VI. Staff Report of the Lee County Division of Planning dated May 18,
2005, the Lee County Local Planning Agency (LPA) Hearing held on May
23, 2005, the Transmittal Hearing of the Lee County BoCC held on June 1,
2005, the Objections, Recommendations and Comments (ORC) Report dated
August 19, 2005 of the State of Florida, Department of Community Affairs
and the Adoption Hearing of the Lee County BoCC held on October 12, 2005.


A. The Staff Report of the Lee County Division of Planning dated May 18,
2005 prepared for the Lee County Local Planning Agency Hearing on May 23,
2005, the LPA Hearing, News Stories and Reports with respect to the Staff
Report and the LPA Hearing, and the Staff Report as revised after the LPA
Hearing for the June 1, 2005 Transmittal Hearing of the Lee County Board
of County Commissioners.


  • Staff Report dated May 18, 2005 of the Lee County Division of Planning with
    respect to the Lee County Vision Statement and Lee County Goals, Objectives
    and Policies contained in the Boca Grande Community Plan as revised after the
    April 18, 2005 Panel Meeting. The Staff Report was prepared for the May 23, 2005
    Public Hearing of the Lee County Local Planning Agency.

  • News Story with respect to the Staff Report entitled "County strikes down
    FPL site protections in Community Plan" appearing in the May 20, 2005
    Edition of the Boca Beacon.

  • Report prepared by Panel Member Ted Hoopes on the review of the
    Staff Report by the Panel at a Panel meeting held on May 20, 2005.

  • Report prepared by Panel member Ted Hoopes with respect to the
    Public Hearing of the Lee County Local Planning Agency held on
    May 23, 2005.

  • News story by Malcolm Brenner with respect to the LPA Hearing
    held on May 23, 2005 entitled "Island historic board axed from plan"
    appearing in the May 27, 2005 Edition of the Boca Beacon.

  • Staff Report as revised after the LPA Hearing for the June 1, 2005
    Transmittal Hearing of the Lee County BoCC.

    B. The Transmittal Hearing of the Lee County Board of County
    Commissioners held on June 1, 2005 and the Staff Report of the
    Lee County Division of Planning dated June 7, 2005 as revised
    after the Transmittal Hearing for the State of Florida, Department
    of Community Affairs.


  • News story by Malcolm Brenner entitled "Commissioners OK island
    historic board over staff objections" appearing in the June 3, 2005 Edition
    of the Boca Beacon.

  • Report prepared by Panel Member Ted Hoopes with respect to the
    Transmittal Hearing of the Lee County BoCC held on June 1, 2005.

  • Minutes of the Transmittal Hearing relating to the Boca Grande
    Community Plan as prepared by Michael. G. Cooper, Minutes Office,
    Lee County BoCC.

  • Staff Report of the Lee County Division of Planning dated June 7,
    2005 as revised after the Transmittal Hearing for the State of Florida,
    Department of Community Affairs (the "DCA Transmittal Document").

    C. The Objections, Recommendations and Comments (ORC)
    Report dated August 19,2005 of the State of Florida, Department of
    Community Affairs, and the Staff Report of the Lee County Division
    of Planning as revised after the ORC Report for the October 12, 2005
    Adoption Hearing of the Lee County Board of County Commissioners.

  • The ORC Report dated August 19, 2005. The ORC Report contained no
    objections, recommendations or comments concerning the Lee County Vision
    Statement and Lee County Goal, Objectives and Policies as set forth in the
    DCA Transmittal Document.

  • Staff Report of the Lee County Division of Planning as revised after the
    ORC Report for the October 12, 2005 at the Adoption Hearing of the Lee County
    BoCC. In this revised Staff Report, the Lee County Division of Planning
    recommended adoption by the Lee County BoCC of the Lee County Vision
    Statement and Goal, Objectives and Policies as transmitted to the Department
    of Community Affairs.

  • Report prepared by Panel Member Ted Hoopes with respect to the ORC
    Report dated August 19, 2005 and the Adoption Hearing to be held on October
    12, 2005

    D. The Lee County Vision Statement and Lee County Goal, Objectives
    and Policies as adopted on October 12, 2005 at the Adoption Hearing of the
    Lee County Board of County Commissioners for inclusion in the Lee County
    Comprehensive Plan.


  • The text of the Lee County Vision Statement and Lee County Goal,
    Objectives and Policies as adopted by the Lee County BoCC at the
    Adoption Hearing for inclusion in the Lee County Comprehensive
    Plan. The BoCC followed the recommendation of the Lee County
    Division of Planning in adopting the Lee County Vision Statement
    and Lee County Goal, Objectives and Policies as transmitted to the
    State of Florida, Department of Community Affairs. The final language
    was adopted by Consent Ordinance 05-19.

  • Press Release dated October 12, 2005 issued by Bayne Stevenson,
    Panel Chairman, after the Adoption Hearing.

  • News Story by Gary Dutery entitled "Lee adopts island community plan"
    appearing in the October 14, 2005 issue of the Boca Beacon.

  • News Story by Linda Fudala-Tucker entitled "Community Plan adopted by Lee
    County without Comment" appearing in the October 14, 2005 issue of the
    Boca Banner

    Note: Following the Adoption Hearing, the Lee County Division of Planning submitted the Comprehensive
    Plan Amendment adopted by Consent Ordinance 05-19 to the Florida Department of Community Affairs and on
    December 19, 2005 the Florida DCA published a Notice of Intent to find the Comprehensive Plan
    Amendment adopted by Consent Ordinance 05-19 in compliance with all Florida statutory requirements.
    The Notice of Intent became final agency action since no petition for an administrative hearing to challenge
    the Ordinance was filed within 21 days after publication of the Notice of Intent. Consent Ordinance 05-19
    became effective on January 9, 2006.

    THE LEE COUNTY VISION STATEMENT AND LEE COUNTY GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
    FOR BOCA GRANDE HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE LEE COUNTY
    COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2006 CODIFICATION AS AMENDED THROUGH NOVEMBER
    2006. THE VISION STATEMENT CAN BE FOUND AT PAGES I-2 AND I-3 UNDER
    ELEMENT I SHOWING THE VISION STATEMENTS OF MANY OF THE 22 PLANNING
    COMMUNITIES IN LEE COUNTY INCLUDING BOCA GRANDE. THE GOAL, OBJECTIVES
    AND POLICIES CAN BE FOUND AT PAGES II-72 THROUGH II-83 UNDER ELEMENT II,
    THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT.

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