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Lee County hearing reviews Betsy Parkway rezoning, debate centers on wetland mitigation and access condition
Summary
At a Lee County zoning hearing on DCI 2025‑00003, the applicant sought rezoning of two Pine Island parcels to a mixed‑use planned development with 40,000 sq ft of commercial and 250,000 sq ft of industrial uses; staff recommended approval with conditions addressing a 50‑ft aquatic preserve buffer, wetland mitigation (applicant reports 0.46 acres impacted) and access restrictions on Pine Island Road, while county transportation staff questioned the legal basis for one proposed cross‑access easement condition.
A Lee County zoning hearing on DCI 2025‑00003 examined a request to rezone about 23.96 acres on Pine Island to a mixed‑use planned development that would accommodate roughly 40,000 square feet of commercial space and 250,000 square feet of industrial uses. Hearing Examiner Donna Marie Collins presided and heard applicant experts and county staff before saying she would issue a written decision in about two weeks.
The applicant team, represented by Terry Cramer, introduced a master concept plan that divides the site into a commercial tract fronting Pine Island Road and an industrial tract along Betsy Parkway. Planner and expert witness Cindy Lyle Brizuela told the hearing the plan clusters open space along the eastern perimeter, proposes an indigenous wetland restoration area, and incorporates a 50‑foot aquatic preserve buffer in order to comply with Greater Pine Island community policies.
Brizuela said the applicant seeks rezoning to the mixed‑use planned development district to align with the site's Urban Community future land use designation and that architectural standards, landscaping and parking will be addressed at development order. She said letters confirm potable water availability from the Greater Pine Island Water Association and future sanitary service from Lee County Utilities.
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