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Lee County hearing examiner hears rezoning request for 6.18-acre Linton Road RPD
Summary
At a Lee County hearing on DCI-2023-00042, the applicant sought rezoning of about 6.18 acres to a residential planned development allowing up to 12 single-family homes and private wet slips; county staff recommended approval with conditions and deviations. Neighbors urged denial or tighter conditions, citing persistent drainage, flooding and privacy concerns.
Donna Marie Collins, the Lee County hearing examiner, opened a public hearing on DCI-2023-00042 and heard testimony on a proposed rezoning of roughly 6.18 acres on Linton Road to a residential planned development (RPD) that would allow a maximum of 12 single‑family detached homes and up to 14 private wet slips accessory to those units.
Applicant planner Jeremy Chastain of Bowman Consulting Group described the property as two parcels north of Linton Road and south of the Caloosahatchee River, outlined proposed preservation areas, and presented the team’s requested deviations from Lee County Land Development Code (LDC) standards, including reduced perimeter setbacks to 10 feet in certain locations, a narrower right‑of‑way for the private internal road, a lower road crown elevation, and a narrower maintenance easement along the canal.
The project’s environmental consultant summarized mitigation and permitting work. "All of these impacts have been mitigated for through state and federal permitting,…
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