Public hearing for rezoning request on April 29, 2026.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Hearing Examiner of Lee County will hold public hearings on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in the Hearing Examiner Meeting Room, 1500 Monroe St., Ft. Myers, FL. An interested individual may appear in person, through counsel, or an authorized agent and provide testimony, legal argument or other evidence at the hearing. If you do 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. Any document that a participant of record intends to submit to the BoCC during the Board Zoning Hearing must be submitted as an exhibit as part of the record in the hearing before the Hearing Examiner. If the document is not submitted and is not 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, then the document may not be submitted to the Board. After the Hearing Examiner has made a written recommendation, the case will be scheduled for a public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners who will review the recommendation and make a final decision. Copies of the staff report are available two weeks prior to the hearing. The file can be reviewed at the Zoning Section, 1500 Monroe St., Fort Myers, FL. Call Elizabeth Workman at (239) 533-8585 for additional information. 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 the ADA Coordinator, 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. The following case will be heard: DCI2025-00013. D. Sam Plaza CPD Amendment (aka Shoppes of Lehigh). 9:00 am. Request to rezone 3.9 +/- acres from Commercial Planned Development (CPD) and Residential Single Family (RS-1) to Commercial Planned Development (CPD). Located at 4316 Lee Boulevard; Lehigh Acres Planning Community. Property Owner: D Sam Enterprises, LLC. Property Owners Representative: Jennifer Sheppard, (239) 939-5490.
April 16, 202612234543