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Estero council continues debate over perimeter‑landscape ordinance, sends staff back to redraft
Summary
After a lengthy debate over requiring perimeter landscape buffers and shortening development order durations, the council voted to continue the public hearing on Ordinance No. 2025‑17 to Feb. 4 so staff can revise language addressing triggers, phased projects and bond/waiver mechanics.
The Village Council on Jan. 21 voted to continue the public hearing on Ordinance No. 2025‑17, a proposed amendment to the village land‑development code that would create a new requirement for perimeter landscape buffers and shorten the default duration for development orders from five years to two.
Planning Director Mary Gibbs said the ordinance was drafted in response to recurring complaints about approved but undeveloped sites that become eyesores. Gibbs told the council the intent is to balance developers’ need for flexibility with the community’s…
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