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Captiva Community Panel

The next panel meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 14,
beginning at 9 a.m. at Tween Waters Inn.

For a copy of the current agenda, click here.

 

A vision for Captiva

The Captiva Community Panel is looking at options for the community to discuss its vision of Captiva in 2035, as a way to help set goals and objectives in its interaction with the county now and in the future.
Click here for panel member Mike Kelly's overview of this visioning process, how it can integrate with county planning and funding, and some of his observations to help jump-start the process.

 

County approves new
building heights language

By a 4-1 vote, on Sept. 28 Lee County commissioners approved
the proposed Lee Plan change on building heights requirements proposed by the panel. The new language will take effect
likely in early November. The new language is:

 

Due to the nature of a barrier island, the height of buildings and structures is dependent on conditions such as elevation of the site above sea level and mandatory flood elevation requirements. In response to these conditions, the height of buildings and structures may not exceed the least restrictive of the two following options:

a. 35 feet above the average grade of the lot in question or 42 feet above mean sea level measured to the peak of the roof, whichever is lower; or

b. 28 feet above the lowest horizontal member at or below the lawful base flood elevation measured to the mean level between eaves and ridge in the case of gable, hip, and gambrel roofs. If lowest horizontal member is set above the base flood elevation the 28 foot measurement will be measured starting from the base flood elevation.

Notwithstanding the above height limitations, purely ornamental structural appurtenances and appurtenances necessary for mechanical or structural functions may extend an additional four (4) feet above the roof peak or eight (8) feet above the mean height level in the case of gable, hip, and gambrel roofs, whichever is lower, so long as these elements equal 20% or less of the total roof area.

 

Revised LDC draft

After review by and discussions with Lee County staffers,
the working draft of the Captiva Land Development Code has been revised. For a copy of the new draft, click here.

 

Bank of the Island announces its new Captiva office...

click here for details.

 

Advanced life support

Find out more about the proposed Advanced Life Support protection for island residents and visitors from a presentation by

Assistant Chief Rich Dickerson of the Captiva Fire Control District

from the April 12, 2011, panel meeting... click here.

 

Water quality update

Click here (or go to our Water Quality page) for

the latest report from the SCCF Marine Lab on

the panel's ongoing water quality monitoring project.

 

Lee Plan update

Click here for the county's New Horizon 2035 website,

or here for the online survey about the report.

 

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New rules in effect for golf cart use on Captiva