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Fort Myers advisory board debates zoning, incentives and housing options as growth accelerates
Summary
Board members discussed a shortage of shovel-ready commercial sites, whether developer-controlled affordable-housing funds are effective, and options such as reducing minimum unit sizes and enabling accessory units; they moved to invite zoning staff for a February briefing.
Members of the City of Fort Myers Economic Development Advisory Board spent substantial time discussing land use, incentives and workforce housing as the county’s economy grows.
Several members said the city has too few shovel-ready commercial parcels and must be intentional about preserving land for commercial and light industrial uses. One board member argued that developer-managed affordable-housing contributions can produce lower-quality units and proposed…
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