Lee County staff backs text amendment to allow golf course amenity in Kingston development
Lee County staff recommended transmittal of a privately initiated Lee Plan text amendment (CPA 2025-00012) to exempt the Kingston MPD from Goal 13 requirements so a golf course and ancillary uses may be provided as amenities; the board voted to approve the transmittal with no public opposition.
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Lee County planning staff recommended that the Board of County Commissioners transmit CPA 2025-00012, a privately initiated text amendment that would exempt the Kingston mixed‑use planned development (MPD) from portions of Lee Plan Goal 13 to permit a golf course and related ancillary uses as residential amenities. Kate Burgess, principal planner, told the board the settlement agreement for Kingston (case number 22‑CA‑002743) already addresses water‑quality protections, wildlife habitat, open space and other development standards the amendment would otherwise modify.
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