City Planning Public Hearing Cases
Public Hearing Information
This page contains links to information on cases coming before the Planning and Zoning/Local Planning Agency, Hearing Examiner, and/or City Council. The City's Hearing Examiner meets on the first Tuesday of the month. The Planning and Zoning/Local Planning Agency meet on the first Wednesday of every month. Occasionally, there are special meetings held.
The Planning and Zoning/Local Planning Agency is the recommending body for Future Land Use Map Amendments and Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments. The Planning and Zoning/Local Planning Agency is also the recommending body for revisions to the Land Development Code Regulations and Annexations.
The Hearing Examiner is the final decision-making authority for the following cases: Appeals to Administrative Decisions, Special Exceptions, Marine Improvement Deviations (Docks), Variances, Landscape Deviations, Non-Residential Design Standard Deviations, and some Planned Development Projects. The Hearing Examiner is the recommending body for Vacations of Plat, Zoning Amendments, and some Planned Development Projects.
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Ordinance 29-26 TXT26-000006 TO BE HEARD By: Planning and Zoning Commission ON: May 6, 2026 9:00 A.M. AT: City of Cape Coral, Council Chambers, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. |
Ordinance 29-26 amends Section 4.1.5. of the Land Development Code entitled “Projections and encroachments into setbacks.” This ordinance will provide greater flexibility to homeowners for installing generators, pool equipment, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment by eliminating the current requirement that these types of equipment must be located within five feet of the building envelope. The proposed amendment will allow these types of equipment to be placed in the side and rear yards of residential-zoned sites provided the equipment does not encroach into a public utility and drainage easement. This issue was previously discussed at two Committee of the Whole Meetings on February 25 and May 8. Following the May 8th meeting, Planning staff was directed to bring an amendment forward for the City Council to consider. Staff recommends approval of Ordinance 29-26. |
| TXT26-000001 TO BE HEARD By: City Council ON: May 6, 2026 4:00 P.M. AT: City of Cape Coral, Council Chambers, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. |
Amend Section 5.2.1 and Section 5.2.7 of the Land Development Code (LDC), to provide consistency and clarity as well as providing additional emergency response / administrative deviation allowances for fence and wall implementation as follows: 1. Amend LDC, Section 5.2.1, Table 5.2.1.A, to be consistent with the permissible setback requirements established in LDC Section 5.2.7. 2. Amend LDC, Section 5.2.7 to create new code language for exceptions to regulations for fencing and walls for emergency response . 3. Amend LDC, Section 5.2.7 to create new code language for the allowance of administrative deviations for walls and fences which aligns with the requirements of LDC Section 3.3.6.C. 4. Amend LDC, Section 5.2.7, to streamline, clarify and provide enhanced specificity for existing sections of code throughout the section. Amendments include: removing duplicate sections; providing enhanced specificity where ambiguity in measurements, location, or requirements exists; and adding specific sections which pertain to new or existing conditions encountered throughout the city. |
| TXT26-000002 TO BE HEARD By: City Council ON: May 6, 2026 4:00 P.M. AT: City of Cape Coral, Council Chambers, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. |
Amend Articles 1, 3, and 5 of the Land Development Code (LDC), to modify height requirements for buildings and structures as follows: 1. Amend LDC, Section 1.15.H. to provide consistency between how building height is measured with respect to the City’s current definition of building height appearing in Article 11. 2. Amend LDC, Section 3.3.6. to establish a deviation process for allowing additional height of buildings and structures not to exceed 10% of the standard established in Article 4 or Article 5. 3. Amend LDC, 5.1.12. to add a new subsection on height. This subsection clarifies how the height of structures not meeting the definition of a building will be measured; exempts buildings and structures on City sites from height restrictions; and establishes a deviation process that includes criteria for evaluating modest requested increases in height. |
| VAC26-000001 TO BE HEARD By: City Council ON: May 6, 2026 4:00 P.M. AT: City of Cape Coral, Council Chambers, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. |
The City requests vacating 33,586.5 sq. ft. of alley right-of-way between Lots 1-41 and 42-82 in Block 4185, Unit 59. The City also requests vacating platted easements located in Lots 34-37 and 47-49, and easements underlying the alley right-of-way between Lots 34-37 and 46-49, all in Block 4185, Unit 59. |
| VAC26-000002 TO BE HEARD By: City Council ON: May 6, 2026 4:00 P.M. AT: City of Cape Coral, Council Chambers, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. |
The City requests vacating 17,584.6 sq. ft. of alley right-of-way and underlying easements between Lots 1-21 and Lots 22-43 in Block 4278, Unit 61. The City also requests to vacate platted easements located in Lots 19-21 and Lots 22-26 in Block 4278, Unit 61. |
| FLUM25-000009 TO BE HEARD By: City Council ON: May 6, 2026 4:00 P.M. AT: City of Cape Coral, Council Chambers, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. |
This is a large-scale City-initiated request for an amendment to the Future Land Use Map where the City is the property owner. The applicant has requested an amendment to the Future Land Use Map, amending the current Mixed Use (MX) land use to a proposed Light Industrial (I) & Natural Resources/Preserve (PR) land use for a portion of parcels totaling +/- 3,048,935 SF or 69.99 Acres. |