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Council rezones two parcels along SW 5th Street for commercial use after prior land‑use change
Summary
Ordinance 16‑25 rezoned two parcels owned by Hungry Catfish Farms LLC from multifamily low to commercial; staff and the applicant said the change aligns zoning with a recent future land‑use amendment and anticipates combining parcels for commercial development.
The Cape Coral City Council on May 7 approved Ordinance 16‑25 to rezone two parcels near Southwest 5th Street from residential multifamily low (RML) to commercial zoning.
Senior planner Anthony Santoro said the privately initiated rezoning request by the property owner, Hungry Catfish Farms LLC, would align the zoning map with a future‑land‑use amendment approved earlier in the year that changed the parcels’ future land use from multifamily to commercial professional. Santoro said the parcels are vacant and the owner plans to combine them with adjacent commercial parcels to the west for future development.
Santoro told council staff reviewed the rezoning per local development code (LDC) Section 3.4.06(b) and found the six criteria satisfied; staff also noted minor anticipated impacts for fire and police services based on permitted commercial uses. The matter had a prior hearing‑examiner recommendation for approval (HEX Order 5‑2025).
Linda Miller, vice president of Avalon Engineering, spoke for the applicant and said the rezoning would bring the parcels into consistency with the future land‑use designation.
With no public comments, the council voted to approve the ordinance by roll call (unanimous).
