NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, the 18th day of June, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., in the County Commissioners Meeting Room, Old Lee County Courthouse, 2120 Main Street, Fort Myers, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners of Lee County, Florida, will consider the adoption of a Development Agreement as follows:

The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center, Inc., (the "Friends of BOCA") proposes the construction of substantial improvements to the county-owned Boca Grande Community Center located at 131 First Street West, Boca Grande, Florida 33921, including the construction of a new auditorium. The project will be funded and constructed by the Friends of BOCA, and upon completion will be owned and maintained by the County pursuant to Lee County Administrative Code 5-10, in accordance with the Florida Local Government Development Agreement Act, F.S. 163.3220, et seq., and Ch. 2, Art. III of the Lee County Land Development Code.

The subject property is zoned RS-1. The subject property is used as a park, with associated park buildings (approximately 20,854 s.f.) and a school (7,115 s.f.) on the southeast corner.  The maximum building height permitted on-site is 31' NGVD.  The permitted uses in the RS-1 zoning district are listed in the Land Development Code (LDC) Table 34-694, which includes Parks, Group I as defined in LDC Section 34-622(c)(32) and Schools, Noncommercial – Lee County School District. 

Copies of this Notice and the proposed Development Agreement are on file in the Minutes Office of the Clerk of Courts of Lee County, and at the Lee County Administration Office. The Lee County Administration Office and the Minutes Office are located in the Courthouse Administration Building, 2115 Second Street, Fort Myers, FL. The Minutes Office telephone number is (239) 533-2328. Interested parties may appear at the meeting in person or through counsel and be heard with respect to the approval of the proposed Development Agreement.

For anyone wishing to appeal the Board's decision(s) with respect to any matter considered at this hearing, a record of the proceedings will be needed. The person appealing the decision is required to ensure that the necessary verbatim record is made.

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