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Cape Coral hearing examines request to rezone two NE 27th Terrace lots from commercial to single-family
Summary
At a Jan. 13 hearing, an applicant asked the hearing examiner to rezone two parcels at 21 and 25 Northeast 27th Terrace from commercial (C) to single-family (R1). City staff recommended denial, citing incompatibility with comprehensive-plan policies and the need to preserve limited commercial land; the hearing was closed with no final decision.
A Jan. 13, 2026 hearing in Cape Coral heard competing arguments over a rezoning request that would change two parcels at 21 and 25 Northeast 27th Terrace from commercial (C) to single-family residential (R1). Applicant representative Joe Mazurkiewicz said approving the rezoning would allow the two lots to be developed as single-family homes and would correct a prior land-use mismatch that has left nearby houses nonconforming.
"We're requesting a rezoning of both parcels from the existing C Commercial to R1, single family," Mazurkiewicz said, asking the hearing examiner to recommend approval. He told the examiner the two parcels total about one-half acre and that rezoning would make existing and future homes consistent with the city's future land use map and historical development patterns.
City staff, represented by senior planner Anthony Santora, recommended…
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