The Captiva Community Panel heard an update on the county s Lee Plan and Land Development Code amendments at its recent meeting, plus alternative governance opt
Southwest Florida’s Legislative Delegation will consider a draft bill that could stymie attempts build considerably taller homes and buildings on Captiva Island, as the island community and other barrier island town rebuild after Hurricane Ian.The draft bill creating the Captiva Island Conservation Area Act is modeled after the Gasparilla Island Conservation District Act which has protected building heights and density on Boca Grande since the 1980s.
In reviewing Lee County s proposed changes to the Lee Plan applicable to Captiva, a state agency has determined that the amendments appear to “fly a false fl
The Lee County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to change the county’s building and land-use rules, allowing for more height, 35 feet above base flood level elevations, as determined by the federal government.