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Council rezones Southwest 15th Place lot to commercial over resident objection
Summary
City Council voted 6-2 to rezone a vacant lot at 4424 Southwest 15th Place from single-family residential (R-1) to commercial, aligning zoning with the property's commercial future land use designation; a nearby homeowner spoke in opposition citing privacy, access and scale concerns.
Cape Coral City Council on April 16 approved Ordinance 12-25 to rezone a parcel at 4424 Southwest 15th Place from R-1 (single-family residential) to commercial zoning, following a public hearing and debate.
The parcel, about one-quarter acre and immediately adjacent to an existing Dollar General, carries a commercial-professional future land use designation that staff said has applied to most of the block since 2019. Senior planner Patrick Carlton White told council the rezoning brings the parcel into consistency with the future land use…
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