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Commissioners transmit Lee Plan text amendments to state review under expedited process
Summary
Lee County commissioners voted to transmit county‑initiated Lee Plan text amendments (CPA 2026‑00003) for expedited state review under Florida statutes; changes include updates to wetland policy references, commercial limits in non‑urban areas, mixed‑use overlay criteria, recognition of Lee Tran services, MUD clarifications, and glossary definitions.
On June 3, 2025, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners voted to transmit county‑initiated text amendments to the Lee Plan (CPA 2026‑00003) for the expedited state review process under Florida statutes.
Lindsey Cartchesky of the Lee County Planning Section presented the package and said the amendments are intended to remove outdated language, improve consistency, and reflect current conditions and practices. Specific changes described in staff materials included: an amendment to policy 2.1.3 to align internal wetlands language with policy 124.1.2; updates to policy 6.1.2 to reflect existing future land use patterns and limit commercial development in non‑urban areas to minor commercial uses; revisions to policy 11.2.1 to recognize new evaluation criteria for properties within the mixed‑use overlay; recognition of new services provided by Lee Tran in a mixed‑use policy; an amendment to policy 25.8.4 to allow greater design flexibility for parking lot interconnections when physical constraints exist; changes to policy 25.1.5 to maintain pedestrian‑friendly mixed‑use objectives consistent with other edits; clarifications to Chapter 13 Part B regarding minimum use determinations (MUDs); and glossary edits removing wetlands and public facilities from certain future‑area definitions.
Cartchesky said staff and the Local Planning Agency recommended transmitting the amendments as shown in the packet and errata provided in advance. A commissioner moved to transmit the proposed amendments and another commissioner seconded; there was no public comment and the motion carried with no objections. A commissioner thanked staff for cleaning up inconsistencies and redundancies in the code.
The transmittal begins the state review process under Florida statutes; any subsequent state comments could result in further changes before final adoption by the board.
