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LPA backs tighter public‑notice rules for rezonings and major land use hearings
Summary
The Local Planning Agency recommended changing town rules so applicants — not staff — must provide mailed and posted notice ahead of public hearings for rezonings, large developments and similar requests; the change standardizes notice content, requires photographic proof and aims to improve transparency.
The Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency on May 13 recommended that the Town Council adopt an ordinance requiring applicants to provide mailed and posted public notices for rezonings, development agreements and CPDs, with photographic proof supplied to the town before the hearing.
Under the proposed amendment staff presented to the LPA, applicants (or their agents) would be responsible for mailed notice and on‑site posted notice. For rezonings, commercial projects and multifamily developments the draft requires mailing to property owners within a 500‑foot radius and submission of proof of mailing seven calendar days before the hearing; the rule would also require the applicant to post professionally lettered signs on…
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