Prospects for Southeast Lee County

This page provides information about regional planning for Southeast Lee County, Florida.

Most work was undertaken on behalf of the Lee County Board of County Commissioners.

(rendering by Dover, Kohl & Partners)

QUICK LINKS TO MAJOR PLANNING DOCUMENTS:
	•	Prospects for Southeast Lee County (July, 2008), scenario planning for southeast Lee County. Winner of 2010 Charter Award from Congress for the New Urbanism. Download full report.
	•	Proposed Lee Plan Amendments for Southeast Lee County (May, 2009). This document contains proposed amendments to maps and policies in the Lee Plan and a summary of the data and analysis upon which they are based.
	•	Transferable Development Rights in Southeast Lee County (July, 2009). This document analyzes the feasibility of a transferable development rights program and provides detailed designs for potential rural and mixed-use communities.
	•	Comprehensive Hydrological Study of the Lee County Southeastern Density Reduction/ Groundwater Resource Area (September, 2009). This report documents the creation of an integrated surface and groundwater model and analyzes land-use alternatives for this area from a hydrological perspective.
	•	Natural Resource Strategies for Southeast Lee County (July, 2009). This document addresses best farming practices, land acquisition and restoration, mine reclamation standards, and innovative mining approaches.
	•	Compact Communities Code (June, 2010). Winner of 2011 Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award from the Form-Based Codes Institute.
	•	Toward a Greener Lee (November, 2007). This report was prepared for the Estero Community Improvement Foundation.
		Results of challenges to Lee Plan amendments: Recommended Order by Administrative Law Judge, February 21, 2012 Final Order by Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, March 30, 2012


		Visit Lee County's current and deleted DR/GR web pages: Documents for Comprehensive Plan Amendment 2008-06 (current links) Southeast Lee County DR/GR Study (links to archived Lee County files) Southeast Lee County DR/GR Ad Hoc Committee (links to archived Lee County files) Actions by Lee County Commissioners (links to archived Lee County files) McLane Study (summary of prior DR/GR studies) (2007) Recent updates about limerock demand and supply: Southeast Lee County Density Reduction / Groundwater Resource Mining Study, prepared for the Lee County Department of Community Development in 2016 by Waldrop Engineering. An Evaluation of SE Lee Co. DR/GR and Regional Lime Rock Mines: A Local and Regional Mine Analysis Using Mine Specific Geotechnical Reports and County Monitoring Reports, prepared for Sakata Seed America, Inc. in 2018 by Stuart and Associates. Peer review of Waldrop and Stuart analyses, prepared by Spikowski Planning Associates in February 2019. Staff report for Lee County Local Planning Agency public hearing on January 28, 2019. Village of Estero's answers to Lee County's FAQs on limerock mining amendments, April 2009. Proposed Lee Plan amendments, as transmitted by Lee County for formal state review in April 2019.