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Hearing examiner to forward Cape Coral City plan to rezone two sports-complex parcels to commercial
Summary
City planners recommended rezoning two city-owned parcels (about 23.14 acres) near the Cape Coral Sports Complex from residential/county designations to commercial to unify zoning and enable future park or athletic expansion; the hearing examiner recommended forwarding the request to City Council, contingent on companion land-use approvals.
The hearing examiner recommended that Cape Coral City’s proposed rezone of two city-owned parcels near the Cape Coral Sports Complex be forwarded to City Council for final action.
City Principal Planner Ed Boyko told the hearing examiner that staff had met notice requirements and that the proposal would rezone two parcels at 2327 Trafalgar Parkway and 11300 Chandler Grove Drive, totaling about 23.14 acres, from single-family and Lee County agricultural designations to the city’s commercial district. One parcel was annexed into Cape Coral City in 2024 and the other is used for overflow parking at the sports complex, Boyko said.
"Staff finds the proposed rezone would be consistent with the intent to develop or expand that park on those properties," Boyko said, explaining that the commercial district combined with a parks-and-recreation future-land-use designation (PK) would restrict retail or automotive development while allowing expansion of athletic and park facilities.
Boyko reviewed the six land-development-code standards the city applies to rezoning requests and said Planning & Zoning had recommended approval at its recent meeting. He told the examiner that outreach generated mainly questions; one Saddlewood-area resident submitted a letter opposing the companion future-land-use amendment over concerns about lighting and traffic but did not speak at the hearing and did not oppose the rezone itself.
No members of the public spoke during the hearing. The examiner said she would recommend the rezone go forward as staff requested but noted the recommendation is contingent on City Council adoption of the companion parks-and-recreation future-land-use amendment. The staff presentation said the companion future-land-use item is scheduled for City Council on Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, 2026.
Next steps: The hearing record will be transmitted to City Council, which will consider the rezone together with the companion future-land-use amendment. No final zoning decision was made at the hearing.
Speakers quoted or cited in this report: Ed Boyko, Principal Planner (City Planning Division); Hearing Examiner.
