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LPA approves wider on‑grade beach access at 102 Estero Boulevard
Summary
The Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency voted unanimously to approve a variance allowing the reconstruction and widening of Beach Access 43 at 102 Estero Boulevard to a 60‑inch on‑grade path, exceeding the code limit of 40 inches.
The Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency voted unanimously to approve a variance allowing the reconstruction and widening of Beach Access 43 at 102 Estero Boulevard to a 60‑inch (5‑foot) on‑grade path, exceeding the land development code limit of 40 inches.
Jason Smalley of the town’s planning and zoning department told the LPA the county proposes an on‑grade path — typically crushed shell — that would provide public beach access where an elevated walkway once stood before the storm. "The ask today is the code limits the width of those walkways to 40 inches, and they are requesting to widen it to a 5‑foot on‑grade path,"…
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