Rd., North Fort Myers, FL; North Fort Myers Planning District. Property Owner: Littleton Road LLC, Littleton Road II LLC. Property Owners Representative: Jennifer Sapen, (239) 281-4503. DCI2024-00006 / SR 31 Caloosahatchee Ridge RPD. Request to rezone 102.15 +/- acres from Agricultural (AG-2) to Residential Planned Development (RPD). Located at Govt lot, 16431 & 16621 SR 31, and Wildwood Ln., Fort Myers, FL; Fort Myers Shores Planning Community, Lee County. Property Owner: Paul Timothy W Tr. Property Owners Representative: D. Wayne Arnold, AICP, (239) 947-1144. DCI2023-00054 / Port Phoenix Water Way Marina. Request to rezone 7.27 +/- acres from Commercial Planned Development (CPD) and Light Industrial (IL) to Commercial Planned Development (CPD). Located at 1687 Inlet Dr., North Fort Myers, FL; North Fort Myers Planning Community, Lee County, FL. Property Owner: Lee County. Property Owners Representative: Matthew Speath: (305) 834-4213. Copies of the Hearing Examiner's recommendation may be obtained or the file reviewed at the Zoning Section, 1500 Monroe St., Ft. Myers, FL. Telephone (239) 533-8585 for additional information. If you did not appear before the Hearing Examiner or otherwise become a participant for that case in which you wish to testify, the law does not permit you to address the Board of County Commissioners. Statements before the Board of County Commissioners regarding the zoning case will be strictly limited to testimony presented to the Hearing Examiner, testimony concerning the correctness of the findings of fact or conclusions of law contained in the record, or to allege the discovery of new, relevant information which was not available at the time of the hearing before the Hearing Examiner. Any document that a participant of record intends to submit must have been submitted as part of the record in the hearing before the Hearing Examiner or the document is relevant new evidence that was not known or could not have been reasonably discovered by the participant at the time of the hearing before the Hearing Examiner. All other documents will not be accepted by the Board. To ensure compliance with these regulations, copies of documents not submitted as part of the record before the Hearing Examiner must be provided to the Applicant and County Staff (Bcherry2@leegov.com) not less than 2 days before the date of the zoning hearing. If a participant decides to appeal a decision made by the Board of County Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at this hearing, a verbatim record of the proceeding will be necessary to appeal a decision made at this hearing. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Lee County will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in its services, programs, or activities. To request an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or a reasonable modification to participate, contact Ranice Monroe, (239) 533-0255, ADArequests@leegov.com or Florida Relay Service 711. Accommodation will be provided at no cost to the requestor. Requests should be made at least five business days in advance.
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