After four failed attempts by the Resort, the South Seas rezoning application to increase density and building heights has been found sufficiently complete by the Department of Community Development to be tentatively scheduled for a public hearing before the Lee County Hearing Examiner commencing on Feb. 26, 2025. See Sufficiency Letter here.
As reported earlier, the hearing examiner will take public testimony and decide all of the density, height, environmental, traffic, evacuation, and compatibility issues related to the Resort’s application to build 196 condominiums and 435 hotel units — including whether the application to increase heights and density is consistent with the Lee County Land Development Code and Comprehensive Plan.
We intend to be full participants in the hearing with our expert witnesses explaining why South Seas should continue to be limited to its historic development pattern of 912 units. See the two most recent and important legal comments from both Protect Captiva and the 12 South Seas Associations in opposition to the South Seas application here.
We will also work with community members to assist with their appearances at the hearing and to make sure that their voices are heard in this process.