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LPA backs Estero Island Beach Club rebuild, citing economic benefits and public access improvements
Summary
The Fort Myers Beach LPA unanimously recommended approval of a CPD rezoning to rebuild the Estero Island Beach Club (1836 Estero Boulevard) to the pre‑storm 75‑unit timeshare configuration with a revised five‑story design, added public beach access improvements and on‑site parking under the building.
The Local Planning Agency on May 13 unanimously recommended that the Town Council approve a Commercial Planned Development (CPD) allowing reconstruction of the Estero Island Beach Club (EIBC) at 1836 Estero Boulevard to the pre‑Hurricane Ian total of 75 timeshare units.
The applicant resubmitted a redesigned project that reduced the maximum mass compared with a prior proposal and kept the FAR at the CPD standard of 1.2 by putting parking under the building. The LPA recommendation approves four deviations the applicant requested, most prominently an 18‑foot increase above the baseline 30‑foot allowable height measured from the design flood elevation in certain portions of the site to allow a five‑story configuration with rooftop amenities.
Nut graf: Applicant and staff described multiple public benefits tied to the project: replacement of the original 75 units, improved beach access amenities including a new MobiMat for beach access, a new sidewalk and parallel parking on Miramar Street to support public access, repaired pool and decking landward of the Coastal…
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