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Planning panel votes to approve land-use amendment to expand industrial area, codify conservation easement
Summary
The Cape Coral Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve Ordinance 1-26, a city-initiated future land-use amendment covering roughly 70 acres that would convert portions of mixed-use land to industrial and formally designate adjacent parcels as preserve/natural resource to codify an existing conservation easement; staff recommended approval.
The Cape Coral Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve Ordinance 1-26 on Jan. 7, 2026, endorsing a city-initiated future land-use amendment covering about 70 acres north of Kismet Parkway.
Senior planner Anthony Santor told the commission the amendment would reclassify parts of a city-owned tract from mixed use to industrial and designate other portions as preserve/natural resource to codify an existing conservation easement. "This is a large scale city initiated future land use amendment," Santor said, noting the area is primarily vacant and adjacent to an existing industrial park.
Staff told commissioners the…
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