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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Bimini Basin East
TO BE HEARD
BY: City Council
FIRST PUBLIC HEARING: September 16, 2026 4:00 P.M.
SECOND PUBLIC HEARING: October 7, 2026 4:00 P.M.
AT:  City of Cape Coral, Council Chambers, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd.
A Development Agreement is being proposed to be entered into between the City Council of the City of Cape Coral, FL, and Bimini Basin Redevelopment Company, LLC, a Florida limited liability company.  The total acreage of the property which is the subject of Development Agreement is approximately ±34 acres. The zoning of the properties subject to this Agreement is Mixed Use Bimini (MXB).

The comprehensive plan designation of the properties subject to this Agreement is Downtown Mixed (DM). The proposed uses of the property may include retail, medical uses, dining and leisure uses, as well as by vertically integrated multi-family residential uses, lodging accommodations, office, cultural, and civic uses including a marina and neighborhood park. The proposed density shall not exceed the maximum allowed within the Mixed Use Bimini (MXB) district (125 dwelling units per acre). The proposed building intensity shall not exceed a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 4.00. Development height in the Mixed Use Bimini (MXB) zoning district is 160 feet or 12 stories.
TXT26-000012 Ord 57-26 Feather Banners
TO BE HEARD
BY: Planning and Zoning Commission
ON: October 7, 2026 9:00 A.M.
AT:  City of Cape Coral, Council Chambers, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd.
The proposed amendment provides a limited and regulated temporary-signage opportunity for eligible multi-family rental complexes during the initial leasing period after issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. The proposal establishes clear standards, while retaining existing safety protections. Staff find that Ordinance 57-26 is consistent with Section 3.5.4. of the LDC and recommend approval.