Development / Community Planning Articles

Workforce Housing The Local and State Actions That Need to be Implemented

The following issues have been addressed in the three previous articles Engage Estero prepared on Workforce Housing. Part 1: Understanding the Workforce Housing Crisis & Why It Affects All of Us. Part 2: Addressing the Workforce Housing Crisis in Southern Lee...
Development Review Summary November 2017

Development Review Summary November 2017

This month, NCH Healthcare presented its request for zoning deviations to operate a 24/7 emergency medical facility in the Shoppes of Coconut Trace, while Aldi presented revised design plans for a new grocery store on U.S. 41 north of Walmart. Several other businesses...

read more
Development Review Summary October 2017

Development Review Summary October 2017

Village Council approved a fee structure for the Bonus Density Program that was adopted earlier this year for the three properties that Lee County had approved under their Bonus Density Program. These fees will be used by the Village for future purchases of public...

read more
September 2017 Development Review Summary

September 2017 Development Review Summary

While the Village continues to deal with drainage issues and debris removal in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, city business has resumed. The Planning & Zoning Board (PZB) made two recommendations to Village Council last month concerning re-platting of...

read more
Development Review Summary August 2017

Development Review Summary August 2017

New development proposals this month include a five-story hotel at Coconut Point and a self-storage facility near Miromar Outlets. The Village is still refining its Bonus Density program for public land acquisition and reviewing possible provisions for the...

read more