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Fort Myers Beach council backs draft to bar land‑use approvals when property owes town fees
Summary
Council members directed staff March 13 to move forward on a draft ordinance requiring settlement of specified town indebtedness before granting land‑use approvals, with staff recommending the rule apply at the land‑use approval stage (not building permits) and exceptions for safety or compliance.
Council members on March 13 gave direction to advance a draft ordinance that would permit the town to withhold land‑use approvals when applicants owe debts to the town, with staff recommending the requirement apply at the land‑use approval stage rather than during the building permit process.
Nancy, town attorney, described the draft as an amendment to the land development code, citing proposed edits to section 34‑53: the ordinance would permit the town to…
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