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Council approves rezoning of two parcels along Southwest Fifth Street (Ordinance 16-25)
Summary
The council voted to rezone two parcels at 1466 and 1470 SW Fifth Street from residential multifamily low to commercial zoning (Ordinance 16-25), following staff recommendation and a hearing examiner recommendation for approval.
The Cape Coral City Council on May 7 approved Ordinance 16-25, rezoning two parcels on Southwest Fifth Street from residential multifamily low (RML) to commercial.
Senior planner Anthony Santoro presented the privately initiated small-scale rezoning request from Hungry Catfish Farms LLC, noting the parcels total just under half an acre and adjoin existing commercial property to the west. Santoro said the proposed rezoning aligns with a future land use amendment adopted earlier in the year that changed the parcels from multifamily to commercial professional. He reported that staff reviewed the application against local code criteria and comprehensive plan policies and found the request consistent; city public safety departments identified only minor service impacts.
Linda Miller of Avalon Engineering, representing the applicant, said the rezoning would align zoning with the property’s recently amended land use and enable consolidation with adjacent commercial parcels for future development.
Following the quasi-judicial hearing — with no public speakers — the council voted on the ordinance. Roll-call votes recorded Kilraane: aye; Lastra: aye; Lehman: aye; Long: aye; Steinke: aye; Donnell: aye; Gunter: aye; Kaduk: aye. The motion carried unanimously.
Staff noted the hearing examiner previously recommended approval (HEX Order 5-2025). Santoro said future development could generate additional service demands, which would be reviewed through site-plan and permitting processes.
